The Tyrone Golden Eagle Marching Band placed first Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Greater Johnstown High School. The show had a total of 10 marching bands from the Allegheny Mountain Region.

The bands from group 1A at Johnstown were Juniata Valley High School, Mount Union High School, Somerset High School, Westmont Hilltop High School, Windber Area High School, and Tyrone.

Tyrone received a score of 89.96 which is a new best for the band this season.

“The show went well, but the students can still do even better. As I say every week, the students can’t get overconfident and they have to realize that things can easily change from competition to competition. If they get lazy, they could very easily take second at chapters. The kids have been working hard, but need to continue the trend. Regardless, we are very proud of these students. Let’s keep it going through the end of the season.”

The band is currently in first place in the TOB rankings. The band has been in the first place position for at least four times this year which is a record for the band.

This Saturday, October 21, the band will travel to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the Chapter 11 Championship show. The band will have the opportunity to win a chapter championship for the first time since 2013. The show begins at 1:00 pm. Tyrone performs at 2:15 pm.