Two Rivers, WI DCM
1 Phantom Reg Cadets 63.2
2 Madison Jr. Scouts 56.5
3 Marion Cadets 46.0
4 Spirit of '76 32.8
5 New Day 17.2
Sacramento, CA DCW
1 Blue Devils 89.2
2 Santa Clara Vanguard 87.4
3 Freelancers 74.3
4 Velvet Knights 71.9
5 California Dons 57.6
6 Kingsmen 38.5
--------------- Sunday, July 14 ---------------
Rockford, IL DCI
1 Madison Scouts 88.1
2 Garfield Cadets 86.2
3 Cavaliers 80.9
4 Phantom Regiment 79.0
5 Crossmen 65.1
6 Knights 60.5
Fond du Lac, WI DCM
1 Northmen 52.8
2 Northern Aurora 47.4
3 Illiana Lancers 43.1
4 Bandettes 37.7
5 Spirit of '76 26.7
La Crosse, WI DCM
1 Colts 73.8
2 Madison Jr. Scouts 51.0
3 Marion Cadets 44.5
4 CapitolAires 36.8
5 Coachmen 24.7
-------------- Thursday, July 18 --------------
Fresno, CA DCW
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 89.6
2 Velvet Knights 75.3
3 California Dons 62.5
4 Marauders 60.2
5 Pacificaires 55.6
6 Mandarins 43.3
7 Pacific Blue 40.2
--------------- Friday, July 19 ---------------
Easton, PA DCE
1 Garfield Cadets 87.7
2 27th Lancers 71.7
3 Crossmen 65.1
4 Bridgemen 46.6
5 Kingsmen 36.8
Sault Ste. Marie, ONT DCM
1 Glassmen 65.7
2 Northmen 61.9
3 Northern Aurora 56.4
4 Madison Jr. Scouts 55.9
5 Guardsmen 51.5
Stockton, CA DCW
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 89.8
2 Blue Devils 88.7
3 Freelancers 73.1
^ Velvet Knights 73.1
5 Argonauts 60.7
6 California Dons 57.7
7 Marauders 53.0
8 Blue Devils "B" 40.0
-------------- Saturday, July 20 --------------
Meadowlands, NJ DCE
1 27th Lancers 72.7
2 Crossmen 70.8
3 Boston Crusaders 61.5
4 Bridgemen 47.4
Grand Rapids, MI DCM
1 Glassmen 62.7
2 Northmen 59.7
3 Northern Aurora 56.2
4 Madison Jr. Scouts 53.5
5 Guardsmen 51.7
6 Marion Cadets 51.4
Concord, CA DCW
1 Blue Devils 91.2
2 Santa Clara Vanguard 89.7
3 Freelancers 76.6
4 Velvet Knights 75.0
5 Blue Devils "B" 67.8
6 Argonauts 61.3
7 California Dons 59.3
8 Marauders 55.1
--------------- Sunday, July 21 ---------------
Albany, NY DCE
1 Garfield Cadets 86.5
2 27th Lancers 73.4
3 Boston Crusaders 64.7
4 Avant Guard 64.4
5 Les Eclipses 63.3
6 Bridgemen 53.2
South Haven, MI DCM
1 Glassmen 65.2
2 Northmen 63.1
3 Northern Aurora 58.9
4 Madison Jr. Scouts 55.0
5 Guardsmen 49.5
6 Coachmen 36.8
--------------- Monday, July 22 ---------------
Ogden, UT DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 89.5
2 Blue Devils 89.2
3 Velvet Knights 77.4
4 Freelancers 77.1
5 Argonauts 61.2
6 California Dons 60.2
-------------- Wednesday, July 24 --------------
Denver, CO DCI
Drums Along the Rockies
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 91.2
2 Blue Devils 90.5
3 Velvet Knights 78.3
4 Freelancers 77.8
5 Troopers 76.8
6 Argonauts 63.5
7 Sky Ryders 62.4
8 California Dons 60.1
9 Blue Knights 53.4
-------------- Thursday, July 25 --------------
Omaha, NE DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 92.0
