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Post by yayband914 on May 16, 2019 10:48:56 GMT -6
A great mix of familiar BOA bands and groups we haven't seen before - location, location, location. Yes! Of the bands we haven’t seen, I think Baldwin-Woodville will surprise the most. They’re a smaller upper northwest Wisconsin group but they usually push the boundaries (for Wisconsin marching band, at least). I know they are also buying some or all of Greendale’s black fabric from their show last year, for those that saw or remember, so I’m sure they have an effect of similar impact up their sleeve. Of the 2 bands in Class A, they’re my guess for the winner. I am curious to see what these Iowa bands bring. If there are any surprises...
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Post by yayband914 on May 17, 2019 16:05:31 GMT -6
Drop:
Oakville H.S., MO
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Post by yayband914 on May 17, 2019 16:05:44 GMT -6
Updated as of May 17, 2019
Baldwin-Woodville H.S., WI Bellevue East H.S., NE Bellevue West H.S., NE* Blue Springs H.S., MO Blue Springs South H.S., MO* Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS Blue Valley West H.S., KS Camdenton H.S., MO Cedar Rapids Jefferson H.S., IA* Cedar Rapids Washington H.S., IA Davenport Central H.S., IA Dowling Catholic H.S., IA Eastview H.S., MN Francis Howell North H.S., MO Grand Rapids H.S., MN Greendale H.S., WI Independence H.S., IA John F. Kennedy H.S., IA Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL* Marian Catholic H.S., IL Marshall H.S., MN Morton H.S., IL Nixa H.S., MO O’Fallon Township H.S., IL* Rosemount H.S., MN
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Post by thewho on May 18, 2019 12:08:17 GMT -6
Holy Cedar Falls! Good call to head to Iowa, BOA.
In tiers (alphabetical order): Blue Springs H.S., MO
--------------------------------- O’Fallon Township H.S., IL* --------------------------------- Rosemount H.S., MN --------------------------------- Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL*
Marian Catholic H.S., IL --------------------------------- Blue Springs South H.S., MO* Bellevue West H.S., NE*
Camdenton H.S., MO Greendale H.S., WI Morton H.S., IL
---------------------------------- Eastview H.S., MN Marshall H.S., MN
I really did not expect to see Marian Catholic at all. I placed them in the lower tier because if it's the Marian Catholic we're expecting, they're going to be terrible at the first regional (like it matters to them, right?). I feel like the top 10 is generally set like this, with Morton getting knocked out.
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Post by yayband914 on May 18, 2019 12:42:11 GMT -6
Holy Cedar Falls! Good call to head to Iowa, BOA. In tiers (alphabetical order): Blue Springs H.S., MO --------------------------------- O’Fallon Township H.S., IL* --------------------------------- Rosemount H.S., MN --------------------------------- Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL* Marian Catholic H.S., IL --------------------------------- Blue Springs South H.S., MO* Bellevue West H.S., NE* Camdenton H.S., MO Greendale H.S., WI Morton H.S., IL ---------------------------------- Eastview H.S., MN Marshall H.S., MN I really did not expect to see Marian Catholic at all. I placed them in the lower tier because if it's the Marian Catholic we're expecting, they're going to be terrible at the first regional (like it matters to them, right?). I feel like the top 10 is generally set like this, with Morton getting knocked out. The two Blue Valley schools are sitting somewhere in those last two tiers, likely more with Eastview and Marshall.
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Post by yayband914 on May 19, 2019 18:29:43 GMT -6
MY way-too-early finalist and class champion predictions:
Bellevue West H.S., NE Blue Springs H.S., MO Blue Springs South H.S., MO Greendale H.S., WI Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL Marian Catholic H.S., IL Morton H.S., IL O’Fallon Township H.S., IL Rosemount H.S., MN
Camdenton and Blue Valley West could certainly their sneak in. Same with Eastview. With Marian Catholic historically being dirty with not a lot of show fielded in September, we could see an upset in Class AA for the gold. The top 5 AA spots will be neck and neck between Blue Valley West, Camdenton, Greendale, Marian, and Morton, though I think Blue Valley West will have just a little more separation from the other four. They’ve always been massively successful at St. Louis though, narrowly missing finals in 2017 and 2018. Greendale may also be cleaner than usual, as they are starting their school year almost three weeks earlier due to the schedule being shifted, partially to accommodate construction of a new band room, which is why I have them in over bands like Camdenton and Blue Valley West.
A: Baldwin-Woodville H.S., WI AA: Morton H.S., IL (I know) AAA: Rosemount H.S., MN AAAA: Blue Springs H.S., MO
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Post by oboe12 on May 29, 2019 20:28:36 GMT -6
If I have to pick one band to up-end Marian from that AA title (and I'm not going to because I highly doubt Marian will lose that) I'd probably pick Greendale out of the available choices given the fact that they're usually good early & their school starts even earlier this year.
