THE final few days of the Whipman Festival proved to extremely competitive with many eye-catching performances during competition and sports.

Wednesday, June 7

Bogie Race: 1st Ross Wolfenden & Hal Bronsvoort and Winner of the MacGregor Builders Cup. Winner of the Aitken Cup for the Best Dressed Bogie, Cara Craig and Bel Hubert as Whipman Emergency Ambulance.

Wheelbarrow Race: 1st Bobby Dow and Douglas Mathison as Lifeguards and Winner of the Whim Hall Trophy and the John Dewar Bottle. Winner of the McKinna Cup for the Best Dressed Wheelbarrow, Hazel Kinghorn and Lorraine Houliston as Scottish Rugby. 

Ladies Pillow Fight: 1st Rebecca Hunter and Winner of the Lesley Ravie Cup. 

Men’s Pillow Fight: 1st Gary Ross and Winner of the Alex Noble Cup.
Cross Country: Boys Aged 8 - 1st Caiden Macrae. Girls Aged 8 - 1st Ava Girdler. Boys Aged 9 - 1st Ben Dunmore. Girls Aged 9 - 1st Eilidh Robson. Boys Aged 10 - 1st Rory McCaffrey. Girls Aged 10 - 1st Sabine Jefcoate. Boys Aged 11 - 1st Ross Wolfenden. Girls Aged 11 - 1st Isobel Hubert. Boys Aged 12 - 1st Euan McInally. Girls Aged 12 - 1st Rosie Wood. Boys Aged 13 - 1st Cameron McKay. Girls Aged 13 - 1st Anwen Knight. Boys Aged 14 - 1st David Gibson. Girls Aged 14 - 1st Charlotte Morrison.

MacGregor Cup: Boys - 1st Rory McCaffrey. Girls - 1st Sabine Jefcoate. Young Cup: Boys - 1st Ross Wolfenden. Girls - 1st Charlotte Morrison. Graham Cup: 1st Dominic O’Hare. William Black Rose Bowl: 1st Hilary McGrath. Adults - Veterans - Men - 1st Yan Horsburgh. Ladies - 1st Morna Morrison.

Winners of the Silver Jubilee Cups: Men’s Cross Country - Dominic O’Hare. Women’s Cross Country - Hilary McGrath.

Thursday, June 8

Winners of the Jim Aitken Trophy: 

Junior Rugby: Angus Gray. Junior Bureqele - James Hodgkiss, Harris Stoker, Tom Weir. 

Senior Rugby: Robbie Smellie, Euan Hunter,. Hamish Weipers, Michael Gillespie, James Hodgkiss.

Saturday, June 9

Hockey: Winners of the Hilary Brown Quaich - All Star Hockey, Rosie Dykes, Amber Jeary, Olivia Harrison, Caelin Knight.

Athletics: Graham Cup (15 years and over)
Winner James May. 1st in 120 Yards, 220 Yards, High Jump, Hop, Step & Jump.

William Black Rose Bowl (15 years and over) Joint Winners - Asha Motley and Kirsty Hubert

100 and 220 yards -1st Asha Motley. 440 Yards - 1st Rachel McKenzie. Hockey Dribbling - 1st Emma Wood. Skipping Race - 1st Rachel McKenzie.

Cycle Race - 1st Helen Ryall. MacGregor Cup (8 – 10 years) Winner - Rory McHaffie:  80 Yards Flat Race - Girls Age 8 - 1st Amy Chapman. 100 Yards Flat Race – Girls Age 10 - 1st Hannah Begg. Clackan & Ball – Girls Age 8 – 10 years - 1st Hannah Begg. Skipping Race - Girls Age 8 – 10 - 1st Jennifer Scott.

Sack Race - Girls Age 8 – 10 years - 1st Katie Bell. 80 Yards Flat Race - Boys Age 8 - 1st Caedan Macrae. 80 Yards Flat Race - Boys Age 9 -1st Adam Campbell. 100 Yards Flat Race - Boys Age 10 - 1st Rory McHaffie. Dribbling - Boys Age 8 – 10 years - 1st Rory McHaffie.

