1 Cavaliers                                  75.5
    2 Phantom Regiment                           70.4
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            68.6
    4 Knights                                    53.4
    5 Black Knights                              39.4
    6 Guardsmen                                  26.3

Friday, June 20, 1986
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Whitewater, WI

    1 Madison Scouts                             74.3
    2 Phantom Regiment                           69.6
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            68.1
    4 Knights                                    53.5
    5 Colts                                      50.8
    6 Brass, Inc.                                42.4
    7 CapitalAires                               34.2

Sunday, June 22, 1986
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Normal, IL

    1 Cavaliers                                  79.8
    2 Madison Scouts                             76.2
    3 Phantom Regiment                           75.0
    4 STAR OF INDIANA                            72.5
    5 Knights                                    56.7
    6 Sky Ryders                                 56.0
    7 Colts                                      49.6
    8 Black Knights                              35.8

Monday, June 23, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games
Indianapolis, IN

    1 Cavaliers                                  78.9
    2 Spirit of Atlanta                          70.8
    3 Phantom Regiment                           69.5
    4 STAR OF INDIANA                            67.4
    5 Troopers                                   61.9
    6 Sky Ryders                                 56.2

Tuesday, June 24, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games
Canton, OH

Opening with a big sound like the stars above was Star of Indiana, with an outerspace presentation. Overall, many aspects of this show are difficult to describe, with the Zingali drill and the color guard's use of equipment never seen before, such as the double-bent flag poles, but the music is highly recognizable and the show definitely out of this world. Conversation from Close Encounters has many well-done sound effects, very close to the original. Fourth place, 68.60.

    1 Madison Scouts                             79.5
    2 Spirit of Atlanta                          74.7
    3 Garfield Cadets                            71.8
    4 STAR OF INDIANA                            68.6
    5 Troopers                                   63.1
    6 Bluecoats                                  58.1
    7 Sky Ryders                                 56.5

Thursday, June 26, 1986
Drum Corps East (DCE) Tour
Syracuse, NY

    1 Madison Scouts                             78.0
    2 Spirit of Atlanta                          76.8
    3 Garfield Cadets                            74.8
    4 STAR OF INDIANA                            70.7
    5 27th Lancers                               60.0
    6 Sky Ryders                                 53.0
    7 Dutch Boy                                  43.6
    8 Florida Wave                               40.6

Friday, June 27, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games
Pittsfield, MA

The Star of Indiana appeared to have had a profitable winter program. The whole visual program seems so unified. When they wanted to seem elegant, they knew how to look elegant at the same time. Music expressed moods and props extended the deepness of these moods. The brass line was at times frenetic, as in "answerbacks" or rejoinders in the man-confronts alien segment from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but could be more serious and richly symphonic at other times. The crowd loved their full, autumn-voiced balance and their keen displays of sustained poise and simply glimmering brilliance. They seem to have handled the transition from Disney fantasies of today to the inter-stellar fantasies of tomorrow quite successfully. At least, the crowd thought so, judging by their applause.

    1 Madison Scouts                             76.9
    2 Garfield Cadets                            72.7
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            72.5
    4 Spirit of Atlanta                          71.8
    5 27th Lancers                               61.9
    6 Troopers                                   57.5
    7 Sky Ryders                                 52.0
    8 Boston Crusaders                           46.6

Sunday, June 29, 1986
Drum Corps East (DCE) Tour
New Brunswick, NJ

Lurking dangerously close to the leaders, the Star of Indiana has made unprecedented progress over the last week. Their program is beginning to gel beautifully after having made substantial changes to their visual book. Under master designer George Zingali, Star is beginning to discover how to use all their innovative colorguard equipment. Huge moving sets climax each of the E.T., Close Encounters and Star Wars productions. An extended build at the end of The Conversation inspired the entire crowd to leap to their feet, cheering wildly. With a surprising win in the brass caption, Star managed an impressive thirdplace showing, 73.70.

