Dan Balash Posted October 14, 2025 Share Posted October 14, 2025 Hard to believe there are only 2 weekends left in the Illinois competitive season. Blue and Gold Invitational: Marion, IL Quincy Octoberfest Marching Invitational: Quincy, IL No schedule available yet. Dunlap Marching Band Invitational: Dunlap, IL Class 1A 3:30 PM: Watseka Community 3:45 PM: New Berlin 4:00 PM: Heritage 4:15 PM: Arcola Class 2A 4:30 PM: Rock Falls 4:45 PM: Paxton-Buckley-Loda 5:00 PM: Tri-Valley 5:15 PM: Richwoods Class 3A 5:30 PM: Mt. Zion 5:45 PM: Tolono Unity 6:00 PM: Metamora 6:15 PM: Break Class 4A 6:45 PM: Rochelle Township 7:00 PM: Canton 7:15 PM: Limestone Community 7:30 PM: Rochester Class 5A 7:45 PM: Illinois Valley Central 8:00 PM: Washington Community 8:15 PM: East Peoria Exb 8:30 PM: Dunlap 8:45 PM: Awards Lincoln-Way Invitational: New Lenox, IL Class 1A 2:00 PM: Coal City 2:15 PM: William Howard Taft 2:30 PM: Morris Community 2:45 PM: Bremen 3:00 PM: Glenbrook South 3:15 PM: Break Class 1A 3:30 PM: Richards 3:45 PM: Argo 4:00 PM: Providence Catholic 4:15 PM: A.A. Stagg 4:30 PM: H.D. Jacobs 4:45 PM: Eureka 5:00 PM: Awards Class 2A 6:00 PM: Downers Grove South 6:15 PM: Batavia 6:30 PM: Waukegan 6:45 PM: Naperville Central 7:00 PM: Plainfield South 7:15 PM: Lake Park 7:30 PM: Break Class 3A 7:45 PM: Mahomet-Seymour 8:00 PM: Rock Island 8:15 PM: Waubonsie Valley 8:30 PM: Oswego Exb 8:45 PM: Lincoln-Way 9:15 PM: Awards Newton Marching Eagles Band Classic: Newton, IL Class 1A 10:15 AM: Oblong 10:30 AM: Sangamon Valley 10:45 AM: Break Class 2A 11:00 AM: Cumberland 11:15 AM: Pana 11:30 AM: Flora 11:45 AM: Nashville Community 12:00 PM: Break Class 1A 12:45 PM: Casey-Westfield Class 2A 1:00 PM: Lawrenceville 1:15 PM: Break Class 3A 1:30 PM: Robinson 1:45 PM: Mt. Carmel 2:00 PM: Breese Central 2:15 PM: Paris Cooperative 2:30 PM: Break Exb 2:45 PM: Newton 3:00 PM: Awards Sandwich Musicfest: Sandwich, IL Class 2A 2:00 PM: McHenry 2:15 PM: Marmion-Rosary 2:30 PM: Evergreen Park 2:45 PM: Break Class 1A 3:00 PM: Sycamore 3:15 PM: Marengo 3:30 PM: Dwight D. Eisenhower 3:45 PM: Bloom Township 4:00 PM: Awards Class 3A 4:30 PM: Rolling Meadows 4:45 PM: Buffalo Grove 5:00 PM: Break Class 4A 5:15 PM: Downers Grove North 5:30 PM: Yorkville 5:45 PM: East Aurora Exb 6:00 PM: Sandwich 6:30 PM: Awards Rich Township Raptor Rumble: Richton Park, IL Exb 2:00 PM: Rich Township Class JH 2:15 PM: Horace Mann 2:30 PM: Cottage Grove UGC Class 1A 2:45 PM: East Chicago Central, IN Class 2A 3:00 PM: Dwight D. Eisenhower Class 1A 3:15 PM: Thornridge 3:30 PM: Thornwood Class 2A 3:45 PM: El Paso-Gridley Class 3A 4:00 PM: Kankakee Class 1A 4:15 PM: Golder College Prep Class 2A 4:30 PM: Bloom Township Class 3A 4:45 PM: Thornton Fractional North Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Championships: St. Louis, MO Friday: 10:45 AM: Windsor, MO 11:00 AM: Lees Summit, MO 11:15 AM: Fox, MO 11:30 AM: Collinsville 11:45 AM: Paris Cooperative 12:00 PM: Pearl, MS 12:15 PM: Parkway South, MO 12:30 PM: Triad 12:45 PM: Branson, MO 1:00 PM: Nevada, MO 1:15 PM: Bayless, MO 1:30 PM: Break 2:15 PM: Pattonville, MO 2:30 PM: Waterloo 2:45 PM: Parkway Central, MO 3:00 PM: Rockwood Summit, MO 3:15 PM: St. Charles West, MO 3:30 PM: Lafayette, MO 3:45 PM: Francis Howell Central, MO 4:00 PM: Monticello 4:15 PM: Belleville West 4:30 PM: Joplin, MO 4:45 PM: Lindbergh, MO 5:00 PM: Bellevue West, NE 5:15 PM: O'Fallon Township Exb 5:30 PM: Carr Lane Spirit