The last mainstream show choir competition season of the weekend is here, with North Carolina’s lone contest of 2026 and Oceanside boasting the only full California Big Three matchup of the season.

From Advanced Mixed 1 to Intermediate Treble Large and beyond, every division will be hotly contested at the end of the season.

Stock photo: Derrick Knight | John Burroughs leads four of the five divisions at the midseason mark, while several groups are off to hot starts behind them.

Burbank Blast featured several noteworthy West Coast debuts, as the balance of power in California comes into focus

Many Western groups gather at Burbank, the country travels to Fairfield, three states clash at Sioux City East, and Texas sends off its season at Southlake Carroll.

Stock photo: Derrick Knight | Three regional experts were surveyed on 35 of the region's top show choirs. These are the results.

Stock photo: Derrick Knight | The 2025 season felt like a triumphant return to form for West Coast show choir. Now less than a year later, it feels like everything’s changed. Three top-ten level groups in the circuit have new directors after one of the busiest offseasons in the history of the region. Things are not quite the same in the Wild West, but there’s reason to believe that this might still be one of the best seasons yet.

Show choirs across the country are preparing for the 2026 season. From #51 Davenport North to #75 Chesterton and all the choirs in between, get caught up just in time for the season.

Stock Photo: Derrick Knight | The end of the season is here, and with it, 35 groups across five divisions are ranked.

Plus Hurricane continues its West Virginia dominance, Skutt takes its first post-pandemic win, and Glendora wins at Cypress.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | As everyone hits the home stretch of the season, take a look at where western choirs stand from advanced to novice.

Advanced, intermediate, and novice all feature lineups with five groups or more.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | From advanced to novice, Burbank Blast brought home no shortage of things to talk about.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | A rematch in advanced mixed, a wide-open bass division, and five novice mixed choirs offer plenty of action.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | John Burroughs, Chesterton, and several advanced mixed groups highlight the lineup.

All you need to know for 25 of the nation's top returning groups, from Connecticut to California.

From New England to the Midwest to the West, find out who HRSC's staff thinks are the ones to watch heading into 2025!

With the conclusion of Oceanside Sound-Off, the show choir season for the major players is all done.

Oceanside will have a multitude of top choirs from the West in attendance. Who holds the power?

The Big Three happen... and then chaos behind in Advanced Mixed II.