Kinlochshiel end Kingussie's 52-game unbeaten run
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Kinlochshiel ended Kingussie's 52-game unbeaten run across almost two years with a 2-1 Mowi Premiership victory at Rearaig.
This dropped Kingussie to fourth and allowed newly-promoted Fort William to hit top spot with a 5-0 eclipse of Lovat at An Aird. Shiel's success, combined with Beauly's 10-1 defeat by Oban Camanachd, also confirmed Beauly's relegation.
Newtonmore came from behind to defeat visitors Kyles 6-1 and extend their winning run to 12 games.
Skye edged Caberfeidh 2-1 in the other Premiership game.
Dylan Borthwick got an early opener for Kingussie but Archie MacRae levelled before half-time and young Jay MacRae hit the winner with 11 minutes left. This was Kingussie's first defeat in all competitions since they lost 1-0 to Caberfeidh at Strathpeffer on 23 September, 2023.
A Lachie Shaw hat-trick, including a penalty, and goals from Ewan Campbell and Archie MacKinnon took Fort to the summit of the top division after several seasons in the lower leagues.
At Mossfield, Daniel MacVicar opened Oban's goal rush in the first minute and ended it in the 84th. In between, Daniel MacCuish got a treble, Malcolm Clark a double and there were singles from Ross Campbell, Lorn Dickie and Ross MacMillan. Louie MacLellan replied for Beauly at 5-0.
James Pringle scored for Kyles after just four minutes at The Eilan and they held on for most of the first half before crumbling. Joe Coyle equalised, Iain Robinson spread a hat-trick across the interval and Euan Dingwall and Conor Jones completed the job.
Dan MacDonald and Ruaraidh MacLeod gave visitors Skye a 2-0 half-time lead and, despite Blair Morrison narrowing the gap in the penultimate minute, Skye held on to break the mid-table deadlock.
Fort William, with an extra game played, are a point clear of Newtonmore, who head Oban Camanachd on goal difference, with Kingussie a further point behind.
Lochaber strengthened their grip at the top of the National Division with a 2-0 victory at home over Bute while Col Glen in second boosted their chances of a first ever season in the Premiership when they defeated visitors Glenurquhart 3-0.
Oban Celtic won the Chieftain's Cup for single team clubs, 4-2 against Ballachulish in the final at Cannich.