CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The 2nd annual West Virginia Governor’s Cup Marching Band Series Finals, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH), will conclude during the 2022 West Virginia Marching Band Invitational (WVMBI) Championship on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Laidley Field, University of Charleston Stadium in Charleston.
The series consisted of 12 local marching band competitions across the state, plus the WVMBI Championship. Bands collected points by competing in at least four of the local competitions, along with the West Virginia Marching Band Invitational Championship and Governor’s Cup Series final on Oct. 29 to be eligible to win the overall Governor’s Cup and more prize money. Forty-three bands competed in the series and are eligible to win prizes. The Governor’s Cup final will award $3,250 to the grand champion; $2,000 to the 1st runner-up; $1,000 to the 2nd runner-up; $750 to the 3rd runner-up; and $500 to the 4th runner-up.
The 2022 Governor’s Cup Series helps promote the department’s educational Save The Music Foundation program, which provides free musical instruments to middle schools throughout West Virginia and allows the department to distribute prize money to high school bands.
“The WVDACH looks forward to the WVMBI each year and we are very excited about the second year of the Governor’s Cup Series. Our hope is to continue awarding funds to help with success in promoting marching bands across the Mountain State,” said WVDACH Curator Randall Reid-Smith. “We also are proud to continue our partnership with the Save The Music Foundation to provide instruments to middle schools across the state, which subsequently keeps students’ involved in music and helps build band programs at the high school level.”
For each Governor’s Cup event, the grand champion received 5 points; 1st runner-up received 4 point; 2nd runner-up received 3 points; 3rd runner-up received 2 points; the 4th runner-up received 1 point; and 1 point for each class champion – A, B, C and D. The results from each of the 12 preliminary competitions and the final point tally going into the WVMBI Championship and Governor’s Cup Finals are listed below.
2022 West Virginia Governor’s Cup Preliminary Rounds Results:
John Marshall High School Marching Band Showcase – Sept. 10, 2022
Grand Champion Cabell Midland High School
1st Runner Up Philip Barbour High School
2nd Runner Up Capital High School
3rd Runner Up Paden City High School
4th Runner Up Wheeling Park High School
Class A Champion Cabell Midland High School
Class B Champion Philip Barbour High School
Class C Champion Paden City High School
Class D Champion Wyoming East High School
Cabell Midland: A Knight at the Round Table – Sept. 17, 2022
Grand Champion Hurricane High School
1st Runner Up Capital High School
2nd Runner Up Spring Valley High School
3rd Runner Up Philip Barbour High School
4th Runner Up Lincoln County High School
Class A Champion Philip Barbour High School
Class B Champion Hurricane High School
Class C Champion Lincoln County High School
Class D Champion Shady Spring High School
Hurricane: Whirlwind of Music – Sept. 24, 2022 (Morning)
Grand Champion Cabell Midland High School
1st Runner Up Huntington High School
2nd Runner Up Paden City High School
3rd Runner Up Capital High School
4th Runner Up Ripley High School
Class A Champion Cabell Midland High School
Class B Champion Capital High School
Class C Champion Paden City High School
Class D Champion Magnolia High School
Poca: Heritage Day Festival – Sept. 24, 2022 (Evening)
Grand Champion Cabell Midland High School
1st Runner Up Hurricane High School
2nd Runner Up Spring Valley High School
3rd Runner Up Lincoln County High School
4th Runner Up Capital High School
Class A Champion Cabell Midland High School
Class B Champion Hurricane High School
Class C Champion Lincoln County High School
Class D Champion Sissonville High School
Wyoming East: Warrior Classic – Oct. 3, 2022 (Rescheduled)
Grand Champion Cabell Midland High School
1st Runner Up Princeton High School
2nd Runner Up Capital High School
3rd Runner Up PikeView High School
4th Runner Up James Monroe High School
Class A Champion Cabell Midland High School
