Friday, October 30, 2009

Home Show

Due to our home show being rained out Tuesday, the FMA Directors agreed to have a Double Header day on Thursday.

The Wolves only had to compete in the morning portion, since we had no show originally scheduled for Thursday.

The Wolves competed against 7 other World Class Corps.
They scored a 59.940 and finished in 6th.

The Percussion Unit took first with a 7.370 and is currently 4th in all of World Class.
The Guard also took first with a 7.105 and is currently 3rd in all of World Class.

The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps is currently ranked 28th in World Class.


T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Thursday, October 29, 2009

HOME SHOW Rained Out

Due to very very nasty weather, FMA has imformed The Directors that any shows on the 27th will be re-scheduled for a later date(hopefully sometime this week. I will have the results for that show once it has finished.

Lucky for us, this gives us more time to work, and possibly even more time to rest on what was initially a 3 day break.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Monday, October 26, 2009

DCI West Regional - Results

After 3 season's The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps returned to FMA World Class action on Sunday October 25th, 2009.

The Corps competed against 6 other World Class Ensembles at the DCI West Regional, hosted by San Diego Vanguard.

The Corps scored a 55.470 and finished in 5th overall.

This was slightly disappointing for the kids, as they hoped to make a statement in the Corps Return to Competitive Action. But they will now use this as a starting point and work even harder and get back on track.

The Wolves Percussion Section has once again returned to form. They won the show last night, scoring a 6.730.
The Wolves Guard also took their usual place atop the standings, scoring a 6.695.

The Corps took 3rd in Visual Performance(5.995), and 3rd in Overall Visual Caption(17.915).

The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 6th in World Class.
The Guard is ranked #1 in World Class!

I'm proud of the ensemble and look forward to our home show Tuesday evening.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Friday, October 23, 2009

Season X Section Leaders

Presenting the Season X Section Leaders for The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps


Drum Major-Drew Regents
*Assistant Drum Major-Kyle Lawson
*Assistant Drum Major-Greg Wright
*Co-Drum Captain(Battery)-Audrey Wilson
*Co-Drum Captain(Front Ensemble)-Christopher Griffin
*Guard Captain-Alexis Moore
*Guard Lieutenant-Andrea Politzski
*Guard Lieutenant-Geoffrey Housen
*High Brass Captain-Chad Wise
Low Brass Captain-Bobby Young

-Rejoining The Wolves for his age-out season as our Drum Major will be Drew Regents, who was assistant drum major during The Wolves Last outing in Season VI.
-Also rejoining The Wolves for his final two seasons will be Low Brass Captain Bobby Young.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp

Thursday, October 22, 2009

FMA Season X Schedule

DCI West regional - October 25th, 2009
Hosted by 'San Diego Vanguard'
Result:5th, 55.470

The Wolves Den Invitational - October 27th, 2009
HOME SHOW
Result:6th, 59.940

Drums Along the Kini - November 2nd, 2009
Hosted by 'River City Crusaders'
Result:6th, 61.910

Striking Sounds of the South X - November 6th, 2009
Hosted by 'Red Strike'
Result:2nd, 65.020

Erie Coast Invitational III - November 7th, 2009
Hosted by 'Finality'
Result:14th, 65.430

Still Breakin All the Rules - November 10th, 2009
Hosted by 'The Rule Breakers'
Result:16th, 67.840

Remembrance Day Fanfare - November 11th 2009
Hosted by 'Okanagan Heat'
Result:14th, 67.835

Pay Tribute To The Family - November 12th, 2009
Hosted by 'Don Lazon Italians'
Result:11th, 68.450

The 10th Annual Troopers Classic - November 13th, 2009
Hosted by 'The Troopers D&BC'
Result:17th, 69.460

3rd Crazy Comp! - November 14th, 2009
Hosted by 'Red Corps'
Result:9th, 70.155

SE Sound XIII - November 17th, 2009
Hosted by 'Sound in Motion'
Result:18th, 71.390

Break Like the Wind - November 19th, 2009
Hosted by 'Zephyr'
Result:23rd, 72.895

Lake Erie Fanfare - November 20th, 2009
Hosted by 'Lake Erie Storm'
Result:21st, 73.575

Sounds of the South - November 21st, 2009
Hosted by 'Ictus D&BC'
Result:13th, 74.490

The Sacramento Showdown - November 24th, 2009
Hosted by 'Freelancers'
Result:7th, 75.785

MARCH FOR GLORY II - November 25th, 2009
Hosted by 'Spartan Regiment'
Result:4th, 76.500

FMA Pre-Liminaries - November 26th, 2009
Result:35th, 76.575

FMA Semi-Finals - November 27th, 2009
Result: 37th, 76.515

Season X

After a 3 season long hiatus, The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps will finally be returning to competition on the FMA circuit. As before, The Wolves will be competing in World Class.

The Corps will be presenting a 4 Movement Show entitled, "Groove".


Returning for this season is the entire staff from Season VI. Joining the staff will be a few 'would-be age-outs' from Season VI. Hopefully, with the added number of staff members the corps will be able to clean a lot more and will, thus, perform and place well this season.

