28-08-05
Results from the 2005 Queensland Championships

The Queensland Championships were held yesterday in Ipswich in conjunction with the "Ipswich - Gathering of the Clans". Sixteen bands were entered along with around 80 solo pipers and drummers. Results summaries appear below:

Grade 1
1st: Queensland Highlanders

Grade 2
1st: St Andrew's

Grade 3
1st: Queensland Irish
2nd: Ipswich Thistle
Best Pipe Corps: Qld Irish
Best Drum Corps: Qld Irish

Grade 4
1st: Queensland Police Juvenile
2nd: Scotch College - Melbourne (Vic)
3rd: Clan Stuart
Best Pipe Corps: Qld Police Juvenile
Best Drum Corps: Scot College


Results from the Queensland Solo Piping Championships:

Open Piobaireachd
1st: Ross Campbell
2nd: Sandy Dalziel
3rd: Fraser Bolton

Open MSR
1st: Ross Campbell
2nd: Sandy Dalziel
3rd: Fraser Bolton

Open Hornpipe & Jig
1st: Ross Campbell
2nd: Fraser Bolton
3rd: Sandy Dalziel

Restricted Piobaireachd
1st: Jordan Whicker
2nd: Vaughn Parker
3rd: Max Yeo

Intermediate MSR
1st: Hazel Osbourne
2nd: Matt McLeod
3rd: Jordan Whicker

Intermediate Hornpipe/Jig
1st: Jordan Whicker
2nd: Matt McLeod
3rd: Hazel Osbourne

Sub-Intermediate MSR
1st: Vaughn Parker
2nd: Max Yeo
3rd: Edward Whittle

Sub-Intermediate Jig
1st: Vaughn Parker
2nd: Christoper McLeish
3rd: Edward Whittle

Elementary March Final
1st: James Nelson
2nd: Benjamin Wheadon
3rd: Sharleen McNamara

Elementary Air Final
1st: Myles Chen
2nd: Jacqui Sheehan
3rd: Angus Wheeler

Learner Chanter
1st: Fiona Stagg
2nd: Brett Canning
3rd: Connor MacDonald


Results from the Queensland Solo Drumming Championships:

Open Side
1st: Callum MacSween

Intermediate Side
1st: Alexander Mansfield

Sub-Intermediate Side
1st: Antonis McLeish

Sub-Intermediate Tenor
1st: Hannah Park

Elementary Side
1st: Brett Playford
2nd: Torquil Anderson
3rd: Kaedom Tin

Elementary Tenor
1st: Jack Horton
2nd: Kirsty Sommerville
3rd: Alana McLeish

Elementary Bass
1st: Barry Lander
2nd: Alexander Mansfield

Learner Pad
1st: Alyce Whicker
2nd: Lachlan MacDonald
3rd: Charlotte Grimmer

Further information can be found at ipswichthistle.org.au.