Tarpon Springs H.S., FL (AA)


The Tarpon Springs Band is a former Grand National champion, a consistent super regional champion, and a recipient of the Sudler Shield.

In 2017, Tarpon Springs is expected to compete at the Atlanta Super Regional.

2016

Tarpon Springs (FL) performs in national finals Nov. 12, 2016, at Lucas Oil Stadium. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten
Tarpon Springs competed at the Atlanta Super Regional and Grand National Championships.

This was the stiffest competition Tarpon faced since Broken Arrow attended in 2013. Despite losing the music caption to Dobyns-Bennett and visual caption to Wando, Tarpon still won overall by more than a point. It's clear that Tarpon still has the skills to make finals, but the national champion title will be harder to seize.

At Grand Nats, Tarpon won its day in prelims, earning first place from all but one judge. In semifinals, the group tied William Mason and national champion Carmel. In finals, Tarpon fell behind Carmel and Mason, finishing fourth overall.



2015

Tarpon Springs (FL) performs at the Atlanta Super Regional on Oct. 29, 2016. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten
Tarpon Springs competed at the Atlanta Super Regional.

After winning the national championship in 2014, it's not a surprise that no one in the lineup for Atlanta was even able to get close to Tarpon. LD Bell was almost four full points behind and Harrison almost five.

As we look to 2016, expect to see Tarpon return to Atlanta and Grand Nats, hoping to bring the eagle back to Florida once again. Some people speculate if Tarpon had attended Grand Nats this year, they could have kept the eagle.

2014

Tarpon Springs competed at the Atlanta Super Regional and Grand National Championships. Tarpon won the Atlanta regional yet again, which wasn't really a surprise. What was surprising was the huge (almost 5 point) gap between first place Tarpon and second place Mason. Their dramatic success at Atlanta forced their name into the conversation for the eagle. Three weeks later at Grand Nats, they proved that a 100-member hornline can compete against and beat groups almost twice that size.



2013

Tarpon Springs (FL) performs at the Atlanta Super Regional on Oct. 29, 2016. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten
Tarpon Springs beat Broken Arrow in Prelims at BOA Atlanta. The list of bands that have beaten BA in any round of BOA competition since 2011 is not very long: Avon (GN 2011 Prelims) and Carmel (GN 2012 Semis/Finals). Obviously this doesn't mean they are a better band than Broken Arrow — BA still won in finals — but it does mean they have a level of excellence that could push them close to the top of the pack when they attend Grand Nats in 2014. Maybe they'll even be able to beat Broken Arrow where it really matters and take home the national championship trophy.

