Football

The Tuesday evening win sees Thistle leapfrog Acks into first place in Caithness AFA Division Two.

Physicality was the key factor in Caithness Ladies’ narrow loss to Sutherland in their SWF Highlands and Islands Cup tie, according to Tom McKenna.

Mervyn Hill from the Nethercliffe Hotel kept up a 30-year sponsorship commitment to Wick Groats when he handed over a new strip to the team.

Castletown manager Tom McKenna praised the quality of Caithness amateur football after seeing his side slip to a 2-0 defeat to Wick Groats on Monday.

Nucleus is to host another evening of football reminiscences at the start of next month, following the success of the first event held in March.

Asa Sinclair admitted he couldn’t have asked for any more from his players after Thurso Swifts pulled off a shock cup victory over Wick Groats.

He has signed a new one-year deal.

Lewis Gallacher was disappointed with the manner of High Ormlie Hotspur’s defeat to Pentland United but is adamant that it won’t define their season.

Pentland United extended their 100 per cent start to the county league season by seeing off their closest challengers High Ormlie Hotspur in Thurso.

Players and officials of Staxigoe United have shown their gratitude for a £500 donation from the Johnnie Robertson memorial bowls day last year.

Eight Caithness teams reached round two of the Highland Amateur Cup after an action-packed day that included a dramatic comeback for Halkirk.

Eight Caithness teams reached round two of the Highland Amateur Cup after an action-packed day that included a dramatic comeback for Halkirk.

A Wick optician is calling on aspiring football commentators to help enhance the matchday experience of visually-impaired fans.

Wednesday saw three teams maintain their 100 records across the two divisions of the county league ahead of this weekend’s Highland Amateur Cup ties.

A hundred youngsters took part in two days of football training with coaches from Ross County in the latest event hosted by Thurso-based AG Coaching.

Halkirk began the season with ambitions to be challenging for promotion but Michael Bremner admits it will now be “very difficult” to make up ground.

Lewis Swan will be sidelined for Castletown’s next few games after being injured in a clash of heads during a county league match on Friday night.

Wick Academy under-18 manager has called time on his tenure as manager of the team.

The club said it was “extremely disappointed” after learning that the game had been postponed.

United go three points clear in the CAFA First Division after beating Groats 3-1 on Wednesday.