Squad 5:45 PM: Break 6:15 PM: Bentonville, AR 6:30 PM: Fort Zumwalt West, MO 6:45 PM: University 7:00 PM: Moe & Gene Johnson, TX 7:15 PM: Cabot, AR 7:30 PM: Millard West, NE 7:45 PM: Kickapoo, MO 8:00 PM: Rosemount, MN 8:15 PM: Lincoln, SD 8:30 PM: Timberland, MO 8:45 PM: Webb City, MO Saturday: 7:00 AM: Alton 7:15 AM: Herscher 7:30 AM: David H. Hickman, MO 7:45 AM: Mater Dei 8:00 AM: Centralia 8:15 AM: Bellevue East, NE 8:30 AM: Edmond Santa Fe, OK 8:45 AM: Nixa, MO 9:00 AM: Central Lafourche, LA 9:15 AM: Break 9:30 AM: Fort Zumwalt North, MO 9:45 AM: Fayetteville, AR 10:00 AM: Jenks, OK 10:15 AM: Blue Springs South, MO 10:30 AM: Edmond Memorial, OK 10:45 AM: Grain Valley, MO 11:00 AM: Broken Arrow, OK 11:15 AM: Bixby, OK 11:30 AM: Camdenton, MO 11:45 AM: Fossil Ridge, CO 12:00 PM: Break 12:30 PM: Germantown, MS 12:45 PM: Colleyville Heritage, TX 1:00 PM: Prospect 1:15 PM: Effingham 1:30 PM: Belleville East 1:45 PM: Archbishop Alter, OH 2:00 PM: Morton 2:15 PM: Moore, OK 2:30 PM: Francis Howell, MO 2:45 PM: Owasso, OK 3:00 PM: Blue Springs, MO Exb 3:15 PM: University of Illinois Marching Illini 3:30 PM: Awards Dan Balash Submit your 2025 information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bk5 Posted October 15, 2025 Share Posted October 15, 2025 18 hours ago, Dan Balash said: 12:30 PM: Germantown, MS 12:45 PM: Colleyville Heritage, TX 1:00 PM: Prospect 1:15 PM: Effingham 1:30 PM: Belleville East 1:45 PM: Archbishop Alter, OH 2:00 PM: Morton 2:15 PM: Moore, OK 2:30 PM: Francis Howell, MO 2:45 PM: Owasso, OK 3:00 PM: Blue Springs, MO Rip effingham. What an insane block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Balash Posted October 15, 2025 Author Share Posted October 15, 2025 Before I forget and people start making predictions, BOA Super regional finalists are picked a little differently. There's 2 sets of judges that switch off at each break in St. Louis, so the top 5 bands from each panel make finals. Then, the next 4 highest scoring bands regardless of class/panel make finals as well. It's conceivable to have a 9/5 split in finalists. Notables on each panel: Panel 1: Bentonville, AR Moe & Gene Johnston, TX Cabot, AR Millard West, NE Rosemount, MN Lincoln, SD Jenks, OK Broken Arrow, OK Blue Springs South, MO Grain Valley, MO Bixby, OK Camdenton, MO Fossil Ridge, CO Panel 2: Rockwood Summit, MO Bellevue West, NE O'Fallon Township Bellevue East, NE Colleyville Heritage, TX Prospect Morton Owasso, OK Blue Springs, MO Dan Balash Submit your 2025 information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchingband012 Posted October 15, 2025 Share Posted October 15, 2025 Any predictions for Dunlap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IL Marching.Fan Posted October 15, 2025 Share Posted October 15, 2025 33 minutes ago, Marchingband012 said: Any predictions for Dunlap? Excited for the class 5A match up!! 1. Washington Community (Might be close!) 2. Illinois Valley Central 3. East Peoria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherband97 Posted October 15, 2025 Share Posted October 15, 2025 22 minutes ago, IL Marching.Fan said: Excited for the class 5A match up!! 1. Washington Community (Might be close!) 