The October 2008 draw for the Skye Camanachd 100 Club has taken place and the winners are listed below.

The Skye Camanachd 100 Club draws have been brought up to date. The winners for the July 2008 - September 2008 period are listed below. 

The Skye Camanachd 100 Club draws have been brought up to date. The winners for the April 2008 - June 2008 period are listed below.  

Glengarry have won the Women’s National Division 1 Championship after they defeated Glasgow Mid Argyll 2-0 in a play-off at the Eilan, Newtonmore on Sunday 26 November 2008.

Shinty Lotto drawn on Saturday 15 November 2008.

Just one match survived the weather in the Marine Harvest Leagues.

The only Marine Harvest League clash to survive the wet weather this weekend is Fort William's North Division 2 match with Newtonmore.

The latest match played in the U14 North Division 1 saw Glenurquhart defeat Fort William 3-2. This win puts the Glen top of the league, ahead od Skye Camanachd on goal difference.

The National Primary School Sixes Tournament takes place at Blairbeg Park, Drum na Drochit on Saturday 29 November 2008 with an 11am start.

The University Shinty North v South takes place at the Eilan, Newtonmore on Saturday 29 November 2008.

The Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup clash between North Skye and South Skye at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree has been rescheduled to Saturday 7 February 2009 - the day of the Skye Camanachd Annual Dinner Dance.

The Skye Camanachd website www.skyecamanachd.com has been nominated for an award.

Newtonmore manager Norman MacArthur has called for the Camanachd Association to introduce minimum pitches and facilities criteria for sides playing in the Marine Harvest Premier League.

We have opened a new section on the website to cover University shinty. This can be found in a section headed "University Shinty" on the Sitemap. 

Newtonmore clinched the runners up spot in the Marine Harvest Premier League with a double win over Inveraray on Saturday 8 November 2008.

It was Kinlochshiel who won the west coast battle of the second teams, as they beat Lochcarron by 2 goals to 1 at Battery Park on Saturday 8 November 2008 to win the Karen Casey Memorial Cup.

Shinty Lotto drawn on Saturday 8 November 2008.

Boleskine Shinty Club has announced plans to errect a £200,000 changing room complex by their already excellent pitch at Farr, Inverness.

Camanachd Association President Duncan Cameron has spoken out promoting the use of artificial pitches.

The Karen Casey Memorial Cup takes place at Battery Park, Lochcarron on Saturday 8 November 2008.

This weekend's University Shinty main event is the Glasgow derby when Glasgow University take on Strathclyde University at Yoker - Glasgow Mid Argyll's pitch - on Saturday 8 November 2008.

There were matches played in the University Shinty League on 1/2 November 2008.

Skye Camanachd U14s will face Lochaber in North Division 1 at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 22 November 2008.

With championship and relegation issues now decided, it’s a case of playing out the remaining fixtures in the Marine Harvest Premier League.

Skye Camanachd is looking for expressions of interests from club players and members who would wish to take part in a two-week cultural exchange trip to Northern California in early September 2009.

Lochaber Camanachd ensured their place in the Marine Harvest Premier League with an exciting 5-3 win over Lovat at Spean Bridge on Sunday 2 November 2008.

The National Primary School Sixes Tournamant will be held at Blairbeg Park, Drum na Drochit on Saturday 29 November 2008 with an 11am start.

There was disappointment for Skye Camanachd Junior Sports Club this week with news that their funding application to the Highland 2007 Legacy Programme had been unsuccessful.

The Skye Camanachd website has had a another record month with 14,571 page visits in October 2008.

The Scotland U17 side ran out 20-12 winners over Ulster in their shinty / hurling clash at Mossfield on Saturday 1 November 2008.

In the Marine Harvest Premier League, the relegation battle took centre stage with all 3 clubs in the drop zone in action over the weekend.

There is set to be an exciting finish to the U14 North Division 1 League. It is actually still possible for all teams in the league to become champions, so close is the title race.

Shinty Lotto drawn on Saturday 1 November 2008.

