12/04/2026
On Saturday 11th April we closed the season with our annual dinner and prizegiving.
A excellent buffet meal in the restaurant was followed by Hamilton Ice Sports Club President Jim Stirling summarising the season and calling up the winners of the season's competitions to receive prizes and be presented with the trophies from ice rink manager Dougie.
There was a special presentation to Jimmy Raeburn who retired last year after over 40 years on the ice rink board with over 30 as chairman. On behalf of the ice rink Bryce Smith related some history and other stories of his memories with Jimmy, and Marion Craig presented him with two engraved stones which of course were two of those recently retired from use on the ice.
The prize list was as below, usually listed from fourth player first, with photographs taken when at least one team member was present.
The Under 17s Slam was won by the Dumfries team of I. Campbell, T. Smith, L. Huntly and R. Terrace.
The Ladies Pairs was won by Nancy Rutherford and Libby Neilson and the Runners up were Marion Craig and Alison Taylor.
The Caledonia Trophy was won by Michael Barr, lain Buchanan, Charlie Watson and Matthew Gray, and the runners up were Oliver Dodds, Emily Haggart, Emma Gardiner and Erin Roche.
The Yett Trophy was won by Jonathan Buchanan, David Buchanan, Iain Buchanan and Matthew Gray and the runners up were Allan Brown, Katie Sanderson, Andrew Brown and Gillian Brown.
The Everywhen Senior Open League was won by Willie D***s, Jackie Craig, Bill Gibson and Caroline Morrison.
The Ladies Open was won by East Kilbride Ladies: Valerie Inglis, Nina Clancy, Kim Dallard and Alicia Hay, and the runners up were Karen Jack, Michelle Hartley, Janet Lynch and Terry Paterson.
The Cambusnethan Cup winners were Michael Barr, Ross Muir, Emma Gardiner and Erin Roche and the runners up were Douglas Burt, Ally Watson, Charlie Watson and David Watson.
The final Sunday Schenkel for the Bob Mackintosh Cup was won by Michael Barr, Jonathan Buchanan, John Wilson and Jan Wilson, and the runners up were Margaret Richardson, Mairi Milne, Claire Milne and Christine Cannon having a reunion.
The Colinhill Cup was won by David Buchanan and the Low Road winner was Iain Buchanan.
In the Shareholder's competitons the pairs was won by Ian Fleming and Eileen Fleming, the Duncan Johnston league Trophy was won by Margaret Richardson, Iain Buchanan, Stephen Hall and Caroline Hall. The runners up were David Hall, Bob Thomson, Richard Fergusson and Isabelle Tait, and the Crookedstone Salver was won by Bryce Smith, Jim Stirling, Isobel Hannen and Eileen Fleming with Arthur Devine, Lynn Kenyon, Gordon McCracken and Caroline Hall as the runners up.
The local qualifier for the Henderson Bishop RCCC Ladies Challenge Cup was won by Fiona Moffat, Lynn Kenyon, Sandra Gardiner and Lillias Hyslop.
The Rink Championship qualifer for the RCCC Rink Championship Trophy was won by Tom Sloan, James Hair, James Strang and Andrew Brown.
The JCB Salver for the winners of the qualifier for the RCCC Open Pairs was won by Iain Buchanan and Jonathan Buchanan.
The T.B. Dick knock out was won by Avondale Heather 2 of Jamie Allan, Libby Neilson, Kenny Lees and Lyn Canavan and the runners up were the Douglas team of J. Trainer, B. Carswell, S Grossart and W Galloway.
The Ladies Points compatition was won by Marion Craig and the Open Points by Ryan McCormack.
The Friday Ladies League for the Sarah Roxburgh Trophy was won by Margaret Richardson, Nancy Rutherford, Christine Cannon and Dot Moran and the runners up were Marion Craig, Jackie Craig, Alison Taylor and Janet Leiper.
The West of Scotland Mens league for the Cadzow Cup division A was won by Cambusnethan 2 of John Carson, Paul Harding, Bill Robison and Brian Cunningham. Divison B was won by the East Kilbride team of Bill Henderson, Mike Hayes, Joe Buchanan and Campbell Stewart.
The Sunday League was won by David Haggart, Iain Buchanan, Emily Haggart and Gillian Haggart (Bellshill).
The Ladies Senior League for the Margaret Anderson Trophy was won by Fiona Motion, Stella Cassidy, Elinar Blincow and Margaret Love, and the runners up were Christine Hall, Rosalind Jamieson, Jane Dearie and Fiona Isbister.
The mens senior league was won by Eric Richardson, Neil Fyfe, Chris Rennie and Bill Henderson. The runners up were Jack Blackwood, Jim Boswell, Bill Marshall and Robert Allen.
The Super League was won by Luke Carson, Scott Gibson, Iain Waddell and Ryan McCormack. The runners up were James Hair, Tom Sloan, James Strang and Andrew Brown.
The Small Clubs League was won by the Badgers team of John Webster, Gordon McCracken, Walter Loudon and Ann Loudon. The runners up were the Bellshill team of Michael Barr, Jonathan Buchanan, Iain Buchanan and Erin Roche.
The Hamilton Skins was the final Ice Rink competition and it was won by Luke Carson, Ryan McCormack, Callum Kinnear and Niall Ryder.
Thanks were given to Hamilton ice rink manager Dougie and his staff for the work behind the scenes and organising the prize-giving evening.
And finally to the Hamilton Squash Club which has reached a new peak of success this season. Last year their first team gained promotion to the top division of the West of Scotland squash league and this season they won the league to win the sword, the trophy for the league.
The second team also won its division.
Congratulations to the club and its officials and the Ice Rink Club bar manager Barry Sutherland who organises and coaches the teams.
