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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 12, 2023 14:03:40 GMT -6
Big competition weekend coming up in MCBA. Might wanna bring a raincoat and umbrella though. Very excited to see what scores look like in Flight 1. Too bad Rockford and Walled Lake are at different competitions.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 15, 2023 6:59:10 GMT -6
West Shore Invitational (hosted by Reeths-Puffer @ Grandville H.S. 10/14
Flight 5: 1. Watervliet - 76.05 (Music, Visual, GE) 2. Kent City - 75.40 (Percussion, Auxiliary) 3. Grant - 72.45 4. Belding - 72.30 5. Tri-County - 71.30 6. Newaygo - 70.75 7. Allegan - 68.85 8. Durand - 67.90 9. Orchard View - 65.35 10. Godwin Heights - 64.25
Flight 4: 1. Spring Lake - 77.80 (Music, Visual, GE, Percussion) 2. Gull Lake - 75.35 (Auxiliary) 3. Edwardsburg - 71.70 4. Sparta - 71.25 5. Fruitport - 69.60
Flight 2: 1. Jenison - 86.50 (all captions) 2. Byron Center - 81.30 3. Grand Ledge - 76.80 4. Battle Creek Lakeview - 74.80
Flight 1: 1. Rockford - 86.50 (Music, Visual, GE, Auxiliary) 2. Grandville - 77.00 (Percussion) 3. Hudsonville - 74.35
Flight 3: 1. Holland - 71.25 (Music, Visual, GE, Percussion) 2. Cedar Springs - 68.90 (Auxiliary) EXH: Reeths-Puffer - 81.35
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 15, 2023 7:07:45 GMT -6
Novi Invitational 10/14
Flight 4: 1. Clio - 66.45 (Music, Percussion, Auxiliary) 2. Lamphere - 66.05 (Visual, GE)
Flight 2: 1. L’anse Creuse - 76.30 (Visual, GE, Percussion, Auxiliary) 2. Flushing - 74.85 (Music) 3. South Lyon East - 71.00 4. Wayne Memorial - 69.45 5. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 69.10
Flight 3: 1. Linden - 74.95 (Music, Visual, GE, Percussion) 2. Mt Pleasant - 71.40 3. Trenton - 70.10 (Auxiliary) 4. Redford Thurston - 67.25
Flight 5: 1. Hazel Park - 68.40 (all captions)
Flight 1: 1. Walled Lake - 85.05 (all captions) 2. Plymouth-Canton - 83.05 3. Dakota - 80.75 4. Huron Valley - 79.40 EXH: Novi - 82.50
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 15, 2023 8:30:42 GMT -6
Those scores make me wish Jenison were in Flight 1. That would really be a competition. I bet Byron Center wishes Jenison were in Flight 1 as well.
I know it is tough to compare scores at two different competitions and considering there may be subtle scoring differences among the flights, looks like the top three in Michigan at this time remain Jenison, then Rockford, then Walled Lake.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 15, 2023 9:56:45 GMT -6
Those scores make me wish Jenison were in Flight 1. That would really be a competition. I bet Byron Center wishes Jenison were in Flight 1 as well. I know it is tough to compare scores at two different competitions and considering there may be subtle scoring differences among the flights, looks like the top three in Michigan at this time remain Jenison, then Rockford, then Walled Lake. Flight 1 will be a battle, and would be even more of one with Jenison in there Byron Center is more than likely the 2nd best Flight 2 band, so, yea, I would agree they wish Jenison would make the jump As for the other flights, Watervliet with a nice showing in Flight 5, hoping to dethrone Kent City. Flight 3 looks like it may be a battle again between RP and Dewitt, we will see what the latter scores next week Jenison, Rockford, and Walled Lake separating themselves from the rest of the state. As of current scores, looks like Lake Orion and PCEP may be next in line, but pretty far behind.
