Mustang band competes in Orchard Park with championship finale up next

Photo and information courtesy of Medina Mustang Band Boosters

Orchard Park – The Medina Mustang Marching Band traveled to Orchard Park on Saturday for their sixth competition this season. The weather was lovely and the crowd was enthusiastic as five bands performed.

Medina was the only SS1 band and they scored 79.45. Pioneer was the only SS3 band and they scored 75.25. LS2 had three competitors and Lancaster scored 85.05, Orchard Park 83.70 and West Seneca 81.275. The UB Marching Band performed in exhibition.

The 2025 NYS Field Band Conference Championships are scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 26, at the JMB Wireless Dome (formerly the Carrier Dome) located at Syracuse University, 900 Irving Ave., where a total of 56 bands will perform in competition.

The bands are broken up into six divisions and the first  group, SS3 starts at 8 a.m. The performances continue throughout the day ending around 9:40 pm. SS1, the class Medina is in, starts at 5:40 p.m. and Medina performs at 7:11 pm. More details can be found on nysfbc.org.