CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry has announced the winners of the Clarion Hospital “Tournament of Leaves” Parade that was held on Saturday, October 6.

(Pictured above: A-C Valley High School Marching Band)

(Photos by Dave Cyphert of ProPoint Media Photography)

The winners include:

Class A Bands:

• 1st Place – Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School Marching Band
• 2nd Place – Clarion-Limestone High School Marching Band
• 3rd Place – Redbank Valley High School Marching Band

Class AAA Bands:

• 1st Place – Oil City High School Oiler Marching Band
• 2nd Place – Brookville Area High School Blue Raider Marching Band
• 3rd Place – Keystone High School Marching Band
• 4th Place – Slippery Rock High School Marching Band

Best Drum Major Class A:
Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School Marching Band

Best Drum Major Class AAA:
Oil City High School Oiler Marching Band

Best Band Front Class A:
Clarion-Limestone Marching Band

Best Band Front Class AAA:
Slippery Rock High School “Rocket” Marching Band

This year’s sponsors for the Marching Units were Clarion Psychiatric Center, Colony Homes, Commodore Homes and Park Inn by Radisson.

Best Drill Team:

• 1st Place – Stars Drill Team
• 2nd Place – Clarion University Dance Team
• 3rd Place – KUDETS

Drill Teams were sponsored this year by Commodore Homes.

Best Community Float:

• 1st Place – Hope & Sophia Bradybaugh and Friends
• 2nd Place – Jefferson-Clarion Head Start
• 3rd Place – Clarion Forest VNA
• 4th Place – Tie – Hearts for Uganda and Epicenter Church

The Community Floats were sponsored this year by the Clarion Psychiatric Center.

Best University Float:

• 1st Place – Phi Sigma, Tri Sigma and Sigma Chi
• 2nd Place – Clarion University Activities Board
• 3rd Place – Delta Phi Epsilon, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Kappa Delta Rho

The University Floats were sponsored this year by Structural Modulars, Inc.

Best of Parade, which is a parade marshals’ choice and decided prior to the beginning of the parade before the float judges score them, went to Jefferson-Clarion Head Start.

For more information on this parade or how you can become involved or register for next year, please visit the website at www.clarionpa.com, call (814) 226-9161 or email [email protected].