2. Illinois Valley Central 3. East Peoria Washington has had some bad luck at Dunlap in recent 5+ years. They should win their class, but with this year's show they've had a pattern where one mistake leads to another and then another- and can't quite seem to recover. There were a lot of broken hearts missing ISU finals by .25, - it will be interesting to see how they respond. East Peoria had a 64.9 in the prelims at ISU, then 77.5 and Grand Champs at Metamora that same night. I would expect their score at Dunlap closer to the middle of the 2-so 71ish. They have to follow the technically sound/marching IVC and large and loud Washington. IVC- Can a smaller band keep up with EP and Washington? Performing first in their class may be an advantage- they will set the benchmark for technical skill and sound. The next 2 bands are bigger and louder, but that doesn't mean better. ** all 3 schools are competing the following week at U of I, but in different classes and brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoreMaster_185 Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 5 hours ago, pantherband97 said: Washington has had some bad luck at Dunlap in recent 5+ years. They should win their class, but with this year's show they've had a pattern where one mistake leads to another and then another- and can't quite seem to recover. There were a lot of broken hearts missing ISU finals by .25, - it will be interesting to see how they respond. East Peoria had a 64.9 in the prelims at ISU, then 77.5 and Grand Champs at Metamora that same night. I would expect their score at Dunlap closer to the middle of the 2-so 71ish. They have to follow the technically sound/marching IVC and large and loud Washington. IVC- Can a smaller band keep up with EP and Washington? Performing first in their class may be an advantage- they will set the benchmark for technical skill and sound. The next 2 bands are bigger and louder, but that doesn't mean better. ** all 3 schools are competing the following week at U of I, but in different classes and brackets. If we remember, Washington got beat by Eureka in 2022, and while I would love to say that was deserved... No. As well, IVC beat Galesburg last year for grand champ so I lean towards taking Dunlap's scores worth a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Director42 Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 (edited) For those interested, here's the St. Louis Super prelims classes to the best of my figuring. If there's a number by the class it means I couldn't find a previous BOA class and guessed based off their enrollment (BOA does classes by 10th-12th grade enrollment so guessing is the best I could do) and if there's a score it's from last year's St. Louis regional unless otherwise indicated. Paris 1A ? Bayless, MO 1A 58.7 St. Charles West, MO 1A 57.1 Monticello 1A 68.5 (2023) Mater Dei 1A Effingham 1A 63.225 (Indy 24) Archbishop Alter, OH 1A 76 University 1A 61.45 (2023) Hersher 1A (533) ? Nevada, MO 1A? 768 ? Windsor, MO 2A 63.95 Fox, MO 2A 69 Triad 2A 64.65 Waterloo 2A 57.95 Parkway Central, MO 2A 59.95 Rockwood Summit, MO 2A 71 Francis Howell Central, MO 2A 71.2 Bellevue West, NE 2A 78.1 (Iowa Reg.) Fort Zumwalt West, MO 2A 70.3 Timberland, MO 2A 75.4 Webb City, MO 2A 64.5 Centralia 2A Fort Zumwalt North, MO 2A 77.95 Grain Valley, MO 2A 80.15 Camdenton, MO 2A 75.05 Germantown, MS 2A 80.05 Morton 2A 82.55 Parkway South, MO 2A? ? Lee's Summit, MO 3A 69.5 Collinsville 3A 70.95 Belleville West 3A 63.1 Joplin, MO 3A 70.2 Lindbergh, MO 3A 76.3 Millard West, NE 3A 79.75 (Iowa Reg.) Kickapoo, MO 3A 74.4 Rosemount, MN 3A 85.85 Lincoln, SD 3A 84.75 Blue Springs South, MO 3A 92.325 Bixby, OK 3A 