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Post by ohioguy2 on Oct 3, 2022 6:14:02 GMT -6
MSBA Simon Kenton 10/1
Class AAAAA
1. Campbell County (KY) 75.9 2. West Clermont 69.2
Class AAA
1. Dixie Heights (KY) 67.4 2. Pulaski Co. (KY) 64.8 3. Bullitt East (KY) 61.4
Class AA
1. Madison 55.2 2. Highlands (KY) 53.3 3. William Henry Harrison 49.9
Class A
1. Pleasure Ridge Park 58.4 2. Corbin (KY) 56.8 3. Indian Hill 54.2 4. Switzerland Co. (IN) 51.5 5. Norwood 47.9 6. Nelson Co. (KY) 43.6 7. Rising Sun (IN) 40.2 8. Bellevue (KY) 38.8 9. Williamsburg 37.3
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 3, 2022 11:42:16 GMT -6
This weekend's slate of OMEA events: ... VersaillesThe lineup will include Arcadia, Miamisburg, Troy, Van Wert, and Versailles. I could not find a schedule. Van Wert isn't a regular competition band, but almost every year, they seem to attend one OMEA competition (and receive at least a rating and comments), presenting something that feels more or less like a competition show. Last year they were at the Buckeye Invitational with props but no guard. An interesting point of comparison might be Field H.S. (from Mogadore, near Akron) which, as far as I know, only appears at football games and festivals but whose performance include a front ensemble, competition-style flag work, and musical selections (including ballads) you'd be much more likely to hear in BOA than at halftime.
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Post by neop on Oct 3, 2022 12:05:02 GMT -6
Van Wert isn't a regular competition band, but almost every year, they seem to attend one OMEA competition (and receive at least a rating and comments), presenting something that feels more or less like a competition show. Last year they were at the Buckeye Invitational with props but no guard. I've been seeing some newer smaller bands start attending OMEA competitions in exhibition or even in competition lately, which is exciting. One such example I'm looking forward to coming up is the Oberlin H.S. band at Avon Lake on 10/15 competing in exhibition.
I always like to see show bands beginning to explore competitive marching band. Another local example is Firelands H.S., which seems to attend a show in competition every other year or so. They'll be at the Buckeye Invitational this year. Black River H.S. is an example of a success story in this scenario, as I remember competing at the same competition they made their debut at (Revere 2016) and they have come a LOOOOONG way.
There are a few show style bands I think would do well if they decided to begin producing competition shows. From my years in high school, I always thought Westlake H.S. had a very solid band program with the foundations to create a competitive staple.
An interesting point of comparison might be Field H.S. (from Mogadore, near Akron) which, as far as I know, only appears at football games and festivals but whose performance include a front ensemble, competition-style flag work, and musical selections (including ballads) you'd be much more likely to hear in BOA than at halftime. It appears that Field has competed at OMEA SMBF as recently as 2004 and has even attended a few BOA regionals around that time. They also came in 9th at the 1985 BOA Akron regional, beating out some notable Ohio names like Brunswick, Marietta, Milford, Norton, Medina, and Louisville. If they still produce shows like you describe, maybe they should try their hand at a return someday.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 3, 2022 16:17:37 GMT -6
Van Wert isn't a regular competition band, but almost every year, they seem to attend one OMEA competition (and receive at least a rating and comments), presenting something that feels more or less like a competition show. Last year they were at the Buckeye Invitational with props but no guard. I've been seeing some newer smaller bands start attending OMEA competitions in exhibition or even in competition lately, which is exciting. One such example I'm looking forward to coming up is the Oberlin H.S. band at Avon Lake on 10/15 competing in exhibition.
I always like to see show bands beginning to explore competitive marching band. Another local example is Firelands H.S., which seems to attend a show in competition every other year or so. They'll be at the Buckeye Invitational this year. Black River H.S. is an example of a success story in this scenario, as I remember competing at the same competition they made their debut at (Revere 2016) and they have come a LOOOOONG way.
