Mr Mackintosh and Shinty Ambassador, Katie Falconer took a very young pair of teams to the Donella Crawford girls shinty 6s at Ballachulish last Wednesday. We had all our girls from S1 to S3 whereas the other teams all had quite a number of older players, so our girls were really up against it.

Our first team started by winning 2-0 against Ardnamurchan A. The two goals came from excellent movement from midfielder Katie Slimon and were finished by full forward Hope Borthwick, powering them into the back of the net. Game two against Lochgilphead didn’t go quite as planned though another goal came from a good goal hit from Abbie Macleod up to Borthwick who swiftly passed the keeper bringing the final score to 2-1 to Lochgilphead. Plockton came on with force and showed us our greatest challenge of the day. Katie Slimon was moved up forward as strong defenders Ellie Miller and Kirsty Grant stepped to the mark, having some strong tackles and clearances throughout the tournament. Our player of the day, Leah Miller switched between midfield and full forward powering through challenges. She provided some great passes and assists though she had some trouble staying on two feet. The team came together in the last game against Uddingston to bring the score to a positive 3-2 win and showed great determination throughout.

Our development team team also put in some great performances. They were faced with teams from Plockton, Oban and Portree in their first three games, with narrow 1-0 losses. All the girls had a go as goalkeeper, which produced some interesting, if unorthodox saves. Rebecca and Gabi were particularly impressive in defense, refusing to give up chasing their opponents. At different times Catrin and Millie played in the centre, with Millie’s hitting proving strong. Up front were Charley, Amy and our guest player from Grantown Grammar, Ffion. All of these girls ran their hearts out.

Students Arran Millar, Callum Macdonald, Liam Ritchie, Kyle Cruickshank and Ross Cuthbert have just swam a combined total of 106 lengths. Great work and determination by all.

It was a tough day at the office for the senior girls Hockey Team tonight against a very good Dingwall side! The girls stuck in and kept working hard, playing some good hockey which was great to see!

It was Tori, Katie, Sophie and Rachael’s last game as they leave school in a few weeks, thanks for all the hard work girls it’s been a pleasure!

Although the result didn’t go our way at least the new strips looked good!

YPI Spring Bulbs Come Good! Congratulations to Crocus. A huge thank you to everyone who participated this year, well done

Huge congratulations to the KHS support Centre Swim Team who completed a whopping 231 lengths in their sponsored swim this morning. With thanks to family, friends and KHS staff, we have raised over £400 for parent council funds.