Many leading figures from the shinty world turned out at the Church of Scotland , Portree on Wednesday 10 March 2010 to pay their respects to former Skye Camanachd manager, player, youth coach and committee member, DR MacDonald.

DR MacDonald was born in Tigharry, North Uist on 17 February 1937. He went to Primary School in Tigharry followed by Paible Secondary School before becoming a pupil at Portree High School in 1954.

The funeral of DR MacDonald, Skye has been arranged for 2.30pm on Wednesday 10 March 2010 at the Church of Scotland, Portree, and then on to Portree Cemetery. All his friends are respectfully invited.

Both Skye Camanachd games were postponed on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The Live Results facility will be in operation once again on the opening day of the new shinty season Saturday 6 March 2010.

Scottish Hydro Premier Division Champions Kingussie have announced a new sponsorship deal with npower.

Skye Camanachd got their season off to a great start, collecting both points from this tricky trip to the Eilan.

Shinty fans throughout the country are bracing themselves to see if their favourite team’s game will beat the weather ahead of the start of the new shinty season on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The latest Business Insider Magazine features Sitekit Chief Executive Campbell Grant. Sitekit are a major Skye Camanachd sponsor, providing the platform for the Skye Camanachd website.

The Skye Camanachd second team host newly promoted Beauly in Marine Harvest North Division 2 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 6 March 2010.

Skye Camanachd have been forced to make several changes ahead of their opening Marine Harvest North Division 1 match against Inverness at the Bught on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The Camanachd Association has made some role changes ahead of the 2010 shinty season.

There will be a First Aid session by the Red Cross at the Skye Camanachd Clubhouse on Thursday 18 March 2010.

Skye Camanachd’s pre-season preparations took the form of the annual Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup. The Cup was contested between 3 sides, Bernisdale, Portree and South End and they played 40 minute matches in a round-robin format.

The preparations are over and the new shinty season throws up on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The 1989-90 season turned out to be the most famous in Skye Camanachd’s history as the Islanders came from no-where to win shinty’s greatest prize.

Skye Camanachd’s Iain Morrison has been called up to the first team squad for the Marine Harvest North Division 1 match against Inverness at the Bught Park on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The Skye Camanachd website enjoyed another busy month during February 2010.

Skye Camanachd faces a fixture change on Saturday 27 March 2010.

The draws have been made for the Preliminary Round and First Round of the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup.

Skye Camanachd have been given a home draw in the first round of the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup.

Both Skye Camanachd teams are in action as the shinty season proper starts on Saturday 6 March 2010.

Skye Camanachd first and second team managers Aonghas MacDonald and Davie MacVicar will assess the injury position before naming their squads for this weekends shinty matches.

Both Skye referees are in action when the shinty season starts on Saturday 6 March 2010.

Around 25 Skye Camanachd players went through their paces on the all-weather pitch at the Fingal Centre, Portree on Saturday 20 February 2010.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 27 February 2010 were 2, 12 and 19 and there were two winners.

The wintery weather has ruined the pre-season plans of several shinty clubs on Saturday 27 February 2010.

There will be a Skye Camanachd training session at the all-weather pitch, at Portree High Scholl on Saturday 27 February 2010.

The friendly match between the Caberfeidh and Skye Camanachd second teams at Castle Leod on Saturday 27 March 2010 is off.

Skye Camanachd have suffered an injury blow ahead of the new shinty season with the news that influential defender John Moir will be out of action for 4 weeks.

The Camanachd Association draw for the preliminary and 1st rounds of the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup due on Thursday 25 February 2010 had to be postponed as the wintery weather made travel impossible.

There are several interesting pre-season friendlies on Saturday 27 February 2010 as teams hope to beat the weather and prepare for the start of the shinty season.

The venue for the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup will be made on Thursday 25 February 2010.

Skye Camanachd are continuing to monitor their pitch ahead of the 2010 Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup clash with Kingussie at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 27 February 2010.

Portree Primary School Panthers won the Isle of Skye Primary Schools Camanachd Association First Shinty Tournament for Primary 5 & under at the Fingal Centre, Portree on Tuesday 23 February 2010.

The proposed match between Portree Primary School and Kingussie Primary School will not go ahead this weekend.

