Skyhawks Claim Event and NWAPA Season Titles

Twenty two marching bands from across Oregon, plus Washington and Idaho, braved cold and at times wet conditions Saturday to contest the OSU Marching Band Championships in Reser Stadium on the campus of Oregon State University. The event also determined the Northwest Association of Performing Arts state championships, and the Southridge Skyhawks swept to victory.

Despite a strong effort by the Evergreen Plainsmen out of Vancouver, WA, and significantly higher scores by their three closest competitors from last years’ OSU event, the Skyhawks upped their score as well. As a result, Southridge claimed the Open division preliminary round, and defended their OSU title, sweeping the support awards, and claiming the year’s NWAPA season championship as well.

The Southridge Marching Band emerges for their performance.

Southridge In Performance

Southridge claimed both the OSU Marching Band Competition Trophy (l.) and the NWAPA State Championship (r.)

The array of hardware the Skyhawks claimed.

Evergreen claimed second overall, as well as in the Open division preliminaries.

Evergreen receives the second place trophy.

Skyview, also from Vancouver, took third overall, and in the Open division.

Bands are classified by the size of the band, not the size of the school, and the West Salem Titans claimed fourth overall, as well as the NWAPA AA state championship.

The Grants Pass Cavemen band rounded out the top five.

The Sunset Apollos placed sixth.

The South Salem Saxons placed seventh, and in the process claimed the NWAPA AAA state title.

The Century Jaguars claimed the AA preliminary round, ahead of South Salem, but placed eighth behind South Salem after the final round was completed.

After claiming the class A preliminary, the Sprague Olympians went on to place ninth against the larger bands in the finals, and claim the A NWAPA state championship.

The Glencoe Crimson Tide, finished just behind Sprague in the A prelims, and again in the overall, placing tenth after the finals.

Preliminary Results

A

1. Sprague

2. Glencoe

3. Hillsboro

AA

1. West Salem

2. Sunset

3. Beaverton

AAA

1. Century

2. South Salem

3. Westview

Open

1. Southridge

2. Evergreen

3. Skyview

Finals

1. Southridge – 93.15

2. Evergreen – 90.80

3. Skyview – 89.65

4. West Salem – 89.25

5. Grants Pass – 87.75

6. Sunset – 83.00

7. South Salem – 80.55

8. Century – 80.35

9. Sprague – 79.60

10. Glencoe – 77.10

11. Westview – 75.75

12. Beaverton – 75.30

13. Tigard – 73.95

14. Hillsboro – 67.80

15. Phoenix – 66.25

General Effect – Southridge

Visual Effect – Southridge

Musical Quality – Southridge

Percussion Section – Southridge

Auxiliary – Southridge