Dutchmen Field Championship

On October 11, 2025, the MOC-Floyd Valley High School Pride of the Dutchmen Marching Band will be hosting the 22nd Annual Dutchmen Field Championship. We would like to invite your band to register!

We were excited to offer the prelims/finals format for the 2024 event and we will continue that for 2025!

Format:

Registration:
- 25 Bands (Depending on interest and scheduling we might be able to add 2-3 bands)
- Deadline: April 1, 2025 – Bands registering after April 1st will be placed on a waitlist and accepted as scheduling allows.

Prelims / Finals (Top 8 Scoring Bands) – You may register for prelims only or prelims/finals eligible.
- Prelims – Top 3 Places in Each Class and Class Caption Awards
- Finals – Top 8 Places and Caption Awards

Dutchmen Field Championship 2025 will be prelims/finals format with the Top 8 scoring bands being selected for finals. You may register to compete in prelims only or for prelims/finals eligible. Prelims will be classified in the four Iowa High School Music Association classification sizes. Finals will be Open Class. Prelims schedule will be randomized, this does allow us some scheduling flexibility too, especially for bands that attend the IHSMA State Marching Festival on the same day.

Register ASAP to ensure you are scheduled for Dutchmen Field Championship 2025!

Contest Website

10:15 AM – Pipestone Area HS, MN
10:30 AM – Gehlen Catholic HS, IA
10:45 AM – South O’Brien HS, IA
11:00 AM – Luverne HS, MN
11:15 AM – Kuemper Catholic HS, IA
11:30 AM – Woodbury Central HS, IA
11:45 AM – Sibley-Ocheyedan HS, IA
12:00 PM – Break (25)
12:25 PM – Madison Central HS, SD
12:40 PM – IKM-Manning HS, IA
12:55 PM – West Lyon HS, IA
1:10 PM – Estherville Lincoln Central HS, IA
1:25 PM – Le Mars Community HS, IA
1:40 PM – Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS, IA
1:55 PM – Okoboji HS, IA
2:10 PM – Spirit Lake HS, IA
2:25 PM – Sioux Center HS, IA
2:40 PM – Waverly HS, NE
2:55 PM – Break (25)
3:20 PM – Bishop Heelan Catholic HS, IA
3:35 PM – Omaha Central HS, NE
3:50 PM – West Central HS, SD
4:05 PM – Sioux Falls Jefferson HS, SD
4:20 PM – Lennox HS, SD
4:35 PM – Mitchell HS, SD
4:50 PM – Sioux City North HS, IA
5:05 PM – Sheldon HS, IA
5:20 PM – Sioux City East HS, IA

Schedule Source: Contest Website

Adjudicator Panel
TBA