Sport / Sporting round up 17 June
SHETLAND’S athletes did themselves proud at the Scottish Schools event in Grangemouth over the weekend, snatching a slew of medals and new PBs.
On day one of the competition Kian Redman took gold in the under-17 boys 100m race, beating the Shetland record in a time of 11.04 seconds.
There were also bronze medals for Abbie Taylor and Max Smith in the under-20 long jump, and Layla Todd in the under-20 1,500m race – with all three of them smashing their personal bests in the process.
On day two all four of Shetland’s medallists from the first day of action earned their way back onto the podium in a superb showing from the quartet.
Todd took gold in the under-20 women’s 3,000m race, with Taylor and Smith also finishing in first place in the under-20 triple jump competitions.
After Redman’s gold on day one he added a silver medal to this collection, finishing second in the under-17 men’s 200m.
Shetland Amateur Athletics Club said there had been “lots of other great performances across the board,” and that Shetland had “punched high” once again.
AN INCREDIBLE day of Viking Parish Cup action saw no less than 34 goals scored across just four games as the competition’s semi-finalists were confirmed.
Bressay are through to the final four for the first time after a remarkable 5-4 win over Yell on Saturday, and are the only team left in the tournament never to have lifted the famous trophy.
Burra are also into the semi-finals after seeing off fellow island side Unst 4-2 at Hamnavoe, and are looking to end a 44-year wait to win the competition.
Current holders Whitedale eased into the semis by thrashing Delting 11-0 at Strom. They are hoping to retain the trophy for the first time since they won four in a row between 1985 and 1988, and will be 10-time winners if they can do so this year.
Saturday’s other match saw South Mainland rivals – and the 2022 and 2023 winners – Southend and Cunningsburgh come face to face once again.
On this occasion it was a sweeping win for Southend, who saw off their opponents 6-2 to book their place in next month’s semi-finals.
The draw for the semi-finals will be made next week.
IT WAS a great weekend for Shetland’s swimmers in pools both at home and further afield.
Emmie Hutchison was a gold medal winner in the 100m butterfly for her age group at the British Masters Championships in London on Friday, before clinching a silver in the 50m butterfly and a fourth place finish in the 100m freestyle to cap off a sensational weekend for her ahead of the Island Games.
Closer to home Lerwick Amateur Swimming Club hosted its annual Midsummer Meet at the Clickimin, with swimmers and spectators from all corners of the isles coming together to celebrate the quality of local swimming talent.
Delting Dolphins’ Julian Okroj was one of those to impress, breaking the 400m individual medley record for the 13-14 age group which had stood since 2009.
And then he did the same in the 400m individual medley, taking a Shetland record that had been in place from 2011.
On Sunday it was the 400m freestyle record that went his way, again a record that had stood since 2009 falling at his feet.
Each year Lerwick ASC awards cups for the fastest swimmers aged 13 and under in the 400m events, with Delting Dolphin’s Elena Carlaccini taking this for the individual medley and Ellie Thompson getting it for the girls’ freestyle race.
Archie Flaws was the winner for the 400m freestyle race for the boys, with Lewie Redfern collecting the prize for the individual medley.
SPURS have lifted this season’s Rosebowl hockey trophy after beating nearest challengers Burra in a six-goal thriller.
The two teams had been unbeaten going into their title decider last Thursday night in Brae, but it was Spurs who came out on top with a 4-2 victory to get their hands on the trophy.
The final games of the Rosebowl campaign were played on Monday night, with Zetland thrashing Juniors 6-1 and Delting playing out a 2-2 draw with Whalsay.
Attentions now turn to the Dowry Grutness league, which starts on Thursday night.
IT WAS a great night on Monday for Lerwick Spurs in the football world too, as a last-gasp goal put them top of the Ocean Kinetics Premier League.
The milkbags had surged into a 3-1 lead over Scalloway through a double from Josh Carroll and a goal from Lewis Barclay, but two goals from John Allan and one from Dean Guthrie dragged the villagers level in Lerwick.
However a late Mikey Nicolson winner gave them the three points.
And that would prove crucial when league champions Celtic slipped to a 2-0 home defeat to Whitedale, with both goals coming from Greg Tulloch, allowing Spurs to leapfrog them at the summit.
In the night’s other match, Whalsay ran out easy 3-0 winners over Thistle through a Lee Irvine brace and a goal from Neil Laurenson.
ON A wet and dreary Saturday 14 pairs of bowlers played for the Morton Lodge three bowls pairs competition.
Teams were divided into two groups of four and a group of six. Three games were played in each group, with the winner of the smaller groups and the winner and runner-up of the bigger group qualifying for semi-final.
Each game would be decided over two sets of six ends with a deciding three ends if needed.
After some very close games the four pairs that qualified for the semi-finals were Ian Scott and Alec Elphinstone, Ian Leiper and Colin Bain, Anne Robertson and Caroline Smith and Nui Coutts and Willie Coutts.
A draw was made for the semi-finals, which paired the Coutts’ against Scott and Elphinstone.
This went all the way with Scott and Elphinstone eventually winning by two sets to one.
In the other semi-final Bain and Leiper beat Robertson and Smith 2-0 in sets.
In the final Bain and Leiper dominated most of the game and won in straight sets over Scott and Elphinstone.
Lerwick Outdoor Bowling Club thanked all those who catered and to the green keepers who have put in tireless work to have the green in such a good state.
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