Today in 2000 - DCA Contest in Scranton

Today in 2000, the Syracuse Brigadiers won a Drum Corps Associates competition in Scranton, Pennsylvania.    

Here are the results:

1. Syracuse Brigadiers 92.90
2. Empire Statesmen 90.60
3. Hawthorne Caballeros 89.70
4. Reading Buccaneers 89.30
5. Connecticut Hurricanes 86.00
6. Rochester Crusaders 84.90
7. Bushwackers 76.10

Notables

• Corps in DCA have no age limit and they were once called senior corps.
• The majority of DCA contests are in the Northeast, including the Drum Corps Associates World Championships.  The All-Age part of the activity has now spread to the South, Midwest, and West Coast.
• With the exception of the Rochester Crusaders, each corps competing in this contest was a past DCA Champion, including the then defending champion Syracuse Brigadiers.
• Every corps competing in this contest made the 2000 DCA Finals.

To see the results of this and more from the 2000 season, including the caption winners, go to www.corpsreps.com or directly to the page at DCA Contest Scranton 2000. 

If you want to learn more about the drum and bugle corps activity, go to www.dci.org and www.dcacorps.org.  If you’re interested in learning more about one of the corps featured in today’s blog, click the corps name in the standings.