Single-Gender:
Grand Champions: John Hersey Ladies First (Best Vocals/Best Choreography)
1st Runner Up: Chesterton Drifters (Best Band)
(If anyone knows any other captions I’m missing, please let me know!)
Tier 2:
Grand Champions: Oak Park River Forest Noteworthy (Best Vocals/Best Choreography/Best Band/Best Female Soloist)
1st Runner Up: Shelbyville Synergy
2nd Runner Up: Alan B Shepard Nova (Best Male Soloist)
3rd Runner Up: Watseka Sensations
4th Runner Up: Oswego Commotion
5th Runner Up: O’Fallon Great Expectations
6th Runner Up: Hoopeston New Direction
7th Runner Up: Peotone Powerhouse
Tier 1
Grand Champions: Chesterton Sandpipers (Best Vocals/Best Choreography/Best Band)
1st Runner Up: John Hersey OnStage (Best male and female soloists)
2nd Runner Up: Manteno Magic
Predictions for finals (In no particular order)
Chesterton “Sandpipers”
Shelbyville “Synergy”
Manteno “Magic”
John Hersey “On Stage”
Oak Park and River Forest “Noteworthy”
Wateska “Sensations”
Predictions for Finals (in no order):
Manteno Magic
Chesterton Sandpipers
John Hersey OnStage
Shelbyville Synergy
Watseka Sensations
Chesterton Drifters
It sounds like every group attending the competition is eligible for finals. A few posts down someone said 20 groups are eligible for finals, but I counted 21 groups attending the competition. I think someone must have just gotten added.