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Reay hosted the Ulbster Cup as each of the Caithness clubs entered two teams of four players to play fourball matches in a series of knockout ties.

Thurso Golf Club's Freswick Cup, donated to the club in 1934 by Admiral Sir Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, was contested over two rounds.

Castletown karting competitor Jack Ryan had a brilliant, incident-free weekend at the Motorsport UK September meet at the Golspie track.

There was an excellent turnout of 60 players from Thurso, Reay, Wick, Golspie and Inverness for the Stuart Campbell Open played at Thurso Golf Club.

There is loads to cover in the latest Balls & Whistles, including looking ahead to the return of the Loch Ness Marathon this Sunday!

The final action of the summer season at Reay Golf Club saw some excellent scoring in warm autumnal conditions.

The Thurso Golf Club J Waters men's foursomes knockout trophy is played over the summer, with victory this year going to Davy Irvine and Jim McLeod.

Thurso Golf Club's Summer League sorts out the wheat from the chaff with only the best nine scores counting from 23 Stableford competitions.

Thurso Golf Club's greenkeeper Frazer Sparling has received a presentation marking his 20 years at the club, having begun his apprenticeship in 2001.

Young Ava Bain was on a winning streak at a gymkhana held at Blarmhor House, Halkirk, securing the most points overall on the day.

There is a wide variety of sports in this week's episode, from the usual football and rugby through shinty to squash, cricket and jiu-jitsu!

There was plenty of action on the Reay course during the past week as the summer season enters its final few weeks in September.

Caithness Car Club hosted rounds nine and 10 of the Guyson Scottish Sprint Championship at Golspie's Littleferry circuit this month.

Wick Wheelers and Caithness Cycling Club ended their racing seasons with their annual inter-club event, held as a time trial between Thurso and Wick.

Thurso Senior Ladies' Open was sponsored by Rock Rose this year and all the ladies were keen to get their hands on a nice bottle of local gin.

Local riders had a successful trip to the Scottish Riding Club Championships at Auchlishie returning home with a great haul of rosettes.

This weekend the biggest prize in shinty is up for grabs as Lovat and Kinlochshiel battle it out for the Camanachd Cup.

Saturday saw Reay Golf Club host the McRobert Thistle Open, but the wet and windy conditions meant that only the toughest competitors would prevail.

The rain may have fallen at Thurso Bowling Club on Saturday but the eight teams in the Fraser Round Robin Triples kept their spirits up.

Andrew “Hamper” MacLeod and Debbie Larnach won the gold medals in Caithness Cycling Club’s annual Hill Climb Championships on Scrabster Hill.