North Dakota Preps

I agree with Todd James, not only because he was the 8th grade Knowledge Bowl Champ, but because Belcourt's band abosolutely ROCKS with "D" at the helm. There's always someone dancing in the crowd.

theman wrote:Dedicated.........or stupid?

dedicated...

WarriorsFan10 wrote:STILL THINK STANDING ROCK'S BAND IS AWESOME.....EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY PLAYED IN THE REGION 5 AREA.......KIM COURNOYER IS A AWESOME DIRECTOR....GOTTA GIVE HER PROPS..FOR BEING THAT DEDICATED.!!!!!

WHY ARE WE POSTING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.....!!!!!:D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this seriously a topic????

LPB'S37 wrote:Is this seriously a topic????

yes pep bands are key to helping get the team and crowd into a game.

gobison#6 wrote:

LPB'S37 wrote:Is this seriously a topic????

yes pep bands are key to helping get the team and crowd into a game.

i would have to disagree

I disagree with LP - if you have a seriously good pep band that plays good stuff it can really get the adrenaline going. Nothing better than live music - IF it's good. A bad pep band can be a serious downer.

Hinsa wrote:I disagree with LP - if you have a seriously good pep band that plays good stuff it can really get the adrenaline going. Nothing better than live music - IF it's good. A bad pep band can be a serious downer.

Yes if a pep band is loud, fun to watch, and plays the music right it can really get you pumped.

I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

Indy5 wrote:I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

I think this topic deserves to be up without a question! Pep Bands are the key to any good team! I think maddack has one of the best in the state no doubt!

ndpreps09 wrote:

Indy5 wrote:I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

I think this topic deserves to be up without a question! Pep Bands are the key to any good team! I think maddack has one of the best in the state no doubt!

I am not down playing pep bands, trust me. I played in the pep band in high school for sporting events that I wasn't in. I will agree that a good pep band really adds to the atmosphere of a high school athletic event. I loved playing away games at schools that had good pep bands as well. Pep bands, cheerleaders and the smell of popcorn wafting into the packed gym. Thats my idea of the ND basketball experience.

But lets not get ahead of ourselves. Pep bands are the key to any good team??????? Do you think this is a little bit of an exaggeration?

Home or away pep bands made basketball even more enjoyable for everyone and didn't give a home team a distinct advantage. I guess I was never intimidated by a home teams pep band. Crowds, on the other hand................

ndpreps09 wrote:

Indy5 wrote:I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

I think this topic deserves to be up without a question! Pep Bands are the key to any good team! I think maddack has one of the best in the state no doubt!

And how is Maddock at basketball?

Indy5 wrote:

ndpreps09 wrote:

Indy5 wrote:I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

I think this topic deserves to be up without a question! Pep Bands are the key to any good team! I think maddack has one of the best in the state no doubt!

And how is Maddock at basketball?

Picked last in District 7....i guess that wasnt a good example! But regardless, they have an outstanding band!

ndpreps09 wrote:

Indy5 wrote:I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

I think this topic deserves to be up without a question! Pep Bands are the key to any good team! I think maddack has one of the best in the state no doubt!

Yah any good team. When was the last time maddock made it to state in anything?

i am legend wrote:

ndpreps09 wrote:

Indy5 wrote:I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

I think this topic deserves to be up without a question! Pep Bands are the key to any good team! I think maddack has one of the best in the state no doubt!

Yah any good team. When was the last time maddock made it to state in anything?

FYI, they went to the state 9-man title game two years in a row in 2001 (losing to Strasburg/Zeeland) and 2002 (losing to Linton-HMB.) I suppose seven years is too long of an elapsed time frame to support the previously posed statement that pep bands are the key to any GOOD team...

Back to the topic at hand. I've always been partial to the Maddock pep band for their good sense of showmanship. "The Chicken Dance" will always illicit a laugh or two from spectators, especially when the woodwind players start to dance on the floor. And you gotta give props to any band that finishes their set with the Muppet Show theme. They were probably one of the biggest reasons I enjoyed covering the CNDC girls' basketball tournament in past years, if just for the entertainment factor.

