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Results of games 2002

SENIOR PIPING
Open
Piobaireachd – 1 Niall Matheson, Inverness; 2 Duncan MacGillivray; 3 John Don Mackenzie; 4 Brendan Eade.
March – Niall Matheson, 2 Brendan Eade, 3 John Don Mackenzie, 4 Alan Ploughman.
Strathspey & Reel – 1 Niall Matheson, 2 Brendan Eade, 3 John Don Mackenzie, 4 Duncan MacGillivray.
Hornpipe and Jig – 1 Brendan Eade, 2 John Don Mackenzie, 3 Duncan Grant, 4 Duncan MacGillivray.
Confined to Caithness,
Ross and Sutherland
March, Strathspey and Reel – 1 John Don Mackenzie, 2 duncan MacGillivray, 3 Fiona Mackay, 4 Alan Ploughman.
Hornpipe and Jig – 1 Duncan MacGillivray, 2 John Don Mackenzie, 3 Fiona Mackay, 4 Alan Ploughman.

Junior Piping
Open
Piobaireachd – 1 Kyle Morton, 2 Johanna Shaw, 3 Ruaridh Macleod, 4 John Macdonald.
March – 1 Ruaridh Macleod, 2 Kyle Morton, 3 Tom Henderson, 4 Johanna Shaw.
Strathspey & Reel – 1 Johanna Shaw, 2 Tom Henderson, 3 Kyle Morton, 4 John Macdonald.
Jig (under 18) – 1 Johanna Shaw, 2 Kyle Morton, 3 John Macdonald, 4 Adam Michie.
Hornpipe – 1 Ruaridh Macleod, 2 John Macdonald, 3 Tom Henderson, 4 Kyle Morton.
Confined to Caithness,
Ross and Sutherland
16 - 18 years
March – 1 Ruaridh Macleod, 2 John Macdonald, 3 Tom Henderson, 4 Johanna Shaw.
Strathspey & Reel – 1 John Macdonald, 2 Ruaridh Macleod, 3 Johanna Shaw, 4 Tom Henderson.
15 years old and under
March – 1 Kyle Morton, 2 Jamie Inkster.
Strathspey & Reel – 1 Kyle Morton, 2 Jamie Inkster.

Dancing
Confined to Caithness,
Sutherland and Ross-shire
13 years and under
Highland Fling – 1 Catriona Kinnaird, Rosemarkie; 2 Kerry Banks, Wick.
Sean Truibhais – 1 Kerry Banks, 2 Catriona Kinnaird.
Sailor’s Hornpipe – 1 Kerry Banks, 2 Catriona Kinnaird.
14 years and over
Highland Fling – 1 Darra Wood, Tain; 2 Tanya Horne, Wick; 3 Debra Wood, Tain.
Sailor’s Hornpipe – 1 Darra Wood, 2 Tanya Horne, 3 Debra Wood.
Open
12 years and under
Highland Fling – 1 Fiona Cruickshank, 2 Catriona Kinnaird.
Sword Dance – 1 Catriona Kinnaird, 2 Fiona Cruickshank.
Sean Truibhais – 1 Fiona Cruickshank, 2 Catriona Kinnaird.
Irish Jig – 1 Fiona Cruickshank, 2 Catriona Kinnaird.
Sailor’s Hornpipe – 1 Fiona Cruickshank, 2 Catriona Kinnaird.
15 years and under
Highland Fling – 1 Tanya Horne, 2 Lorraine Sinclair, 3 Deborah Wood, 3 Avril Bremner.
Sword Dance – 1 Tanya Horne, 2 Deborah Wood, 3 Lorainne Sinclair, 4 Kerry Banks.
Irish Jig – 1 Tanya Horne, 2 Deborah Wood, 3 Lorainne Sinclair, 4 Avril Bremner.
Sailor’s Hornpipe – 1 Tanya Horne, 2 Deborah Wood, 3 Avril Bremner, 4 Lorraine Sinclair.
16 years and over
Highland Fling – 1 Darra Wood, 2 Katie Trydal, 3 Lynne Bremner, 4 Eilidh Morrison.
Sword Dance – 1 Darra Wood, 2 Tiffany Alvin, 3 Katie Trydal, 4 Eilidh Morrison.
Sean Truibhais – 1 Katie Trydal, 2 Darra Wood, 3 Eilidh Morrison, 4 Lucinda Sutherland.
Irish Jig – 1 Darra Wood, 2 Tiffany Alvin, 3 Elizabeth Geddes, 4 Eilidh Morrison.
Sailor’s Hornpipe – 1 Darra Wood, 2 Elizabeth Geddes, 3 Eilidh Morrison, 4 Tiffany Alvin.