Skye Camanachd full back Steven Morrison should be fit for the 2010 Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup clash with Kingussie at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 27 February 2010.

John Angus Gillies will referee the 2010 Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup clash with Kingussie at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 27 February 2010.

As Portree Primary School start their new shinty season, the team can reflect on a 2 year period of unprecedented success.

Camanachd Association Development Officer Ronald Ross visited Portree on Thursday 4 February 2010 to present the Islander youths with the U14 North Division 1 Championship Trophy for the 2008 and 2009 shinty seasons.

The picture shows Ronald Ross with Jordan Murchison (left – 2009 winning captain) and Martin Bruce (right – 2008 winning captain) 

Lovat and Kyles Athletic Shinty Clubs have both recently launched new websites.

Portree Primary School A won the Isle of Skye Primary Schools Camanachd Association First Shinty Tournament at the Fingal Centre, Portree on Saturday 20 February 2010.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 20 February 2010 were 4, 7 and 10 and there were two winners.

Skye Camanachd won the 2009 Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup with a 7-5 win over Glasgow Mid Argyll on Saturday 20 February 2010.

The frosty weather has led to the cancelation of several pre-season games on Saturday 20 February 2010.

There will be more pre-season action on Saturday 20 February 2010 as sides prepare for the new shinty season. However the weather is already taking its toll.

Kilmallie have confirmed their management team for the 2010 shinty season.

Both Skye referees are in action on shinty’s opening day of the season on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The Camanachd Association has announced the referee appointments for the new shinty season.

Skye Camanachd intended to give themselves a stiff pre-season test by inviting National Premier Division side Glasgow Mid Argyll to the King George V Park to contest the Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup.

The Murdo MacKenzie Memorial Cup match between Strathglass and Glenorchy at Cannich on Saturday 20 February 2010 is off.

Glasgow Mid Argyll presented Skye Camanachd with a Shield in 1978 to be given to the best Skye player from the annual Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup match.  

The Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup, played in memory of Skye Camanachd player Thomas Ferguson, saw the introduction of a best Skye player award in 1978.

Skye Camanachd arranged for Glasgow Mid Argyll to visit the King George V Park ahead of the Islanders 1978 North Division 1 campaign.

The dates for the Camanachd Association National First Shinty Indoor Shinty Sixes have been announced.

Strathglass will be out to make it two cup wins in consecutive weeks when they play Glenorchy for the Murdo MacKenzie Memorial Cup at Cannich on Saturday 20 February 2010.

The Skye Camanachd take the field for the first time this season when they travel to Glasgow on Saturday 20 February 2010 to play Mid Argyll for the 2009 Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup.

The dates have been announced for the 2010 Isle of Skye Primary Schools Camanachd Association indoor competitions.

The Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup is played in memory of Thomas Ferguson, a member of Skye Camanachd who was tragically killed in a road accident in 1971.

Kingussie Primary School will travel to Portree on Saturday 27 February 2010 to play Portree Primary School.

Skye Camanachd U17 will start their defence of the London Shield with a Section A league trip to the Eilan to play Newtonmore.

Skye Camanachd U17 will host Fort William U17 in the first round of the MacTavish Juvenile Cup.

Skye Camanachd has selected their "named ten" players for the 2010 shinty season.

Lochcarron have rejoined the North U14 League and they will join Skye Camanachd A U14 and Kinlochshiel in North U14 League C.

Skye Camanachd will travel to Blairbeg Park to play Glenurquhart in the first round of the 2010 MacMaster Cup.

The Skye Camanachd U14 B side have been drawn against Uist and Inverness in the National U14 Development Trophy.

The Skye Camanachd U14 A team scored 71 goals during the 2009 shinty season when they won the North Division 1 title and were MacMaster Cup runners up.

Holders Strathglass retained the MacDonald Cup following a 2–2 draw with neighbours Glenurquhart at Cannich on Saturday 13 February 2010.

Skye Camanachd are putting together an organising committee ahead of the Northern California Camanachd Club’s visit to Skye in 2010.

Donnie Nicolson will provide fitness training for the Skye Camanachd players ahead of and during the 2010 shinty season.

The Skye Camanachd first team is in action on Saturday 20 February 2010.

