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November 12, 2006

Broken Arrow HS Wins Grand Nationals

Congrats to the Pride of Broken Arrow Marching Band for winning the 2006 Grand National Championship. In what some have determined to be one of the best Finals lineups ever, Broken Arrow snuck past LD Bell HS, Kennesaw Mountain HS, and The Woodlands HS to claim the coveted Eagle trophy. Being an alumni of Broken Arrow, I am proud of the group for their accomplishment - hats off to the kids who obviously worked very hard.

Results

1. 96.75 Broken Arrow Sr. H.S., OK
2. 96.35 L.D. Bell H.S., TX
3. 95.00 Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA
4. 94.15 The Woodlands H.S., TX
5. 93.30 Tarpon Springs H.S., FL
6. 93.20 Lawrence Central H.S., IN
7. 92.60 Avon H.S., IN
8. 91.90 Carmel H.S., IN
9. 90.90 Plymouth-Canton Ed. Park, MI
10 90.80 Winston Churchill H.S., TX
11 90.60 Marian Catholic H.S., IL
12 89.35 James Bowie H.S., TX

Caption Results

Outstanding Music Performance -- L.D. Bell, TX
Outstanding Visual Performance -- Lawrence Central, IN
Outstanding General Effect -- Broken Arrow Sr., OK

Posted by Ryan on 12:30 AM

November 11, 2006

BOA Grand Nationals Final Schedule

Congrats to the Top 12 Finalists Bands! Here is the performance order for tonight...

7:45 - Beechwood High School, KY - Class A Winner Exhibition
8:00 - The Woodlands High School, TX
8:15 - Tarpon Springs High School, FL
8:30 - L.D. Bell High School, TX
8:45 - Avon High School, IN
9:00 - Carmel High School, IN
9:15 - Plymouth-Canton Education Park High School, MI
9:30 - Broken Arrow Senior High School, OK
9:45 - Marian Catholic High School, IL
10:00 - James Bowie High School, TX
10:15 - Winston Churchill High School, TX
10:30 - Lawrence Central High School, IN
10:45 - Kennesaw Mountain High School, GA

Kennesaw seems to in the best spot to take the Eagle even though The Woodlands won Class AAA from Semis

Posted by Ryan on 07:07 PM

November 09, 2006

BOA Grand Nationals Starts Today

The 2006 BOA Grand Nationals started today in Indianapolis, Indiana. Prelims are today and tomorrow, then Semis and Finals on Saturday. The first day of prelims are still going until 11:30 tonight and then start right back up tomorrow at 7:30AM.

If you can't make it up to Indy, you can always scour the forums for updates as people tend to call in with updates as to who is moving on to the next round. Or you can purchase a BOA Premium Membership for $39.00 and watch live streaming video of Grand National Finals.

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Posted by Ryan on 10:34 PM

DCI 2007 Major Summer Events Released

DCI released their 2007 schedule of DCI Major Events the other day. They have expanded the number of events throughout the summer and have included locations that are convenient during the trek to Pasadena. Click the link for a complete list of locations and dates.

2007 DCI Major Events
DCI Annapolis Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Saturday, June 16 DCI Chicagoland Benedictine University Lisle, Ill. Sunday, June 24 DCI Central Illinois Illinois State University Normal, Ill. Friday, June 29 DCI Kalamazoo Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Mich. Saturday, June 30 DCI Eastern Classic J. Birney Crum Stadium Allentown, Pa. Saturday & Sunday, July 7 & 8 DCI Louisville University of Louisville Louisville, Ky. Wednesday, July 11 Masters of the Summer Music Games Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tenn. Friday, July 13 DCI Atlanta The Southeastern Championship Georgia Dome Atlanta, Ga. Saturday, July 14 DCI San Antonio The Southwestern Championship Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Saturday, July 21		DCI Indianapolis RCA Dome Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday, July 28 Drums Along the Rockies INVESCO Field at Mile High Denver, Colo. Saturday, July 28 DCI Columbia University of Missouri Columbia, Mo. Sunday, July 29 DCI West Texas - TENTATIVE Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Wednesday, Aug. 1 DCI Phoenix University of Phoenix Stadium Phoenix, Az. Saturday, Aug. 4 DCI West Championship Stanford University Stanford, Calif. Saturday, Aug. 4 DCI Division II & III World Championships Pasadena City College Pasadena, Calif. Aug. 7, 10, 11 Individual & Ensemble Competition Pasadena Convention Center Wednesday, Aug. 8 DCI Division I World Championship Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, Calif. Aug. 9-11 Dates and locations subject to change.

Posted by Ryan on 10:21 PM