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Gary gets biggest cheer of the Six Days Trial

May 15th,2013%

six-days-trial-13 The biggest cheer of the Scottish Six Days Trial was reserved for Kinlochleven’s Gary MacDonald after he picked up third over-all and top Scot at the event in Fort William and Lochaber.

Read the full report in The Oban Times,may 16 2013 and on line at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital

ABCD 10k goes ahead despite heavy rain

May 8th,2013%

abcd-10k-run Around 100 keen runners took part in the annual Argyll beats Cardiovascular Disease (ABCD) 10k and Fun Run on Sunday May 5 2013,despite torrential rain.

For the full report see The Oban Times,May 9 2103 and on line at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital

Fort William AFC suffer second heavy defeat

April 30th,2013%

fort-william-vs-fraserburgh Fort William manager Danny Conlon says he’s ‘looking forward to’ the end of the season after watching his football team fall to a second heavy defeat in the space of seven days.

For the full match report see The Oban Times,May 2 2013 and on line from the same date at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital.

Lochaber boxers put on a show

April 23rd,2013%

Chris Bradley's Fort William swansong against Hamman Saddique

LOCHABER fighters entertained a boisterous home crowd at the Nevis Centre in Fort William with a series of impressive displays at Lochaber Phoenix ABC’s boxing show on Saturday April 20 2103.

Nine local boxers,including national and regional champions,took on opponents from across Scotland on a packed bill.

For more photos and a report on the show,see The Oban Times, April 25 2103 and on line at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital from the same date.

Lochaber Marathon sees record broken

April 16th,2013%

lochaber-marathon-winners-2013 The Lochaber Marathon on Sunday,April14 2013,saw the women’s record shattered by more than four minutes,despite the heavy rain and strong wind,as Joanna Zakrzewski,Dumfries,crossed the line in 2hrs 45mins 55secs. Robert Gilroy from Hamilton was first over the line.

To read the full report and more photos see The Oban Times,April 18 2013 or on line from the same date at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital

Lochaber go down to Inveraray

April 9th,2013%

20_f15shinty03 A goal from former Kilmallie shinty player Peter MacIntyre was enough to consign Lochaber Camanachd to another defeat and give Inveraray a priceless win in their Orion Group Premiership title chase.

For the full report see The Oban Times,April 11 2013,also on line at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital

Glenorchy win Cruachanside derby

March 19th,2013%

glenorchy vs taynuilt march 2013 GLENORCHY’S win in the Cruachanside derby on Saturday March 16 2013 maintained their winning run this season and set the team up for another derby with Lochside Rovers. Continue reading Glenorchy win Cruachanside derby

Saints battle through West Cup tie

March 19th,2013%

Photo by Stephen Lawson

Pollok were the visitors to Glencruitten in Oban for their third round West of Scotland Cup tie and as in previous meetings over the years the game was very close with the Oban side just edging it by the only goal of the game. Continue reading Saints battle through West Cup tie

Fort face cup match with renewed confidence

March 13th,2013%

20_f11fort03 FORT William football club go into this Saturday’s (March 16 2013) cup clash against Clachnacuddin with renewed confidence after a string of improved displays. Continue reading Fort face cup match with renewed confidence

Indoor shinty five-a-side returns to Oban

March 13th,2013%

obanceltica15_t11shintyfives03 OBAN teams made up the majority of entries to the South of Scotland Indoor 5-a-side tournament,which returned to the shinty calendar after a year’s absence. Continue reading Indoor shinty five-a-side returns to Oban