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Post by dbalash on May 30, 2019 7:13:46 GMT -6
If I have to pick one band to up-end Marian from that AA title (and I'm not going to because I highly doubt Marian will lose that) I'd probably pick Greendale out of the available choices given the fact that they're usually good early & their school starts even earlier this year. I'd go with Morton (assuming they're the same band under the new director.) Beat them in prelims at ISU last year, and Morton was right on their tail in St. Louis, taking music and visual in prelims.
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Post by yayband914 on May 30, 2019 12:40:59 GMT -6
If I have to pick one band to up-end Marian from that AA title (and I'm not going to because I highly doubt Marian will lose that) I'd probably pick Greendale out of the available choices given the fact that they're usually good early & their school starts even earlier this year. I'd go with Morton (assuming they're the same band under the new director.) Beat them in prelims at ISU last year, and Morton was right on their tail in St. Louis, taking music and visual in prelims. In any case, the top 5 in Class AA will be neck and neck. Very curious to see how it all unfolds!
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Post by dbalash on May 30, 2019 13:48:58 GMT -6
I'd go with Morton (assuming they're the same band under the new director.) Beat them in prelims at ISU last year, and Morton was right on their tail in St. Louis, taking music and visual in prelims. In any case, the top 5 in Class AA will be neck and neck. Very curious to see how it all unfolds! Did BOA remove the early season requirements for timing? I can only find the 6-11 minute rule in the 2018 rulebook. If I remember correctly, early season shows used to have less rigid timing issues with an uptick for late(r) season. The Texas shows had to have the timing restrictions lowered for early October shows because they got hit with 80,000,000 storms that year. #old #getoffmylawn
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Post by jeremiah on May 30, 2019 18:20:07 GMT -6
Did BOA remove the early season requirements for timing? I can only find the 6-11 minute rule in the 2018 rulebook. If I remember correctly, early season shows used to have less rigid timing issues with an uptick for late(r) season. The Texas shows had to have the timing restrictions lowered for early October shows because they got hit with 80,000,000 storms that year. #old #getoffmylawn
Yes, the rule used to be 7–11 minutes but just not enforced early season. Now it's 6–11 minutes, but still not really enforced early season.
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 26, 2019 14:55:51 GMT -6
Drop:
Blue Valley West H.S., KS
Not officially listed on MFA’s website, but I heard from a reliable source that they are pulling out due to having a football game the night before.
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Post by yayband914 on Jun 26, 2019 14:56:27 GMT -6
Updated as of August 4, 2019
Baldwin-Woodville H.S., WI Bellevue East H.S., NE Blue Springs H.S., MO Blue Springs South H.S., MO* Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS Camdenton H.S., MO Cedar Rapids Jefferson H.S., IA* Cedar Rapids Washington H.S., IA Davenport Central H.S., IA Dowling Catholic H.S., IA Eastview H.S., MN Francis Howell North H.S., MO Grand Rapids H.S., MN Greendale H.S., WI* Independence H.S., IA John F. Kennedy H.S., IA Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL* Marian Catholic H.S., IL Marshall H.S., MN Morton H.S., IL Nixa H.S., MO O’Fallon Township H.S., IL* Rosemount H.S., MN
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Post by principalagent on Jun 27, 2019 12:47:06 GMT -6
Drop: Blue Valley West H.S., KS Not officially listed on MFA’s website, but I heard from a reliable source that they are pulling out due to having a football game the night before. 😢😢😢
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Post by yayband914 on Jul 12, 2019 9:03:19 GMT -6
Drop: Blue Valley West H.S., KS Not officially listed on MFA’s website, but I heard from a reliable source that they are pulling out due to having a football game the night before. 😢😢😢 We can now take this as official as the band’s calendar has been updated on their website. They are going to the Owasso invitational instead.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 4, 2019 13:51:29 GMT -6
Heard from an extremely reliable source that Bellevue West is dropping this regional because of admin not wanting West and East competing head to head at regional events, only super regionals.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 5, 2019 17:57:19 GMT -6
Heard from an extremely reliable source that Bellevue West is dropping this regional because of admin not wanting West and East competing head to head at regional events, only super regionals. To add to that, they are now a AA band from AAA in previous years.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2019 19:47:52 GMT -6
Heard from an extremely reliable source that Bellevue West is dropping this regional because of admin not wanting West and East competing head to head at regional events, only super regionals. I am currently marching drum corps with someone who is attending Bellevue West and I can confirm they won't be at Cedar Falls.
