May 11, 2015
Ottawa Branch Indoor Highland Games 2015
The annual Ottawa Branch Indoor Highland Games saw yet another successful year come and go, with a strong turnout in both the band and solo events as everyone gears up for the upcoming competitive season. Rob Roy were the big winners in the grade 3 band contest, with Nico Gravel winning the Grade 1 piobaireachd event playing A Flame of Wrath for Patrick Caogach. Ross Davison took home the piper of the day trophy as the overall top amateur soloist.
The day also saw the reins being passed from the previous branch executive to new incumbents. A very big thank you must go out to past branch president Chris Dodson and co-secretaries Susan Lunn and James van de Ven. Without their hard work and dedication over the last few years we would not have the thriving branch we do.
Bands:
Grade 3
1st: Rob Roy, Grade 3
2nd: Glengarry Pipe Band, Grade 3
Best Bass: Glengarry Pipe Band, Grade 3
Grade 4
1st: Arnprior MacNab Pipes & Drums
2nd: Sons of Scotland, Grade 4
Best Bass: Arnprior MacNab Pipes & Drums
Grade 5
1st: Glengarry Pipe Band, Grade 5
2nd: 78th Fraser Highlanders (Ottawa)
3rd: Smiths Falls Gordon Pipe Band
Best Bass: Smiths Falls Gordon Pipe Band
Quartets:
Group A
1st: Cameron Highlanders
2nd: Rob Roy (Sullivan)
3rd: Rob Roy (Forsythe)
Group B
1st: Sons of Scotland, Grade 4
2nd: Smiths Falls Gordon
3rd: Rogue of Northumberland
Solo Piping:
Grade 1
March
1st: Ross Davison
2nd: Ryan D. Ross
3rd: John M. Steele
4th: Kaj V. Sullivan
5th: Nico Gravel
S/R
1st: Kaj V. Sullivan
2nd: Ross Davison
3rd: John M. Steele
4th: Ryan D. Ross
5th: Nico Gravel
Jig
1st: Ryan D. Ross
2nd: Ross Davison
3rd: John M. Steele
4th: Kaj V. Sullivan
5th: Nico Gravel
Grade 2
March
1st: Charles David Mitchell
2nd: Andrew C. Robertson
3rd: Kara Bush
4th: Steve Brooke
S/R
1st: Charles David Mitchell
2nd: Andrew C. Robertson
3rd: Kara Bush
4th: Steve Brooke
Jig
1st: Kara Bush
2nd: Charles David Mitchell
3rd: Joshua Alexander
4th: Andrew C. Robertson
Grade 3
March
1st: Taylor Young Millage
2nd: Clare Grant
3rd: Neil Bell
4th: Gordon Stewart
5th: Dave Campbell
6th: Bailey MacDonald
S/R
1st: Taylor Young Millage
2nd: Dave Campbell
3rd: Neil Bell
4th: Bailey MacDonald
5th: Matt Helm
6th: Clare Grant
Grade 4
A-March
1st: Ron Graham
2nd: Angus Wood
3rd: Callum Gauthier
4th: Greg Kingsbury
5th: James van de Ven
6th: Ysahnn Leonard
B-March
1st: Finley van de Ven
2nd: Anna Parks
3rd: Ella MacLeod
4th: Robert Miller
5th: John Virag
6th: Thomas MacKenzie
Grade 5
March
1st: Kirsten Stewart
2nd: Liam Rozon
3rd: Patrick Grant
4th: Rowan Meyer
5th: Scott Benjamin
6th: Jamie Dunn
Practice Chanter
1st: Rory McKinnon
2nd: Doug Coleman
3rd: Matthew Flynn
Over 40
March
1st: Ron Graham
2nd: Robert Miller
Piobaireachd:
Senior Amateur
1st: Nico Gravel
2nd: Kaj V. Sullivan
3rd: Ryan D. Ross
4th: Ross Davison
Intermediate
1st: Charles David Mitchell
2nd: Taylor Young Millage
3rd: Kara Bush
4: Dave Campbell
5th: Steve Brooke
Junior
1st: Clare Grant
2nd: Matt Helm
3rd: James van de Ven
4th: John Virag
5th: Jeff Stellick
6th: Neil Bell
Novice
1st: Finley van de Ven
2nd: Thomas MacKenzie
3rd: Erin Shaheen
4th: Callum Gauthier
Drumming:
Open Snare
1st: Rita DeNobriga
Grade 3
1st: Kiernan Alexander
Grade 4
1st: Jeremy Pyone
2nd: Sarah McKinnon
3rd: Jenna McMullen
4th: Alan Parks
Grade 5
1st: Joshua Brazeau
2nd: Tyler Cooper
Amateur Bass
1st: Sonia Bell
Amatuer Tenor
1st: Shanyn Young Millage
2nd Andrea Jackson
Novice Tenor
1st: Kendra McDonald
2nd: Dean McKinnon