Majorette & Band Festival: Riverside repeats as champ, Hoover's Rucker takes top honor

From the opening sequence to the final formation, Riverside High School turned brass to gold at the Sept. 29, 2026 Charleston Gazette-mail Majorette & Band Festival, held at the University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. They took home the Festival Grand Champion trophy for the second year in a row. Maci Rucker, a junior at Herbert Hoover High School, took home the title of Miss Kanawha Majorette after placing first runner-up last year.