The Staff:
Corps Director-T.J. Woolfolk
Percussion Caption(Battery)-Eric Jones
Percussion Tech(Battery)-Jason Smith(Snare Tech), *Yuri Palao(Quad Tech), *Chris Peterson(Bass Tech)
Percussion Caption(Front Ensemble)-Erin Castle
Percussion Tech(Front Ensemble)-*Andrew Johnson, *Crystal West
Guard Caption-Kate Richards
Guard Tech(s)-Andrea Wilson, Brittany Williams, *Michael Moore
Brass Caption-Jeremy Jones
Brass Tech(s)-Andrew Fletcher, Katie Williams
Visual Caption-*Alex Mitchell
Visual Coordinator-Tyler Anderson, *Alyssa Fredrickson
Visual Tech(s)-*Jeff Young(Brass), *Alana Garow(Guard), *Trevor Wright(Percussion)

Eric Jones-Eric has been with The Wolves since their inception at the start of FMA Season I. Eric was first employed as the Co-Battery Arranger(along with former Battery Caption Jeff Williams) and Snare Technician until Season III when Jeff left The Corps. He has since been the Head Percussion Caption, acting also as Snare Technician, Battery Caption and Battery Arranger. He is also the Battery Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre, the Indoor Ensemble associated with Wolves Enterprises.
Jason Smith-Jason is a former member of The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre. He was the Battery Section Leader for season's I and II when the Percussion section had tremendous success. He is the acting Snare Technician for The Wolves and Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
*Yuri Palao-Yuri, A former Drum Captain for the award winning Wolves D&BC as well as a former member of the Wolfs Percussion Theatre, will be joining the Percussion Staff as Acting Quad Technician.
*Chris Peterson-Chris is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre, where he acted as Bass Section Leader for Seasons I-V. After taking a break from the activity he has joined the staff as the acting Bass Technician.
Erin Castle-Erin has been with The Wolves since it's inception at the start of FMA Season I. She has been the Front Ensemble Caption as well as Front Ensemble Arranger. She is also the Front Ensemble Caption for Wolfs Percussion Theatre.
*Andrew Jonhson-Andrew is a former member of The Wolves. He acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Season's III-V. He has now joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician.
*Crystal West-Crystal West is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre. She acted as Front Ensemble Captain during Season's II-VI. She was also a member of The Wolves Front Ensemble during Season's V and VI. She has now joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician.
Kate Richards-Kate has been with The Wolves since their inception in Season I. She has been in charge of our stellar Guard which has won numerous Gold Medals including several times winning the overall Guard First Place Trophy at the end of the season. We are very proud to have her continued support with the Corps and look forward to having her heading future endeavors *hint hint*.
Andrea Wilson-Andrea is a former member of our award winning Color Guard. She acted as Guard Captain in Season II and Guard Lieutenant in Season I. She joined the Staff after her age-out season and has since been helping assist Kate with keeping the Guard's performance level at the incredibly high standard it has been placed at.
Brittany Williams-Brittany joined the Guard Staff in Season II and has since been helping Kate with writing the Work for Our amazing Guard.
*Michael Moore-Michael is a former member of The Wolves Guard. He was Acting Guard Captain from Season III till season V. He joined the staff this season after taking a season off to finish college.
Jeremy Jones-Jeremy has been working with The Wolves since Season III. After aging out as the lead Drum Major in Season II, Jeremy joined the Brass Staff, replacing Jeremy Fletcher. Jeremy is Currently acting as Brass Caption, and Brass Arranger for The Wolves. He also acts as High Brass Technician.
Andrew Fletcher-Andrew has been on Brass Staff for The Wolves since its inception. He has been acting Low Brass Technician and Co-Brass Arranger.
Katie Williams-After aging out as Low Brass Captain in Season I, Katie joined The Wolves Brass Staff. She has been acting as Low Brass Technician.
*Alex Mitchell-Alex originally joined The Wolves in Season I as a member of the Color Guard Staff. This season, however, Alex is acting as Overall Visual Caption.
Tyler Anderson-Rejoining The Wolves as Visual Coordinator, Tyler will be the main Drill Arranger and the mastermind behind the Body Visual's that the Corps will be executing this season.
*Alyssa Fredrickson-Alyssa joined the staff after aging out in Season IV as The Wolves Drum Major. She is a member of the Ensemble Visual Staff and Co-Visual Coordinator with Tyler Anderson.
*Jeff Young-Jeff is a former member of The Wolves. He aged-out after Season IV as Acting High Brass Captain. He has since joined the Visual Staff as Brass Visual Technician.
*Alana Garow-Alana is a former member of The Wolves. She aged-out after Season VI as Guard Captain, after Acting as Guard Lieutenant in Season IV and Guard Captain in Season's V and VI. She has joined the Visual Staff as Color Guard Visual caption.
*Trevor Wright-Trevor is a former member of Wolfs Percussion Theatre and was previously on staff as WPT's Visual Caption. He is now on The Wolves Visual Staff as Percussion Visual Technician.

Given the extensive amount of time to prepare, this season is projected to be one of the most successful for The Wolves.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp