Northeast Indiana schools make top 10 at ISSMA marching band State Finals

LEO: Northeast Indiana schools make top 10 at ISSMA marching band State Finals
Published: Nov. 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM EST|Updated: 57 minutes ago

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) State Finals for marching band took place Saturday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Fort Wayne took two top-10 spots in Class A; Huntington North made the top 10 in Class B; Leo and Angola made the top 10 in Class C; Garrett and Woodburn took two spots in Class D.

This is the second year in a row that Leo has been to the ISSMA state finals and the third time in the school’s history.

Here are all of the results from Saturday’s finals:

Class A

  1. Avon
  2. Carmel
  3. Castle / Newburgh
  4. Brownsburg
  5. Fishers
  6. Center Grove / Greenwood
  7. Homestead / Ft. Wayne
  8. Carroll / Ft. Wayne
  9. Franklin Central / Indianapolis
  10. Westfield

Class B

  1. North / Evansville
  2. Floyd Central
  3. Goshen
  4. Greenwood
  5. Greenfield Central
  6. Pendleton Heights
  7. Jasper
  8. Munster
  9. Huntington North
  10. Mt. Vernon / Fortville

Class C

  1. Edgewood / Ellettsville
  2. Northwood / Nappanee
  3. Western / Russiaville
  4. Fairfield / Goshen (tie)
  5. Northview / Brazil (tie)
  6. Leo
  7. Washington
  8. Lincoln / Vincennes
  9. Angola
  10. Twin Lakes / Monticello

Class D

  1. Paoli
  2. Lewis Cass / Walton
  3. Northwestern / Kokomo
  4. Garrett
  5. Maconaquah / Bunker Hill
  6. Jimtown
  7. Mater Dei / Evansville
  8. South Spencer / Rockport
  9. Woodlan / Woodburn
  10. Eastern / Pekin

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