82.55 Fossil Ridge, CO 3A 75.5 Prospect 3A 74.65 Belleville East 3A 72.85 Blue Springs, MO 3A 91.7 Central Lafourche, LA 3A (1,300) Francis Howell, MO 3A (1,844) Bellevue East, NE 3A (1300) ? Nina, MO 3A (1973) Colleyville Heritage, TX 3A (2009) 77.2 David H. Hickman, MO 3A (2019) 64.5 (2019) Branson, MO 3A? 1400 ? Pearl, MS 3A? 1200 ? Lafayette, MO 3A? 1600 ? Pattonville, MO 3A? 1800 ? O'Fallon 4A 86.1 Bentonville, AR 4A Moe & Gene Johnson, TX 4A 82.05 (TX Reg.) Cabot, AR 4A 58.9 (2019) Jenkins, OK 4A 90.025 Edmond Memorial, OK 4A 75.75 Broken Arrow, OK 4A 92.225 Owasso, OK 4A 86.6 Fayetteville, AR 4A (2,600) Moore, OK 4A (2,698) Edmond Santa Fe, OK 4A (2426) ? Edited October 16, 2025 by Director42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdsmith Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 4 hours ago, Director42 said: For those interested, here's the St. Louis Super prelims classes to the best of my figuring. If there's a number by the class it means I couldn't find a previous BOA class and guessed based off their enrollment (BOA does classes by 10th-12th grade enrollment so guessing is the best I could do) and if there's a score it's from last year's St. Louis regional unless otherwise indicated. Paris 1A ? Bayless, MO 1A 58.7 St. Charles West, MO 1A 57.1 Monticello 1A 68.5 (2023) Mater Dei 1A Effingham 1A 63.225 (Indy 24) Archbishop Alter, OH 1A 76 University 1A 61.45 (2023) Hersher 1A (533) ? Nevada, MO 1A? 768 ? Windsor, MO 2A 63.95 Fox, MO 2A 69 Triad 2A 64.65 Waterloo 2A 57.95 Parkway Central, MO 2A 59.95 Rockwood Summit, MO 2A 71 Francis Howell Central, MO 2A 71.2 Bellevue West, NE 2A 78.1 (Iowa Reg.) Fort Zumwalt West, MO 2A 70.3 Timberland, MO 2A 75.4 Webb City, MO 2A 64.5 Centralia 2A Fort Zumwalt North, MO 2A 77.95 Grain Valley, MO 2A 80.15 Camdenton, MO 2A 75.05 Germantown, MS 2A 80.05 Morton 2A 82.55 Parkway South, MO 2A? ? Lee's Summit, MO 3A 69.5 Collinsville 3A 70.95 Belleville West 3A 63.1 Joplin, MO 3A 70.2 Lindbergh, MO 3A 76.3 Millard West, NE 3A 79.75 (Iowa Reg.) Kickapoo, MO 3A 74.4 Rosemount, MN 3A 85.85 Lincoln, SD 3A 84.75 Blue Springs South, MO 3A 92.325 Bixby, OK 3A 82.55 Fossil Ridge, CO 3A 75.5 Prospect 3A 74.65 Belleville East 3A 72.85 Blue Springs, MO 3A 91.7 Central Lafourche, LA 3A (1,300) Francis Howell, MO 3A (1,844) Bellevue East, NE 3A (1300) ? Nina, MO 3A (1973) Colleyville Heritage, TX 3A (2009) 77.2 David H. Hickman, MO 3A (2019) 64.5 (2019) Branson, MO 3A? 1400 ? Pearl, MS 3A? 1200 ? Lafayette, MO 3A? 1600 ? Pattonville, MO 3A? 1800 ? O'Fallon 4A 86.1 Bentonville, AR 4A Moe & Gene Johnson, TX 4A 82.05 (TX Reg.) Cabot, AR 4A 58.9 (2019) Jenkins, OK 4A 90.025 Edmond Memorial, OK 4A 75.75 Broken Arrow, OK 4A 92.225 Owasso, OK 4A 86.6 Fayetteville, AR 4A (2,600) Moore, OK 4A (2,698) Edmond Santa Fe, OK 4A (2426) ? Yeah - our 57.95 felt awfully low last year, but we were the first band on for panel 2 AND are an itty bitty band. Hoping to be back in the low to mid 60s again this year 🙂 I like band! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRMMSax20 Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 Just saw this on Facebook: “We regret to inform you that due to the forecasted weather for Saturday, October 18th, the 2025 Lincoln-Way Marching Invitational is officially cancelled. There is not a scenario where outdoor performance would be sustainable or safe for every student involved. Thank you for your support of the Lincoln-Way Marching Band program, and we hope you will join us in 2026!