St. Andrews Pipe Band Wins Loch Norman
Laurinburg, N.C. - The St. Andrews Presbyterian College Pipe Band completed a perfect season by winning the Loch Norman Highland Games in Huntersville on Saturday.
The band placed first in the Grade III band competition beating the Atlanta Pipe Band, the Charleston Police Pipe Band and the North Carolina State University Pipe Band.
"This completes this academic year's competitions," said Pipe Major Bill Caudill. "We are proud that we won all contests entered this year."
Those competitions included Charleston in September, the Stone Mountain Highland Games in October, the quartet win at Waxhaw and the Loch Norman win.
"Our band represented St. Andrews well and band members also took prizes in solo competition," Caudill said.
In Grade IV Matt Poletti took second place in Piobaireachd and second in March to earn the overall trophy. Seth Wells finished third in Piobaireachd and first in Strathspey and Reel for Grade III. In Grade II competition, Luke Afman and Charly Slagle finished third and fifth respectively in March, Strathspey and Reel. Caudill finished third in March, fourth in Strathspey and Reel and fourth in Piobaireachd for the professional competitors.
The drum corps also had a strong showing. Ashley Snead finished first in March for Grade IV while Patrick Osborne was first in March, Strathspey and Reel and second in Hornpipe/Jig to earn the overall trophy in Grade II. Bryce Parker finished first in both March, Strathspey and Reel and Hornpipe/Jig for the Professional Competitors. For Tenor drumming, Jenni Brett earned first place in Grade I Amateur Tenor.
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An innovative and bold academic venture to an interdisciplinary curriculum, a highly acclaimed college press, an award-winning pipe band, national champion equestrian teams, and first-rate scholarship have marked the distinctive character of St. Andrews. In addition to classes on the main campus, adult learners also choose the Center for Adult and Professional Studies opportunities through St. Andrews @ Sandhills and St. Andrews ONLINE.
On Aug. 29, 1958, the merger between Presbyterian Junior College and Flora Macdonald College became official with the formation St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C. Further information may be obtained by visiting the College's website www.sapc.edu, calling 800-763-0198 or sending an e-mail to info@sapc.edu.
