Shinty round up
Fifteen fixtures beat the covid restrictions on Saturday July 10.
Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup – first round Northern Section Beauly 9 Inverness 0
Beauly were too strong for Inverness, winning 9-0 in their tie at Braeview Park.
Sean Stewart on 10 minutes and Robbie Brindle on 17 minutes had Beauly 2-0 ahead before Sean Stewart’s second strike on 39 minutes made it 3-0 at half time.
Robbie Brindle scored twice on 58 and 69 minutes and Beauly finished with a flourish.
Youngsters Finlay MacLennan on 73 minutes and Euan MacCormick on 80 minutes made it 7-0 before Conor Ross added an eighth a couple of minutes later.
Another promising Beauly youngster, Finlay ‘Stork’ MacLennan rounded off the scoring a couple of minutes from time.
Beauly are off to Caberfeidh in the second round this Saturday.
Artemis Macaulay Cup quarter finals Newtonmore 1 Kingussie 3
Kingussie came out on top in the first Badenoch derby of the season, beating Newtonmore 3-1 at the Eilan.
A tremendous run and finish from James Falconer broke the deadlock on 14 minutes and Roddy Young added a second almost straight from the second half re-start.
Iain Robinson ran onto Michael Russell’s free-hit to pull a goal back on 52 minutes but Dylan Borthwick turned the ball home from a central position to seal the win in the final minute.
The sides meet again this Saturday, this time in the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup second round.
They were also drawn together in last week’s cottages.com MacTavish Cup quarter finals meaning they meet in all three senior cup competitions.
The remaining quarter final ties see Beauly paired with a visit from Caberfeidh, Fort William hosting Lovat or Glenurquhart and Strathglass at home to Kinlochshiel or Lochaber. The ties are scheduled for Saturday August 14.
Mowi Senior League A Kinlochshiel 4 Kilmallie 2
Kinlochshiel had to twice come from behind before finally seeing off a spirited Kilmallie side 4-2 in an entertaining clash at Rèaraig Park.
Kinlochshiel boss Johnston Gill had a strong squad to choose from with Paul MacRae, David Falconer and Jonnie MacAskill making up the home bench.
Visiting manager Martin Stewart was without Calum MacDougall who has an ACL injury which could keep him out for up to a year. Iain MacIntyre, Stephen McAlister and Aaron Sandison were also missing.
Kilmallie, possibly still smarting from the previous week’s loss to Fort William, went straight on the attack from the throw-up and when Ben MacKinnon hit an early shy from the left across goal, Daniel Stewart fired the ball into the net to make it 1-0 with just a minute played.
Kinlochshiel suffered a blow when they lost defender Conor Cormack with a hand injury. As Cormack pushed a waisthigh ball away out of defence, he was caught on the hand and was later confirmed to have a hand fracture. Paul MacRae came on as a replacement at buckshee back.
Kinlochshiel started to come more into the game and Shane Gillies saved well with his right hand to deny Jordan Fraser.
However, Kinlochshiel levelled straight from the resultant corner in what were fortunate circumstances. Duncan ‘DA’ MacRae sent the corner in from the left and with Shane Gillies coming off his line to palm the ball away, it deflected off Michael Rodger and into the net to make it 1-1 with 18 minutes played.
Kilmallie full back Robbie MacFadyen required treatment just before the half hour but was able to continue.
Kilmallie went back on the attack and home goalie Josh Grant did well to palm away Ryan Stewart’s shot and Kinlochshiel scrambled the ball away to safety.
Shane Gillies saved well with his feet from Ali Nixon and, in first half stoppage time, Keith MacRae spun away from his marker but Michael Rodger cleared the danger.
Kinlochshiel introduced Jonnie MacAskill and David Falconer in place of Jordan Fraser and Ali Nixon at the break. Duncan Matheson was pushed into attack with Falconer assuming his more familiar wing back position.
Kilmallie made changes too with Martin Stewart pushing Michael Rodger up to full forward. The switch paid immediate dividends when Rodger put Kilmallie back in front with a well-worked goal on 48 minutes. Lewis Birrell flicked on a Shane Gillies goal-hit to Daniel Stewart who held off a challenge before finding Ryan Stewart on the right. Stewart played a good low ball into the danger area where Michael Rodger slipped his marker to go in on goal, finishing confidently to make it 2-1.
However, Kinlochshiel levelled for the second time just a couple of minutes later. Ali Nixon found Keith MacRae who turned and got away from Robbie McFadyen on the right before running in to score.
Jordan Fraser came back on with 20 minutes remaining and put his side in front for the first time in the match 60 seconds later when he turned home Duncan Matheson’s ball from the left.
Jordan Fraser then turned provider as he beat his man before cutting the ball back to Keith MacRae who finished low into the net to make it 4-2 on 77 minutes.
