Monday, November 30, 2009

Season XI Schedule

March for Glory III - December 6th, 2009
Hosted by Spartan Regiment
Result:13th, 55.720

Name - December 7th, 2009
Hosted by Drum Corps
Result:15th, 56.450

Thunder Across the Prairie XI - December 8th, 2009
Hosted by Bloodstar Regiment
Result:9th, 57.555

The Titan's Invitational - December 9th, 2009
Hosted by The Titan's Drum and Bugle Corps
Result:6th, 58.545


DCI Minneapolis - December 10th, 2009
Hosted by Cadets of Hennepin County
Result:3rd, 59.345

Battle for The Elitists Trophy - December 11th, 2009
Hosted by The Elitists Drum and Bugle Corps
Result:4th, 59.975


Corps in the Snow - December 12th 2009
Hosted by Okanagan Heat
Result:14th, 61.085

Competition of Unspecified Identity - December 14th, 2009
Hosted by Corps of Unspecified Identity
Result:14th, 61.930

Dayton Showcase II - December 15th, 2009
Hosted by Squadron
Result:4th, 62.690

Great Lakes Drum & Bugle Corps Championship - December 16th, 2009
Hosted by Northern Aurora
Result:12th, 63.685

Temple Sound - December 17th, 2009
Hosted by Templar Corps
Result:5th, 64.395

3rd Annual Majestic Corps Invitational - December 21st, 2009
Hosted by Regal Regiment
Result:9th, 65.525

2 Bugles 1 Cup Invitational - December 22nd, 2009
Hosted by The Scarlett
Result:12th, 65.530

All-American Christmas Drum Corps Showcase - December 23rd, 2009
Hosted by Ramrod Regiment
Result:14th, 65.535

Carolina Calvacade XI - December 27th, 2009
Hosted by Carolina Royals
Result:16th, 69.160

Still Breakin all the Rules - December 28th, 2009
Hosted by The Rule Breakers
Result:16th, 70.045

Michigan Open XII - December 29th, 2009
Hosted by Fine Pitch Drum and Bugle Corp
Result:12th, 70.860

The Wolves Den Invitational - January 4th, 2010
HOME SHOW
Result:5th, 74.230

Jasper Drum Corps Invitational - January 5th, 2010
Hosted by Scout Troup #108
Result:12th, 74.995

CV Last Place Lollapallooza - January 6th, 2010
Hosted by Carrollton CorpsVets
Result:8th, 75.315

FMA Pre-Liminaries - January 7th, 2010
Result:32nd, 76.295

FMA Semi-Finals - January 8th, 2010
Result:31st, 76.865

Season XI Section Leaders

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


*Drum Major-Kyle Lawson
Assistant Drum Major-Greg Wright
*Assistant Drum Major-Anna Dow
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


-Drew Regents, The Wolves Drum Major for Season X, aged out last season. He has taken a position with The Elitists Drum and Bugle Corps as Visual Coordinator. We wish him the best of luck.
-Moving onto the Center Podium will be Kyle Lawson, Assistant Drum Major during Season X.
-Joining as the 3rd Drum Major the The Wolves will be Anna Dow, a member of the High Brass during seasons VI and X.

We are extremely fortunate to have the majority of our section leaders returning for this season. And we only have 2 age-outs from this current group of section leaders. I look very forward to seeing this group leading the rest of the Corps this season, and beyond.


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

Season XI

After a successful return in Season X, The Wolves Drum & Bugle Corps will once again be competing in FMA's World Class during Season XI.
Last season, The Wolves finished in 37th, and out of Finals. But the Guard and Percussion continued their runs of success and The Corps visual program saw a new level of success that was previously unattained.

The Corps will be presenting a 5 Movement Show entitled, "Path to Love".
Movement I - Uncertainty
Movement II - Discovery
Movement III - Intensity(Drum Feature)
Movement IV - Ingenuity
Movement V - Happy

The entire Staff from Season X will be rejoining The Wolves D&BC for Season XI.

