Drum Corps Associates
Championship History - the 80s

1980 DCA Championships
August 31 - Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Reading Buccaneers 91.30
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 88.95
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes (-0.5) 86.35
  4 New York Skyliners 86.05
  5 Westshoremen (-0.3) 84.90
  6 Long Island Sunrisers 83.15
  7 Rochester Crusaders 77.35
  8 Rhode Island Matadors 74.00
  9 Erie Thunderbirds (-0.3) 68.70
10 La Clique Allouette 59.95
Percussion: Skyliners
Visual: Buccaneers
Brass: Buccaneers
G.E.: Buccaneers

Prelims

  1 Reading Buccaneers 89.40
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 86.35
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 84.60
  4 New York Skyliners 84.55
  5 Long Island Sunrisers 83.65
  6 Westshoremen 83.25
  7 Rochester Crusaders 78.25
  8 Rhode Island Matadors 75.30
  9 Erie Thunderbirds 71.20
10 La Clique Allouette 66.35
11 Yankee Rebels 60.00
12 Hanover Lancers 52.70
13 Regionnaires 51.90
14 Renaissance 44.40
15 Ohio Brass Factory (-0.8) 43.10
16 Princemen 36.30
17 Tyrone Guard 35.90

 

1981 DCA Championships
September 6 - Franklin Field - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 89.65
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 89.10
  3 Reading Buccaneers 88.40
  4 New York Skyliners 86.25
  5 Hawthorne Caballeros 85.15
  6 Westshoremen 84.45
  7 Rhode Island Matadors 78.80
  8 Rochester Crusaders (-0.3) 70.75
  9 Erie Thunderbirds 59.70
10 Regionnaires 54.95
Visual: Hurricanes
Percussion: Sunrisers
Brass: Buccaneers
GE: Buccaneers

Prelims

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes (-0.3) 89.85
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 89.70
  3 Reading Buccaneers 89.40
  4 New York Skyliners 88.80
  5 Hawthorne Caballeros 88.20
  6 Westshoremen 84.90
  7 Rhode Island Matadors 78.80
  8 Rochester Crusaders (-0.3) 70.80
  9 Erie Thunderbirds (-1.0) 66.15
10 Regionnaires 64.85
11 Archer-Epler Musketeers 64.35
12 Steel City Ambassadors 57.90
13 Ohio Brass Factory (-1.0) 56.25
14 Spirit of '76 (-1.0) 53.70
15 Yankee Rebels (-0.4) 52.60
16 Criterions (-0.3) 47.40
17 Defenders 45.20
18 Princemen (-0.2) 39.30

 

1982 DCA Championships
September 5 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Long Island Sunrisers 89.85
  2 Westshoremen 87.95
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 87.65
  4 Hawthorne Caballeros 87.45
  5 New York Skyliners 86.35
  6 Reading Buccaneers 83.15
  7 Rhode Island Matadors 76.75
  8 Bushwackers 70.55
  9 Archer-Epler Musketeers 65.25
10 L'Odyssee 61.00
Visual: Sunrisers
Percussion: Sunrisers
Brass: Skyliners
GE: Sunrisers, Westshoremen
Color Guard: Hurricanes
Drum Major: George Parks, Buccaneers

Prelims

  1 Long Island Sunrisers 89.60
  2 Westshoremen 88.80
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 88.10
  4 New York Skyliners 86.90
  5 Reading Buccaneers 85.60
  6 Hawthorne Caballeros 85.25
  7 Rhode Island Matadors 79.10
  8 Bushwackers 74.05
  9 Archer-Epler Musketeers 71.10
10 L'Odyssee 67.70
11 Steel City Ambassadors 64.30
12 Erie Thunderbirds 63.60
13 La Clique Allouette 61.75
14 Rochester Crusaders 60.85
15 Regionnaires 59.55
16 Ohio Brass Factory 58.05
17 Hanover Lancers 54.90
18 Spirit of '76 54.40
19 Defenders 43.75

 