There are a few show style bands I think would do well if they decided to begin producing competition shows. From my years in high school, I always thought Westlake H.S. had a very solid band program with the foundations to create a competitive staple.
I saw Oberlin at the Lakewood band festival two weeks ago, and I thought I heard their announcer say they would appear at Avon Lake. Thanks for confirming that! They were the first band to perform that night and were quite small: 19 brass/woodwinds and 9 in the battery (4/1/3/1), with no pit, guard, or drum major, for a total of 28 members. What they played was very much a football program: Dua Lipa's "Levitating," Lil Nas X's "Industry Baby" (with which I was completely unfamiliar before watching the video just now; if I had an inner-George Takei, I'd now be channeling him), and The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." If you're attending Avon Lake, I'd love to know whether they put on that show or something else. Over the years I have seen quite a few small bands turn up for apparently just one competition in a season and perform what appears to be a more or less a football production, and get judged on it. (Depending on the lineup, they even may nab a placement or a caption.) The most notable example was when I attended the Columbus Grove competition in 2014. There was one AA band, two A bands, one B band, and ten C bands on the schedule (Versailles, Marion Local, Kalida, Fort Recovery, Woodmore, Crestview (the other one: from Convoy not Columbiana), Lehman Catholic, Lincolnview, Ottoville (but they had withdrawn late), and Riverside), some of which weren't on any other competition lineups that I saw that year -- and that's not counting the Class C host band or the fact that one of the Class A bands (and that night's grand champion) was actually a Class C-sized school. Whether it's the first dip into the competitive pool or just a chance for a band to get exposed to something new, I think it's great. It's too bad that Amherst isn't going to be at Avon Lake: their warmup is a treat for the other band kids sitting on the visitor's side. I will not see Oberlin at Avon Lake because that's the same date as the Buckeye Invitational at OSU -- where one of the festival bands attending will be Lakewood, as it happens -- and that of course is the best opportunity for festival band kids and parents to see competing bands (and vice versa), although that does come with some risks. I remember hearing a festival band father -- saving some seats for his family, I think -- about halfway through the 2015 Buckeye Invitation grumbling on his phone that everything he'd seen over the prior two hours was "boring." And to be fair, he had a point: it was a generally lackluster day. It was not just that the AA bands had yet to compete when he said that (Grove City, Pickerington North, and Lakota West were all in the lineup that day) and there had only been one band to that point that the judges -- including my old high school band director -- would deem worthy of a Superior rating (although I would have added one of the C bands, Fairbanks, to that list: they took best music and visual in their class and beat a dozen other bands in score), it was well, that performances and the atmosphere were a bit depressing because of title of that sole non-AA state-qualifying band (Stebbins) was very much with us: "Rain." That was the same day that the Finals at BOA Dayton were cancelled -- although the rain in Columbus did stop by about 7 p.m. But I hope with dryer conditions this year that the parents and kids from Lakewood and the other nine festival bands can be impressed with the likes of Fairfield, Kings, Beavercreek, and Grove City. Speaking of the 2014 Buckeye Invitational, one other Ohio band seems to have entered competitions starting with that event: Springfield (Local) High School, who are confusingly not from Springfield but from the Toledo suburb of Holland. I believe that 2014 event was their first time being judged -- and my recollection is that they had no pit and a pom-pom style guard -- and they've since gone to qualify for state and even earn a Superior there and to appear in BOA last year. As for Black River, I think it was at Brunswick's "Sound Spectacular" event in 2014 -- at that time Brunswick's show was on the last weekend of the regular season -- where I found myself chatting with a retired band director -- who regaled us with tales of yore, including the time tiny Marion Local blew the house down with their take on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 -- as well as with a mother and daughter, the latter of whom was sophomore in the Black River band. That group then was still a festival band with nothing happening that weekend, and somehow the two of them had heard about the Brunswick competition and drove up to see what a competition was like. Amherst was third in Class AA at that show, behind Medina and Hilliard Bradley, and at least fourth overall, since Nordonia in Class A was the reserve grand champion. (Norton was second in Class A; I don't know whether they or Amherst had the higher score.) And as I think you know, I was in the audience at that Revere contest (that Amherst won) in 2016 at which Black River made their competitive debut. I found myself talking to a parent sitting next to me. She was the mother of a Black River senior. She said, "Didn't we speak two years ago at the Brunswick competition?" Too funny!
