Category: Results-2023

Grade 3 Band—Silicon Valley Pipe Band
Grade 4 Band—Prince Charles Pipe Band
Grade 5 Band—City of Sacramento Pipe Band
Open Piping & Piobaireachd—Ryan Murray
Grade 1 Piping—Malachi Johannsen
Grade 1 Piobaireachd—Adam Blaine
Grade 2 Piping—Colin Thurber
Grade 2 Piobaireachd—Alexander Lentz
Grade 3 Piping & Piobaireachd—Lars Lund
Grade 4 Piping—Katherine Strausser
Grade 4 Piobaireachd—Ethan Bailey
Grade 5 Piping—Aims McGuinness
Open Side Drumming—Duncan McPherson
Grade 2 Side Drumming—Andrew Koupal
Grade 3 Side Drumming—William Cooper
Grade 4 Side Drumming—Henry Stockett
Grade 5 Side Drumming—Niko Lund
Intermediate Tenor Drumming—Haley Nash
Intermediate Bass Drumming—Marie Rude
Novice Bass Drumming—Gail Muldrow
Adult Open Drum Major—Colleen Wilson

Congratulations to all of our Branch Champions! Championship awards will be distributed during the first quarter of 2024.

Caledonian Club of San Francisco 157th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA

Band Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 2 Time Limit Medley^
Adjudicators: Richard Parkes (Piping), Jim McGillivray (Piping), Andrew Lee (Piping), Bill Caudill (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Ryan Murray (Ensemble), Scott Robertson (Drumming), Graham Brown (Drumming)
1. North Stratton Pipe Band (1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Winnipeg Police Pipe Band (2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3)
3. Cascadia Pipe Band (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2)
4. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4)

Grade 3 MSR
Adjudicators: Andrew Lee (Piping), Bill Caudill (Piping), Ryan Murray (Ensemble), Graham Brown (Drumming)
1. Macalester College Pipe Band (2, 3, 1, 1)
2. Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (1, 1, 4, 3)
3. City of Angels Pipe Band (3, 2, 2, 4)
4. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (4, 4, 3, 2)
5. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (5, 5, 5, 5)

Grade 4 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Richard Parkes (Piping), Jim McGillivray (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Scott Robertson (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Junior Pipe Band (5, 1, 3, 5)
2. Nicholson Pipes and Drums (1, 2, 9, 3)
3. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (3, 6, 1, 6)
4. Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (2, 8, 6, 2)
5. Saskatoon Police Pipes & Drums (9, 7, 4, 1)
6. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (7, 5, 5, 7)
7. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (4, 9, 2, 10)
8. Long Beach Pipe Band (8, 3, 7, 8)
9. Utah Pipe Band (6, 4, 8, 9)
10. Jefferson Pipe Band (10, 10, 10, 4)

Grade 5 March, Slow March, March
Adjudicators: Andrew Lee (Piping), Bill Caudill (Piping), Ryan Murray (Ensemble), Graham Brown (Drumming)
1. City of Sacramento Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 4)
2. University of California Riverside Pipe Band (2, 2, 2, 5)†
3. Jefferson Pipe Band (4, 3, 3, 1)†
4. MacIntosh Pipe Band (3, 4, 6, 2)
5. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (5, 5, 4, 7)†
6. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (7, 6, 5, 3)†
7. Humboldt Highlanders Pipe Band (6, 7, 7, 6)
8. Utah Pipe Band (8, 8, 8, 8)

† Tie broken by ensemble preference.

^The Grade 2 band contest was judged using an 8-judge panel. Results will not be tracked in WUSPBA aggregate standings.

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Caledonian Club of San Francisco 157th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA

Band Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 2 MSR^
Adjudicators: Richard Parkes (Piping), Jim McGillivray (Piping), Andrew Lee (Piping), Bill Caudill (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Ryan Murray (Ensemble), Scott Robertson (Drumming), Graham Brown (Drumming)
1. North Stratton Pipe Band (2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1)
2. Cascadia Pipe Band (1, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 4, 3)
3. Winnipeg Police Pipe Band (3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2)
4. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4)

Grade 3 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Richard Parkes (Piping), Jim McGillivray (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Scott Robertson (Drumming)
1. Macalester College Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 2)
2. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (3, 3, 2, 1)
3. Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (2, 2, 4, 4)
4. City of Angels Pipe Band (4, 4, 3, 3)
5. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (5, 5, 5, 5)

Grade 4 MSR
Adjudicators: Andrew Lee (Piping), Bill Caudill (Piping), Ryan Murray (Ensemble), Graham Brown (Drumming)
1. Nicholson Pipes and Drums (1, 1, 1, 4)
2. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (3, 5, 2, 1)
3. Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (2, 3, 3, 5)
4. Saskatoon Police Pipes & Drums (4, 4, 4, 2)
5. Prince Charles Junior Pipe Band (6, 2, 5, 3)
6. Long Beach Pipe Band (7, 6, 6, 8)
7. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (5, 9, 7, 7)
8. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (8, 8, 8, 9)
9. Jefferson Pipe Band (9, 10, 9, 6)
10. Utah Pipe Band (10, 7, 10, 10)

