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5A West Brook - 1 Nederland - 1 Dayton - 1 Port Arthur Memorial - 3 Beaumont United - 2 Port Neches-Groves - 1

4A Livingston - 2 Hargrave - 1 Liberty - 1 Hardin-Jefferson - 1

4A Silsbee - 2 Bridge City - 1 Little Cypress-Mauriceville - 1 Lumberton - 1

4A Vidor - 1 West Orange-Stark - 3 Hamshire-Fannett - 1 Jasper - 2

3A East Chambers - 1 Warren - 2 Hardin - 1 Kirbyville - 1 Buna - 2

3A Anahuac - 1 Woodville - 2 Orangefield - 1 Kountze - 2

2A West Hardin - 1 Deweyville - 2 Corrigan-Camden - 1

Greetings all and sundry! Bandtober is upon us and the return of the annual UIL Region 10 Marching Band Contest is nigh! This year's contest will be held Saturday October 17, 2026 at Port Neches-Groves HS Stadium. The schedule shows 30 bands competing to earn that coveted Division 1 rating and the chance to move on to area competition and hopefully state competition. I am unsure of admission prices to the contest but last year, it was $7 ([Hidden Content]). As I have done the past number of years, I plan to attend and record all the bands. If y'all want, come say hi to me as I battle the weather elements and try to get the best video/audio recordings of our local high school bands. Once I get back home, I will start to edit the video and audio, then post onto my YouTube Channel. The weather might cooperate this year and actually feel like fall! As of today October 8, 2026, there appears to be a cool front arriving next Friday and might have temperatures in the 70s with a nice north breeze. Regardless, I still have to apply the sunscreen, bust out the big umbrella, and keep well-hydrated. A reminder that ALL classifications will have the opportunity to advance past region to area/state competition. Keep in mind that we have separate open class (contemporary-style) and military class tracks for state marching band contest. Some of my thoughts: - The contest is starting a bit later than last year (10:00am compared to 9:30am). - All bands that performed last year are returning this year to compete. - Lamar University is playing two exhibition performances, one after all the 3A bands finish and after all the 5As complete their performances. - Currently we have 3-2A, 9-3A, 12-4A, and 6-5A bands participating. Best wishes to all participating bands as they finish learning their music/drill and polishing up their shows in the next week.

Here is a link to the playlist of 28 of the 30 bands. A couple (Anahuac, Hardin) keep crashing as I render them.

Beaumont West Brook - 1* Nederland - 1* Port Arthur Memorial - 3 Dayton - 1* Beaumont United - 3 Port Neches-Groves - 1* I will begin editing videos tomorrow as I just got back from the contest. I do not live in the area.

Bridge City - 1* West Orange-Stark - 3 Hargrave - 1* Vidor - 1* Silsbee - 2

Lumberton - 1* Hamshire-Fannett - 2 Livingston - 2 Liberty - 2

Hardin-Jefferson - 1* Jasper - 1* Little Cypress-Mauriceville - 1*

Woodville - 3 Orangefield - 1* Warren - 2 Hardin - 2 Kirbyville - 1* In the middle of a lunch break.

Kountze - 2 East Chambers - 2 Anahuac - 1* Buna - 1*

West Hardin - 2 Corrigan-Camden - 2 Deweyville - 2

Why hello there! It's that time of year again (Bandtober) and the return of the annual UIL Region 10 Marching Band Contest! The contest will be held Saturday October 18, 2025 at Port Neches-Groves HS Stadium. The schedule shows 30 bands competing to earn that coveted Division 1 rating and the chance to move on to area competition and hopefully state competition. Admission has gone up to $7 according to the official UIL Region 10 website ([Hidden Content]). Admission is free for children 10 and under. I do plan to attend and record all the bands. If y'all want, come say hi to me as I battle the weather elements and try to get the best video/audio recordings of our local high school bands. Once I get back home, I will start to edit the video and audio, then post onto my YouTube Channel. If the weather stays like it has been throughout September and October so far, it will be an sunny day with highs reaching the upper 80s with a bit of a breeze throughout. I still have to apply the sunscreen, bust out the big umbrella, and keep well-hydrated. A reminder that ALL classifications will have the opportunity to advance past region to area/state competition. Keep in mind that we have separate open class (contemporary-style) and military class tracks for state marching band contest. Some of my thoughts: - One school missing from last year (2024) returning to the contest includes Warren. - West Hardin returns to contest after DNA'ing last year. - Lamar University does not appear to be performing for exhibition as they have done the last number of years. - Currently we have 3-2A, 9-3A, 12-4A, 6-5A bands participating. Best wishes to all participating bands as they finish learning their music/drill and polishing up their shows in the next week.

All of the bands are edited and uploaded to my YouTube channel if you want to watch any of them. 29 total bands including Lamar University since West Hardin DNA'd.

I'm mad that I replied earlier but it did not save my reply. From what I observed, United started their show during the 5-minute entrance period. During those 5-minutes, a band enters the competition field and sets up for their opening set. Even if a band starts to play or do some sort of pre-show, judges are not 'judging' anything during this time. At the 45 second mark, the announcer starts to introduce the band and their program. Once the 5-minute period is done, then you have the 8-minute field performance. A band has to stay a minimum of 5 minutes on the field and no more than the allotted 8 minutes. United was officially on the field for about 2.5 minutes. They started exiting the field with about 5:30 left on the performance clock. Normally, a band would be deducted one rating for going over or not spending enough time on the field. I think Beaumont Central back in 2002 was penalized this way. For it to be a DQ, I am not sure if something else happened. When ratings were announced, all that was said was "No Rating."

PA Memorial - 2 Dayton - 1* Nederland - 1* Beaumont United - DQ Beaumont Westbrook - 1* Port Neches-Groves - 1*

Livingston - 1* Silsbee - 2 Liberty - 1* Vidor - 1*

Hardin-Jefferson - 1* Bridge City - 1* Jasper - 2 Lumberton - 1*

West Orange-Stark - 2 Hargrave - 1* Little Cypress-Mauriceville - 1* Hamshire-Fannett - 1*

Woodville - 2 Orangefield - 1* Anahuac - 1* Kountze - 1*

Costs money for sure. Region 4 and 21 are done by the same radio station KGAS.