DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: California: South Bay Invitational, Torrance
JUDGING BY: SCSBOA

CLASS C - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
76.80 Bishop Montgomery (Drill Team)
70.55 Torrance
67.50 Cypress Cadets
66.60 Palos Verdes Peninsula (Guard)

CLASS B - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
78.85 Los Angeles (Perc, Drill Team)
74.35 Quartz Hill
73.35 Marshall
71.65 Orange (Guard)

CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
81.75 El Toro (Guard, Drill Team)
78.75 La Canada (Perc)
76.55 Oxnard
75.30 Canyon, Canyon Country
74.85 John C. Fremont

CLASS AA - - - - - - - - - - - - -
89.95 Esperanza (Guard)
87.20 Cypress Varsity
77.55 Serrano
75.30 Rowland (Drill Team)

OPEN CLASS - - - - - - - - - - - -
88.15 Kennedy (Guard)
84.40 Irvine
81.90 Mater Dei (Perc)

SWEEPSTAKES
DRILL TEAM - 91.3 Esperanza
PERCUSSION - 86.0 Thousand Oaks
COLOR GUARD - 82.2 Mater Dei
MAYOR'S MUSIC TROPHY - 410.5 Thousand Oaks
GENERAL EFFECT - 345.0 Thousand Oaks
MARCHING - 190.0 Thousand Oaks
BAND SWEEPSTAKES - 94.55 Thousand Oaks

Thanks to Parker for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: California: Tournament in the Hills, 
       Mission Viejo (Trabuco Hills HS) 
JUDGING BY: WSMBC Panel

CLASS A-60  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
58.9 Laguna Beach (music, aux)
57.0 Huntington Beach (marching, effect, perc)
54.6 Costa Mesa

CLASS A-90  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
76.8 Victor Valley (music)
76.3 Trabuco Hills (marching, effect, perc, aux)
64.9 Dana Hills
64.1 Ramona
60.5 Laguna Hills
59.8 Ridgeview

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
72.8 Oceanside (marching, effect)
70.9 Aliso Niguel (music)
70.8 Serra (aux, perc)
68.2 Santa Barbara

CLASS AAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
84.2 Mission Viejo (sweepstakes, music, marching, effect, perc, aux)
81.9 Valley View
80.5 Chino
77.1 Simi Valley
76.6 El Camino

Thanks to Jim Wunderlich for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: California: WSMBC Show, Gilroy (Gilroy HS)
JUDGING BY: Assembled Panel

CLASS A-60  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
68.8 Moreau
62.1 Ceres
52.4 Yerba Buena
45.0 Selma

CLASS A-90  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
72.40 Clayton Valley
70.00 Santa Theresa
64.90 Gilroy
56.65 Arroyo
54.00 San Benito

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
76.25 Amador Valley
68.60 Saratoga

CLASS AAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
83.45 Logan
82.25 Live Oak
77.95 Buchanan
76.60 Oak Grove

Thanks to Quincy Nguyen for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: Florida: Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival, Tarpon Springs
JUDGING BY: Not Specified

DIVISION A  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
73.0 Boca Ciega HS (Perc, Guard)
60.9 Hawthorne Jr./Sr. HS
58.9 Pinellas Park HS
58.7 Gibbs HS
55.6 Carrol HS
54.5 Dixie Hollins HS

DIVISION AA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
85.4 Northside Christian (Perc, Guard)
82.3 Haines City HS    
76.8 Countryside HS
69.6 Land O'Lakes HS
65.3 South Sumter HS
59.8 St. Cloud HS  

DIVISION AAA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
88.5 Cypress Creek HS (Perc, Guard)  
79.8 Braddock HS  
75.6 Largo HS    

GRAND CHAMPION: Cypress Creek HS

Thanks to Gary Kovar for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: Indiana: ISSMA Class A Regional Contest, Elkhart (Central HS)
JUDGING BY: Central States

CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Carmel - Div 1 - State Finalist
Homestead - Div 1 - State Finalist
Northrop - Div 1 - State Finalist
Lafayette Jefferson - Div 1 - State Finalist
Penn - Div 1 - State Finalist
LaPorte - Div 1
Snider - Div 1
Lawrence North - Div 1
Crown Point - Div 1
North Side - Div 1
Chesterton - Div 1
Warsaw - Div 1
Lake Central - Div 1
Kokomo - Div 1
Huntington North - Div 1
Marion - Div 1
Portage - Div 1
Michigan City - Div 2

Thanks to Mike for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: Indiana: ISSMA Class B/D Regional Contest, Carmel
JUDGING BY: Central States

CLASS D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Div. 1 - Fairfield (Goshen) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Winchester - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Woodlan (Woodburn) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Tri County (Wolcott) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Pioneer (Royal Center) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Fountain Central (Veedersburg)
Div. 1 - Taylor (Kokomo)
Div. 1 - John Glenn (Walkerton)
Div. 1 - Winamac
Div. 1 - Northwestern (Kokomo)
Div. 2 - Prairie Heights (LaGrange)
Div. 2 - Clinton Prairie (Frankfort)
Div. 2 - Tri Central (Sharpsville)
Div. 2 - Bremen
Div. 2 - Manchester (North Manchester)
Div. 2 - Eastern (Greentown)
Div. 2 - Frankton
Div. 3 - North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson)

CLASS B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Div. 1 - Concord (Elkhart) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - DeKalb (Waterloo) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - East Noble (Kendallville) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Highland (Anderson) - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Goshen - State Finalist
Div. 1 - Columbia City
Div. 1 - Wawasee (Syracuse)
Div. 1 - Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne)
Div. 1 - Wayne (Fort Wayne)
Div. 1 - Plymouth
Div. 1 - Harrison (West Lafayette)
Div. 2 - Lowell
Div. 2 - Elkhart Central
Div. 2 - Riley (South Bend)
Div. 2 - Logansport
Div. 2 - Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Div. 2 - Highland
Div. 2 - Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield)
Div. 3 - Hobart
 
Thanks to David Holscher for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: Iowa: Mid-Iowa Band Championship, Ankeny
JUDGING BY: Assembled Panel

CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
49.10 Sumner, IA

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
65.00 Eddyville-Blakesburg, IA (Perc, Guard)
56.05 North Polk, Alleman, IA

CLASS AAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
83.20 Waseca, MN (Guard)
80.25 Pella, IA (Perc)
77.50 Charles City, IA
76.95 Spirit Lake, IA
74.70 Oskaloosa, IA
56.40 Norwalk, IA
52.80 Knoxville, IA

CLASS AAAA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
83.70 Bellevue East, NE (Perc)
80.35 Urbandale, IA (Guard)
78.90 Sioux City North, IA
77.60 Pipestone, MN
75.20 Blaine, MN
73.00 Newton, IA
69.95 Cedar Rapids Washington,IA
66.30 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, IA

EXHIBITION  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
Ankeny Marching Hawks, Ankeny, IA

Thanks to Paul Brizzi for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: Maryland: Tournament of Bands, Hagerstown (So Hagerstown HS)
JUDGING BY: National Judges Association

GROUP I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
81.90 Greencastle-Antrim (music, perc, marching)
80.60 Westmar (band front, dm)
70.35 Hancock 

GROUP II  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
83.35 Northern Garrett (music, marching)
81.30 Bedford (band front, dm, perc)
81.20 Frankfort

GROUP III - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
85.70 Gov. Thomas Johnson (band front, dm, music, perc, marching)
84.70 Southern Garrett
81.30 Hedgesville
80.05 Bellwood-Antis
78.95 Frederick

GROUP IV  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
89.50 Urbana (music)
88.70 Allegany (perc, marching)
86.85 Keyser (band front, dm)
84.65 Williamsport, MD
83.25 Martinsburg
81.15 Quince Orchard

OVERALL BEST BAND: Urbana

Thanks to Chris Cunningham for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: Maryland: Tournament of Bands, Severna Park (Severna Park HS)
JUDGING BY: National Judges Association

GROUP I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
85.15 Colonel Richardson HS, Federalsburg, ME
80.15 Chesapeake, ME
79.75 Lackey, MD
77.35 North East, MD
75.15 Joppatonwe, MD
68.65 Calvert, MD

GROUP II  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
91.80 Northern HS, MD
84.25 Anapolis Christian, MD
83.45 LaPlata, MD
82.15 South Carroll HS, Sykesville, MD
78.75 Thomas Stone, Waldorf, MD
74.65 Great Mills, MD

GROUP III - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
90.80 Liberty HS, Eldersburg, MD
77.05 Broadneck
72.35 Arundel, MD
71.45 Pautexet

GROUP IV  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
88.00 Caesar Rodney HS, Camden, DE
85.65 Queen Anne County HS, MD
84.20 Linganore HS, Frederick, MD

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: Maryland: Tournament of Bands, Worton (Kent County HS)
JUDGING BY: National Judges Association

GROUP I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
84.20 Lackey, MD
79.60 Joppatowne, MD
76.50 West Lake

GROUP II  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
85.40 Fallston, MD
83.75 Thomas Stone HS, Waldorf, MD
82.55 LaPlata, MD
81.50 McDonough, MD
66.30 Polytech HS

GROUP III - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
76.15 Arundel, MD

GROUP IV  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
86.35 Caesar Rodney, Camden, DE

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New Jersey: Bands of America Regional, Piscataway (Rutgers U)
JUDGING BY: Assembled Panel

PRELIMS
CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
68.05 - Bassett (Music, Visual, GE)

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
75.10 Trumbull (Music, GE)
68.25 Manheim Central Sr. (Visual)
64.20 Varina
59.35 Quakertown Comm.
57.25 Huntington
45.15 Penn Wood

CLASS AAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
82.15 Norwin Senior (Music, Visual, GE)
76.80 Piscataway
76.60 North Penn
73.80 Herndon
72.10 Cumberland Valley
72.10 Kempsville
58.85 Danbury

FINALS
OPEN CLASS  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
80.30 Norwin Senior (Music)
78.60 North Penn (Visual, GE)
75.60 Piscataway
75.30 Trumbull
70.30 Herndon
70.20 Bassett
68.05 Cumberland Valley
67.90 Kempersville
66.35 Manheim Central
61.25 Varina

Thanks to Quincy Nguyen for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New Jersey: Tournament of Bands, Audobahn (Audobahn HS)
JUDGING BY: National Judges Association

GROUP I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
86.90 Haddon Heights, NJ
86.10 Cherry Hill West, NJ
71.45 Gloucester City, NJ
71.15 Collingswood, NJ

GROUP II  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
86.70 Hammonton, NJ
78.55 Delsea, NJ
78.35 West Deptford, NJ

GROUP III - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
90.50 Clearview, NJ
85.05 Sterling, NJ
85.00 Eastern Regional, NJ

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New Jersey: Tournament of Bands, Bridgeton (Bridgeton HS)
JUDGING BY: National Judges Association

GROUP I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
83.25 Pennsville, NJ
76.80 Gateway HS, NJ

GROUP II  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
81.95 Vineland, NJ
77.85 Cumberland Regional, NJ

GROUP III - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
88.50 Overbrook, NJ
86.50 Mainland Regional, NJ
83.20 John Dickinson HS, DE
74.75 Williamstown, NJ

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New Jersey: Tournament of Bands, Toms River East
JUDGING BY: National Judges Association

GROUP I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
89.90 Governor Livingston HS, Berkeley Heights, NJ
84.95 Pleasantville, NJ

GROUP II  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
85.90 Triton, NJ
82.95 Jefferson Township, NJ
79.00 Egg Harbor, NJ

GROUP III - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
83.35 South Plainfield, NJ

