Waverley stung by cruellest of exits
Hawick Waverley 5Loganlea United 5 (after extra time – Loganlea won 5-4 on penalties)SCOTTISH AMATEUR CUP SECOND ROUND REPLAYJOHN SLORANCE reports from Wilton Lodge ParkON ONE touchline there was a...
View ArticleLast-gasp goal puts United on top
Ancrum 1Hawick United 2 BAL DIVISION BA goal in the closing seconds of the match gained United full points in this top of the table clash.In a dourly fought encounter that brought about few scoring...
View ArticleLucky break for holders
LAST week saw the qualifiers of the Borders Pool League Triples, and with only four teams qualifying for the finals there was no hiding place.At the Bridge, holders Scott Bowers, Scott Simpson and...
View ArticleGala in top form after the interval as Kelso collapse
Kelso United 3Gala Fairydean 5EoS FIRST DIVISIONGEORGE RILEY reports from Woodside ParkA HALF-TIME double substitution proved to be the turning point in this incident-packed encounter.Fairydean were...
View ArticleDodds red card leaves Vale feeling blue
Cowdenbeath 8Vale of Leithen 1WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH CUP THIRD ROUNDKENNY PATERSON reports from Central ParkTHE one plus point for Vale of Leithen’s squad from Saturday’s mauling was they avoided the...
View ArticleSutherland’s eightsome reel
Gala Rovers 12Scottish Widows 2 SCOTTISH AMATEUR CUP SECOND ROUND REPLAYGALA striker Des Sutherland scored an incredible eight goals against Edinburgh side Scottish Widows.Sutherland bagged the octet...
View ArticleGibson wonder-strike was good for Selkirk’s Image
Selkirk 1Heriot-Watt University 0IMAGE PRINTERS CUP SECOND ROUNDALISTAIR MATHESON reports from Yarrow ParkA SENSATIONAL goal from striker Jamie Gibson earned the Souters a quarter-final tie against...
View ArticleQuality card in place at Kelso for lucrative national hunt fixture
KELSO racecourse stages its richest meeting of the season to date on Saturday with an exciting £50,000 card coming under orders at 12.25pm.Hawick’s Glen and Cath Lambert sponsor the feature Mayfield...
View ArticleShuttle shocks
THERE were upsets aplenty when the first round of Border Badminton League matches were served up at Earlston High School.Title holders Berwick were edged out by Hawick, who finished bottom of the pile...
View ArticleOpportunity Knox gains fourth title
DALGUISE House Outdoor Centre, Dunkeld, was the venue for the East of Scotland Orienteering Championships – and a new mapped area was eagerly anticipated.Small areas of beech woodland in autumn colours...
View ArticleDuathlon series to get down and Durty at Bowhill
A FANTASTIC new location awaits the Borders’ very own off-road duathlon series this year in the form of Bowhill House Estate near Selkirk.The multisport event, previously held at Glentress, involves a...
View ArticleSprinter Sutherland is gifted chairmanship of Pitreavie meeting
BORDERS-BASED veteran sprinter and former rugby chief executive Ron Sutherland has taken over as chairman in a boardroom reshuffle ahead of the second staging of the prestigious Pitreavie Gift open...
View ArticleTesting times for Harriers’ ladies in Cumbernauld
UNDULATING but testing parkland greeted Gala Harriers on the last weekend in October when they headed up to Cumbernauld for the Scottish Athletics National Cross-country Relay Championships.Club...
View ArticlePeebles net the points
Peebles Under-13 43 Earlston Under-13 4Berwickshire Under-13 25 Hawick Under-13B 9Peebles Under-15B 26 Earlston Under-15A 16Hawick Under-15A 49 Earlston Under-15B 4Berwickshire Under-15A 23 Peebles...
View ArticleBertram lands another Scottish Athletics award
ST BOSWELLS’ Alan Bertram has been rewarded for his years of dedication to hammer throwing with another Scottish Athletics award.The 76-year-old former policeman picked up the Tom Stillie Memorial...
View ArticleInjuries impede South at Inters
FACING tough opposition from all the other districts in Scotland a depleted South Under 18s girls hockey squad found the going tough at the annual Inter District tournament at Peffermill in...
View ArticleTurf Talk: Can Cecil pull off final fling on the flat?
THIS Saturday brings the curtain down on the 2012 Flat Season.Doncaster traditionally opens the flat turf season with the Lincoln Handicap and also provides the finale in the shape of the November...
View ArticleGregor Young joins brother Lewis in Scotland 7s squad
JED-FOREST’S Gregor Young, will join twin brother Lewis in the Scotland 7s squad on a two-year contract.His first year will be on a elite development basis and his second year on a full professional...
View ArticleToo close to call for Hawick clubs
THINGS remain tight at the top of the Store-age.org.uk Borders Snooker League this week following a 3-3 draw between top dogs Hawick Burns Club A and Hawick Conservative Club A.Only four points...
View ArticleFamily ties at Laidlaw final
LAST week’s Agrii Border League session offered up four rather one-sided games, writes Alistair Lindsay.St Boswells beat Chirnside 10-3, then a worthy win by Lees at 10-6 over Ayton Castle, Swinton...
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