At the end of the 1st round of the National Small-bore Rifle Association(NSRA) winter league, local Clachnacuddin shooters Iain Malone and Roddie Emburey are sitting in 1st and 2nd place in the "Class A" league. The 2nd round is due in at the end of January.

Two years ago Sports Council assisted Clachnacuddin in the purchase of specialised bench-rest equipment which was used in this event.

Clachnacuddin has moved into air-rifle shooting in the last year and is already clocking up wins national events.  Junior International target shooter Seoc Malone - who took up air earlier this year - took a break from a 4 day training camp to put in a PB and winning score in the SSRA air-rifle GP competition in Aberdeen yesterday.

In her first year of competing Anne-Marie Bexley took a 1st in her class in the NSRA winter series air-rifle event.

Not to be outdone, her mother - Maria Bexley - took a medal position in her first SSRA air-rifle competition that was held in Callander.

A record entry of over 260 crews was received for the Inverness Fours and Small Boats Heads which took place in sunny and calm weather conditions on Saturday and Sunday, 19th and 20th November on the superb rowing waters of the Caledonian Canal in Inverness over the 4500m course from Dochgarroch to the Inverness Rowing Club Clubhouse.

Much excellent racing was witnessed on both days of the competition with the host club winning both Men's Veteran Coxed Fours and Women’s Veteran Coxless Quadruple Scull on the Saturday and the Men’s and Women’s Veteran Double Sculls on the Sunday.

On Saturday, the fastest men's crew of the day and winning the traditional set of mounted antlers this year kindly donated by Kurt Larsen of the Kingairloch Estate in Lochaber were the Clydesdale ARC Coxless Quadruple Scull stroked by Gavin Murty in a time of 15 minutes and 38 seconds. The fastest women's crew was the Coxless Quadruple Scull from Strathclyde Park RC, stroked by Gillian Connal in a time of 17 minutes and 46 seconds.

In the Small Boats events on the Sunday, fastest crew of the day was the Heriot Watt University Boat Club Double Scull stroked by James Scott which recorded a fine time of 16 minutes and 35 seconds.  The fastest women's crew was Gillian Connal's Double Scull from Strathclyde Park Rowing Club in a time of 19 minutes and 41 seconds.