CCHS Marching Band takes top honors in Bristol 

The Campbell County High School Marching Cougars won Grand Champions at Saturday’s competition in Bristol.  Drum Majors: 1st place; Visual: 1st place; General Effect: 1st place; Band: 1st place; Percussion: 2nd place; Color Guard: 2nd place; Music: 2nd place 

A NOTE FROM THE GRAND ON CENTRAL: “There is so much good going on in our community, and I want to share all this good with you every Monday here on WLAF in hopes that you will start your week in a grand way making each week a Grand Week,” said Olivia Lobertini, owner of The Grand on Central.

By Charlotte Underwood 

BRISTOL, TN (WLAF)- The Campbell County High School Marching Cougars won Grand Champions at the Music in the Castle competition at Bristol at Tennessee High School on Saturday! This is the second year in a row for the band to earn the Grand Champions title. 

The band earned first competing against 16 other bands, earning 1st place drum major, 1st place in visual and 1st place in General Effect.

Saturday’s championship was most worthy of a police escort on the ride home.

Campbell County High School Assistant band director Tiffany Braden said she couldn’t be prouder of the work and dedication the students have put into the performance and improvements over the past month. 

“It has been a long week with a lot of hard work involved! I have loved watching the students improve continuously across the past three weeks. The students have absolutely earned the grand champion title!” Braden said.

There were a lot of trophies to haul home after Saturday’s successful performance.

Over the past week, band students “put a lot of work into the third movement as well as visuals” for their performance. 

CCHS Marching Band took Grand Champions at Music in the Castle competition on Saturday at Bristol.

“Our visual caption put us ahead of the other groups. Visuals are all about marching technique, foot timing, choreography, and the overall theatrical elements of the show! We spent a lot of time on those this week!” Braden said, adding that it had been “amazing to see how far these students have come since July.”

“We look forward to continuing to improve throughout October until our last competition at Alcoa High School!” Braden said.

Saturday’s thrilling day came to a close with one last photo in front of the Campbell High Band Room around midnight Saturday.

The final competition is at Alcoa High School on October 25th! 

Music in the Castle results for CCHS:

Drum Majors: 1st place 

Visual: 1st place 

General Effect: 1st place 

Band: 1st place 

Percussion: 2nd place 

Color Guard: 2nd place 

Music: 2nd place 

Outside look of The Castle, Tennessee High football stadium, courtesy of the Bristol Marching Band.

A NOTE FROM THE GRAND ON CENTRAL: “There is so much good going on in our community, and I want to share all this good with you every Monday here on WLAF in hopes that you will start your week in a grand way making each week a Grand Week,” said Olivia Lobertini, owner of The Grand on Central.

For bookings, email Olivia Lobertini at ohlobertini03@gmail.com. Check on avails HERE. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/06/2025-6AM-PHOTOS SUBMITTED)

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