A few fans in the stands showed concern about the Regiment’s actions during retreat. This was the first year of a new retreat policy that had changed many times up to the very last minute. The idea was to make it more festive not only for the fans, but for the participants as well. For […]
Blue Devils B took first place in the World Championship Open Class Finals competition Saturday, Aug. 8, earning a score of 95.500 to end their season undefeated. 2008 Drum Corps International Hall of Fame inductee and Blue Devils B Director, Rick Odello, said he, the staff and members of the corps were thrilled to have […]
Three days into the 2009 Drum Corps International World Championships, a familiar face will finally return to the coveted top 12 of drum corps elite. After a 23 year absence from those ranks, the Troopers of Casper, Wyo. overtook the Colts (13th, 85.60) by a slim margin of .30 points taking 12th place in the […]
Blue Devils B took a commanding lead of the Open Class competition during the World Championship Semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday, Aug. 7. They pulled further ahead of the second place Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets with a score of 94.35. Blue Devils B remains undefeated as the corps advances to the Finals competition […]
There won’t be a better chance! The Cadets Store Championship Sale is the right time to grab up those souvenir shirts you’ve been putting off buying! With this big Championship Week blowout sale, you can save up to 50 percent off on your favorite shirts. You can get two brand new Cadets shirts for one […]
A score of 97.95 was more than enough to secure the top spot for the Blue Devils at the World Class World Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday, the first Drum Corps International event held in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Blue Devils continued their winning streak at the event as they took the first step […]
The Troopers are poised this week to possibly re-enter DCI’s coveted “Top 12” after a 23-year absence. Two of the people responsible for the renewed success of America’s Corps are the brass arranger/instructor duo of Dean Westman and DCI Hall of Fame percussionist Ralph Hardimon. As DCI’s Dan Potter finds out in today’s Field Pass, […]
Concerns about the H1N1 virus grounded some members of a California-based drum corps staying at Ball State for this weekend’s Drum Corps International World Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium. Now the team says 14 members taken to the hospital as a precaution are fine and ready to perform while health officials are investigating further. They’re […]
It’s a disease, says Ed Morris. Once you’ve been bitten, you never get rid of it. You can only keep feeding it. Morris, a 1981 graduate of La Porte High School, was in town with the Drum Corps International quarterfinals in Ames Field. He is traveling with the Santa Clara (Calif.) Vanguard, which last year […]
Ask any alumnus who wore Maroon and Gold, and they will tell you there may be no greater honor in their life than to say they were part of the legacy that traces back 75-years! As the Holy Name Cadets prepare for their final three shows of the 2009 Season in Indianapolis, they ask young […]
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