Richard Gillies clinches Grand Aggregate

Richard Gillies won the Grade 2 aggregate at the Portland Highland Games on July 20 & 21, 2007 clinching the Grand Aggregate for the 2007 season. Richard won the MSR and Piobaireachd events. Cameron Hardinge-Rooney won the Hornpipe & Jig event. Collin Kortschak placed second in the Hornpipe & Jig and fifth in the MSR. Ryan Angeltvedt placed third in the MSR.

Grade 2 MSR:
1st - Richard Gillies
2nd - Ryan Trasolini
3rd - Ryan Angeltvedt
4th - Madeline Boyd
5th - Collin Kortschak
6th - Christopher Low

Grade 2 Piobaireachd:
1st - Richard Gillies
2nd - Scott Wood
3rd - Chelsea Archibald
4th - Mitchell Goodman
5th - Christopher Low
6th - Kyle Banta

Grade 2 Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - Cameron Hardinge-Rooney
2nd - Collin Kortschak
3rd - Richard Gillies
4th - Madeline Boyd
5th - Scott Wood
6th - Christopher Low

In the Professional class, Jori Chisholm won the Piobaireachd and Hornpipe & Jig events. Alan Bevan won the MSR event. Andrew Bonar returned to competing playing in the light music events. Andrew placed second in the Hornpipe & Jig and third in the MSR. Andrew's two prizes were his 499th and 500th Professional prizes won since turning Professional in the fall of 1983.

Professional MSR:
1st - Alan Bevan
2nd - Jori Chisholm
3rd - Andrew Bonar
4th - Callum Beaumont
5th - Will Nichols
6th - Andrew Lee

Professional Piobaireachd:
1st - Jori Chisholm
2nd - Andrew Lee
3rd - Callum Beaumont
4th - Will Nichols
5th - Colin Lee
6th - Colin Gemmell

Professional Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - Jori Chisholm
2nd - Andrew Bonar
3rd - Alan Bevan
4th - Micah Babinski
5th - Callum Beaumont
6th - Will Nichols

Ryan Trasolini wins Skagit Valley

In another Grade 2 class with scattered results, Ryan Trasolini won the aggregate at the Skagit Valley Highland Games on July 14, 2007. No player placed in all three events. Seven players placed in two of the three events, including Cameron Hardinge-Rooney and Collin Kortschak.

Grade 2 MSR:
1st - Christopher Low
2nd - Ryan Trasolini
3rd - Richard Gillies
4th - Cameron Hardinge-Rooney
5th - Will Clarke
6th - Mitchell Goodman

Grade 2 Piobaireachd:
1st - Scott Wood
2nd - David MacNeil
3rd - Collin Kortschak
4th - Griffith Gustafson
5th - Richard Gillies
6th - Christopher Low

Grade 2 Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - Ryan Trasolini
2nd - Mitchell Goodman
3rd - Cameron Hardinge-Rooney
4th - Collin Kortschak
5th - Chris Donald
6th - Scott Wood

Results scattered at B.C. Highland Games

Richard Gillies won the Grade 2 aggregate at the B.C. Highland Games on June 30, 2007. Teresa Matich placed third in the MSR and third in the piobaireachd. 14 different players picked up prizes in Grade 2 on the day.

Grade 2 Piobaireachd:
1st - Chelsea Archibald
2nd - Richard Gillies
3rd - Teresa Matich
4th - Bob McIlwaine
5th - Laura McMillan
6th - Craig Mathews

Grade 2 MSR:
1st - Christopher Low
2nd - Scott Wood
3rd - Teresa Matich
4th - Richard Gillies
5th - David MacNeil
5th - Ryan Angeltvedt

Grade 2 Jig:
1st - Richard Gillies
2nd - Griffith Gustafson
3rd - Collin Kortschak
4th - Mitchell Goodman
5th - Will Clarke
6th - Craig Mathews

Griffith Gustafson wins Sons of Scotland

Griffith Gustafson won the Grade 2 aggregate at the Sons of Scotland Highland Games on June 9, 2007. Griffith won the jigs, placed third in the strathspey & reel, and placed fourth in the march. Collin Kortschak won the strathspey & reel and placed 3rd in the march. Ryan Angeltvedt, Cameron Hardinge-Rooney, and Daniel McQuade each picked up two prizes.

Grade 2 March:
1st - Richard Gillies
2nd - Daniel McQuade
3rd - Collin Kortschak
4th - Griffith Gustafson
5th - Cameron Hardinge-Rooney
6th - Scott Wood

Grade 2 Strathspey & Reel:
1st - Collin Kortschak
2nd - Will Clarke
3rd - Griffith Gustafson
4th - Ryan Angeltvedt
5th - Christopher Low
6th - Craig Mathews

Grade 2 Jig:
1st - Griffith Gustafson
2nd - Mitchell Goodman
3rd - Cameron Hardinge-Rooney
4th - Ryan Angeltvedt
5th - Daniel McQuade
6th - Christopher Low