1983 DCA Championships
September 4 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Long Island Sunrisers (-0.2) 91.45
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros (-0.3) 89.95
  3 New York Skyliners (-0.3) 87.55
  4 Westshoremen 86.35
  5 Tie - Bushwackers 82.65
  5 Tie - Reading Buccaneers 82.65
  7 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.20
  8 L'Odyssee 72.80
  9 Archer-Epler Musketeers 70.00
10 Steel City Ambassadors (-0.3) 67.70
Visual: Caballeros
Percussion: Sunrisers
Brass: Sunrisers
GE: Sunrisers
Color Guard: Sunrisers
Drum Major: George Parks, Buccaneers

Prelims

  1 Long Island Sunrisers 90.90
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 89.25
  3 New York Skyliners 88.85
  4 Westshoremen (-1.3) 83.25
  5 Bushwackers 82.75
  6 Reading Buccaneers 79.80
  7 Connecticut Hurricanes 79.00
  8 L'Odyssee 72.00
  9 Archer-Epler Musketeers 70.05
  10 Steel City Ambassadors 68.55
11 Empire Statesmen 62.75
12 Rhode Island Matadors 62.05
13 Ohio Brass Factory 60.60
14 Rochester Crusaders 58.35
15 Guelph Royalaires 57.40
16 Defenders 43.00

 

1984 DCA Championships
September 4 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 92.40
  2 Reading Buccaneers 91.95
  3 Bushwackers 89.00
  4 Long Island Sunrisers 86.45
  5 New York Skyliners 84.05
  6 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.25
  7 Steel City Ambassadors 74.20
  8 Les Cascadeurs 74.20
  9 Archer-Epler Musketeers 69.80
10 Rhode Island Matadors 69.35

Prelims

 

  1 Tie - Reading Buccaneers 91.20
  2 Tie - Hawthorne Caballeros 91.20
  3 Bushwackers 88.55
  4 Long Island Sunrisers 84.70
  5 New York Skyliners 83.70
  6 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.00
  7 Steel City Ambassadors 75.35
  8 Les Cascadeurs 75.30
  9 Rhode Island Matadors 72.55
10 Archer-Epler Musketeers 70.60
11 Empire Statesmen 69.55
12 Rochester Crusaers 66.70
13 L'Odysee 65.95
14 Guelph Royalaires 64.20
15 Westshoremen 61.60
16 General Butler Vagabonds 58.00
17 Spirit of '76 53.95
18 Erie Thunderbirds 52.90
19 Keystoners 42.55

 

1985 DCA Championships
September 1 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 92.50
  2 Reading Buccaneers 91.90
  3 Long Island Sunrisers 90.60
  4 Bushwackers 86.55
  5 Steel City Ambassadors 82.20
  6 Rhode Island Matadors 81.15
  7 New York Skyliners 79.50
  8 Rochester Crusaders 78.65
  9 Connecticut Hurricanes 74.05
10 Empire Statesmen 69.85

Prelims

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 92.00
  2 Reading Buccaneers 89.75
  3 Long Island Sunrisers 89.65
  4 Bushwackers 84.35
  5 Steel City Ambassadors 81.95
  6 New York Skyliners 79.30
  7 Rhode Island Matadors 77.95
  8 Rochester Crusaders 77.15
  9 Connecticut Hurricanes 73.15
10 Empire Statesmen 69.35
11 Guelph Royalaires 68.50
12 Westshoremen 64.30
13 Excalibur 63.20
14 Minnesota Brass, Inc. 62.70
15 General Butler Vagabonds 55.85
16 Keystoners 40.75
17 CMCC Warriors 40.45

 

1986 DCA Championships
August 31 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvanis
Finals

  1 Bushwackers 92.45
  2 Steel City Ambassadors 91.95
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 90.90
  4 Reading Buccaneers 87.55
  5 Rochester Crusaders 85.45
  6 Long Island Sunrisers 85.30
  7 New York Skyliners 79.20
  8 Empire Statesmen 74.20
  9 Minnesota Brass, Inc. 72.35
10 Rhode Island Matadors 72.05
11 Guelph Royalaires 71.85

