Top-level color guards compete in Las Vegas — PHOTOS
The Western Color Guard Championship at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday featured premier teams competing for top honors.

In Motion Performance Ensemble from Fairfield, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Clovis High School from Fresno, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Clovis High School from Fresno, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Mountain Ridge High School from Glendale, Ariz., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pasadena City College Ayanna Winter Guard from Pasadena, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eastlake High School from Chula Vista, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eastlake High School from Chula Vista, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eastlake High School from Chula Vista, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eastlake High School from Chula Vista, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eastlake High School from Chula Vista, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

FeniX Independent from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

FeniX Independent from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hart High School from Newhall, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hart High School from Newhall, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hart High School from Newhall, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hart High School from Newhall, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hart High School from Newhall, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Genesis Ensemble from Baldwin Park, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Genesis Ensemble from Baldwin Park, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Genesis Ensemble from Baldwin Park, Calif., performs at the Winter Guard International (WGI) 2016 Western Color Guard Championships inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 19, 2016. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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The Western Color Guard Championship at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday featured premier teams competing for top honors.