Wick team two points clear in rifle league with one round to go
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Round 14 of Caithness Small Bore Rifle Association's winter league had three shooters with the maximum score – A W Paul (Wick Old Stagers) and G Habiby (Huntly), both in Division One, and R H Meiklejohn (Dingwall) from Division Four.
Wick Old Stagers "A" are two points clear of Huntly "A" at the top of Division One with only one round to go. Pentland "A" moved back into third position after their win over Old Stagers "B" and Halkirk’s loss to Huntly.
Orkney still lead Division Two by two points over Watten "B", with one more round to see where the title goes.
Westfield "A" are the Division Three winners. Lairg will end as runners-up as they are three points behind with only one match left.
Dingwall maintained their 100 per cent record and they are worthy winners of Division Four. Watten "C" took advantage of Dingwall’s win over Clachnacuddin to move into second position.
Westfield "B" are winners of Division Five with only one loss in 14 matches.
In the junior individual league, the Division One title has still to be decided. S Campbell still leads the division by two points over R Sutherland with one match left.
L Taylor is assured of the Division Two title, being six points clear of C Mackay.
Results (shots dropped) – Division One: Pentland "A" 6 beat Wick Old Stagers "B" 13. Individual scores – Pentland: G Begg 1, P Richard 1, D Mowat 2, R L O Brown 2. Wick Old Stagers "B": A W Paul 0, S Nicolson 1, Graeme Sutherland 4, George Sutherland 8.
Huntly "A" 8 beat Halkirk "A" 10. Individual scores – Huntly "A": G Habiby 0, L Thomson 1, W A Copland 2, R Murray 5. Halkirk "A": J G Campbell 1, R B Campbell 2, W A Campbell 3, J Fraser 4.
Wick Old Stagers "A" 8 beat Watten "A" 12. Individual scores – Wick Old Stagers "A": D Simpson 2, H Simpson 2, B Young 2, S S Nicolson 2. Watten: D Wilson 2, D Bremner 3, G Bremner 3, N Brims 4.
Top score in Division One was 100 shot by A W Paul (Wick Old Stagers) and G Habiby (Huntly).
Division Two: Orkney 17 beat Dallas 19. Individual scores – Orkney: R Spence 1, D Sinclair 3, A Hakim 4, A Purchon 9. Dallas: J Anderson 3, K Sutherland 3, G Sutherland 6, N Sutherland 7.
Halkirk "B" 17 beat Keiss 20. Individual scores – Halkirk: S Yuille 3, T Hawes 4, G Levack 4, R Levack 6. Keiss: J Harold 4, A Johnson 4, B Cormack 5, W Mackay 7.
Watten "B" 19 beat Stirkoke "A" 25. Individual scores – Watten: B E Mackay 2, D Thomson 5, S Henderson 5, S Mackay 7. Stirkoke: R Innes 3, I Sutherland 4, J M Sutherland 7, G Robertson 11.
Top score in Division Two was 99 shot by R Spence (Orkney).
Division Three: Halkirk "C" 16 beat Pentland "B" 19. Individual scores – Halkirk "C": S Campbell 3, R Sutherland 4, C Gunn 4, J Bremner 5. Pentland: P Gates 2, J Coghill 3, W D Steven 6, A Cowe 8.
Lairg 17 beat Westfield "A" 20. Individual scores – Lairg: D MacLeod 2, A Murray 4, M Peat 4, A Mackay 7. Westfield "A": M Mackay 2, L MacDonald 4, G A Mackay 5, M Mackenzie 9.
Stirkoke "B" 22 beat Huntly "B" 23. Individual scores – Stirkoke: D G Henderson 1, G Cameron 5, G Henderson 7, A Webster 9. Huntly "B": D Innes 3, A Scott 6, O Busson 7, L G Thomson 7.
Top score in Division Three was 99 shot by D G Henderson (Stirkoke).
Division Four: Dingwall 15 beat Clachnacuddin 18. Individual scores – Dingwall: R H Meiklejohn 0, B Mackintosh 1, R C Meiklejohn 2, H Meiklejohn 12. Clach: B Harding 3, A Rose 3, W H Macdonald 5, R Emburey 7.
Watten "C" 29 beat Wick Old Stagers "C" 30. Individual scores – Watten: M Macaulay 6, L Bremner 7, K Macaulay 7, D Thomson Jnr 9. Wick Old Stagers "C": I Simpson 4, C Ronaldson 6, A Harper 7, A Tait 13.
Stirkoke "C" 118 beat Pentland "C" 306. Individual scores – Stirkoke: I Gunn 2, G Hendry 6, J Cameron 10, NCR 100. Pentland: W D Mowat 6, 3 x NCR 300.
Top score in Division Four was 100 shot by R H Meiklejohn (Dingwall).
Division Five: Westfield 40 "B" beat Nairn "A" 61. Individual scores – Westfield: J Manson 6, M Sutherland 8, F Adams 8, L Taylor 18. Nairn "A": S Murray 7, R Thompson 12, S Pickthall 15, M Pickthall 27.
Bogey 60 beat Halkirk "D" 303. Individual scores – Halkirk: S Blackwood 3, 3 x NCR 300.
Nairn "B" 66 beat Stirkoke "D" 241. Individual scores – Nairn "B": S Hanshaw 11, L Andrew 16, T Stuart 18, C Andrew 21. Stirkoke "D": D Henderson 16, B Sutherland 25, 2 x NCR 200.
Top score in Division Five was 97 shot by S Blackwood (Halkirk).
Juniors – Division One: I Simpson 4 beat S Campbell 5; R Sutherland 6 beat J Bremner 9; G Campbell 9 beat J Sutherland 100.
Division Two: L Taylor 16 beat D Sutherland 100; G Mill v B Thomson (no contest); C Mackay 100 v E Swanson (no contest).
