Caption Awards

Here are the caption awards for the 2008 DCA World Championship:

Class A
High Brass - Fusion Core
High Percussion - Alliance
High Visual - Fusion Core
High Total Effect - Alliance
High Color Guard - Fusion Core
Best Drum Major - Alliance

Open Class
High Brass - Empire Statesmen
High Percussion - Buccaneers
High Visual - Buccaneers
High Total Effect - Buccaneers
High Color Guard - Hurricanes
Best Drum Major - David Bruni Empire Statesmen
Showmanship Award - Bushwackers Color Guard
Best Honor Guard - Connecticut Hurricanes

2008 DCA World Champions Crowned

The 2008 DCA World Championship is over. In open class the Reading Buccaneers pulled off the 4 peat and held off a charging Minnesota Brass with a 97.913 to MBI's 96.513. In Class A competition, Atlanta's Alliance held their prelims first place by only the narrowest of margins beating Fusion Core of Morris County NJ 82.750 to 82.463. Perfect weather and an amazing crowd saw what must go in the record books as one of the most amazing DCA Championships in the entire 44 year history of the event. More details to follow...

I&E/Mini Corps Schedule

The I&E/Mini Corps Schedule is now available. At the home page Click on the DCA World Championship. Then, click on I&E and it's there... See everyone Friday.

It's DCA Championship Week - On Line Ticket Information

It's finally here. DCA 2008. This week, everyone in the DCA world will be packing their bags and traveling to Rochester, NY for the 2008 World Championships. Take special note that on line ticketing will cease Thursday evening August 28th, at 10:00PM. However, Tickets will be available on Thursday and Friday at DCA Headquarters in The Rochester Plaza Hotel on State Street just a few hundred feet north of Main St. The latest in DCA information will be available at the headquarters suite. This ticket location is only a few minutes walk from all the other downtown hotels and Friday night's I&E/Mini Corps Venues.

Regular Season Concludes

The regular season is now officially over and a great one it has been. In the last two shows of the season, Reading Buccaneers in their own show, retained #1 seed in prelims with a convincing 5 point victory over the Brigadiers and a final score of 95.538. In West Haven, CT, Empire Statesmen survived going on first and remained seeded second by posting a 94.213 score over second place Caballeros and Third place Hurricanes.

Other significant happenings included Brigadiers squeeking over Bushwackers in seeding as they broke the 90 barrier at 90.075 in Reading while Bushwackers posted an 89.680 in West Haven. One of the more significant scores of the night was Crusaders strong 3rd place finish in Reading with a 85.238 raising them back into the top 10 in seedings just slightly ahead of Racine Kilties. Declared Class A positioning moved about a bit as Fusion Core and Dansville White Sabers both moved up in seedings.

The strength of the top 7 or 8 corps combined with the fight for the top 10 make next week one of the most interesting in the 44 year history of The DCA World Championships and what about Class A??? Amazing competion with clearly 7 or 8 corps with a shot at those final 4 positions and scores amazingly close to the coveted 10th place member corps status... The entire weekend at Paetec Park in Rochester is going to be exciting and just plain fun to watch and enjoy.

Final seedings and order of appearance in Prelims will be posted tomorrow.

Mini Corps Order Announced

Chairman Dick Pronti has announced the order of appearance for the 2008 DCA Mini Corps Contest held at the Riverside Convention Center in Rochester on Friday August 29th. This event follows the annual I&E competition at the same site starting at 5:30. Main St. is blocked off to allow drum corps fans from everywhere to join together in Drum Corps' biggest block party. This FREE event kicks off the Championship Weekend - it's definitely a don't miss...

2nd Floor Convention Center
8:35 Crossmen Xtreme
8:49 Music City Legend
9:03 Amoskeag
9:17 Outlaws
9:31 Capital Brass
9:45 Mass Brass
9:59 Ghost Rider
10:13 Minn Brass
10:27 Thunderbirds
10:41 Golden Eagles
10:55 Star United

Bucs Continue Winning Ways - American Legion Champions

The corps that started their career with a VFW National Championship has won another American Legion National Championship and added another coveted orange flag to their color party. The Reading Buccaneers fought off the charge of DCA's showmen - Empire Statesmen - and took the title by over a point (actually 1.813). Close behind, the Caballeros caught the upstart CT Hurricanes by a scant .175 as the battle for the top 4 continues to tighten.

In a battle of their own, Bushwackers edged out the Brigadiers by slightly over half a point. Rochester's Crusaders were a very respectable 7th. This meeting of the Northeastern 7 sets the stage for the final weekend of the regular season as they prepare to be joined by the corps from the other regions at the Rochester DCA Championship Prelims on August 30th.

1. Reading Buccaneers 93.238
2. Empire Statesmen 91.425
3. Hawthorne Caballeros 90.850
4. CT Hurricanes 90.675
5. Bushwackers 86.663
6. Brigadiers 86.038
7. Rochester Crusaders 82.375

DCI Completes Most Successful Season

DCA would like to congratulate DCI on a wonderful championship week in Bloomington, IN. Large, enthusiastic crowds and a wonderful facility greeted drum corps people from around the globe. The competition was keen and produced many surprises. In both classes, there was no certain winner going into finals. This added to the excitement. To their wonderful champions, Rockford, IL Phantom Regiment and Santa Clara, CA Santa Clara Cadets, a huge "Job Well Done" from everyone in the drum corps world and expecially those of us at DCA.

Hurricanes Continue Hot Streak in Kingston, NY

CT Hurricanes continue their hot streak in Kingston, NY - winning their third contest in a row with a 90.475. The newly crowned Mission Drums 2008 Champion is poised to challenge Reading Buccaneers for the DCA 2008 World Championship, but they will need to keep a close eye over their shoulder as second place Rochester's Empire Statesmen were only a bit over .3 behind with a 90.038. Third place went to Hawthorne Caballeros just a point behind at 89.038. Bushwackers continue strong in the middle of the pack with 84.738 for 4th place. Two of the stronger Class A corps completed the pack with Fusion Core getting a 77.55 and Dansville's White Sabers hanging close with a 75.538. The pack tightens and the plot thickens as the season moves to Scranton PA next Saturday night where all of the Northeast corps in contention will hammer it out for the 2008 American Legion National Championship.

1. CT Hurricanes 90.475
2. Empire Statesmen 90.038
3. Hawthorne Caballeros 89.038
4. Bushwackers 84.738
5. Fusion Core 77.55
6. White Sabers 75.538

Fusion Takes 1st NE Class A Regional

Waterloo, NY - The Brigadier's Pageant of Drums and the first ever NE Class A Regional Championship. Class A awards: Brass - Fusion, Percussion - Grenadiers, Visual - Fusion, GE - Fusion, Color Guard - Fusion

1. 75.550 Fusion
2. 73.775 White Sabers
3. 73.075 Grenadiers
4. 70.900 Carolina Gold (.3 penalty)

In Open Class, Brigadiers took Best Color Guard while Brass, Percussion, Visual, GE went to Rochester's Empire Statesmen

1. 88.463 Empire Statesmen
2. 85.852 The Brigadiers
3. 81.825 Rochester Crusaders

A capacity crowd watched in this new venue at Tom Coughlin Stadium. Turned out to be a beautiful night for a show with no rain but lightning all around - everywhere but there. Must have been an omen of success.