The Dripping Springs High School Tiger Band has advanced to the UIL 6A State Marching Contest after earning a runner-up finish at the UIL Area D Marching Contest on Saturday, October 25, at Kelly Reeves Stadium in Round Rock.
The Tiger Band scored a total of 17 points from five judges during the preliminary round, placing second out of 26 competing bands. Due to weather, the area finals were canceled, and the top five bands from the preliminaries advanced to the state contest. Round Rock Cedar Ridge claimed the area title with 12 points, followed by Dripping Springs (17), San Antonio Reagan (19), Buda Johnson (22), and San Antonio Johnson (25).
This marks Dripping Springs’ eighth consecutive—and 20th overall—appearance at the UIL State Marching Contest. The Tiger Band is one of only ten Texas high schools across all classifications to have qualified for the state contest at least 20 times.
Dripping Springs will be among 42 bands performing in the 6A state preliminaries on Monday, November 3, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The band will take the field at 5:45 p.m. The top 14 bands from the preliminaries will advance to the finals on Tuesday, November 4, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
The Tiger Band will hold a state send-off performance for the community on Sunday, November 2 at 4:00 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.
Tickets and spectator information for the UIL State Marching Contest can be found here.