Two Wayne County bands again placed in the Top 5 during the second weekend of regional band contests leading to Indiana State Fair’s Band Day.
Ten schools competed Friday, July 19, at Jay County Fairgrounds. Centerville finished second (66.175 points) to Muncie Central (68.425). Jay County was third (61.25); Winchester, fourth (57.85); and Yorktown, fifth (57.15).
Decatur County Greensburg was sixth, followed by Randolph Southern (seventh), Lincoln (eighth), Blackford County (ninth) and Eastbrook (10th).
At Saturday’s Muncie Spirit of Sound contest, Richmond led local schools with a fourth-place finish (68.7 points). Muncie won with 73.325, followed by Kokomo (71.65) and Anderson (69.95).
Jay County came in fifth (65.65). Montgomery County United was sixth (64.675) and Northeastern was seventh (62.525). Yorktown, Frankton-Lapel and Western Boone rounded out the Top 10.
Additional area competitors included Winchester (11th), Henry County Crimson Crusaders (15th), Hagerstown (18th) and Monroe Central (20th).
More competitions are planned Friday, July 26, at Anderson Highland Middle School and Winchester Community High School on Saturday, July 27, before the state fair contest on Friday, Aug. 2.
Wayne County’s five public schools competed at Centerville’s Archway Classic on July 13. Richmond won, followed by Centerville (second), Northeastern (fourth), Hagerstown (fifth) and Lincoln (eighth).
A version of this article appeared in the July 24 2024 print edition of the Western Wayne News.