We take a look at who are the Highland sport stars to watch in 2025 after impressing on the national and international stage this year
Sport stars from across the Highlands are making an impact on the national and international stage. We take a look at three athletes who are tipped for big things during 2025.
Keith Bray
Described as one of the most promising young talents at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Keith Bray has already featured heavily for the team during the first half of the season.
After a disastrous year for the club when they were relegated from the Championship and went into administration with a 15-point deduction, the club are relying heavily on young talent this season to get them out of another relegation fight.
The central midfielder from the Western Isles signed professionally for Inverness in November 2022 under former manager Billy Dodds. He made a big impression with the fans after a string of impressive performances.
He was sent on loan to Elgin City in the second half of last season to get more game time experience to prepare him for first team action with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He has been given his opportunity this season to show what he can do, with head coach Scott Kellacher predicting the 18-year-old will play a major part in the team this season.
Did suffer a shoulder injury in November which kept him out for a short period of time, but is expected to play a significant part for Caley Thistle in the second half of the campaign.
Caitlyn Heggie
THE Muir of Ord teenager has had an impressive 2024 where she took some notable victories in the Highlands.
The Inverness Harriers athlete, who previously competed for Ross County Athletics Club, dominated the North road running scene this year.
She claimed wins at the Nairn 10k, Moray Road Runners 10k and Forres 10k.
But arguably her best victory of the year came in Loch Ness Marathon Festival of Running in Inverness when she won the River Ness 10k for the first time.
Heggie, who began studying for a degree in medicine at Edinburgh University this year, claimed victory with a personal best time of 35 minutes and 50 seconds.
The former Dingwall Academy pupil took the win by 32 seconds with Robyn Pinder of Metro Aberdeen taking second place in 36:22 and Molly Rasch of Highland Hill Runners taking third spot in 36:25.
She has built up a formidable reputation in athletics during her young career claiming titles at national level during her young career.
Among the high profile competitions she has won included become Under-17 Scottish Cross Country champion in 2023. Being trained under coach Ross Cairns, who is the coach of Inverness 10,000 metres Olympic athlete Megan Keith, Heggie is being tipped as a potential athletics star for the future.
Calum Scott
It was an incredible year for the Nairn golfer, when he not only played at one of the biggest golf tournaments in the world, but also claimed a major prize.
The 21-year-old won the Silver Medal at The Open at Royal Troon for being the top amateur at the competition.
He made the final cut to play all four rounds at The Open and finish the tournament on +8 and was the top amateur player by three shots.
He finished in 43rd place alongside Brooks Koepka and Max Homa.
He is the first Scottish player to win the Silver Medal since Sam Locke from Stonehaven who won it 2018.
Scott also impressed in amateur competitions during 2024 when he finished on top of the Open Amateur Qualifying Series.
He also represented the International Team against the United States at the Arnold Palmer Cup in Ireland during the summer.
The former Nairn Academy pupil is currently in his final year studying sports management at Texas Tech University in the United States as he combines his studies with his golf career.
Once he completes university, Scott is planning to turn professional, like his brother Sandy, who competed at the US Open in 2020.