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 20, 2023 13:21:06 GMT -6
Those scores make me wish Jenison were in Flight 1. That would really be a competition. I bet Byron Center wishes Jenison were in Flight 1 as well. I know it is tough to compare scores at two different competitions and considering there may be subtle scoring differences among the flights, looks like the top three in Michigan at this time remain Jenison, then Rockford, then Walled Lake. Flight 1 will be a battle, and would be even more of one with Jenison in there Byron Center is more than likely the 2nd best Flight 2 band, so, yea, I would agree they wish Jenison would make the jump As for the other flights, Watervliet with a nice showing in Flight 5, hoping to dethrone Kent City. Flight 3 looks like it may be a battle again between RP and Dewitt, we will see what the latter scores next week Jenison, Rockford, and Walled Lake separating themselves from the rest of the state. As of current scores, looks like Lake Orion and PCEP may be next in line, but pretty far behind. I like your take. PCEP has historically been remarkable at improving the last couple weeks of the season, but yea reaching Walled Lake and Rockford may be tough. The next couple of weeks with these qualifying and prelims competitions leading to the state championships will give us a much better look at the whole competitive field.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 20, 2023 16:53:07 GMT -6
Flight 1 will be a battle, and would be even more of one with Jenison in there Byron Center is more than likely the 2nd best Flight 2 band, so, yea, I would agree they wish Jenison would make the jump As for the other flights, Watervliet with a nice showing in Flight 5, hoping to dethrone Kent City. Flight 3 looks like it may be a battle again between RP and Dewitt, we will see what the latter scores next week Jenison, Rockford, and Walled Lake separating themselves from the rest of the state. As of current scores, looks like Lake Orion and PCEP may be next in line, but pretty far behind. I like your take. PCEP has historically been remarkable at improving the last couple weeks of the season, but yea reaching Walled Lake and Rockford may be tough. The next couple of weeks with these qualifying and prelims competitions leading to the state championships will give us a much better look at the whole competitive field. Looking forward to it! Hopefully the weather cooperates! On a side note, Spring Lake competed the other weekend and pumped out a good score, however, I don’t see them at either of the competitions this weekend? Wouldn’t they have to compete to qualify for next weekend?
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 20, 2023 17:34:18 GMT -6
I believe the the last two weekends were qualifying with this being the last weekend of qualifying before prelims next weekend.
I think the qualifying has replaced the old competitive average scoring system they used to use.
It would not be an October MCBA competition without crappy weather. Just be thankful the state championships are at Ford Field. Back in my day the state championships were outdoors. We either froze or got wet. My junior year was the only nice weather for state.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 20, 2023 18:03:55 GMT -6
I believe the the last two weekends were qualifying with this being the last weekend of qualifying before prelims next weekend. I think the qualifying has replaced the old competitive average scoring system they used to use. It would not be an October MCBA competition without crappy weather. Just be thankful the state championships are at Ford Field. Back in my day the state championships were outdoors. We either froze or got wet. My junior year was the only nice weather for state. Even the Silverdome was better than outdoors (my first 3 years before it moved to Ford Field in 2006)
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 21, 2023 20:59:17 GMT -6
Jenison Invitational 10/21
Flight 4: 1. Stevensville Lakeshore - 76.55 (all captions) 2. Edwardsburg - 72.10 3. Sparta - 69.45 4. Plainwell - 69.05 5. Fruitport - 66.55
Flight 3: 1. Reeths-Puffer - 82.15 (all captions) 2. Grand Rapids Northview - 74.15 3. Holland - 71.85 4. Cedar Springs - 67.65
Flight 1: 1. Rockford - 86.20 (Music, Visual, GE, Auxiliary) 2. Grandville - 79.80 (Percussion) 3. Hudsonville - 77.15
