Troy, Bowman, Gillies, and SFU highlight prize list at BC Highland Games

Warm and sunny day in Coquitlam for the BC Highland Games. Alberta Caledonia PB attended making for a rare three band Grade1 contest on the west coast.

Grade 1 MSR:
1st - Simon Fraser University
2nd - Dowco Triumph Street
3rd - Alberta Caledonia

Grade 1 Medley:
1st - Simon Fraser University
2nd - Dowco Triumph Street
3rd - Alberta Caledonia

James P. Troy won the Professional Piping Aggregate. James won the March event, Colin Lee won both the Piobaireachd and the Strathspey & Reel events, while Andrew Bonar won the Hornpipe & Jig event. 15 were entered in the Professional class.

Professional Piobaireachd:
1st - Colin Lee
2nd - James P. Troy
3rd - Jori Chisholm
4th - Andrew Lee
5th - Alastair Lee
6th - Andrew Bonar

Professional March:
1st - James P. Troy
2nd - James Beaumont
3rd - Andrew Bonar
4th - Alastair Lee
5th - Gordon Conn
6th - Andrew Lee

Professional Strathspey & Reel:
1st - Colin Lee
2nd - James Beaumont
3rd - Andrew Lee
4th - Andrew Bonar
5th - James P. Troy
6th - Colin McWilliams

Professional Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - Andrew Bonar
2nd - James P. Troy
3rd - Gordon Conn
4th - Alastair Lee
5th - Andrew Lee
6th - Colin McWilliams

Richard Gillies won the Grade 1 Piping aggregate. Richard won the MSR event, Elizabeth Dunsire won the Piobaireachd, while Cory Ley won the Hornpipe & Jig event. 19 were entered in the Grade 1 class.

Grade 1 Piobaireachd:
1st - Elizabeth Dunsire
2nd - Jonathan Farrell
3rd - Chelsea Archibald
4th - Aaron Malcomb
5th - Blake Parkinson
6th - Richard Gillies

Grade 1 MSR:
1st - Richard Gillies
2nd - Patrick Downing
3rd - Elizabeth Dunsire
4th - Myles Stewart
5th - Erin Warkman
6th - Scott Wood

Grade 1 Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - Cory Ley
2nd - Richard Gillies
3rd - Scott Wood
4th - David MacNeil
5th- Myles Stewart
6th - Elizabeth Dunsire

David Bowman won both of the Professional drumming events. 3 were entered in the Professional drumming class.

Professional MSR:
1st - David Bowman
2nd - Cameron Reid

Professional Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - David Bowman
2nd - Jacquie Troy

Bonar wins Sons of Scotland

Andrew Bonar enjoyed a successful day at the Sons of Scotland Highland Games winning the Professional aggregate. Andrew won both the March and the Strathspey & Reel events and placed second in the Hornpipe & Jig. James Beaumont won the Hornpipe & Jig.

Professional March:
1st - Andrew Bonar
2nd - Jori Chisholm
3rd - James Beaumont
4th - Alastair Lee
5th - Andrew Lee
6th - Colin Lee

Professional Strathspey & Reel:
1st - Andrew Bonar
2nd - Jori Chisholm
3rd - Gordon Conn
4th - Alastair Lee
5th - Andrew Lee
6th - Colin Lee

Professional Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - James Beaumont
2nd - Andrew Bonar
3rd - Alastair Lee
4th - Colin Lee
5th - Jori Chisholm
6th - Andrew Lee

The Grade 1 results were spread out with Collin Kortschak winning the March, Patrick Downing winning the Strathspey & Reel, and Elizabeth Dunsire winning the Hornpipe & Jig.

Grade 1 March:
1st - Collin Kortschak
2nd - Scott Wood
3rd - Richard Gillies
4th - Elizabeth Dunsire
5th - Erin Warkman
6th - David MacNeil

Grade 1 Strathspey & Reel:
1st - Patrick Downing
2nd - Erin Warkman
3rd - Scott Wood
4th - Myles Stewart
5th - Richard Gillies
6th - Cory Ley

Grade 1 Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - Elizabeth Dunsire
2nd - Richard Gillies
3rd - Cory Ley
4th - Patrick Downing
5th - Myles Stewart
6th - Erin Warkman

In the Adult class, Angus Morrison won the Slow Air event and Gordon Haddon won the March event. This won Angus's first first!

Bonar wins Costa Mesa

Andrew Bonar won the Professional Piping Aggregate at the United Scottish Society Highland Gathering in Costa Mesa, California. Andrew won the MSR event, Seumas Coyne won the Piobaireachd, while Ken Sutherland won the Hornpipe & Jig.

Professional Piobaireachd:
1st - Seumas Coyne
2nd - Andrew Bonar
3rd - John Partanen

Professional MSR:
1st - Andrew Bonar
2nd - Ken Sutherland
3rd - Seumas Coyne

Professional Hornpipe & Jig:
1st - Ken Sutherland
2nd - Andrew Bonar
3rd - Seumas Coyne