Blair lift title

Blairgowrie Junior won the North Division title after an emphatic 6-1 win over Downfield at Davie Park on Wednesday. Here are some images from the game.

Darren Neave stoops to head home Blairgowrie third goal in their 6-1 win over Downfield at Davie Park on Wednesday 7th May 2008.

Jamie Duncan run to the bench after scoring Blairgowrie's second in their 6-1 win over Downfield which saw them lift the North Division league title. 7th May 2008

Ryan Menzies celebrates scoring his second of the night in Blairgowrie's 6-1 defeat of Downfield at Davie Park on Wednesday 7th May 2008.

Perthshire Cup final

Some images from last night's Perthshire Cup final. I caught the last 15mins of normal time and the game then went into extra time. The final was contested by Letham and Roselea who are the top two teams in the Perthshire Amateur leagues. There was a lot of hostility between the two teams (think Celtic and Rangers without the money) and the game was eventually won 3-2 by Letham. Off to Blairgowrie tonight to photograph them winning the league title (hopefully)

Letham Amateurs who won the Perthshire Cup after a 3-2 win over Roselea at Tulloch Park on Tuesday.

Gavin Thomson celebrates scoring Letham's third which won them the Perthshire Cup beating rivals Roselea at Tulloch Park on Tuesday

Goalmouth action from the Perthshire Cup final as Letham beat Roselea 3-2 to lift the trophy.

Roselea celebrate equalising in the Perthshire Cup final against Letham played at Tulloch Park on Tuesday.

Somehow Roselea manage to score direct from a corner kick despite a crowded 6 yard box.

Perth ladies win title

Perth Phoenix Ladies team clinched the Tayside and Fife Seniors title with a 67-59 win over their nearest challengers Arbroath Musketeers at Perth Academy on Wednesday night. The win capped a sucessful campaign which saw them go undefeated throughout the season.

Here are some images from the game. All images can be seen and purchased through this link.
http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery-show/G0000sh_DAWx8ydQ

Must be almost summer

I took time to shoot cricket for the first time yesterday. I was only there for ten minutes as my afternoon was already full with other jobs. The photographs give the impression it is a nice warm sunny day but there was a cold wind blowing. Still it makes me more optimistic warm days may be around the corner.

North of Tay Cup action

Action from the semi-final of the North of Tay Cup as Fair City took on Carnoustie YM at Tulloch Park on Tuesday evening.

Harry Neave (far right) is congratulated by his Carnoustie teammates after he scored his first of two goals in their 2-0 North of Tay semi-final win over Fair City on Tuesday evening.

Amateur football

Some images from Bridgeton Utd v Roselea and Fair City v Star Hearts.

Like hockey without rules

On Saturday on the way back from shooting the usual Amateur and Junior games for the paper I decided to stop by the North Inch to photograph what I thought, from a distance, was a hockey game. As I got closer I realised it was infact Shinty. This is the first time I have seen shinty first hand and to the untrained eye I spent most of the time trying to figure out what the rules were. To me the best way to describe it would be hockey without rules (I am sure some will shake their heads at this description). A fascinating game which I plan to go back and photograph again. For anyone wanting to find out more heres a link to the main website.
http://www.shinty.org.uk/Default.aspx

South Division 1 action between Tayforth and Kilmory