Results from the Georgetown Highland Games

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John Slavin
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The 45th annual Georgetown Highland Games were held, Saturday, June 11 in the town about a 40 minutes drive west of the city of Toronto. Weather was fine with clear skies and a temperature around 23 degrees at mid-day.

This contest kicked off the Ontario games season. There was a big crowd on hand to support the games. The Grade 1 band, 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe band travelled over 1800 kilometres to participate in the event.

Professional Piper of the Day:  Andrea Boyd
Professional Drummers the Day:  Kyle Wardell
Amateur Drummer of the Day: Rita DeNobriga
Amateur Piper of the Day:  Henry Michael Paluch

Solo Piping

Professional Jig – Judge: John K Cairns

  1. MacDonald, Ian K.
  2. Dicker, Jacob
  3. Bridge, Tyler
  4. Boyd, Andrea Marie
  5. Banta, Kyle
  6. Johnson, Tyler

Professional March – Judge: Ken Eller

  1. Boyd, Andrea Marie
  2. MacDonald, Ian K.
  3. Bridge, Tyler
  4. Carr, Daniel
  5. Dicker, Jacob
  6. Harper, Callum

Professional S/R – Judge: Hector MacDonald

  1. Boyd, Andrea Marie
  2. Bridge, Tyler
  3. Harper, Callum
  4. Dicker, Jacob
  5. Johnson, Tyler
  6. Thibodeau, Caleb

Professional Piobaireachd – Judge: Andrew Berthoff

  1. MacDonald, Ian K.
  2. Boyd, Andrea Marie
  3. Dicker, Jacob
  4. 4 Melville, Liam
  5. Bridge, Tyler
  6. MacDonald, Liam

Bands

Grade 1 – Medley

Judges – Piping 1: Terry Cleland, Piping 2: Edward Gorman
Drumming: Alan Savage, Ensemble: Ken Eller

  1. 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band – Gr.1 (1.00000, 1.00000, 1.00000, 1.00000)
  2. 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band – Gr.1 (2.00000, 2.00000, 2.00000, 2.00000)
    Best Bass:  78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band

Grade 2 – Set

Judges – Piping 1: Iain Symington, Piping 2: Peter Sinclair
Drumming: Daniel Bist, Ensemble: John A. Elliott

  1. Peel Regional Police Pipe Band – Gr.2 (2.00000, 1.00000, 1.00000, 1.00000)
  2. St. Andrew’s College Association Pipe Band – Gr.2 (1.00000, 2.00000, 2.00000, 2.00000)
  3. Toronto Police Pipe Band – Gr.2 (3.00000, 4.00000, 4.00000, 3.00000)
  4. Ottawa Police Service Pipe Band – Gr.2 (4.00000, 3.00000, 3.00000, 4.00000)
    Best Bass:  St. Andrew’s College Association Pipe Band

Grade 3 – Set

Judges – Piping 1: Terry Cleland, Piping 2: Edward Gorman
Drumming: Alan Savage, Ensemble: Ken Eller

  1. Ottawa Highlanders Pipes and Drums – Gr.3 (1.00000, 2.00000, 1.00000, 1.00000)
  2. Guelph Pipe Band – Gr.3 (2.00000, 1.00000, 2.00000, 2.00000)
    Best Bass:  Ottawa Highlanders Pipes and Drums

Grade 4 – Medley

Judges – Piping 1: Terry Cleland, Piping 2: Edward Gorman
Drumming: Alan Savage, Ensemble: Ken Eller

  1. Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band – Gr.4 (2.00000, 1.00000, 2.00000, 1.00000)
  2. Durham Regional Police Pipes & Drums – Gr.4 (1.00000, 2.00000, 1.00000, 2.00000)
  3. Rob Roy Pipe Band – Gr.4 (3.00000, 3.00000, 5.00000, 3.00000)
  4. Guelph Pipe Band – Gr.4 (6.00000, 4.00000, 4.00000, 4.00000)
  5. London & District Pipe Band – Gr.4 (5.00000, 5.00000, 3.00000, 6.00000)
  6. Peel Regional Police Pipe Band – Gr.4 (4.00000, 6.00000, 6.00000, 5.00000)
    Best Bass:  Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band

Grade 5 – March Medley

Judges – Piping 1: Iain Symington, Piping 2: Peter Sinclair
Drumming: Daniel Bist, Ensemble: John A. Elliott

  1. Cabar Feidh Pipes and Drums – Gr.5 (1.00000, 1.00000, 1.00000, 1.00000)
  2. Peel Regional Police Pipe Band – Gr.5 (5.00000, 2.00000, 3.00000, 2.00000)
  3. Ryan Russell Memorial Pipe Band – Gr.5 (2.00000, 3.00000, 6.00000, 3.00000)
  4. The Spirit of Ontario Pipe Band – Gr.5 (4.00000, 6.00000, 2.00000, 6.00000)
  5. Durham Regional Police Pipes & Drums – Gr.5 (3.00000, 4.00000, 7.00000, 5.00000)
  6. Paris/Port Dover Pipe Band – Gr.5 (6.00000, 5.00000, 5.00000, 4.00000)
  7. Beinn Gorm Highlanders Pipes & Drums – Gr.5 (7.00000, 7.00000, 4.00000, 7.00000)
    Best Bass:  Cabar Feidh Pipes and Drums