The Norwell Marching Knights await their cue to take the field to perform “X” while at right Lily Sheets is full of “Jubilation” in the Tigers’ exhibition performance at Saturday’s On the Banks of the Wabash band competition at Fred F. Park Field. (Photos by Glen Werling)

Saturday’s annual On the Banks of the Wabash band contest at Fred F. Parek Field in Bluffton was only slightly dampened by the showers that passed through.

Sixteen bands competed. Here is how they placed: 

Scholastic B

Bishop Dwenger — Best Visual; second place

Eastside — Best General Effect, Best Music; first place

Scholastic A

New Haven — third place

Wayne/South Side — second place

Northrop — Best Visual, General Effect, and Music; first place

Open D

Adams Central — third place

Whitko — Best Music; second place

Woodland — Best General Effect, Best Visual; first place

Open C

Norwell — participation

Garrett — third place

Concordia Lutheran — second place

Angola — Best Visual, Music and General Effect; first place

Open B

Leo — participation

Huntington North — tied for Best General Effect; third

East Noble — Best Music; second place

DeKalb — Best Visual, tied for Best General Effect, first place

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