The solo schedule and Saturday & Sunday band draws for the Sacramento Valley Games in Woodland this weekend, April 29 & 30, are available below:
Woodland 2017 Solo Schedule (PDF)
ARDENWOOD – Unofficial Results
Northern Branch Solo Contest at Ardenwood Farm
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 1 Piping MSR – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Colin Berta
1. 978 Steven McElhaney
2. 586 Charles Morris
Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Colin Berta
1. 978 Steven McElhaney
2. 586 Charles Morris
REDDING – Unofficial Results
Redding Solo Bagpipe Competition
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Red Lion Hotel, Redding, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 1 Piping MSR – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 927 Steven McElhaney
2. 046 Abraham McCarty
3. 388 Charles Martin
January 2017 AGM Report
The Northern Branch AGM was held Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco.
Northern Branch Officers Elected
President – Suzan Karayel
Treasurer – Lisa Graves
Vice President – Adam Blaine
Amendments to Northern Branch Bylaws:
Comprehensive Reformatting – PASSED
Officer Elections & Nominations – PASSED
2016 Northern Branch Champions
Grade 2 Band—Prince Charles Pipe Band
Grade 4 Band—Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco
Grade 5 Band—Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco
Open Piping & Piobaireachd—Erik Leiken
Grade 1 Piping—Brian Cooper
Grade 2 Piping & Piobaireachd—Charles Martin
Grade 3 Piping—Vincent Guinnane
Grade 4 Piping—Colin Speed
Grade 3 Piobaireachd—Donald Saraceno
Grade 4 Piobaireachd—Daryl Turner
Grade 2 Side Drumming—Andrew Koupal
Grade 3 Side Drumming—Brett Speed
Grade 4 Side Drumming—Dodger Posey
Grade 4 Tenor Drumming—Yohannah McNee
Amateur Bass Drumming—Marie Rude
Congratulations to all of our Branch Champions! Championship awards will be presented at the Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 21, 2017.
MODESTO MANSION – Unofficial Results
Piping at the Mansion
Saturday, January 14, 2017
McHenry Mansion, Modesto, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 2 Piping MSR – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 1521 Adam Blaine
2. 497 Joshua Agee
Northern Branch AGM – January 21, 2017
The WUSPBA Northern Branch AGM will be Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco.
Any proposed amendments to the Northern Branch bylaws may be submitted to Wes Weber, Northern Branch Secretary, at wesweber@pacbell.net.
The meeting will be followed by an awards dinner to honor the 2016 Northern Branch Champions.
More details coming soon!
2016 WUSPBA AGM Report
A few major highlights from this year’s WUSPBA AGM in Park City, Utah:
1) The following WUSPBA bands have been upgraded for 2017:
Las Vegas Pipe Band – upgraded to Grade 4
Prince Charles Pipe Band 5 – upgraded to Grade 4
Phoenix Pipe Band – upgraded to Grade 3
Cameron Highlanders 3 – upgraded to Grade 2
2) The Southern Branch has been split into two branches: the Southern California Branch and the Desert Branch, a new branch that encompasses all of Arizona and the Las Vegas area of Nevada.
3) Drum Major competitions are now organized into three (3) grades: Adult Open, Adult Intermediate, and Juvenile.
4) Solo Tenor drumming is now organized into three (3) grades: Open, Intermediate, and Novice.
RENO – Unofficial Results (Bands)
Reno Celtic Celebration
Saturday, 10/1/2016
Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno, NV
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 4 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Campbell Naismith (Piping), Jeff Anderson (Piping), Liza McAdam (Ensemble), David McAdam (Drumming)
1. Stewart Tartan Pipes & Drums (2, 2, 1, 1)
2. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (1, 1, 3, 2)
3. Jefferson Pipe Band (3, 3, 2, 3)
DIXON – Unofficial Results
Dixon Scottish Highland Games
9/24/2016
Dixon Fairgrounds, Dixon, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 5 Quick March Medley
Adjudicators: Liz Tubbs (Piping x2), Ken Sutherland (Ensemble), David McAdam (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
WUSPBA Northern Branch 