Easton eats up Easter at NZ Champs

Hastings, New Zealand – April 3-5 – Stuart Easton was the overall winner of the 65^th Hawke’s Bay Easter Highland Games New Zealand Solo Piping Championship. Jamie Hawke took home the Gold Medal Piobaireachd, while Brendon Eade nailed down the Open Piobaireachd, winning the Lewis A. Turrell MBE Memorial Trophy.

Piobaireachd
Gold Clasp
1st Jamie Hawke
2nd Brendon Eade
3rd Stuart Easton
4th Iain Robertson
Judges: Murray Henderson, Greg Wilson

Gold Medal
1st William Rowe
2nd Rowan Manson
3rd Liam Kernaghan
4th Yasuchiyo Hamilton
Judges: Murray Henderson, Greg Wilson

Silver Medal
1st Donella May
2nd Hamish Dick
3rd Lewis MacDonald
4th Scott Marshall
Judges: Murray Henderson, Greg Wilson

Bronze Medal
1st Hamish Reade
2nd Gemma Pearce
3rd Ruairidh MacLean
4th Juliet Johnson
Judges: Murray Henderson, Greg Wilson

Open
1st Brendon Eade
2nd Stuart Easton
3rd William Rowe
4th Richard Hawke
Judges: Murray Henderson, Greg Wilson

A-Grade Light Music
MSR
1st Liam Kernaghan
2nd Emmett Conway
3rd Stuart Easton
4th Brendon Eade
Judges: Iain Hines, Bain McGregor

2/4 March
1st Liam Kernaghan
2nd Stuart Easton
3rd William Rowe
4th Brendon Eade
Judges: Iain Hines, Bain MacGregor

Strathpsey & Reel
1st Stuart Easton
2nd Brendon Eade
3rd Liam Kernaghan
4th Stewart McKenzie
Judges: Iain Hines, Bain MacGregor

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Stuart Easton
2nd Robert Gibb
3rd William Rowe
4th Brendon Eade
Judges: Iain Hines, Bain MacGregor

2 x 2/4 Marches
1st Brendon Eade
2nd Liam Kernaghan
3rd Stuart Easton
4th Jason Craig
Judges: Iain Hines, Bain MacGregor

6/8 March
1st Stewart McKenzie
2nd Iain Robertson
3rd Liam Kernaghan
4th William Rowe
Judges: Iain Hines, Bain MacGregor

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