2014, Caithness defeated a Sutherland select side 4–3 to regain the Kenny "Nostie" MacLeod cup This was also a significant day as the Caithness starting line up all trained and resided in Caithness. The scorers for Caithness were Angus Thorburn x2, Chris Sinclair and Darren Douglas. Caithness Shinty Club held its first club 6's tournament in November, 2014. Three teams entered, East Caithness, Thurso and West Caithness. Thurso came out victors, winning both their matches, East Caithness were runners-up. Caithness Shinty Club secured a grant from Dounreay Site Restoration Limited which will assist in the procurement of equipment. 2015 The club held its first New Year's Day beach shinty match in Thurso with a fantastic turnout, the tradition will be repeated next year too. On 24 January, Caithness succumbed to a 4–2 friendly defeat to Kinlochbervie Camanachd Club at Naver Park, Thurso. The match was played despite 2–3 inches of snow. Caithness travelled to Inverness to meet Inverness Shinty Club in a friendly on 21 February. Caithness entered the Strathdearn Cup for the first time and received a home draw against Beauly Shinty Club, they succumbed 6–1 in a gritty performance. Luke Merchant scored the club's first ever senior goal. Future plans The club aimed to enter the National league set up in 2017, thus completing the journey from non-league level to senior level. The club also plans to establish a Women's team. However, whilst it is still expected that Caithness will join the leagues, the long term viability of shinty in the area was put under threat by the possible destruction of the club's park, the only proper-sized area for shinty in the region, for a four lane athletics track. However, the club secured a park in association with the local rugby club and while this augured well for future plans, a lack of player commitment resulted in the club still only competing in the cups in 2017. In 2018, Caithness only competed in a couple of sixes tournaments. Honours Mod Cup – 2010 Kenny "Nostie" MacLeod Cup – 2012, 2014 References External links Kenny Nostie Cup Report Kenny Nostie Cup Report St Andrews 6's report Inverness 6's summary Local Press Shinty teams Sport in Caithness 2014 establishments in Scotland