US Open Championships

A major American drum and bugle corps competition, annually held in mid-August, and operated by the US Open Commission. The first U.S. Open was held on Saturday, August 17th, 1968, with 25 Open Class and Class A contestants in both Preliminary and Finals competitions in Marion, Ohio. After 1988, the Open Class preliminary competitions were dropped, and all preliminaries were dropped after 1994.

Scores

1968 U.S. Open, August 17

Open Class Finals

71.92 Blue Rock, Wilmington, Delaware
70.90 Blue Stars, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
70.88 St. Lucy's Cadets, Newark, New Jersey
68.27 Argonne Rebels, Great Bend, Kansas
66.07 Anaheim Kingsmen, Anaheim, California
61.87 The Muchachos, Hawthorne, New Jersey
61.20 Boston Crusaders, Boston, Massachusetts (Note 1)
59.43 Madison Scouts, Madison, Wisconsin
57.25 Spectacle City Mariners, Greendale, Wisconsin
56.77 Queensmen, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Class A Finals

65.95 Catholic Daughters of America All-Girl, Butler, Pennsylvania
52.43 Eaglettes All-Girl, Sandusky, Ohio
42.87 Buccaneers, Dayton, Kentucky
40.45 Queen City Cadets, Cincinnati, Ohio
40.07 Maumee Suns, Maumee, Ohio

Open Class Prelims

76.18 St. Lucy's Cadets, Newark, New Jersey
75.57 Blue Rock, Wilmington, Delaware
73.58 Blue Stars, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
72.77 Anaheim Kingsmen, Anaheim, California
72.?? Argonne Rebels, Great Bend, Kansas (Note 2)
71.83 Spectacle City Mariners, Greendale, Wisconsin
70.87 Queensmen, Kenosha, Wisconsin
70.58 The Muchachos, Hawthorne, New Jersey
70.13 Madison Scouts, Madison, Wisconsin
69.93 Millstadt Crusaders, Belleville, Illinois
68.33 Black Knights, Belleville, Illinois
66.67 Norwood Park Imperials, Norwood Park, Illinois
65.95 Stardusters, Arabi, Louisiana
65.43 White Roses, York, Pennsylvania
63.85 Royaleers All-Girl, Haddonfield, New Jersey
62.20 Angels, Bellefontaine, Ohio
60.30 VIP's, Washington, D.C.
59.97 Vacationland Sweethearts All-Girl, Port Clinton, Ohio
59.28 Twin City Imperials, Oil City, Pennsylvania
57.90 Cleveland Caballeros, Cleveland, Ohio

Notes:

The Boston Crusaders did not compete in the Open Class prelims, but were included in the finals competition, thus bumping out the Millstadt Crusaders, who came in 10th place in the prelims.
The prelim score for the Argonne Rebels is confused per "A History of Drum & Bugle Corps, Volume 1." In the book, the Rebels, in fifth-place, received a 72.83; however, the Anaheim Kingsmen, in fourth-place, received a 72.77. (Obviously a typo.) My guess is that the Rebels received a 72.33, but that's speculation and so the score is listed as "72.??"
Since this first U.S. Open, only three corps survive today: the Madison Scouts, the Boston Crusaders, and the Maumee Suns, who are now known as the Glassmen.