2 Blue Devils 91.6
3 Freelancers 80.3
4 Sky Ryders 67.2
5 Colts 65.4
6 Blue Knights 51.2
7 River City Railmen 49.5
Ogdensburg, NY DCE
1 Les Eclipses 83.1
2 Connexion Quebec 64.9
3 Dutch Boy 63.0
4 Canadian Knights 59.1
5 Kingsmen 57.6
6 New York Lancers 54.5
Cheyenne, WY DCW
1 Troopers 76.3
2 Marauders 66.6
3 California Dons 66.2
4 1st Canadian Cavaliers 41.2
--------------- Friday, July 26 ---------------
Ankeny, IA DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 94.0
2 Velvet Knights 80.5
3 Colts 69.7
4 Argonauts 63.9
5 Knights 60.0
6 Blue Knights 51.6
Berne, IN DCM
1 Glassmen 64.9
2 Northern Aurora 61.5
3 Marion Cadets 59.4
4 Coachmen 51.6
5 Cavalier Cadets 42.0
6 Pioneer II 40.4
Sun Prairie, WI DCM
1 Madison Scouts 89.4
2 Cavaliers 84.6
3 Phantom Regiment 82.1
4 Brass, Inc. 54.3
5 Madison Jr. Scouts 44.7
6 Marquis 42.0
Casper, WY DCW
1 Troopers 79.9
2 California Dons 79.2
3 Marauders 68.3
4 1st Canadian Cavaliers 41.3
-------------- Saturday, July 27 --------------
DCE
DCE Championship
1 Garfield Cadets 91.8
2 27th Lancers 81.2
3 Les Eclipses 80.1
4 Crossmen 77.0
5 Avant Guard 75.8
6 Boston Crusaders 75.7
7 Diplomats 67.5
8 Connexion Quebec 66.3
9 Bluecoats 62.4
10 Northmen 58.6
DCM
DCM Championship
1 Madison Scouts 89.9
2 Cavaliers 86.8
3 Phantom Regiment 82.5
4 Star of Indiana 79.3
5 Colts 71.5
6 Knights 71.4
7 Glassmen 48.9
Sheridan, WY DCW
1 Troopers 81.3
2 California Dons 73.3
3 Marauders 71.0
4 1st Canadian Cavaliers 44.5
--------------- Sunday, July 28 ---------------
Stillwater, MN DCI
1 Blue Devils 91.7
^ Santa Clara Vanguard 91.7
3 Madison Scouts 89.1
4 Velvet Knights 77.2
^ Freelancers 77.2
6 Knights 67.7
Corning, NY DCE
1 27th Lancers 79.1
2 Crossmen 74.5
3 Avant Guard 72.1
4 Northmen 56.0
5 Ventures 52.5
Syracuse, NY DCE
1 Les Eclipses 78.0
2 27th Lancers 77.6
3 Crossmen 74.6
4 Boston Crusaders 70.9
5 Connexion Quebec 61.5
6 Canadian Knights 53.9
7 Bridgemen 53.0
8 Kingsmen 45.5
Dolton, IL DCM
1 Cavaliers 86.6
2 Colts 70.7
3 Phantom Reg Cadets 55.6
4 Glassmen 55.5
5 Guardsmen 42.5
Horicon, WI DCM
1 Phantom Regiment 83.0
2 Northmen 57.7
3 Northern Aurora 50.2
4 Madison Jr. Scouts 44.3
5 Bandettes 42.7
6 Marquis 38.1
7 CapitolAires 32.2
Cody, WY DCW
1 Troopers 81.3
2 California Dons 74.9
3 Marauders 71.5
4 1st Canadian Cavaliers 45.7
--------------- Monday, July 29 ---------------
Minneapolis, MN DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 92.5
2 Blue Devils 91.6
3 Madison Scouts 88.0
4 Velvet Knights 79.4
5 Argonauts 64.7
6 Sky Ryders 62.5
Rochester, NY DCE
1 Garfield Cadets 93.2
2 Star of Indiana 78.7
3 27th Lancers 78.5
4 Les Eclipses 77.0
5 Crossmen 75.6
6 Avant Guard 72.0
7 Connexion Quebec 56.8
8 Bridgemen 52.4
--------------- Tuesday, July 30 ---------------
Saint Charles, IL DCI
!! double check !!
