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| HAWKINS TEAGUE/Ledger & Times
The Calloway County High School Lakers Band pauses for one its powerful moments in this year’s show at Murray State University’s Festival of Champions. The band finished first in finals with a total score of 77.6. Murray High School Tigers band members march across the field. The band placed sixth among 12 bands in finals with a total score of 67.2. |
Band Locally Band work pays off: Calloway takes Festival champ title; Tigers 6th
By HAWKINS TEAGUE
Staff Writer
The Calloway County High School marching band is this year's grand champions of Murray State University's Festival of Champions.
CCHS finished first in its AAAA class Saturday and placed first overall with a total score of 77.6. Murray High School also did well and was the only band in class A to make it to finals. They finished with a total score of 67.2 and finished sixth overall competing against the larger bands.
Components of the competition included music performance, visual performance, general music effect and general visual effect. MSU Assistant Band Director John Fannin said there were 12 bands in finals and 19 in bands in prelims.
Getting a high school band to be good enough to reach the final four competition at the state finals near the end of October is not an easy feat. At last year's Kentucky Music Educators Association championships at the University of Louisville, CCHS and MHS both finished second in their classes. CCHS has its sights set on Madisonville North Hopkins High School's “Marching Maroons,” who have been state champions in class AAAA for three years in a row. Jacob Vaughan, one of CCHS's two drum majors, said he thought they stood a good chance at besting them for first.
Overall, the final rankings were: 1. CCHS - 77.6; 2. Madisonville North Hopkins - 77.0; 3. Marshall County - 73.7; 4. Daviess County - 72.5; 5. O' Fallon Township - 72.3; 6. Murray - 67.2; 7. Henderson County - 65.2; 8. Muhlenberg South - 64.5; 9. Caldwell County - 61.9; 10. Central Hardin - 60.3; 11. Francis Howell - 59.7; 12. Trigg County - 58.4
To read the complete article, pick up a copy of Monday's Murray ledger & Times.
Story created Sep 22, 2008 - 12:26:24 EDT.
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