State Finals in Chesaning
First of all, let's take a moment to recognize the drumlines who
competed at the Michigan Color Guard Cicuit Percussion Championships
at Chesaning High School in Chesaning, Michigan. Congradulations to
all of the ensembles and individuals who participated.
In the Scholastic A division, performing was West Bloomfield,
Central Montcalm, and Waterford Mott. Participating in the
Scholastic Open division was Chesaning Percussion Theatre,
Arthur Hill, and G-Force. From the Independent Open
division, drumlines included Liviona Franklin, CAL Perc,
Maverix, West Michigan Percussion, and Huron Valley
Percussion. Lastly, in Scholastic World competition was
Clinton Percussion and Novi.
As for individual performances, the line-up included Tim Rugenstein
in Keyboard Individual Exhibition, Jason Peterson as the
Tenor Individual Champion, West Michigan Percussion's very own
Jeff Link as Keyboard Individual Champion, and James Morris
from Novi as the Snare Individual Champion.
Scores from State Finals
SCHOLASTIC A DRUMLINES AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
West Bloomfield
Performance time: 4:15 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 70.8
Final Placement: 3rd Place, Scholastic A
Central Montcalm
Performance time: 4:26 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 79.0
Final Placement: 2nd Place, Scholastic A
§Waterford Mott§
Performance time: 4:37 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 88.2
Final Placement: 1st Place, Scholastic A
SCHOLASTIC OPEN DRUMLINES AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
§Chesaning Percussion Theatre§
Performance time: 4:48 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 95.2
Final Placement: 1st Place, Scholastic Open
Arthur Hill
Performance time: 4:59 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 86.3
Final Placement: 3rd Place, Scholastic Open
G-Force
Performance time: 5:10 PM
Penalty Points: 0.2
Final Score: 92.4
Final Placement: 2nd Place, Scholastic Open
INDEPENDENT OPEN DRUMLINES AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Liviona Franklin
Performance time: 5:41 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 76.5
Final Placement: 5th Place, Independent Open
CAL Perc
Performance time: 5:52 PM
Penalty Points: 2.2
Final Score: 82.7
Final Placement: 4th Place, Independent Open
Maverix
Performance time: 6:03 PM
Penalty Points: 0.1
Final Score: 85.0
Final Placement: 3rd Place, Independent Open
§West Michigan Percussion§
Performance time: 6:14 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 89.5
Final Placement: 1st Place, Independent Open
Huron Valley Percussion
Performance time: 6:25 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 89.0
Final Placement: 2nd Place, Independent Open
SCHOLASTIC WORLD DRUMLINES AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Clinton Percussion
Performance time: 6:36 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 92.7
Final Placement: 2nd Place, Scholastic World
§Novi§
Performance time: 6:47 PM
Penalty Points: 0.0
Final Score: 97.1
Final Placement: 1st Place, Scholastic World
Well, what can we say, but...WE WON!!! Yes, although a close race,
West Michigan Percussion prevailed in Independent Open competition.
We recieved a trophe and a flag, as well as gold medals for each
individual. We were very satisfied with the night's performance, and
we can't wait till next year to come back and kick some more
ASS!!!