Skye Camanachd’s Iain Morrison was named man of the match following his magnificent performance in Alba’s Iomain Cholmcille victory over Eirinn on Saturday 13 February 2010.

There was a huge crowd at Pàirc nan Laoch in Portree on Saturday 13 February 2010 to watch a fine game of shinty-hurling between Alba and Eirinn (Cumann Micheál Breathnach) as part of Iomain Cholmcille.

Everyone at Skye Camanachd would like to pass on their best wishes to Club Chairman Ross Cowie who reached the half century mark on Saturday 13 February 2010.

Skye Camanachd has awarded the Angus Murchison Cup to Janet MacVicar.

Jamie Gannon has been named the 2009 Skye Camanachd First Team Player of the Year.

David Grant has been named the 2009 Skye Camanachd Second Team Player of the Year.

There was plenty pre-season action on Saturday 13 February 2010.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 13 February 2010 were 11, 17 and 20 and there were no winners.

The Camanachd Association is seeking applications for the position of Scotland senior Head Coach ahead of the 2010 Shinty / Hurling international against Ireland.  

The pre-season friendlies continue on Saturday 13 February 2010.

Uist Camanachd will visit Skye once again on Saturday 13 March 2010.

The Shinty Shop will visit Pairc nan Laoch, Portree for the Gaelic shinty / hurling international on Saturday 13 February 2010 and they have announced some special offers to mark the occasion.

The Skye Camanachd Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday 6 February 2010 was a great success.

Alba Head Coach Eoghan Stewart has selected Skye Camanachd’s Gilleasbuig MacDonald as Gaelic shinty team captain for Iomain Cholmcille against Eirinn at Pairc ann Laoch in Portree on Saturday 13 February 2010. 

Local radio station Cuillin FM will broadcast the Gaelic shinty / hurling match between Alba and Eirinn live from Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 13 February 2010.

Danny Morrison has been named the 2009 Skye Camanachd U17 team Player of the Year.

CLG Micheal Breathnach, who will be representing Irleand in Iomain Cholmcille in Portree, have named their squad.

Shaun Hedley has been named the 2009 Skye Camanachd U14 A team Player of the Year.

Alba, the Gaelic shinty team, have revealed their strips for Iomain Cholmcille which is played for the first time at Pairc ann Laoch in Portree. 

Lovat and Lochaber shared the spoils with a 2-2 draw in their preseason friendly at Balgate on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Skye Camanachd defender Allan “Goa” MacLeod” has been called up to the Alba squad for Iomain Cholmcille on Saturday 13 February 2010 in Portree.

Ian MacLeod has been named the 2009 Skye Camanachd U14 A team Most Improved Player of the Year.

Euan Forrest has been named the 2009 Skye Camanachd U14 B team Player of the Year.

Angie Grant has been named the 2009 Skye Camanachd U14 B team Most Improved Player of the Year.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 6 February 2010 were 4, 8 and 20 and there were no winners.

North Skye won the Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup with a 4-2 win over South Skye at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Marine Harvest North Division 3 side Lochaber came out on top against Kilmallie, who are a league above them, in their friendly math at Canal Parks on Saturday 6 February 2010.

In October 2008, the Alba squad travelled to Inverin in the County of Galway for Iomain Cholmcille 2008.  In 2007 the Scottish Gaels had gone down 12 (3-3) to 7 (2-1) against Micheal Breathnach GAA in Oban at Feill Chaluim Chille and this was their opportunity to take the handsome Cuach Cholmcille back to Scotland.

The Shinty Shop will visit Portree on Saturday 13 February 2010.

Alasdair “Gaiter” MacKenzie continues in charge of the Lochcarron first team for the 2010 shinty season.

The Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup has passed a pitch inspection and will definitely go ahead on Saturday 6 February 2010.

There are several friendlies taking place on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Bernisdale won the Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup for the first time following the annual inter Island competition.

Ewen Morrison owned his own transport business and provided transport for Skye Camanachd for much of the 1970s. He provided a bus and drove the team to away matches all over Scotland. Indeed during one particularly lean financial period for the club, he refused to submit a single invoice for 3 years.

Skye Camanachd U17 proved too strong for Beauly U17 and they clinched the WJ Cameron League with a 9-1 win over Beauly at Lochcarron.

The Skye Camanachd website enjoyed a record month during January 2010.

