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Syracuse.com’s 2025 fall media day band director poll: Most versatile bandmate — who’s your pick?

Fall sports media day 2025
Nikita Holmes, far left, has the musical versatility to fill a variety of roles for the Liverpool marching band. Here, she is shown with bandmates Makenna Baker, Emilie Sousou, Kaleb Cox, Carter Thomas, Chloe Call, Keeghan Reese and Beth Gilbert at syracuse.com’s fall sports media day on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. (Lia Garnes | Contributing photographer)Lia Garnes

Syracuse, N.Y. — Most marching band members have the type of musical background that allows them to play multiple instruments, if needed.

But it takes a unique talent for someone to pick up a nearly brand-new instrument and master it quickly.

Lindsay Kramer is a general assignment sportswriter for Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. He has covered CNY colleges, the Syracuse Chiefs/Mets and the Syracuse Crunch. He currently covers high school sports...

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