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North Berwick, Scotland – August 3, 2002 – Boghall & Bathgate returned to form at North Berwick, 30 miles southeast of Edinburgh, besting Lothian & Borders Police and City of Wellington of New Zealand. The smaller contests before the World Pipe Band Championships are being watched closely for clues as […]
Glasgow, Scotland – August 10, 2002 – After a March, Strathspey & Reel competition to determine which bands would be added to the final of 14 total bands, six were selected to go through, and they are (in alphabetical order): David Urquhart Travel Los Angeles Scots (USA) Lothian & Borders […]
SFU finishes second; Shotts third. Ballycoan wins Grade 2; RSPBA gets Grade 3A result wrong
Fergus, Ontario – August 10, 2002 – While many of North America’s pipers and drummers were at the World Pipe Band Championships, the venerable Fergus Highland Games, one of Ontario’s oldest and most well attended events, went on an hour northwest of Toronto. Weather was stunning, with a cloudless sky […]
Aberfeldy, Scotland – August 10, 2002 – Scottish solo pipers not involved with the World Pipe Band Championships enjoyed the Atholl & Breadalbane Gathering at Victoria Park here. Though the entry was relatively small, the standard was high. Anne Spalding of Broughty Ferry had a solid outing, as did Gold […]
Perth, Scotland – August 11, 2002 – Torrential rain kept many Scottish competitors away from the Perth Highland Games, but Niall Mathieson of Inverness had a very successful day. Only five played in the Open Piobaireachd and 28 in the B&C Grade CPA Piobaireachd. 33 pipers were thought to have […]
We have obtained the final official results from the 2002 World Pipe Band Championships of August 10 at Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland. Please note that the results pages linked below are Adobe Acrobat pdf files. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available at no charge from www.adobe.com. Grade 1Final RoundQualifying Round […]
Gold Medal, Senior piobaireachd events showcased
We have obtained official points summaries from the 2002 North American Championships of August 3 at the Glengarry Highland Games at Maxville, Ontario. Please note that the results pages linked below are Adobe Acrobat pdf files. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available at no charge from www.adobe.com. Grade 1All points […]
Sarnia, Ontario – August 17, 2002 – The final Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario Champion Supreme event was held on the shores of the St. Clair in 34 degree heat, although a breeze and some clouds kept things cooler. Michael Grey, Dundas, Ontario, continued his hot season with […]