Other Sport

THE sport of eight-ball pool continued its growth in the Wick and District Pool League area at the second annual Bfest Pairs Championship.

The Bayview Hotel, Lybster, were recently crowned champions of the over-40s’ pool league, denying Popeye’s 10 league titles in a row.

?CAITHNESS cyclist John Paul has recently returned from a successful three-week tour in Germany as part of the GB Olympic under-23 Track Sprint Academy.

FOLLOWING the visit of two martial arts grand masters to Caithness, Vince Tait has been graded to fifth Dan Master.

A team from Wick’s Pulteneytown Academy has won the annual east of Caithness schools mini Highland Games for larger schools.

??THE showjumping results from competitions at Achalone on May 24 were as follows:

GOLFERS playing in the Captain’s Prize at Reay on Saturday were treated to bright skies and blistering heat as the sun shone brightly on Caithness.

THE men took to the green at Thurso Bowling Club on Saturday to contest the Allan Cup Handicap Singles, with a good turnout of 25 players taking part.

THE scores in round six of the Newsbeat Summer League at Thurso Golf Club reflected the improved playing conditions with 25 per cent of the Thursday players…

ALLAN Sutherland stormed round the course in Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trial with a time of 23 min 37 sec for a three-minute win over…

A LOVELY warm and sunny day brought golfers out in force for the John Gunn & Sons Open played at Wick last Sunday, with 83 golfers competing.

CAITHNESS Riding Club ran a very successful annual summer open show on Saturday, May 19, at Bowertower Mains Farm. There was a good turnout of competitors…

MEMBERS of the Caithness and Sutherland Seniors’ Golf Society enjoyed glorious weather for their annual assault on Bonar and Ardgay’s scenic course last…

EIGHT Thurso swimmers travelled to Aberdeenshire for the Westhill Invitational on May 5 and 6 when they competed against high-calibre competitors, including…

TAKING the top places in the first two events has moved Toby Bracey into a clear early lead in Dounreay Fly Fishing Association’s 2012 championship.

THE annual indoor bowling competition between Orkney and Caithness SWRI federations was held on May 5 in the Royal British Legion Scotland clubrooms in…

?CAITHNESS Cycling Club was well represented in the midweek Raymond Sinclair “10” at Kildary last week and riders recorded some excellent times.

THE first open competition of the season incorporating the HIPPO squad was held in April with 24 athletes from CAAC making the trip to Inverness.

THERE was a return to competition for Wick Wheeler Graeme Clyne after eight months out because of knee problems.

THE FSC Bowling Club in Wick ran its annual charity rinks competition recently which resulted in two teams from Harper’s reaching the final.