Below details the summer competition accomplishments of both soloists and the organization’s bands. The Grade 2 band is on its way to Scotland next month for the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, while both MacMillan-Birtles and MacMillan-Dunn will be competing at the Virginia Scottish Games in The Plains, VA September 2nd. Wishing all of our members good luck with the upcoming competitions and safe travels to our members traveling overseas in August!

United States Piping Foundation Championship (Newark, DE)

Andrew Donlon- Open Piping 5th Place Overall with a 4th in the MSR and 5th in Piobaireachd

Thomas Cangelosi- Grade 1 1st Place Overall with a 1st in Piobaireachd and 3rd in MSR

William Shropshire- Grade 1 2nd Place Overall with 2nd in both Piobaireachd and MSR

Chicago Scottish Festival and Highland Games (Itasca, IL)

MacMillan Pipe Band 2nd Place Overall
MSR Piping (1, 3, 1, 1) Drumming (2, 1) Ensemble (2, 2)
Medley Piping (1, 1, 2, 2) Drumming (2, 2) Ensemble (2, 2)
1st Place Overall Midsection

Andrew Donlon- Open Piping 1st in Piobaireachd, 3rd in 6/8 March, 4th in MSR

Thomas Cangelosi- Grade 1 Piping 1st in MSR, 2nd in Piobaireachd, 5th in Hornpipe and Jig, and 2nd in 6/8 March

William Shropshire- Grade 1 Piping 1st in Piobaireachd, 1st in Hornpipe and Jig, 2nd in MSR, and 5th in 6/8 March

Daniel Koch- Grade 1 Piping 4th in Piobaireachd and MSR

Leland Reid- Grade 1 Piping 3rd in MSR and 6th in Hornpipe Jig

Luke Ashton- Grade 2 Piping 2nd in Strathspey Reel, 2nd in Jig, 3rd in both 2/4 March and 6/8 March

John Bertino- Grade 2 Piping 1st Place in Piobaireachd, 2/4 March, Strathspey Reel, 3rd in 6/8 March

John Hughes- Grade 2 Piping 1st in 2/4 March, 2nd in 6/8 March, 4th in Strathspey Reel, 5th in Jig

Christopher Spagnolo- Grade 2 Piping 1st in Strathspey Reel, 4th in both 2/4 and 6/8 March, 6th in Jig

Alexander Kuldell- Open Snare 1st Overall, 1st in both MSR and Hornpipe and Jig
Open Bass 2nd Overall, 2nd in MSR

Ohio Scottish Games (Wellington, OH)

Thomas Cangelosi- Grade 1 Piping 1st Overall with 1st in Piobaireachd, 1st in MSR, 1st in Hornpipe and Jig with an AGL, and 2nd in 6/8 March

Thomas Debucannane- Grade 2 Piping 1st Overall with 1st in Piobaireachd, 1st in March, 2nd in Strathspey Reel, 3rd in Hornpipe and Jig

Hudson Valley Celtic Festival (Milton, NY)

Matthew Lopez- Grade 4 Sr Piping 2nd in 6/8 March, 3rd in 2/4 March, 6ths in Piobaireachd

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games (Linville, NC)

Andrew Donlon- Open Piping 1st Place Overall with 1st in Piobaireachd, 2nd in 6/8 March, 2nd in Hornpipe and Jig, and 3rd in MSR

Thomas Cangelosi- Grade 1 1st Place Overall with 1st in

William Shropshire- Grade 1 1st in Hornpipe Jig, 2nd in MSR, 5th in 6/8 March

Olivia Corcoran- Grade 2 1st Place Overall with 1st in Piobaireachd with an AGL, 1st in Strathspey Reel with an AGL, 2nd in 6/8 March

Lauren McMillan- Grade 2 1st Place 6/8 March, 2nd in 2/4 March, 3rd in Piobaireachd, 5th in Hornpipe and Jig, and 6th in Strathspey Reel

Jesse Walker- Grade 4 Sr 2nd Place in 2/4 March and 3rd Place Piobaireachd

Glasgow Lands Highland Games (Northampton, MA)

Thomas Cangelosi- Grade 1 1st in 6/8 March with AGL, 2nd in MSR, 2nd in Hornpipe and Jig, and 5th in Piobaireachd

Leland Reid- Grade 1 3rd in Hornpipe and Jig, 5th in 6/8 March, and 3rd in Grade 2 Piobaireachd