It was a case of what might have been for the Skye Camanachd U14s when they went down to a single goal defeat against Beauly in their North Division 1 match at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 1 November 2008.

Camanachd Association President Duncan Cameron told last week's club / member meeting in Kyle that the 2008 Camanachd Cup Final was "not a game we could be particularly proud of."

There was shock in the shinty world this week at the news that the Camanachd Association were to investigate claims of racial abuse was directed at a Glenurquhart player in their Marine Harvest North Division 1 clash with Kilmallie.

There have been some late changes to the shinty fixture list for 1 November 2008.

The Skye Camanachd Annual Dinner Dance will take place on Saturday 7 February 2009.

This year's Ewen Morrison Memorial Cup will be played at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 27 December 2008.

Skye Camanachd have stepped up their search for a new first team manager to replace Ally Morrison.

The Skye Camanachd U14 side take on Beauly U14's in North Division 1 at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 1 November 2008.

The National Premier League clash between Lochaber and Lovat will now take place on Sunday 2 November 2008 at Spean Bridge with a 2.30pm throw up.

The next Skye Camanachd Social Club Quiz is on this Friday 31st October 2008 with a 7.30pm start.

Three matches take place in the Marine Harvest Premier League on Saturday 1 November 2008.

The latest Club / Member meeting took place in the Kyle Hotel on Thursday 23 October 2008.

Skye Camanachd U14 manager Davie MacVicar is trying to organise a fixture for his side on Saturday 1 November 2008.

The opening University League shinty fixtures took place on 18 October 2008.

The Camanachd Association have confirmed that they are exploring the idea of a new “Champion of Champions” event for early 2009. The event would be developed as an opportunity for shinty, to mark the start the new season.

Only 2 matches survived the terrible weather conditions on Saturday 25 October 2008.

Shinty Lotto drawn on Saturday 25 October 2008.

The Camanachd Association has announced the Scotland U17 squad to take on Ulster in a shinty / hurling match at Mossfield Park, Oban on Saturday 1 November 2008.

Outgoing Skye Camanachd first team manager Ally Morrison reflected on a successful season for his team when he spoke to Cuillin fm presenter Drew Millar recently.

The west coast club / member meeting will take place at the Kyle Hotel, Kyle of Lochalsh at 7.30pm, this Thursday - 23 October 2008.

Aside from the internationals, there were a number of league matches played this weekend.

Shinty Lotto drawn on Saturday 18 October 2008.

Scotland came out on top in a thrilling shinty / hurling clash at Nowlans Park, Kilkenny on Saturday 18 October 2008.

The Scotland U21s lost out to the Irish hurlers by 1(10) - 1(0) on Saturday 18 October 2008 at O'Moore Park, Durrow.

The Scotland Ladies were victorious in Ireland, defeating the Irish Camogie team 2(2) - 2(1) on Saturday 18 October 2008.

Scotland manager Fraser MacKenzie has laughed off suggestions his squad is weak because he has no Kingussie players.

Skye Camanachd forward Iain Nicolson suffered a broken thumb when he took part in the Gaelic Scotland ALBA v Micheal Breathnach GAA game in Galway last weekend.
 

Skye Camanachd second team take on Newtonmore in their final North Division 2 match of the season at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 18 October 2008.

This weeks Oban Times has run a feature on Skye Camanachd players Shockie MacLennan, Martin Bruce, Scott MacLeod and Iain Grant.

Skye Camanachd's 3 year sponsorship arrangement with drinks giant Carlsbreg and the local Isles Inn has come to an end and the club will shortly be seeking sponsorship for the 2009 shinty season onwards.

Skye Camanachd and local store West Coast Marine are working on a merchandising arrangement which will see the local retail outlet selling the club's replica clothing.

Well known shinty referee Donnie Fraser will stand down at the end of this season after 25 years refereeing at the very top of the game.

The University Shinty League gets underway this weekend and for the first time, a team from the University of the Highlands and Islands will participate in what will now be an 8 team league.

Skye Camanachd second team manager Davie MacVicar has a selection headache ahead of this weekend's Marine Harvest North Division 2 clash with Newtonmore.