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Balash Posted October 16, 2025 Author Share Posted October 16, 2025 19 minutes ago, BRMMSax20 said: Just saw this on Facebook: “We regret to inform you that due to the forecasted weather for Saturday, October 18th, the 2025 Lincoln-Way Marching Invitational is officially cancelled. There is not a scenario where outdoor performance would be sustainable or safe for every student involved. Thank you for your support of the Lincoln-Way Marching Band program, and we hope you will join us in 2026!” Well this sucks. I remember the good old days at LWC in 2004 when it rained and rained and rained and rained and rained. (Grass field back in those days). 15 bands marched before Marian, LWC, Naperville North, LWE and United Township decided not to and did standstills. https://ilmarching.com/?p=9 Dan Balash Submit your 2025 information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drillwriter Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 Yeah, bummer on Lincolnway. The Saturday forecast looks the same across the entire state. Wondering if there will be any IL competitions Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamwhoiam Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 (edited) St. Louis forecast... Even with a dome, I image it will cause problems outside. Edited October 16, 2025 by iamwhoiam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Balash Posted October 16, 2025 Author Share Posted October 16, 2025 16 minutes ago, iamwhoiam said: St. Louis forecast... Even with a dome, I image it will cause problems outside. Logistics at St. Louis aren't great either, as the percussion warms up outside. That being said, this wouldn't be the first BOA show in a dome this year to be rained out/delayed. Dan Balash Submit your 2025 information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchguy Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 1 hour ago, Dan Balash said: Well this sucks. I remember the good old days at LWC in 2004 when it rained and rained and rained and rained and rained. (Grass field back in those days). 15 bands marched before Marian, LWC, Naperville North, LWE and United Township decided not to and did standstills. https://ilmarching.com/?p=9 Our band was one of those early groups! I recall seeing multiple bands retrieve shoes from the field (mud) after their performances that day. I also remember watching the poor maintenance guy try to run the paint machine through the mud to try and reline the field during the competition. Those were the good ol' days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdsmith Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 1 hour ago, iamwhoiam said: St. Louis forecast... Even with a dome, I image it will cause problems outside. The rain contingency in the dome is a percussion warmup in the loading bay to the sides. It's not great (and thats being kind) but it'll still happen I like band! