Small Bore Rifle Association league season kicks off
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Just one shooter in the opening round of the Small Bore Rifle Association leagues had the maximum score, with D Simson of Wick Old Stagers returning the only 100.
Watten A are the early leaders in Division One by virtue of having a better aggregate than Huntly.
Stirkoke top the table in Division Two, ahead of Wick Old Stagers B and Westfield A – again thanks to a better aggregate with all three teams on two points.
Keiss are at the summit of Division Three ahead of Dingwall and Stirkoke B, while Halkirk C have the early advantage in Division Four over Huntly B and Lairg.
Nairn and Wick Old Stagers C are both chasing Watten C after the first matches in Division Five.
Results (Shots dropped)
Division One
Watten A 5 beat Wick Old Stagers A 10. Individual scores – Watten: J Henderson 1, D Bremner 1, D Wilson 1, S Henderson 2. Wick Old Stagers: D Simpson 0, H Simpson 2, B Young 3, A W Paul 5.
Huntly A 8 beat Pentland A 11. Individual scores – Huntly: W Copland 1, L Thomson 2, S Sharp 2, G Habiby 3. Pentland: D Mowat 1, G Begg 2, R Brown 4, P Richard 4.
The Bogey 8 beat Halkirk A 10. Individual scores – Halkirk: R Campbell 1, W Campbell 2, J Fraser 3, J Campbell 4.
Top score in Division One for round one was 100, shot by D Simpson (Wick Old Stagers).
Division Two
Stirkoke A 11 beat Watten B 18. Individual scores – Stirkoke: R Innes 2, I Sutherland 2, G Robertson 2, G Cameron 5. Watten: S Mackay 2, G Bremner 4, N Brims 5, B E Mackay 7.
Wick Old Stagers B 12 beat Halkirk B 22. Individual scores – Wick Old Stagers: S Nicolson 2, S S Nicolson 3, C Ronaldson 3, G Sutherland 4. Halkirk: G G Levack 3, R Levack 5, S Yuille 6, S Blackwood 8.
Westfield A 16 beat the Bogey 18. Individual scores – Westfield: M Mackay 1, L MacDonald 4, G A Mackay 5, J Manson 6.
Top score in Division Two for round one was 99, shot by M Mackay (Westfield).
Division Three
Keiss 19 beat Dallas 23. Individual scores – Keiss: A Macdonald 2, J Dunnet 4, B Cormack 6, J Harold 7. Dallas: K Sutherland 3, J Anderson 6, N Sutherland 6, G Sutherland 8.
Dingwall 22 beat the Bogey 23. Individual scores – Dingwall: R H Meiklejohn 2, B D Mackintosh 2, R C Meiklejohn 4, H Meiklejohn 14.
Stirkoke B 25 beat Pentland B 306. Individual scores – Stirkoke: G Henderson 5, J M Sutherland 5, R Mackay 6, D G Henderson 9.
Top score in Division Three for round one was 98, shot by A Macdonald (Keiss), R H Meiklejohn (Dingwall) and B D Mackintosh (Dingwall).
Division Four
Halkirk C 23 beat Clachnacuddin 30. Individual scores – Halkirk: T Hawes 1, C Gunn 3, R Sutherland 9, S Campbell 10. Clachnacuddin: R Emburey 5, A Smith 6, N MacDonald 9, W D Allan 10.
Huntly B 26 beat Westfield B 46. Individual scores – Huntly: D Innes 4, R Murray 5, L G Thomson 6, P Glennie 11. Westfield: M Mackenzie 8, L Calder 9, C Mowat 14, A Jappy 15.
Lairg 30 beat Stirkoke C 118. Individual scores – Lairg: A Murray 4, D MacLeod 5, M Peat 5, I MacKay 16. Stirkoke - I Gunn 4, G Hendry 6, J Cameron 8, NCR 100.
Top score in Division Four for round one was 99, shot by T Hawes (Halkirk).
Division Five
Watten C 35 beat the Bogey 63. Individual scores – Watten: D Thomson 6, L Bremner 7, N Macaulay 8, D Thomson jnr 14.
Wick Old Stagers C 127 beat Stirkoke “D” 227. Individual scores – Wick Old Stagers: Geo Sutherland 8, N Hodgson 9, A Harper 10, NCR 100. Stirkoke: D Henderson 11, B Foubister 16, NCR 100, NCR 100.
Nairn 60 beat Pentland “C” 303. Individual scores – Nairn: D Smith 4, S Murray 18, L Andrew 19, M Cattich 19. Pentland: W D Mowat 3, NCR 100, NCR 100, NCR 100.
Top score in Division Five for round one was 97, shot by W D Mowat (Pentland).
Junior League Division One – Individual scores
R Levack (Halkirk) 3 beat S Campbell (Halkirk) 10.
J Taylor (Westfield) 4 beat the Bogey 10.
I Simpson (Wick Old Stagers) 5 beat R Sutherland (Halkirk) 15.
Top score in Division 1 was 97 shot by R Levack (Halkirk).
Junior League Division Two – Individual scores
G Campbell (Halkirk) 15 beat C Mackay (Westfield) 36.
J Bremner (Halkirk) 22 beat C Ross (Westfield) 27.
L Taylor (Westfield) 25 beat C Campbell (Halkirk) 100.
