Franklin Central held serve at Center Grove, Clinton cleaned up at Jackson Prep, Westside sang their way to the top at Omaha South and Bloomington Kennedy continued its 2026 tear.

Several circuits coalesce around big events, as Indianapolis gathers at Center Grove, Mississippi gathers at Jackson Prep, Nebraska gathers at Omaha South and Minnesota gathers at Hastings.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | PoCo broke through for their maiden win of the season, plus Hastings improved on their previous results and Bloomington Jefferson emerged as a legitimate contender.

A consistently deep field gathers in the Cornhusker capitol, two national powers reprise last year’s meeting a bit earlier in the season, several quality choirs make their way to Sioux Falls, the Minnesota season starts at Bloomington Kennedy, and a late addition makes Ankeny Centennial a sleeper field to watch.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | Six Minnesota programs and two Wisconsin programs will all go for the gold at Minnesota's first competition of the seaon.

Linn-Mar, Gretna, Wheaton Warrenville South, and Broken Arrow all took convincing wins over quality competition this past weekend.

Iowa and Nebraska concentrate their heavy hitters in one place, while choirs around the country flock to Illinois and Minnesota.

Center Grove, Solon, Johnston, and Millard West claimed some of the biggest wins of the weekend.

The score between two of Omaha's top groups was settled two states away. In the end, Millard West reigned for the first time in seven years.

By William Soquet, Editor-in-Chief Homewood and Millard West took statement wins to start their seasons, while Hastings and Gretna East...

Tons of groups tussle in Alabama, Midwest power players gather in Minnesota, Nebraska sees a large rematch, and titans gather in Minnesota.

Following the last competition of the season, five regional experts voted on who the best choirs in the state are. These are the results.

Brownsburg, John Burroughs, Gretna, Lincoln East and Mt. Zion all take big wins to kick off the month of March!

The calendar has flipped to March, which means that most shows are now in prime shape! Tough matchups will be had all across the country...

Several states bring out the big guns - Indiana, Texas, Nebraska, Mississippi and Minnesota are all featuring lineups as deep as the sea!

Gretna, Onalaska, Blue Valley and Lincoln Links still went on despite the snow this past weekend!

A weekend of show choir contests is derailed by snow. COTW will still feature Gretna, Linn-Mar, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Waukee and Onalaska.

We gave our staff a few prompts to answer on the upcoming competition season starting this weekend! Here is what they think you could...

Well wishes to all retiring directors in 2023, especially the five that are featured in this article!