Staff Report
DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs High School Tiger band has advanced to the University Interscholastic League (UIL) 6A State Marching Contest after earning a runner-up finish at the UIL Area D Marching Contest on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Kelly Reeves Stadium in Round Rock.
The Tiger band scored a total of 17 points from five judges during the preliminary round, placing second out of 26 competing bands, according to a press release.
Due to weather, the area finals were canceled and the top five bands from the preliminaries advanced to the state contest. Round Rock’s Cedar Ridge High School claimed the area title with 12 points, followed by Dripping Springs (17), San Antonio Reagan High School (19), Buda Johnson High School (22) and San Antonio Johnson High School (25).
This marks Dripping Springs’ eighth consecutive — and 20th overall — appearance at the UIL State Marching Contest. The Tiger band is one of 10 Texas high schools across all classifications to have qualified for the state contest at least 20 times, the release stated.
DSHS will be among 42 bands performing in the 6A state preliminaries on Monday, Nov. 3, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The band will take the field at 5:45 p.m.
The top 14 bands from the preliminaries will advance to the finals beginning at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4.
The Tiger band will hold a state send-off performance for the community at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Tiger Stadium.
