19-04-2025
Kingussie into final as Fort William remain unbeaten
Holders Kingussie swept into the semi finals of the WM Donald MacTavish Cup - shinty's North area championship - with a 5-1 home win over Skye. Fort William also maintained their unbeaten record in all competitions when they edged Kinlochshiel 1-0 at Rearaig,Lovat eliminated local rivals Glenurquhart 3-1 in Drumnadrochit, and in the other derby tie Lochaber edged visitors Kilmallie the South area championship, the Scottish Sea Farms Celtic Society Cup, Kyles swept Col Glen aside 5-0, while Inveraray progressed by the same scoreline away to Oban Celtic and Glasgow Mid Argyll defeated Bute 4-1 at was all over by half time in Kingussie where Roddy Young's second-minute opener was cancelled out in seconds by Dan MacDonald. However Young proceeded to complete a hat trick alongside goals from Ryan Borthwick and Thomas MacMillan scored the vital goal for Fort William late in the first MacLachlan put Lovat 2-0 up at half time. Daniel MacLean pulled one back for Glen but Lewis Tawse restored Lovat's two goal advantage after just three MacDonald and Shaun Nicholson put Lochaber 2-0 up just before half time and it was onto the last quarter hour before Seamus MacFarlane and Innes Blackhall struck back. Stuart Callison's winner for Lochaber came in the penultimate south, Kyles completed the job in the first half with two each from Roan MacVicar and James Pringle and a single from Luke Oban, Ewan Donnan opened for Inveraray on half time before a Fraser Watt double, Neil Campbell and Ruaridh Graham clinched it in the second from Calum McLay and one from Cailean MacLeod sent Mid Argyll 3-0 up after just eight minutes. Ryan Craig struck back for Bute in the second half and Logan Adam quickly MacNiven and Iain Robinson edged Newtonmore away from the Premiership relegation zone, condemning Beauly to a seventh consecutive defeat.