1 Cavaliers 87.2
2 Phantom Regiment 81.2
3 Velvet Knights 79.4
4 Freelancers 79.2
5 Sky Ryders 71.3
Pittsburgh, PA DCE
1 Garfield Cadets 92.9
2 27th Lancers 82.0
3 Avant Guard 77.4
4 Crossmen 76.7
5 Bridgemen 60.6
6 Ventures 58.2
7 Kingsmen 52.9
-------------- Wednesday, July 31 --------------
Erie, PA / Jamestown, NY DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 92.8
2 Garfield Cadets 90.5
3 27th Lancers 75.5
4 Colts 71.2
5 Blue Knights 59.1
6 Bridgemen 55.8
7 Kingsmen 50.5
Jeffersonville, IN DCI
1 Madison Scouts 90.8
2 Cavaliers 88.2
3 Velvet Knights 81.0
^ Freelancers 81.0
5 Star of Indiana 78.2
6 Argonauts 69.5
7 Knights 69.2
8 California Dons 63.9
-------------- Thursday, August 1 --------------
Dayton, OH DCI
1 Blue Devils 91.8
2 Cavaliers 85.2
3 Freelancers 77.8
4 Sky Ryders 65.9
5 Knights 62.6
6 Blue Knights 61.1
Lansdale, PA DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 92.9
2 Spirit of Atlanta 88.6
3 Suncoast Sound 82.9
4 Phantom Regiment 82.4
5 27th Lancers 78.6
6 Crossmen 73.4
7 Florida Wave 60.4
--------------- Friday, August 2 ---------------
Bayonne, NJ DCI
1 Garfield Cadets 92.0
2 Madison Scouts 91.5
3 Spirit of Atlanta 86.8
4 Velvet Knights 80.7
5 27th Lancers 79.3
6 Bridgemen 58.8
Grand Haven, MI DCM
1 Black Knights 68.0
2 Marauders 66.8
3 Madison Jr. Scouts 57.8
4 Coachmen 44.2
5 Cavalier Cadets 42.7
6 Kingsmen 40.3
7 Pioneer II 33.6
-------------- Saturday, August 3 --------------
Allentown, PA DCI
DCI East Prelims
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 93.8
^ Garfield Cadets 93.8
3 Blue Devils 92.3
4 Madison Scouts 91.0
5 Cavaliers 89.9
6 Spirit of Atlanta 87.7
7 Suncoast Sound 86.5
8 Phantom Regiment 85.1
9 Velvet Knights 81.6
10 Troopers 81.1
11 27th Lancers 79.0
^ Freelancers 79.0
13 Star of Indiana 78.1
14 Les Eclipses 78.0
15 Crossmen 73.1
16 Sky Ryders 72.9
17 Colts 71.4
18 Avant Guard 69.6
19 Boston Crusaders 68.3
20 Argonauts 68.2
21 Knights 66.0
22 Florida Wave 62.8
23 California Dons 58.7
24 Blue Knights 52.3
25 Bridgemen 50.6
26 Kingsmen 48.4
Allentown, PA DCI
DCI East
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 95.5
2 Garfield Cadets 93.3
3 Blue Devils 92.8
4 Madison Scouts 91.8
5 Cavaliers 89.7
6 Spirit of Atlanta 87.8
7 Phantom Regiment 85.6
8 Suncoast Sound 85.2
9 Velvet Knights 82.0
10 Freelancers 78.8
11 27th Lancers 77.6
12 Troopers 77.5
Sheffield, PA DCE
1 Canadian Knights 65.2
2 Diplomats 63.0
3 Sancians 55.2
4 Gen. Butler Vagabonds 51.5
--------------- Sunday, August 4 ---------------
Rome, NY DCI
1 Madison Scouts 92.8
2 Phantom Regiment 87.7
3 Star of Indiana 79.5
4 Les Eclipses 78.3
5 Sky Ryders 78.0
6 Avant Guard 73.8
7 Bridgemen 57.9
8 Kingsmen 54.2
