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BBC News
4 days ago
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Lochaber beat Inveraray to lift Ferguson Balliemore Cup
Lochaber won the Ferguson Balliemore Cup for shinty's intermediate championship thanks to a 2-0 triumph over Inveraray in the final at Spean Artemis Macaulay Cup final in Oban on 23 August will match holders Kingussie, 3-0 winners over local rivals Newtonmore in the north semi-final at Beauly, and Oban Camanachd who eliminated Glasgow Mid Argyll 3-1 in the south tie in Premiership relegation concerns increased for Lovat, who lost 2-0 to Kinlochshiel at Rearaig, and Kyles who went down 4-2 to visitors also unbeaten in the National Division and favourites for a Premiership return, went ahead through Martin Johnstone early in the first half. However, the destiny of this trophy, where top tier clubs are excluded, wasn't settled until late on when Ben MacDonald and man of the match Max Campbell secured a repeat of Lochaber's 2023 success.A week on from their 52-game unbeaten run ending, Kingussie wrapped up their Macaulay final place in the first half with a Savio Genini double which bookended a single from Dylan Borthwick. Daniel MacVicar scored for Oban either side of half-time, and Daniel MacCuish made it 3-0 before Scott Craig pulled one back for Mid MacRae and John MacRae grabbed both points for Kinlochshiel in the second Tighnabruich, Ethan Kerr drew first blood for Kyles, but Cabers went 3-1 up by half-time with two from Kevin Bartlett and one from Cameron Grant. Kerr pulled a goal back, before Bartlett completed his hat Beauly already relegated Kyles, who have a game in hand, just avoid the second relegation place on goal difference from Lovat, with the rest now three points clear of danger.
BBC News
05-07-2025
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- BBC News
Newtonmore win 10th game in row to go within point of leaders
Newtonmore leapt to just a point off the top of the Mowi Premiership with their 10th consecutive victory, 3-0 at home to Robinson struck for Newtonmore in the first minute, followed by Matthew Sloss and Declan Brannan, both also in the opening quarter, and then the goals dried moved another step towards almost inevitable relegation when they lost 3-0 away to local rivals Stubbs, Marc MacLachlan and a late strike from Greg Matheson saw Lovat through to a straightforward derby still top the table on goal difference from Fort William who have played an extra game, with Newtonmore and Oban Camanachd a point behind, and the rest are now eight points the bottom, Lovat remain in the relegation zone but now only on goal difference behind Kinlochshiel, with Beauly a further six points in arrears with only eight left to play Ferguson Balliemore Cup final for shinty's intermediate championship will match favourites Lochaber, who defeated Col Glen 4-1, and Inveraray, who eliminated Inverness by the same early goal spree saw Lochaber 3-1 up after just 10 minutes through Shaun Nicolson, Ben Delaney and Finlay MacDonald, with Neilly McNaughton briefly pulling it back to 1-all. Feast then turned to famine in advance of Max Campbell's penalty for Lochaber after 69 goals came from a Lewis Montgomery double and Fraser Watt before a Jack Perry own goal. Charlie MacDonald equalised for Inverness within a minute of Montgomery's the National Division at Drumnadrochit, Glenurquhart threw away a 2-0 lead, losing 5-4 to Glasgow Mid Argyll.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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Shinty: Kingussie maintain advantage at Mowi Premiership summit
Victories for the top four left the business end of the Mowi Premiership unchanged, with Kingussie maintaining their slender one-point lead at the summit. The league leaders had to work hard for a 1-0 win at the home of determined bottom side Beauly. Advertisement Oban Camanachd edged Kinlochshiel by the same score in Wester Ross and Fort William defeated Kyles 2-1 at Tighnabruich. Newtonmore extended their run to seven straight league and cup victories, 4-0 against visitors Caberfeidh and in Portree, Skye escaped the second relegation place, consigning Lovat to it on a 5-2 scoreline. Ferguson Balliemore Cup favourites Lochaber ground out a 2-1 victory over Oban Celtic at Mossfield Park. Thomas Borthwick's goal midway through the first half was all that separated champions Kingussie and a Beauly side which looked far better than their league position suggests. Advertisement A first-half Daniel MacVicar penalty kept Oban Camanachd in second place. Fort William kept in pursuit when Calum Shepherd scored just before half-time and Ewen Campbell just after, with Roddy MacDonald's counter insufficient to salvage anything for Kyles. Fourth-placed Newtonmore opened up a four-point gap over their opponents when Joe Coyle and Iain Robinson made it 2-0 at the interval, before Robinson's second and a goal from Conor Jones completed the job. Willie MacKinnon, Ross Gordon and Ruaraidh MacLeod all scored for Skye late in the first half. James MacPherson pulled one back for Lovat and Dan MacDonald made it 4-1 before Cameron MacMillan grabbed the visitors' second and MacLeod completed a double in stoppage time to round it off. Advertisement Lovat now contemplate the MacTavish Cup final against Kingussie from second bottom place in the league with an extra game played. Oban Celtic created a whiff of a Balliemore upset when Kyle MacFarlane put them ahead as the interval beckoned, but a Shaun Nicholson double eventually put Lochaber through. Inverness rushed to a 4-0 lead against Strathglass from the league above them before prevailing 4-2. Cup specialists Inveraray disposed of Aberdour 4-0 including a Lewis Montgomery hat-trick and Col Glen progressed 3-0 on penalties after 120 minutes of play produced a 3-3 draw with Glasgow Mid Argyll.
