First in Class; Stillwater & Perkins marching bands earn top honors

 


EDMOND, Okla. –  For the second year in a row, the Stillwater Pioneer Marching Band and the Perkins-Tryon Midnight Regiment took home top honors for their respective classes at the Deer Creek Invitational.

 

The Pioneer Marching Band’s 2025 show, entitled, “Bach in the Saddle,” earned first place honors in Class AA during the afternoon’s preliminary competition when bands compete with each other based on the size of their high school.  The Midnight Regiment also earned top class honors, finishing first in Class A for their show, entitled, “Masters of the Keys.”

 

Both bands were selected as finalists at the competition, where the top twelve bands, regardless of school size, perform in the evening competition. In finals performance, Stillwater placed second overall and Perkins-Tryon placed sixth. The Midnight Regiment also earned Fan Favorite honors.  Edmond Santa Fe High School took home first place overall.

 

“Our band has a large number of underclassmen and, for many, this was their first competition so I was very pleased with the results, as well as the improvement the band displayed from their preliminary to finals performances,” said Kevin Zamborsky, Director of Bands for Stillwater Public Schools. “The audience feedback and interaction with our show was incredible to experience, and I know our students fed off that energy, especially in the finals performance.”

 

For the Midnight Regiment, the Deer Creek Invitational offers a chance for their students to compete with larger schools than they will see at their state championship competition in October.

 

“Our students have worked incredibly hard and they gave two tremendous performances yesterday,” said KG Robinson, Director of Bands for Perkins-Tryon Public Schools. “We were the only non-6A school to finish in the top six which is a great achievement for our band.”

 

The Pioneer Marching Band competes next at the Mustang Marching Invitation hosted by Mustang High School on October 4, and then the Renegade Review hosted by Union High School on October 11.  Both contests host some of the best high school bands in Oklahoma as well as schools from surrounding states.

 

“It’s going to be a very important two weeks between now and our next competition,” added Zamborsky. “Our goal will be to see consistent performance from each rehearsal to the next, and I am excited to see our show continue to improve.”

 

For Perkins, the band’s next competition will be the OBA State Championship hosted at Edmond North High School on October 11. At OBA, the Midnight Regiment will compete for a Class 3A state title based on OSSAA classification.

 

To learn more about the Pioneer Marching Band visit www.stillwaterbands.org.  Information about the Midnight Regiment can be found at www.perkinstryonbands.weebly.com/.

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