Heart of America 2015 Marching Band Festival winners announced
The Heart of America Marching Band Festival took place Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Kansas University.
The Free State High School marching band took third place overall in the Division 2 category.
All results of the competition are as follows:
Outstanding Music Execution:
Olathe South
Outstanding Marching:
Derby
Outstanding General Effect:
Olathe South
Outstanding Auxiliary:
Olathe East
Outstanding Percussion:
Olathe East
Division 4:
First place: Holton
Division 3:
Second place: Belton High School, Belton, Mo.
First place: Lincoln North Star High School, Lincoln, Neb.
Division 2:
Third place: Lawrence Free State
Second place: Topeka West
First place: Shawnee Mission South
Division 1:
Third place: Derby
Second place: Olathe East
First place: Olathe South
Grand Champion: Olathe South
— Information courtesy of Leslie O’Neil, senior administrative associate, Kansas University Bands