Category: Results-2023

Pipes & Pubs #2: NorCal Celtic Festival /  Blue Note Brewing
Saturday, April 29, 2023
NorCal Celtic Festival, 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.

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piping MSR – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Rene Cusson
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
2. 388 Charles Martin
3. 1941 Gavin Guidotti

Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Lorne Cousin
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
2. 1941 Gavin Guidotti
3. 388 Charles Martin
4. 037 Brian Cooper

Grade 2 Piping MSR – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: John Recknagel
1. 2166 Alexander Lentz
2. 1874 Colin Thurber
3. 2150 Iain MacKay
4. 261 Becky Saraceno
5. 1205 Ted Hales

Grade 2 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: Rene Cusson
1. 2150 Iain MacKay
2. 1874 Colin Thurber
3. 261 Becky Saraceno
4. 2166 Alexander Lentz
5. 1205 Ted Hales

Grade 3 Piping 2/4 March – 14 Competitors
Adjudicator: Lorne Cousin
1. 2332 Ignacio Solis
2. 1437 John Elliott
3. 311 Eben ‘Matt’ McElhinny
4. 2087 Henry Cooper
5. 2369 Lars Lund
6. 1381 Brian Schwartzberg

Grade 3 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 13 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 1437 John Elliott
2. 2369 Lars Lund
3. 2045 Lara Thomsen
4. 2332 Ignacio Solis
5. 311 Eben ‘Matt’ McElhinny
6. 774 Carrie Wigham

Grade 3 Piping Jig – 13 Competitors
Adjudicator: Janice Richey
1. 1437 John Elliott
2. 2332 Ignacio Solis
3. 2369 Lars Lund
4. 774 Carrie Wigham
5. 1381 Brian Schwartzberg
6. 2045 Lara Thomsen

Grade 4 Piping 2/4 March – 15 Competitors
Adjudicator: Janice Richey
1. 2121 Zoe Leslie
2. 2063 Jonathan Berke
3. 1580 Katherine Strausser
4. 1899 Ethan Bailey
5. 1659 Art Leclaire
6. 794 John Pozza

Grade 4 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 13 Competitors
Adjudicator: John Recknagel
1. 1899 Ethan Bailey
2. 1580 Katherine Strausser
3. 1764 Ian Kelly
4. 2063 Jonathan Berke
5. 2121 Zoe Leslie
6. 188 Dale Wilson

Grade 5 Piping 2/4 March – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: John Recknagel
1. 2117 Kirsten Murtagh
2. 2451 Emma Penny
3. 1937 Samuel Kennedy
4. 2389 Becky Gondola
5. 2350 Kieran English

Grade 5 Piping Slow March/Air – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: Lorne Cousin
1. 2451 Emma Penny
2. 2350 Kieran English
3. 2117 Kirsten Murtagh
4. 1937 Samuel Kennedy
5. 2389 Becky Gondola

Grade 1 Piobaireachd – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
2. 037 Brian Cooper
3. 1941 Gavin Guidotti
4. 388 Charles Martin

Grade 2 Piobaireachd – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Lorne Cousin
1. 2166 Alexander Lentz
2. 1874 Colin Thurber
3. 1205 Ted Hales
4. 261 Becky Saraceno

Grade 3 Piobaireachd – 12 Competitors
Adjudicator: Rene Cusson
1. 2332 Ignacio Solis
2. 2369 Lars Lund
3. 355 Bruce Locken
4. 815 Stephen Rooklidge
5. 1381 Brian Schwartzberg
6. 263 Donald Saraceno

Grade 4 Piobaireachd – 9 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 2121 Zoe Leslie
2. 1899 Ethan Bailey
3. 2419 John Burke
4. 188 Dale Wilson
5. 1764 Ian Kelly
6. 794 John Pozza

Grade 2 Snare Drumming MSR – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 815 Stephen Rooklidge

Grade 2 Snare Drumming Hornpipe/Jig – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 815 Stephen Rooklidge

