WUSPBA Northern Branch

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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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

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Grade 3 Band—Silicon Valley Pipe Band
Grade 4 Band—Silicon Valley Pipe Band
Grade 5 Band—Prince Charles Pipe Band
Open Piping—Erik Leiken
Grade 1 Piping & Piobaireachd—Abraham McCarty
Grade 2 Piping—Malachi Johannsen
Grade 2 Piobaireachd—Gavin Guidotti
Grade 3 Piping & Piobaireachd—Brian Neal
Grade 4 Piping—Katherine Strausser
Grade 4 Piobaireachd—Lara Thomsen
Open Side Drumming—Duncan McPherson
Grade 2 Side Drumming—Andrew Koupal
Grade 3 Side Drumming—Dodger Posey
Grade 4 Side Drumming—William Cooper
Novice Tenor Drumming—Dodger Posey
Intermediate Bass Drumming—Andrew Koupal
Novice Bass Drumming—Gail Muldrow

Congratulations to all of our Branch Champions! Championship awards will be mailed in the coming weeks.

NorCal Fall Online Solos
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Online Contest

Solo Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 1 Piping MSR – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ian Whitelaw
1. 046 Abraham McCarty
2. 2122 Michael Trenor
3. 448 Melissa Bautz
4. 2111 Andrea Jones

Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jeff Anderson
1. 2122 Michael Trenor
2. 046 Abraham McCarty
3. 2111 Andrea Jones
4. 448 Melissa Bautz

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156th Annual Scottish Highland Gathering and Games
Sunday, September 4, 2022
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA

Band Results (Unofficial*)

Grade 2 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Jamie Cuthill (Piping), Richard Parkes (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Jim Sim (Drumming)
1. North Stratton Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Portland Metro Pipe Band (2, 2, 3, 2)
3. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (3, 3, 2, 3)

Grade 3 MSR
Adjudicators: Jamie Cuthill (Piping), Richard Parkes (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Jim Sim (Drumming)
1. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (1, 1, 2, 1)
2. Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (2, 2, 1, 2)
3. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (3, 3, 3, 3)

Grade 4 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Rene Cusson (Piping), Ken Eller (Piping), Alan Bevan (Ensemble), John Fisher (Drumming)
1. City of Angels Pipe Band (3, 3, 1, 1)
2. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (2, 2, 3, 2)
3. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (4, 4, 4, 3)
4. Nicholson Pipes and Drums (1, 1, 8, 6)
5. Utah Pipe Band (6, 6, 2, 4)
6. Jefferson Pipe Band (5, 5, 5, 8)
7. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (7, 7, 6, 5)
8. House of Scotland Pipe Band (8, 8, 7, 7)

Grade 5 March, Slow March, March
Adjudicators: Jamie Cuthill (Piping), Richard Parkes (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Jim Sim (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Junior Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Pipe Band (3, 2, 5, 4)
3. University of California Riverside Pipe Band (2, 4, 6, 3)
4. Utah Pipe Band (7, 3, 2, 5)
5. Jefferson Pipe Band (4, 5, 4, 8)
6. MacIntosh Pipe Band (5, 7, 3, 7)
7. Humboldt Highlanders Pipe Band (8, 6, 7, 2)
8. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (6, 8, 8, 6)

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