Shinty action continued across Scotland on Saturday 16th May 2026, with cup ties, league fixtures and another weekend of heavy scorelines producing goals across every level of the game.
The Balliemore Cup delivered several dominant performances, with Lovat producing the standout result of the round in a ruthless 9–0 victory over Aberdour, powered by five goals from Graeme MacMillan.
Inveraray were equally impressive, sweeping aside Strathglass 8–0 as Coll MacKay, Ruaraidh Graham Jnr and Bryce Griffin all struck twice in a commanding attacking display.
Beauly also secured a composed 4–0 victory over Glasgow Mid Argyll to continue their strong run of form.
In the Premiership, Kingussie delivered one of the biggest scorelines of the season with a staggering 17–0 win over Kyles Athletic in a relentless attacking performance.
Newtonmore maintained their strong form with a controlled 3–0 victory away at Kinlochshiel, while Caberfeidh secured a convincing 4–0 win over Col Glen.
Lochaber and Fort William shared the points in a competitive 2–2 draw, while Oban Camanachd and Skye battled to a goalless stalemate.
North Division 1 again produced goals and drama, with Kinlochshiel defeating Newtonmore 6–3 in a high scoring contest, while Fort William edged Inverness 3–2 and Glengarry defeated Kingussie 2–1.
Lochside Rovers continued their strong form in South Division 1 with a dominant 6–0 victory over Inveraray, while Glasgow Mid Argyll and Ballachulish shared the points in a scoreless draw.
North Division 2 saw Lochaber hit six without reply against Boleskine, while Lewis edged Aberdeen University 1–0 and Beauly secured a late 2–1 win over Kilmallie.
South Division 2 delivered more goals, with Strachur Dunoon defeating Kilmory 5–2 and Aberdour edging Tayforth 4–3 in another entertaining fixture.
Youth shinty again produced several eye catching performances, with Kinlochshiel Lochcarron defeating Lovat 9–1 in the National Under 17 League, while Kingussie secured a 5–0 win over Inverness in the North of Scotland MacTavish Under 17 Trophy.
At Under 14 level, Kinlochshiel Lochcarron delivered an emphatic 11–2 victory over Skye, while Inverness defeated Caberfeidh 8–0 in the Macmaster Cup.
Across the divisions, goals continue to flow as the shinty season builds momentum heading towards the summer.
Match Results
Midweek Result – Friday 15th May
Mowi North Division 2
Inverness 0 – 1 Lovat
Scorers:
Lovat: Dougal Strang 1
Ferguson Transport & Shipping Balliemore Cup – 1st Round
Lovat 9 – 0 Aberdour
Scorers:
Lovat: Graeme MacMillan 9, 15, 33, 48, 56, Lewis Tawse 53, Sergio Thomson 59, Marc MacLachlan 62, 70
Glasgow Mid Argyll 0 – 4 Beauly
Scorers:
Beauly: Iain Hunter 15, Connor Ross 28, David MacLean 70, Leon MacLean 82
Inveraray 8 – 0 Strathglass
Scorers:
Inveraray: Coll MacKay 9, 40, Fraser Watt 25, Ruaraidh Graham Jnr 35, 50, 68, Bryce Griffin 44, 60
Highland Industrial Supplies Sutherland Cup – 2nd Round
Lochcarron 1 – 2 Skye
Scorers:
Lochcarron: Gregor Cushnie
Skye: Eoghainn Graham, John Archie Tuncay 2
Uddingston 3 – 4 Bute
Scorers:
Uddingston: Christopher Gavin 20, Zack Ritchie 63, Brendan Sweeney 81
Bute: Louie McDonald 2, Rory McDonald 1, Lloyd Robertson 1
Mowi Premiership
Caberfeidh 4 – 0 Col Glen
Scorers:
Caberfeidh: Ali Taylor 10, Gavin McLauchlan 43, 80, Farquhar MacRae 44
Kingussie 17 – 0 Kyles Athletic
Scorers:
Kingussie: Roddy Young 2, 7, 20, 26, Dylan Borthwick 10, 82, 84, Savio Genini 11, 36, 72, Ruairidh Anderson 28, 61, 66, 73, 90, Thomas Borthwick 81, Zander Michie 90
Kinlochshiel 0 – 3 Newtonmore
Scorers:
Newtonmore: Brodie MacBean 1, Steven MacDonald 60 (P), 85 (P)
Lochaber 2 – 2 Fort William
Scorers:
Lochaber: Max Campbell 58, Ben Delaney 83
Fort William: Hamish Shaw 15, Victor Smith 37
Oban Camanachd 0 – 0 Skye
Mowi North Division 1
Glengarry 2 – 1 Kingussie
Scorers:
Glengarry: Nick Dalgetty 20, 60
Kingussie: Eoin Baikie 40
Inverness 2 – 3 Fort William
Scorers:
Inverness: Finlay Calder 53, 90
Fort William: Jack Kierney 22, Mark Grant 48, Greg Kelly 60
Kinlochshiel 6 – 3 Newtonmore
Scorers:
Kinlochshiel: Seumas Martin 5, Duncan MacMillan 17, 19, 79, Liam Matheson 38, Jay MacRae 70
Newtonmore: Xander Ross 36, Glen Macintosh 49, Jacob Bain 88
Mowi South Division 1
Glasgow Mid Argyll 0 – 0 Ballachulish
Lochside Rovers 6 – 0 Inveraray
Scorers:
Lochside Rovers: Lewis Buchanan 5, 35, Scott MacMillan 12, 18, 49, Daniel Duffy 33
Mowi North Division 2
Beauly 2 – 1 Kilmallie
Scorers:
Beauly: Leo Bain 11, Finlay Dunbar 80
Kilmallie: Ben MacKinnon 50
Boleskine 0 – 6 Lochaber
Scorers:
Lochaber: David Langan 8, 33, 65, Brennan Macdonald 27, 75, 82
Lewis 1 – 0 Aberdeen University
Scorers:
Lewis: Lewis MacLeod 22
Mowi South Division 2
Tayforth 3 – 4 Aberdour
Scorers:
Tayforth: Neil Shearer 33, Robert Stone 55, Angus MacCallum 70
Aberdour: Archie MacDougall 10, Michael MacLeod 15, Kevin Latimer 18, 26
Strachur Dunoon 5 – 2 Kilmory
Scorers:
Strachur Dunoon: Hunter Black 25, Brandon Wilson 60, Angus Campbell 66, Ken Lawns 73, 77
Youth Shinty Highlights
National Under 17 League
Kinlochshiel Lochcarron 9 – 1 Lovat
Caberfeidh 2 – 0 Kilmallie
Inveraray 3 – 0 Bute
North Of Scotland MacTavish Under 17 Trophy
Inverness 0 – 5 Kingussie
Under 17 Development League
Strathglass 5 – 4 Glenurquhart
Inverness 0 – 5 Newtonmore
Glengarry 3 – 5 Lochaber
Kilmallie 2 – 4 Ardnamurchan
Macmaster Cup
Uddingston 2 – 3 Aberdour
Oban Camanachd 6 – 1 Fort William
Lovat P – P Strathspey
Note: Walkover to Lovat
Glenurquhart 2 – 3 Kilmallie
Kingussie 9 – 0 Beauly
Caberfeidh 0 – 8 Inverness
Skye 2 – 11 Kinlochshiel Lochcarron