Ottawa, IL DCM
1 Marauders 62.0
2 Phantom Reg Cadets 58.0
3 Black Knights 55.8
4 Illiana Lancers 53.7
5 Madison Jr. Scouts 46.4
6 Guardsmen 39.0
--------------- Monday, August 5 ---------------
Altoona, PA DCI
1 Spirit of Atlanta 87.5
2 Suncoast Sound 86.2
3 Troopers 77.8
4 Knights 58.2
5 Dutch Boy 56.0
Garfield, NJ DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 95.7
2 Garfield Cadets 95.0
3 Blue Devils 93.4
4 Cavaliers 89.9
5 Crossmen 75.2
6 Argonauts 70.9
Pittsfield, MA DCI
1 Madison Scouts 93.1
2 Velvet Knights 85.4
3 27th Lancers 81.1
4 Freelancers 79.7
5 Star of Indiana 78.1
6 Colts 72.3
7 Boston Crusaders 66.6
8 California Dons 64.5
9 Blue Knights 59.2
10 Bridgemen 56.9
-------------- Tuesday, August 6 --------------
Fort Edward, NY DCI
1 Madison Scouts 94.0
2 Freelancers 86.8
3 Star of Indiana 81.4
4 Sky Ryders 79.0
5 Avant Guard 76.1
6 Colts 73.0
7 Blue Knights 64.2
8 Bridgemen 60.6
Lynn, MA DCI
1 Blue Devils 93.5
2 Phantom Regiment 86.3
3 Velvet Knights 83.0
4 27th Lancers 81.1
5 Argonauts 70.3
6 Boston Crusaders 66.8
Parkersburg, WV DCI
1 Suncoast Sound 90.0
2 Spirit of Atlanta 89.2
3 Troopers 79.0
4 Knights 68.2
5 Dutch Boy 55.6
6 Diplomats 55.4
West Chester, PA DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 95.1
2 Garfield Cadets 93.1
3 Cavaliers 89.9
4 Crossmen 77.0
5 Florida Wave 68.2
6 California Dons 63.3
------------- Wednesday, August 7 -------------
Butler, PA DCI
1 Cavaliers 91.5
2 Spirit of Atlanta 90.8
3 Sky Ryders 80.8
4 Crossmen 76.8
5 Florida Wave 68.0
6 California Dons 66.9
7 Dutch Boy 59.7
8 Gen. Butler Vagabonds 45.6
-------------- Thursday, August 8 --------------
Canton, OH DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 95.9
2 Garfield Cadets 94.4
3 Colts 75.9
4 Knights 73.4
5 Avant Guard 73.2
6 Bluecoats 60.8
7 Dutch Boy 59.1
Huntington, WV DCI
1 Spirit of Atlanta 91.5
2 Suncoast Sound 90.5
3 Troopers 81.0
4 Crossmen 77.8
5 Florida Wave 69.7
6 California Dons 68.3
Montreal, QUE DCI
1 Madison Scouts 94.5
2 Blue Devils 94.2
3 Phantom Regiment 87.4
4 Freelancers 83.5
5 Velvet Knights 82.8
6 27th Lancers 81.5
7 Les Eclipses 79.3
8 Bridgemen 61.0
9 Blue Knights 59.1
--------------- Friday, August 9 ---------------
Fort Wayne, IN DCI
1 Garfield Cadets 94.9
2 Suncoast Sound 89.5
3 Troopers 82.2
4 Sky Ryders 77.7
5 Crossmen 76.2
6 Knights 71.3
7 Colts 70.6
------------- Saturday, August 10 -------------
Hamilton, ONT DCI
DCI Canada Prelims
1 Blue Devils 94.0
2 Madison Scouts 92.2
3 Phantom Regiment 89.0
4 Velvet Knights 83.2
5 Freelancers 82.8
6 27th Lancers 82.0
7 Les Eclipses 80.5
8 Canadian Knights 69.5
9 Connexion Quebec 68.6
10 New York Lancers 63.4
11 Dutch Boy 62.2
12 Bridgemen 61.9
13 Blue Knights 60.4