Grade 3 Snare Drumming 2/4 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 1989 Ethen Cubberly
2. 1732 Darin Talcott

Grade 4 Snare Drumming 2/4 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 1726 Shaelyn Mosbaugh
2. 2112 Caleb Guidotti

Grade 4 Snare Drumming 6/8 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 2112 Caleb Guidotti
2. 1726 Shaelyn Mosbaugh

Grade 5 Snare Drumming March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 2370 Niko Lund
2. 2440 Jenna Duncan

*All results posted here are unofficial. Official results will be posted on the WUSPBA Results page after they have been reviewed and verified by the appropriate registrar. The Northern Branch is not responsible for any discrepancies.

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)

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piping MSR – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Seumas Coyne
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
2. 046 Abraham McCarty
3. 037 Brian Cooper

Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Seumas Coyne
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
2. 046 Abraham McCarty
3. 037 Brian Cooper

Grade 2 Piping MSR – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ryan Murray
1. 1874 Colin Thurber
2. 2150 Iain MacKay
3. 1547 Brandon Ward

Grade 2 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Darrell Calvillo
1. 1874 Colin Thurber
2. 1547 Brandon Ward

Grade 3 Piping 2/4 March – 8 Competitors
Adjudicator: Darrell Calvillo
1. 2087 Henry Cooper
2. 2045 Lara Thomsen
3. 2332 Ignacio Solis
4. 2369 Lars Lund
5. 1596 Robert Buck
6. 643 Vincent Guinnane

Grade 3 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Darrell Calvillo
1. 2332 Ignacio Solis
2. 2087 Henry Cooper
3. 2369 Lars Lund
4. 1311 Elise Ferrell
5. 643 Vincent Guinnane

Grade 3 Piping Jig – 8 Competitors
Adjudicator: Seumas Coyne
1. 2045 Lara Thomsen
2. 2087 Henry Cooper
3. 2369 Lars Lund
4. 2332 Ignacio Solis
5. 1596 Robert Buck
6. 1311 Elise Ferrell

Grade 4 Piping 2/4 March – 11 Competitors
Adjudicator: Darrell Calvillo
1. 2121 Zoe Leslie
2. 2157 Augusta Chen
3. 2149 Brian Muir
4. 1807 William Brown
5. 872 Neil Henderson
6. 142 Maxine Barish-Wreden

Grade 4 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 8 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 142 Maxine Barish-Wreden
2. 2157 Augusta Chen
3. 1659 Art Leclaire
4. 633 Christine Yamate
5. 1988 Kathleen Elwood
6. 2295 Andrew Evans

Grade 5 Piping 2/4 March – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 2350 Kieran English

Grade 5 Piping Slow March/Air – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Darrell Calvillo
1. 2350 Kieran English
2. 2117 Kirsten Murtagh
3. 2227 Christopher Kolm

Grade 1 Piobaireachd – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Seumas Coyne
1. 037 Brian Cooper
2. 046 Abraham McCarty
3. 1399 Malachi Johannsen

Grade 2 Piobaireachd – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Ryan Murray
1. 1874 Colin Thurber

Grade 3 Piobaireachd – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ryan Murray
1. 2369 Lars Lund
2. 2332 Ignacio Solis
3. 643 Vincent Guinnane
4. 965 Jay Bowdler
5. 1596 Robert Buck

Grade 4 Piobaireachd – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Seumas Coyne
1. 2121 Zoe Leslie
2. 633 Christine Yamate
3. 1988 Kathleen Elwood
4. 1807 William Brown

Grade 3 Snare Drumming Strathspey/Reel – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 2088 William Cooper

Grade 3 Snare Drumming 6/8 March – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 2088 William Cooper

Grade 4 Snare Drumming 2/4 March – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 1955 Henry Stockett
2. 1511 Stuart Cornelius
3. 1726 Shaelyn Mosbaugh
4. 2120 Joyce Maclaury

Grade 4 Snare Drumming 6/8 March – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 1955 Henry Stockett

Grade 5 Snare Drumming March – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 2370 Niko Lund

Intermediate Tenor Drumming MSR – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Liza McAdam
1. 2182 Haley Nash

*All results posted here are unofficial. Official results will be posted on the WUSPBA Results page after they have been reviewed and verified by the appropriate registrar. The Northern Branch is not responsible for any discrepancies.