    1 Spirit of Atlanta                          75.4
    2 Madison Scouts                             74.8
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            73.7
    4 Sky Ryders                                 56.3
    5 Florida Wave                               48.6

Tuesday, July 1, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games
Cary, NC

    1 Spirit of Atlanta                          76.3
    2 Madison Scouts                             75.0
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            72.8
    4 Garfield Cadets                            70.7
    5 Sky Ryders                                 58.7
    6 Florida Wave                               47.8
    7 20th Maine Regiment                        37.1

Thursday, July 3, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games
Atlanta, GA

The powerful Star of Indiana from Bloomington, Indiana, then demonstrated that it is the group to watch. Formed in the fall of 1984, they not only have the distinction of being the first fully corporate-sponsored drum and bugle corps, but of being the highest ranking first year corps - tenth - at the DCI World Championships. The group's distinctive black pants and magenta jackets with a white star on the breast, along with white Aussie hats with red bands and black plumes, make a colorful sight. Their 100-plus corps is also capable of making a colorful sound - and proved it with a repertoire featuring Adventures on Earth from E.T., Conversation from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars. The Star of Indiana's finale took advantage of most of the field, featuring maypole streamers and a majestic musical flourish. REVIEW #2: E.T., Call Home! Your Bloomington, Indiana home, that is. Star of Indiana has your number. And How! The movie scores composed by John Williams all have a soaring, thickly emotional tone, and second-year Star of Indiana is exploring three space frontiers with music from "E.T.," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Star Wars." The three-part show beautifully shows off the musicality of the scores, while visually illustrating them with some out-of-this world props. But don't be fooled by all the activity on the field. Both brass and percussion sections are executing magnificently for mid-season. Couple that with a dizzyingly-difficult visual show, and we're probably in for a second season of shooting stars - right into orbit. Third place, 75.6.

    1 Spirit of Atlanta                          79.2
    2 Madison Scouts                             77.6
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            75.6
    4 Suncoast Sound                             70.3
    5 Sky Ryders                                 60.4
    6 Florida Wave                               49.8
    7 20th Maine Regiment                        37.2

Sunday, July 6, 1986
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Saint Louis, MO

    1 Cavaliers                                  87.0
    2 Madison Scouts                             82.7
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            77.5
    4 Phantom Regiment                           75.1
    5 Sky Ryders                                 66.2
    6 Bluecoats                                  63.1
    7 Black Knights                              42.0

Friday, July 18, 1986
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Middleton, WI

Next came the mighty set-up crew, prepping the field for the highly entertaining Star of Indiana. This corps uses two semitrucks to carry all their equipment, which is quite plentiful. Fielding 66 horns, 27 drums and 28 guard, the Star moves to the strains of E.T.-Adventures on Earth to a truly unique Zingali drill, and are they loud! A twisted flagpole and a soloist on the five-yard line introduce Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The show-stopper is the alien reply by 18 contras! The new Star Wars closer ends in a star pattern and a wall of sound. Watch out for big things this year from the Star of Indiana.

    1 Cavaliers                                  85.9
    2 Madison Scouts                             84.5
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            80.9
    4 Colts                                      62.5
    5 Brass, Inc.                                50.2
    6 Madison Jr. Scouts                         36.8

Saturday, July 19, 1986
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Championship
DeKalb, IL

Speaking of progress, the Star of Indiana has rewritten a major block of their show (The Throne Room from Star Wars) in both music charts and drill, discarded the giant "gerbil-wheels" and added new flag colors throughout the program. One would expect lower scores due to all this change, but the determined members of the corps have actually maintained the progression of their scores. Star turned in a powerful prelim performance that could not be equaled in finals. The horn line generated so much sound at the conclusion of The Conversation that comparisons to the Atlanta horn lines of the late '70s were drawn throughout the bleachers, as Star also barely missed the high brass award. However, the tempos are so furious that the members are literally running most of the show, causing scores in the visual caption to hamper the unit. Third, 79.50.