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamwhoiam Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 Those gravel parking lots are going to be a flipping disaster, I tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAngryBavarian Posted October 16, 2025 Share Posted October 16, 2025 Last look at the forecast it's looking like more of a consistent rain throughout the day Saturday as opposed to more stormy weather. Not ideal, but significantly less likely to cause major issues. Kind of crazy to think that this is the end of the season already [for some bands]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awkwardpenguin14 Posted October 17, 2025 Share Posted October 17, 2025 (edited) Dunlap Competition has sent out a rain contingency plan with a standstill performance inside for 1A-3A, with an option to move 4a-5a onto the field should weather clear up. Edited October 17, 2025 by awkwardpenguin14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nard Posted October 17, 2025 Share Posted October 17, 2025 St. Louis Predictions: 1. Broken Arrow, OK 2. Blue Springs, MO 3. Bentonville, AR 4. Moe & Gene Johnson, TX 5. Jenks, OK 6. O'Fallon Township, IL 7. Rosemount, MN 8. Owasso, OK 9. Morton, IL 10. Bixby, OK 11. Lincoln, SD 12. Blue Springs South, MO 13. Millard West, NE 14. Prospect, IL MUSIC: Blue Springs, MO VISUAL: Blue Springs, MO G.E.: Broken Arrow, OK Morton should win 2A and sweep captions. The thing to watch for me, is whether Morton can finally get past 10th in finals. They just can't seem to get over that hump, even with weaker fields in past years. This year's competition seems tougher/deeper than usual, but I believe they can do it. Also throwing Prospect in there because why not. Only a little IL bias haha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie Posted October 17, 2025 Share Posted October 17, 2025 I'm just super excited and hope all the bands have the best performances they could ask for. I do have a specific band that I hope does amazing but at the end of the day(s) I just hope the kids are happy and proud of everything they've accomplished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corhaw Posted October 17, 2025 Share Posted October 17, 2025 Predictions. Broken Arrow OK Blue Springs MO Moe & Gene Johnson TX Bentonville AR Jenks OK O'Fallon IL Rosemont MN Owasso OK Bixby OK Blue Springs South MO Morton IL Lincoln SD Edmond Santa Fe OK Fossil Ridge CO Class A Champion: Archbishop Alter OH Class AA Champion: Morton IL Class AAA Champion: Blue Springs MO Class AAAA Champion: Broken Arrow OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Balash Posted October 17, 2025 Author Share Posted October 17, 2025 Dunlap schedule updated. The break at 6:15 is now a 5 minute break; everyone from Rochelle Township on is now up 25 minutes. Class 1A 3:30 PM: Watseka Community 3:45 PM: New Berlin 4:00 PM: Heritage 4:15 PM: Arcola Class 2A 4:30 PM: Rock Falls 4:45 PM: Paxton-Buckley-Loda 5:00 PM: Tri-Valley 5:15 PM: Richwoods Class 3A 5:30 PM: Mt. Zion 5:45 PM: Tolono Unity 6:00 PM: Metamora 6:15 PM: Break Class 4A 6:20 PM: Rochelle Township 6:35 PM: Canton 6:50 PM: Limestone Community 7:05 PM: Rochester Class 5A 7:20 PM: Illinois Valley Central 7:35 PM: Washington Community 7:50 PM: East Peoria Exb 8:05 PM: Dunlap 8:20 PM: Awards Dan Balash Submit your 2025 information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchingband012 Posted October 17, 2025 Share Posted October 17, 2025 My predictions 1a watseka 2a richwoods 3a mt Zion 4a Limestone 5a Washington 3rd limestone 2nd IVC GC: Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IL Marching.Fan Posted October 18, 2025 Share Posted October 18, 2025 Weather delay in St. Louis… We’ll see how the day continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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