Sage City Invitational: Monticello, IL - September 13, 2025

Select a year:

Grand Champion: Belleville West

Links: Recap

Field 1A:

53.950 Maroa-Forsyth (Music, GE, Auxiliary, DM)
52.700 Hoopeston Area
52.400 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Visual, Percussion)
48.500 Blue Ridge

Field 2A:

62.700 Paris Cooperative (Music, Visual, GE, Auxiliary, DM)
60.900 Newton (Percussion)
58.300 Tolono Unity
56.000 Richland County

Field 3A:

58.150 Lincoln Community (Music, Visual, GE, Auxiliary)
57.250 Jacksonville (Percussion)
55.800 Mattoon (DM)
52.900 Rantoul Township

Field 4A:

61.750 Champaign Centennial (Visual, DM)
61.750 Urbana (Music, GE)
59.775 Danville (Percussion, Auxiliary)

Field 5A:

66.150 Belleville West (Music, Visual, GE, Percussion, Auxiliary, DM)

Contact Information:

Alison Allender
Festival Website

Weather:

Details:

Fees:





$200.00 Entry Fee for each participating band








Adjudication:





Bands will be judged on: Marching (Individual and Ensemble), Music (Individual and Ensemble), and General Effect. There will also be caption judges for color guard, drum major, best winds and percussion.








Highlights:





A New Turf field





Terrific Concessions





Outstanding Judges





An equipment cart and driver to and from performance area.





Easy access via I-72.








Classes:





Class 1A 1-350, Class 2A 350-800, Class 3A 801-1100, Class 4A 1101-1600, Class 5A 1601 and Above








Awards:





1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place trophies in each class.





1st place caption trophies in each class (including drum major, percussion, color guard and best winds)





Grand Champion Award








Application: Please complete the online form and mail payment to the Monticello Music Boosters.





Alison Allender





Monticello High School





#1 Sage Drive





Monticello, IL 61856








REGISTER ONLINE at https://forms.gle/tmvzf7rUxvg3pGEW9





Performance order will be determined by postmark. First application is the last to perform in each class. Deadline for application is September 1st, 2024.








For more information, please contact: Alison Allender at 217-762-8511 ext. 1018 or allal@sages.us

Blank Score Sheet

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Festival Address: 1 Sage Drive, Monticello, IL 61856

Performance Schedule:

Printer Friendly Schedule

Field
Class 1A
3:00 PM: Blue Ridge
3:15 PM: Paxton-Buckley-Loda
3:30 PM: Maroa-Forsyth
3:45 PM: Hoopeston Area

4:00 PM: Break

Class 2A
4:15 PM: Richland County
4:30 PM: Paris Cooperative
4:45 PM: Newton
5:00 PM: Tolono Unity

5:15 PM: Break

Class 3A
5:30 PM: Mattoon
5:45 PM: Jacksonville
6:00 PM: Rantoul Township
6:15 PM: Lincoln Community

6:30 PM: Break

Class 4A
6:45 PM: Urbana
7:00 PM: Champaign Centennial
7:15 PM: Danville

Class 5A
7:30 PM: Belleville West

7:45 PM: Break

Exb
8:00 PM: Monticello

8:15 PM: Awards

Last Updated On: 09-10-2025