Halkirk gain on top two in Caithness winter shooting league
After nine rounds of the Caithness Small Bore Rifle Association’s postal winter league programme, Halkirk “A” have gained on Pentland “A” and Wick Old Stagers “A” with the top two returning defeats.
Teams in divisions two, three and five respectively are still battling it out for supremacy. Keiss in Division Four now have a four-point gap over their nearest rivals.
Results – Division One (points dropped ex 400): Wick Old Stagers “A” 7, Halkirk “A” 6. Individual scores (ex 100) – Wick OS “A”: D Simpson 100, H Simpson 99, SS Nicolson 98, A W Paul 96. Halkirk “A”: R Campbell 100, J Campbell 99, J Fraser 98, W Campbell 97.
Huntly “A” 12, Watten “A” 7. Watten individual scores: J Henderson 100, D Bremner 98, D Wilson 98, S Henderson 97.
Pentland “A” 11, Bogey 10. Pentland individual scores: R Brown 99, G Begg 98, D Mowat 96, P Richard 96.
D Simpson (Wick OS “A”), L Thompson (Huntly “A”), R Campbell (Halkirk “A”) and J Henderson (Watten “A”) all returned possibles.
Division Two: Stirkoke “A” 25, Orkney 400. Stirkoke individual scores: J M Sutherland 100, G Cameron 94, G Robertson 91, D G Henderson 90.
Watten “B” 10, Westfield “A” 23. Individual scores – Watten: N Brims 100, D Thomson 99, G Bremner 96, B Mackay 95. Westfield: M Mackenzie 99, GA Mackay 97, M Mackay 96, A G Mackay 85.
Wick OS “B” 22, Halkirk “B” 13. Individual scores – Wick: S Nicolson 98, I Simpson 95, A Tait 93, G Sutherland 92. Halkirk: S Yuille 100, T Hawes 97, R Levack 97, G Levack 93.
J M Sutherland (Stirkoke “A”), N Brims (Watten “B”) and S Yuille (Halkirk “B”) all returned possibles.
Division Three: Stirkoke “B” 119, Lairg 27. Stirkoke individual scores: R Innes 97, G Henderson 94, I Gunn 90.
Pentland “B” 23, Huntly “B” 18. Pentland individual scores: P Gates 97, J Coghill 95, W D Steven 95, W D Mowat 90.
Dallas 21, Dingwall 29.
K Sutherland (Dallas) was the round’s top scorer with 99.
Division Four: Keiss 28, Watten “C” 33. Individual scores – Keiss: K Harrold 94, B Cormack 93, A Johnston 93, J Dunnett 92. Watten: L Thain 94, K Macaulay 94, M Macaulay 90, D Thomson jnr 89.
Halkirk “C” 210, Stirkoke “C” 42. Individual scores – Halkirk: S Blackwood 97, J Bremner 93. Stirkoke: J Cameron 93, G Hendry 92, B Sutherland 87, D Henderson 86.
Wick OS “C” 51, Clach 123. Wick individual scores: L Harper 91, A Harper 90, C Ronaldson 87, N Hodgson 81.
Division Five: Pentland “C” 400, Huntly “C” 40.
Stirkoke “D” 400, Westfield “B” 31. Westfield individual scores: S Mackay 93, M Sutherland 93, J Manson 92, G Williams 91.
Nairn 99, Watten “D” 400.
Junior individual league, round five – Individual scores (ex 100): J Bremner 92, E Swanson (withdrawn); G Campbell 94, J. Singh 85; A Mackay 84, J Macadie 72.
Caithness Small Bore Rifle Association is participating in Division One of the National Small-bore Rifle Association’s postal league for the Kolar Gold Mine Challenge Trophy.
Round one results (points dropped ex 1200): Yorkshire “A” 1173, Caithness 1182; Aberdeenshire “A” 1168, Surrey 1181; Sussex “A” 1174, Hampshire “A” 1181.
Caithness individual scores (ex 100): H Simpson 100, P Richard 100, D Simpson 99, G Begg 99, J Fraser 99, S S Nicolson 99, J Campbell 99, R Campbell 99, R Brown 98, D Mowat 98, A Paul 96, W Campbell 96.