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

Grade 2 Piobaireachd – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 1205 Ted Hales
2. 1874 Colin Thurber
3. 261 Becky Saraceno

Grade 3 Piobaireachd – 7 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 009 Steven Coontz
2. 774 Carrie Wigham
3. 263 Donald Saraceno
4. 815 Stephen Rooklidge
5. 643 Vincent Guinnane
6. 2371 Rob Lund

Grade 4 Piobaireachd – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 794 John Pozza
2. 188 Dale Wilson
3. 2369 Lars Lund
4. 1807 William Brown
5. 2419 John Burke
6. 528 Nancy Menefee

*All results posted here are unofficial. Official results will be posted on the WUSPBA Results page after they have been reviewed and verified by the appropriate registrar. The Northern Branch is not responsible for any discrepancies.

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

Grade 2 Piping MSR – 7 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 2150 Iain MacKay
2. 1874 Colin Thurber
3. 1205 Ted Hales
4. 1734 Connor Studulski
5. 261 Becky Saraceno
6. 497 Joshua Agee

Grade 2 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 7 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 2150 Iain MacKay
2. 1874 Colin Thurber
3. 1547 Brandon Ward
4. 1734 Connor Studulski
5. 261 Becky Saraceno
6. 1205 Ted Hales

Grade 2 Piping 6/8 March – 7 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 1874 Colin Thurber
2. 2150 Iain MacKay
3. 1734 Connor Studulski
4. 1547 Brandon Ward
5. 261 Becky Saraceno
6. 1205 Ted Hales

Grade 3 Piping 2/4 March – 11 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 2371 Rob Lund
2. 009 Steven Coontz
3. 2087 Henry Cooper
4. 1437 John Elliott
5. 2045 Lara Thomsen
6. 1381 Brian Schwartzberg

Grade 3 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 8 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 774 Carrie Wigham
2. 1381 Brian Schwartzberg
3. 263 Donald Saraceno
4. 2087 Henry Cooper
5. 643 Vincent Guinnane
6. 009 Steven Coontz

Grade 3 Piping 6/8 March – 10 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 2087 Henry Cooper
2. 1437 John Elliott
3. 009 Steven Coontz
4. 774 Carrie Wigham
5. 311 Eben ‘Matt’ McElhinny
6. 043 Lorraine McInnes

Grade 4 Piping 2/4 March – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 2369 Lars Lund
2. 794 John Pozza
3. 188 Dale Wilson
4. 528 Nancy Menefee

Grade 4 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 2369 Lars Lund
2. 794 John Pozza
3. 188 Dale Wilson
4. 1807 William Brown

Grade 4 Piping 6/8 March – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 2369 Lars Lund
2. 794 John Pozza
3. 188 Dale Wilson
4. 528 Nancy Menefee
5. 1807 William Brown
6. 2419 John Burke

Grade 5 Piping 2/4 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. Joseph Conley
2. 2414 Kayla Fitzpatrick

Grade 5 Piping Slow March/Air – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 2414 Kayla Fitzpatrick
2. Joseph Conley

*All results posted here are unofficial. Official results will be posted on the WUSPBA Results page after they have been reviewed and verified by the appropriate registrar. The Northern Branch is not responsible for any discrepancies.

