La Cueva Cave Classic

Fri–Sat, January 12th–13th (1/12–1/13)

The fifth NMSDA tournament begins in Semester 2 with the La Cueva Cave Classic hosted by LCHS in Albuquerque, NM.

Students compete in their main Speech or Debate events (no Congress) in a traditional two-day tournament. Speech and Debater competitors will have three and four rounds of prelims respectively before advancing to elimination rounds. Double-entry within Speech or across Debate/Speech is available and encouraged! (exception: no double-entry between policy and extemp)

This is the penultimate local tournament of the year before the State Championship at the end of February, and a great way to to jump-start the Semester 2 competitions.

Specific event information, schedule, and the tournament invitation are available via the Tabroom.com link:

La Cueva Cave Classic 2024

Registration is due no later than Tuesday, 12/19 at 4:00pm.

If this is your first tournament, please complete all of the following tasks BEFORE registering: Before Your First Tournament

Schedule Considerations

  • No school will need to be missed for this tournament

  • Tournament falls during a 3-day weekend with MLK day, making it a great opportunity to compete but also savor some weekend relaxation!

  • Tournament conflicts with High School Music All-State

  • Tournament falls the weekend after the ASU tournament