Contest Results 2017
Contest Results 2017
January 13, 2017Kansas City, Missouri– The MHAF Board of Directors is pleased to announce the results from the Winter Storm 2017 Competitions. Awards were presented Friday evening, January 13, 2017, at the Kansas City Marriott – Country Club Plaza Grand Ballroom.
McCallum Bagpipes & MidWest Pipe Band Association
United States Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition
1st Andrew Douglas Rensselaer, New York
2nd Daniel Cole Schenectady, New York
3rd Alastair Murray Moon Township, Pennsylvania
4th Alexander Schiele Snohomish, Washington
5th Zephan Knichel White Rock, British Columbia
Judges: Ian K. MacDonald Fred Morrison
Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Amateur & Gold Medal Tenor Drumming Championships
Novice
1st Fiona McCall Stirlingshire, Scotland
2nd Brynn Bishop Westminster, Colorado
3rd Kiera O’Higgins Madison, Wisconsin
Judges: Stevie McQuillan Micheal O’Neil Kahlil Cappuccino
Intermediate
1st Lorna McGonigal Bloomfield, New Jersey
2nd Dawn Meade Eldersburg, Maryland
3rd Courtney Green Gurnee, Illinois
Judges: Stevie McQuillan Micheal O’Neil Kahlil Cappuccino
Gold Medal
1st Jordan Bailie Newtondards, N. Ireland
2nd Samuel Johnson Baltimore, Maryland
3rd Owen Russell St. Paul, Minnesota
Judges: Stevie McQuillan Micheal O’Neil Kahlil Cappuccino
Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Amateur Bass Drumming Championships and
Gold Medal Bass Drumming Championship
Novice
1st Donovan Burke Houston, Texas
Judges: Kahlil Cappuccino Steven Roberts Stevie McQuillan
Intermediate
1st Alexandra Schmitz St. Paul, Minnesota
2nd Sheila Loucks Toronto, Ontario
3rd Doug Matthews Eagan, Minnesota
Judges: Kahlil Cappuccino Steven Roberts Stevie McQuillan
Gold Medal
1st Ben Elkins Falls Church, Virginia
2nd Harry Meade Eldersburg, Maryland
3rd Cliff Davis Topeka, Kansas
Judges: Kahlil Cappuccino Steven Roberts Stevie McQuillan
Lee & Sons Bagpipes – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Amateur Ceol Beag Competition
Grade 3
1st Thomas Stapleton Deer Park, New York
2nd Linda Robertson Bakersfield, California
3rd Hayden Faucett Christiana, Tennessee
Judge: Terry Lee
Grade 2
1st Jack O’Connell Hudson, New York
2nd Filemon Tan Bellaire, Texas
3rd Charles Morris Agoura Hills, California
Judge: Terry Lee
Grade 1
1st Caleb Thibodeau St. Tecumseh, Ontario
2nd Steven MacDonald Winter Garden, Florida
3rd Laureano Thomas-Sanchez Parma, Ohio
Judge: Alex MacIntyre
North American Amateur Amateur Piobaireachd Championships
Presented by Airstream Blowpipes
Grade 3
1st Thomas Stapleton Deer Park, New York
2nd Kevin Watkins Silver Spring, Maryland
3rd Stephen Anderson Christiana, Tennessee
Judge: Ann Gray
Grade 2
1st Filemon Tan Bellaire, Texas
2nd Charles Morris Agoura Hills, California
3rd Kevin Darmadi Houston, Texas
Judge: Ann Gray
Grade 1
1st Steven MacDonald Winter Garden, Florida
2nd Caleb Thibodeau Tecumseh, Ontario
3rd Tony Adkins Cary, North Carolina
Judge: Ann Gray
Henderson’s Pipe and Drum Supply – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Professional Ceol Beag Competition
1st Alex Gandy Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
2nd Alastair Lee Coquitlam, British Columbia
3rd Andrew Carlisle Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4th Andrew Lee Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
5th James P. Troy Victoria, British Columbia
Judges: Qualifier Final
Ken Eller Colin MacLellan
Terry Tully Richard Parkes, MBE
Cameron Drumming Studios – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Amateur Drumming Championships
Grade 3
1st Sebastian Arguelles Houston, Texas
2nd Terrence Li Houston, Texas
3rd Ian McDonald West Dundee, Illinois
Judges: Stephen Creighton Paul Turner
Grade 2
1st Shane Stapleton Deer Park, New York
2nd Garrett Harpainter Madera, California
3rd Maggie Bishop Westminster, Colorado
Judges: Stephen Creighton Paul Turner
Grade 1
1st Blair Beaton Scotia, New York
2nd Ian Bielski Middleboro Massachusetts
3rd Cameron McCall Scotia, New York
Judges: Stephen Creighton Paul Turner
Henderson’s Pipe and Drum Supply – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Gold Medal Drumming Championship
1st Blair Brown Bellaire, Texas
2nd Derek Cooper Warminster, Pennsylvania
3rd Grant Maxwell Surrey, British Columbia
4th Glen Creighton Newbridge, Ireland
5th John Henderson Fife, Scotland
6th Graham Brown Bellaire, Texas
Judges: Qualifier Final
Duncan Millar Jake Joergensen
Doug Stronach John Fisher
Jim Sim Hugh Cameron
R.G. Hardie & Co. – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
United States Gold Medal Piobaireachd Competition
1st Andrew Lee Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
2nd Andrew Carlisle Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3rd Derek Midgley Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Judges: Callum Beaumont Brian Donaldson