Heavy events
Confined to Parish
Putting 16lb Ball (under 18 boys) – Duncan Mackay, 26’ 9’’.
Throwing 12lb Hammer (under 18 boys) – Duncan Mackay, 70’ 8”.
Confined to Counties of Caithness,
Sutherland and Ross-shire
Putting 16lb Ball – 1 Jason Young, 44’ 10’’, 2 I Mackay, 3 Malcolm Cleghorn, 4 Malcolm Macleod.
Throwing 16lb Hammer – 1 Jason Young, 111’ 2’’, 2 Ian Mackay, 3 Ian Ross, 4 Malcolm Cleghorn.
Throwing 35lb Weight for Height – 1 M Cleghorn, 2 I Mackay, 3 I Ross, 4 J Young.
Throwing 28lb Weight for Distance – 1 J Young, 2 M Cleghorn, 3 I Mackay, 4 I Ross.
Toss the Caber – 1 (equal) J Young and M Cleghorn, 3 I Mackay, 4 I Ross.
Open
Putting 16lb Ball – 1 R Viera, California, USA (54’ 1’’ N/R), 2 A Thurman, 3 Young, 4 A Gunn, 5 M Gunn.
Putting 22lb Ball – 1 R Viera, USA (45’ 2’’ N/R), 2 A Thurman, 3 J Young, 4 A Gunn.
Throwing 16lb Hammer – 1 A Gunn (141’ 5’’, new ground record), 2 R Viera, 3 M Gunn, 4 M Smith, 5 A Thurman.
Throwing 22lb Hammer – 1 A Gunn, 2 M Smith, 3 R Viera, 4 M Gunn, 5 A Thurman.
Throwing 56lb Weight for Height – 1 J Young, 2 M Smith, 3 (equal) R Viera and A Gunn.
Throwing 28lb Weight for Distance – 1 R Viera , 2 M Gunn, 3 A Gunn, 4 K Martin, 5 M Smith.
Throwing 56lb Weight for Distance – 1 (equal) A Gunn and M Gunn, 3 R Viera, 4 M Smith, 5 K Martin.
Tossing the Caber – 1 J Young, 2 M Smith, 3 A Gunn, 4 (equal) I Mackay and M Gunn.
Tug of War (110 stone) – 1 Cornhill, 2 Forres, 3 Belgrave.

