Bald Eagle Area Indoor Drumline wins championship
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WINGATE -- The Bald Eagle Area Indoor Drumline competed at the Tournament Indoor Association (TIA) Atlantic Coast Championships (ACCs) in Wildwood, N.J., where it placed first in the region.
The event was held from Thursday, May 2, through Sunday, May 5, and indoor drumlines, guards, majorettes, wind groups, dance teams and jazz bands from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland attended this competition.
The Bald Eagle Indoor Drumline is under the direction of Matt Gehringer and Kellie Long, and competes in the Scholastic A Stationary percussion category. This year's show is titled Vengeance, following the story of a kingdom going to war to rescue their kidnapped queen.
Weekly competitions are held from February to the end of April, ending with regional championships.
The Bald Eagle drumline placed first in the region championship this year with a score of 91.1. They were seeded 1st heading to Wildwood where they competed against four other groups in their category. Prelims were held on May 2 where they placed first with a 93.0. Finals took place on May 4. They scored a 97.0 and placed first yet again.
The team is made up of Miles Orner, Cassie Walker, Shai Rice, Etta Davison, Gideon Fry, Sabian Mertz, Cody Gehringer, Jess Rausher and Parker Schall and seniors Grace Bacon, Dylan Gehringer and Michael Lewis.