Zephan Knichel repeats overall success at 2025 Glenisla Games

Glenisla, Scotland – August 22, 2025 – Winning two firsts and a second in the three senior solo piping events on offer, Zephan Knichel of Lynwood, Washington, successfully kept possession of the overall trophy at the annual Glenisla Highland Games, which he won in 2024. Nine competed in a mix of sun and clouds throughout the dry day.

The famous Major Gibb once again judged.

2/4 March
1st Ross Miller, Glasgow
2nd Zephan Knichel
3rd Cameron Bonar, Surrey , British Columbia
4th Dan Lyden, Timonium, Maryland
Judges: Major Gibb, Murray Henderson, Patricia Henderson

Strathspey & Reel
1st Zephan Knichel
2nd Cameron Bonar
3rd Ross Miller
4th Hector Munroe
Judges: Major Gibb, Murray Henderson, Patricia Henderson

Jig
1st Zephan Knichel
2nd Cameron Bonar
3rd Ross Miller
4th Dan Lyden
Judges: Major Gibb, Murray Henderson, Patricia Henderson

A correction was made on Nov. 17, 2025: An earlier version of this article misstated that Major Gibb provided his farmland as a venue for the game in exchange for being allowed to judge the piping; it was not in return for the venue. Additionally, Gibb can play the pipes; the original story stated that he is not known to have a piping background.