TRACK AND FIELD
Open
100m – 1 Gareth Gettenby, 2 Brett Atkins, 3 Scott Macdonald, 4 Malcolm Macleod.
200m – 1 Gareth Gettenby, 2 Brett Atkins, 3 Malcolm Macleod, 4 Scott Macdonald.
400m – 1 Brett Atkins, 2 Malcolm Macleod, 3 Robert Flett, 4 John Devine.
800m – 1 Brett Atkins, 2 John Devine, 3 Paul Shearer, 4 Keiran Fitzpatrick.
1500m – 1 Brett Atkins, 2 John Devine, 3 Martin Johnstone, 4 Lewis Mansell.
High Jump – 1 Malcolm Macleod, 2 Brett Atkins, 3 Robert Flett, 4 Gareth Gettenby.
Long Jump – 1 Brett Atkins (N/R 19ft 4in), 2 Gareth Gattenby, 3 Malcolm Macleod, 4 Robert Flett.
Hop, Step and Leap – 1 Brett Atkins, 2 Robert Flett, 3 Gareth Gattenby., 4 Malcolm Macleod.
Confined to Parish
100m – 1 Robert Flett, 2 Lewis Morrell, 3 Fraser Macdonald, 4 Ross Macdonald.
200m – 1 Robert Flett, 2 John Devine, 3 Scott Macdonald, 4 Fraser Macdonald.
400m – 1 Robert Flett, 2 Lewis Morrell.
High Jump – 1 Robert Flett, 2 Claire Findlay, 3 Alexander Macleod.

Hill Race
Open Scottish Hill Race
Championship
17 years and over – 1 Paul Shears, 2 Paul Raistrick, 3 Sandy MacAulay, 4 Paul Rogan.
17 years and over (confined) – 1 Sand MacAulay, 2 Alan Wright, 3 Donald Sutherland.
Open Youth Hill Race
(over 12 and under 17)
1 K Fitzpatrick, 2 A Rogan, 3 I MacLaren, 4 L Morrell, 4 A Budge.
Confined Youth Hill Race
(over 12 and under 17)
1 A Sutherland, 2 A Macleod, 3 S MacBeath, 4 D Shearer.
(10-12 years, confined to Parish)
1 (equal) J Budge and H Budge.

CYCLING
Open
800m – 1 Evan Oliphant, Wick; 2 Lewis Oliphant; 3 David Morrell.
1500m – 1 Evan Oliphant, 2 Lewis Oliphant, 3 David Morrell.
3200m – 1 Evan Oliphant, 2 Lewis Oliphant, 3 David Morrell.
4800m – 1 Evan Oliphant, 2 Lewis Oliphant, 3 David Morrell.
One mile (16 years and under) – 1 Martin Johnstone, 2 Lewis Morrell, 3 Mark Cannop, 4 Craig Gardiner.
Half mile (under 16) – 1 Martin Johnstone, 2 Mark Cannop, 3 Lewis Morrell, 4 Craig Gardiner.

Fly casting
Open
Trout Casting for Distance – 1 Martin Grant, 2 Alistair Jappy, 3 G McCulloch.
Salmon Casting for Distance – 1 Ronald Sutherland, 2 Robert Flett, 3 Alistair Jappy.
Trout Casting for Accuracy – 1 Ress Houseman, 2 Martin Grant, 3 Ian Cannop.
Confined
Trout Casting for Distance – 1 Martin Grant, 2 Alistair Jappy, 3 Graham McCulloch.
Salmon Casting for Distance – 1 Ronald Sutherland, 2 Robert Flett, 3 Alistair Jappy.
Trout Casting for Distance (16 years and under) – 1 Duncan Mackay, 2 Lee Shearer, 3 Daniel Logie.
Salmon Casting for Distance (16 years and under) – 1 Duncan Mackay, 2 Lee Shearer, 3 Alexander Macleod.
Trout CAsting for Accuracy (under 16) – 1 Lee Shearer, 2 Duncan Mackay.

Novelty
Open
Throwing the Beson (Ladies only) – 1 Hazel Griffiths, 2 Janet Stuckin, 3 Melannie Eade, 4 Wendy Whyte.
Haggis Hurling (Ladies only) – 1 Wendy Whyte, 2 Nadine MacCulloch, 3 Hazel Griffiths, 4 Sarah Stewart.
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Helmsdale Highland Games trophy winners- Date 23/08/2002

HEAVY EVENTS
Navidale House Hotel Trophy for Heavy Hammer (open) – A Gunn.
Anderson Murray Cup for Caber Tossing (open) – Jason Young, Edderton.
Bannockburn Trophy for Best Athlete (confined) – Jason Young, Edderton.
Edward Mackay Trophy for Best Athlete (open) – R Viera.
Belgrave Arms Hotel Trophy for Tug of War (open) – Cornhill
Frank Macpherson Salver for Weight for Height (confined) – Malcolm Cleghorn.
Angus Ross Bowl for Local Junior Heavyweight – Duncan Mackay.
Hugh Ross Memorial Shield for Best Heavyweight (confined to Sutherland) – Jason Young, Edderton.