Skye Camanachd U17 and Kingussie U17 met in what was to prove to be tousy semi final battle at Invergarry.

The 2009 Balliemore Cup finalists Strathglass and Kinlochshiel meet in the first round of the 2010 Balliemore Cup on 10 April 2010.

The Skye Camanachd 100 Club draw for December 2009 has been made. 

The Skye Camanachd 100 Club draw for November 2009 has been made. 

The Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup clash between North Skye and South Skye will take place at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 6 February 2010.

The Skye Camanachd website achieved a significant milestone during January 2010 with the 500,000th page visit since the website was relaunched in June 2008.  

Camanachd Association Youth Development Officer Ronald Ross will travel to Portee on Thursday 4 February 2010 to meet the successful Skye Camanachd U14 squads.

There are only 10 tickets available for the Skye Camanachd Dinner Dance.

The Scottish University side triumphed over the British Hurlers in the shinty / hurling international on Saturday 30 January 2010.

Badenoch won the Annual Indoor 5-a-side Johnstone Tournament in the Nevis Centre, Fort William on Saturday 30 January 2010.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 30 January 2010 were 4, 12 and 19 and there were 2 winners.

The friendly match between Skye Camanachd and Aberdour at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 30 January 2010 is off.

There will be a 9am pitch inspection ahead of Skye Camanachd’s friendly match with Aberdour at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 30 January 2010.

There has been a venue change for the University shinty / hurling internationals on Saturday 30 January 2010.

The Skye Camanachd 100 Club draw for September 2009 has been made. 

The Skye Camanachd 100 Club draw for August 2009 has been made. 

The Skye Camanachd 100 Club draw for July 2009 has been made. 

There will be no change to Skye Camanachd’s first and second team management for the 2010 shinty season.

There are only 14 tickets left for the Skye Camanachd Dinner Dance.

Kyles Athletic have won their appeal against a 2 point deduction for failing to travel to Braeview Park, Beauly to play Kingussie in the Scottish Hydro Premier Division on Saturday 21 November 2009.

Marine Harvest South Division 1 side Taynuilt have entered a second team into the Camanachd Association 2010 cup competitions.

The Skye Camanachd first team are facing up to the possibility of not playing a competitive home match until 17 April 2010.

The Skye Camanachd second team will host newly promoted Beauly on the opening day of the 2010 shinty season.

The Camanachd Association has confirmed that the draw for the Preliminary Round of the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup will be made before the shinty season officially starts on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The Camanachd Association and their Irish counter-parts are in talks over making the 2010 shinty / hurling international a home & away event.

The Skye Camanachd AGM will be held on Thursday 28 January 2010.

MacTavish Juvenile Cup winners Skye Camanachd U17 lifted the London Shield for the first time since the competition started with a hard fought 2-1 win over MacQuiston Cup winners Inveraray at An Aird. Inveraray were looking to win the competition for the second time as they won the inaugural London Shield.

The Skye Camanachd squad for the friendly match with Aberdour at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 30 January 2010 has been named.

David Grant will captain the Skye Camanachd second team for the 2010 shinty season.

The MacTavish Cup has thrown up a potential Badenoch derby at the quarter final stage.

Skye Camanachd face a local derby in the first round of the MacTavish Cup as they have been drawn against neighbours Lochcarron.

Skye Camanachd will travel to Kilmory in the first round of the Balliemore Cup.

Skye Camanachd will host Tayforth in the first round of the Sutherland Cup.

BBC Alba will continue their live television shinty coverage in 2010.

The Camanachd Association has relaxed their plans to play Cup matches during the week.

The Skye Camanachd U17 side ended a 14 year wait when they won the MacTavish Juvenile Cup for the first time since 1983.

The friendly match between Skye Camanachd and Aberdour this weekend will throw up at 1.30pm.

Shinty clubs are eagerly awaiting the draws for the 2010 Cup Competitions will be made on Tuesday 26 January 2010 in the Camanachd Association office, Inverness.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 23 January 2010 were 12, 14 and 15 and there were no winners.

Skye Camanachd Chairman Ross Cowie speaks to West Highland Free Press sports journalist Keith MacKenzie about the need for improvement on the field of play in 2010.