Rowsdower! wrote:

i am legend wrote:

ndpreps09 wrote:

Indy5 wrote:I guess I'm kinda with LPB'S37 on this but that could be because my school does not have a good band at all. That being said our students body is still usually very loud and offers a real home court advantage.

I think this topic deserves to be up without a question! Pep Bands are the key to any good team! I think maddack has one of the best in the state no doubt!

Yah any good team. When was the last time maddock made it to state in anything?

FYI, they went to the state 9-man title game two years in a row in 2001 (losing to Strasburg/Zeeland) and 2002 (losing to Linton-HMB.) I suppose seven years is too long of an elapsed time frame to support the previously posed statement that pep bands are the key to any GOOD team...

Back to the topic at hand. I've always been partial to the Maddock pep band for their good sense of showmanship. "The Chicken Dance" will always illicit a laugh or two from spectators, especially when the woodwind players start to dance on the floor. And you gotta give props to any band that finishes their set with the Muppet Show theme. They were probably one of the biggest reasons I enjoyed covering the CNDC girls' basketball tournament in past years, if just for the entertainment factor.

Ok they were good in one sport 7 and 8 years ago, that really doesnt show that much cuz if they were such a good pep band they wouldnt have to live so far in the past.

I'm in TOTALLY agree with Central Cass! Their band is impressive. Good numbers and what impressed me most was that I never saw a director up there...they were led by Senior drummer Logan McLean

Run4Fun2009 wrote:I'm in TOTALLY agree with Central Cass! Their band is impressive. Good numbers and what impressed me most was that I never saw a director up there...they were led by Senior drummer Logan McLean

Yep Logan leads us and our director plays along most of the time or just watches from the back. Logan and I pick the songs and order and get things going. He calls out all the songs and counts them off. We set it up nicely with Logan on the quad toms and me on the drum set in the middle so we can communicate with each other and the rest of the band. Thanks for the compliment we have gotten many this year.

gobison#6 wrote:

Run4Fun2009 wrote:I'm in TOTALLY agree with Central Cass! Their band is impressive. Good numbers and what impressed me most was that I never saw a director up there...they were led by Senior drummer Logan McLean

Yep Logan leads us and our director plays along most of the time or just watches from the back. Logan and I pick the songs and order and get things going. He calls out all the songs and counts them off. We set it up nicely with Logan on the quad toms and me on the drum set in the middle so we can communicate with each other and the rest of the band. Thanks for the compliment we have gotten many this year.

Well your band made it fun last Friday...even though the game wasn't very fun for our team!

Run4Fun2009 wrote:

gobison#6 wrote:

Run4Fun2009 wrote:I'm in TOTALLY agree with Central Cass! Their band is impressive. Good numbers and what impressed me most was that I never saw a director up there...they were led by Senior drummer Logan McLean

Yep Logan leads us and our director plays along most of the time or just watches from the back. Logan and I pick the songs and order and get things going. He calls out all the songs and counts them off. We set it up nicely with Logan on the quad toms and me on the drum set in the middle so we can communicate with each other and the rest of the band. Thanks for the compliment we have gotten many this year.

Well your band made it fun last Friday...even though the game wasn't very fun for our team!

yeah thanks we appreciate the compliments. We played tonight again but only had like half the amount of people as usual playing but it still sounded awesome. Another team though is not having fun against our girls, I left at half and it was CC 30 something Sargent Central 3.

standing rock's pepband plays like their teams, fast..not intentionally, but they love playing fast and loud, thats been their style and it separates them from other pepbands. Although, they dont get the applause from their home crowd...weird?? idk?/

LPB'S37 wrote:Is this seriously a topic????

Why are you in this thread?

Central Cass is HANDS DOWN the BEST pep band!!

Maddock's band has always been great--loud with an amazing mixture of songs!

Run4Fun2009 wrote:Central Cass is HANDS DOWN the BEST pep band!!

playing again at Boys district 2 tournament on Friday.