Kingussie Lift Strathdearn Cup as Goals Flow Across The Highlands

Kingussie lifted the Strathdearn Cup with a 3–0 victory over Newtonmore as another packed weekend of shinty produced goals throughout the Highlands.

Louis Munro put Kingussie ahead after nine minutes before Toby Thain doubled their advantage five minutes before half time.

Eoin Baikie completed the scoring in the 75th minute to secure the trophy and round off a successful afternoon for Kingussie.

Their Premiership side was also in formidable form, sweeping aside Kyles Athletic 7–0 with Zander Michie completing a second half hat trick.

Newtonmore responded to their Strathdearn Cup disappointment with an emphatic 6–0 Premiership victory over Kinlochshiel, with Euan Dingwall and Iain Robinson both scoring twice.

Skye produced an impressive 4–1 victory over Oban Camanachd as Dan MacDonald scored a hat trick, while Fort William defeated Lochaber 3–0.

Col Glen and Caberfeidh shared six goals in a 3–3 draw, with Jamie MacKintosh striking in the 91st minute to earn Caberfeidh a point.

In the National Division, Kilmallie recorded an emphatic 8–1 victory over Bute, with Martin Stewart, Shane O’Rua and Calum MacDougall all scoring twice.

Glenurquhart defeated Inveraray 3–1, while two goals from Danny Kelly helped Lovat to a 3–1 victory over Beauly.

Inverness secured a 3–2 victory away at Glenurquhart in North Division 1, with Ruairidh Boag scoring twice, while Kinlochshiel defeated Caberfeidh 2–1.

Graham Campbell scored a hat trick as Fort William recorded a convincing 5–0 victory over Skye.

Lochside Rovers were the big winners in South Division 1, defeating Ballachulish 6–1 as Lewis Buchanan scored twice.

North Division 2 produced victories for Lewis, Aberdeen University, Kilmallie and Lochcarron.

Kilmallie defeated Lovat 6–2 with Ben MacKinnon scoring a hat trick, while Lochcarron recorded a 5–0 victory over Strathglass.

Women’s shinty also provided plenty of goals, including a remarkable 7–5 victory for Skye over Beauly in the North League, with Bethany MacIntosh scoring five for Skye.

Lovat defeated Lochaber 6–1 with Fiona Urquhart scoring four, while Badenoch and Dunadd shared eight goals in a 4–4 National League draw.

Badenoch defeated Glasgow Mid Argyll 1–0 in the Premier League, Ardnamurchan won 7–0 at Stirling and walkovers were awarded to Aberdour and Glasgow Mid Argyll.

There was also a busy programme of youth shinty, with Newtonmore reaching the London Shield Final following a 5–1 semi final victory over Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron as James Coyle scored four.

Kilmallie and Kingussie also booked their places in the MacMaster Cup Final following victories over Kyles Athletic and Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron respectively.

With another trophy decided and finals taking shape across the competitions, the shinty season continues to gather pace as the battle for silverware enters another important stage.


Match Results

Strathdearn Cup Final

Newtonmore 0–3 Kingussie

Kingussie: Louis Munro 9, Toby Thain 40, Eoin Baikie 75


Mowi Premiership

Col Glen 3–3 Caberfeidh

Col Glen: Marcus Keith 30, Neily McNaughton 57, Scott MacVicar 71

Caberfeidh: Blair Morrison 14, Gavin MacLachlan 48, Jamie MacKintosh 91

Fort William 3–0 Lochaber

Fort William: Hamish Shaw 30, Jack Kearney 36, 37

Kyles Athletic 0–7 Kingussie

Kingussie: Rory Munro 1, Jack Nelson 8, Ruairidh Anderson 10, Lee Bain 38, Zander Michie 60, 85, 90

Newtonmore 6–0 Kinlochshiel

Newtonmore: Brodie MacBean 2, Steven MacDonald 14 (P), Euan Dingwall 54, 66, Iain Robinson 78, 82

Skye 4–1 Oban Camanachd

Skye: Dan MacDonald 42, 43, 87, Archie Millar 67

Oban Camanachd: Daniel Cameron 71


Mowi National Division

Inveraray 1–3 Glenurquhart

Inveraray: Nicky Crawford 65

Glenurquhart: Daniel MacLean 45, 70, Neil Reed 52

Kilmallie 8–1 Bute

Kilmallie: Martin Stewart 4 (P), 46, Archie MacNiven 21, Shane O’Rua 50, 90, Calum MacDougall 58, 60, Coby Fyfe 66

