North Stratton, City of Regina win at SHGCF

Regina, Saskatchewan – May 21-22, 2016 – North Stratton of Edmonton won two of the three Grade 2 pipe band events at the annual Saskatchewan Highland Games & Celtic Festival, held at Victoria Park, and City of Regina won the Sunday medley competition. The event was the first outdoor contest of the Prairies year, and weather cooperated with temperatures reaching 27 degrees on Saturday.

Saturday
Grade 2 (two competed)
Medley
1st North Stratton, Edmonton (1,2,1,1)
2nd City of Regina (2,1,2,2)

MSR
1st North Stratton, Edmonton (1,1,2,1)
2nd City of Regina (2,2,1,2)

Grade 3 (three competed)
Medley
1st St. Andrews (1,1,2,1)
2nd Winnipeg Police (2,2,1,2)
3rd Saskatoon Police (3,3,3,3)

MSR
1st Winnipeg Police (2,2,1,1) EP
2nd St. Andrews Society, Winnipeg (1,1,2,2)
3rd Saskatoon Police (3,3,3,3)

Grade 4 (five competed)
QMM
1st Lord Selkirk RFM, Winnipeg (1,1,1,1)
2nd Conservatory of Performing Arts, Regina (2,2,2,4)
3rd Regina Police Service (3,3,3,2)

Medley
1st Lord Selkirk RFM, Winnipeg (1,1,1,1)
2nd Conservatory (2,2,2,4)
3rd 96th Highlanders, Saskatoon (3,4,4,2) EP

Grade 5 (one played)
Marches
1st Conservatory of Performing Arts

Judges for all events: Dave Hicks, Andrea Boyd (piping); John Fisher (drumming); Alex MacIntyre (ensemble).

Sunday
Grade 2 (three  competed)
Medley
1st City of Regina (2,1,2,1)
2nd North Stratton, Edmonton (1,2,3,2)
3rd Winnipeg Police (3,3,1,3)

Grade 3 (three competed)
Medley
1st St. Andrews (2,1,2,1) EP
2nd Winnipeg Police (1,2,1,2)
3rd Saskatoon Police (3,3,3,3)

Grade 4 (four competed)
Medley
1st Lord Selkirk RFM, Winnipeg (1,1,1,1)
2nd Regina Police Service (2,3,3,2)
3rd 96th Highlanders, Saskatoon (3,2,4,3)

Grade 5 (one played)
Marches
1st Conservatory of Performing Arts

Parade
1st Lord Selkirk RFM, Winnipeg
2nd Glenaura
3rd North Saskatchewan Regiment

Judges for all events: Alex MacIntyre, Andrea Boyd (piping); John Fisher (drumming); Dave Hicks (ensemble).

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