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Luverne Hosts 67th Tri-State Band Festival

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Lori Sorenson

The Luverne Cardinal Marching Band hosted the 67th Annual Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 26 bands participating,
After competing in 90-degree, humid conditions the previous weekend, many of the bands and spectators welcomed Saturday’s breezy 60-degree day, despite a few light showers.
Minnesota bands included Pipestone Area, Adrian, Tracy, Worthington, Murray County Central and Stewartville.
Competing from Iowa were Boyden-Hull, George-Little Rock, Sheldon, Sibley-Ocheyedan, South O’Brien and West Lyon.
South Dakota bands included Brandon Valley, Garretson, Huron, Lennox, Sioux Falls Lincoln, Madison, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, Sioux Falls Christian, Tea, West Central and Yankton.
The guest band at this year’s Tri-State Band Festival was South Dakota State University’s Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band directed by Luverne native Kevin Kessler.
The college band took to the field at the close of the day’s event to perform for the high school bands and for spectators just prior to the awards ceremony.
In parade results, Sioux Falls Christian and Murray County Central won first and second place, respectively, in Class A.
Hartford, South Dakota, and Sheldon, Iowa, were first and second in Class AA.
Worthington and Stewartville were first and second in Class AAA, and Sioux Falls Lincoln and Brandon Valley were first and second in Class AAAA.
In field competition Class A winners were West Lyon, first, and Sibley-Ocheyedon, second.
West Lyon also won outstanding wind, percussion, auxiliary and drum major.
Class AA first- and second-place field winners were Lennox, South Dakota, and Pipestone respectively.
Pipestone was honored for outstanding wind and drum major, and Lennox received awards for outstanding percussion and auxiliary.
Class AAA field winners were O’Gorman, Sioux Falls, and Huron, South Dakota, first and second, respectively.
O’Gorman was honored for outstanding wind, auxiliary and drum major. Huron was noted for outstanding percussion.
Class AAAA first- and second-place field winners were Sioux Falls Lincoln and Brandon Valley respectively.
Lincoln High School won outstanding wind, percussion and auxiliary, and Brandon was noted for outstanding drum major.
West Lyon won the KM Getman Award for overall sportsmanship, and Sioux Falls Lincoln won the parade and field sweepstakes.
People’s Choice Award on the parade went to Worthington and on the field to West Lyon.
As the host band, Luverne was critiqued by judges but didn’t compete in the Tri-State lineup.
The Cardinals traveled to the Big Sioux Review Marching Band Competition Saturday night where they placed fifth.
They’ll travel to Sioux Falls Saturday for the Festival of Bands Competition, and the season will wrap up with a trip to Minneapolis to perform in the U.S. Bank Stadium for the Youth in Music Event Oct. 14.
An indoor marching band concert in Luverne will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23.

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