I am an amatuer competitor in various Highland Games competitions around the country. I became involved in the sport as a performer in the twice-daily demonstration games at Scarborough Faire: The Renaissance Festival™. I liked it so much, I decided to enter some full competitions outside the festival.

June 17, 2006

Huntsville, 2006

Two big men and a lovely lady cooped in a Ford Explorer for 8-hours as we travel 660 miles. The Conversation was great, until we got distracted by dirt (Alabama, like Oklahoma, has red dirt). Huntsville is one of the...

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June 3, 2006

Arlington, 2006

A not-so-brief review of Shannon's 3rd appearance at the Texas Scottish Festival.

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June 18, 2005

Out of my League

Two weeks after the Texas Scottish Festival, it's away to my hometown of Huntsville, Alabama to test my mettle in a whole new part of the country.

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June 12, 2005

Arlington, 2005

Detailing my performance at my fourth competition.

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April 25, 2005

Scarborough 2005

On Sunday, April 24th, 2005, I competed in what was my third ever event. It marks the one year point since I first participated competitively in the sport, and considering that it's been 10 Months since I last threw in...

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February 9, 2005

Highland Games, 2005

It's that time of year, again. Time to start training for the Highland Games....

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