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Press and Journal
2 days ago
- Sport
- Press and Journal
Shinty: Holders Kingussie edge Skye in Camanachd Cup in 'tough battle'
Skye Camanachd officially opened the Donnie Martin Stand ahead of their Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup second round tie with Kingussie. Tributes were paid and toasts were made to the Skye stalwart who died in a road accident three years ago. When attention switched to on-field matters, Skye gave a good account of themselves before eventually going down 2-1 to the holders. Skye's Ruaraidh MacLeod saw an effort disallowed for offside before Dylan Borthwick put Kingussie ahead following a corner from the left. Dan MacDonald levelled soon after but Roddy Young put Kingussie back in front three minutes after the restart following Iain Fraser's good run down the right. Kingussie captain Thomas Borthwick said: 'That was a tough battle and there wasn't much between the teams to be honest. 'At half-time, we thought we'd done well against the wind so wanted to make a strong start to the second half, and we could have gone further ahead before Skye came back strongly, and it was backs-against-the wall at the end.' Skye keeper Ryan Morrison added: 'It's a very tough one to take as I thought we were always in the game. 'Kingussie being Kingussie took their chances, but we matched them for much of the game but just couldn't get the ball in the net.' Oban Camanachd defeated south rivals Kyles Athletic 2-0 to reach Monday's quarter-final draw. Daniel MacVicar beat four players to bag the opener while Garry Lord added a second from Ross Macmillan's knockdown. Oban Camanachd assistant manager Iain MacMillan said: 'We played very well in the first half and scored whilst on top. We had to dig deep at times and playing Garry Lord in attack paid off whilst Louie MacFarlane was probably man of the match.' Victor Smith put Kilmallie to the sword again as the Fort William hitman netted four times in a 6-1 derby win. Lachie Smith added two more whilst Lewis Birrell notched a consolation effort for Kilmallie who had Calum MacDougall sent off 20 minutes from time. Newtonmore scored twice in each half to beat Glenurquhart 4-0. Iain Robinson turned home a rebound after Stuart MacKintosh saved from Matthew Sloss with Sloss then checking inside to finish well on his left side. Declan Brannan's cross-field pass found substitute Joe Coyle who added a third and Robinson's second came a minute after, capitalising on a defensive slip to run in and score from a tight angle. The result stretches Newtonmore's time without conceding a goal to 558 minutes. Lochaber led Lovat through Ben Delaney's 12-minute goal, but Callum Cruden levelled just before the hour, sending a penalty high by stand-in keeper Brennan Macdonald. Graeme Macmillan bagged the winner soon after. Lovat had keeper Ronan Macmillan to thank for twice saving Max Campbell's retaken penalty near the end. Beauly stunned Caberfeidh, winning 3-1 after penalties following their goalless draw. Keeper Lee Dunbar scored Beauly's first spot-hit with Ryan MacKay and Euan Mccormick also keeping their nerves to convert. Kinlochshiel beat Inverness 6-0 with John MacRae and Archie MacRae both netting twice. The others came from Keith MacRae and his nephew Jay MacRae, with the 15-year-old scoring his first senior goal. Inveraray won 3-0 at Glasgow Mid Argyll. All the goals came during the final 25 minutes with Lewis Montgomery setting up both Ewan Donnan and Campbell Watt before Coll MacKay tapped home the third. Inveraray keeper Scott MacLachlan saved a first-half penalty. Col Glen are just a point behind Mowi National Division leaders Lochaber after Auryn Kerr's early goal was enough to earn a 1-0 win at Bute. Col Glen's Jamie MacVicar was sent off five minutes from time. Former Oban Camanachd manager Gareth Evans made his refereeing debut, taking charge of Lochside's 5-0 Bullough Cup quarter-final win against Strachur-Dunoon.
