Our first competition of the summer was the Round Hill Highland Games in Norwalk, CT. Conspicuously absent from this year's games were the soccer players. Round Hill always used to have a soccer tournament, which was odd in that the soccer event seemed completely independent of the rest of the games. It was as if the organizers had double-booked the venue and were unwilling to turn either group away. Aside from the occasional beaning from a stray ball, the pipe bands had no contact with the soccer match.
Round Hill was a risky choice for our first competition this year because the contest fell on July 5. The band plays an Independence Day parade in Schroon Lake every year that entails a healthy dose of celebrating, so there was potential to be exhausted and a bit hungover for Round Hill. Fortunately, the band has trained to operate under such adverse conditions and we were able to rally on the day. We won the competition. We were off to a good start.
Season Stats:
QMM's played: 1
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