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 8, 2019 13:26:35 GMT -6
Updated as of August 8, 2019
Baldwin-Woodville H.S., WI Bellevue East H.S., NE Bellevue West H.S., NE Blue Springs H.S., MO Blue Springs South H.S., MO* Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS Camdenton H.S., MO Cedar Rapids Jefferson H.S., IA* Cedar Rapids Washington H.S., IA Davenport Central H.S., IA Dowling Catholic H.S., IA Eastview H.S., MN Francis Howell North H.S., MO Grand Rapids H.S., MN Greendale H.S., WI* Independence H.S., IA John F. Kennedy H.S., IA Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL* Marian Catholic H.S., IL Marshall H.S., MN Morton H.S., IL Nixa H.S., MO O’Fallon Township H.S., IL* Rosemount H.S., MN
Not sure why Bellevue West is still on the list as I know for sure they are not going... perhaps they didn’t officially drop out yet.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 28, 2019 19:26:46 GMT -6
Prelims Schedule as of 8/28/2019
9:15 Bellevue West H.S., NE 9:30 Grand Rapids H.S., MN 9:45 Francis Howell North H.S., MO 10:00 John F. Kennedy H.S., IA 10:15 Dowling Catholic H.S., IA 10:30 Blue Springs H.S., MO 10:45 Cedar Rapids Washington H.S., IA 11:00 Greendale H.S., WI 11:15 Nixa H.S., MO
11:30 LUNCH
12:15 Cedar Rapids Jefferson H.S., IA 12:30 Eastview H.S., MN 12:45 Rosemount H.S., MN 1:00 Camdenton H.S., MO 1:15 Davenport Central H.S., IA 1:30 Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS 1:45 Lockport Township H.S., IL 2:00 Blue Springs South H.S., MO
2:15 BREAK
2:45 O'Fallon Township H.S., IL 3:00 Marshall H.S., MN 3:15 Bellevue East H.S., NE 3:30 Independence H.S., IA 3:45 Lincoln H.S., SD 4:00 Morton H.S., IL 4:15 Marian Catholic H.S., IL 4:30 Baldwin-Woodville H.S., WI
4:45 University of Northern Iowa (Exhibition) 5:00 Prelims Awards/ Announcement of Finalists
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Post by thewho on Aug 28, 2019 19:51:57 GMT -6
Bellevue didn't drop out after all? Or is this going to be a case of them skipping out entirely?
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Post by yayband914 on Aug 29, 2019 0:50:19 GMT -6
Finalist tiers (in ABC order) and class predictions. That 3rd AA spot is gonna be a bloodbath between Greendale, Camdenton and Blue Valley Southwest.
Blue Springs H.S., MO ————— O’Fallon Township H.S., IL Rosemount H.S., MN ————— Blue Springs South H.S., MO Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL Marian Catholic H.S., IL Morton H.S., IL ————— Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS Camdenton H.S., MO Greendale H.S., WI ————— Bellevue East H.S., NE Eastview H.S., MN Grand Rapids H.S., MN
Class A: 1) Baldwin-Woodville H.S., WI 2) Independence H.S., IA
Class AA: 1) Morton H.S., IL 2) Marian Catholic H.S., IL 3) Greendale H.S., WI
Class AAA: 1) Rosemount H.S., MN 2) Lincoln H.S., SD 3) Blue Springs South H.S., MO
Class AAAA: 1) Blue Springs H.S., MO 2) O’Fallon Township H.S., IL 3) Lockport Township H.S., IL
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Post by yayband914 on Sept 6, 2019 21:25:27 GMT -6
Schedule was updated today to officially reflect Bellevue West dropping. The regional will now start with Grand Rapids H.S., MN at 9:30 am.
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Post by marimba11 on Sept 16, 2019 23:08:52 GMT -6
A part of me is still dumbfounded at how Marian is attending an early regional, props to them for getting it out early. I know they attend early shows with not much on the field but this will be pretty cool to see them here
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Post by LeanderMomma on Sept 17, 2019 4:32:06 GMT -6
How about Eastview North, Southwest?
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Post by Marchingdci on Sept 21, 2019 12:14:54 GMT -6
With less than a week till the regional, this is going to be an interesting one.
Here are my finalists predictions (Alphabetically): Bellevue East H.S., NE Blue Springs H.S., MO* Blue Springs South H.S., MO* Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL Marian Catholic H.S., IL Morton H.S., IL O’Fallon Township H.S. Rosemount H.S., MN
With Blue Valley West and Bellevue West leaving, that threw a curve ball in to my original finalist predictions.
Marian Catholic will probably have very little on the field as its an early season show, but it will be nice to see them this early.
