Newtonmore will face Kingussie in the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Final after surviving a dramatic semi final against Oban Camanachd on Saturday 15th August.
Oban Camanachd twice found the net through Connor Howe, but Newtonmore fought back with Steven MacDonald scoring from the penalty spot in the 78th minute before Matthew Sloss struck in the 87th minute to make it 2–2.
With the sides still level, the tie went to penalties, where Newtonmore prevailed 2–1 to secure their place in the final against old rivals Kingussie.
Kingussie had booked their place in the final with victory over Skye the previous weekend and continued their strong Premiership form with a 4–1 win away at Fort William.
Calum McLay, Rory Munro, Jack Nelson and Ruaridh Anderson were all on target for Kingussie after Victor Smith had given Fort William the lead.
Skye secured a 3–1 victory away at Kyles Athletic, while a 90th minute goal from Stuart Calison gave Lochaber a 2–1 victory over Col Glen.
Friday night had already seen Kinlochshiel claim a 2–0 Premiership victory over Caberfeidh through goals from John MacRae and Archie MacRae.
In the National Division, Lovat produced an impressive 4–1 victory over Glasgow Mid Argyll, with Graeme MacMillan scoring a hat trick after the visitors had taken the lead in the opening minute.
Bute defeated Beauly 3–1, while two goals from Archie MacNiven gave Kilmallie a 2–0 victory over Inveraray.
North Division 1 delivered plenty of goals, with Inverness recording an impressive 5–1 victory away at Fort William.
Kinlochshiel won an eight goal encounter 5–3 away at Glengarry, Glenurquhart defeated Skye 2–1 and Strathglass edged Kingussie 4–3 thanks to Michael Stokes’ 90th minute winner.
Newtonmore had opened the week’s action on Wednesday with a 4–1 North Division 1 victory over Caberfeidh, with James Coyle scoring twice.
North Division 2 produced some of the weekend’s biggest scorelines.
Lovat defeated Beauly 7–1 with James MacPherson scoring a hat trick, while Kilmallie swept aside Boleskine 8–0 as Ewen Mowatt scored four and Martyn Cameron added three.
Duncan O’Parka scored all three goals as Inverness defeated Lochcarron 3–1, while Lochaber recorded a 3–1 victory over Lewis.
In South Division 1, Lochside Rovers edged Aberdour 3–2, while Kyles Athletic were unable to field a team against Ballachulish and were deducted two points, with the fixture to be rescheduled.
South Division 2 provided another goal fest as Kilmory defeated Bute 6–4, while Strachur Dunoon hit ten in a 10–1 victory away at Stirling.
Women’s shinty also produced plenty of goals, with Lochaber defeating Inverness 6–0 in the Premier League and Strathspey recording a 5–2 National League victory over Glengarry.
Inveraray and Strathglass shared thirteen goals in a remarkable 8–5 victory for Inveraray, while Lochaber defeated Inverness 6–2 and Lovat edged Skye 1–0 in the North League.
Kilmallie recorded a 7–0 victory over Stirling in the South League, while Glasgow Mid Argyll defeated Uddingston 4–0.
With Newtonmore and Kingussie now heading towards one of shinty’s great rivalries on its biggest stage, attention will increasingly turn towards the Camanachd Cup Final and the battle for one of the most prized trophies in Scottish sport.
