Tulloch Camanachd Cup holders Newtonmore cruised through to the quarter-finals of the tournament with a 5-0 defeat of Kyles at Tighnabruich.
In contrast at the Dell, last year’s losing finalists Kingussie struggled against unfancied Col Glen, only grabbing a 2-1 win in the penultimate minute.
Glenurquhart produced a spectacular comeback to become the only second-tier side in the draw for the last eight when they eliminated Premiership Lochaber on penalties following a 3-3 draw.
Fort William edged hosts Lovat 3-2 and, along the road at Beauly, it was a 3-1 victory for Oban Camanachd.
Skye had a 1-0 success at Inveraray and there was a 4-2 win for Kinlochshiel against Glasgow Mid Argyll at Yoker.
Brodie MacBean put Newtonmore ahead in the first half but it was not until the second period that two from Matthew Sloss and one apiece from Struan Ross and Aaron MacBean made it comfortable.
Col Glen, newly-promoted from the National Division and still pointless in the Premiership, shocked Kingussie when Neilly MacNaughton scored after just 10 minutes. The game was into the second half before Dylan Borthwick drew Kingussie level and there was only a minute left when Savio Genini grabbed their winner.
Home side Lochaber looked home and dry when Finlay MacDonald, Ross Loughray and an Ali MacLean own goal put them 3-0 up during a 10-minute spell before half-time.
However, in a spectacular comeback, Glen were level before the hour when Neale Reid’s double straddled a goal from Fraser Heath, all in just eight minutes. There was no further scoring, and Glen won 4-2 on penalties to become the National Division’s only representatives in the quarter-final draw at McCaig’s Tower in Oban on Monday.
At Balgate, Lovat’s Danny Kelly replied to Ewen Campbell’s opener for Fort William and, into the second half, Archie MacKinnon and Hamish Shaw put Fort 3-1 up. Marc MacLachlan scored Lovat’s second from the penalty spot with the last hit of the game.
Daniel Madej and a Daniel MacVicar double sent Oban Camanachd comfortably through before Iain Hunter’s consolation for Beauly.
Ross Gordon secured Skye’s progress in the final quarter of their tie at the Winterton. John MacRae broke the deadlock for Kinlochshiel but Logan Adam equalised for Mid Argyll before Ali Nixon and Archie MacRae with a double made it 4-1 for Shiel at half-time. Adam completed his double immediately after the restart.