14 Kingsmen 59.0
15 Les Etoiles D'Or 47.7
16 Kiwanis Kavaliers 44.7
17 St. Andrews 35.2
18 Conquerer II 35.0
19 Ridge Raiders 33.1
20 Brantford Girls 33.0
21 Cardinals Scarborough 23.3
Hamilton, ONT DCI
DCI Canada
1 Blue Devils 94.8
2 Madison Scouts 93.2
3 Phantom Regiment 89.6
4 Velvet Knights 84.4
5 27th Lancers 84.0
6 Freelancers 82.2
7 Les Eclipses 81.4
8 Canadian Knights 68.1
9 Connexion Quebec 67.0
10 New York Lancers 60.9
Marion, OH DCI
U.S. Open
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 97.1
^ Garfield Cadets 97.1
3 Cavaliers 92.6
^ Suncoast Sound 92.6
5 Spirit of Atlanta 90.6
6 Star of Indiana 85.5
7 Troopers 85.1
8 Sky Ryders 78.9
9 Colts 78.5
10 Crossmen 76.3
Crystal Falls, MN DCM
1 Marauders 72.6
2 Northmen 71.2
3 Madison Jr. Scouts 62.3
4 Musketeers 48.4
5 Coachmen 48.3
Momence, IL DCM
1 Ventures 80.9
2 Blue Knights 62.8
3 Spartans 62.7
4 Illiana Lancers 60.3
5 Northern Aurora 58.4
6 Calgary Cavaliers 55.2
7 Pacificaires 53.2
8 Guardsmen 48.4
9 Spirit of '76 41.5
Winona, MN DCM
1 Brass, Inc. 70.8
2 Blue Stars 56.7
3 Rocky Mountain Magic 54.2
4 Pacific Blue 51.3
5 Seattle Cascades 49.2
6 Governaires 48.1
7 Rivermen 44.1
-------------- Sunday, August 11 --------------
Port Huron, MI DCI
1 Blue Devils 96.3
2 Phantom Regiment 88.8
3 Freelancers 85.9
4 Star of Indiana 84.3
^ Velvet Knights 84.3
6 27th Lancers 82.9
7 Connexion Quebec 67.0
8 Bridgemen 64.8
9 Blue Knights 60.6
Toledo, OH DCI
1 Santa Clara Vanguard 95.7
2 Madison Scouts 93.0
3 Cavaliers 91.4
4 Suncoast Sound 89.2
5 Troopers 84.2
6 Crossmen 77.0
7 Avant Guard 74.3
8 Argonauts 72.2
9 California Dons 69.9
10 Bluecoats 64.8
11 Glassmen 63.4
Cedarburg, WI DCM
1 Colts 81.7
2 Les Eclipses 79.4
3 Boston Crusaders 70.6
4 Marauders 68.6
5 Dutch Boy 64.2
6 Northmen 51.1
7 Calgary Cavaliers 43.9
8 Spirit of '76 28.6
-------------- Monday, August 12 --------------
Rockford, IL DCI
1 Blue Devils 95.0
2 Santa Clara Vanguard 94.6
3 Phantom Regiment 87.5
4 Velvet Knights 83.8
5 Florida Wave 70.2
6 Bridgemen 59.8
Bloomington, IL DCI
1 Garfield Cadets 95.3
2 Suncoast Sound 91.7
3 Star of Indiana 86.5
4 Freelancers 85.4
5 27th Lancers 83.9
6 Crossmen 77.5
7 Argonauts 70.7
Davenport, IA DCI
1 Madison Scouts 93.6
2 Cavaliers 91.2
3 Spirit of Atlanta 90.9
4 Knights 72.5
5 California Dons 68.9
------------- Wednesday, August 14 -------------
Madison, WI DCI
Open Prelims
1 Star of Indiana 84.1
2 Les Eclipses 80.3
3 Marauders 72.3
4 Connexion Quebec 71.9
5 Canadian Knights 68.8
6 Ventures 68.7
7 Bluecoats 67.3
8 Diplomats 66.2
9 Northmen 64.6
10 Phantom Reg Cadets 61.4
11 Black Knights 60.8
12 Kingsmen 60.5
13 New York Lancers 59.9
14 Sancians 58.5
15 Glassmen 53.9
