Guardsmen News

The Guardsmen have had two wonderful performances since last weeks Guardsmen News. On the 21st in Hyde park, NY, the corps scored a first place 87.05. "We tried out a few changes tonight that we had put in our show and I must say that I love them! They are a little dirty right know, but some sweat will fix that," said corps director Ryan Galasso. On the 22nd the corps came away with another first place win in Bethlehem, PA with an 89.20! "We rehearsed our rough spots hard earlier today and they came out beautifully," said Galasso. "The changes make a huge impact in the opener, Wind Machine! "We still have to get through the next couple of shows before we get a rehearsal day to hit the drill hard, but we should be fine" Come out and see the Guardsmen try to tackle the next of Div 1 in Allentown, PA tomorrow.

Guardsmen Victorious in Allentown!

The Guardsmen Drum and Bugle Corps captured the DCI Eastern Classic title Friday night with a winning score of 88.35. The corps breathed easily on Friday night, but the corps on Saturday came a little closer than they would of hoped for. "The performance was great," said Galasso. "Everyone knew what had to be done and what it took to get it.... a regional championship! I am extremely proud of the corps. We've thrown so many changes in the show at them and they have captured them all and are fixing them every time we run a drill! Now that we know we are major contender for the title, I think it will give the corps an even bigger motivation." The Guardsmen have proven that they are big time contender to take the World Championship this year. Come and show them that you care and cheer them on their way to a possible 1st DLOFDC title ever!

Guardsmen News From Denver!

The Dispatch has missed the reviews and article for the past 6 show, and its time to play a little catch up. On the 25th, the corps placed 1st with a score of 89.45. On the 27th the corps placed 1st with an 89.60. the corps was then invited to play at the masters of summer music games in Murfreesburo and placed 3rd. The corps then traveled to the midwest regional in Indianapolis and placed 3rd there as well! The corps final show before finals week was in Naperville. The corps placed 1st with a 91.95! The division 1 preliminaries were tonight and the Guardsmen came out in third place with a 94. The corps hopes to improve on their visual standpoint for the rest of finals week. The corps also had some people compete in the Individual and Ensemble contest today. Heres a list of their names.

Ryan Somerton - Multi-tenor
Kevin O'Connell - Snare
Ramond Halley - Snare
Jeff Valentine - Keyboards

The whole front ensemble was also involved in the contest as an ensemble.

The corps would really appreciate it if you came to finals and cheered them on their way to the end of an awesome year!

Guardsmen News from Denver!

"Our quarter finals performance was a joke!" said corps director Ryan Galasso. "The only people who showed up ready to play was the percussion, they did a great job! Our brass hasn't played that bad since the Orlando Classic! I hope that this was a wake up call to the corps to get them focused. They have all the potential in the world to win a championship, they just need to use it." The corps did manage to place 5th with a 92.15 by an awesome percussion performance! The corps will perform tomorrow night in Denver at the Semi's. Come out and show the corps you care.

Guardsmen News from Denver!

The Guardsmen showed much improvement in the Semi's, from their near embarrassment during Quarter finals. The corps placed 4th with a score of 93.60. The brass performance was a little better, but they still are holding back. The percussion once again had a smoking performance! "I would like to see the corps have their best performance of the year tomorrow at finals. If they do that, win or loose, I will be happy for them." said Galasso. The corps has to put of their hard work from the summer, into one more performance tonight at the World Championship finals in Denver. Hope to see you there.

Guardsmen Year in Review!

With a slight slip at the end of the year the Guardsmen Finished the season in 4th with a 93.50! the corps was in command of div 1 throughout most of the season, but fell towards the end. "Although we didn't win this year," said Ryan Galasso, "I was extremely proud of the corps effort this year. They just came up a little short." " I would also like to thank our sponsors for doing and awesome job this year. Yamaha percussion and brass department for supplying our drums and horns. And also Remo and Vic Firth for supplying mallets and heads. The staff is already thinking ahead toward next year, which should be a good one, with all of our staff returning! We thank you all for your tremendous support throughout out the year and here's is the recap of it:

06/18 Oswego, IL 5th -67.40
06/19 W. Lafayette, IN 1st - 68.65
06/21 Huntington, WV 2nd - 70.70
06/24 Charlotte, NC tie 1st - 71.15
06/26 Chicago, IL 2nd - 75.15
06/27 Lima, OH 1st - 77.80
06/29 Elizabeth, PA 1st - 79.50
06/30 Grove City, OH 1st - 80.15
07/02 Northern, NJ 1st - 79.50
07/03 Springfield, MA 2nd - 79.75
07/05 Dubuque, IA 1st - 81.20
07/06 Wichita, KS 1st - 81.05
07/07 Salt Lake City, UT 1st - 81.05
07/09 Racine, WI 1st - 83.65
07/10 Kalamazoo, MI 2nd - 82.70
07/11 Harrison, OH 1st - 84.20
07/12 Huntington, WV 1st - 84.40
07/13 Salem, VA 1st - 84.60
07/14 Columbia, SC 1st - 85.40
07/15 Ocala, FL 1st - 86.40
07/16 Orlando, FL 2nd - 86.10
07/18 Montgomery, AL 1st - 87.10
07/19 Clarksburg, WV 1st - 87.50
07/20 Scranton, PA 1st - 87.10
07/21 Hyde Park, NY 1st - 87.05
07/22 Bethlehem, PA 1st - 89.20
07/23 Allentown, PA 1st - 88.35
07/25 Massillon, OH 1st - 89.45
07/27 Columbus, OH 1st - 89.60
07/30 Murfreesboro, TN tie 3rd - 91.60
07/31 Indianapolis, IN 3rd - 91.10
08/01 Naperville, IL 1st - 91.95
08/04 Denver, CO 3rd - 94.00
08/05 Denver, CO 5th - 92.15
08/06 Denver, CO 4th - 93.60
08/07 Denver, CO 4th - 93.50