Pentland ‘A’ setting the pace in winter rifle league
After eight rounds of Caithness Small Bore Rifle Association’s postal winter league programme, Pentland “A” remain pacesetters in the first division but have only a two-point cushion over their nearest challengers, Wick Old Stagers “A”.
Keiss and Westfield “B”, leaders in divisions four and five respectively, are the only teams to have 100 per cent records to date.
Division One (points dropped ex 400) – Round five: Wick Old Stagers “A” 10, Bogey 10; Halkirk “A” 11, Watten “A” 6; Huntly “A” 17, Pentland “A” 10. Round six: Wick OS “A” 6, Watten “A” 10; Halkirk “A” 11, Pentland “A” 2; Huntly “A” 10, Bogey 10.
Round seven: Wick OS “A” 5, Pentland “A” 11; Halkirk “A” 11, Huntly “A” 12; Watten “A” 6, Bogey 10. Round eight: Wick OS “A” 8, Huntly “A” 4; Halkirk “A” 10, Bogey 10; Pentland “A” 11, Watten “A” 12.
D Simpson, AW Paul (Wick OS “A”), L Thompson, W Copland (Huntly “A”), J Campbell (Halkirk “A”), P Richard, R L O Brown, G Begg (Pentland “A”), D Bremner and S Henderson (Watten “A”) all returned possibles.
Division Two – Round five: Stirkoke “A” 14, Wick OS “B” 23; Orkney 400, Westfield “A” 18; Watten “B” 19, Halkirk “B” 18. Round six: Stirkoke “A” 17, Westfield “A” 13; Orkney 400, Halkirk “B” 17; Watten “B” 13, Wick OS “B” 21.
Round seven: Stirkoke “A” 19, Halkirk “B” 12; Orkney 400, Watten “B” 14; Westfield “A” 22, Wick OS “B” 26. Round eight: Stirkoke “A” 25, Watten “B” 30; Orkney 400, Wick OS “B” 29; Westfield “A” 24, Halkirk “B” 14.
G Cameron (Stirkoke “A”), G Levack (Halkirk “B”) and G Bremner (Watten “B”) were the top scorers with 99.
Division Three – Round five: Dingwall 11, Lairg 23; Dallas 18, Pentland “B” 12; Huntly “B” 16, Stirkoke “B” 17. Round six: Dallas 22, Huntly “B” 13; Lairg 23, Pentland “B” 22; Stirkoke “B” 22, Dingwall 18.
Round seven: Dingwall 21, Pentland “B” 24; Stirkoke “B” 26, Dallas 22; Huntly “B” 21, Lairg 29. Round eight: Lairg 24, Dallas 12; Huntly “B” 17, Dingwall 18; Pentland “B” 24, Stirkoke “B” 15.
K Sutherland, G Sutherland (Dallas), B Mackintosh, R H Meiklejohn (Dingwall), S Sharpe (Huntly “B”), J Coghill and P Gates (Pentland “B”) were the top scorers with 99.
Division Four – Round five: Keiss 22, Clach 36; Watten “C” 22, Stirkoke “C” 142; Wick OS “C” 42, Halkirk “C” 117. Round six: Keiss 22, Stirkoke “C” 43; Watten “C” 22, Wick OS “C” 49; Halkirk “C” 113, Clach 33.
Round seven: Keiss 17, Wick OS “C” 44; Watten “C” 20, Halkirk “C” 125; Stirkoke “C” 45, Clach 34. Round eight: Keiss 19, Halkirk “C” 211; Watten “C” 24, Clach 25; Stirkoke “C” 132, Wick OS “C” 55.
J Bremner (Halkirk “C”) and S Bell (Clach) both scored 98.
Division Five – Round five: Pentland “C” 400, Watten “D” 314; Huntly “C” 42, Westfield “B” 39; Stirkoke “D” 400, Nairn 94. Round six: Pentland “C” 400, Westfield “B” 50; Huntly “C” 36, Nairn 75; Stirkoke “D” 400, Watten “D” 400.
Round seven: Pentland “C” 400, Nairn 76; Huntly “C” 35, Stirkoke “D” 400; Westfield “B” 44, Watten “D” 400. Round eight: Pentland “C” 400, Stirkoke “D” 400; Huntly “C” 33, Watten “D” 400; Nairn 64, Westfield “B” 39.
Best score was a 98 by M Sutherland (Westfield “B”).
Junior individual league – Round four: J Bremner 7, G Campbell 5; A Mackay 18, J. Singh 13; J Macadie 32, E Swanson (withdrawn).
