Updated: SFU romps, but Dowco-Triumph Street gets a first at Seattle
Seattle – July 25-26, 2009 – While SFU won both Grade 1 events at the Seattle Highland Games, the event made news with Dowco-Triumph Street receiving a first in piping from one judge. The non-first ranking was the first time that Dowco-Triumph Street was placed ahead of SFU in piping since Triumph Street moved to Grade 1.
Bands
Grade 1
Medley
1st Simon Fraser University (1,2,1,1)
2nd Dowco-Triumph Street (2,1,2,2)
Judges: Bob Worrall, Dave Hicks (piping), Colin Mackenzie (ensemble); Greg Dinsdale (drumming)
MSR
1st Simon Fraser University (1,1,1,1)
2nd Dowco-Triumph Street (2,2,2,2)
Judges for both events: Mackenzie Colin, Dave Hicks (piping), Bob Worrall (ensemble); Greg Dinsdale (drumming)
Grade 2
Medley
1st New Westminster Police
2nd Rocky Mountain
MSR
1st New Westminster Police
2nd Rocky Mountain
Grade 3
Medley
1st Robert Malcolm Memorial
2nd Portland Metro
3rd Keith Highlanders
MSR
1st Robert Malcolm Memorial
2nd Portland Metro
3rd Keith Highlanders
Grade 4
Medley
1st White Spot
2nd Northwest Junior
3rd Keith Highlanders
Quick March Medley
1st Northwest Junior
2nd White Spot
3rd Portland Metro Youth
Professional Solo Piping
Piobaireachd
1st Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
2nd Jori Chisholm, Seattle
3rd Andrew Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
4th Andrew Bonar, Vancouver
5th John Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
6th Xavier Boderiou, Brittany
MSR
1st Andrew Bonar
2nd Alastair Lee
3rd Colin Lee
4th Will Nichols, Seattle
5th Jori Chisholm
6th James Beaumont, Bo’ness, Scotland
Hornpipe & Jig
1st Andrew Bonar
2nd Will Nichols
3rd Xavier Boderiou
4th Alastair Lee
5th James Beaumont
6th Jori Chisholm
Jig
1st Andrew Bonar
2nd Will Nichols
3rd Andrew Lee
4th Xavier Boderiou
5th Alastair Lee
6th Gordon Conn, Calgary
Friday Night Open Hornpipe & Jig
1st Andrew Bonar
2nd Will Nichols
3rd Alastair Lee
4th Andrew Lee
5th Gordon Conn
Professional Solo Snare Drumming
MSR
1st Derek Cooper
2nd Cameron Reid
Hornpipe & Jig
1st Derek Cooper
2nd Cameron Reid
Grade 1 Quartets
1st Simon Fraser University
2nd DowCo Triumph Street ‘B’
3rd DowCo Triumph Street ‘C’
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