------------- Thursday, August 15 -------------
Madison, WI DCI
Quarter Finals
1 Star of Indiana 86.7
2 Troopers 85.6
3 Les Eclipses 82.4
4 Sky Ryders 81.1
5 Colts 80.9
6 Avant Guard 78.3
7 Boston Crusaders 77.4
^ Florida Wave 77.4
9 Knights 77.3
10 Argonauts 76.0
11 California Dons 73.3
12 Marauders 72.6
^ Connexion Quebec 72.6
14 Ventures 70.4
15 Bluecoats 70.2
16 Canadian Knights 69.3
^ Diplomats 69.3
18 Blue Knights 68.2
19 Dutch Boy 67.2
20 Northmen 64.0
21 Phantom Reg Cadets 62.1
22 Kingsmen 61.4
23 New York Lancers 60.1
24 Black Knights 59.8
25 Sancians 57.7
-------------- Friday, August 16 --------------
Madison, WI DCI
Semi Finals
1 Garfield Cadets 96.2
2 Santa Clara Vanguard 96.0
3 Blue Devils 95.9
4 Madison Scouts 95.6
5 Cavaliers 92.3
6 Suncoast Sound 92.1
7 Phantom Regiment 91.6
8 Spirit of Atlanta 90.2
9 Troopers 87.9
10 Star of Indiana 87.5
11 Velvet Knights 86.8
12 Freelancers 85.9
13 27th Lancers 85.2
14 Les Eclipses 84.1
15 Sky Ryders 83.4
16 Colts 80.9
17 Crossmen 80.4
18 Avant Guard 78.6
19 Knights 75.2
20 Boston Crusaders 74.7
21 Florida Wave 74.1
22 Argonauts 70.4
23 California Dons 67.9
24 Marauders 67.7
25 Connexion Quebec 66.1
26 Bridgemen 63.6
------------- Saturday, August 17 -------------
Madison, WI DCI
DCI World Championship
1 Garfield Cadets 98.4
2 Santa Clara Vanguard 97.2
3 Blue Devils 97.1
4 Madison Scouts 95.0
5 Cavaliers 94.1
6 Suncoast Sound 92.7
7 Spirit of Atlanta 91.0
8 Phantom Regiment 90.1
9 Troopers 86.7
10 Star of Indiana 85.8
11 Velvet Knights 85.3
12 Freelancers 83.2
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++ ++ --+- +-- Michael J. Fath
| \/ | | |_ 5340 South Hyde Park Blvd.
| | \_/ | Chicago, IL 60615
mjf...@midway.uchicago.edu or michae...@abbott.com
>
> Springfield, MO DCI
>
> 1 Madison Scouts 82.2
> 2 Phantom Regiment 72.3
> 3 Star of Indiana 71.5
> 4 Colts 58.4
> 5 Sky Ryders 55.7
> 6 Blue Knights 47.3
> 7 River City Railmen 42.3
>
This was the first show I covered for Drum Corps World. It was also
the first time I met Scott Stewart, first time I saw Blue Knights and
I was the first writer to predict Star as a finalist.
This show was sponsored by channel 21 in Springfield (it's a PBS
station). Art Luebke, former Madison Scout and former employee of
channel 21 in Madison, was running the station at the time.
Madison was on fire that night. What a show that was. Phantom was
flat---I was surprised they beat Star that night. The fans loved
Star--they did Disney. I still remember asking some Star kids just
what color their uniforms were--they said fuisha!
David Lang of the Colts won the award for best soloist--beating out
<can't say that name> of Madison.
Lots of good memories that night!
Frank