The Raiders would
gladly accept the challenge offered by these competitions between the best marching bands the country had to offer..
Now you can hear the sounds of MBA competitions from years gone
by! Check out the Audio and Video
page to hear the Marching Raiders from
both the 1982 and 1983 seasons, as well as most of the
bands that placed in the Top 12.
*Click the associated image to see more of the listed event or item*
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Who Loves Marching Band?
President Ronald Reagan for one! Read his special message from the 1983 MBA Grand Nationals' Program. |
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1982 MBA Grand National Championships Preliminaries And Finals
After their very first appearance at the MBA's Regional
Competition, the Marching Raiders were invited to attend 1982's Grand National Competition at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, an invitation only event. |
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This is the program guide from the
1982 Grand National Championships minus some advertisements. This is
one of many programs, documents, and newspaper articles submitted by our
very own marching lawyer, Joey Davis (class of 83).
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1983 MBA Regional Preliminaries
After the positive 1982 experience, the
Marching Raiders returned to Western Carolina University in Cullowhee for another chance to test their mettle against the best bands in the nation. |
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1983 MBA Regional Finals
Just as in 1982, the Marching Raiders' preliminary performance easily placed them within the Final Twelve Bands.
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1983 MBA Grand National Championships Preliminaries And Finals
For the second consecutive year, their performance at the MBA Regionals earned the
Marching Raiders an invitation to the Grand Nationals. |
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This is the program guide from the
1983 Grand National Championships minus some advertisements. I certainly glad I've managed to hang on to this program over the years. It has provided lots of details I could never have remembered and quite a few images to add to this website.
I wish I had bought programs from each of the MBA events I
attended. The truth is I probably did, but they were not as
lucky as this one. |
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