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Post by neop on Oct 3, 2022 16:52:23 GMT -6
I saw Oberlin at the Lakewood band festival two weeks ago, and I thought I heard their announcer say they would appear at Avon Lake. Thanks for confirming that! They were the first band to perform that night and were quite small: 19 brass/woodwinds and 9 in the battery (4/1/3/1), with no pit, guard, or drum major, for a total of 28 members. What they played was very much a football program: Dua Lipa's "Levitating," Lil Nas X's "Industry Baby" (with which I was completely unfamiliar before watching the video just now; if I had an inner-George Takei, I'd now be channeling him), and The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." If you're attending Avon Lake, I'd love to know whether they put on that show or something else. I will be attending Avon Lake! It's the nearest show to my home, so I go every year. I do have the schedule for the show but I was holding off on posting it until next week so that the thread is less clogged. -- at that time Brunswick's show was on the last weekend of the regular season -- I think moving it earlier in the season has hurt its enrollment badly. Only 5 bands this year (plus Brunswick) when I remember it being packed when I competed there in 2015 and 2018. Funny how both times I went, it was a complete monsoon. Those rainy performances are the ones we always recalled as our favorites and our best performances, though.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 3, 2022 21:29:23 GMT -6
I saw Oberlin at the Lakewood band festival two weeks ago, and I thought I heard their announcer say they would appear at Avon Lake. Thanks for confirming that! They were the first band to perform that night and were quite small: 19 brass/woodwinds and 9 in the battery (4/1/3/1), with no pit, guard, or drum major, for a total of 28 members. What they played was very much a football program: Dua Lipa's "Levitating," Lil Nas X's "Industry Baby" (with which I was completely unfamiliar before watching the video just now; if I had an inner-George Takei, I'd now be channeling him), and The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." If you're attending Avon Lake, I'd love to know whether they put on that show or something else. I will be attending Avon Lake! It's the nearest show to my home, so I go every year. I do have the schedule for the show but I was holding off on posting it until next week so that the thread is less clogged. -- at that time Brunswick's show was on the last weekend of the regular season -- I think moving it earlier in the season has hurt its enrollment badly. Only 5 bands this year (plus Brunswick) when I remember it being packed when I competed there in 2015 and 2018. Funny how both times I went, it was a complete monsoon. Those rainy performances are the ones we always recalled as our favorites and our best performances, though. I was there in 2018. Not just rain, but cold rain and strong winds, as I recall. Elsewhere in the state, I believe some bands' performances had to be canceled that night due to weather. Amherst was very good that night, but Darby was slightly better.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 4, 2022 13:03:32 GMT -6
This weekend's slate of OMEA events [for 10/8/22]: Watkins MemorialThe lineup will include Black River, Dublin Coffman, Grove City, Hilliard Darby, Lexington, Rossford, Van Buren, and Watkins Memorial. I could not find a schedule. Watkins has posted the schedule for the "42nd Watkins Memorial Mid Ohio Classic" (Etna Twp. / Pataskala): 10:00 a.m. -- Wellston (C) 10:15 a.m. -- Millersport (C) 10:30 a.m. -- Black River (B) 10:45 a.m. -- Lexington (A) 11:00 a.m. -- Tri-Valley (A) 11:45 a.m. -- Logan Elm (B) 12:00 p.m. -- Westland (AA) 12:15 p.m. -- Reynoldsburg (AA) 12:30 p.m. -- Licking Heights (AA) 12:45 p.m. -- Grove City (AA) 1:00 p.m. -- Hilliard Darby (AA) 1:15 p.m. -- Hamilton (AA) 1:30 p.m. -- Watkins Memorial (AA - ratings only) 2:00 p.m. Awards The bands' classes weren't listed, so I added those based on other events this year. Rossford and Van Buren aren't listed on Watkins's schedule. Both those schools are from northwest Ohio, and the closest contest for both on Saturday is Versailles, which even so is more than 90 minutes from Van Buren and more than two hours from Rossford.