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Beauly enjoy rare win in Camanachd Cup
Beauly won their first game of a nightmare season when they edged visitors Caberfeidh 3-1 on penalties after 120 goalless minutes in the last 16 of the Tulloch Camanachd Division leaders Lochaber came close to creating an upset when they scored first against Lovat at Balgate but lost 2-1. Holders Kingussie had to work hard to edge Skye by the same scoreline and Newtonmore made short work of Glenurquhart, winning 4-0 at the William overwhelmed local rivals Kilmallie 6-1 and the biggest winning margin of the round was Kinlochshiel's 6-0 victory over Inverness, the only survivors from the third Camanachd defeated Kyles 2-0 at Tighnabruich and in the other all-south area tie, Inveraray progressed 3-0 against Glasgow Mid Beauly had to show for 13 previous games was two Premiership draws and two exits from other cups, albeit one of them on penalties against Kingussie.,Ben Delaney gave Lochaber an early breakthrough and it was almost on the hour before Calum Cruden equalised with a penalty, with Graeme MacMillan's winner for Lovat coming soon Borthwick's first-half opener for Kingussie was quickly cancelled by Dan MacDonald before Roddy Young kept Kingussie's defence and hopes of repeating their 2024 Grand Slam on Robinson and Matthew Sloss put Newtonmore well in charge just before half time, before Joe Coyle and Robinson's second completed the was largely one-way traffic at An Aird where Victor Smith scored four for Fort William and Lachie Shaw two, while Lewis Birrell got Kilmallie's consolation at 5-0. Kilmallie's Calum MacDougall was sent for the first time, all of Kinlochshiel's goals were scored by members of the Clan MacRae, with doubles from John and Archie and one each from Keith and MacVicar and Garry Lord both scored in the first 20 minutes to secure Oban Camanachd's progress. All of Inveraray's goals came in the second half with one each from Euan Donnan, Campbell Watt and Coll MacKay.
Press and Journal
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Press and Journal
Shinty: Oban Camanachd and Kingussie settle for a share of the spoils in entertaining draw
Mowi Premiership title contenders Oban Camanachd and Kingussie settled for a point apiece following their 1-1 draw. This was an entertaining game in front of a big Mossfield crowd and after a goalless first half, Roddy Young outmuscled a couple of defenders to put the league leaders ahead. However, with just 11 minutes remaining, Craig Macmillan's shot rebounded to Daniel MacVicar who half-hit the ball into the corner of the goal. Oban Camanachd assistant manager Iain MacMillan said: 'Kingussie keeper Rory McGregor kept them in it with some brilliant saves, particularly in the first half. 'Substitute Craig Macmillan made a terrific impact, and Daniel MacVicar deserved his goal as he's sacrificed himself for the team so often this season.' Kingussie boss Iain Borthwick added: 'Overall, I'm really happy with our performance and the point given the players we were missing. 'I was pleased to get in goalless at half-time, but we had a better grip of the game in the second half. 'It was good to give debuts to Svend Pedersen who started and Fionn Dempster and Robert Shiells from the bench.' Challengers Fort William were unable to capitalise on their rivals' dropped points, losing 2-0 to Skye. Dan MacDonald took the ball around the keeper to give the visitors the lead and Archie Millar won possession on 48 minutes before finding Dan MacDonald and his 15-yard rocket shot gave the keeper no chance for his second. Skye boss Kenny MacLeod said: 'We suffered a couple of blows as Ryan Harrison was working and William MacKinnon could only take a place on the bench due to injury, but all the boys were terrific. 'Ross Gordon played at full centre and that's the best game I've ever seen him play. 'It was a high-energy performance, but we didn't have it all our own way and our keeper Ryan Morrison made several incredible saves which, coupled with some last-ditch defending, kept us in front.' Newtonmore won for the fifth successive match and have now gone 468 minutes without conceding a goal, after beating Lovat 2-0. Substitute Euan Dingwall beat stand-in keeper Greg Matheson with a low strike following a corner on the hour, and on-form Matthew Sloss forced the ball home to claim 'More's second 11 minutes from time. Newtonmore missed youngster Joe Coyle who is in Ross County's squad for their crucial Scottish Premiership play-off second leg against Livingston in Dingwall on Monday evening. However, his younger brother James Coyle debuted as a late substitute and did well. More manager Peter Ross said: 'We went with the same starting 12, with Drew MacDonald returning to take a place on the bench and created chances in the first half without really threatening. 