Other Sport

Angler reels in victory.

Darren Bain (12), of Charity Farm, Wick, took the win at a non-Motorsport UK event in Golspie on Sunday.

Wick Triathlon Club members have been competing in events as far afield as Orkney and Ireland, with one achieving a national age-group championship.

Youngsters in Thurso got into the party spirit to celebrate the first anniversary of the town's junior parkrun event on Sunday.

Jack Ryan and Robin Nicolson were within four seconds of first place in round six of the Junior 1000 Ecosse challenge at Kames Motorsport Complex.

Stuart Swanson posted the fastest time in Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trial and Angus MacKay edged out Alistair Miller for second.

Tom Armitage finished the 2022/23 season in style by taking gold in both 100m and 200m backstroke events at the invitation-only Scottish Summer Meet.

Thurso Amateur Swimming Club provided five swimmers for the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships held in Glasgow over three days.

Wick's Darren Bain finished in third position in round four of the Grampian Kart Club championship at the Boyndie circuit near Banff at the weekend.

Five members of Thurso Amateur Swimming Club qualified for 37 individual races between them at the Glasgow International Swim Meet at Tollcross.

Caithness Cycling Club’s 10-mile time trial season was back to the Stainland course, and several riders posted their best times of the season.

Caithness Cycling Club’s 10-mile time trial again had to be held on the relatively slow Westfield course due to traffic lights on the Watten road.

Loch Watten was due to witness the annual Watten evening boat fishing competition, but the presence of blue-green algae led to a change of plan.

Eight local riders and nine ponies travelled to Auchlishie Eventing with coach Frances Sutherland to compete in showjumping, dressage and eventing.

The future of the surviving sports councils in the Highlands is uncertain after the axing of their core funding stream.

Runners in the far north and further afield can now sign up to this year’s Caithness Half Marathon.

Week 15 of Caithness Cycling Club’s 10-mile time trial season had to revert to the much slower Westfield course, due to roadworks on the Watten road.

The Caithness branch of the Pony Club held its Summer Gymkhana at Northfield Equestrian, Halkirk, with Judith and Molly Miller as handy pony judges.

People are being urged to help out at the most northerly parkrun on the British mainland.

There was a very short weigh-in procedure for DFFA's Early Bird competition as only two of the drookit group had something to show for their efforts.