Battle Ground — Battle Ground High School and Chief Umtuch Middle School jazz bands brought home trophies from the Skyview Jazz Festival on Dec. 10.
In the Advanced Division, the high school band finished first overall for the second straight year, and also won the festival’s sight-reading competition.
The high school’s intermediate band finished in third place, and Chief Umtuch’s band earned a second-place finish in the Middle School Division.
Individually, eighth-grader Mallory Meyer won the outstanding trombone soloist award, and high school senior Cade O’Haver won the outstanding rhythm section soloist award on piano. Also from the high school, junior Tyler Barnes won the outstanding trumpet soloist award, and senior Riley Brown won the outstanding trombone soloist award.