'The half-time message was to move the ball more quickly and we did that. 'Declan Brannan was excellent again.' Kinlochshiel and Caberfeidh shared the points following a goalless draw. Home manager Willie MacRae said: 'It was a hard battle between two good sides but just lacked that final touch.' Cabers boss Garry Reid added: 'We could have won it, and could have lost it, it was that sort of game.' Battling Beauly notched their first point of the season at the 11th time of asking, drawing 1-1 at Kyles Athletic. Roan MacVicar gave Kyles an early advantage but Iain Hunter, who joined Beauly from Inverness during the preseason, levelled to claim a point. South sides Bute and Col Glen stay in the Mowi National Division title race after weekend wins. Auryn Kerr gave second-placed Col Glen an early lead at Strathglass, but Ruairidh Todd levelled shortly after. However, Jamie MacVicar put the Glendaruel side back in front midway through the first half and Neily Mcnaughton made it 3-1 just before the break. There was no scoring in the second half. Scott Harvey's goal after just 6 minutes was enough to give Bute a 1-0 win over Glenurquhart, keeping them in third place.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Oban and Kingussie share spoils at top of Premiership
Oban Camanachd missed a chance to dislodge Kingussie from the top of the Mowi Premiership when the two high fliers drew 1-1 at Mossfield. Fort William sustained their first league defeat and dropped to third when they lost 2-0 at home to Skye. Newtonmore's progress continued with a 2-0 defeat of visitors Lovat, and Beauly grabbed their first point in a 1-all draw away to Kyles. It was goalless between Kinlochshiel and Caberfeidh. Kingussie went in front through Roddy Young on the hour and seemed to be holding on until Daniel MacVicar equalised with six minutes left, but there was to be no late winner. Dan MacDonald gave Skye the breakthrough after quarter of an hour and doubled their lead early in the second half, with Fort unable to respond. These two games could have produced any of three different leaders but Kingussie remain one point clear of Camanachd while Fort drop to third, a further point behind and with a game in hand. Euan Dingwall and Matthew Sloss, both in the second half, lifted Newtonmore to just a further point adrift of a top three place. Roan MacVicar scored early for Kyles but Beauly refused to crumble and struck back before half time with an equaliser from Iain Hunter. Bute and Col Glen continued their pursuit of National Division leaders Lochaber. In Rothesay, Bute edged Glenurquhart 1-0 just a week after their spectacular 5-0 drubbing of the same opponents on the road. Meanwhile in Cannich, it was 3-1 for Col Glen against hosts Strathglass who still remain pointless. The English Shinty Association only makes rare forays north to compete in minor cup ties, but did so in style with a 7-1 eclipse of Stirling in the Bullough Cup at Yoker.
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Oban and Kingussie share spoils at top of Premiership
Oban Camanachd missed a chance to dislodge Kingussie from the top of the Mowi Premiership when the two high fliers drew 1-1 at William sustained their first league defeat and dropped to third when they lost 2-0 at home to progress continued with a 2-0 defeat of visitors Lovat, and Beauly grabbed their first point in a 1-all draw away to was goalless between Kinlochshiel and went in front through Roddy Young on the hour and seemed to be holding on until Daniel MacVicar equalised with six minutes left, but there was to be no late MacDonald gave Skye the breakthrough after quarter of an hour and doubled their lead early in the second half, with Fort unable to two games could have produced any of three different leaders but Kingussie remain one point clear of Camanachd while Fort drop to third, a further point behind and with a game in Dingwall and Matthew Sloss, both in the second half, lifted Newtonmore to just a further point adrift of a top three MacVicar scored early for Kyles but Beauly refused to crumble and struck back before half time with an equaliser from Iain and Col Glen continued their pursuit of National Division leaders Lochaber. In Rothesay, Bute edged Glenurquhart 1-0 just a week after their spectacular 5-0 drubbing of the same opponents on the road. Meanwhile in Cannich, it was 3-1 for Col Glen against hosts Strathglass who still remain English Shinty Association only makes rare forays north to compete in minor cup ties, but did so in style with a 7-1 eclipse of Stirling in the Bullough Cup at Yoker.
