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Andy Dowie was the toast of Western Isles Darts this week as he hoisted the Island Singles title into the air after a rollercoaster competiton where he saw off 22 other players in one of the Western Isles most prestigious darts competitions.

Camanachd Leòdhais were on Sutherland Cup duty this weekend, visiting the Dell for the first time and going toe-to-toe with last year’s finalists Kingussie for much of the match before falling to a 4-1 defeat.

Stornoway Ladies first entry in to competitive rugby, finally came to an end last weekend when they went down 28-5 to Livingston Ladies in the semi final of the Sarah Beaney Bowl at Bayhead.

A new golfing season has been heralded in traditional fashion at Selkirk Golf Club.

Stornoway Rugby Club’s Ladies marched into history at the weekend as they crossed the painted white line and entered competitive battle for the first time EVER on home soil.

Thirty five athletes with the Western Isles crest emblazoned on their chest, six team managers – of which one is also registered to compete will have their passports stamped at the Rock of Gibraltar later this summer after the Western Isles Island Games Association announced their full squad to compete later this summer.

With recent games against Boleskine and Beauly being postponed due to bad weather, Camanachd Leòdhais finally got back on the park on Saturday taking out their frustrations on Inverness with a fantastic first half performance en route to a 6-1 win.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar this week announced a new leisure link partnership with four other areas of Scotland that will see ‘Slàinte Mhath’ members able to access leisure facilities out with the Western Isles for the first time.

The countdown to this summer’s NatWest International Island Games is now cranking towards full speed.

Island rugby, and island sports fans, are urged to visit the Bayhead Playing Fields TODAY (Saturday, March 23) as the Stornoway Rugby Club Ladies team will play their first ever competitive rugby match on home soil.

Peter O’Brien had a spring in his step last weekend for at least two understandable reasons. The first was that last Saturday marked the first anniversary of his hole in one on the tenth hole at Stornoway.

The Western Isles Island Games Association (WIIGA) have unveiled the athletes and sportspeople who will be flying the flag for the isles in international sporting combat this summer at the NatWest International Island Games in Gibraltar.

A Sheffield fundraiser is aiming to pedal the tarmac of the entire length of the Western Isles from the Butt of Lewis in Ness down to Vatersay and Barra before returning up again through the Uists, Harris and back up to Stornoway to finish.

The Leanne Fund will host the 10th Point 5k event on June 1st with the addition of a new 10k race.

The spotlight was shone firmly on lower league and non-regular league players this week as 23 players packed their arrows in their top pocket for the Open Handicapped Darts Singles event at the Lewis and Harris Rangers Supporters Club.

Looking through our archives this week we came across this trio of sporting groups celebrating their success in the Islands’ 1990 Sports Festival.

The sun was blazing down at full furious heat in the Turkish sky but Kerry MacPhee continued to crank through the gears using her infamous pedal power to pull away from much of the chasing pack and secure a hugely impressive third place at the Tashra Tour Cup.

The annual Western Isles Island Games Association 5K took place at the weekend.

Camanachd Leòdhais enters the year with optimism after posting arguably their best league season to date in 2018, having both scored more goals and earned more points on the pitch than ever before.