sentences:  For five seasons, the corps placed 17th through 24th at DCI FInals, but was finding it more and more difficult for the small group of local, Montgomery boosters to administer the unit.In the 1997 season, several staff members of the Madison Scouts had also worked with Southwind; at the end of the season, corps director Dave Bryan approached the Scouts' management about assuming the sponsorship of Southwind.In 1998, the Madison Drum and Bugle Corps Association, Inc. took over the operation of Southwind.