From what I've seen and heard i think it may go down something like this:
GC- Westside - ATSC
1RU- Elkhorn South - Blackout
2RU- Millard West - West In Grove
3RU- Papillion La Vista - Free Spirit
4RU- GISH - Ultimate Image
5RU- Norris - Gold
As always Westside is going to be phenomenal, they looked great at excibition yesterday, and I can only imagine that they are gonna be even better this day [since they won't have just hosted half of a competition before their performance, with another half to go hahaha]
Elkhorn South has been doing spectacularly this year and they shouldn't be too far behind with how they are performing.
With those two pretty set, I have Millard West after that [haven't seen them this season, but have heard great things about them this year.]
After this the last three could go either way. [Who knows, 2RU might be up for grabs too] I have Papio after them [coming in from a very good weekend at CoE] with a very clean and well-sung show.
GISH might be after them. I love their show and they keep making big strides to become better every week. Plus, I bet that they have a fire burning under them going into this competition, since im sure they couldn't have been too far behind points-wise from finals at CoE!
Then possibly Norris after, since that PAINFULLY early time slot could hurt them. Especially since all their big competition doesn't perform for another 3 hours almost!
I didn't get to see GINW yesterday, but I'm sure they have a chance of making it in finals too, as well as some other schools and possibly even Westside Prep or Women's [not sure what the rules are for this one.]
Anyway, should be another great competiton! Wish i was going x3
Good luck to all groups!
If I remember right, I don't believe the second venue can make finals since everything is different (besides with so many open division groups, it is a lot less unlikely anyways). Jacobson could confirm this if he is still around reading things.
I'm glad almost all of the top Nebraska groups are going to be here this year, that hasn't always happened.
With almost no knowledge of these groups this year, I will try a shot in the dark prediction...
GC-Westside BB, BV, BC
1RU-Norris
2RU-Elkhorn
3RU-Millard West
4RU-Grand Island NW
5RU-Papio
Lincoln East, GISH, or Pleasant Hill have all also been in finals here and are contenders I'll put down.
This competition is STACKED! Just like Westside's competition. Well maybe mostly because of the two performing areas. I honestly cannot wait for this competition. The food is amazing. The school is HUGE! I love the theme and the hospitality is just so warm and welcoming! Out of the 19 Varsity groups only 6 or 5 groups can get into finals if a JV group makes it! It will be tough but really fun!
Can JV groups make finals? I would think it would be hard to combine scores from both venues since they will have different judges. (unless they have some super amazing bionic judge clones)
This competition is STACKED! Just like Westside's competition. Well maybe mostly because of the two performing areas. I honestly cannot wait for this competition. The food is amazing. The school is HUGE! I love the theme and the hospitality is just so warm and welcoming! Out of the 19 Varsity groups only 6 or 5 groups can get into finals if a JV group makes it! It will be tough but really fun!
Here's the official schedule for the 2013 Southwest Showdown. There are two schedules listed as there are two venues (The Auditorium (Women's/Prep) and Gym (Open)) going on at once. Looking forward to see all the groups perform as it should be a great day of Show Choir!
AUDITORIUM SCHEDULE SHOWDOWN WOMEN/PREP DIVISIONS
Papillion La Vista 9:15 Women's
Millard West 9:40 Women's 10 MIN BREAK
Omaha Westside 10:15 Women's
Millard South 10:40 Women's
Lincoln Northeast 11:05 Women's
Lincoln East 11:30 Women's LSW AMBIENCE (IN GYM) 12:00 EXHIBITION
LUNCH
Beatrice 1:00 Prep
Papillion La Vista 1:25 Prep
Millard West 1:50 Prep
Omaha Westside 2:15 Prep
Norris 2:40 Prep 10 MIN BREAK
Grand Island Senior High 3:15 Prep
Elkhorn 3:40 Prep
Grand Island Northwest 4:05 Prep
Elkhorn South 4:30 Prep LSW RESONANCE (IN GYM) 5:30 EXHIBITION
Beatrice 8:00 Open
Omaha North 8:25 Open
Omaha Skutt Catholic 8:50 Open
Lincoln Pius X 9:15 Open
Norris 9:40 Open 10 MIN BREAK
Elkhorn 10:15 Open
Harrisonville MO 10:40 Open
Sioux Falls Roosevelt 11:05 Open
Tri-Center IA 11:30 Open LINCOLN SOUTHWEST AMBIENCE 12:00 EXHIBITION
LUNCH
Grand Island Senior High 1:00 Open
Grand Island Northwest 1:25 Open
Elkhorn South 1:50 Open
Millard South 2:15 Open
Lincoln Northeast 2:40 Open 10 MIN BREAK
Lincoln East 3:15 Open
Pleasant Hill MO 3:40 Open
Papillion La Vista 4:05 Open
Millard West 4:30 Open
Omaha Westside 4:55 Open LINCOLN SOUTHWEST RESONANCE 5:30 EXHIBITION
Lincoln Southwest Showdown 2013