Fort William's Camanachd Cup winner John MacDonald has withdrawn from the Senior Scotland squad to face Irleland in this weekend's shinty / hurling international.

The GAA have announced the squad for the Under 21 Shinty / Hurling International against Scotland on Saturday 18 October 2008.

The main attention this weekend will be on the internationals in Ireland on Saturday 18 October 2008.

There are still league matches scheduled for Saturday 18 October 2008 despite the internationals.

Skye Camanachd's second team has their final game of the season at home to Newtonmore on Saturday 18 October 2008.

It's great to see a new addition to shinty on the internet as Dave Fallow's, who ran the former www.shinty.com website, has launched www.shintyworld.com

The University shinty season starts on Saturday 18 October 2008.

All the latest from Saturday 11 October 2008.

The weather has affected the weekend's shinty fixtures.

Scotland Managers Fraser MacKenzie and Donnie Martin face a nervous wait see if their squad players make it through this weekend's fixtures unscathed ahead of next weekend's shinty / hurling internationals .

This week's Oban Times asks Scotland captain Kenny Ross whether any shinty players could cut it in the fiercely competative world of hurling?

Scotland captain Kenny Ross has praised the standard of shinty in Marine Harvest North Division 1.

The 2008 Mod Cup match between Glasgow Mid Argyll and Aberdour, due to take place on Saturday 11 October 2008, has been cancelled.

Skye Camanachd U14s will not have a game on Saturday 11 October 2008 after they were unable to arrange their home North Division 1 clash with Beauly at short notice.

Portree High School and Skye Camanachd successfully hosted the second round of the Highland Schools Girls' League on Wednesday 8 October 2008 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. 

Lochaber U14s have pulled out of their North Division 1 clash with Skye Camanachd U14s at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 11 October 2008.

In the Marine Harvest Premier League, Fort William visit Badenoch for the second week in a row as they take on Newtonmore. The Fort will be keen for a win as they battle it out with Kyles Athletic and Newtonmore for second spot in the league behind champions Kingussie.

Archie Maclean, Chief Executive of CnaG has said that he is looking forward to seeing much more shinty on the new Gaelic television channel BBC ALBA.

The Skye Camanachd annual Dinner Dance will take place in mid February 2009.

Skye Camanchd managers Ally Morrison and Davie MacVicar are asking their players for nominations for the first team and second team 2008 player of the year awards.

2008 MacKay Cup Champions Portree Primary School have been given a home first round draw against Inverlochy in the 2009 competition.

The North U17s completed a good day for North shinty when they defeated the South 6-0 to win the Peter Black Trophy at Newtonmore.

The North U14s had a comprehensive 10-0 win over their South rivals in the Fraser MacPhee Trophy at the Dell, Kingussie on Sunday 5 October 2008.

Bidh seachd cluicheadairean bhon Eilean Sgitheanach a’ cluich do dh’Alba, sgioba camanachd na Gaidhlig aig Iomain Cholmcille ann an Co. Gaillimh eadar an 10mh is 13mh den Dàmhair.

The Highland Council honoured Skye Camanachd's Balliemore Cup winning team at a reception at Pairc nan Laoch on Friday 3 October 2008.

Shinty Lotto drawn on Saturday 4 October 2008.

The Highland Council honoured Portree Primary School's MacKay Cup winning team at a reception at Pairc nan Laoch on Friday 3 October 2008.

The Schools Camanachd Association have given the winners of the Isle of Skye Primary School League the green light to join the Tulloch League competition.

Kingussie made it a magnificant 18 straight wins as they beat Fort William 3-1 on Saturday 4 October 2008.

The venues for the North v South U14 and U17 fixtures for Sunday 5 October 2008 has been switched.

Skye Camanachd U14 B and Kinlochshiel U14s fought out an exciting friendly match in tricky conditions at Pairc nan Laoch on Friday 3 October 2008.

The Skye Camanachd website had a record 13,019 page visits in September 2008.

The Skye Camanachd U14 A team will take on Lochaber in a North Division 1 clash at Pairc nan Laoch on Saturday 11 Octobe