Other Sport

In Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trial it was again a Stuart Swanson/Iain Miller one-two but with a mere five seconds separating them.

Twenty-three teams took to the green at Thurso for the Gala Pairs Open, with Jill and Brian Tewnion winning the title for the second year in a row.

High Ormlie Hotspur’s hopes of Highland Amateur Cup glory were swept aside by Maryburgh in their quarter-final clash in sunny Thurso on Saturday.

Students recognised for sporting achievements.

Caithness Pony Club held its annual open show in Halkirk, welcoming Marion MacLennan and Katie Flo as the judges for the day.

Members of Dounreay Fly Fishing Association had an early start on Saturday morning as they prepared for their Early Bird competition on Loch Watten.

Thurso’s bid to become Northern Counties Top Ten champions began with a trip to Conon/Maryburgh, with Thurso team winning 6-2.

Stuart Anderson won comfortably in Wick Wheelers’ latest time trial, while Stuart Swanson had a five-second victory at Caithness Cycling Club.

Caithness shooters featured prominently in the Earl Haig Scottish Open Championship, the highlight of the rifle shooting calendar, held in Aberdeen.

Caithness Cycling Club promoted its annual Festival of Cycling at the weekend, supported by Sinclair Bay Subsea and Scrabster Seafoods.

Wick Wheelers’ latest 10-mile time trial held last Thursday saw riders facing a difficult outward leg into a south westerly wind.

Thurso brothers Aaron and Innis Mahon had a successful day at the annual senior athletics event organised by Highland Disability Sport in Inverness.

Caithness Junior Badminton Club has received a set of squad T-shirts sponsored by Amentum, a company involved in Dounreay decommissioning work.

Two players have made Caithness badminton history by being invited to join the National Pathway Programme to be part of the Scottish junior squad.

Caithness teenager Billy Sutherland proudly represented Scotland at the U18 International Youth Cup in Slovakia in a highly competitive field.

Eighteen members of Dounreay Fly Fishing Association experienced mixed weather during their All Night competition on Loch Watten at the weekend.

Stuart Swanson posted the fastest time in Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trial, while Wick Wheelers’ event had three personal bests.

Caithness athletes were well represented at the Highland Cross on Saturday, when participants in the 41st staging of the event endured hot conditions.

Highland schools are showing their passion for sport, with more than 60 of them now proud recipients of a SportScotland School Sport Award.

Caithness Pony Club held its annual summer working hunter show and an arena event at the UHI North, West and Hebrides equestrian campus at Dale.