East Ridge Raptor Invitational

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General information

This is a High School tournament in Minnesota.

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This is a High School tournament in Minnesota.

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Hello All! We hope you can attend as we return to hosting the East Ridge Raptor Invitational on Saturday, February 14th, 2026. We missed you all last year, and we can't wait to spread the love of this tournament! <3 While much is the same, one change we have is that we will be only be utilizing ERHS for competition, therefore we will have a cap on entries. 

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The East Ridge Raptor Invitational will showcase all 13 categories recognized by the MSHSL and Program Oral Interpretation. We are proud to announce that, like previous years, the East Ridge Raptor Invitational will serve as a NIETOC bid tournament.

Registration Deadline:

Registration will close when we have reached capacity. Fees will freeze on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

Tournament Schedule is as follows:

7:30am - Teams Arrive at East Ridge High School & Registration Begins

8:00am - Registration Ends

8:15am - Draw Meeting in Media Center

8:30am - Round 1 Draw Begins

8:30am - Judges Meeting in Judges Lounge

8:45am - Discussion Round 1

9:00am - Round 1

10:00am - Round 2 Draw

10:15am - Discussion Round 2

10:30am - Round 2

11:30am - Round 3 Draw

11:45am - Discussion Round 3

12:00pm - Round

LUNCH

1:45pm - Final Round Draw

2:00pm - Final Round Discussion

2:15pm - Final Rounds

Awards ASAP

Scheduling:

We will be scheduling this tournament on-site, so please make all necessary drops to your registration on Speechwire until registration closes on Saturday morning. After 7:30 AM on Saturday, you may text any of your drops to Meghan Roeser at 651-788-2760.

Entry Limits:
Varsity category cap TBD.
Novice category cap TBD.

Double and Triple Entries:
Students may double or triple-enter with a few exceptions:
- Students in one draw category may enter one other non-draw category.
- Students in Discussion may not double enter in a draw category.

Entry Fees:

$7.00 per entry for all categories except Duo
$14.00 per entry for Varsity and Novice Duo
Checks can be made payable to "ERHS Speech Booster Club"

Judging Requirements:
Teams are required to bring 1 judge for every 6 entries PER DIVISION. Please designate which judges you want as Varisty and Novice at registration. Additional judges will be available to hire for $90.00 if teams cannot meet this requirement. Please contact Meghan Roeser as soon as possible if you anticipate you will need to hire a judge.

Tournament Divisions:

This tournament will offer both a Varsity and Novice division. A Novice is considered someone in their first year as a high school speech competitor. Varsity and Novice will compete separately in prelims, and Novices will have their own final round.

Tournament Format:
There will be three preliminary rounds of competition followed by a Final consisting of Varsity students who ranked 1-7 in prelims and a Next-In Final consisting of Varsity students who ranked 8-14 in prelims. 

There will also be a Novice Final consisting of the top 7 ranked Novice students.

Please have your bus drop off students at ERHS in the morning.

East Ridge High School - 4200 Pioneer Drive Woodbury MN 55129

Paperless Tournament:
To reduce paper waste, we will use eBallots, post schematics electronically, and set up a website for maps and helpful links.

NIETOC Bid Tournament:
The East Ridge Raptor Invitational is officially a bid tournament site for the National Individual Event Tournament of Champions. Students competing in Varsity Drama, Duo, Extemp. Speaking, Humorous, Informative, Original Oratory, Prose (counts as a Drama bid), or Program Oral Interpretation can earn a bid that will get them one step closer to competing at the NIETOC Tournament. If there are enough entries in any of the NIETOC categories, we may offer a Merit and Consolation final to offer more bids. 

MSHSL Categories:
Extemp. Reading (Prose): TBA
Extemp. Reading (Poetry): TBA
Storytelling: Stories 1-10 (both Varsity & Novice)
Discussion: TBA

Discussion Tasks:
We will be distributing Discussion tasks before each round.

Concessions:
Food will be available for purchase throughout the day for students in the East Ridge Cafeteria.

Please contact Meghan Roeser if you have any questions. We look forward to a great tournament!

Important Tournament Rooms

TABROOM - 2049 (Computer Lab)
JUDGES' LOUNGE - 1028 & 1030 Green (FACS Rooms)
DRAW ROOM - Media Center

PRAYER ROOM - TBD

Manager Contact Information

Meghan Roeser
Email address: coach@erhsspeech.com
Phone number: 651-788-2760

Mailing Address

ERHS Speech Booster Club

7690 61st St. S

Cottage Grove, MN 55016

Manager contact information

Meghan Roeser
Email address: coach@erhsspeech.com
Phone number: 651-788-2760

Mailing address

7690 61st St. S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016