Football

FORRES Mechanics boss Charlie Rowley was thrilled to see his team become the first to inflict a league defeat on champions Cove Rangers this season.

THOMAS Reilly can't believe Elgin City are set to miss out on the play-offs yet again.

KEITH manager Dean Donaldson will dust off his boots and name himself as a substitute for tonight's Highland League match against Formartine United.

Last Thursday saw the Forres and Nairn league kick off with matches in the Calum Riddell Memorial Trophy.

ELGIN City's play-off hopes are over for the season, manager Gavin Price conceded after the 1-1 draw against Edinburgh.

RYAN Farquhar's Lossiemouth season has been ended by an ankle injury.

KEITH threw away a 2-0 lead but still ended a run of 11 straight Highland league defeats on Wednesday.

A NEW trophy in memory of former Nairn footballer Calum Riddell will kick off this year's Forres and Nairn welfare football season.

Fifteen teams are taking part this season with Lhanbryde returning to the fold, while FC Buckie and Ugie Youths drop out.

ROTHES boss Steven MacDonald believes his club can finish in the top half of the Highland League for the first time in many years.

ELGIN City's damaging defeat at Annan came down to clinical home finishing and poor defending from the far-travelled visitors.

ELGIN City's play-off hopes have taken a nosedise after a 4-1 defeat at Annan Athletic.

KEITH'S miserable Highland League season hit a new low as they were thrashed 7-2 at fellow strugglers Turriff United.

FOUR tough games lie between Elgin City and the play-offs.

A BATTLING Rothes display couldn't halt Cove Rangers' charge towards the Highland League title.

A FLYING start helped Elgin City fire their way back into the play-off places with a 3-0 win over Stirling Albion on Saturday.

JUDGE us against Strathspey and not our heavy defeats against high-flying Inverurie and Cove, says Lossiemouth boss Iain MacRae.

ELGIN City boss Gavin Price says the season is "by no means over" as his side continue to battle for a League Two play-off place.

Jags drew 0-0 with Turriff United on Wednesday night, dropping to seventh place in the league.

TONIGHT'S rearranged Highland league match between Keith and Formartine United is off.