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BBC News
4 days ago
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Camanachd Cup holders Kingussie, Oban, Fort and 'More reach semis
Tulloch Camanachd Cup holders Kingussie swept into the semi-finals with a 5-0 victory at miles along the road in Kiltarlity, it was the same score line for Oban Camanachd over Lovat. Newtonmore overcame a shock early setback to dispose of National Division hosts Inveraray 4-1 and a last-minute 2-1 winner at Rearaig sent Fort William through against once possible relegation candidates, progressed to the top half of the Mowi Premiership with a 4-0 home win over Borthwick struck for Kingussie after just two minutes but the real match winner was Roddy Young, who grabbed a double late in the first half, and two more in the Lord, Daniel MacVicar and Ross Campbell in the first half, then Daniel MacCuish and Malcolm Clark in the second, gave Oban Camanachd a clear passage into the last Donnan's early goal for National Division strugglers Inveraray opened the door for a possible surprise and, although Steven MacDonald quickly replied for the Premiership title contenders, the score remained level into the second half. An Iain Robinson double and a goal from Joe Coyle secured resurgent Newtonmore's 11th consecutive league and cup Nixon grabbed an early breakthrough for Kinlochshiel, which was very quickly cancelled out by Victor Smith. The tie progressed to the cusp of extra time before Ewen Campbell snatched Fort's Portree, an early own goal from Ian McCall was followed by a Dan MacDonald goal on either side of one from Ruaraidh MacLeod to secure Skye's fourth consecutive league victory and fifth who beat pointless Strathglass 4-0, and Col Glen, who defeated Kilmallie 3-1 in their games in hand, closed in on National Division leaders Lochaber.
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.
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.
