Updated: Windsor Police bands on top at Georgetown

Georgetown, Ontario – Jne 11, 2005 – Muggy and sweltering 32-degree weather poured down on the first event of the Ontario outdoor season at Georgetown, near Toronto. The Windsor Police bands won the Grade 2 and Grade 5 contests and were third in Grade 3. Michael Grey of Dundas, Ontario, had an excellent day in the professional solos.

Bands
Grade 2
1st Windsor Police
2nd Glengarry
3rd MacNaughton
Best Pipe Section: Windsor Police
Best Snare Drum Section: Windsor Police
Best Bass Section: Windsor Police

Grade 3
1st Durham Regional Police
2nd Hamilton Police
3rd Windsor Police
Best Pipe Section: Durham Regional Police / Hamilton Police (tie)
Best Snare Drum Section: Windsor Police
Best Bass Section: Windsor Police

Grade 4
1st Penatangore
2nd Guelph
3rd Arnprior
Best Pipe Section: Penatangore
Best Snare Drum Section: Guelph
Best Bass Section: Guelph

Grade 5
1st Windsor Police
2nd Jack Dunbar Memorial
3rd Penatangore
Best Pipe Section: Windsor Police
Best Snare Drum Section: Rob Roy
Best Bass Section: Windsor Police

Professional Solo Piping
Piobaireachd
1st Michael Grey
2nd Colin Clansey, Ottawa
3rd Jacob Dicker, London, Ontario
Judge: Jim McGillivray

March
1st Colin Clansey
2nd Michael Grey
3rd Jacob Dicker
Judge: Andrew Berthoff

Strathspey & Reel
1st Michael Grey
2nd Colin Clansey, Ottawa
3rd Jacob Dicker, London, Ontario
Judge: Jim McGillivray

Jig
1st Michael Grey
2nd Colin Clansey
3rd Drew Duncan, London, Ontario
Judge: Ed Neigh

Professional Piper of the Day: Michael Grey
Professional Drummer of the Day: Mitchell MacKay
Amateur Piper of the Day: Daniel Carr
Amateur Drummer of the Day: Jeremy Haynes

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