An encouraging number of contestants entered this year’s State Solo Competition, hosted by North Metro Pipe Band at Mater Dei College in Edgewater. An enthusiastic crowd watched pipers and drummers compete in the various grades for the shiny trophies. To see photos of the event, visit our facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/PipeBandsWA
The results were:
Grade A Piping
1st Scott Wallace WAPOL (pictured above)
2nd Adam Britten WAPOL
3rd Laura McMillan WAPOL
Grade B Piping
1st Ron Thom Kalamunda & Districts
2nd Amelia Hewison Perth Metro
3rd Duncan Rankine South West
Grade C Piping
1st Keith Allan Perth Highland
2nd Ali MacKerron Perth Highland
3rd Tom Beggan City Of Cockburn
Grade D Piping
1st Andrew Head Perth Metro
2nd Stuart Bradford Fremantle Sailing Club
3rd Grant Benskin City Of Cockburn
Novice Piping
1st Simon Whitehouse City of Cockburn
2nd Doug Geddes Solo
3rd Adam Round Kalamunda & Districts
Veterans Piping
1st Ron Thom Kalamunda & Districts
2nd Keith Allan Perth Highland
3rd Viv Riley Solo
Piobaireachd Ular
1st Andrew Head Perth Metro
2nd Grant Benskin City Of Cockburn
3rd Simon Whitehouse City of Cockburn
Piobaireachd
1st Adam Britten WAPOL
2nd Viv Reilley Solo
3rd Ron Thom Kalamunda & Districts
Grade A Snare
1st Danny Bowles WAPOL
2nd Chris Johnston WAPOL
3rd Conor Breheny WAPOL
Grade B Snare
1st John Christensen South West
Grade C Snare
1st Daniel Bell City of Cockburn
2nd Gareth Brown Kalamunda & Districts
Grade D Snare
1st Daniel Bell City of Cockburn
2nd Gareth Brown Kalamunda & Districts
3rd Chris Deacon Solo
Grade D Tenor
1st Sue McNaughtan Kalamunda & Districts
Novice Tenor
1st Sofie Osborne
2nd Barbara Hughes
Novice Bass
1st Paul Skipworth