Any chance of a Kilmallie comeback crumbled a couple of minutes later when Stevie Stewart was sent off by referee John Angus Gillies for a rash swing at Donald Nixon. John MacRae was booked for his part in the aftermath.
Kinlochshiel made the most of the one-man advantage and Keith MacRae and Jordan Fraser exchanged passes to cut open the Kilmallie defence but Robbie McFadyen was in the right place to clear the ball off the line.
The hosts did enough to deserve victory but the win came at a price with Conor Cormack’s injury. Keith MacRae looked much more like his old self up front and Donald Nixon had a great battle with Innes Blackhall.
Kilmallie boss Martin Stewart saw a much-improved performance from his side with Robbie McFadyen and Andrew Mcalister working tirelessly at the back and Ben MacKinnon impressing at wing centre.
Fort William P Skye Camanachd P
Skye Camanachd triggered a two-week suspension in all shinty activity as a precautionary measure due to a covid spike in the area so their match with Fort William at An Aird was postponed.
Mowi Senior League B
There were no scheduled fixtures in Mowi Senior League B.
Mowi Senior League C
There were no scheduled fixtures in Mowi Senior League C.
Mowi North League A Glengarry 3 Fort William 9
Glengarry suffered their first league defeat of the season when the Fort William second team ran out 9-3 victors in their game at Craigard.
This was the second time the sides had met this term with Glengarry winning 3-0 at An Aird a month ago.
It started well for the hosts when Raymond Robertson scored after two minutes but the Fort goals then started to flow.
Alan Knox on nine minutes and a quick-fire Cameron Stevens double, first on his backhand on 12 minutes then, after rounding his marker before smashing the ball high into the net on 13 minutes, had Fort William 3-1 ahead.
Rhys Kennedy got in on the act with a brace on 15 and 35 minutes.
His first went low into the corner of the net whilst he caught the ball well for his second and when Graham Campbell added another on 42 minutes with a fierce half-volley, Fort William led 6-1 at the break.
Nick Dalgety beat Fort keeper Stuart Disher to make it 6-2 three minutes after half-time.
Fort William kept pressing though and Cameron Stevens completed his hat-trick on 61 minutes when he hit the ball past an advancing keeper.
Alan Knox completed his hat-trick with goals on 63 and 70 minutes. He took the ball down for the latter before blasting it into the net.
Raymond Robertson got his second four minutes from time but it was Fort William’s day.
Skye Camanachd P Kinlochshiel P
The derby between Skye reserves and Kinlochshiel reserves at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree, was postponed because of covid restrictions.
Mowi North League B Caberfeidh 1 Newtonmore 2
The Newtonmore colts came from behind to beat the Caberfeidh colts 2-1 at Castle Leod.
Ruaraidh MacLeman gave Caberfeidh the lead on 33 minutes but Tristan Ross on 48 minutes and Charlie Ferguson on 80 minutes gave Newtonmore another win.
Mowi North League C Inverness 3 Beauly 3
The Beauly seconds and the Inverness seconds drew 3-3 at Braeview Park.
The visitors looked good for both points when Calum Flynn on seven minutes, Kyle MacDonald 20 minutes and Calum Flynn on 50 minutes gave them a 3-0 advantage.
Inverness fought back though. Steven Bellshaw scored twice and Andy Reid got the other to earn a point from a 3-3 draw.
Strathspey Camanachd 2 Aberdeen University 3
Two goals in two minutes from Donnie MacRae helped Aberdeen University beat Strathspey Camanachd 3-2 in their 2pm throw-up at Grantown Grammar School.
Robert Shiells gave the hosts the lead on 15 minutes and although Stuart Cameron equalised on 36 minutes, Calum Miller put Strathspey back in front a couple of minutes later to give his side a 2-1 half-time lead.
The match turned just before the hour when Donnie MacRae scored on 58 and 59 minutes to give Aberdeen University the win in their first match of the season.
Mowi Central League Ardnamurchan 1 Lochaber 5
The Lochaber reserves won 5-1 against Ardnamurchan at Strontian.
Donald MacRae scored the only goal of the first half after 16 minutes and the same player made it 2-0 four minutes into the second half.
Cameron Loughray struck twice on 57 and 70 minutes to make it 4-0 and Matthew Bradley’s own goal increased the visitors’ advantage a couple of minutes later.
Calum Ritchie grabbed some consolation for Ardnamurchan when he scored 15 minutes from time.
Kilmallie 4 Glenorchy 1
The Kilmallie colts were 4-1 winners against Glenorchy at Canal Parks.
Kilmallie took a grip of the match in the first half with Ross MacKenzie on 20 minutes, Iain MacIntyre a couple of minutes later and Ross MacKenzie again on 41 minutes amassing a 3-0 lead.
Kenni Gray pulled a goal back on 42 minutes to make it 3-1 at the break. However, Iain MacIntyre found the net on 61 minutes to make it 4-1.