HILL RACE
Andy and Laura Murray Cup (open winner) – Paul Sheard, Leeds.
Tommy Knox Cup (winner 16 years and under, confined) – Alexander Sutherland, Helmsdale.
Charles Sutherland Memorial Cup (Adult winner, confined) – Sandy MacAulay.
Klibreck Trophy (Hill Race winner, female) – Eilidh Patterson, Fochabers.
Roy Hendry Shield (open Youth) – Kieran Fitzpatrick, Dingwall.
Sandy Davidson Memorial Shield (first girl, confined) – Siobhan MacBeath.

cycling
Sutherland Bros Salver (Best Cyclist, open) – Euan Oliphant, Wick
James B Cowie Cup (4800m) – Euan Oliphant.

TRACK AND FIELD
Lemon & Co Cup (Best Athlete, open) – Brett Atkins, Lybster.
Rapson’s Coaches, Brora (Best Athlete, confined) – Robert Flett, Helmsdale.
Marrel Trophy (1500m, open) – Brett Atkins.

Dancing
Murray Cup (Best Dancer, confined to Parish) – Kelly Findlay, Helmsdale.
Dudgeon Cup (Best Dancer over 16 years, open) – Darra Wood, Tain.
Janet Murray Memorial Shield (Highland Fling, open) – Darra Wood.
Iona Macdonald Shield (Confined to Caithness, Sutherland and Ross-shire) – Lucinda Sutherland, Reay.
Alex Innes Memorial Quaich (Sailors Hornpipe, 16 years and over, open) – Darra Wood, Tain.
Carol Findlay Memorial Trophy (Best Overall Dancer under 16, open) – Tanya Horne, Wick.
Tommy Sutherland Memorial Cup (Confined to Caithness and Sutherland, Overall Highland, 16 years and over) – Lynne Bremner, Wick.
McCulloch Trophy (Best Dancer overall, open, 15 years and under) – Fiona Cruickshank, Inverness.

PIPING
Sinclair Family Rosebowl (Best Piper, open) – Niall Matheson.
Strathullie Targe (Best Piper, confined) – John D Mackenzie and Duncan MacGillivray.
John Taylor Cup (March, under 18, confined) – Ruaridh Macleod, Portmahomack.
Bob Mackay Memorial Trophy (Strathspey & Reel, open) – Niall Matheson, Inverness.
Hugh Macpherson Memorial Trophy (piobaireachd, open) – Niall Matheson.
M & T Macbeath Trophy (Junior Piping, Events 14 & 15) – Kyle Morton, Portmahomack.
Clan Gunn Quaich (Junior Piping) – Kyle Morton.

FLY CASTING
Roy Hendy Shield (Junior Salmon Casting, confined) – Duncan Mackay, Helmsdale.
Roy Hendy Shield (Junior Trout Casting (confined) – Duncan Mackay, Helmsdale.
Laura Sinclair Shield (Trout Casting, confined) – Martin Grant, Helmsdale.
Achentoul Shield (Open Fly Casting) – Ronald Sutherland, Helmsdale.
George Hardie Memorial Trophy (Confined Trout Casting for Accuracy, under 16) – Lee Shearer, Helmsdale.

NOVELTY
Bunillidh Thistle Shield (Haggis Hurling, ladies only) – Hazel Griffiths.
Homecliffe Shield (Throwing the Besom) – Wendy White.
23/08/2002