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Post by ohioguy2 on Oct 4, 2022 15:42:41 GMT -6
Schedule for OMEA Versailles 10/8
5:00 Covington (C) 5:15 Kalida (C) 5:30 Bethel (C) 5:45 Brookville (C)
6:15 Arcadia (C) 6:30 Marion Local (C) 6:45 Van Wert (B) 7:00 Ottawa-Glandorf (B)
7:45 Liberty Benton (B) 8:00 Rossford (B) 8:15 Van Buren (B) 8:30 Piqua (A) 8:45 Bellefontaine (A)
9:15 Edgewood (A) 9:30 Miamisburg (AA) 9:45 Troy (AA) 10:00 Middletown (AA)
10:30 Versailles (Exhibition - B)
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 4, 2022 20:00:13 GMT -6
Hmm... leave at 7:30 a.m., drive 2 hrs. 17 min. from Cleveland to Watkins Memorial for 10 a.m. show, depart 2:30 p.m. and drive 2 hrs. 4 min. to Versailles for 5 p.m. show, depart 11:00 p.m. and drive 3 hrs. 24 min. back home, arriving 2:30 a.m. A 19-hour day, 8 hours on the road. But I'll have seen 31 different bands. Plus I'll have visited two places I've never been to before. Hmm.
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Post by neop on Oct 4, 2022 20:54:57 GMT -6
Rossford and Van Buren aren't listed on Watkins's schedule. Both those schools are from northwest Ohio, and the closest contest for both on Saturday is Versailles, which even so is more than 90 minutes from Van Buren and more than two hours from Rossford. Well, look at you!
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 4, 2022 21:35:47 GMT -6
This weekend's slate of OMEA events: Teays ValleyThe lineup will include Black River, Grove City, Lexington, and Teays Valley. I could not find a schedule. 15th Annual Teays Valley Golden Sound Showcase (Ashville, OH - Oct. 8, 2022) (source: Teays Valley band Twitter) 4:45 p.m. National Anthem 5:00 p.m. -- Symmes Valley (C) 5:15 p.m. -- Adena (C) 5:30 p.m. -- Grove City Christian (C) 5:45 p.m. -- Madison-Plains (C) 6:00 p.m. -- Black River (B) 6:30 p.m. -- Franklin Heights (A) 6:45 p.m. -- Lexington (A) 7:00 p.m. -- Hamilton Township (A) 7:30 p.m. -- Olentangy (AA) 7:45 p.m. -- Delaware Hayes (AA) 8:00 p.m. -- Dublin Coffman (AA) 8:15 p.m. -- Licking Heights (AA) 8:30 p.m. -- Grove City (AA) 9:00 p.m. -- Teays Valley (A - ratings only) 9:15 p.m. Awards
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 4, 2022 23:49:49 GMT -6
This weekend's slate of OMEA events: WilmingtonThe lineup will include Carlisle, East Clinton, Hilliard Davidson, Sycamore, Walter E. Stebbins, and Wilmington. I could not find a schedule. Wilmington Marching Band Invitational (Oct. 8, 2022) (source: Wilmington band website) 5:00 p.m. -- Northeastern (C) 5:15 p.m. -- East Clinton (C) 5:30 p.m. -- Lynchburg Clay (C) 5:45 p.m. -- Blanchester (C) 6:00 p.m. -- Finneytown (B) 6:30 p.m. -- Madeira (B) 6:45 p.m. -- Logan Elm (B) 7:00 p.m. -- Carlisle (B) 7:15 p.m. -- Northwestern (B) 7:30 p.m. -- Wilmington (A - ratings only) 7:45 p.m. Awards for Class B & C 8:15 p.m. -- Ross (A) 8:30 p.m. -- Tippecanoe (A) 8:45 p.m. -- Walter E. Stebbins (A) 9:00 