    1 Cavaliers                                  86.2
    2 Madison Scouts                             82.9
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            79.5
    4 Phantom Regiment                           75.6
    5 Bluecoats                                  71.3
    6 Knights                                    63.3
    7 Colts                                      60.3

Sunday, July 20, 1986
Drum Corps Midwest (DCM) Tour
Terre Haute, IN

    1 Madison Scouts                             84.7
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            82.7
    3 Bluecoats                                  73.2
    4 Knights                                    66.7
    5 Glassmen                                   48.4
    6 Northern Aurora                            48.0
    7 Marion Cadets                              36.7
    8 Bandettes                                  35.6

Tuesday, July 22, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Columbus, OH

A large gathering of central Ohio drum corps fans were treated to a super presentation of precision and entertainment at the ninth annual Pageant of Champions. The repeat winners of this show, making it two in a row and a total of three wins in five appearances, were the Madison Scouts, scoring 83.40. All seven corps showed improvement from the first tour, as DCl's second tour began here in Columbus tonight. Leading the way in the increase in scores was the Star of Indiana, with almost a 14-point addition. Their score at Indianapolis in June, the first DCI show of the summer, was 67.40. For second place tonight, their score was 81.30.

    1 Madison Scouts                             83.4
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            81.3
    3 Phantom Regiment                           77.1
    4 27th Lancers                               73.7
    5 Bluecoats                                  63.2
    6 Knights                                    58.6
    7 Florida Wave                               51.6

Wednesday, July 23, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Parma, OH

The large crowd at Byers Field here tonight was dazzled by a fabulous competition. When the smoke cleared, Star of Indiana had won their first competition ever by barely edging the Madison Scouts. Other corps who competed, in order of finish, were: Phantom Regiment, 27th Lancers, Bluecoats, Florida Wave, Knights and Crossmen. REVIEW #2: The Bloomington, Indiana, Star of Indiana brought the music of John Williams to life tonight. The horns were brilliant, the drums tight and the guard different. New wigs added for tonight's show gave the Star color guard a certain outer-space quality. It was ironic that the crowd who roared its approval as the corps trooped the stands later booed the final decision. First, 81.90.

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            81.9
    2 Madison Scouts                             81.3
    3 Phantom Regiment                           77.3
    4 27th Lancers                               74.6
    5 Bluecoats                                  63.6
    6 Florida Wave                               57.5
    7 Knights                                    55.9
    8 Crossmen                                   53.7

Thursday, July 24, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Erie, PA

    1 Spirit of Atlanta                          83.0
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            81.6
    3 Madison Scouts                             81.5
    4 Phantom Regiment                           75.9
    5 27th Lancers                               73.1
    6 Knights                                    57.0
    7 Florida Wave                               56.4

Saturday, July 26, 1986
DCI Canada
Hamilton, Ont

Star of Indiana is another corps whose mid-season program changes are just coming into fruition. Extensive rewriting and cleaning of the contrapunctal development section and the Conversation and a much more conservative approach to the Star Wars Throne Room Scene gave the program a much improved overall flow. Star's innovative color guard accessories seem to elicit varying reactions from the spectators. The radiating multicolored banners lent a genuinely effective atmosphere to the Throne Room section, but some fans expressed dislike for the white wigs and black-faced makeup which the guard wears throughout the show. Fourth, 83.90.

    1 Spirit of Atlanta                          88.5
    2 Madison Scouts                             86.1
    3 Garfield Cadets                            85.0
    4 STAR OF INDIANA                            83.9
    5 Phantom Regiment                           81.0
    6 27th Lancers                               77.3
    7 Bluecoats                                  70.2
    8 Dutch Boy                                  69.8
    9 Boston Crusaders                           69.7
   10 Les Eclipses                               65.4

Monday, July 28, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Montreal, Que

    1 Garfield Cadets                            86.5
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            85.6
    3 Phantom Regiment                           81.5
    4 27th Lancers                               77.1
    5 Canadian Knights                           61.1
    6 Connexion Quebec                           59.8
    7 Adventuriers                               48.2

