Westshoremen

Other Names:Longshoremen, Bonnie Scotts

Harrisburg, PA United States
Founded: 1946

Inactive Senior

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Results from final championship competition of the year Position: 204 Position 200+ indicates Division II, DCA Class A or DCI Open Class as appropriate to the year, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps, Position 500+ indicates International Division, and Position 999 indicates position unknown Score: 63.300
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Although founded in 1946 as the Longshoremen, from Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, the new corps soon changed its name to the Westshoremen to avoid a conflict with the labor union of the same name. The Westshoremen were sponsored by a local American Legion Post and quickly grew to become a powerhouse. They took the VFW Championship in 1952, traveling to Los Angeles to win the crown.

Falling upon tougher times in the late 1950s, the Westshoremen merged with the Bonnie Scots from Millersburg, Pennsylvania, a merger that created one of Pennsylvania's top Class B senior corps. The enlarged group was strong enough to make it to DCA Finals in 1967 under the Bonnie Scots identity. It was during this period that the corps founded and hosted the annual "Review of the Corps" in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, an annual gathering that ran successfully until 1989.

The corps reorganized as the Westshoremen, Inc. in 1974 and began the long climb back into DCA contention. They took 11th place in 1976, and finally cracked the top ten in 1977, a position they were to hold until 1983. 1982 was the corps’ most successful season, as they won several contests and placed second at DCA Finals. After a fourth-place finish in 1983 and a change in management, the corps went through another rebuilding period, making it back into top ten status in 1988, where it stayed until 1997. Two long-time leaders during this period were Larry Hershman (74-83) and Dan Bowman (84-92).

A trying period in the early 1990s led to new leadership in 1995, aggressive recruitment of new members, and a jump in DCA standing from tenth in 1994 to second in 1995, a year in which they captured the high percussion trophy as well. This set the stage for the incredible 1996 season: the corps became the DCA world champions, a title win made even more special because of the corps’s remarkable comeback from a 0.9 Prelim deficit to narrowly edge out a great Caballeros corps. The Westshoremen also performed an exhibition at DCI Semifinals that year.

After that championship season, many members left, and 1997 was a struggle. Based today in Harrisburg, the corps was inactive in 1998 and 2002. In that latter season, some Westshoremen members bolstered the New York Skyliners.

[DCW, 6/28/02, p.14, inter alia]

Members (64)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Adams, Warren	Contra Bass	1985
Arnone, Sam	Baritone	1982
Baer, Harry	Baritone	1996 to 1997
Barletta, Ben	Marching Timpani	1979 to 1980
Barletta, Ben	Tenor line	1981 to 1983
Barnes, Sean	Soprano	1976
Bender, Andrew Frank	Bass Section	1948 to 1963
Bruster, Mike	Baritone	1978 to 1984
Carpenter, Shawn	Contrabass	1995 to 1996
Celsky, Keith	contra	1999 to 2001
Celsky, Keith	Contra	1999 to 2000
Celsky, Keith	Soprano	2001
DERR, SKEE	SNARE	1959 to 1972
Decker, Josh	Mellophone	1996 to 1997
Dressler, Wendy	Soprano, Drum Major	1991 to 1993
Evanish, Lisa	Guard	2000
Fawber, Jim	Baritone	1974 to 1979
Fawber, Jim	Honor Guard	1984 to 1985
Filippelli, Steve	Color Guard	1964 to 1965
Filippelli, Steve	Percussion	1966 to 1983
Headley, George	Lead Soprano	1984
Hinkle, John	Instruction	1987 to 1989
Hoffnagle, Jr, Don	Color Guard Flag	1983
Hoover, Mark	Percussion (Tenors)	1980 to 1990
Hoover, Mark	Percussion (Pit)	1991
Humm, Scott	drumline	1981 to 1983; 1992 to 1993
Johnson, Scott	Percussion (tenors)	1994
Johnston, Larry	Guard	1992 to 1997
Jones, Mark	Mellophone	1980
Kirkwood, James	lead soprano	1982 to 1983
Knisely, Deb	contra	1992 to 1999
Kralowetz, Rob	Soprano	1982
Krauss, David	Snare	1977 to 1980
Kulp, Sayre	Bass Drum, Snare, Pit	1998 to 2001
Manhart, Craig	soprano	1968 to 1971
McDougall, Sara	Colorguard	2001
McPherson, Jay	Contra	1997
Menear, Bob	Lead Soprano	1980 to 1982
Min, April	Soprano, Staff	1990; 1993
Morningstar, Mark	Drumline (Tenor)	1985 to 1986
Morris, Damon	Soprano	1988
Musser, Jim	Drumline	1959 to 1960
Neidinger, Jim	soprano	1982 to 1992
Neubold, Michelle	Colorguard	1992
Pelton, Walt	Baritone	1980 to 1982
Pezzuto, Stephanie	Colorguard	2000
Ream, Jeff	percussion(bassline)	1989 to 1996
Rollman, Keith	Drumline	1982
Santalucia, David	Percussion	1983
Schneider, Kirk	Marching Staff	1980; 1982
Schneider, Kirk	Percussion Staff/Assistant Drum Major	1981
Schomburg, Rick	Drumline	1976 to 1983
Shatto, James	Euphonium	1998
Shatto, James	Hornline / Euphonium	1998
Stahl, Mike	hornline	1984; 1987 to 1989; 1991; 1998 to 2000
Stansfield, Scott	soprano	1995 to 1996
Sweney, Gregg	Lead Soprano	1980
Thompson, Mike	Baritone	1974 to 1975
Townsend, Anna	Colorguard	2000
Troutman, Meri Beth	cymbal line	1978 to 1980
Visser, John	Hornline/Barri	1996 to 1997
Vogel, Tim	Honor Guard	1999
Williams, Ryan	Baritone	1995 to 1997
Williams, Ryan	Baritone	1995 to 1997

CORPS 26 items

Westshoremen

0 32 Photos

1961 5 Photos

1966 1 Photos

1976 1 Photos

1980 4 Photos

1985 30 Photos

1999 7 Photos

2000 5 Photos

2001 7 Photos

Members (64)