Buccaneers cruise to fourth straight DCA World Championship title
The Reading Buccaneers were on top again as the world’s best all-age drum and bugle corps competed at the Drum Corps Associates World Championships over Labor Day Weekend in Rochester - New York.
The Reading Buccaneers were on top again as the world’s best all-age drum and bugle corps competed at the Drum Corps Associates World Championships over Labor Day Weekend in Rochester - New York.
The corps from Pennsylvania sailed through the Prelims and Finals competitions held at Sahlen’s Stadium on Saturday, 5th September and Sunday, 6th September, finishing more than a point ahead of the nearest competition with a final score of 97.580. The Bucs, who have been nearly untouchable in recent years including this season's undefeated run, have now won the DCA Open Class World Championship title for four years in a row and a total of nine times in the last 10 years.
With a late-season surge to the top, members of Cadets 2 of Allentown - Pennsylvania, found themselves in a spot they’ve never been in before on Sunday, finishing in second place behind the Buccaneers with a score of 96.330. In addition to its highest finish ever on Sunday, the corps also won caption awards for Best Visual and Best Color Guard, which is a section of the corps that director George Hopkins was especially proud of.
Finishing just five-hundredths of a point away from the Buccaneers on 15th August in Scranton - Pennsylvania, the Hawthorne Caballeros had to settle for fourth place (94.880) in Rochester after falling behind members of Minnesota Brass who finished in third place with a score of 95.400.
Class A competition this year was dominated by the Govenaires who took first place with a score of 82.450. (Text: dci.org)
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