Easy for Peebles as Albert hit rock bottom
Hawick Royal Albert 1 Peebles Rovers 3EOS FIRST DIVISIONJOHN SLORANCE reports from Albert ParkBefore the game began Peebles Rovers had their problems due to having a depleted squad.After the game it...
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Hawick Legion Rovers 2 Tweedmouth 0SANDERSON CUP QUARTER-FINALSA GOAL in each half of the game earned Legion Rovers a place in the semi-final of the Sanderson Cup.Player/manager Luke Cooper grabbed...
View ArticleTrebles for Legion and Waverley
Langholm Legion 3Hawick Waverley 3BAL DIVISION AIN WHAT turned out to be a free scoring encounter, Dean McColm put Waverley in front in polishing off a good passing move involving Taylor Hope, Ross...
View ArticleVictory for Vics
Selkirk Victoria 4Hawick United 3WALLS CUP QUARTER-FINALA DRAMATIC late winner at Yarrow Park has set Selkirk Victoria up with a semi-final against Ancrum.Hawick took the lead on two minutes – Colin...
View ArticleRugby clubs get back to business
A BREAK in the international schedule this weekend gives local clubs a chance to pick up their league campaigns and for two local outfits in particular the outcomes are crucial.Last weekend Gala came...
View ArticleOgilvie seeking ray of sunshine to end Vale gloom
THE sun has not been shining for Vale of Leithen recently, writes John Slorance.Joint managers Fraser Ogilvie and Kerr Dodds, however, have high hopes that brighter days are ahead for the Victoria Park...
View ArticleTiger tiger burning bright...
Not in the forests of the night, but in the colder Rutland Water.Gordon sailor Callum Airlie, with crew Joe Butterworth, took part in the 20th Rutland Challenge for the Tiger Trophy, finishing sixth...
View ArticleLivingston lifts trophy
THE Mowitt Trophy was up for grabs at Braidwood Sporting Clays this week and was presented by Mrs Mowitt.Donald Livingston (Edinburgh) was the worthy recipient with a score of 38 ex 40. Right behind,...
View ArticleGala juniors keep their shield
THE 2012/13 Border Cross Country series has been unprecedented in terms of athlete turnout and support, and the final leg was held on Sunday in Galashiels.Almost 230 runners descended on the fields,...
View ArticleBorders Elite take multiple medals in east district meet
MEMBERS of the BEST (Borders Elite Swim Team) Performance Squad showed their class at the third and final round of the 2012-2013 East District Age Group Championships.The team won 14 medals – eight...
View ArticleTeviotdale out in force
LAST Saturday, the Teviotdale Harriers held their annual club championships.On a dreich day, three routes were run, all starting and finishing at Hawick Museum in Wilton Lodge Park. The races were...
View ArticleJedburgh players busy with tournaments
JEDBURGH Badminton Club have had a busy time of it over the last few weeks. First up was the seedless tournament played in a knock-out format. The final, Scott McNeil and Myra Younger against Richard...
View ArticleBorderers take Pate
ALMOST as important as Saturday’s result at Murrayfield was the news from the Border Ice Rink that Border Province won the Pate Trophy from the grasp of Midlothian for the first time since 2004, writes...
View ArticleDressage starts Ettrick year
ETTRICK Forest Riders Association held their first competition of 2013 last weekend.The event was an open dressage competition with the introduction of a walk/trot test as well as qualifiers in prelim...
View ArticleGolf returns
GALASHIELSJohn Scott (Plumbing & Heating) Seniors Section Winter League: Winner: G. Turn nett 36.KELSOWinter 4 Ball Better Ball: 1, E. Wilson & M. Brydon 48 points; 2 equal, D. Brotherston...
View ArticleFjordhus score weekend double
IN A GREAT weekend for the Fjordhus Reivers Ladies seconds, the Tweedbank-based outfit won both their games in an entertaining double header.With the lack of hockey over the last few weeks because of...
View ArticleTight at the top as Reivers lose grip
REIVERS A lost their second game in a row to let their pursuers close the gap at the top of the Borders Pool League division one.The Galashiels outfit went down in the last frame to High Level A while...
View ArticleBurns Club closing in
HAWICK Burns Club clawed two points closer to Border Snooker League leaders Hawick Conservative Club last week.With the Conservative men only managing a draw at Jedburgh Legion, the path was clear for...
View ArticleTeam spirit to the fore as local outfits vie for public vote
WHEN it comes to team spirit the Borders is second to none and the panel of experts who had to whittle down a huge list of worthy candidates for this section of the Celebration of Sport awards...
View ArticleBorderers rise against violence to women
ORGANISERS hope 1,000 Borderers will go to Kelso tonight to dance and clap with others across the world in a bid to stop violence against women.So far more than 400 are expected to attend the One...
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