The end of the 1986 / 87 season allowed Skye Camanachd to reflect on the progress made by their first and second teams.

Kincraig have reluctantly decided that they are unable to enter a team for the 2010 shinty season.

Both Skye Camanachd teams ended the season playing their home matches at Lochcarron’s Battery Park so that some extensive repair work could be carried out on the King George V Playing Field.

Keith Loades will remain as Kinlochshiel first team manager for the 2010 shinty season.

Skye Camanachd sent a sixes team to the popular Kiltarlity sixes on Saturday 1 August 1987.

Skye Camanachd and their anonymous benefactor have reviewed year 2 of the club’s 10 year plan.

Eòghan Stewart, manager of the Scottish Gaelic Shinty Team, Alba, has named his squad for the Third Iomain Cholmcille, Gaelic shinty / hurling challenge on Saturday 13 February 2010 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. 

Tha Manaidsear Sgioba na h-Alba, Eòghan Stiùbhart, air a sguad ainmeachadh airson Iomain Cholmcille a Trì anns an Eilean Sgitheanach air Disathairne an 13mh An Gearran.  Bidh Alba a’ cluich CLG Micheál Breathnach à Eirinn airson a’ Chuach Cholmcille, a tha na h-Èirinnich air gleidheadh dà thuras roimhe seo ann an gèam fo riaghailtean rèitiche.

Skye Camanachd sent a team to the Kiltarlity sixes on Saturday 1 August 1987 as part of their pre season preparations.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 16 January 2010 were 7, 17 and 19 and there were no winners.

Norman MacArthur will carry on as Newtonmore first team manager following the club’s Annual General Meeting on Friday 15 January 2010.

The Camanachd Association has confirmed that Torquil MacLeod has been appointed to the newly created post of Chief Operating Officer.

An Inter Celtic Congress match took place in Inverness on Saturday 25 July 1987.

Alba Head Coach Eoghan Stewart has announced his management team for the shinty / hurling clash with Eirinn in the Iomain Cholmcille a Trì in Portree, Isle of Skye on Saturday 13 February 2010.

The Skye Camanachd Social Club Quiz goes ahead on Friday 15 January 2010.

It is 20 years since Skye Camanachd’s most famous day, when they beat Newtonmore to win the 1990 Camanachd Cup.

The best of U21 Scottish shinty talent took the field at the Dell, Kingussie as the North met the South in the 1987 Grampian Cup Final.

Northern California Camanachd are looking to visit Skye in 2010.

We have added a new menu on the Skye Camanachd website which will provide up-to-date information about the Skye Camanachd Gym.

The Skye Camanachd first and second teams organised a friendly match for the Saturday after the club’s Annual Dinner Dance to give the players some much needed match practice following the winter lay-off.

North Skye coach Davie MacVicar has announced his squad for the Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup clash with South Skye at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Skye Camanachd returned to the scene of their league success on the opening day of the shinty season when they beat Kingussie 6-5 at the Dell.

Skye Camanachd made it safely through to the second round of the Camanachd Cup with a comfortable win over Boleskine.

Jamie Gannon will be the Skye Camanachd vice captain for the 2010 shinty season.

Steven Morrison will be the Skye Camanachd captain for the 2010 shinty season.

This was a keenly fought Sutherland Cup semi final in which the breaks simply didn’t seem to go Skye’s way. Skye’s main regret will be that they failed to convert their ample possession into goals and so it was the Glen who progressed from the tightest of cup clashes.

Shinty clubs throughout Scotland are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2010 league fixtures list.

The Skye Camanachd second team has added to their pre season plans with a trip to Castle Leod to play Caberfeidh on Saturday 27 February 2010.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 9 January 2010 were 11, 19 and 20 and there were no winners.

The SCOTS shinty team are looking for new recruits ahead of the 2010 shinty season.

Skye Camanachd made it into the Sutherland Cup semi finals with a resounding win over Kincraig at the King George V Playing Field, Portree.

Aonghas MacDonald became Skye Camanachd’s 10^th first team manager since the club was reformed in 1969 when he took up the post during the 2009 shinty season.

The Glengarry Ladies will hold the Annual Indoor 5-a-side Johnstone Tournament in the Nevis Centre, Fort William on Saturday 30 January 2010.