Grade 5 Quick March Medley
Adjudicators: Richard Parkes (Piping), Jim McGillivray (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Scott Robertson (Drumming)
1. University of California Riverside Pipe Band (2, 1, 2, 1)
2. City of Sacramento Pipe Band (1, 5, 1, 4)
3. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (3, 2, 4, 3)
4. Jefferson Pipe Band (7, 4, 3, 2)
5. Humboldt Highlanders Pipe Band (4, 3, 6, 5)
6. MacIntosh Pipe Band (5, 7, 5, 6)
7. Utah Pipe Band (6, 6, 7, 7)
8. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (8, 8, 8, 8)

^The Grade 2 band contest was judged using an 8-judge panel. Results will not be tracked in WUSPBA aggregate standings.

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Caledonian Club of San Francisco 157th Scottish Highland Gathering and Games
Friday, September 1, 2023
San Ramon Marriott, San Ramon, CA

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Open Piping MSR – 7 Competitors
Adjudicator: Richard Parkes
1. 873 Ryan Murray
2. 2426 Matt Turnbull
3. 147 Mason Parsons
4. 320 Andrew Hahn
5. 030 Erik Leiken
6. 1754 Jeffrey Cullen

Open Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 7 Competitors
Adjudicator: Andrew Lee
1. 147 Mason Parsons
2. 873 Ryan Murray
3. 2426 Matt Turnbull
4. 030 Erik Leiken
5. 1754 Jeffrey Cullen
6. 213 Justin Howland

Open Piobaireachd – 7 Competitors
Adjudicator: Bob Worrall
1. 873 Ryan Murray
2. 2426 Matt Turnbull
3. 213 Justin Howland
4. 030 Erik Leiken
5. 320 Andrew Hahn
6. 147 Mason Parsons

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Pipes & Pubs #4: Solano Brewing Company
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Solano Brewing Company, Vacaville, CA

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piping MSR – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ross Naismith
1. 388 Charles Martin
2. 037 Brian Cooper

Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 037 Brian Cooper
2. 388 Charles Martin

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Pipes & Pubs #3: Tilted Mash Brewing
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Tilted Mash Brewing, Elk Grove, CA

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piping MSR – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: John Lee
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen

Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: John Lee
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen

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Pipes & Pubs #2: NorCal Celtic Festival /  Blue Note Brewing
Saturday, April 29, 2023
NorCal Celtic Festival, Main Street, Woodland, CA

Band Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 4 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: John Recknagel (Piping), Lorne Cousin (Piping), Rene Cusson (Ensemble), Liza McAdam (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Junior Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Jefferson Pipe Band (2, 2, 2, 3)
3. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (3, 3, 3, 2)

Grade 5 Quick March Medley
Adjudicators: John Recknagel (Piping), Rene Cusson (Piping), Glen Thompson (Ensemble), Liza McAdam (Drumming)
1. Jefferson Pipe Band (3, 2, 1, 4)†
2. City of Sacramento Pipe Band (2, 5, 2, 1)†
3. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (4, 1, 4, 2)
4. MacIntosh Pipe Band (5, 4, 3, 5)†
5. Humboldt Highlanders Pipe Band (1, 7, 6, 3)†
6. Pipes and Drums of CAL FIRE Local 2881 (7, 3, 5, 6)
7. Sacramento Firefighters Pipes & Drums (6, 6, 7, 7)

† Tie broken by ensemble preference.

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Pipes & Pubs #1: IDOL Beer Works
Saturday, March 25, 2023
IDOL Beer Works, Lodi, CA

Band Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 5 Quick March Medley
Adjudicators: Ryan Murray (Piping), Seumas Coyne (Piping), Davey McAdam (Ensemble), Liza McAdam (Drumming)
1. City of Sacramento Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)

Grade 5 March, Slow March, March
Adjudicators: Ryan Murray (Piping), Seumas Coyne (Piping), Davey McAdam (Ensemble), Liza McAdam (Drumming)
1. City of Sacramento Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. MacIntosh Pipe Band (2, 2, 2, 2)

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Redding Bagpipe Competition
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Red Lion Hotel, Redding, CA

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piobaireachd – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 037 Brian Cooper
2. 1941 Gavin Guidotti
3. 388 Charles Martin
4. 1358 Brennan Foley

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Redding Bagpipe Competition
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Red Lion Hotel, Redding, CA

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piping MSR – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 1646 Connor Eckert
2. 037 Brian Cooper
3. 046 Abraham McCarty
4. 388 Charles Martin
5. 1941 Gavin Guidotti
6. 1358 Brennan Foley

Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 037 Brian Cooper
2. 1646 Connor Eckert
3. 1941 Gavin Guidotti
4. 388 Charles Martin
5. 1358 Brennan Foley
6. 046 Abraham McCarty

Grade 1 Piping 6/8 March – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 1646 Connor Eckert
2. 037 Brian Cooper
3. 388 Charles Martin
4. 1941 Gavin Guidotti
5. 1358 Brennan Foley
6. 046 Abraham McCarty

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