Thurso vs Golspie - Ness Cup Final

Man of the match, Golspie's Adam Sutherland

Golspie captain Adam Sutherland accepts the Ness cup from NCL Vice-President Jean MacKenzie

Graeme Williamson just fails to save Alan Larnach's first freekick

Michael Petrie scores Thurso's third goal

Golspie Sutherland beat Thurso 4-3 after extra time at the Dammies today, to win the Ness cup. It is their 4th cup win in 4 weeks, after beating Orkney once and Thurso 3 times.

The game was probably the best match seen at the Dammies in years, with fantastic goals and plenty of exciting action. I caught the 2nd half when it was 1-1. Thurso keeper Graeme Williamson saved a penalty in the first half and saved another in the 2nd, just after Thurso's Marc MacGregor had made it 2-1. Golspie's Alan Larnach turned from a penalty sinner to a freekick saint with two cracking freekicks into the top corners, to make it 3-2. With Golspie fans screaming for the full-time whistle, Michael Petrie dramatically equalised in the 6 or 7th minute of added time, to take the tie into extra time.

At the very end of the first half of extra time, Golspie centre forward Shaun Kerr hit a blistering drive that went in off the post, to make it 4-3.

MacKay golf challenge

The annual Mackay Golf Challenge took place at Reiss golf course on Sunday. Ronald Mackay won the John MacKay memorial cup and George Mackay won the Bill MacKay memorial trophy for the par 3s. Mark O'Brien won the juniors. Around 80 family members from as far as London gathered at the Norseman Hotel for the prize giving.

Thurso Acks vs Wick Groats (0-4)

Gordy Macnab

Alan Hughes

Marc MacGregor and goalie Neal Clark

Sandy Sutherland scores

Sandy Sutherland celebrates

Allan Munro tackles Alan Hughes

Alan Hughes celebrates his goal

Marc MacGregor

Paul Wares and Martin Sutherland

Paul Wares

Gordy MacNab shoots

I caught the 2nd half of the Colin MacLeod memorial cup match between Thurso Acks and Wick Groats at the Dammies in glorious sunny weather. Groats were 2-0 up at half time through goals from Sandy Sutherland and Marc MacGregor. Sandy Sutherland and Alan Hughes scored in the second half to make it 4-0 at full-time.

Brora Rangers - Highland League Champions 2013/14

Brora Rangers beat Inverurie Locos 2-1 at Dudgeon Park, Brora, to win the Highland League Championship by a massive 20 points. Ross Tokely and Zander Sutherland scored for Brora in the first half before Locos equalised. Brora only conceded 16 goals in 34 games. The celebrations started as soon as the final whistle blew.

Halkirk vs Top Joes (2-1)

Andrew Bremner is frustrated as the ball just went over the bar

Lee Elder watches as a shot goes just wide

Paul Mackay storms through the defence to score the 1st

Paul Mackay turns to celebrate his first goal

Lee Elder on the attack

Ruaridh McCartney takes to the air

Michael Bremner heads over

Halkirk's first game in the 2nd Division of the Caithness AFA league was against Top Joes at Recreation Park. I caught the last 15 mins of the first half and 20 mins of the 2nd half, when the Baltic weather finally got the better of my fingers!

Halkirk had the bulk of the play and Paul MacKay broke the deadlock early in the 2nd half with a storming run through the middle of the defence. He also got the second before Keith Foubister got a late consolation for Top Joes.