Veterans’ Memorial Ottawa contest serves MacDonald, MacLellan well
Ottawa – June 21, 2008 – Emily Kate MacLellan of Ottawa two two first prizes, but Alliosn MacDonald of Kingston, Ontario, was the overall amateur wiinner at the annual Veterans’ Memorial Games on a warm and sunny day. A few bands had to withdraw late, so Grade 2 and Grade 3 events were one-band affairs. Amy Garson, Brian Williamson, Jack Coghill Jr, Andrew Hayes and Steve Lanning were the judges.
Bands
Grade 2
1st Glengarry
Grade 3
1st Mohawk Valley Frasers
Grade 4
1st Rob Roy
2nd Ottawa Police Service
3rd Sons of Scotland Gr4
Grade 5
1st Sons of Scotland Gr5
2nd Rogues of Northumberland
3rd Smiths Falls Gordons
Solo Piping
Grade 1
March
1st Emily Kate MacLellan
2nd Allison MacDonald
3rd Jonathan Verrett
Strathspey & Reel
1st Emily Kate MacLellan
2nd Allison MacDonald
Jig
1st Allison MacDonald
2nd Jonathan Verrett
3rd Emily Kate MacLellan
Grade 2
March
1st Ross Davison
2nd Matthew Yuen
3rd Michael Griggs
Strathspey & Reel
1st Ross Davison
2nd Matthew Yuen
Jig
1st Michael Griggs
2nd Ross Davison
Grade 3
March
1st Nicholas Lundberg
2nd MacGregor van de Ven
3rd Shawn Brown
Strathspey & Reel
1st Nicholas Lundberg
2nd MacGregor van de Ven
3rd Shawn Brown
Grade 4 March
1st Graeme Burns
2nd Michael Ahronson
3rd Taylor Williams
Grade 5 March
1st Eric Noden
2nd Ian Noble
3rd Dan Stewart
Senior Piobaireachd
1st Matthew Yuen
2nd Jonathan Verrett
3rd Allison MacDonald
Junior Piobaireachd
1st David Campbell
2nd William MacNeill
3rd Lindsay Bell
Novice Piobaireachd
1st Camden Garson
2nd Graeme Burns
3rd Anna Savage
Solo Drumming
Grade 1
MSR
1st Rob MacLeod
2nd Kurt Hunter
3rd Iain Bell
Hornpipe & Jig
1st Rob MacLeod
2nd Iain Bell
3rd Kurt Hunter
Grade 3 March
1st Troy Hamstra
Grade 4 March
1st Dylan Stewart
2nd Elizabeth Keeper
3rd Erica Pulling
Grade 5 March
1st Alexandre Wickham
2nd Gabriel Grove
3rd Catherine Kern
Open Amateur Bass
1st Caitlyn Pellerin
2nd Kent Stewart
3rd Scott Wannamaker
Open Flourishing Tenor
1st Dylan Stewart
2nd Caitlyn Pellerin
3rd Sean Waites
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