Four-goal hauls from Seamus Henderson, Graham Campbell and Jay MacRae provided the standout performances as another busy weekend of league shinty produced goals across the Highlands.
Skye secured an impressive 4–2 Premiership victory away at Caberfeidh, with Dan MacDonald and Archie Millar both scoring twice.
Caberfeidh had goals from Blair Morrison and Craig Morrison, but Millar’s second in stoppage time completed the victory for the visitors.
Col Glen took the points with a 1–0 victory over Kyles Athletic thanks to Andrew MacVicar’s 39th minute goal, while the Kinlochshiel and Kingussie fixture was postponed because of an unplayable field.
In the National Division, Inveraray produced a convincing 4–1 victory over Lovat as Fraser Watt scored twice alongside goals from Allan MacDonald and Coll MacKay.
North Division 1 provided some extraordinary individual scoring performances, with three players hitting four goals for their respective clubs.
Seamus Henderson scored four as Caberfeidh swept aside Glengarry 6–0, finding the net twice inside the opening five minutes before completing his hat trick in the 32nd minute and adding his fourth in the second half.
Graham Campbell matched that achievement for Fort William, scoring all four goals in their 4–1 victory over Kingussie, including a first half hat trick inside the opening 20 minutes.
Jay MacRae then made it three four-goal performances in the division as Kinlochshiel recorded a thumping 7–0 victory away at Skye.
Duncan MacMillan scored twice and Corrin Jack was also on target as Kinlochshiel completed an emphatic afternoon.
Newtonmore and Glenurquhart shared the points following a 2–2 draw, with Glen MacKintosh and Struan Ross scoring for Newtonmore after Bradley Sneddon and Glenn MacDonald had given Glenurquhart a two-goal advantage.
There were more goals in South Division 1 as Lochside Rovers recorded an 8–0 victory away at Glasgow Mid Argyll.
Ross MacMillan and Daniel Duffy both scored twice, while Lewis Buchanan completed a late hat trick with goals in the 73rd, 79th and 80th minutes.
In North Division 2, Kilmallie defeated Lochcarron 4–1, with Rory Knox scoring twice, while Lochaber were awarded the points after Strathglass were unable to field a team.
There was also a busy programme of youth shinty during the week, with Newtonmore recording an 11–1 victory over Fort William in the Under 17 Development League.
Jake Sandison scored four and Jack Clark added a hat trick for Newtonmore, while Lochaber were awarded the points after Glenurquhart were unable to raise a team.
Glengarry and Ardnamurchan shared eight goals in a 4–4 draw, while Strathglass recorded an 11–1 victory over Kilmallie.
At Under 14 level, Kingussie defeated Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron 3–0 and Fort William drew 1–1 with Lovat.
Newtonmore were 9–0 winners over Strathspey as Logan Foster and Lockie Christie both scored hat tricks, while Jessica Macniven scored three as Kilmallie defeated Strathglass 8–0.
With goals flowing across the senior and youth game, it was the individual scoring feats which provided the lasting impression from another action-packed week of shinty.
Match Results
Mowi Premiership
Caberfeidh 2–4 Skye
Caberfeidh: Blair Morrison 24, Craig Morrison 72 (P)
Skye: Dan MacDonald 33, 58 (P), Archie Millar 75, 90+2
Col Glen 1–0 Kyles Athletic
Col Glen: Andrew MacVicar 39
Kinlochshiel P–P Kingussie
Unplayable field.
Mowi National Division
Inveraray 4–1 Lovat
Inveraray: Allan MacDonald 3, Coll MacKay 15, Fraser Watt 28, 77
Lovat: Iain Nicolson 86
Mowi North Division 1
Caberfeidh 6–0 Glengarry
Caberfeidh: Seamus Henderson 2, 5, 32, 75, Jack MacDonald 9, David Stewart 70
Fort William 4–1 Kingussie
Fort William: Graham Campbell 8, 10, 20, 61
Kingussie: Rory Munro 13
Newtonmore 2–2 Glenurquhart
Newtonmore: Glen MacKintosh 61, Struan Ross 66
Glenurquhart: Bradley Sneddon 28, Glenn MacDonald 58
Ryan Porter sent off.
Skye 0–7 Kinlochshiel
Kinlochshiel: Jay MacRae 9, 18, 56, 65, Duncan MacMillan 21, 40, Corrin Jack 39
Mowi South Division 1
Glasgow Mid Argyll 0–8 Lochside Rovers
Lochside Rovers: Ross MacMillan 7, 13, Finlay Penman OG 18, Daniel Duffy 43, 60, Lewis Buchanan 73, 79, 80
Mowi North Division 2
Lochaber P–P Strathglass
Strathglass unable to field a team. Points awarded to Lochaber.
Lochcarron 1–4 Kilmallie
Lochcarron: Crisdean Finlayson 67
Kilmallie: Rory Knox 25, 41, Iain MacIntyre 55, Coby Fyfe 69
Youth Shinty Highlights
Wednesday 30th September
Mowi North of Scotland Under 17 Development League Phase 2 – League A
Newtonmore 11–1 Fort William
Newtonmore: Jake Sandison 4, Jack Clark 3, Jaiden McCormack, Brodie Campbell, Finlay Mitchell, Calum Nicolson
Fort William: No scorer provided
Lochaber P–P Glenurquhart
Glenurquhart unable to raise a team. Points awarded to Lochaber.
Mowi North of Scotland Under 17 Development League Phase 2 – League B
Glengarry 4–4 Ardnamurchan
Glengarry: Shaun Gregory 3, Scott Cameron
Ardnamurchan: Colla Macdonald, Allan Macinnes, Ollie Peill
Strathglass 11–1 Kilmallie
Strathglass: No scorers provided
Kilmallie: Charlie Campbell Stephens
Friday 2nd October
MOWI Under 14 North of Scotland League Phase 2 – League A
Kingussie 3–0 Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron
Kingussie: Kayla Gow, Joep Mommertz, Donald Macleod
Fort William 1–1 Lovat
Fort William: Jude Campbell
Lovat: James Gravil
MOWI Under 14 Development League – Post Summer League
Newtonmore 9–0 Strathspey
Newtonmore: Logan Foster 3, Lockie Christie 3, Fergus Gilligan, Finlay Mitchell, Jack Stewart
Strathglass 0–8 Kilmallie
Kilmallie: Jessica Macniven 3, Myla MacLeod 2, Michael Stuart, Lewis Brown, Calum Macdonald