GROUP IV  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
87.80 Southern Regional HS, Manahawkin, NJ
79.05 Passaic, NJ

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New Mexico: New Mexico State University Tournament of Bands
JUDGING BY: Assembled Panel

PRELIMS
CLASS C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
59.4 Cobre HS, Bayard, NM (Perc)
52.6 Lordsburg HS, Lordsburg, NM (Aux)
50.6 Morenci HS, Morenci, AZ

CLASS B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
80.5 Americas HS, El Paso, TX (Aux)
71.2 Burgess HS, El Paso, TX (Perc)
70.1 Silver HS, Silver City , NM

CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
81.0 Bowie HS, El Paso, TX (Aux)
80.7 Rio Rancho HS, Albuquerque, NM (Perc)
76.1 Austin HS, El Paso, TX

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
94.0 Robert E. Lee HS, Midland, TX
93.6 Coronado HS, El Paso, TX (Perc)
93.5 Bel Air HS, El Paso, TX
Del Valle HS, El Paso, TX (Aux)

Gregg Randall Award of Excellence 
(Highest New Mexico Band Score in prelims) - Mayfield HS, Las Cruces, NM

FINALS  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
94.3 Robert E. Lee HS, Midland, TX 
94.1 Coronado HS El Paso, TX
94.0 Hanks HS, El Paso, TX 
92.4 Bel Air HS El Paso, TX
91.1 Montwood HS El Paso, TX
90.1 Del Valle HS El Paso, TX
87.5 Franklin HS El Paso, TX
86.7 Mayfield HS Las Cruces, NM
86.0 Andress HS El Paso, TX
85.0 Alamogordo HS Alamogordo, NM

GRAND CHAMPION - Robert E. Lee HS, Midland, TX
 
Thanks to Hugh Grubbs for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New York: NY State Field Band Conference Show, 
       LaGrangeville (Arlington HS)
JUDGING BY: NY State Federation of Contest Judges

CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
85.00 Oceanside, NY
82.53 Mahopac, NY

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
87.12 Copiague

CLASS AAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
90.19 Jordan-Elbridge, NY
88.70 Mohonasen HS, Rotterdam, NY
83.97 Kingston, NY

NATIONAL CLASS  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
97.33 Norwalk, CT
95.00 Arlington HS, LaGrangeville, NY

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New York: NY State Field Band Conference Show, Liverpool
JUDGING BY: NY State Federation of Contest Judges

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
85.41 Central Square, NY
81.99 Baldwinsville (C W Baker HS), NY
81.92 Phoenix, NY
81.37 Homer, NY

NATIONAL CLASS  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
94.86 West Genesee HS, Camillus, NY
91.51 Cicero-North Syracuse, NY

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New York: NY State Field Band Conference Show, Webster
JUDGING BY: NY State Federation of Contest Judges

CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
78.22 West Seneca West, NY
76.16 Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY (tie)
76.16 Wellsville, NY (tie)
69.79 Frewsburg, NY
69.73 Falconer, NY

CLASS AA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
86.10 Southwestern HS, Lakewood/Jamestown, NY

CLASS AAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
90.68 Orchard Park, NY
84.86 Victor, NY

CLASS AAAA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
92.88 Medina, NY
92.47 Eastridge, NY
90.75 Auburn, NY

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.

DATE: Saturday, October 18, 1997
EVENT: New York: NY State Field Band Conference Show, New Hartford
JUDGING BY: NY State Federation of Contest Judges

CLASS A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
86.10 Marcus Whitman HS, Rushville, NY
84.32 Johnstown, NY
75.55 Westmoreland, NY
73.29 Binghamton, NY

CLASS AAA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
90.27 East Syracuse-Minoa, NY
86.23 Mohonasen HS, Rotterdam, NY

CLASS AAAA  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
93.29 New Hartford, NY

NATIONAL CLASS  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
93.42 Arlington HS, LaGrangeville, NY

Thanks to Jon Armstrong for this information.