Bute: Scott Harvey 73

Lovat 3–1 Beauly

Lovat: Danny Kelly 20, 37, Thomas Fraser 64

Beauly: David MacLean 32


Mowi North Division 1

Glenurquhart 2–3 Inverness

Glenurquhart: Glenn MacDonald 66, 86

Inverness: Nathan Harrison 35, Ruairidh Boag 44, 58

Kinlochshiel 2–1 Caberfeidh

Kinlochshiel: Keith MacRae 43, Seumas Martin 75

Caberfeidh: Ian McCall 85

Fort William 5–0 Skye

Fort William: Graham Campbell 22, 45 (P), 60, Greig Kelly 40, Angus MacKinnon 75


Mowi South Division 1

Ballachulish 1–6 Lochside Rovers

Ballachulish: Alan Clark 88

Lochside Rovers: Fraser MacMillan 18, Duncan Hunt 27, Matt Rippon 40 (P), Innes MacKay 48, Lewis Buchanan 57, 79


Mowi North Division 2

Lewis 2–0 Boleskine

Lewis: Dylan Murray 30, Callum MacRitchie 55

Aberdeen University 2–1 Lochaber

Aberdeen University: George Murphy 18, Jebby Remegio 23

Lochaber: Neil MacDonald 24

Kilmallie 6–2 Lovat

Kilmallie: Liam Cameron 21, Ben MacKinnon 37, 81, 88, Iain MacIntyre 46, 61

Lovat: Tyler Cain 42, James MacPherson 87

Lochcarron 5–0 Strathglass

Lochcarron: Niall Arnott 14, 62, David Cameron 47, Gregor Cushnie 52, 71


Women’s Results

Mowi Premier League

Glasgow Mid Argyll 0–1 Badenoch

Badenoch: Zoe Reid


Mowi National League

Badenoch 4–4 Dunadd

Badenoch: Ailie MacLeod, Laura Mommertz, Kayla Gow, Orla Olds

Dunadd: Eilidh Cameron 2, Ailsa Crawford, OG

Aberdour W/O Glengarry

Walkover to Aberdour. Glengarry unable to field a team.


Mowi North League

Lochaber 1–6 Lovat

Lochaber: Lilidh Campbell

Lovat: Fiona Urquhart 4, Freya Ferguson, Laura Soffe

Skye 7–5 Beauly

Skye: Bethany MacIntosh 5, Sadie MacDonald 2

Beauly: Anna Hardie, Megan Meldrum, Rosa MacInnes, Shuna Mayes


Mowi South League

Stirling 0–7 Ardnamurchan

Ardnamurchan: Louise Buchanan 2, Lisa Ford, Kate Bradley, Eve Jackson, Isla MacEchnie, OG

Glasgow Mid Argyll W/O Uddingston

Walkover to Glasgow Mid Argyll. Uddingston unable to field a team.


Youth Shinty Highlights

MOWI National Under 17 League – London Shield – South

Inveraray 5–1 Glasgow Mid Argyll

Inveraray: Lewis MacCulloch 2, Connor Griffin, Kian Crawford, Blair McCullough

Glasgow Mid Argyll: Calum Robb


MOWI National Under 17 League – London Shield Semi Final

Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron 1–5 Newtonmore

Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron: Jay MacRae

Newtonmore: James Coyle 4, Finlay Hollinger


Mowi North of Scotland Under 17 Development League Phase 2 – League A

Newtonmore P–P Glenurquhart

Lochaber 3–8 Fort William

Lochaber: Archie MacDonald 2, Rocco Berardelli

Fort William: Alfie Robertson 4, Olly Cook 2, Connor MacLean, Finn Laggan


Mowi North of Scotland Under 17 Development League Phase 2 – League B

Glengarry 3–5 Kilmallie

Glengarry: Josh White 2, Nico Anderson Barreno

Kilmallie: Lennon Roy 2, Cameron Sandison 2, Nathan Mackenna


MOWI Under 14 North of Scotland League Phase 2 – League B

Fort William 1–3 Glenurquhart

Fort William: No scorer provided

Glenurquhart: David Fraser, Sam Jones, Lewis Carslaw

Lovat 0–6 Beauly

Beauly: Ryan Mellis 2, Murray Anderson 2, Owen Evans, Harry Aitchson


MOWI Under 14 North of Scotland League Phase 2 – League C

Skye 4–3 Lochaber

Skye: Zander Gillies, Indy Smith, Hector Porteous, Frankie Moore

Lochaber: Innes MacDonald 3

Caberfeidh 0–5 Inverness

Inverness: Steven Edwards 2, Aiden Moore, Alex MacDonald, Daniel Beaton


MacMaster Cup – National Under 14 Competition Semi Finals

Kyles Athletic 2–11 Kilmallie

Kyles Athletic: Sorley Kerr, Cairn Crowe

Kilmallie: Josh Luxton 3, Rocco MacMillian 3, Maisie Ewing 3, Cian MacLean 2

Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron 3–6 Kingussie

Kinlochshiel/Lochcarron: Freddie Morrison, Maura Mackenzie, Daniel Campbell

Kingussie: Reid Patterson 3, Joep Mommertz 2, Malki Mainland

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Ronnie MacDonald
Ronnie MacDonald
Ronnie MacDonald is a contributor to The Highland Times, writing on culture, sport, and community issues. With a focus on voices from across the Highlands and Islands, his work highlights the people and places that shape the region today.
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