Marching Bands Win, Chase State Titles

High school marching bands across several states are celebrating championship results or preparing for state-level competition. Benton High School in Louisiana earned a Grand Championship and top color guard honors at a weekend contest before heading to its state championship, while Colorado’s Legacy High School won its 12th state title and will advance to the Bands of America Grand National Championships. In Texas, Pine Tree’s 196-member band and San Antonio’s Reagan High School are among the programs competing at the UIL state contest in the Alamodome, where 14 bands will advance from preliminaries to the finals. Clarke County High School in Virginia also claimed its division’s marching-band championship, alongside state titles for both cross-country teams.