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1st Place Championship Win For Sparta High School Marching Band
The marching band heads to the next tournament, after taking a top spot in their group in the regional championship.
SPARTA, NJ — The members of Sparta High School’s marching band brought home a first place win from the Tournament of Bands Regional Championship.
The band competed on Oct. 24 at West Essex High School in North Caldwell for Region 10.
They are now headed on Sunday to the Atlantic Coast Championships to compete with other bands in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the schedule here and more information about the next championship round here.
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During the championship among the five Group 2-A bands competing, Sparta placed first as follows, according to the Tournament of Bands:
Group 2 - A
1. 92.24 - Sparta
2. 87.31 - West Morris Central
3. 85.93 - Columbia
4. 81.76 - North Bergen
5. 81.61 - Montville Twp
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For a full list of scores from the Regional 10 Championship at West Essex High School click here.
Region 10 is comprised of counties in New Jersey and New York including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren, Bronx, Kings, Suffolk, Nassau, Queens and Westchester.
For more information about the Region 10 Tournament of Bands, click here.
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