Dingwall and Westfield 'B' secure titles in winter rifle league
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Two of the divisional titles in Caithness Small Bore Rifle Association's winter league have been decided following the 12th round of fixtures.
Dingwall secured the Division Four title after maintaining their 100 per cent record. They are nine points clear of Watten "C" with three matches remaining.
Westfield "B" are the Division Five winners, holding an eight-point lead over Nairn "A".
Wick Old Stagers "A" are now four points clear in Division One after Stagers "B" beat Huntly "A". Pentland "A" remain a point behind Huntly.
Orkney moved to the top of Division Two, two points clear, after getting the better of Watten "B". The Halkirk "B" team’s loss to Stirkoke also saw them drop two points behind Orkney.
Westfield "A" moved five points clear in Division Three after second-placed Lairg lost to Pentland "B".
The junior individual league has returned from its winter break.
Round 12 had two shooters with the maximum score – B Young (Wick Old Stagers) in Division One and J Coghill (Pentland) in Division Three.
Results (shots dropped) – Division One: Wick Old Stagers "A" 5 beat Pentland "A" 17. Individual scores – Wick Old Stagers: B Young 0, H Simpson 1, S S Nicolson 2, D Simpson 2. Pentland: G Begg 1, D Mowat 4, P Richard 5, R L O Brown 7.
Halkirk "A" 6 beat Watten "A" 11. Individual scores – Halkirk: J G Campbell 1, R B Campbell 1, W A Campbell 2, J Fraser 2. Watten: D Wilson 1, N Brims 2, D Bremner 3, G Bremner 5.
Wick Old Stagers "B" 15 beat Huntly "A" 22. Individual scores – Wick Old Stagers: Graeme Sutherland 1, S Nicolson 2, A W Paul 6, George Sutherland 6. Huntly: L Thomson 2, R Murray 4, W A Copland 4, G Habiby 12.
Top score in Division One for round 12 was 100 shot by B Young (Wick Old Stagers).
Division Two: Stirkoke "A" 13 beat Halkirk "B" 19. Individual scores – Stirkoke: R Innes 1, J M Sutherland 3, I Sutherland 3, G Robertson 6. Halkirk: T Hawes 2, R Levack 4, G Levack 5, S Yuille 8.
Orkney 17 beat Watten "B" 18. Individual scores – Orkney: R Spence 1, D Sinclair 1, A Hakim 7, A Purchon 8. Watten: B E Mackay 1, S Henderson 3, S Mackay 4, D Thomson 10.
Keiss 18 beat Dallas 21. Individual scores – Keiss: B Cormack 3, A Johnson 5, J Dunnett 5, J Harold 5. Dallas: K Sutherland 4, J Anderson 4, G Sutherland 5, N Sutherland 8.
Top score in Division Two for round 12 was 99 shot by B E Mackay (Watten), R Innes (Stirkoke) and two shooters from Orkney, R Spence and D Sinclair.
Division Three: Pentland "B" 14 beat Lairg 26. Individual scores – Pentland: J Coghill 0, A Cowe 2, W D Steven 5, P Gates 7. Lairg: M Peat 5, D Macleod 6, I Mackay 7, A Murray 8.
Westfield "A" 19 beat Stirkoke "B" 24. Individual scores – Westfield: G A Mackay 2, M Mackay 5, M Mackenzie 5, L McDonald 7. Stirkoke: G Cameron 4, D G Henderson 6, A Webster 7, G Henderson 7.
Huntly "B" 21 beat Halkirk "C" 24. Individual scores – Huntly: D Innes 4, A Scott 5, L G Thomson 5, N Cruickshank 7. Halkirk: S Campbell 3, J Bremner 6, R Sutherland 7, C Gunn 8.
Top score in Division Three for round 12 was 100 shot by J Coghill (Pentland).
Division Four: Dingwall 21 beat Watten "C" 25. Individual scores – Dingwall: B Mackintosh 1, R C Meiklejohn 3, R H Meiklejohn 5, H Meiklejohn 12. Watten: K Macaulay 4, M Macaulay 6, D Thomson jnr 7, L Bremner 8.
Wick Old Stagers "C" 25 beat Pentland "C" 304. Individual scores – Wick Old Stagers: I Simpson 2, A Harper 6, C Ronaldson 7, A Tait 10. Pentland: W D Mowat 4, 3 x NCR 300.
Clachnacuddin 27 beat Stirkoke C 222. Individual scores – Clach: R Embury 4, B Harding 5, W H Macdonald 9, A Rose 9. Stirkoke: I Gunn 9, J Cameron 13, 2 x NCR 200.
Top score in Division Four for round 12 was 99 shot by B Mackintosh (Dingwall).
Division Five: Westfield "B" 46 beat Halkirk D 132. Individual scores – Westfield: M Sutherland 9, J Manson 9, F Adams 9, L Taylor 19. Halkirk: S Blackwood 2, G Campbell 14, T Hall 16, NCR 100.
Nairn "B" 57 beat Nairn "A" 77. Individual scores – Nairn "B": L Andrew 7, S Hanshaw 7, T Stuart 18, C Andrew 25. Nairn "A": S Murray 6, R Thompson 8, M Pickthall 31, S Pickthall 32.
Bogey 60 beat Stirkoke "D" 147. Individual scores – Stirkoke: D Henderson 12, O Sutherland 17, B Sutherland 18, NCR 100.
Top score in Division Four for round 12 was 98 shot by S Blackwood (Halkirk).