p.m. -- Hilliard Davidson (AA) 9:15 p.m. -- Springboro (AA) 9:30 p.m. -- Kettering Fairmont (AA) 9:45 p.m. -- Sycamore (AA) 10:00 p.m. Awards for Class A & AA Again the classes aren't listed, so I added them from (possibly faulty) memory. The website is supposed to have a digital version of the program later in the week. I have to say, that's quite the tempting lineup as well. And it's a little closer to both Pataskala and Cleveland than Versailles. Hmm. Edited to note that two 10/8/22 schedules still haven't been found. The 60th Annual Marietta March-O-Rama has its own page on the Marietta band website, but it hasn't been updated to list the attendees. And the Northwest (McDermott, OH) Marching Mohawks Invitational (in I think its third year) is on the calendar at the Northwest H.S. website, but all that's mentioned there is that the event starts at 6 p.m., with Northwest performing at 8:30 p.m. That suggests there will be anywhere from eight to ten bands in total.
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Post by ohioguy2 on Oct 7, 2022 6:01:59 GMT -6
There will be 5 Ohio bands in attendance tomorrow at the MSBA Campbell County show.
3:45 - West Jessamine (A) 4:00 - Fairdale (A) 4:15 - Grant Co. (A)
4:45 - Bellevue (A) 5:00 - Taylor* (A) 5:15 - Pleasure Ridge Park (A)
5:45 - Owen Co. (AA) 6:00 - Madison* (AA) 6:15 - William Henry Harrison* (AA) 6:30 - Washington Co. (AA)
7:00 - Eastern (AAA) 7:15 - Bullitt East (AAA)
8:30 - Louisville Male (AAAA) 8:45 - Kings* (AAAA) 9:00 - Larry A. Ryle (AAAAA) 9:15 - Milford* (AAAAA) 9:30 - Campbell Co. (exhibition)
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Post by ohioguy2 on Oct 8, 2022 14:58:00 GMT -6
OMEA Watkins Memorial 10/8
Class AA
1. Grove City 91.1 (I) 2. Hilliard Darby 89.2 (I) 3. Licking Heights 88.6 (I) 4. Westland 84.5 (I) 5. Hamilton 79.74 (II) 6. Reynoldsburg 78.44 (II) Did not get a rating for WM
Class A
1. Lexington 82.5 (I) 2. Tri-Valley 81.8 (I)
Class B
1. (tie) Logan Elm and Black River 81.7 (I)
Class C
1. Wellston 73.78 (II) 2. Millersport 72.18 (II)
OMEA Marietta 10/8
Class A
1. Dawson-Bryant 84.15 (I) Ex. Marietta (II)
Class B
1. St. Clairsville 84.4 (I) 2. Meadowbrook 81.95 (I) 3. Meigs 78.46 (II) 4. Morgan 73.38 (II) 5. Ravenswood 69.34 (II)
Class C
1. Belpre 81.24 (I) 2. Fort Frye 74.2 (II)
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Post by neop on Oct 8, 2022 20:36:53 GMT -6
Results from Norton's Art In Motion competition:
Class AA: 1. Nordonia (Perc) - I 2. Amherst Steele (M, V) - I 3. North Royalton (Aux) - I
Class A: 1. Revere (M, Aux) - I 2. Crestwood (Perc) - I 3. Cloverleaf (V) - I
Class B: 1. Indian Valley (M, V, Perc) - I 2. Coventry 3. Buckeye (Aux)
Class C: 1. Woodmore (all captions)
Grand Champion: Nordonia Reserve Grand Champion: Amherst Steele
I personally would have given the win to Amherst Steele, but I can see how Nordonia could have won. I'm told that the gap between their scores was 0.02!