Tuesday, July 29, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Rome, NY

    1 Garfield Cadets                            85.5
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            83.7
    3 Phantom Regiment                           80.9
    4 27th Lancers                               76.9
    5 Ventures                                   59.9
    6 Connexion Quebec                           56.5

Wednesday, July 30, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Glens Falls, NY

. . . On a night threatened by heavy rain, a large crowd assembled at East Field to watch the reigning DCI champion Garfield Cadets take all with an 87.60, narrowly beating the Star of Indiana with an 86.80. Other scores: in third, Phantom Reigment, 84.70; fourth, 27th Lancers, 79.20; fifth, Ventures, 61.00; and sixth, Connexion Quebec, 59.00. When the Star of Indiana took the field, they took on a new look. Shakos with large white plumes and odd-looking wigs on the guard prepared the crowd for E.T.-Adventures on Earth. The twisted flagpole continues to be effective as Star moves into Close Encounters of The Third Kind. One could see that the incredible marching demand seems to be somewhat overwhelming at times, as Star seems to weave in and out of the complex sets into the somber arrangement of Star Wars. Star exhibits amazing intensity in their show. Watch for a big jump in Madison by the Star of Indiana.

    1 Garfield Cadets                            87.6
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            86.8
    3 Phantom Regiment                           84.7
    4 27th Lancers                               79.2
    5 Ventures                                   61.0
    6 Connexion Quebec                           59.0

Thursday, July 31, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Revere, MA

    1 Garfield Cadets                            86.4
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            85.3
    3 Phantom Regiment                           83.3
    4 27th Lancers                               79.6
    5 Boston Crusaders                           70.3
    6 Connexion Quebec                           61.8
    7 Diplomats                                  56.0

Saturday, August 2, 1986
DCI East Prelims
Allentown, PA

    1 Blue Devils                                93.7
    2 Garfield Cadets                            87.9
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            86.4
    4 Phantom Regiment                           84.8
    5 27th Lancers                               80.2
    6 Boston Crusaders                           73.3
    7 Colts                                      69.1
    8 Crossmen                                   64.3
    ^ Blue Knights                               64.3
   10 Diplomats                                  61.9
   11 Kingsmen, CA                               59.7
   12 Connexion Quebec                           59.5
   13 New York Lancers                           37.9

Sunday, August 3, 1986
Drum Corps East (DCE) Tour
Baltimore, MD

    1 STAR OF INDIANA                            87.0
    2 Phantom Regiment                           83.0
    3 27th Lancers                               78.5
    4 Boston Crusaders                           72.8
    5 Blue Knights                               58.1
    6 Diplomats                                  56.9
    7 Connexion Quebec                           54.7
    8 Kingsmen, IL                               52.8

Wednesday, August 6, 1986
Pride of Indiana V (DCI)
Bloomington, IN

    1 Cavaliers                                  92.0
    2 Suncoast Sound                             90.5
    3 Garfield Cadets                            89.1
    4 STAR OF INDIANA                            87.6
    5 Sky Ryders                                 80.2
    6 27th Lancers                               79.6
    7 Les Eclipses                               69.6
    8 Connexion Quebec                           57.7

Thursday, August 7, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Evansville, IN

    1 Blue Devils                                94.8
    2 Suncoast Sound                             90.4
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            88.5
    4 Troopers                                   81.8
    5 Florida Wave                               69.8
    6 Colts                                      69.2
    7 Diplomats                                  60.5

Sunday, August 10, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Port Huron, MI

The Bloomington, Indiana, Star of Indiana placed third with 87.80, easily outdistancing the next competitor by ten points. Their well-integrated space-theme program was a definite crowd pleaser here tonight.