Match Results
Wednesday 12th August
Mowi North Division 1
Newtonmore 4–1 Caberfeidh
Newtonmore: James Coyle 11, 44, Xander Ross 43, Kyle Clark 63
Caberfeidh: Farquhar MacRae 64 (P)
Friday 14th August
Mowi Premiership
Kinlochshiel 2–0 Caberfeidh
Kinlochshiel: John MacRae 48, Archie MacRae 85
Saturday 15th August
Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Semi Final
Oban Camanachd 2–2 Newtonmore
Oban Camanachd: Connor Howe 45, 62
Newtonmore: Steven MacDonald 78 (P), Matthew Sloss 87
Newtonmore won 2–1 on penalties
Mowi Premiership
Fort William 1–4 Kingussie
Fort William: Victor Smith 22
Kingussie: Calum McLay 51, Rory Munro 53, Jack Nelson 63, Ruaridh Anderson 68
Kyles Athletic 1–3 Skye
Kyles Athletic: Logan Sim 61
Skye: Dan MacDonald 22, 76, Jamie Gillies 80
Lochaber 2–1 Col Glen
Lochaber: Ben Delaney 66, Stuart Calison 90
Col Glen: Kyle McMartin 50
Mowi National Division
Bute 3–1 Beauly
Bute: Josh Cowan 5, Scott Harvey 56, Regan Craig 85
Beauly: Conor Ross 53
Kilmallie 2–0 Inveraray
Kilmallie: Archie MacNiven 55, 86
Lovat 4–1 Glasgow Mid Argyll
Lovat: Graeme MacMillan 5, 70, 76, Danny Kelly 32
Glasgow Mid Argyll: Ross Brown 1
Mowi North Division 1
Fort William 1–5 Inverness
Fort William: Struan Stephen 5
Inverness: Finlay Calder 23, 47, Skye MacIntosh 35, Jack Leslie 85, Arran MacMaster 87
Glengarry 3–5 Kinlochshiel
Glengarry: Nick Dalgety 1, 58, Rhuairaidh MacDonald 48
Kinlochshiel: Jay MacRae 9, 65, Duncan MacMillan 12, Liam Matheson 68, 89
Skye 1–2 Glenurquhart
Skye: Eoghainn Graham 75
Glenurquhart: Glenn MacDonald 10, 57
Strathglass 4–3 Kingussie
Strathglass: Scott Douglas 26, 29, Alex MacKenzie 42, Michael Stokes 90
Kingussie: Svend Pederson 45, 58, Dylan Justice 49
Mowi South Division 1
Ballachulish P–P Kyles Athletic
Kyles Athletic unable to field a team. Two points deducted and fixture rescheduled.
Lochside Rovers 3–2 Aberdour
Lochside Rovers: Matt Rippon 1, Finn MacKechnie 22, Scott MacMillan 31
Aberdour: Angus Thornburn 50, Darren Coyle 56
Mowi North Division 2
Beauly 1–7 Lovat
Beauly: Niall Bolger 45
Lovat: Greg Matheson 27, 70, James MacPherson 38, 55, 60, Euan Ferguson 80, Aaron Gallacher 86
Boleskine 0–8 Kilmallie
Kilmallie: Martyn Cameron 8, 21, 53, Ewen Mowatt 17, 24, 29, 82, Iain MacIntyre 32
Inverness 3–1 Lochcarron
Inverness: Duncan O’Parka 19, 52, 87
Lochcarron: Kenny Cushnie 23
Lochaber 3–1 Lewis
Lochaber: Innes Whyte 20, 39, Danny Delaney 80
Lewis: Joseph MacInnes 45
Mowi South Division 2
Bute 4–6 Kilmory
Bute: Thomas Morrison 26, Robert Walker 52, 76, Louie MacDonald 69
Kilmory: Kian Crawford 20, 56, Niall Shaw 40, 71, Sandy Leiper 55, Blair McCulloch 86
Stirling 1–10 Strachur Dunoon
Stirling: Chris Cameron 55
Strachur Dunoon: Steven Thomson 1, 32, 82, Angus Campbell 7, Ken Lawns 28, Sandy Paterson 32, 45, 47, Martin Hall 61, Graham Love 90
Women’s Results
Saturday 8th August
Mowi Premier League
Skye P–P Glasgow Mid Argyll
Unplayable pitch.
Sunday 9th August
Mowi Premier League
Kinlochshiel P–P Glenurquhart
Unplayable pitch.
Lochaber 6–0 Inverness
Lochaber: Natalie Macdonald 3, Leah Maxtone, Scarlett McNeil, Lilidh Campbell
Mowi National League
Dunadd P–P Aberdour
Unplayable pitch.
Glengarry 2–5 Strathspey
Glengarry: Elaine Cameron 2
Strathspey: Charlotte Bissett 3, Jade Callum, Rosie Trussell
Inveraray 8–5 Strathglass
Inveraray: Hannah MacDonald 4, Isla Dunlop, Cara Blyth, Katie Mackay, Millie MacIntyre
Strathglass: Maria Reynard 2, Isla Strachan 2, Holly Williams
Mowi North League
Lochaber 6–2 Inverness
Lochaber: Erin MacPherson 2, Ellie Paterson 2, Kirsty Delaney, Lilidh Campbell
Inverness: Orlagh Moran, Charlotte Paget
Lovat 1–0 Skye
Lovat: Chloe MacMillan
Mowi South League
Kilmallie 7–0 Stirling
Kilmallie: Maisie Ewing 4, Charley Kennedy 2, Ellie Langan
Uddingston 0–4 Glasgow Mid Argyll