Flight 5: 1. Watervliet - 76.80 (Music, Visual, GE, Auxiliary) 2. Belding - 73.95 (Percussion) 3. Kent City - 73.40 4. Grant - 73.20 5. Newaygo - 72.00 6. Tri-County - 71.00 7. Allegan - 69.70 8. Comstock Park - 68.40 9. Buchanan - 68.05 10. Godwin Heights - 67.10 11. Orchard View - 64.55
Flight 2: 1. Byron Center - 83.20 (Music, Visual, GE, Percussion) 2. Grand Ledge - 80.80 (Auxiliary) 3. Portage Northern - 77.80 4. Battle Creek Lakeview - 76.00
EXH: Jenison - 88.20
I saw Flight 2 (aside from Grand Ledge) in person in a steady rain. All I’ll say is, if Jenison was taking this show to Nationals, they would be a serious threat to win AA and make the top 22. Just wow.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 21, 2023 21:10:49 GMT -6
Huron Valley Invitational 10/21
Flight 2: 1. L’anse Creuse - 80.00 (all captions) 2. Flushing - 76.90 3. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 72.25 4. South Lyon East - 71.45 5. Wayne Memorial - 70.55 6. South Lyon - 66.85
Flight 3: 1. Dewitt - 83.40 (all captions) 2. Southgate Anderson - 77.00 3. Linden - 75.15 4. Carmen-Ainsworth - 71.55 5. Mt Pleasant - 69.70 6. Trenton - 68.60 7. Redford Thurston - 65.95
Flight 4: 1. Ferndale - 80.40 (all captions) 2. Marysville - 73.65 3. Clio - 72.20 4. Lamphere - 68.65
Flight 5: 1. Durand - 67.85 (all captions)
Flight 1: 1. Walled Lake - 88.70 (all captions) 2. Lake Orion - 87.90 3. Novi - 84.95 4. Grand Blanc - 83.50 5. Clarkston - 81.70 6. Macomb Dakota - 78.90
EXH: Huron Valley - 79.80
Looks like Rockford and Walled Lake will be a great battle in 1, and Dewitt and RP will be a great battle in 3. Excited for next weeks competitions!
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 22, 2023 6:23:42 GMT -6
Like I said, watch out for Walled Lake.
Lake Orion did very well too
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 22, 2023 6:54:05 GMT -6
Like I said, watch out for Walled Lake. Lake Orion did very well too You are absolutely right! This is how I see it going into next weekend Flight 1: Walled Lake or Rockford, maybe Lake Orion can sneak in Flight 2: Jenison Flight 3: Reeths-Puffer or Dewitt Flight 4: Ferndale Flight 5: Watervliet Going to be fun!
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Post by jaguar4 on Oct 23, 2023 14:36:41 GMT -6
Like I said, watch out for Walled Lake. Lake Orion did very well too You are absolutely right! This is how I see it going into next weekend Flight 1: Walled Lake or Rockford, maybe Lake Orion can sneak in Flight 2: Jenison Flight 3: Reeths-Puffer or Dewitt Flight 4: Ferndale Flight 5: Watervliet Going to be fun! It will be interesting to see how Spring Lake stacks up. Nice to see a longtime scholastic band competing in MCBA.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Oct 24, 2023 5:11:50 GMT -6
You are absolutely right! This is how I see it going into next weekend Flight 1: Walled Lake or Rockford, maybe Lake Orion can sneak in Flight 2: Jenison Flight 3: Reeths-Puffer or Dewitt Flight 4: Ferndale Flight 5: Watervliet Going to be fun! It will be interesting to see how Spring Lake stacks up. Nice to see a longtime scholastic band competing in MCBA. I really enjoy when Scholastic bands make the jump to MCBA. I’m interested to see how Grand Ledge does as well. It looks like they may finish in the top half of flight 2, which would be a great feat for their first year
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Post by came on Oct 28, 2023 21:43:37 GMT -6
Prelims placements (scores won't be announced for awhile prolly)
Flight 1: 1. Rockford 2. Walled Lake 3. Lake Orion 4. Plymouth-Canton 5. Novi 6. Grandville 7. Grand Blanc 8. Clarkston 9. Hudsonville 10. Dakota 11. Huron Valley
Flight 2: 1. Jenison 2. Byron Center 3. Grand Ledge 4. L'Anse Creuse 5. Portage Northern 6. Flushing 7. Lakeview 8. South Lyon East 9. Wyandotte Roosevelt 10. Wayne Memorial 11. South Lyon
Flight 3: 1. DeWitt 2. Reeths-Puffer 3. Northview 4. Linden 5. Holland 6. Southgate Anderson 7. Mt. Pleasant 8. Carman-Ainsworth 9. Trenton 10. Cedar Springs 11. Thurston
Flight 4: 1. Ferndale 2. Lakeshore 3. Spring Lake 4. Gull Lake 5. Marysville 6. Clio 7. Edwardsburg 8. Sparta 9. Plainwell 10. Fruitport 11. Lamphere
Flight 5: 1. Watervliet 2. Kent City 3. Newaygo 4. Belding 5. Grant 6. Tri County 7. Allegan 8. Godwin Heights 9. Comstock Park 10. Hazel Park
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Post by mtnxdrew on Nov 4, 2023 16:39:10 GMT -6
In Flight 1, Rockford was at 88.05 and Walled Lake at 87.75. They will both be contenders for semis at Nationals. Flight 2 is the last group on, let’s see if Jenison can break 90.