Class B Champion Capital High School
Class C Champion Princeton High School
Class D Champion Independence High School
Princeton: Southern Thunder – Oct. 17, 2022 (Evening) (Rescheduled)
Grand Champion PikeView High School
1st Runner Up Shady Spring High School
2nd Runner Up Westside High School
3rd Runner Up James Monroe High School
4th Runner Up Bluefield High School
Class A Champion N/A
Class B Champion N/A
Class C Champion PikeView High School
Class D Champion Shady Spring High School
Parkersburg South: Patriot Invitational – Oct. 8, 2022 (Morning)
Grand Champion Cabell Midland High School
1st Runner Up Hurricane High School
2nd Runner Up Greenbrier East High School
3rd Runner Up Paden City High School
4th Runner Up Parkersburg High School
Class A Champion Cabell Midland High School
Class B Champion Hurricane High School
Class C Champion Paden City High School
Class D Champion St. Marys High School
Parkersburg: Jim Kessell Marching Band Festival – Oct. 8, 2022 (Evening)
Grand Champion Parkersburg South High School
1st Runner Up Tyler Consolidated High School
2nd Runner Up Greenbrier East High School
3rd Runner Up Huntington High School
4th Runner Up Lincoln County High School
Class A Champion Parkersburg South High School
Class B Champion Greenbrier East High School
Class C Champion Tyler Consolidated High School
Class D Champion Wirt County High School
Greenbrier East: The Spartan Classic – Oct. 15, 2022 (Morning)
Grand Champion Capital High School
1st Runner Up Shady Spring High School
2nd Runner Up Princeton High School
3rd Runner Up Bluefield High School
4th Runner Up Greenbrier West High School
Class A Champion N/A
Class B Champion Capital High School
Class C Champion Princeton High School
Class D Champion Shady Spring High School
Musselman: Big Apple Marching Band Festival – Oct. 15, 2022 (Evening)
Grand Champion Philip Barbour High School
1st Runner Up Hedgesville High School
2nd Runner Up Martinsburg High School
3rd Runner Up Spring Mills High School
4th Runner Up Wyoming East High School
Class A Champion N/A
Class B Champion Philip Barbour High School
Class C Champion Hedgesville High School
Class D Champion N/A
Buckhannon-Upshur: Buccaneer Marching Band Festival – Oct. 22, 2022 (Morning)
Grand Champion Cabell Midland High School
1st Runner Up Elkins High School
2nd Runner Up Philip Barbour High School
3rd Runner Up North Marion High School
4th Runner Up Westside High School
Class A Champion Cabell Midland High School
Class B Champion Philip Barbour High School
Class C Champion North Marion High School
Class D Champion Westside High School
Philip Barbour: Horseshoe Classic – Oct. 22, 2022 (Evening)
Grand Champion Cabell Midland High School
1st Runner Up Tyler Consolidated High School
2nd Runner Up Greenbrier East High School
3rd Runner Up Parkersburg South High School
4th Runner Up Paden City High School
Class A Champion Cabell Midland High School
Class B Champion Greenbrier East High School
Class C Champion Tyler Consolidated High School
Class D Champion St. Marys High School
Governor’s Cup Preliminary Rounds Standings and Score Totals:
Cabell Midland High School 48
Hurricane High School 18
Greenbrier East High School 17
Philip Barbour High School 17
Capital High School 17
Princeton High School 14
Parkersburg South High School 12
Paden City Jr./Sr. High School 11
Tyler Consolidated High School 10
Shady Spring High School 9
Musselman High School 6
PikeView High School 6
Spring Valley High School 5
Huntington High School 5
Elkins High School 4
Lincoln County High School 4
Hedgesville High School 4
Wyoming East High School 3
North Marion High School 3
Martinsburg High School 3
Westside High School 3
Bluefield High School 2
Spring Mills High School 2
James Monroe High School 2
Parkersburg High School 1
Wheeling Park High School 1
Magnolia High School 1
Sissonville High School 1
Independence High School 1
Williamstown High School 1
Greenbrier West High School 1
St. Marys High School 1
Nitro High School –
Poca High School –
Ravenswood High School –
Ripley High School –
Scott High School –
St. Albans High School –
South Charleston High School –
Wahama Jr./Sr. High School –
Wayne High School –
Webster County High School – Woodrow Wilson High School –