Medina Mustang Band takes 1st in division at Webster competition

Photos and information courtesy of Medina Marching Band

WEBSTER – The Medina Mustang Marching Band traveled to Webster on Saturday for the band’s fourth competition this season. It was a large enthusiastic crowd and the weather was perfect with no wind and a full moon.

There were 12 schools all from within NYS, broken down into six classifications. Medina was the only school in the SS1 class and they scored 76.80.

The National class had two competitors and their scores were very close: Victor with 85.875 and Webster at 85.05.

In SS3, Jordan Elbridge took 1st place with75.50. In LS3, Rochester was a sole competitor with 67.50 and Horseheads a sole competitor in SS2 class with 77.70.  The LS2 class had five competitors and Lancaster earned 1st place with 83.0.

You really need to see a show to appreciate how complicated these performance are for the bands. There are students playing various instruments while marching around an entire field in choreographed patterns along with other students performing with flags, sabres and rifles (props not real).

Next Saturday, the Mustangs will travel to Victor and then to Orchard Park on Oct. 18. The championships are on Sunday, Oct 26, at the JMA Wireless Dome (formerly the Carrier Dome) in Syracuse.