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 4, 2023 17:15:33 GMT -6
In Flight 1, Rockford was at 88.05 and Walled Lake at 87.75. They will both be contenders for semis at Nationals. Flight 2 is the last group on, let’s see if Jenison can break 90. I knew Rockford and Walled Lake would be close.
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 4, 2023 18:50:35 GMT -6
DeWitt quite solidly winning Flight 3, nice job.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Nov 4, 2023 21:02:32 GMT -6
Jenison at 88.90 and sweeps all captions. IMO that show that I watched probably should’ve eclipsed 90. Too bad they aren’t taking it to Nationals. Either way, bravo on a fantastic year!
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 4, 2023 21:09:07 GMT -6
I think if Jenison competed with the Flight 1 group they would have had a higher score. They still got the highest score, cementing my opinion that the best band in Michigan this season is Jenison, with Rockford and Walled Lake not too far behind.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Nov 4, 2023 21:23:25 GMT -6
I think if Jenison competed with the Flight 1 group they would have had a higher score. They still got the highest score, cementing my opinion that the best band in Michigan this season is Jenison, with Rockford and Walled Lake not too far behind. So hard to compare across flights with different judges, but I would tend to agree. Man, that would’ve been a fun battle.
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Post by marchingartsfan on Nov 4, 2023 21:24:29 GMT -6
2023 MCBA State Championships FULL RESULTS: Flight I 1. Rockford 88.05 2. Walled Lake 87.55 3. Lake Orion 84.95 4. Plymouth-Canton 84.15 5. Novi 82.20 6. Grandville 80.70 7. Clarkston 77.60 8. Grand Blanc 76.65 9. Hudsonville 75.85 10. Huron Valley 74.75 11. Dakota 74.45 Music: Walled Lake Visual: Walled Lake GE: Rockford Perc: Walled Lake CG: Rockford Flight II 1. Jenison 88.90 2. Byron Center 84.85 3. L’Anse Creuse 83.35 4. Grand Ledge 83.25 5. Portage Northern 79.95 6. Flushing 77.70 7. Battle Creek Lakeview 77.60 8. South Lyon East 75.35 9. Wyandotte Roosevelt 74.90 10. Wayne Memorial 73.90 11. South Lyon 70.60 Music: Jenison Visual: Jenison GE: Jenison Perc: Jenison CG: Jenison Flight III 1. DeWitt 85.05 2. Reeths-Puffer 83.80 3. Northview 80.10 4. Linden 78.55 5. Holland 78.40 6. Southgate Anderson 77.75 7. Mt. Pleasant 74.30 8. Carman-Ainsworth 73.95 9. Trenton 73.40 10. Cedar Springs 70.55 11. Thurston 70.50 Music: DeWitt Visual: DeWitt GE: DeWitt Perc: DeWitt CG: Reeths-Puffer Flight IV 1. Lakeshore 84.15 2. Ferndale 82.35 3. Spring Lake 81.05 4. Gull Lake 78.85 5. Marysville 76.55 6. Clio 76.45 7. Edwardsburg 76.40 8. Plainwell 73.75 9. Sparta 72.75 10. Fruitport 70.65 11. Lamphere 70.55 Music: Lakeshore Visual: Lakeshore GE: Lakeshore Perc: Gull Lake CG: Lakeshore Flight V 1. Watervliet 83.2 2. Kent City 80.9 3. Newaygo 80.05 4. Belding 79.1 5. Grant 77.8 6. Tri County 77.1 7. Allegan 75.3 8. Comstock Park 74.85 9. Godwin Heights 72.9 10. Hazel Park 71.9 Music: Watervliet Visual: Watervliet GE: Watervliet Perc: Kent City CG: Kent City Congrats to all bands! Link to full recaps: themcba.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=162