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Post by neop on Oct 8, 2022 20:57:27 GMT -6
OMEA Marietta 10/85. Ravenswood 69.34 (II) Can N.E. Brigand offer any background on this band? I haven't heard of them before now.
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Post by Allohak on Oct 8, 2022 22:09:50 GMT -6
OMEA Marietta 10/85. Ravenswood 69.34 (II) Can N.E. Brigand offer any background on this band? I haven't heard of them before now. Believe they are from just across the WV border
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Post by neop on Oct 8, 2022 22:27:34 GMT -6
Can N.E. Brigand offer any background on this band? I haven't heard of them before now. Believe they are from just across the WV border Ah, that would explain it. Thanks!
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 9, 2022 1:39:10 GMT -6
OMEA Watkins Memorial 10/8Did not get a rating for WM They weren't announced as qualifying, and I personally would have scored them about 77-78, and while as the host band they wouldn't have been scored, unless the judges and I had a very serious disagreement (and at glance it doesn't appear that we did, although I would have had a larger gap between Grove City and Hilliard Darby), Watkins probably got a II not a III.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 9, 2022 1:48:49 GMT -6
This weekend's slate of OMEA events: ... VersaillesThe lineup will include Arcadia, Miamisburg, Troy, Van Wert, and Versailles. I could not find a schedule. Van Wert isn't a regular competition band, but almost every year, they seem to attend one OMEA competition (and receive at least a rating and comments), presenting something that feels more or less like a competition show. Last year they were at the Buckeye Invitational with props but no guard. An interesting point of comparison might be Field H.S. (from Mogadore, near Akron) which, as far as I know, only appears at football games and festivals but whose performance include a front ensemble, competition-style flag work, and musical selections (including ballads) you'd be much more likely to hear in BOA than at halftime. Although Van Wert don't have a guard and their front ensemble consists of just one person at a synth whose primary responsibility appears to be to generate deliberately silly sound effects, I put down a score of 79.5 for them, and next to that I wrote, "Or higher?" and "Could they actually qualify?" They did! The judges may have taken Van Wert more seriously than the band intended. I wonder if they'll actually register for State Finals, or whether they'll rest on these laurels. Too tired to write anything more (that was a very long day), except to note that in my opinion, the six C bands, two B bands and one A band that did not qualify all still have a shot at doing so. None seemed so far off the mark that they couldn't clean up enough over the next two weeks to earn that Superior (and in one case, keep that four-decade long streak alive).
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Post by neop on Oct 9, 2022 1:57:58 GMT -6
Van Wert isn't a regular competition band, but almost every year, they seem to attend one OMEA competition (and receive at least a rating and comments), presenting something that feels more or less like a competition show. Last year they were at the Buckeye Invitational with props but no guard. An interesting point of comparison might be Field H.S. (from Mogadore, near Akron) which, as far as I know, only appears at football games and festivals but whose performance include a front ensemble, competition-style flag work, and musical selections (including ballads) you'd be much more likely to hear in BOA than at halftime. Although Van Wert don't have a guard and their front ensemble consists of just one person at a synth whose primary responsibility appears to be to generate deliberately silly sound effects, I put down a score of 79.5 for them, and next to that I wrote, "Or higher?" and "Could they actually qualify?" They did! The judges may have taken Van Wert more seriously than the band intended. I wonder if they'll actually register for State Finals, or whether they'll rest on these laurels. Too tired to write anything more (that was a very long day), except to note that in my opinion, the six C bands, two B bands and one A band that did not qualify all still have a shot at doing so. None seemed so far off the mark that they couldn't clean up enough over the next two weeks to earn that Superior (and in one case, keep that four-decade long streak alive). They announced this achievement very excitedly on their Facebook page. I think they plan to go! What an exciting time for that program.