YEC Online Competition
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Online Contest

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piping MSR – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 326 Christopher Johnson
2. 448 Melissa Bautz
3. 2111 Andrea Jones

Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 326 Christopher Johnson
2. 2111 Andrea Jones
3. 448 Melissa Bautz

Grade 1 Piping 6/8 March – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 326 Christopher Johnson
2. 448 Melissa Bautz
3. 2111 Andrea Jones

Grade 2 Piping MSR – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 1977 Noah Mittwer
2. 1734 Connor Studulski
3. 2325 Sean Keating

Grade 2 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 1977 Noah Mittwer
2. 2325 Sean Keating
3. 1734 Connor Studulski

Grade 2 Piping 6/8 March – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 1977 Noah Mittwer
2. 1610 Nicholas San Juan
3. 1734 Connor Studulski
4. 2325 Sean Keating

Grade 3 Piping 2/4 March – 6 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 2193 Martin Johnson
2. 2045 Lara Thomsen
3. 1922 Lettie Smith
4. 1311 Elise Ferrell
5. 2362 Anna Binder
6. 1948 Alexander Bloom

Grade 3 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 2193 Martin Johnson
2. 2362 Anna Binder
3. 1311 Elise Ferrell

Grade 3 Piping 6/8 March – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 2193 Martin Johnson
2. 2362 Anna Binder
3. 1948 Alexander Bloom
4. 1311 Elise Ferrell
5. 1922 Lettie Smith

Grade 4 Piping 2/4 March – 9 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 2340 Logan Gorsuch
2. 2101 Kaitlyn Covarrubias
3. 2157 Augusta Chen
4. 2257 Adam Wilcox
5. 2121 Zoe Leslie
6. 1580 Katherine Strausser

Grade 4 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 2179 Ivana Bradvica
2. 2340 Logan Gorsuch
3. 2157 Augusta Chen
4. 2257 Adam Wilcox
5. 1580 Katherine Strausser

Grade 4 Piping 6/8 March – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 2340 Logan Gorsuch
2. 2257 Adam Wilcox
3. 2157 Augusta Chen
4. 2121 Zoe Leslie
5. 2295 Andrew Evans

Grade 5 Piping 2/4 March – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 2387 Laura Sonnenberg
2. 2227 Christopher Kolm
3. 2408 Felix Chen

Grade 5 Piping Slow March/Air – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 2387 Laura Sonnenberg
2. 2408 Felix Chen

Grade 1 Piobaireachd – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 326 Christopher Johnson
2. 2111 Andrea Jones
3. 448 Melissa Bautz

Grade 2 Piobaireachd – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 1977 Noah Mittwer
2. 1734 Connor Studulski

Grade 3 Piobaireachd – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 2193 Martin Johnson

Grade 4 Piobaireachd – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Glen Thompson
1. 2340 Logan Gorsuch
2. 2257 Adam Wilcox
3. 2121 Zoe Leslie
4. 1522 Matt Mitchell

Grade 2 Snare Drumming MSR – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Graham Brown
1. Tommi McAndrew
2. 1904 Henry Bautz

Grade 2 Snare Drumming Hornpipe/Jig – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Graham Brown
1. Tommi McAndrew
2. 1904 Henry Bautz

Grade 4 Snare Drumming 2/4 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Graham Brown
1. 2112 Caleb Guidotti
2. 448 Melissa Bautz

Grade 4 Snare Drumming 6/8 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Graham Brown
1. 2112 Caleb Guidotti
2. 448 Melissa Bautz

Grade 5 Snare Drumming 2/4 March – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Graham Brown
1. 2415 Gavin Blankenship

Novice Bass Drumming March – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Graham Brown
1. 2294 Andrew Bautz

Local Option Events (not tracked)

Grade 4 Piping Slow March/Air – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 2340 Logan Gorsuch
2. 2121 Zoe Leslie

Novice Bass Drumming 6/8 March – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Graham Brown
1. 2294 Andrew Bautz

*All results posted here are unofficial. Official results will be posted on the WUSPBA Results page after they have been reviewed and verified by the appropriate registrar. The Northern Branch is not responsible for any discrepancies.