Wildcats march to Abilene for Area marching contest
Busing to Abilene’s Shotwell stadium on Saturday, Canadian’s Wildcat Marching Band could be sure of two things. The 259-mile trek hadn’t gotten any shorter or more picturesque since their last sojourn that direction, and the competition wouldn’t be any less rigorous.
Thirteen bands marched in typical Permian Basin conditions. Twenty bands qualified for the contest by receiving superior ratings,…