Kyle Lillie placed first in three and second in two of the seven men’s heavy athletic events during the 2026 Grandfather ...

Big guys throwing big things. There’s no other way to describe Scottish athletics, and as surely as the sound of the bagpipes is the symbol for Scottish music, the caber is the standard of Highland ...

PALMER — A blustery day at the Alaska State Fairgrounds greeted competitors on the second day of competition during the Alaska Scottish Highland Games, which has been taking place for 42 years. “The ...

Jacob Langworthy, founder of Nine Point Athletics, takes part in a caber toss. Langworthy's Nine Point Athletics is organizing the Free State Highland Games, which will be Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at ...

This past weekend the 43rd Scottish Highland Games wrapped up on Grandfather Mountain. Among the unique events in the games is the caber toss. Other WRAL Top Stories Ken Starnes is a world class ...

David Thomas works with some heavy metal in his job as a high school welding teacher. Same goes for his spare time as a Highland Games athlete. The Yakima resident and new teacher at Toppenish High ...