Thurso Bowling Club opened for the 2025 season on Saturday with members enjoying their first game of bowls in beautiful sunshine.
Caithness player Ava Cook won the girls’ singles in the 2025 North of Scotland junior U17 championships in Aberdeen, beating Riya Bhaskar the final.
Gardening on the Edge by Diana Wayland
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Twenty-five Caithness players took part in the Highland Badminton Group (HBG) annual junior restricted competition at Inverness Leisure.
Caithness junior badminton squad player Liam Sinclair was a singles winner and a doubles runner-up in the SSBU 2014 Age Group Tournament at Wishaw.
Caithness Junior Badminton Club came off second best in a hard-fought inter-county challenge against Orkney at the Pickaquoy Centre.
Caithness junior badminton player Chloe Mackenzie battled hard in the West of Scotland junior under-19 championships in the Sir Craig Reedie Centre.
Liam Mackay, Lewis Gow and Gavin Majilton fired birdies at the second, sixth, eighth, 13th and 16th on their way to a fantastic 68 for nett 58.
For the second year running, a team of shooters representing Caithness will be crowned as national inter-county champions.
Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle
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Caithness United under-14s produced an excellent team display to round off their league campaign with a 3-3 draw against an unbeaten Clach side.
An excellent turnout at Reay Golf Club on Saturday saw 50 players competing on behalf of captain Carol Paterson and vice-captain Steve Efemey.
Queen’s men had a 6-2 victory over Park in Wick and District Darts League this week to send the Thurso side down to the second division.
Thurso’s Heritage by a Thirsa Loon
Dunbeath was the venue on Saturday for the Willie Mackay rinks competition for Caithness SWI bowling teams.
Caithness now have a three-point lead in Division One of the national postal league for the Kolar Gold Mine Challenge Trophy with two rounds left.
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The Real Mackay by Dan Mackay