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Post by neop on Oct 9, 2022 2:11:36 GMT -6
I have notes indicating that Heath H.S. competed at the: --OMEA Cambridge competition on Sep. 20, 2014 and got a III --OMEA Watkins Memorial competition on Oct. 11, 2014 and got a II That is the extent of my information; I don't have the placements for those shows (and certainly not the scores). Heath is located in Licking Co., just south of Newark and about 30 miles east of Columbus. Besides Newark and Heath, Licking Co. is home to five other schools who have appeared at least once in a marching band competition over the past decade: Licking Heights, Licking Valley, Northride, Utica, and Watkins Memorial. I'm very disappointed that Northridge didn't return to competing after the pandemic. They were a tiny but entertaining group. Their score at last night's show indicates that we may get to see them at state. I don't think they've ever done that before. They'll be at two more competitions this season: Licking Valley on 10/8, and Thomas Worthington on 10/22. I was correct! Heath also qualified for state tonight for the first time.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 9, 2022 11:58:17 GMT -6
Announced scores at the two shows I attended (one of whose official scores ohioguy2 has kindly posted):
2022 Mid Ohio Classic - Watkins Memorial H.S. (Pataskala, OH), Oct. 8, 2022
Class C 1. Wellston (guard, percussion) 2. Millersport
Class B 1. (tie) Black River (percussion) - I 1. (tie) Logan Elm (guard) - I
Class B & C combined Music: Logan Elm Visual: Logan Elm G.E.: Black River
Class A 1. Lexington (guard, percussion) - I 2. Tri-Valley - I
Class AA 1. Grove City - I 2. Hilliard Darby - I 3. Licking Heights (percussion) - I Westland - I Hamilton (guard)
Class AA & A combined Music: Grove City Visual: Grove City G.E.: Grove City & Hilliard Darby (tie)
Jim Morgan Esprit de Corps: Black River Reserve Grand Champion: Hilliard Darby Buck Slack Grand Champion: Grove City
- - - - - - - - - Versailles Marching Band Invitational - Versailles H.S., Oct. 8, 2022
Class C 1. Kalida (guard) 2. Covington (music) 3. Arcadia Brookville (percussion)
Class B 1. Van Buren (guard, percussion, music) - I 2. Rossford - I 3. Van Wert - I (host: Versailles - I)
Class B/C Grand Champion - Van Buren
Class A 1. Piqua (guard, music) - I 2. Edgewood (percussion) 3. Bellefontaine
Class AA 1. Miamisburg (guard, percussion, music) - I 2. Middletown - I 3. Troy - I
Class AA/A Grand Champion - Miamisburg
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Post by neop on Oct 9, 2022 14:27:54 GMT -6
Some results I've found on social media about shows that haven't been posted here:
Warren Local
Meigs received a rating of I. Meadowbrook received Best Percussion in Class B, as well as a rating of I.
Northwest
Rock Hill received a rating of I. Eastern Brown received a rating of I. South Point received a rating of I. Hilliard Bradley received a rating of I. Northwest, the host band, received a rating of I. Southeastern received a rating of II.
Licking Valley
Reynoldsburg received a rating of I. Heath received a rating of I. Licking Valley, the host band, received a rating of I.
Wilmington
Madeira received Best Percussion in class B, as well as a rating of I.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 9, 2022 18:33:51 GMT -6
Some results I've found on social media about shows that haven't been posted here: One more I saw was that Grove City was first in class (taking percussion) and overall grand champion (taking music and visual) in the contest at Teays Valley. Did Norton get a I at their home show?
