Wisconsin Forensic Coaches' Association

The upcoming forensics season will soon be here. The competitive season starts in January, but getting ready starts now!

The year starts with the WFCA Fall Meeting on Saturday September 26 at Eau Claire North High School or by joining online. The business meeting is at 1:00.  Agenda items include adopting the calendar and category topics. Agenda items involving a change to the bylaws are due Saturday September 5.

The WFCA has many veteran coaches willing to assist and mentor any new or even experienced coaches with their programs. See the Coaching Assistance page for more. Don't wait for January to get your program rolling!

To be a part of WFCA and to have your school eligible for the WFCA State Tournament, please utilize the invoice that was sent. Further details are on the membership page. New coaches can also join our membership mailing list by sending a message (any subject / content) to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The WFCA calendar of invitational tournaments will be finalized at the fall meeting. The regular season runs from January 16 through March 27, and this year there are 29 tournaments being hosted in all corners of the state, providing several options each weekend. Thanks in advance for all the coaches and schools that provide ongoing tournament opportunities throughout the regular season. There are also 8 student congress competitions scheduled.

The season ends with the State Tournament in Oshkosh on Saturday April 3, with the State Student Congress the day before on Friday April 2. A big thanks to the Oshkosh Schools for being the State site.

New this year for Student Congress: There will be two state-wide legislation packets for all invitational and State congress events. The first packet will be for January & February events, and the submission deadline is Wednesday, January 13.

Beyond the competition in Wisconsin, you may be interested in seeing what opportunities are available for national competition. NCFL will be in Minneapolis May 29-30 and NSDA will be in Phoenix AZ June 13-18.

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Hightlights:

Congratulations to National Tournament Finalists

Spring Meeting Recap

Tentative 2026-27 Calendar

Upcoming Meeting & State Tournament dates

Photos

Results:

Student Congress

State Tournament:

Results on SpeechWire
Tabulation Packet
Elimination Rounds Report
Team Sweepstakes
Team Standings

The Wisconsin Forensics Coaches' Association (WFCA) announces the champions of the 2026 WFCA State Tournament. The Student Congress competition was April 10 at the Winnebago County Courthouse, and the state Forensics Tournament was April 11 at Neenah High School. The tournament marks the capstone of high school competitive speech activities for Wisconsin students.

Coach Malyssa Gabrielson from Sheboygan South High School was awarded the William Hintz Memorial Award for Coaching Excellence.

Six senior students received $1000 scholarships from the WFCA

Piper Crawford – Oshkosh West
Nicole Meier – Sun Prairie West
Isaac Moscinski – Appleton East
Isabelle Perry – Brookfield East
Lillian Pingel – Kaukauna
Brenna Rades – Appleton East

Eight students were selected as Student Officers for the 2026-27 Student Advisory Committee

Meha Dasgupta – Vel Phillips Memorial
Mallory Eggert – Brookfield East
Maha Kothinti – Sun Prairie West
Tanvi Kulkarni – Middleton
Sabrine Narvasa – Wrightstown
Malcolm Reineck – Eau Claire North
Ishaan Shukla – Sun Prairie West
Vivian Walsh - Sussex Hamilton

Team awards:

Appleton North – Division 1 State Champion
Appleton East – Division 2 State Champion
Wrightstown – Division 3 State Champion

The 2026 congress, speech, and interpretive event state champions are:

Nina Bhattacharjee from Neenah in Student Congress

Ishaan Shukla and John Kudrle from Sun Prairie West in Duo Interpretation of Literature

Isaac Moscinski from Appleton East in Expository Speaking

Meha Dasgupta from Vel Phillips Memorial in Extemporaneous Speaking

Mackenzie Schmidt from Sheboygan South in Farrago

Isabelle Van Asten, Ivy Van Asten and Olivia Gehrt from Appleton North in Group Interpretation

Varnika Arianathan from Vel Phillips Memorial in Impromptu Speaking

Meghan McAvoy from Neenah in Informative Speaking

Claire Altmann from Appleton East in Moments in History

Michelle Allen from Milwaukee High School of the Arts in Oral Interpretation

Shlok Shah from Sun Prairie West in Oratory

Rudy Wagner and Tynan Conway from FreedomProject Academy in Play Acting

Mila Petricevic from Whitnall in Poetry

Ximena Soto from Appleton North in Prose

Zenon Neta from Madison West in Radio Announcing

Elizabeth Baillargeon from River Falls in Solo Humorous Acting

Anna Wagner from Vel Phillips Memorial in Solo Serious Acting

Mirabai Rickertf rom Eau Claire Memorial in Special Occasion Speaking

Maria Sullivan from Luther Prepartory in Storytelling

The WFCA spring meeting was held on Saturday, May 2 at Appleton East High School with a virtual attendance option.

MEETING MINUTES

Election of Officers:

Elections were held for president-elect (3-year series) and treasurer (2-year term).

Congratulations to Cole Pankratz from Eau Claire North as President-Elect and Mike Wagner from Oshkosh North, re-elected as Treasurer.

Our thanks and appreciation are given to outgoing officer Scott Peterson as Past-President.

WFCA Hall of Fame:

Congratulations to newest inductee to the WFCA Hall of Fame, Paul Miller of Appleton East and also previously at Appleton North.

2026-27 Calendar:

The draft version of the calendar was discussed at the spring meeting and confirmed with a vote at the fall meeting.

The fall meeting will be September 26 at Eau Claire North High School with a virtual attendance option.

The 2026 season has concluded, finishing with the 2026 WFCA State Tournament on April 11 at Neenah High School, with Student Congress on April 10 at Winnebago County Courthouse.

January 17
Sussex Hamilton/Arrowhead Tournament [ Results ]

January 24
Watertown Tournament – CANCELED [ SpeechWire ]

January 30 (Friday)
Marquette University High School Student Congress at Milwaukee City Hall [ Results ]

January 31
Appleton East Tournament [ Results ]
DeForest Tournament [ Results ]
Divine Savior Holy Angels Tournament [ SpeechWire ]

February 7
Slinger Tournament [ Results ]
Sun Prairie West Tournament [ Results ]
Wrightstown Tournament [ Results ]

February 14
Eau Claire North Tournament [ Results ]
Madison West Tournament [ Results: Student Congress, Forensics ]
Oshkosh West Tournament [ Results ]
West Bend Tournament [ Results ]

February 21
Altoona Tournament [ Results ]
Greater Metro Conference Tournament [ Results ]
Lodi Tournament [ Results ]
Milwaukee Public Schools Conference Tournament [ Results ]
Oshkosh North Tournament [ Results ]

February 28
Durand-Arkansaw Tournament [ Results ]
St. Mary Catholic (Neenah) Tournament [ Results ]
Sheboygan South Tournament (with Student Congress Feb 27) [ Results | Congress-Results ]

March 7
Kaukauna Tournament [ Results ]
Port Washington Tournament [ Results ]
St. Croix Falls Tournament [ Results ]
Vel Phillips Memorial (Madison) Tournament (with Student Congress March 6) [ Results | Congress-Results ]

March 14
Eau Claire Memorial Tournament [ Results ]
Neenah Tournament (with Student Congress March 13) [ ResultsResults | Congress-Tabroom ]
UW-Whitewater Tournament [ Results ]

March 21
Sun Prairie East Tournament [ Results ]
Waupaca Tournament [ Results ]

March 28
Brookfield East Tournament (with Student Congress March 27)  [ Results ]
Fond du Lac Tournament [ Results ]

April 10
WFCA State Student Congress at Winnebago County Courthouse [ Results-Tabroom ]

April 11
WFCA State Tournament in Neenah [ Results ]