From: R.Vincent.Lamb@um.cc.umich.edu
Newsgroups: alt.drumcorps
Subject: Final Scores - Madison, Wisconsin Aug 15, 1992
Date: 16 Aug 1992 14:50:48 -0500
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In article l8t9dmINNqtr@jethro.Corp.Sun.Com,
nielsen@thestick.Corp.Sun.COM (Bill Nielsen) wrote
>Subject: Final Scores - Madison, Wisconsin  Aug 15, 1992
 
 
>Scores from the Finals  August 15, 1992  Madison, Wisconsin
> 
>12. Freelancers         83.5
>11. Blue Coats          84.6
>10. Velvet Knights      86.6
> 9. Blue Knights        90.0
> 8. Phantom Regiment    91.5  <- !  \
> 7. Vanguard            91.8  <- !  -  RVL
> 6. Crossmen            92.2  <- !  /
> 5. Madison Scouts      93.7
> 4. Blue Devils                 95.4    Aux.  (I guess the judges like the sleeze :^)
> 3. Star of Indiana     96.7    Brass
> 2. Cadets of Bergen Co         97.0    GE <- ! RVL
> 1. Cavaliers           97.5    Visual & Percussion
> 
>Congrats to the Cavaliers!
 
Wow!  What a shakeup in the middle!  I thought from the telecast that
Phantom did a great job and even had a chance to move up on Madison.
I can't believe that they didn't maintain their place.  Best 8th
place finisher I've *ever* seen!
 
Vanguard at least didn't fall below their previous low water mark
in the DCI era (7th in 1980).  8th is a place they haven't seen
ever (they skipped over it from 1969 VFW, when they came in 13th,
to 1971 VFW, which they won--they missed 1970 VFW, although they
beat that year's champion, the Troopers, once, and would have been in
the top 3-4 had they gone).  They must have put on one great show 
(I guess the fickle finger of fate touched them :-)!
 
The Crossmen must be very happy--best finish ever!  The closest
they came to this was in 1978, when they came in 6th in prelims
and fell to 9th in finals.  This year's jump makes up for that
year's fall.  That year Spirit jumped from 8th to 6th.  It's
jumps and falls like these that argue for televising the entire
finals.  I'm pissed that I missed the performance of the *real*
6th place corps--especially since it was the Crossmen!
 
As for The Cadets--what a show!  They began their push a few days
too late.  They have my vote for the most improved corps of the
year.  For once, their show was not inaccessible.  I've seen the
future of drum corps and it's wearing crimson cadets!
 
Congrats to the Cavies (again!).  It's been 25-26 years since
they've won the big one (either 1966 or 1967--Troopers won
the other year) and they deserve it (more sticking power than
Phantom).
 
Any report on Semis?
 
Vince
 
This time, it's Phantom's turn to say:
 
 
 
 
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