2026 Belleville East Lancer Classic

The Belleville East Debate Team would like to cordially invite you to the return of the Lancer Classic debate tournament on Saturday, October 31st, 2026. This will be a five round Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas tournament open to all debaters new and experienced alike. We look forward to seeing you there!

PF Topic: TBA October 1st, 2026

LD Topic: TBA October 1st, 2026

Divisions: Depending on entries, we hope to offer novice, junior varsity, and varsity competition. (Likely the JV & Varsity divisions will be collapsed, but will be awarded separate) Novice: Debaters in their first year of debate. Junior Varsity: Debaters in their 1st or 2nd year of debate. (First year seniors go here). Varsity: 2+ years of debate experience.

Fees: $20 per debater in LD; $20 per team in PF. Please make checks payable to The Belleville East Debate Team

Judging:Each participating school is required to bring at least one judge for every two teams or fraction thereof in each division (PF or LD). Please make sure that all judges are familiar with the style of debate they are scheduled to judge. Varsity/JV judges must be 18 years of age or older and cannot be currently enrolled in high school. You may bring high school varsity debaters to judge the novice debates. Please indicate first-year-out judges and student judges as part of your registration. Also, please make sure to explain to your students the importance of teaching the novices during these rounds.
ALL JUDGES MUST HAVE A TABROOM ACCOUNT AND DEVICE.

Trophies:Awards will be given to the upper half of teams in each division and speaker awards will be given to at least the top majority of speakers in each division.

Registration: Registration can be found on lancerclassic.tabroom.com

Registration closes on Friday, October 30th, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Coaches may order pizza for their team through tabroom during the registration process.

Location: Belleville East High School

2555 West Boulevard

Belleville, IL 62221

Contact Info:
Kyle Garrett (kgarrett@bths201.org)

Belleville East Lancer Classic 2026

Disclosing:Judges are permitted to disclose the result of the round. Judges should ask debaters if they are comfortable with hearing the decision of their round prior to giving a reason for decision. Debaters who do not wish to hear the decision may leave the room. Please keep all feedback and disclosure brief to keep the tournament running on time.

Tentative Tournament Schedule