Keiss team can’t be caught in fourth division of shooting league
After 13 rounds of Caithness Small Bore Rifle Association’s postal winter league programme, Halkirk “A” maintain a one-point lead over Wick Old Stagers “A” in Division One.
Westfield “A” are tied in pole position with Halkirk “B” in Division Two, while Division Three sees Dallas with a two-point advantage over Huntly “B”.
In Division Four, a defeat for Watten “C” means unbeaten Keiss now have an unassailable lead. Westfield “B” in Division Five have a four-point gap over Huntly “C” with two rounds left.
Division One: (points dropped ex 400) Wick Old Stagers “A” 9, Huntly “A” 10. Wick scores (ex 100): D Simpson 99, H Simpson 98, AW Paul 98, S Nicolson 96.
Halkirk “A” 9, Bogey 10. Halkirk scores: W Campbell 99, R Campbell 98, J Fraser 98, J Campbell 96.
Pentland “A” 10, Watten “A” 8: Scores – Pentland: R Brown 99, P Richard 99, G Begg 97, D Mowat 95. Watten: D Wilson 99, J Henderson 99, S Henderson 98, D Bremner 96.
L Thompson (Huntly “A”) was the round’s top scorer with a possible.
Division Two: Stirkoke “A” 21, Watten “B” 15. Scores – Stirkoke: G Cameron 98, J M Sutherland 95, D G Henderson 95, G Robertson 91. Watten “B”: D Thompson 98, N Brims 97, G Bremner 95, B Mackay 95.
Orkney 400, Wick OS “B” 28. Wick scores: I Simpson 97, SS Nicolson 95, G Sutherland 91, A Tait 89.
Halkirk “B” 12, Westfield “A” 14: Scores – Halkirk: T Hawes 98, S Yuille 97, R Levack 97, G Levack 96. Westfield: M Mackay 98, GA Mackay 97, M Mackenzie 97, M Sutherland 94.
G Cameron (Stirkoke “A”), D Thomson (Watten “B”), T Hawes (Halkirk “B”) and M Mackay (Westfield “A”) were the round’s top scorers with 98.
Division Three: Huntly “B” 10, Dingwall 17. Dallas 14, Lairg 28.
Pentland “B” 33, Stirkoke “B” 30. Scores – Pentland: J Coghill 95, P Gates 93, W D Mowat 90, W D Steven 89. Stirkoke: R Innes 97, G Henderson 97, I Gunn 88, A Webster 88.
S Sharpe (Huntly “B”), R H Meiklejohn (Dingwall) and K Sutherland (Dallas) returned the division’s best score of 99.
Division Four: Keiss 21, Halkirk “C” 305. Scores – Keiss: J Harrold 97, B Cormack 96, A Johnston 95, J Dunnett 91. Halkirk: J Bremner 95.
Watten “C” 25, Clach 21. Watten scores: D Thomson Jnr 96, L Thain 96, K Macaulay 95, M Macaulay 88.
Stirkoke “C” 45, Wick OS “C” 41. Scores – Stirkoke: J Cameron 94, B Sutherland 90, G Hendry 88, D Henderson 83. Wick: N Hodgson 95, A Harper 89, L Harper 89, C Ronaldson 86.
Top score of the round was 98 by G Smith (Clach).
Division Five: Pentland “C” 400, Stirkoke “D” 400. Huntly “C” 120, Watten “D” 400.
Nairn 72, Westfield “B” 43. Westfield scores: J Manson 94, S Mackay 94, G Williams 88, A Jappy 81.
N Cruickshank (Huntly “C”) was the top scorer with 96.
Junior individual league: Round nine – Individual scores (ex 100): J Bremner 93, G Campbell 85; A Mackay 88, J Singh 86; J Macadie 85, E Swanson (withdrawn).
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 five results (points dropped ex 1200): Yorkshire “A” 1175, Surrey “A” 1178; Aberdeenshire “A” 1177, Sussex “A” 1178; Hampshire “A” 1181, Caithness 1181.
Caithness individual scores (ex 100): R Brown 100, G Begg 100, P Richard 100, H Simpson 99, J Campbell 99, D Simpson 99, J Fraser 98, D Mowat 98, R Campbell 97, W Campbell 97, A Paul 97, S S Nicolson 97.
