Updated: Metro Cup won by Andrew Hayes

Newark, New Jeresy – February 18, 2006 – Andrew Hayes of Ottawa won his first Metro Cup by winning the Pioabireachd event and finishing fifth in the Medley. Alen Tully of Ireland took the Medley section. In the amateur contests, Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was the overall winner.

Open Piobaireachd
1st Andrew Hayes, “The Old Men of the Shells”
2nd Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
3rd Alastair Dunn, Glasgow
4th Margaret Houlihan, Glasgow
5th Donald MacPhee, Alexandria, Scotland

Open Medley
1st Alen Tully
2nd John Patrick, Scotland
3rd Margaret Houlihan
4th Bruce Gandy
5th Andrew Hayes

Amateur Pioabireachd
1st Alex Gandy, “MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart”
2nd Cameron Scott
3rd Jesse Ofgang

Amateur MSR
1st Cameron Scott
2nd Alex Gandy
3rd Kegan Sheehan

Also playing in the Open events but not in the prizes were Dan Cole, Alasdair Gillies, Brian Meagher, Mike Rogers, Peter Skae, Scot Walker and Ian Whitelaw.

Duncan Bell did not attend due to the death of his mother the previous week.

All events were judged by Donald Lindsay, Bill Livingstone and James Stack.

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