For eight years, Keonte Gause waved his baton for the Helping Hand Mission Band, a strutting drum major with knee-high ... dancing in a cape and a sash to a thundering of bass drums.

It's definitely had its ups and downs, but it's unforgettable," Chavez said, wearing a senior sash across her shiny ... key roles ― a band assistant drum major and a Trooperette drill team ...

when she was challenging for her first all-Ireland drum major title. And clad in the white sash he gave her as a good luck charm, she will be back in action for the first time in years at the two ...