Sporting round-up 29 June
SOUTHEND UNITED earned revenge for their Parish Cup final defeat last year by thrashing champions Burra on Saturday.
The blues put six goals past the 2025 winners to cruise into the final four, avenging a 3-1 defeat in the final last year.
Having dispatched with the two previous champions, Southend will be the team to beat in the semi-finals of the competition.
Joining them are fellow South Mainland side Sandwick, who beat Wastside 3-0 at the weekend.
Unst kept alive their hopes of winning the trophy for the sixth time by beating Whalsay 2-0, while Delting will look to add to their 15 Parish Cups after seeing off Yell 4-0.
The draw for the semi-finals will be made on BBC Radio Shetland on Monday 6 July, with the games to be played on Saturday 8 August.
SWIMMER Julian Okroj has become the Scottish national junior champion in the 400m individual medley after racing to success in Edinburgh this weekend.
Delting Dolphins attended the national open at the Royal Commonwealth pool in Edinburgh, with the teams from across the UK competing and the standard very high.
Okroj, 15, took on eight events over three days, and made two A and two B finals throughout the competition.
As well as his impressive performance in the individual medley, Okroj improved by 12 positions and set a new personal best in the 200m butterfly.
He also finished 32nd out of a pool of 89 racers in the 800m freestyle, and set a new PB in the 200m butterfly in qualifying for the B final.
Kaila Ratter, now swimming for Phoenix Aquatics in Stirling, took part in the team relays and went under 30 seconds for her 50m freestyle during the relay.
On the team points Okroj scored 31 points, making Delting Dolphins 19th out of33 Scottish teams.
The club and Okroj thanked sponsors, Polycrub, Island Fish and Busta House Hotel, NorthLink for travel sponsorship and the SIC athlete travel scheme.
SHETLAND ACSC (Hurricanes) also attended the Scottish national open at the weekend.
Many of the home nations’ top swimmers were taking part as a warm up for the Commonwealth Games, so the standard of racing was high.
Ellie Thompson attended the event for the first time and swam very well in both the 200m and 400m freestyle.
Katie Bain was also there, swimming for her other club, Milngavie and Bearsden. She set new best times in both the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle.
The previous weekend, Thompson and two other young swimmers attended the north district development meet in Inverness, taking on 200m in all events and 400m in individual medley and freestyle.
Thompson completed all seven events, setting new PBs in most of them and taking home a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle.
Ella Winks swam well, achieving PBs in most of her races and winning bronze in the 200m individual medley and silver in the 200m breaststroke.
Eve Moncrieff also took on all seven events, setting PBs in most of them.
The club thanked NorthLink Ferries and the National Lottery community fund for their continued support.
BOWLERS paid tribute to “dear friend and colleague” Ewen MacRitchie with a minute’s silence after his death last week.
Lerwick Outdoor Bowling Club said MacRitchie was a “vital part” of their group, as well as being one of its longest serving members, an ex-president and a “great bowler”.
It added he was one of the club’s most successful skips at south competitions.
“Mostly he will be remembered as a big man with a big heart and always up for a bit of fun,” the club said in tribute.
The club played for its annual STS trophy after the tribute, with 20 players drawn into players to play two eight-end sets.
The highest shot total over the two sets decided the winner.
The team of Rosie Jamieson and Derek Hannah maintained their form throughout to win the competition by four shots.
The club thanked Stuart Terris from Shetland Technical Services for organising and sponsoring the day, plus providing a half-time buffet.
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