Many expected Skye Camanachd to stroll through this Sutherland Cup second round tie against a Fort William team who were in a league below them.

All Skye Camanachd players have been offered a Skye Camanachd Social Club Gym membership at a specially discounted rate.

When Kingussie & Inveraray met in the 2002 Camanachd Cup Final, it was the first meeting in the final since one of the most controversial finals which took play in 1903.

South Skye coaches Keith MacKenzie and John “Spod” MacLeod have announced their squad for the Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup clash with North Skye at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Fort William were proving to be a bogey side for Skye Camanachd during the 1986 / 87 shinty season and this match did nothing to dispel this theory as the Islanders went down 3-2 in this Macaulay Cup second round replay.

East Side won the Hogmanay Uist contest against West Side and gained revenge for last year’s defeat.

The Uist shinty stars of tomorrow took part in the second Lachlan McQuien U14 Memorial Shield clash on Hogmanay.

Skye Camanachd has written the Camanachd Association to record their objection to the plans for midweek cup ties during the 2010 shinty season.

Skye Camanachd training will still go ahead on Tuesday 5 January 2010 even although the all-weather pitch at Portree High School is unavailable.

Skye Camanachd training restarts on Tuesday 5 January 2010.

There was a dramatic afternoon’s shinty at the King George V Park, Portree as Skye Camanachd threw away a 2 goal lead against Fort William in their Macaulay Cup second round tie.

Skye Camanachd CD sales have gone well during 2009.

Skye Camanachd won trough to the Macaulay Cup second round with a 3-1 win over Glenurquhart at the King George V Park, Portree.

Skye Camanachd U17s ended a successful 2009 campaign by winning the London Shield for the first time since 2002.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 2 January 2010 were 2, 9 and 20 and there were no winners.

The Skye Camanachd website had another successful month during December 2009.

The Camanachd Association has announced that the next round of Referee Training Days will take place in late January 2010 and February 2010.

Skye Camanachd went into this tie missing several key players but those called into the team by manager Archie MacDonald certainly didn’t let the side down.

Lochaber first team manager Ally Ferguson is looking forward to some tough battles ahead during the 2010 shinty season in Marine Harvest North Division 1.

Skye Camanachd wishes you a Happy New Year. 

The 2010 traditional New Years Day match between Kingussie and the Kingussie Veterans has been cancelled.

The 2010 Lovat Cup match between Lovat and Beauly on Saturday 2 January 2010 has been cancelled.

Ally Ferguson will continue as Lochaber first team manager for the 2010 shinty season.

Duncan Kelly will return to refereeing for the 2010 shinty season.

Former Skye Camanachd Fitness Coach Gerry Ackroyd has been awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours List for his service to the Skye Mountain Rescue Team.

The Skye Camanachd Clubhouse will be open on Saturday 2 January 2010.

Strathdearn Cup holders Skye Camanachd travelled to Bught Park, Inverness for this first round clash and although they returned home with a convincing win under their belt, in reality it was not one of their better performances of the season.

The 2010 Lovat Cup match between Lovat and Beauly on Saturday 2 January 2010 has been switched to Braeview Park, Beauly.

The Skye Camanachd youngsters fell at the final hurdle when they lost out to Kingussie in the MacTavish Juvenile Cup Final.

The 2010 Lovat Cup match between Lovat and Beauly takes place at Balgate, Kiltarlity on Saturday 2 January 2010, with a 1pm throw up.

Skye referee John Angus Gillies has been promoted to a Grade 2 official by the Camanachd Association following a successful 2009 shinty season.

The Camanachd Association has announced a newly restructured Level 1 Shinty Coaching Certificate Course in Shinty.

This semi final was played in Fort William and it would turn out to be a missed opportunity for Skye. That’s because if Skye had taken even some of the many chances they created throughout the match, they, and not Newtonmore would have had a final to look forward to.

The Zandra MacKintosh Memorial Sixes due to be played on Monday 28 December 2009 have been postponed.

Skye Camanachd A U14 side are able to reflect on a successful year having won the 2009 North Division 1 title and finishing MacMaster Cup runners up.  

The numbers drawn on Saturday 26 December 2009 were 3, 8 and 13 and there were no winners.

