The first competition weekend preview of the 2026 Southern Show Choir season features an inaugural Hoover contest as well as the long-running South Jones Invitational.

Three regional experts evaluated 35 of Nebraska’s top show choirs to determine the rankings.

Three regional experts were surveyed on 25 of Ohio's best show choirs after an intense Beavercreek Midwest Show Choir Classic. These are the results.

PHOTO: @shotbytalon | Two local Des Moines-area groups will take their fight to be the best to Johnston this weekend.

Linn-Mar will face Gretna, Millard North, Elkhorn South, and other Nebraska competitors as competition season rounds into full swing.

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | Ankeny Centennial, Valley, and Southeast Polk all scored solid results in one (or more) divisions at Starstruck.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Indiana show choir in the year 2026 will return to where it ended 2025: Indiana groups dueling for grand championships at national competitions.

IMAGE: Nathan Ensley | A stellar finals field from first to sixth led to several tight battles in Ohio's first big competition of 2026.

A quick preview of the 2026 competition season in the southern show choir circuit.

Stock image: Derrick Knight | Waukee Northwest grabbed their second Supernova win and their second triumph of 2026 on Saturday.