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 9, 2022 20:56:41 GMT -6
Versailles Marching Band Invitational - Versailles H.S., Oct. 8, 2022Class B1. Van Buren (guard, percussion, music) - I 2. Rossford - I 3. Van Wert - I (host: Versailles - I) Class A1. Piqua (guard, music) - I Class AA1. Miamisburg (guard, percussion, music) - I 2. Middletown - I 3. Troy - I Very curious to see the scores from this one. If I were in charge, Van Buren would be ahead of every band there not named Miamisburg. And thus in light of this result: Results from Norton's Art In Motion competition: Class AA: 1. Nordonia (Perc) - I 2. Amherst Steele (M, V) - I 3. North Royalton (Aux) - I I think North Royalton is going to have a hard time beating Van Buren when they meet in two weeks at Swanton. Having now seen some video from Norton, I do appreciate the changes and improvements NR has made since they debuted at Revere, e.g., bringing out the woodwinds in the opener and the closer, cleaning up the sax and trumpet features, beefing up the mallet part in "My Shot," adding some helpful leg work to the end of "On My Own" and middle of "My Shot" and some horn flashes and gesticulation in "My Shot" and the closer. (Need more cleaning on the four-to-five pass-through, however.) But Van Buren's show is just wonderful, and at the very least, I think there's no chance of a repeat of last year's results at the season's final competition.
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Post by neop on Oct 9, 2022 21:00:48 GMT -6
One more I saw was that Grove City was first in class (taking percussion) and overall grand champion (taking music and visual) in the contest at Teays Valley. Did Norton get a I at their home show? They were not announced as qualifying, but I would be shocked if they didn't. I thought they would have been fighting for first place had they been competing. I think North Royalton is going to have a hard time beating Van Buren when they meet in two weeks at Swanton. Having now seen some video from Norton, I do appreciate the changes and improvements NR has made since they debuted at Revere, e.g., bringing out the woodwinds in the opener and the closer, cleaning up the sax and trumpet features, adding some helpful leg work to the end of "On My Own" and middle of "My Shot" and some horn flashes and gesticulation in the closer. (Need more cleaning on the four-to-five pass-through, however.) But Van Buren's show is just wonderful, and at the very least, I think there's no chance of a repeat of last year's results at the season's final competition. North Royalton's show seems to be a crowd favorite at every show I go to. I did think their run at Norton wasn't as good as their run at Revere, having been in person at both shows. I do enjoy the show, I just think that their visual program is beginning to lag behind the competition. Their sound is warm and full, with great dynamic control, but they did have quite a few individuals sticking out of the ensemble (visually as well). Their band parents definitely show up in droves at every competition they attend, though. It's great to see a band program with such great support. I talked to a few of them and they were very friendly.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 9, 2022 21:14:11 GMT -6
Results from Norton's Art In Motion competition: Class AA: 1. Nordonia (Perc) - I 2. Amherst Steele (M, V) - I ... I personally would have given the win to Amherst Steele, but I can see how Nordonia could have won. I'm told that the gap between their scores was 0.02! Thought you would be amused to know that Covington is playing the same show, "Agent 54," as Amherst, though obviously not at the same level. But the two shows I'd want to see in the same contest this year are Amherst and Hilliard Davidson. Similarly last year, I wish Amherst and Marysville had appeared at the same event.
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Post by neop on Oct 9, 2022 21:17:04 GMT -6
Thought you would be amused to know that Covington is playing the same show, "Agent 54," as Amherst, though obviously not at the same level. But the two shows I'd want to see in the same contest this year are Amherst and Hilliard Davidson. Similarly last year, I wish Amherst and Marysville had appeared at the same event. I got to see two very similar shows at Norton, actually. Coventry is playing Phoenix Rising, a show by Gary P. Gilroy, and Indian Valley is playing Phoenix Rising, a show by Randall Standridge. They were pretty similar in content as well as execution.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Oct 9, 2022 22:04:08 GMT -6
Grove City Christian apparently qualified for State at the Teays Valley competition. I don't think they've ever done so before.
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