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Post by mtnxdrew on Nov 5, 2023 6:05:14 GMT -6
2023 MCBA State Championships FULL RESULTS: Flight I 1. Rockford 88.05 2. Walled Lake 87.55 3. Lake Orion 84.95 4. Plymouth-Canton 84.15 5. Novi 82.20 6. Grandville 80.70 7. Clarkston 77.60 8. Grand Blanc 76.65 9. Hudsonville 75.85 10. Huron Valley 74.75 11. Dakota 74.45 Music: Walled Lake Visual: Walled Lake GE: Rockford Perc: Walled Lake CG: Rockford Flight II 1. Jenison 88.90 2. Byron Center 84.85 3. L’Anse Creuse 83.35 4. Grand Ledge 83.25 5. Portage Northern 79.95 6. Flushing 77.70 7. Battle Creek Lakeview 77.60 8. South Lyon East 75.35 9. Wyandotte Roosevelt 74.90 10. Wayne Memorial 73.90 11. South Lyon 70.60 Music: Jenison Visual: Jenison GE: Jenison Perc: Jenison CG: Jenison Flight III 1. DeWitt 85.05 2. Reeths-Puffer 83.80 3. Northview 80.10 4. Linden 78.55 5. Holland 78.40 6. Southgate Anderson 77.75 7. Mt. Pleasant 74.30 8. Carman-Ainsworth 73.95 9. Trenton 73.40 10. Cedar Springs 70.55 11. Thurston 70.50 Music: DeWitt Visual: DeWitt GE: DeWitt Perc: DeWitt CG: Reeths-Puffer Flight IV 1. Lakeshore 84.15 2. Ferndale 82.35 3. Spring Lake 81.05 4. Gull Lake 78.85 5. Marysville 76.55 6. Clio 76.45 7. Edwardsburg 76.40 8. Plainwell 73.75 9. Sparta 72.75 10. Fruitport 70.65 11. Lamphere 70.55 Music: Lakeshore Visual: Lakeshore GE: Lakeshore Perc: Gull Lake CG: Lakeshore Flight V 1. Watervliet 83.2 2. Kent City 80.9 3. Newaygo 80.05 4. Belding 79.1 5. Grant 77.8 6. Tri County 77.1 7. Allegan 75.3 8. Comstock Park 74.85 9. Godwin Heights 72.9 10. Hazel Park 71.9 Music: Watervliet Visual: Watervliet GE: Watervliet Perc: Kent City CG: Kent City Congrats to all bands! Link to full recaps: themcba.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=162 Some really great battles! Only Flight that didn’t have split captions was 2. Great season all, and best of luck to all the bands headed off to Nationals!
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Post by came on Nov 5, 2023 13:17:35 GMT -6
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Post by boahistorybuff on Nov 13, 2023 12:14:54 GMT -6
Man so close for Rockford at nationals. They should have been in Semi Finals. Walled Lake's Semi Finals performance was outstanding. We will never know how that show would have stacked up to Jenison had they gone but I am sure it would have been close.
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Post by mtnxdrew on Nov 19, 2023 8:23:28 GMT -6
Man so close for Rockford at nationals. They should have been in Semi Finals. Walled Lake's Semi Finals performance was outstanding. We will never know how that show would have stacked up to Jenison had they gone but I am sure it would have been close. 2023 will be the year where it’s “what could’ve been” for Jenison. I’m sure Kiski and Morton were amazing, but I strongly believe Jenison would’ve had a chance to play Saturday night (in exhibition). Also believe Rockford absolutely should’ve been in semis, especially with PCEP getting in.
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