Skipping - Boys Age 8 – 10 years- 1st Cameron Welsh.  Sack Race - Boys Age 8 – 10 years - 1st Jack Campbell. Young Trophy (11 – 14 years) Winner - Nairne Wells. 100 Yards Flat Race – Girls Age 11 - 1st Bel Hubert. 100 Yards Flat Race - Girls Age 12 - 1st Nairne Wells. 100 Yards Flat Race - Girls Age 13 - 1st Amber Jeary. Clackan & Ball - Girls Age 11 – 14 years - 1st Nairne Wells.

Skipping - Girls Age 11 – 14 years - 1st Nairne Wells. High Jump - Girls Age 11 – 14 years - 1st Amber Jeary. Sack Race - Girls Age 11 – 14 years - 1st Amber Jeary. 100 Yards Flat Race - Boys Age 11 - 1st Ross Wolfenden. 100 Yards Flat Race - Boys Age 12 - 1st Patrick Cannon. 100 Yards Flat Race - Boys Age 13 - 1st Jack Kinghorn. Dribbling - Boys Age 11 – 14 Years - 1st Connor McCaffery. High Jump – Boys Age 11 – 14 Years - 1st Jack Kinghorn.

Sack Race - Boys Age 11 – 14 - 1st Jack Kinghorn. Obstacle Race - Boys 11 – 14 years - 1st Connor McCaffery.

Children’s Athletics : 40 Yards Flat Race – Girls Age 5 - 1st Ellen Allan Lord.  60 Yards Flat Race – Girls Age 6 - 1st Abbie Clapperton. 80 Yards Flat Race - Girls Age 7 - 1st Zennor Motley. 100 Yards 3 Legged-Race - Girls Age 8 - 1st Erin Weston & Ava Girdler. 100 Yards 3 Legged Race - Girls Age 11 – 14 - 1st Nairne Wells & Olivia Harrison. 40 Yards Flat Race - Boys Age 5 - 1st Logan McCallum. 60 Yards Flat Race – Boys Age 6 - 1st Arlow Rogers.

80 yards Flat Race – Boys Age 7 - 1st Jack Campbell. 100 Yards 3 Legged - Boys Age 8 – 10 years - 1st Caedan Macrae/Jack Campbell. 100 Yards 3 Legged - Boys Age 10 years - 1st Cameron Welsh & Rory McHaffie. 100 Yards 3 Legged - Boys Age 11 – 14 years - 1st Jack Kinghorn & Patrick Cannon.

80 Yards Thread Needle G & B Age 8 – 10 years - 1st Hannah Begg & Rory McHaffie. 100 Yards Thread Needle G&B 11 – 14 years - 1st Jack Kinghorn & Amber Jeary. 80 Yards Wheelbarrow G&B Age 8 – 10 Years - 1st Hannah Begg & Rory McHaffie.

100 Yards Wheelbarrow G&B 11 – 14 years - 1st Ross Wolfenden & Bel Hubert.

Men’s Heavy Events: Winner of the Cala Trophy - first equal - Neil Fletcher, Chris Walker and Gary Ross. Quoits - Winner of the Robert Small Tankard - Neil Fletcher. 

Farmers lift - Winner of the Ladies Trophy - Deb Mchaffie. Winner of the

Men’s Farmers Lift - James Walpole. Winner of the Mens Tug o’War and the Downie cup - “Whipman”. Runner up in the Men’s Tug o’War and winner of the Hardie Trophy - Dryburn Drivers. 

Ladies’ Heavy Events: Winner of Ladies Tug o’War and the Whim Hall Scroll - Last Minute Ladies. Runner up – Dryburn Beavers. 

Junior Heavy Events: Junior Tug o’War - Primary Girls - Piggy Power. Secondary Mixed - Jessica’s Team. 

Overall Athlete: Winner of the Bond Trophy for the Best Overall Athlete in the Games - Ross Wolfenden.

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