Prelims

  1 Tie - Hawthorne Caballeros 89.65
  1 Tie - Steel City Ambasadors 89.65
  3 Bushwackers 88.70
  4 Reading Buccaneers 88.25
  5 Long Island Sunrisers 86.25
  6 Rochester Crusaders 83.50
  7 New York Skyliners 82.95
  8 Empire Statesmen 77.25
  9 Minnesota Brass, Inc. 77.00
10 Guelph Royalaires 75.35
11 Rhode Island Matadors 74.80
12 Connecticut Hurricanes 73.40
13 Westshoremen 69.55
14 Les Ambassadeurs 64.60
15 Pinetree Warriors 54.25
16 CMCC Warriors 51.40
17 Keystoners 49.85
18 Knights of Noble Callahan 47.95

 

1987 DCA Championships
September 6 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Finals Rained Out - Prelim Scores:

  1 Long Island Sunrisers 94.84
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 93.24
  3 Bushwackers 92.96
  4 Steel City Ambassadors 92.86
  5 Reading Buccaneers 92.30
  6 Rochester Crusaders 91.14
  7 New York Skyliners 88.90
  8 Empire Statesmen 83.40
  9 Rhode Island Matadors 82.80
10 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.64
11 Minnesota Brass, Inc. 81.80
12 Westshoremen 78.14
13 Les Ambassadeurs 75.30
14 Guelph Royalaires 74.70
15 New Image II 66.16
16 Chicago Vanguard 61.20
17 Southern Nights 46.20
18 Marching Ambassadors 42.14
19 Excalibur 41.26
20 Knight of Noble Callahan 39.40
21 Keystoners 37.56
22 CMCC Warriors 37.30
23 Hamilton Knights 33.10

 

1988 DCA Championships
September 5 - Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Tie - Long Island Sunrisers 96.36
  1 Tie - Bushwackers 96.36
  3 Rochester Crusaders 94.14
  4 Empire Statesmen 92.10
  5 Hawthorne Caballeros 91.94
  6 New York Skyliners 89.94
  7 Westshoremen 84.76
  8 Steel City Ambassadors 83.00
  9 Connecticut Hurricanes 81.04
10 Reading Buccaneers 79.94

Prelims

  1 Long Island Sunrisers 94.00
  2 Bushwackers 93.44
  3 Rochester Crusaders 90.76
  4 Empire Statesmen 90.06
  5 Hawthorne Caballeros 89.96
  6 New York Skyliners 88.30
  7 Steel City Ambassadors 84.14
  8 Westshoremen 83.70
  9 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.10
10 Reading Buccaneers 79.90
11 Guelph Royalaires 72.36
12 Fitchburg Kingsmen 69.30
13 Chicago Vanguard 68.44
14 Excalibur 62.86
15 Sound of Long Island 62.10
16 Chieftains 54.60
17 Knights of Noble Callahan 46.60
18 Keystoners 45.34

 

1989 DCA Championships
September 3 - J. Birney Crum Stadium - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Finals

  1 Bushwackers 95.10
  2 Sunrisers 95.00
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 93.00
  4 Empire Statesmen 90.50
  5 Westshoremen 90.20
  6 New York Skyliners 89.10
  7 Tie - Rochester Crusaders 88.70
  7 Tie - Steel City Ambassadors 88.70
  9 Minnesota Brass, Inc. 83.60
10 Reading Buccaneers 78.70

Prelims

  1 Bushwackers 95.90
  2 Sunrisers 94.90
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 93.80
  4 Empire Statesmen 91.10
  5 Westshoremen 90.60
  6 Rochester Crusaders 90.00
  7 Steel City Ambassadors 89.50
  8 New York Skyliners 86.50
  9 Minnesota Brass, Inc. 86.00
10 Reading Buccaneers 82.50
11 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.00
12 Guelph Royalaires 76.00
13 Fitchburg Kingsmen 75.60
14 Sound of Long Island 69.40
15 Excalibur 68.10
16 Chicago Vanguard 66.90
17 Capital Brass Ensemble 60.10
18 Chieftains 58.20

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