Past Competition Results:
EventMusic PerformanceVisual PerformanceGeneral EffectTotalClass #
IndEnsAvgIndEnsAvgMus 1Mus 2Mus TotalVisGE Total
2017 Atlanta Finals19.20
(1)
18.10
(3)
18.65
(1)
18.50
(1)
18.50
(1)
18.50
(1)
18.20
(2)
18.30
(1)
36.50
(1)
18.60
(1)
55.10
(1)
92.25
(1)
2017 Atlanta Prelims17.60
(2)
18.10
(1)
17.85
(1)
17.70
(1)
18.30
(1)
18.00
(1)
18.60
(2)
18.90
(1)
37.50
(1)
18.40
(1)
55.90
(1)
91.75
(1)
AA-1
2016 Grand National Finals18.90
(6)
18.80
(7)
18.85
(6)
19.60
(1)
19.50
(4)
19.55
(2)
19.30
(4)
18.90
(5)
38.20
(5)
19.10
(4)
57.30
(4)
95.70
(4)
2016 Grand National Semifinals19.40
(3)
18.80
(2)
19.10
(2)
19.30
(4)
19.10
(5)
19.20
(4)
19.40
(2)
18.80
(3)
38.20
(2)
19.40
(3)
57.60
(3)
95.90
(3)
AA-1
2016 Grand National Prelims 218.70
(1)
19.10
(1)
18.90
(1)
18.90
(1)
19.10
(1)
19.00
(1)
18.90
(2)
19.00
(1)
37.90
(1)
19.00
(1)
56.90
(1)
94.80
(1)
AA-1
2016 Atlanta Finals18.40
(3)
18.30
(5)
18.35
(3)
17.70
(3)
18.10
(1)
17.90
(3)
18.30
(1)
18.30
(1)
36.60
(1)
18.90
(1)
55.50
(1)
91.75
(1)
2016 Atlanta Prelims18.20
(1)
18.50
(1)
18.35
(1)
18.50
(1)
18.80
(1)
18.65
(1)
18.50
(1)
19.00
(1)
37.50
(1)
18.60
(1)
56.10
(1)
93.10
(1)
AA-1
2015 Atlanta Finals18.50
(1)
19.00
(1)
18.75
(1)
18.60
(1)
19.00
(1)
18.80
(1)
19.10
(1)
19.00
(1)
38.10
(1)
18.90
(1)
57.00
(1)
94.55
(1)
2015 Atlanta Prelims18.70
(1)
18.90
(1)
18.80
(1)
18.10
(1)
19.20
(1)
18.65
(1)
18.30
(1)
19.00
(1)
37.30
(1)
19.00
(1)
56.30
(1)
93.75
(1)
AA-1
2014 Grand National Finals19.40
(1)
19.50
(1)
19.45
(1)
19.40
(1)
19.40
(2)
19.40
(2)
19.20
(2)
19.60
(1)
38.80
(1)
19.50
(2)
58.30
(1)
97.15
(1)
2014 Grand National Semifinals19.20
(2)
18.50
(1)
18.85
(2)
18.60
(6)
19.10
(2)
18.85
(3)
19.00
(1)
19.50
(1)
38.50
(1)
19.20
(2)
57.70
(1)
95.40
(1)
AA-1
2014 Grand National Prelims 219.00
(1)
18.80
(1)
18.90
(1)
19.00
(3)
19.10
(3)
19.05
(3)
19.00
(1)
19.40
(1)
38.40
(1)
19.30
(1)
57.70
(1)
95.65
(1)
AA-1
2014 Atlanta Finals18.60
(1)
18.30
(1)
18.45
(1)
18.60
(1)
18.90
(1)
18.75
(1)
18.90
(1)
19.20
(1)
38.10
(1)
18.60
(1)
56.70
(1)
93.90
(1)
2014 Atlanta Prelims18.40
(1)
18.50
(2)
18.45
(1)
18.20
(1)
18.80
(1)
18.50
(1)
18.80
(1)
18.50
(1)
37.30
(1)
18.70
(1)
56.00
(1)
92.95
(1)
AA-1
2013 Atlanta Finals18.10
(2)
19.20
(2)
18.65
(2)
18.60
(2)
18.60
(2)
18.60
(2)
18.40
(2)
18.40
(3)
36.80
(3)
19.00
(1)
55.80
(2)
93.05
(2)
2013 Atlanta Prelims18.30
(1)
18.40
(3)
18.35
(2)
18.20
(1)
18.90
(1)
18.55
(1)
18.20
(2)
18.80
(1)
37.00
(1)
18.40
(2)
55.40
(2)
92.30
(1)
AA-1
2012 Grand National Finals18.60
(2)
18.80
(5)
18.70
(2)
19.40
(1)
18.20
(5)
18.80
(4)
18.10
(6)
18.80
(6)
36.90
(6)
19.40
(2)
56.30
(4)
93.80
(4)
2012 Grand National Semifinals19.40
(2)
18.40
(5)
18.90
(3)
19.60
(1)
18.20
(7)
18.90
(3)
18.80
(2)
18.60
(5)
37.40
(4)
18.40
(6)
55.80
(4)
93.60
(4)
AA-1
2012 Grand National Prelims 218.70
(2)
18.10
(4)
18.40
(2)
18.40
(2)
18.80
(2)
18.60
(2)
18.80
(3)
18.60
(2)
37.40
(2)
18.70
(3)
56.10
(3)
93.10
(3)
AA-2
2012 Atlanta Finals18.90
(2)
17.90
(3)
18.40
(2)
17.60
(1)
18.70
(1)
18.15
(1)
18.20
(1)
18.10
(1)
36.30
(1)
18.40
(1)
54.70
(1)
91.25
(1)
2012 Atlanta Prelims18.60
(1)
18.00
(1)
18.30
(1)
17.70
(1)
18.20
(1)
17.95
(1)
18.50
(1)
18.80
(1)
37.30
(1)
18.30
(1)
55.60
(1)
91.85
(1)
AA-1
2011 Atlanta Finals17.80
(2)
18.70
(2)
18.25
(2)
17.80
(2)
18.20
(1)
18.00
(1)
18.00
(1)
18.20
(2)
36.20
(1)
17.80
(1)
54.00
(1)
90.25
(1)
2011 Atlanta Prelims17.80
(2)
18.00
(2)
17.90
(2)
17.70
(2)
17.80
(2)
17.75
(2)
18.30
(1)
18.60
(2)
36.90
(2)
18.40
(1)
55.30
(1)
90.95
(1)
AAA-1
2010 Grand National Finals18.30
(6)
19.20
(4)
18.75
(4)
19.30
(1)
19.10
(4)
19.20
(2)
18.00
(8)
18.50
(8)
36.50
(7)
18.90
(4)
55.40
(5)
93.35
(4)
2010 Grand National Semifinals18.30
(7)
17.90
(13)
18.10
(9)
19.60
(1)
19.50
(1)
19.55
(1)
18.50
(6)
18.50
(7)
37.00
(7)
18.20
(5)
55.20
(6)
92.85
(5)
AAA-1
2010 Grand National Prelims 218.50
(7)
18.60
(4)
18.55
(5)
19.00
(3)
18.80
(4)
18.90
(3)
19.00
(5)
18.50
(7)
37.50
(5)
18.80
(4)
56.30
(6)
93.75
(4)
AAA-1
2010 Atlanta Finals18.30
(1)
16.80
(6)
17.55
(2)
18.60
(1)
18.80
(1)
18.70
(1)
18.10
(1)
18.20
(1)
36.30
(1)
19.10
(1)
55.40
(1)
91.65
(1)
2010 Atlanta Prelims18.50
(1)
17.50
(3)
18.00
(2)
18.40
(1)
18.20
(1)
18.30
(1)
18.60
(1)
17.00
(4)
35.60
(2)
18.20
(2)
53.80
(2)
90.10
(1)
AAA-1