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Lady Bulldog Volleyball
The Lady Bulldogs celebrate after a score. Photo by Alexa Brunner. a
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The Lady Bulldogs are rounding out their season tomorrow at Blue Ridge. They traveled to Pottsboro last Tuesday at lost in sets of 2511, 25-10, and 25-11.
On Friday, they hosted Leonard and lost in sets of 25-17, 25-13, and 25-14.
Howe vs. Pottsboro
Howe vs. Leonard
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Friday was a “Pink Out” game where ribbons purchases were donated to Women Rock for breast cancer awareness. Photo by Alexa Brunner.
band with Duncanville High School for the second most appearances at the state level contest in all classifications. After receiving straight ones at the region level, Howe earned the right to compete at the area level. Twenty-six bands marched in preliminary competition at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex in Denton on Saturday, with ten of those advancing to the finals.
“We had a great run in the prelims,” said band director, Angie Liss. “We listened to judges’ comments and tried to tweak a few things for the finals.” The band took the field for finals at 7:30 pm and results were announced at 10:30 pm.
When asked about the day, assistant band director, Julie Cook said, “What I’m most proud of is that the kids stepped up to the challenge and focused in to fix things before finals. That’s the key. Get better every time.” All the band directors talked about what a long, stressful day area contest is. “At this point in the season, everyone is exhausted but it’s all about the details,” stated assistant director, David Bilyeu. “At each level, ALL the bands get better and better, but we have to dig deep and push through to the end and the kids did that today.” The band’s 2021 contest show is entitled “Off the Rails” and consists of three movements: Haunted Tracks, The Ghost of Chattanooga, and Crazy Train. The first two movements are original music written specifically for the Howe band by composers with Fannin Music Productions. “We were excited to have John Fannin come observe our group a week ago and give us some ideas to make our music even more effective,” said Liss. “While it is a marching contest, you have to remember that three of the five judges are focused solely on the music. You can march great but if you can’t play well, you’re toast.” The band has two more Monday night rehearsals before leaving for state on Tuesday morning and the directors all agreed that they wanted to focus on the little details to try to reach the maximum potential of the group. “I think we’re peaking at the right time,” Liss said, “but there will be a lot of great bands at the state level. We have to do much more to be in the hunt for finals.” But the directors also agreed that they want to make sure the kids enjoy this part of the process, while ac(Continued on page 18)
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