PPBSO Announces Champion Supreme Winners

The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario (PPBSO), North America’s largest piping association, has compiled and announced the winners of its annual “Champion Supreme” awards to bands and soloists.

For bands, the award is based on the best overall scores at designated Champion Supreme events. In 2001 these comprised competitions at Fort Erie, Chatham, Barrie, Fergus, Sarnia, and Maxville.

For soloists, results are tabulated from all PPBSO sanctioned events, but using only the competitor’s best six results, thus ensuring the result is not based simply on good attendance.

Bands
Grade 1 – Toronto Police
Grade 2 – Windsor Police
Grade 3 – Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police
Grade 4 – Lakeridge

Solo Piping
Piobaireachd
Professional – Andrew Berthoff
Senior Amateur – Lionel Tupman
Junior Amateur – Andrew Gibson
Novice – Jacob Dicker

Light Music
Professional – Michael Grey
Grade 1 – Lionel Tupman
Grade 2 – Andrew Gibson
Grade 3 – Brian Grant
Grade 4 – Ken Kalvaitis
Grade 5 – Mitchell Taylor
Over 50 – Jim Frame

Solo Side Drumming
Professional – Sandy McKail
Grade 1 – Jeremy Roberts
Grade 2 – Seth Woolcott
Grade 3 – Sean Donaldson
Grade 4 – Robert Morrison
Grade 5 – Allen Levack

Bass Drum
Professional – Alan Henry
Amateur – Jamie Campbell
Novice – Dale Bloss

Drum Major
Professional – Ian Stewart
Novice – Brendan Vallee

Tenor Drumming
Professional Flourishing – Arran Mills
Amateur Flourishing – Jessie Kalvaitis
Novice Flourishing – Kerry Andriash
Professional Rhythm – Emily McLeod
Amateur Rhythm (tie) – Arran Mills and Kerry Andriash
Novice Rhythm – Ellen Anderson

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PPBSO Announces Champion Supreme Winners

The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has officially announced the winners of the Champion Supreme awards for 2000.

Recipients of the PPBSO Champion Supreme titles for pipe bands are determined by aggregate points accrued at designated Champion Supreme competitions. For solo events, awards are calculated by taking a player’s best results over any six competitions over the course of the outdoor season. Prizes from Champion Supreme events, however, are worth more points.

Bands
Grade 1: 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band
Grade 2: Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band
Grade 3: Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police Pipe Band
Grade 4: MacDonald Caledonia Juvenile Pipe Band

Solo Piping
Piobaireachd
Professional: Andrew Berthoff
Senior Amateur: Glenn Brown
Junior Amateur: Matthew Mitchell
Novice: Andrew Gibson

Light Music
Professional: John Cairns
Grade 1: Glenn Brown
Grade 2: Iain Wright
Grade 3: Christopher Forgan
Grade 4: Emma Watson
Grade 5: Claire Smith
Over 50: Jim Frame

Solo Drumming
Professional: Blair Brown
Grade 1: David Fenton
Grade 2: Amanda Paterson
Grade 3: Mitchell MacKay
Grade 4: Sean Donaldson
Grade 5: Sebastian Garner
Professional Bass: Kyle Gorman
Novice Amateur Bass: Alan Henry
Professional Drum Major: Kevin McKeown
Novice Drum Major: Brendan Vallee
Professional Flourishing Tenor: Sarah Connolly
Novice Amateur Flourishing Tenor: Aaron Mills
Professional Rhythm Tenor: Jenny Sanford
Novice Amateur Rhythm Tenor: Cinta Basso and Emily MacLeod (tie)
Novice Rhtyhm Tenor: Kerry Andriash

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