A good turnout of 14 years and under pipers with nine competitors at last weekend’s Drumtochty Games, writes Graham Brown. Unfortunately there were no entries for the U18 events and nobody entered the Open March or Strathspey & Reel. The 14 and Unders were allowed to play up and six competed in the U18 March and Strathspey and Reel .
Because of the poor turnout the organisers also decided to give the 14 and Unders a chance to play a piobaireachd, playing a ground and a first variation. The results were as follows:
14&U March: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Aanya O’Gorman 3 Angus Gourlay 4 Abi Clark
14&U S&R: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Aanya O’Gorman 3 Harper Cheyne 4 Aled Lynn
Overall winner: Larry Presslie
U18 March: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Abi Clark 3 Harper Cheyne 4 Aanya O’Gorman
U18 S&R: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Harper Cheyne 3 Aanya O’Gorman 4 Aled Lynn
Overall winner U18: Larry Presslie
14&U Piob. Ground and 1st Var.: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Harper Cheyne 3 Aanya O’Gorman 4 Aled Lynn
Judges: G Brown, N Selbie
Ceres Games
The small, traditional Ceres Games were held in Fife last Saturday, June 27. The was Derek Fraser.
Piobaireachd:
1 Arran Green (Battle of Auldearn No 2)
2 Callum Wynd (Finger Lock)
3 Callum Carn (Earl of Seaforth)
4 Norman Gillies (Beloved Scotland)
March:
1 Callum Wynd
2 Norman Gillies
3 Arran Green
4 Callum Carn
S&R:
1 Norman Gillies
2 Callum Wynd
3 Callum Carn
4 Lewis Maxwell
Champion Piper – Callum Wynd; Only one piper in the Junior competition (Theerathan Halliday).
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