This cup tie at Invergarry was played in dreadful conditions as the winter weather really began to bite.

Skye Camanachd’s pre season plans are taking shape ahead of the 2010 shinty season.

The Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup match will take place at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 6 February 2009.

A very Merry Christmas to everyone from all the players and officials at Skye Camanachd!  

It will be same again for the Caberfeidh first team but all change in the second team for the 2010 shinty season.

The Macaulay Association has announced a 3 year sponsorship deal with the investment management company Artemis.

The Skye Camanachd AGM will be held on Thursday 28 January 2010.

The Skye Camanachd Dinner Dance will take place on Saturday 6 February 2010.

Skye Camanachd made the long journey east to Aberdeen only to find the designated pitch for this MacTavish Cup first round tie to be unplayable. Both teams then made the trip across the city Balgownie where the game eventually took place.

Gus Fraser will be the Boleskine first team manager for the 2010 shinty season.

Strathglass have announced that Brian MacKay will be their first team manager following their AGM on Wednesday 16 December 2009.

The Skye Camanachd second team ended the 1986/87 season in 3^rd place in their league.

The BBC Trust is holding a public consultation as part of its review of BBC ALBA.

The Camanachd Association has announced that midweek cup ties will be introduced during the 2010 shinty season.

Skye Camanachd duo Alan Palmer and Jamie MacDonald have been selected for the 2010 Scottish University Shinty International Squad.

The draw for the 2010 Macaulay Cup has thrown up some interesting ties.

The numbers drawn on Saturday 19 December 2009 were 5, 9 and 10 and there were no winners.

The draw for the 2010 Macaulay Cup took place live on Oban FM on Saturday 19 December 2009.

Skye Camanachd will face Lovat at Balgate in the first round of the 2010 Macaulay Cup.

Skye Camanachd A U14 have won the 2009 North Division 1 title.

Skye Camanachd will travel south to play Glasgow Mid Argyll in a pre season friendly on Saturday 20 February 2010.

New Fort William manager Peter MacIntyre is looking for his side to make a good start to the 2010 shinty season.

A severely understrength Skye Camanachd second team suffered a heavy defeat against the Kingussie reserves at the Dell.

This was a huge improvement on Skye’s performance against Newtonmore earlier in the season when they were crushed 9-0.

Skye did the double over their west coast rivals with a convincing win at Kirkton.

Skye referee John Angus Gillies will take charge of the Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup clash between Skye Camanachd and Kingussie at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 27 February 2010.

It has been announced that Iomain Cholmcille a Trì will be held in Portree, Isle of Skye on Saturday 13 February 2010.

Thèid Iomain Cholmcille a Trì a chumail ann am Port Rìgh san Eilean Sgitheanach air Disathairne an treas là deug den Ghearran 2010.

With the first team going down 5-0 to Kingussie, the title chasing second team completed a miserable day when they lost 1-0 to Kilmallie.

Scottish Hydro Premier Division champions Kingussie will travel to Portree to play Skye Camanachd for the Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup on Saturday 27 February 2010.

Beauly Shinty Club President David Calder welcomed a crowd of over 30 to the Phipps Hall for the club’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday 10 December 2009.

Reigning champions Kingussie knew that a victory over Skye Camanachd would make them North Division 1 champions for the second year in a row.

Several management changes have already been confirmed for Scottish Hydro Premier Division sides ahead of the 2010 season.

Beauly Shinty Club held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 10 December 2009.

Skye Camanachd headed for Beauly with a number of first team players unavailable so player / manager Calum Murchison was forced to make several changes to his squad.

The 2009 shinty season came to an end on Saturday 12 December 2009 as Bute secured their Scottish Premier Division status with a 3-1 win over Oban Camanachd at Mossfield.

Fort William will have a period of shinty away from An Aird so that Highland Council can carry out a year long £120,000 drainage work programme.

The North Division 3 league standings on 21 February 1987 were as follows;

This was only the Skye Camanachd reserve team’s second league game in a period of 14 weeks. They had fallen to third place in the league, trailing leaders Kilmallie by 5 points but the Islanders recent inactivity meant they had 3 games in hand which gave them the potential to go top.

The shinty season comes to a close on Saturday 12 December 2009 as Oban Camanachd host Bute at Mossfield.