WGI Winds Update: Power Regionals Results
WGI Winds Update: Power Regionals Results
Recap the results from the WGI Winds Power Regionals across the country and get an idea of what to expect at World Championships in mid-April!
Power Regionals have wrapped up across the country, and the WGI Winds division is set for an exciting showing at the 2018 World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, on April 12-14! As the division sees growth each year, more groups are putting their shows on the floor—and in front of judges' eyes—much earlier in the season.
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Here's a breakdown of the scores in each classification at this year's WGI Winds Power Regionals:
South Power Regional (March 17-18)
Kicking it off in chronological order: the South Power Regional hosted six winds groups from the deep South to perform in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Scholastic A held the most groups with four in attendance, all of which scored at least a 76 in preliminary competition.
Full final results from the South Power Regional:
| Scholastic A Winds | ||
| 1 | Lake Hamilton HS (Hot Springs, Arkansas) | 84.4 |
| 2 | Gulfport HS (Gulfport, Mississippi) | 80.15 |
| 3 | Kosciusko HS (Kosciusko, Mississippi) | 75.5 |
| 4 | St. Charles Parish Public Schools (Destrehan, Louisiana) | 74.55 |
| Independent A Winds | ||
| 1 | Evidence from William Carey University (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) | 75.15 |
| Scholastic Open Winds | ||
| 1 | Oxford HS (Oxford, Mississippi) | 74.25 |
West Power Regional (March 24-25)
Although there were only three groups out in Southern California at the West Power Regional, all three brought some top-notch winds performance to the floor this past weekend.
Valley Christian Performing Indoor Ensemble from San Jose, CA, was a definite standout in Independent A and will be looking to take the Independent A World Championship title from Inertia, a group from Ohio that claimed the title last year.
Finals results from the West Power Regional:
| Scholastic A Winds | ||
| 1 | Whittier HS (Whittier, California) | 78.75 |
| Independent A Winds | ||
| 1 | Valley Christian Performing Indoor Ensemble (San Jose, California) | 85.65 |
| Scholastic Open Winds | ||
| 1 | La Quinta HS (Westminster, California) | 81.45 |
Mid-East Power Regional (March 24-25)
Perhaps the most exciting Winds competition of 2018 so far, the Mid-East Power Regional was a beacon of light in the snowy Kentucky landscape on Sunday. Rhythm X Winds pushed to the next level of winds, earning a high score of 92.1 in finals competition, improving from a 90.8.
Chromium Winds also had a great showing on Saturday evening, pushing their score to an 85.3, nearly 1.5 points higher than prelims. Despite a 9.6-point penalty in prelims, Daviess County (KY) managed to get its score up to an 80.15 in finals.
See the full finals results from the Mid-East Power Regional:
| Scholastic A Winds | ||
| 1 | Daviess County HS (Owensboro, Kentucky) | 80.15 |
| 2 | Hart County HS (Munfordville, Kentucky) | 78.9 |
| Independent A Winds | ||
| 1 | Inertia Independent Winds (Plain City, Ohio) | 83.6 |
| Scholastic Open Winds | ||
| 1 | Miamisburg HS (Miamisburg, Ohio) | 84.6 |
| Independent Open Winds | ||
| 1 | Chromium Winds (Rosemont, Illinois) | 85.3 |
| Independent World Winds | ||
| 1 | Rhythm X (Dayton, Ohio) | 92.1 |