The final standings.
More than 300 color guards from 35 states, Canada and Japan competed in the WGI Color Guard Championships. The finals, on Sunday, were held at the University of Dayton Arena. Preliminary rounds of competition were held at the Nutter Center, Dayton Convention Center and James Trent Arena.
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The James Logan team, which has dominated the Scholastic division of the competion for the past decade, had stiff competition this year from rival Avon High School of Avon, Indiana. Logan eked out the victory with 97.6 points to Avon's 97.4.
Logan won in three of the five categories judged: Equipment, Effect One and Effect Two. Avon won in the Movement and Ensemble categories.
Last year, Logan beat Avon 96.85 to 96.05 to win its ninth straight title.
Color guards are made up of dancers and performers using flags, rifles, sabres and other props, usually accompanying a marching band.
Logan Band Director Ramiro Barrera told the school of the victory in an email to the school staff: "Congrats to the Logan World Guard on yet another Winter Guard International world Class Gold medal Championship."
"They represented Logan High School and Union City with class. Their performance set a new standard. They were amazing."" Barrera wrote, "Thanks to all the parents that worked hard to make sure the kids were well taken care of...and most of all thanks to the hard working young men and women that make up this fine ensemble!"
Barrera singled out Logan guard director Mark Metzger for special praise "for his talent and devotion to excellence."
It is Metzger's second title in two tries since he took over as director last year.
The World Guard championships are split into two divisions: independent teams sponsored by individual groups not associated with schools, and "scholastic" teams, such as Logan's, which are sponsored by a school.
Each division is subdivided into three classes: the A class, usually composed of the youngest and least experienced teams; Open class, usually an intermediate division, with members with mixed experienced levels who tend to be older than those in the A class; and World Class, the division the Colts compete in, in which teams are usually composed of the most experienced and most talented high school students.
The World Guard championships are split into two divisions: independent teams sponsored by individual groups not associated with schools, and "scholastic" teams, such as Logan's, which are sponsored by a school.
Each division is subdivided into three classes: the A class, usually composed of the youngest and least experienced teams; Open class, usually an intermediate division, with members with mixed experienced levels who tend to be older than those in the A class; and World Class, the division the Colts compete in, in which teams are usually composed of the most experienced and most talented high school students.
This is the World Guard's first championship with their new director and choreographer
Mark Metzger.
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