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.

Two choirs score their first overall wins in program history and both 4AJC and GTC come out on top of their contests.

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Des Moines Christian and Prairie ran it back from a year ago, all claiming podium finishes at Ascension for the second consecutive year.

PHOTO: Shot by Talon | Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Des Moines Christian, Prairie and Millard South seek to reprise finals berths from the 2025 edition of Ascension.