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 Wolfs Percussion Theatre, joined Corps Percussion Staff as Acting Quad Technician in Season X.

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 in Season X.

Erin Castle-Erin has been with The Wolves D&BC 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 Seasons III-V. In Season X he 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 joined The Wolves Percussion Staff as Front Ensemble Technician in Season X.

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 with the newest member of The Wolves Enterprises, Angelus Winter Guard where she is acting Co-Caption Head.

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. Andrea is also one of the Ensemble Technicians for Angelus Winter Guard.

Brittany Williams-Brittany joined the Guard Staff in Season II and has since been helping Kate with writing the Work for our amazing Guard. Brittany is also Ensemble Caption for Angelus Winter Guard, and acts as the main writer for the Guards Equipment Work.

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 for Season X 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 where she enjoyed several seasons of success alongside the rest of our stellar Color Guard staff. In Season X Alex rejoined the staff as Overall Visual Caption.

Tyler Anderson-Tyler, who rejoined the staff in Season X as Visual Coordinator, is the main Drill Arranger and the mastermind behind the Body Visual's that the Corps executes.

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. In Season X he joined The Wolves Visual Staff as Percussion Visual Technician.

After an impressive return to competition last season, The Wolves look poised to finally break into the elite 12 this season.


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

Monday, November 23, 2009

Sounds of the South - Results

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps completed their 3 day-grind fest Saturday Night, November 21st, 2009.

The Corps competed against 23 other World Class Ensembles at Sounds of the South, hosted by 'Ictus Drum & Bugle Corps'.

The Corps scored a 74.490 and finished in 13th.

The Corps had a fairly good week, but we were hoping for better results.

The Wolves Percussion Section placed 2nd last night, scoring a 8.310.
The Wolves Guard took 1st scoring a 8.605.
The Corps took 4th in Visual Performance(7.770)


The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 6th in World Class.
The Guard is ranked 2nd in World Class.
The Corps is ranked 9th in Visual Performance
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is ranked 35th in World Class.


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

Monday, November 16, 2009

3rd Crazy Comp - Results

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps completed their 5 day-grind fest, competing in the 5th of 5 consecutive shows.

The Corps competed against 22 other World Class Ensembles at The 3rd Crazy Comp!, hosted by 'Red Corps'.

The Corps scored a 70.155 and finished in 9th.

The Corps finished very strongly at the end of the week. This was the best placement and score for the ensemble all season.

For the first time this season, The Wolves Percussion Section did not take first or second. They placed 3rd last night, scoring a 8.310.
The Wolves Guard also took 2nd scoring a 8.170.
The Corps took 2nd in Visual Performance(7.380), and 4th in the Overall Visual Caption(22.015)


The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 5th in World Class.
The Guard is ranked 3rd in World Class.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is ranked 36th in World Class.


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

Saturday, November 14, 2009

The 10th Annual Troopers Classic - Results

Day 4 of 5 is in the books. The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps continued their 5 day-grind fest, competing last night in the 4th of 5 consecutive shows.

The Corps competed against 23 other World Class Ensembles at The 10th Annual Troopers Classic, hosted by 'The Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps'.

The Corps scored a 69.460 and finished in 17th.

This is the first time that the kids took a step back. While their score did increase, they dropped 6 spots in placement in the show standings.

The Wolves Percussion Section took 2nd last night, scoring a 8.185.
The Wolves Guard also took 2nd scoring a 8.170.

The Guard has caught up to the Percussion in terms of score, with only a small .005 difference between the two.


The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 4th in World Class.
The Guard is ranked 3rd in World Class.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is ranked 35th in World Class.

Tonight will be the final day of this extremely long week, and then The Wolves will be taking a few days off to rest and prepare for another long(but not as long) week next week.


