County Bands Shine in Weekend Competition

It was a busy, and successful Saturday weekend for both Norwell and Bluffton marching bands after competitions at Dekalb and New Haven.

For Norwell’s Marching Knights, pictured above, the return was especially rewarding, as they attended both competitions, and placed first in Class C at both events. At Dekalb, the Marching Knights also picked up the caption awards for “Best Music” and “Best Visual,” while at New Haven, they collected “Best Music,” Best Visual” and “Best General Effect.”

Competing at Dekalb, Bluffton’s Bengal Brigade placed second in Class D, behind Woodlan. Bluffton won the caption award for “Best Music”, but were edged by Woodlan for “Best Visual” and “Best General Effect.”

Bluffton compete at 5:15 p.m. at Hamilton Southeastern this Saturday, in a Midstates competition.

Norwell will compete at 5:06 p.m. at Penn High School in Mishawaka on Saturday.

Weekend results from Dekalb and New Haven are as follows:

At Dekalb:
Class A: 1-Homestead, 2-Northrop, 3-Huntington North, 4-Warsaw; Music- Homestead, Visual-Homestead, General Effect- Homestead.
Class B: 1-North Side, 2-East Noble, 3-Columbia City, 4-Wayne, 5-Bishop Dwenger, 6-South Side; Music-North Side, Visual-North Side, General Effect-North Side.
Class C: 1-Norwell, 2-Concordia Lutheran, 3-Leo, 4-Heritage, 5-North Wood, 6-Garrett, 7-Bellmont; Music-Norwell, Visual-Norwell, General Effect-Concordia Lutheran.
Class D: 1-Woodlan, 2-Bluffton, 3-Eastside, 4-Hicksville, Ohio; Music-Bluffton, Visual-Woodlan, General Effect-Woodlan.

At New Haven:
Class A: 1-Carroll, 2-Huntington North; Music- Carroll, Visual-Carroll, General Effect-Carroll, Pit Crew-Huntington North.
Class B: 1-DeKalb, 2-East Noble, 3-Wayne, 4-South Side; Music-DeKalb, Visual-DeKalb, General Effect-DeKalb, Pit Crew-Wayne.
Class C: 1-Norwell, 2-Heritage; Music-Norwell; Visual-Norwell, General Effect-Norwell, Pit Crew-Heritage.

Thanks to the Norwell Music Boosters for the photo. Check their band web site at www.norwellbands.webs.com