The Longview High School band won second place in the 5A/6A finals of the UIL State Military Marching Band Competition on Wednesday at Baylor University in Waco, according to the Longview News-Journal. Whitehouse High School placed fourth and Nacogdoches High School placed fifth in the same division.
In the 3A finals, West Rusk High School took the state championship. New Diana High School placed second, White Oak third, Sabine fourth and Troup fifth. Results were announced late Wednesday night.
The competition began Tuesday. In the 1A/2A finals, Carlisle High School won the championship, followed by Union Grove, Shelbyville, Beckville and Overton. In the 4A finals, Lindale ISD won the championship, followed by Gilmer, Spring Hill, Van and Brownsboro.