Today in 2007 - Big Sounds In Motion - DCA Contest

August 25, 2007 - Today in 2007, the Reading Buccaneers won their home show, Big Sounds In Motion, at Shirk Stadium, at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Here are the results:

1. Reading Buccaneers 94.325
2. Hawthorne Caballeros 92.663
3. Brigadiers 91.075
4. Crusaders 84.675
5. White Sabers 71.330

Notables

• The Reading Buccaneers went on to win the DCA Championship.
  
• The Hawthorne Caballeros came in second to Reading at DCA Finals and increased their lead over the Brigadiers, who came in 5th.
  
• Of the corps who competed in this contest, only the White Sabers didn’t make DCA Finals.  They placed 8^th in Class A.
  
• All of the corps who competed in this show are still competing today, except the Rochester Crusaders and the Brigadiers.  Both corps last competed in 2009.
  
• Since 2000, the Reading Buccaneers, Hawthorne Caballeros, and Brigadiers have won the DCA Championship at least once.
  
• The Rochester Crusaders made DCA Finals many times over the decades, but have never won.  Their best showing was 3^rd place in 1988.

To see the results of this and more from the 2007 season, including the caption winners, go to www.corpsreps.com or directly to the page at Big Sounds In Motion - August 25, 2007. 

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.