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BBC News
21-06-2025
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- BBC News
Oban thrash Kyles to win Celtic Society Cup
Oban Camanachd overwhelmed Kyles Athletic 6-1 with a late surge at Yoker to win the Scottish Seafoods Celtic Society Cup for the third year in a row. Five different players found the net as the Oban side again became shinty's south area MacVicar and Malcolm Clark put Camanachd 2-0 up at half-time but James Pringle brought Kyles right back into it early in the second half. However, Kyles' revival only lasted five minutes before Ross MacMillan ran on to a through ball for Camanachd's third.A fine piece of stick work and a neat lob from Daniel MacCuish further extended Camanachd's advantage. Two fine strikes from Ross Campbell, both rocketing in by the far post, completed a comprehensive victory for the Oban Lorn Dickie received the Donnie MacNiven Memorial Medal as man of the 3-2 winners over Lovat at Balgate will meet local rivals Newtonmore, who defeated visitors Skye 3-1 after extra time, in the north semi-final of the Artemis MacAulay Borthwick scored an early opener for Kingussie and it was almost half-time before Greg Matheson equalised. Borthwick put Kingussie ahead again soon after the restart and a Calum Cruden penalty provided Lovat's second equaliser. Savio Genini's match winner for the holders came with only five minutes Millar's strike for Skye in the first half was soon cancelled out by Iain Robinson. There was then no further scoring until the second half of extra time when Conor Jones and a second from Robinson sent Newtonmore promoted Fort William went two points clear in the Mowi Premiership with an extra game played following a 3-1 home win over Kinlochshiel. Arron Jack opened for the visitors in the first half but Lachie Shaw soon replied. Fort then went on to take the points with a goal from Hamish Shaw and Lachie Shaw's late edged Glenurquhart 2-1 in the National Division's only Saturday encounter.
BBC News
17-05-2025
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- BBC News
Kyles and holders Oban to meet in Celtic Society Cup final
Kyles Athletic and holders Oban Camanachd - the South area's only two Premiership sides - will meet in the Scottish Seafoods Celtic Society Cup final after both struggled to overcome lower league opponents.A late Kyles rally saw them recover from 2-0 down to defeat Inveraray 3-2 after extra time, while Camanachd similarly came from behind late to edge Glasgow Mid Argyll the North, the RM Donald MacTavish Cup final will match holders Kingussie, who defeated Lochaber, and Lovat who eliminated Fort William, both was also 2-0 for Newtonmore over Kinlochshiel in the Mowi Premiership where Caberfeidh defeated Beauly looked set to create an upset when Neil Campbell and Ruaridh Graham had them 2-0 up at Tighnabruich early in the second only four minutes remained when Luke Thornton pulled one back for the home side with a penalty before Innes MacDonald's final-minute equaliser. James Pringle's winner for Kyles then came with seven minutes of extra time Argyll also faced away disadvantage when talisman Calum McLay scored midway through the first half although Ross MacMillan soon equalised. But Camanachd left it late too with Gregor MacDonald's 85th-minute the Dell in the MacTavish, second-tier leaders Lochaber did well to hold off the holders for over an hour, but Roddy Young closely followed by Savio Genini then sent Kingussie other MacTavish tie in Kiltarlity also produced a goalless first half before Greg Matheson and Marc MacLachlan secured Lovat's Robinson scored early and again late on to gain two Premiership points for Newtonmore on the west Bartlett in the first half and Logan Beaton and Kyle Grant in the second prevailed for Caberfeidh at Strathpeffer, leaving Beauly still looking for their first points after 11 the National Division, a hat trick from Scott Harvey and a Rory McDonald double saw visitors Bute cruise past Glenurquhart 5-0.
