Regional powerhouses prevailed in all four featured contests this week, with Homewood, Linn-Mar, Center Grove and Carmel notching multiple-caption wins over quality competition.

Center Grove and Zionsville held serve at their respective contests, with both Wheatons leading the charge for Illinois ensembles.

By AJ Prentice, Fort Wayne contributor Carroll "Magic" performs at the Chesterton Trojan Classic | PHOTO: Nathan Ensley / @nensley.photography 3 weeks into Fort Wayne’s competition season, every Fort Wayne group has performed their show at least once. Just about every single group has shown massive improvements this season compared to last season and will surely go on to achieve even higher levels of success as the season progresses.  2026 Midseason Mixed Rankings Carroll “Ma

Dylan Moss - Illinois Contributor This is the second edition of Homeroom’s poll rankings of Illinois for the 2026 season, covering and considering results from the week of 2/14 and earlier. Three regional experts considered 39 groups and ranked 20 across 3 divisions. Championship Mixed Wheaton North “Flight” (NC) Mt. Zion “Swingsations” (NC) El Paso-Gridley “Modulations” (NC) Mundelein “Sound” (NC) Dwight D. Eisenhower “Express” (+2) Glenwood “Titan Fever” (-1) Wheaton Warren