Irvine Girl Wins for Scottish Dancing

Ten-year-old Courtney Sutcliffe of Irvine has won the Western United States Regional Highland Championship trophy and prestigious City of Edinburgh Medal for her dancing at the Memorial Day Scottish Highland Games last month.

She earned three first-place medals and one second place, earning her the overall trophy for the Scottish National dances and the 11-and-under Premier Champion.

She also won a dance-off among the first-place medal winners in the 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old divisions to capture the Edinburgh medal.

Courtney is the youngest winner of the medal since its inception in 1950, officials said.

The games were part of the 66th Annual United Scottish Society’s Highland Gathering and Festival at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.