PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Large groups Homestead and Northrop anchor the lineup with small groups Huntington North, Northridge, Jay County, DeKalb, Beech Grove and more providing plenty of flavor.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Carroll, Homestead and Northrop lead both mixed and single-gender, while Columbia City is the top small group in both categories.

After a relatively stable weekend with only a few upsets across northern Indiana, Huntington North High School will be hosting the Midwest Showcase, where huge portions of the Fort Wayne circuit will finally be competing against each other directly.  Lineup Unisex Northrop “Allure” Northridge “Starlights” Noblesville “Sensation” Homestead “Elite” Jay County “Just Treble” Noblesville “New Dimension” Westfield “Illumination” Columbia City “City Lights” Small Mixed Crestview “Kn

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

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | After a seemingly generational lineup last season, Chesterton has done the unthinkable again and assembled a national lineup for the 2026 Trojan Classic. Ten mixed groups and seven womens groups will compete for five mixed finals spots and three womens finals spots.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Franklin Central, Lafayette Jefferson, Northrop, Whiteland, Jay County, DeKalb and others will all have one chance to make it happen at the Classic.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | The 2026 season is drawing near, and while last year's season was delightfully chaotic, looking forward, the community is probably in for another great year of shocking upsets and unpredictable moments.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Carroll now holds the top spots in both the mixed and womens rankings.

New Castle and Columbia City both scored division wins against more established competitors. Bonus: two Fort Wayne large groups mix it up.

Carroll features handfuls of groups from around Fort Wayne, plus an anticipated season debut from Lafayette Jefferson.

An unsettled power dynamic between small schools and large schools, along with several late-season battles, headline the upcoming season.

Of all the competition lineups to be revealed in summer, this was probably one of the best ones to ask for. | PHOTO: Nathan Ensley

Check out the top ten mixed and single-gender choirs that competed in and around Fort Wayne this past season!

The panelists have new groups at the top and bottom of the rankings, with several changes in the middle too!

Several states collide at Chesterton, Davenport Central draws Iowa's best, Tupelo hosts for the first time and Omaha South rounds it out!

While several Indianapolis groups began their competition seasons last week at Ball State, this will be opening weekend for many choirs!

This past weekend, the four competitions that attracted major Ohio groups saw a variety of upsets and shocking results.

This weekend is shaping up to be a big one for Ohio show choir, as FOUR competitions attract big Ohio groups. Read on to learn about these!

Three out-of-state invaders claim wins in this week's COTW recap!

Huge lineups at Albertville, Bettendorf, Joplin and Northrop are featured in this week's edition!