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

Friday, November 13, 2009

Pay Tribute to the Family - Results

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps continued their 5 day-grind fest, competing last night in the 3rd of 5 consecutive shows.

The Corps competed against 24 other World Class Ensembles at Pay Tribute to the Family, hosted by 'Don Lazon Italians'.

The Corps scored a 68.450 and finished in 11th.
The kids have continued to show improvement daily in the midst of this 5 day onslaught. I am very proud of them for continuing to improve their performance and maxing out every aspect of the show.

The Wolves Percussion Section took 2nd last night, scoring a 8.185.
The Wolves Guard also took 2nd scoring a 7.965.


The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 4th in World Class.
The Guard is ranked 3rd in World Class.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is ranked 37th in World Class.

Tonight will be the 4th of 5 days, and then The Wolves will finish the week tomorrow night before taking a few days off to rest and prepare for another long(but not as long) week next week.

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

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Remembrance Day Fanfare - Results

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps returned to FMA World Class action on Wednesday November 11th, 2009.

The Corps competed against 22 other World Class Ensembles at Remembrance Day Fanfare, hosted by 'Okanagan Heat'.

The Corps scored a 67.835 and finished in 14th.


The Wolves Percussion Section took 2nd last night, scoring a 8.170.
The Wolves Guard also took 2nd scoring a 7.950.
The Wolves D&BC took 5th in Visual Performance(7.180)
The Corps also finished 5th in The Overall Visual Caption(21.420)


The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 3rd in World Class.
The Guard is ranked 2nd in World Class.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is ranked 36th in World Class.

For every ensemble under the Wolves Performance Branch this seems to be the best Visual year we've ever had.

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

Monday, November 9, 2009

Erie Coast Invitational III - Results

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps returned to FMA World Class action on Friday November 7th, 2009.

The Corps competed against 23 other World Class Ensembles at Erie Coast Invitational III, hosted by 'Finality'.

The Corps scored a 65.430 and finished in 14th.


The Wolves Percussion Section, as they usually do, won the show last night, scoring a 7.905.
The Wolves Guard also took their usual place atop the standings, scoring a 7.740.
The Corps also finished 4th in The Overall Visual Caption(20.885)


The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 4th in World Class.
The Guard is ranked 2nd in World Class.
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is ranked 39th in World Class.

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

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Stroking Sounds of the South X - Results

After 3 days off The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps returned to FMA World Class action on Friday November 6th, 2009.

The Corps competed against 4 other World Class Ensembles at Striking Sounds of the South X, hosted by 'Red Strike'.

The Corps scored a 65.020 and finished in 2nd, taking their first trophy of the season.

The kids were proud, having finally won a show this season, even though it was a smaller show.

The Wolves Percussion Section, as they usually do, won the show last night, scoring a 7.905.
The Wolves Guard also took their usual place atop the standings, scoring a 7.740.

The Corps took 2nd in Visual Performance(6.990) and Visual Ensemble(6.080). The Corps also took 2nd in the Overall Music Caption(19.985) and 2nd in Overall Visual Caption(20.810).

Visually, this is one of the strongest shows The Wolves have had thus far. The Percussion Section continues to be among the FMA Elite, as do the Guard.


The Wolves Percussion Section currently ranks 4th in World Class.
The Guard is ranked 2nd(.14 behind First) in World Class!
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is ranked 32nd in World Class.

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

Monday, November 2, 2009

Update - 11.02.06

Since the Corps has had an extensive amount of time away from performing, the staff decided to have an extra few hours of practicing today, before our first performance in almost a week, and only the 3rd of the season.

We chose this easier, schedule for the sake of having the newer members in the Corps(about 80% or so) not forced into a full on tour their first time competing. We also wanted to get ourselves back into the groove of teching the ensemble and being able to make changes more efficiently.

The kids are showing improvement, and are ready to take their place as a top ranked Corps after having these days to rest and think and prepare. I'm excited to see how they do tonight.


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