Galen Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Happy Friday! We have a very exciting show lined up out west, as Los Angeles's Weingart Stadium opens up its gates to host the western regional championships! The west championships are being scheduled a week early to allow western corps more time to compete with their brethren from the rest of the country. A powerhouse of corps marches into action tonight, with Buckeye Brass, Dune Battalion, The Thoroughbreds and Dewsbury Regulars all looking like strong contenders in World Class, and The Colonels, Star of Hawaii and Texas Zephyrs sticking out among the corps to watch in Open Class. Tonight's show also features the return of the Twilight group of corps, as these three groups have been on a competitive hiatus since early in the season. All corps will be able to participate in both rounds. Down south, corps are using tonight's event at Southern University's Victory Stadium in Lakeland FL as a tune-up for tonight's Southern Star Cup. Star of Jupiter will be taking the night off after some impressive victories in their last couple of shows, which gives corps like Quiksilver and Golden Panthers a chance to regain some ground. Credit: Nujak.com Finally, we have two shows in the northeast, with Panther Prime and Thunder Cadets re-christening Clifton Stadium's new turf field in Clifton NJ and Ivory Brigade, Valley Vanguard and Hamburg Junior Buccaneers leading the way into Farrell Stadium in West Chester PA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Saturday brings the finals of the western championships, again at Weingart Stadium in Los Angeles. Additionally, the Star of Jupiter will again be renowned Southern Star Cup event at Brighthouse Networks Stadium in Orlando FL, and eastern corps march into the confines of J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown PA. Source: DCI Blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Here's a recap of tonight's events: In the last western show of the season, The Thoroughbreds continued their success with a win at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces NM. Class A also saw a squeaker of an outcome, as Twilight Echo just barely outplaced Enlightenment. This stadium, which used to have one of the worst-looking grass surface in college football, has been nicely renovated with artificial turf, and is being looked at as the site of a major event next season. Savannah GA's Memorial Stadium was the site of an extremely close contest in World Class, where Star of Jupiter, Quiksilver and Great Lakes Sound were all within a couple tenths of each other. Just a little further back, Euphony Empire appears to be finding their "tour legs" after a late start to the season. narrowly placing ahead of Confederate Regiment. The Class A competition was extremely close at this show as well, with Cross coming in slightly ahead of Hg tonight. In the east, the scores were a little further apart, with Ivory Brigade, Star of Hawaii and Hamburg Junior Buccaneers taking top honors at Westminster HS in Westminster MD and Harmonic, Lone Stars and Mackinac Island Crusaders placing first at Vestal HS in Endicott NY. This event also saw Hawk's Eye's second performance of the season after making their debut last week in New Haven CT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Tonight's events are taking place at some of the finest high school venues in their respective states, and should have some great competition! Powder Springs GA's McEachern Stadium will be a matchup of rival Regiments in World Class, as the River City and Confederate corps go head to head, with Euphony Empire caught in between. Meanwhile, in Open Class, Florida Sound is looking to rebound after a disappointing finish in Orlando. Up in the midwest, Massillon OH's Paul Brown Tiger Stadium (often considered the best high school in the country- or outside of Texas) is the site of an interesting matchup between Harmonic and homestate Buckeye Brass in World Class. Class A will really be fun to watch tonight, as the Mirfield Lockmen, who have shot up to the top of the Class A charts in recent days, look to hold onto the top spot approaching the regional competitions against Mackinac Island Crusaders, Kaiju Corps and Buckeye Brass C. And in Richmond VA, we visit a new venue this evening, as Glen Allen HS opens its gates to some of the best that DCPI has to offer tonight, including Golden Panthers, Pride of Salem, Circle City Sound and The Knights in World Class, Huddersfield Hundred, The Marauders and West Virginia Sound in Open Class and Hamburg Junior Buccaneers and Confederate Regiment Easy Company in Class A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Here's the recap for tonight's events, the last ones before the regionals get underway: Dublin Coffman HS, just outside of Columbus OH, saw a very close contest in World Class tonight, as Quiksilver eked out a victory over Great Lakes Sound. Harmonic, which has looked strong in their recent events, had an off night this evening and dropped several places in the standings. In Open Class, it was Mercury turning in another solid performance to place well ahead of Valley Vanguard, and in Class A, Mirfield Lockmen continue to look impressive as they head towards the regionals. Credit: Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps At Stagg Stadium in Salem VA, it was a great night for the Forward Dynamics organization, as Polaris Regiment and Xothyme won their respective divisions (ending Hamburg Junior Buccaneers' winning streak in Class A in the process) and The Marauders finished a strong second in Open Class, just a few tenths behind Star of Hawaii. Open Class was particularly competitive tonight, as West Virginia Sound, Spartan Vanguard and Confederate Regiment Cadets were separated by just 3 tenths of a point. And at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga TN, Aftershock NZ got back on top of the standings in World Class after being a little down in the points for a while, moving past The Thoroughbreds and Star of Jupiter in the process. The Colonels and Enlightenment managed to take top honors in Open Class and Class A for their organization. This event also saw the season debut of a new class A corps, the Green Wisemen. Credit: Scolin's Sports Venues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Good morning and happy Valentine's Day! Here's a recap of last night's regional prelims At Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville TN, it was the resurgent Aftershock NZ who led the way, winning the world class prelims over some mighty competition including Star of Jupiter, The Thoroughbreds and River City Regiment. Confederate Regiment just narrowly squeaked by The Thoroughbreds by less than a tenth of a point to earn the third spot, while Violet Knights edged out Dark Knights to secure the last spot in finals. In Open Class, Star of Hawaii had an easy time overcoming The Colonels, winning the prelims by 1.3 points. Texas Zephyrs and Aftershock NZ B had spirited battle, which resulted in the Texas corps coming home in third place. In Class A, it was Enlightenment who found their way to the top of the charts over Easy Company, who have Stars of St. Louis breathing down their neck for third place. Credit: DCI.org At Joan Edwards Stadium in Huntington WV, Polaris Regiment turned in another strong performance to lock up the top spot heading into tomorrow's finals, while host Tri-State Troubadors placed fourth, earning a spot in the finals as well. Open Class saw The Marauders take care of business over Huddersfield Hundred, and Class A saw Xothyme complete the prelims sweep for Forward Dynamics, while Cape Cod Regiment just barely made it into the finals, sending Mountain Magic home early with a .085 point victory. This was the most competitive division of all of last night's shows, as 1st and 5th place were separated by barely half a point. Expect some intense competition here tonight! In Ypsilanti MI, Ivory Brigade had the closest margin of victory, placing just 3 tenths ahead of Quiksilver on the grey turf of Rynearson Stadium. In Open Class, Mercury continued their dominant run with a 1.7 point victory of Northern Lights. And in Class A, it was Mirfield Lockmen cementing their powerhouse status with a 2.4 point win over Hg, who themselves just barely finished ahead of Kaiju Corps. The top 6 placing corps in each division will be advancing to tonight's finals. Due to today being Valentine's day, scores may not be posted until tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSU Fever Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Due to today being Valentine's day, scores may not be posted until tomorrow morning. Edited February 15, 2015 by OSU Fever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 The scores are in, and we have our regional champions! In the east region, Forward Dynamics completed a regional sweep as all three of their corps, Polaris Regiment, The Marauders and Xothyme, marched to victory in Huntington. The Marauders had a somewhat comfortable margin of victory, overcoming Huddersfield Hundred by 0.9 points, but Polaris and Xothyme each had to work hard for their titles tonight, beating Circle City Sound and Cross by about .25 points each, respectively. Unfortunately, White Chords saw their GE scores drop considerably from prelims and found themselves back in 5th place. Les Blanc Chevaliers surged up to 3rd place in Open Class and very nearly passed Huddersfield, but the Hundred's higher GE numbers helped them carry the evening. In the midwest region, Buckeye Brass made a big jump from 3rd place in prelims to leap past Ivory Brigade and secure the midwest regional championship in Ypsilanti. Great Lakes Sound made a nice jump up to third, while Quiksilver saw both their GE and Music scores drop a bit from prelims as they slid back to 5th place. In Open Class, Buckeye Brass B leaped up to second place, but couldn't get past Mercury, who took the top spot thanks to an increase in their Music scores. And in Class A, Mirfield Lockmen nearly saw their insurmountable prelims lead vanish on them as Hg made a tremendous move up to second place, but in the end it was the British corps holding on to take the title in this division. Kaiju Corps and Hg wound up swapping positions. And in the south region, Star of Jupiter came roaring back after a 2nd place showing in prelims to get past Aftershock NZ and take home 1st place in Nashville, as the Kiwis had to settle for a second place tie with The Thoroughbreds. Confederate Regiment was right on their heels, finishing only a tenth of a point behind in fourth place. In Open Class, Confederate Regiment Cadets made the biggest jump of any corps, rising from 6th place in prelims all the way up to 2nd place, but it was not enough to move past Star of Hawaii, who retained the top spot that they had held in prelims. And in Class A, Enlightenment held off a surging Stars of St. Louis by the narrowest of margins, 0.005, to secure the title in this division. All of the performances were excellent tonight, as the championship competition brought out the best in every corps and led to some nailbiting scores. That tie between Thoroughbreds and Aftershock NZ could be a sign of an intense battle as the year goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleran Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 . And in Class A, Mirfield Lockmen nearly saw their insurmountable prelims lead vanish on them as Hg made a tremendous move up to second place, but in the end it was the British corps holding on to take the title in this division. Kaiju Corps and Hg wound up swapping positions. 100% honest: I still don't know how scores are generated during these off-season seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 The second half of the season got underway today with two events in the midwest, giving many corps their first chance to see how their midseason adjustments went. In Indianapolis IN, the field of corps was so large that the event had to be divided between two venues, as world class corps competed at Carmel High School and Open Class and Class A corps took the field at Warren Central HS. Buckeye Brass had a near-perfect night, winning both World and Open classes and nearly pulling off a sweep of all 3 divisions as Cape Cod Regiment edged out home-state favorite Hoosier Regiment by a mere tenth of a point in Class A. Mercury saw their recent winning streak interrupted, but still have to be feeling good with the scores in that division being as close as they are between themselves, Spartan Vanguard and Huddersfield Hundred. Also, Great Lakes Sound and Circle City Sound had a spirited contest, with the Michigan corps taking the upper hand over the Indiana crew tonight. Down in Greenville KY, just outside of Bowling Green, it was the StarOrg corps grinning from ear to ear after tonight's sweep at Muhlenberg County HS. Home state corps The Thoroughbreds, The Colonels and Enlightenment all did their home state proud, finishing a close second in each division. Pride of Salem also had a good showing this evening, finishing 3rd to recover from a disappointing regional round. Euphony Empire continues to find the going slow after their midseason start, but have to be feeling encouraged after finishing very close behind Tri-State Troubadors. Credit: Muhlenberg Bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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