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A large crowd was on hand at Bayhead last Saturday to watch Camanachd Leòdhais and Uist Camanachd vie for the Heb Celt Cup in glorious sunshine. The sides could not be separated after ninety minutes and after a 1-1 draw, the match went to penalties.

Kara Hanlon has been riding a wave of swimming greatness for some time. A hat-trick of gold medals at the Scottish National Open Championships was followed by FIVE medals in the choppy and testing waters of international sporting combat at the NatWest International Island Games.

There were TV cameras filming every leap, every smile and every tear, photographers were rapid firing shots to capture every moment, but Mary Macleod and Heather Mackinnon won’t need the videos or the images to recall the night of Thursday, July 11th, under the Gibraltar sunshine.

As the sun set on two days of swimming competitions at the NatWest Island Games in Gibraltar, Kara Hanlon already has a hat-trick of medals in her swim bag.

In just a matter of days the Western Isles Island Games Association will jet into the arena of top class international sporting combat as they compete in the prestigious NatWest International Island Games for the eighth time.

Lewis Wind Power, developers of the Stornoway Wind Farm, have lent their backing to the media coverage of the Western Isles Island Games Association squad competing at next week’s International Island Games in Gibraltar.

Western Isles wonderwoman Kerry MacPhee pedalled onto another national podium last weekend and with it landed the overall series win at the British MTB Series for the second year in a row.

Stornoway super swimmer Kara Hanlon made a significant splash with a hat-trick of breaststroke gold medals as she also landed a personal trio of Scottish National Open Championship titles and a fourth gong for Edinburgh University as part of the relay team.

WIIGA’s main sponsor, The Scottish Salmon Company, this week presented the WIIGA squad with their kit for the upcoming NatWest International Island Games in Gibraltar.

Stornoway Rugby Club has been awarded £1,000 and a visit from Scotland International players, after gaining ‘Star Club’ status in this year’s Royal Bank RugbyForce initiative.

As Ewan Crawford wiped the sweat from his eyes and tried to focus on the last mile of the Stornoway Half Marathon he allowed himself a flicker of hope that he might be on pace to set a course record.

Eve Carrington

Mhairi Hall

Gemma Macritchie

Our NatWest Island Games previews continue with a four-page special on the athletics squad preparing to compete in Gibraltar in July.

Saturday’s triumvirate of Half Marathon, 10K and Fun Run has been tagged as the biggest ever race in Hebridean history in terms of participation numbers and action on the day didn’t disappoint.

The Stornoway Half Marathon record held by Lewis runner William MacRury still stands - but only just after the weekend’s event.

Looking out from the clubhouse on yet another glorious evening, it seemed very appropriate that we were dining on a Mediterranean feast of tapas. The latest pop-up restaurant at Stornoway Golf Club once again showcased the skills of Paul Moorby.