Blue Valley Southwest is the one school I think might makes finals that no one really sees coming. Southwest's show is full of new things that I've never really seen from them in that past years, which just really add to the show and make it fun and enticing to watch. They will be going up against Greendale and Camdenton in class AA, which will be an interesting fight.
As I see it now, Greendale’s show is still lacking in visual and general effect in my opinion. Their last performance at the Andrew Invitational was a fairly clean run, but other groups attending the regional will have more visual movement along with a fairly clean run (Clean as in decent for the early season competitions). Last years show "Dancing in the Dark" filled the field with props and really added a visual element to their show. And the hornline had strong impacts, but as many high school groups los that impact as time went all. This year seems to be a better year for them.
Camdenton is a strong marching band as well, receiving 33rd at Grand Nats last year with their show “Red Hot”. I have yet to see their show, but if it follows the same trend as last year, we should see them ready to fight Southwest and Greendale.
Blue Valley Southwest has seemed to really step up their visual performance this year. Last year show “Fireborn” was a great show, but could have done more to make it better. And not to mention ,but last year was their first BOA performance and they were the first to go on, so the odds were stacked against them. But based on what i'm seeing this year, their visual additions to the show is really working for them. This years show is full of excitement and great staging. and just to add, the hornline last year was a very strong one with an amazing low brass to powerful mellophones. Those we honestly some of the best mellophone lines I heard that day! I can't wait to witness the hornline this year.
Camdenton, Blue Valley Southwest, and Greendale is going to be a tough call. And one interesting thing is that Blue Valley Southwest and Greendale have the music arranger!
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Post by yayband914 on Sept 21, 2019 12:26:42 GMT -6
With less than a week till the regional, this is going to be an interesting one. Here are my finalists predictions (Alphabetically): Bellevue East H.S., NE Blue Springs H.S., MO* Blue Springs South H.S., MO* Blue Valley Southwest H.S., KS Lincoln H.S., SD Lockport Township H.S., IL Marian Catholic H.S., IL Morton H.S., IL O’Fallon Township H.S. Rosemount H.S., MN With Blue Valley West and Bellevue West leaving, that threw a curve ball in to my original finalist predictions. Marian Catholic will probably have very little on the field as its an early season show, but it will be nice to see them this early. Blue Valley Southwest is the one school I think might makes finals that no one really sees coming. Southwest's show is full of new things that I've never really seen from them in that past years, which just really add to the show and make it fun and enticing to watch. They will be going up against Greendale and Camdenton in class AA, which will be an interesting fight. As I see it now, Greendale’s show is still lacking in visual and general effect in my opinion. Their last performance at the Andrew Invitational was a fairly clean run, but other groups attending the regional will have more visual movement along with a fairly clean run (Clean as in decent for the early season competitions). Last years show "Dancing in the Dark" filled the field with props and really added a visual element to their show. And the hornline had strong impacts, but as many high school groups los that impact as time went all. This year seems to be a better year for them. Camdenton is a strong marching band as well, receiving 33rd at Grand Nats last year with their show “Red Hot”. I have yet to see their show, but if it follows the same trend as last year, we should see them ready to fight Southwest and Greendale. Blue Valley Southwest has seemed to really step up their visual performance this year. Last year show “Fireborn” was a great show, but could have done more to make it better. And not to mention ,but last year was their first BOA performance and they were the first to go on, so the odds were stacked against them. But based on what i'm seeing this year, their visual additions to the show is really working for them. This years show is full of excitement and great staging. and just to add, the hornline last year was a very strong one with an amazing low brass to powerful mellophones. Those we honestly some of the best mellophone lines I heard that day! I can't wait to witness the hornline this year. Camdenton, Blue Valley Southwest, and Greendale is going to be a tough call. And one interesting thing is that Blue Valley Southwest and Greendale have the music arranger! Not to sound overly blunt, but one thing I can almost promise you is that Bellevue East will not make finals. Replace them with either Greendale or Camdenton and I totally agree!
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Post by LeanderMomma on Sept 21, 2019 12:31:40 GMT -6
What about Blue Valley Springs North Southwest?
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Post by yayband914 on Sept 21, 2019 12:34:00 GMT -6
What about Blue Valley Springs North Southwest? I hear they’re going next year! Their future sister school Blue Valley Not Quite East and Not Quite West but Definitely Somewhat North and Totally Not South opens next year, too!
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Post by LeanderMomma on Sept 21, 2019 12:36:59 GMT -6
What about Blue Valley Springs North Southwest? I hear they’re going next year! Their future sister school Blue Valley Not Quite East and Not Quite West but Definitely Somewhat North and Totally Not South opens next year, too! Oh good. I know North South East West Blue Belleview Springs just opened and I hear they’re traveling all directions next BOA season.
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