Skye Lift 2023 Johnstone Trophy | |
28 January 2023 Skye Camanachd ran out winners as the Johnstone Trophy, sponsored by Ailsa Johnstone, returned to the Nevis Centre, Fort William on Saturday 28 January 2023. This 5-a-side tournament event, run by Glengarry shinty club, saw the teams split into two groups ahead of a 12.30pm start. After some keenly contested matches, Skye and Badenoch both topped their sections with Inverness B and Glenurquhart also reaching the semi-finals courtesy of their second placed finishes. Badenoch were 6-3 victors against a young Inverness B side in their semi-final whilst Skye defeated Glenurquhart 5-1. Skye have enjoyed recent success in this competition and, with Holly Maclean prolific, they were clinical in the final, running out 8-3 winners over Badenoch and their skipper Rhianna Kirk raised the trophy. This is a sixth success for Skye in this competition having previously lifted the trophy in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020. Ellen Munro from Ardnamurchan was referees’ Iain Kennedy and Graham Cameron choice as player of the tournament. |