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Sunday brought the last races of the Spring Series at Pentland Firth Yacht Club, with light winds and torrential showers during the afternoon.

It has been another busy week on the fairways and greens of Reay golf course with some closely fought contests in the ladies and gents’ sections.

Dounreay Fly Fishing Association anglers struggled to locate trout at Toftingall as the water hadn't cleared after being stirred up by a strong wind.

The Roddy Gray Cup was contested at Thurso Golf Club on Saturday by 14 teams of four playing a Texas Scramble, with £575 being raised for charity.

Wick visitor Stuart Anderson clocked an impressive 22 min 1 sec overall in the latest of Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trials.

Thurso athlete Lorna Stanger took third place in the female section of the Loch Ness Ultra Marathon Challenge – despite being bitten by a dog.

Wick boxer Liall Mackenzie is looking forward to his first professional fight in more than four years at a high-profile event in Inverness.

Over 25 riders from the Caithness Pony Club recently attended a training camp weekend which was held at the indoor riding centre in Halkirk.

Thurso's S1 and S2 teams welcomed their Wick counterparts this week and all the girls enjoyed being in a competitive environment again.

There was an excellent turnout for the gents' Allan Cup competition at Thurso Bowling Club, with Alec Mackay staging a comeback to beat John McGill.

The Abbott Risk Consulting Open at Reay was won by Willie Steven with an excellent 40 points following a round of 80 made up of halves of 41 and 39.

The winner of Thurso Golf Club's May Medal was Jocky Begg with a nett 66, beating the on-form David Irvine on countback on Saturday.

Andrew “Hamper” MacLeod clocked 22 min 10 sec with an average speed of 27.1 mph in Caithness Cycling Club’s latest 10-mile time trial.

It's a new Road Record Association record as the fastest woman to cycle North Coast 500

Pentland Firth Yacht Club officials point out that sailing can be a major boost to mental and physical wellbeing, and that the ethos is to have fun.

Reay hosted the latest round of the Caithness and Sutherland Seniors Golf Society, with some spectacular scoring in all four handicap categories.

Ross Williamson was the winner on countback in the first open of the season at Thurso, sponsored by the oldest bar in Caithness – the Commercial Bar.

Alistair Miller took top spot in Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trial, with a temperature of only 10C and a tough southerly wind.

Dounreay Fly Fishing Association members struggled to find taking fish during their first Boat League competition of the season on Loch Watten.

Another busy week at Reay Golf Club saw packed fairways with both the ladies and gents competing in a variety of club competitions.