Definitely surprised by these results. Though I wasn't there so I didn't see how each group performed. Congratulations to Bishop Heelan on capping off a struggling year with a GC and to Westwood, also having a struggling year, on grabbing 1RU. And another congrats to Center Point Urbana. What a season you had! Beating groups like Muscatine! Impressive to say the least. I certainly hope you come back to NW Iowa next year! (Though many not to Hinton; they seem to give you troubles.)
OH. And a HUGE congratulations to Sheldon. I think, from what I know anyway, this was their first finals in quite a few years! (Last time I remember them making finals anywhere was when Okoboji held a competition.. back in like 06. Woofta!)
Prep Class
1st Place - Center Point-Urbana - Illumination
2nd Place - Sioux City Bishop Heelan - Pinnacle
3rd Place - Sioux City Bishop Heelan - Magnifique
Class 1A
1st Place - Laurens-Marathon - L-M Impulse
2nd Place - Elk Point-Jefferson - Audio Picture
Class 2A
1st Place - Westwood - The Rebelaires
2nd Place - Sheldon - Impact
3rd Place - Sioux Center - Satisfaction
4th Place - Manson Northwest Webster - Quantum
5th Place - South O'Brien - Center Stage
Class 3A
1st Place - Sioux City Bishop Heelan - Harmonia Mundi
2nd Place - Center Point-Urbana - Summit Street Singers
3rd Place - Carroll - Swingsations
Best Band - Westwood - The Rebelaires
Finals Round
Grand Champions - Sioux City Bishop Heelan - Harmonia Mundi
1st Runner-Up - Westwood - The Rebelaires
2nd Runner-Up - Center Point-Urbana - Summit Street Singers
3rd Runner-Up - Sheldon - Impact
4th Runner-Up - Sioux Center - Satisfaction
5th Runner-Up - Center Point-Urbana - Illumination
Best Vocals - Center Point-Urbana - Summit Street Singers
Best Choreography - Westwood - The Rebelaires
Center Point-Urbana - Illumination
Westwood - The Rebelaires
Sioux City Bishop Heelan - Harmonia Mundi
Sioux Center - Satisfaction
Center Point-Urbana - Summit Street Singers
Sheldon - Impact
Wow, Carroll really has fallen from what they used to be. Other than them, my predictions for finalists have been right on.
Congratulations to CPU on being the first group to ever have their varsity and prep make finals at Hinton!! I'm sad I didn't make it to see you today.
Center Point-Urbana - Illumination
Westwood - The Rebelaires
Sioux City Bishop Heelan - Harmonia Mundi
Sioux Center - Satisfaction
Center Point-Urbana - Summit Street Singers
Sheldon - Impact
Good luck this weekend to everyone coming here! I'm rootin' for CPU.
I might come down for late daytime and part of finals. I work at 10PM but it's about a 12 minute drive from my house to Hinton high school so it could work.
First time in almost five years that LeMars hasn't made the 15 mile drive south to Hinton. Kinda sad.
Early Predictions that will probably change:
GC. Center Point Urbana
1RU. Bishop Heelan
2RU. Westwood
3RU. Sheldon
4RU. Carroll
5RU. Sioux Center
Top three are set. They could switch positions, but top three will be these groups.
3RU-5RU will be a very interesting match up. I saw Sheldon's show at state contest and was very impressed, where as Sioux Centers isn't nearly as good as past years. Carroll is also a mystery to me but they've kinda faltered a bit over the past two years.
I love to see CPU coming back to NW Iowa every year.
Hinton Soundsational 2012
