A good season for the Tyrone Golden Eagle Marching Band got even better this past Saturday as they placed first at their latest competition at DuBois Area High School on Saturday, October 15.

The band is currently in second place in their division.

“We had a great performance. I was surprised but very happy to see our score go up four points. The students have been working hard, so they deserve it. However, it’s important that they stay focused and work even harder this week in preparation for Region Championships. My goal is to increase our score even more and make it the best performance possible this Saturday,” said Tyrone Band Director David Hock.

The bands competing directly with Tyrone from group 1A were Brockway Area High School and DuBois Area High School.

The competition began  with the St. Mary’s High School Marching Band at 6:00 who placed first with a score of 86.1 ahead of Ridgway Area High School with a score of 80.45 .

Tyrone received a score of 87.365 and placed 1st over Brockway Area High School who scored an 82.76 and Dubois Area High School with a score of 81.435.

The TAHS Band is currently ranked second out of 40 marching bands from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia for the Atlantic Coast Championship Series. The first place ranked band in the Atlantic Coast Championship Series is Windber Area High school who is from the same chapter region as Tyrone.

This Saturday October 22, 2016, the Tyrone Golden Eagle Marching Band will travel to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the 2016 Chapter 11 Championship competition.

The band will perform their show “The Elements” at 7:45 pm against Somerset High School, Juniata Valley High School, DuBois Area High School, Westmont Hilltop, Conemaugh Township High School, Mount Union High School and Windber High School.

The Chapter 11 championship competition will begin at 6:00 pm. The first band to perform will be Somerset High School at 6:00 pm.