It wasn’t quite the clean sweep of two years ago, but Center Grove returned to center stage at the 22nd annual Norwell Show Choir Invitational Saturday.
In 2010, Center Grove came, saw, and took just about every award possible back to Greenwood. They missed the event in 2011, and returning this year, the trophy haul wasn’t quite so complete, but nonetheless impressive, and the scene was also set for a rivalry this Saturday at Southwestern High School, between Center Grove and Norwell.
Center Grove took Mixed Choir Grand Champion award, and also Women’s Division Grand Champion. They were forced to settle for second in the Concert Choir Division however, by Huntington North.
Along the way, Center Grove also picked up the caption awards for Best Choreography, Best Vocals and Best Stage Crew in both Large Mixed and Women’s choir divisions, with Abby Lord also winning the caption award for Best Solo Within a Show in the Women’s Division.
Center Grove and Norwell will go head to head for top honors in the Women’s Division at Southwestern next weekend, and the Knight Moves habit of winning the Small Mixed Choir Division with enough points to propel them into the evening competition against the best Large Mixed choirs sets up a potential show down on two fronts.
The “rivalry” was on show Saturday when Center Grove, still competing on stage in the Concert Choir Division, asked for the Knight Stars exhibition performance to be delayed so they could come and watch. Center Grove performers were also paying close attention to the Knight Moves exhibition later in the evening, just prior to the final prize giving.
In addition to winning the Concert Choir Division, Huntington North placed first runner-up in the Large Mixed Division, and Breanna Woods of Huntington North won the Solo Division. Woods also won the caption award for Best Female Solo Within a Show in the Large Mixed Choir Division (for the second consecutive year), and Huntington won the captions for Best Instrumental Ensemble in this division also.
Competition began just after 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, but it was not until after midnight, and the early hour of Sunday morning until the final awards were presented. 23 choirs, competing in six divisions including the solo division contested this year’s event.
Northrdge won the top honors in the Small Mixed Choir Division, while Woodside won the Middle School Division competition.
Whiteland’s “Rhythm Masters” won the “People’s Choice” award for the second consecutive year.
As host school, Norwell’s show choirs were ineligible to compete, however the “Knight Moves,” the “Knight Stars” and the “Knight Sounds” all performed exhibitions of their 2012 competition routines. Video and photos from the event will be posted here over the next few days.
2012 Norwell Show Choir Invitational
Results: March 10
Large Mixed Choir Division:
Grand Champion: Center Grove “CG Sound System”
1st Runner-up: Huntington North “Varsity Singers”
2nd Runner-up: Northridge “Northern Lights” (competing up after placing first in the Small Mixed Division.)
3rd Runner-up: Anderson “Vocal Infusion”
4th Runner-up: Shelbyville “Synergy”
5th Runner-up: Whiteland “Rhythym Masters” (competing up after placing second in the Small Mixed Division.)
Best Choreography: Center Grove “CG Sound System”
Best Vocals: Center Grove “CG Sound System”
Best Stage Crew: Center Grove “CG Sound System”
Best Instrumental Ensemble: Huntington North “Varsity Singers’
Best Male Soloist: Layke Jones (Anderson “Vocal Infusion”)
Best Female Soloist: Breanna Woods (Huntington North “Varsity Singers”)
Small Mixed Choir Division:
Grand Champion: Northridge “Northern Lights”
1st Runner-up: Shelbyville “Synergy”
2nd Runner-up: Whiteland “Rhythm Masters”
Best Choreography: Northridge “Northern Lights”
Best Vocals: Northridge “Northern Lights”
Best Stage Crew: Northridge “Northern Lights”
Best Instrumental Ensemble: Northridge “Northern Lights”
Best Male Soloist: Skyler Leffingwell (Pendelton Heights “Pendeltones”)
Best Female Soloist: Jessica Gannon (Northridge “Northern Lights”)
Women’s Choir Division:
Grand Champion: Center Grove “Debtones”
1st Runner-up: Northridge “Starlights”
2nd Runner-up: Noblesville “New Dimension”
Best Choreography: Center Grove “Debtones”
Best Vocals: Center Grove “Debtones”
Best Instrumentals: Northridge “Starlights”
Best Stage Crew: Center Grove “Debtones”
Best Female Soloist: Abby Lord (Center Grove “Debtones”)
Concert Choir Division:
Grand Champion: Huntington North “Varsity Concert Choir”
1st Runner-up: Center Grove “CG Singers”
2nd Runner-up: Northridge “Lyric Lights”
Middle School Division:
Grand Champion: Woodside “Class Act”
1st Runner-up: Miami “Sound Machine”
2nd Runner-up: Shawnee “Stage Breakers”
Soloist Division:
Grand Champion: Breanna Woods (Huntington North)
1st Runner-up: Layke Jones (Anderson)
2nd Runner-up: Morgan Pay (Anderson)
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