Peel Police win Grade 2 at Cambridge Games
Cambridge, Ontario July 20, 2024 – The Cambridge Highland Games, which often suffers from oppressive heat or torrential rain, enjoyed magnificent weather for a welcomed change as the Peel Regional Police Pipe Band won the five-band Grade 2 medley contest. Sean McKeown of Bowmanville, Ontario, was the Professional Solo Piper of the Day, and MacKenzie Chamberlain was the Professional Snare Drummer of the Day.
![The Peel Regional Police competing in the Grade 2 medley competition at the 2024 Cambridge Games, Cambridge, Ontario.](https://www.pipesdrums.com/storage/2024/07/Peel_video_Cambridge_2024.jpg)
Henry Palach of Aurora, Ontario, was nearly perfect in the Grade 1 Amateur Solo Piping, easily winning Amateur oPipier of the Day honours, with three firsts and a second in the 2/4 March event, and Dan Hogan was the Amateur Drummer of the Day.
Grade 2 bands were permitted to play up in the “Grade 1” MSR competition, but only the Ottawa Highlanders and Toronto Police entered. Ontario’s only Grade 1 band, the 78th Fraser Highlanders, didn’t attend. There was confusion at the prize-giving ceremony, and the Grade 1 event results were not announced, officials audibly wondering what to do. The Peel Police had the honour of marching off the park first.
Stay tuned for videos of the Grade 2 band competition, coming soon.
Bands
Grade 2 (medley, five competed)
1st Peel Regional Police
2nd Ottawa Highlanders
3rd Ottawa Police Service
Drumming: Ottawa Highlanders
Bass-section: Ottawa Highlanders
Judges: Liz Sheridan, Peter Sinclair (piping); Drew Duthart (drumming); Colin MacLellan (ensemble)
Grade 3 (medley, four competed)
1st Guelph
2nd Durham Regional Police
3rd Peel Regional Police (Gr3)
Drumming: Guelph
Bass Section: Guelph
Judges: Bob Worrall, Eddie Gorman (piping); Harvey Dawson (drumming); John Elliott (esnemble)
Grade 4 (medley, six competed)
1st Rob Roy
2nd Guelph (Gr4)
3rd Hamilton Police
Drumming: Guelph
Bass Section: Rob Roy
Judges: Liz Sheridan, Peter Sinclair (piping); Drew Duthart (drumming); Colin MacLellan (ensemble)
Grade 5 (march medley, 10 competed)
1st Paris/Port Dover
2nd Smith’s Falls-Gordon
3rd Michigan Scottish
Drumming: Lindsay
Bass Section: Michigan Scottish
Judges: Bob Worrall, Eddie Gorman (piping); Harvey Dawson (drumming); John Elliott (esnemble)
Professional Solo Piping (11 competed)
Piobaireachd
1st Sean McKeown
2nd Tyler Harris
3rd Alastair Murray
4th Tyler Bridge
5th Jacob Dicker
6th Tyler Johnson
Judge: Brad Davidson
2/4 March
1st Joe Biggs
2nd Tyler Bridge
3rd Jacob Dicker
4th MacGregor van de Ven
5th Tyler Harris
6th Alastair Murray
Judge: Hector MacDonald
Strathspey & Reel
1st Tyler Bridge
2nd Sean McKeown
3rd Tyler Johnson
4th Tyler Harris
5th Joe Biggs
6th Jacob Dicker
Judge: Pete Aumonier
Hornpipe & Jig
1st Sean McKeown
2nd Joe Biggs
3rd Jacob Dicker
4th Tyler Johnson
5th MacGregor van de Ven
6th Tyler Harris
Judge: John Elliott
Solo Drumming (four competed)
Snare
Professional
MSR
1st
2nd
3rd
Judge: Drew Duthart
Hornpipe & Jig
1st Cameron McKail
2nd MacKenzie Chamberlain
3rd Kyle Wardell
Judge: Harvey Dawson
Tenor
Professional
MSR
1st Kate Dudek
2nd Shanyn Young
Judge: Reagan Jones
Hornpipe & Jig
1st Kate Dudek
2nd Shanyn Young
Judge: Reagan Jones
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