    1 Santa Clara Vanguard                       94.0
    2 Garfield Cadets                            90.4
    3 STAR OF INDIANA                            87.8
    4 Les Eclipses                               77.5
    5 Bluecoats                                  73.8
    6 Florida Wave                               72.1
    7 Crossmen                                   68.8
    8 Connexion Quebec                           62.6
    9 Valley Fever                               56.1

Monday, August 11, 1986
DCI Summer Music Games Tour
Fort Wayne, IN

    1 Garfield Cadets                            90.3
    2 STAR OF INDIANA                            89.7
    3 Les Eclipses                               77.9
    4 Bluecoats                                  76.3
    5 Florida Wave                               75.2
    6 Marauders                                  74.1
    7 Connexion Quebec                           64.5
    8 Diplomats                                  62.2

Friday, August 15, 1986
DCI World Championship Semifinals
Madison, WI

Star was the first of the six-pack of six corps that could finish almost anywhere from third to eighth. It includes Spirit, Cavaliers, Madison, Suncoast and Garfield. Star is a curious mix of a traditional drum corps concept and the avant garde. The brass and percussion lines present what a drum corps purist must love: recognizable music, musical power and range, big forms, great technique and a cadet uniform. The color guard is unique to the point of bizarre, with fright wigs and a grab bag of equipment that, in some cases, has more impact for its oddity than its utilization. The entire package is one of delight. It is a visual and aural treat. One wonders how this unit could be consistently beaten by eight corps.

    1 Blue Devils                                97.9
    2 Santa Clara Vanguard                       97.0
    3 Cavaliers                                  95.8
    4 Garfield Cadets                            94.3
    5 Spirit of Atlanta                          94.2
    6 Suncoast Sound                             93.2
    ^ Madison Scouts                             93.2
    8 STAR OF INDIANA                            92.0
    9 Sky Ryders                                 88.3
   10 Phantom Regiment                           87.7
   11 Velvet Knights                             86.4
   12 Troopers                                   85.9
   13 27th Lancers                               85.6
   14 Les Eclipses                               83.1
   15 Bluecoats                                  80.3
   16 Boston Crusaders                           79.9
   17 Dutch Boy                                  79.5
   18 Marauders                                  78.0
   19 Florida Wave                               75.9
   20 Colts                                      74.7
   21 Knights                                    73.1
    ^ Crossmen                                   73.1
   23 Ventures                                   70.3
   24 Canadian Knights                           69.1
   25 Connexion Quebec                           65.6
   26 Spartans, WA                               64.7

Saturday, August 16, 1986
DCI World Championship Finals
Madison, WI

Continuing its theme of recognizable popular music, the second year Star of Indiana journeyed into familiar space territory with the light cinema music of John Williams. The Academy Award-winning scores from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," and "Star Wars" were the bookends for the show, with the symphonic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" as the centerpiece of the production. The sixth place brass scores showed the strength of the corps, but fans were entranced by the "trekkie" auxiliary unit, complete with white fright wigs, and space suit outfits. The lovely white starburst skirts used last year served double duty when they became dashing capes. Oddity and experimentation in the auxiliary unit kept things intriguing with double "L-shaped" poles used in the "Adventures on Earth" segment from "E.T." The "Conversation" from "Close Encounters" was the shining star of this production with a single soprano pleading for an answer from the 18-contra "mother ship." The cacaphony of sound built as the movement intermingled across the field to a deafening, exhilarating finish. "The Throne Room" and "Finale" from "Star Wars" capped this space trip with deep, rich cool colors gracefully moving around the field, until bright yellow flags accentuated the ending effectively, signature star formation and all.

    1 Blue Devils                                98.4
    2 Santa Clara Vanguard                       97.0
    3 Cavaliers                                  95.7
    4 Garfield Cadets                            95.6
    5 Suncoast Sound                             94.8
    6 Spirit of Atlanta                          94.1
    7 Madison Scouts                             91.3
    8 STAR OF INDIANA                            90.5
    9 Sky Ryders                                 87.0
   10 Phantom Regiment                           85.0
   11 Troopers                                   83.5
   12 Velvet Knights                             82.6