PHOTO: Ryan Sigmon | Hurricane and Winfield defended titles in championship and womens, while Musselman broke through in festival.

PHOTOS: Hurricane Media (left), Parker Armstrong (right) | The state show choir festival features a new venue, new rules, a revival of the middle school division, and more storylines.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Petal, Hurricane and Douglas S. Freeman shined at Cosby, and 18 mixed choirs will hit the stage at Manchester.

Plus both Bloomington programs win on the same day, Tupelo notches a national event win, and the inevitable Euclid Varsity Chorale.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | In one of the most secluded, yet underrated scenes across the country, Virginia will play host to some interesting cross-regional matchups to mark the halfway point of the season.

March is coming in like a lion in Ohio, as two major competitions at Fairfield and Solon kick off the second-to-last weekend of the Buckeye State’s show choir scene. 

Herbert Hoover rose to the top at Cabell Midland, while Hurricane, Winfield and Martinsburg all secured event or division wins in Ohio and Virginia.

Twelve choirs across three states will converge at Cabell Midland in what will be one of the most competitive competitions of the West Virginia season

The last weekend of February is the most packed weekend in Ohio show choir this season, with 4 competitions taking place throughout the state! Alliance, Grove City, Ross, and Teays Valley each bring competitive lineups that should help Ohio end February on a high note. 

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

PHOTO: Johnny Adams Photos | Fairfield took first and second at Robert C. Byrd, while Hurricane and Alliance both put two groups in finals at Capital.

PHOTO: Nicki Marcum | RCB will be the first gathering for eastern panhandle choirs this season, while several Charleston ensembles will collect at Capital.

PHOTO: Nicki Marcum | Two Grove City groups placed on the podium, plus Marion Harding, Robert C. Byrd, Cabell Midland and St. Clairsville made finals.

Stock photo: Derrick Knight | A total of 11 choirs from Ohio and West Virginia will be competing in one of West Virginia’s largest competitions both in size and quality of groups.

Stock image: Derrick Knight | Winfield and Teays Valley headline at MusicFest, while RCB, Hoover and Sissonville headline at the Choral Classic

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Findlay and Olentangy had plenty of valuable takeaways, and Marion Harding, Twinsburg and Walsh Jesuit each have their own upcoming storylines.

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 no-caption win, a one-caption win, a two-caption win and a three-caption sweep all find their way into the recap this week.

Ohio’s first large mixed gathering brings plenty of heat, the season’s only Kansas showdown has plenty of power, Linn-Mar turns into a Quad-State Showcase, and Gretna rises above as the best of Nebraska’s first competition weekend.

Solon, Hurricane, Noblesville, Piqua and Loveland contribute to one of Ohio's best lineups of the season.