We were one of 11 bands that competed. We went on 7th, at 2:30 pm in the afternoon. We had a little issue with the time because we had heard that the competition was about 15 minutes behind, and were still up the hill (at our normal meeting place, in the "pink" lot) when we were told that we needed to be down the hill. We were "on". So we ran down the hill and then played a little warm up piece, to set the pipes again. Then we went on the field. I think the rush made people a little nervous. However, we did really well overall. The drums got a 1st place finish. Pipers got a 2nd and 4th. The Ensemble score was 6th. Overall, we placed third, behind 1st place Mac Donald Pipe Band and 2nd place Eagle Pipe Band.
I'll try to get a picture posted of this event soon. Anybody got any pictures they want up? Any other thoughts? e-mail me.
Here are a couple of pictures sent to me by Emily.
This is Emily, out on the shore of the Patuxent River, down at the far end of Jefferson Patterson Park, in Calvert County. 
In this picture, of the Massed Bands for the games, Andy Limparis is making his debut as a bass drummer for our band. Way to go Andy!Results of the games can be found here.
Members Present/performing today:
PM Steven Sharp
PS Marsha Bell
PC Bill McKinley
Pipers: Bill Akerley, Monica Buescher, Tom Burke, Bruce Bush, Mike Lenihan, John McNary, Nathalie Thompson, Valorie Vaughn
Piping Instructor: Jason Barth
DM Bob Clarke
DS Emily Mellgren
Bass: Dave Ricklis/Andy Limparis
Tenor: Steve Dale
Snares: Bill Dolan, Louis Levine, Andrew Stewart
Drumming Instructor: Ron Limparis
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