Kelso knock wind from Shipyard sails
Kelso United 3Burntisland Shipyard 1United eventually proved too strong for league newcomers Burntisland Shipyard at Woodside Park on Saturday, writes George Riley.The home side huffed and puffed for...
View ArticleRugby festival spotlights girl power
Girls’ rugby in the Borders received a major boost through a full-contact Festival, held on International Women’s Day, at the Netherdale 3G Arena, pictured above.Around 80 girls, aged 15 and under,...
View ArticleWeekend rugby round-up
Last weekend’s National League match between Selkirk and Biggar was scrapped 30 minutes from kick-off.The referee deemed the Hartreemill pitch unplayable due to lying snow.In the Borders Shield...
View ArticleAge-group finals put on ice
Scottish Rugby is seeking an alternative date for the playing of the Brewin Dolphin finals.Teams from Galashiels Academy, Peebles High School, Jedburgh Grammar and Selkirk High School were all due to...
View ArticleStuart on Scotland
Third place in the 6 Nations table seemed impossible after the English had torn us apart at Twickenham in our first game, so to end up where we did was a big step forward for Scotland under Scott...
View ArticleBorders rally rolls into Jed
Four times Scottish champions David Bogie and Hawick co-driver Kevin Rae head a strong field of 90 crews for Saturday’s Jedburgh-based Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally.The pair are pushing for a...
View ArticleStreamers flow to league victory
The final series of Agrii Border Curling League games saw Coldstream consolidate their supremacy with a very hard battle against Teviotdale at 7-6.Lauderdale put up a sterling effort to contain Duns...
View ArticleRick hopes to pack some executive punch
Borders judoka Rick Kenney has added another notch to his already bulging red and white belts.The 60-year-old has recently been elected as executive president of the Commonwealth Judo Association and...
View ArticleMakeshift team beats students
Glasgow Uni 1Fjordhus Reivers 2Despite enforced changes to personnel, Reivers came from behind to win at Garscube.The students took the lead against the run of play as Reiver’s defence were slow to...
View ArticleWeather-worn Reivers fail to convert their chances
Fjordhus Reivers 1Grange VI 2Despite the sleet forecast, it was a relieved Reivers side that took to the Tweedbank pitch after the previous week’s game had been cancelled.The Borderers made a positive...
View ArticleEaster sports programme for Active Champions is all set to shape future stars
Active Champions are holding their first sports camp from April 1 to 3 at St Mary’s School, Melrose.The camp is for boys and girls aged nine to 13, and gives all them the basic skills and knowledge...
View ArticleForrest falls just short in British
Borders bowler Julie Forrest was beaten in the final of the ladies’ singles at the British Championships last week.Forrest played Rebecca Field, the English and World Champion, and was winning 15-7...
View ArticleBorders students take up the case for equality in sport
Local sports clubs are being urged to be more aware of the issues surrounding homophobia in sport, and encouraged to open their doors to all members of the community.The Just A Ball Game? Time For...
View ArticleJosh defends Scottish title
Kelso’s Josh Abbott defended his junior Kilomathon Scotland title at Murrayfield on Sunday.The 11-year-old knocked 20 seconds off last year’s time to finish in 9 minutes and 38 seconds. The victory...
View ArticleSelkirk to host cycling championship
British Cycling has announced that the 2013 British MTB Marathon Championships are to be staged in the Borders, as part of the Selkirk MTB Marathon.The event – on Saturday, June 8 – is under new...
View ArticleSPORTING DIGEST
BowlingAbbotsfordTHE pairs competition reached the semi-final stages last week when Keith Campbell and Tommy Mann Jnr played Jimmy Grieve and Ecky Hancock.Mann and Campbell took an early lead, but some...
View ArticleKelso curlers seal Scottish victory at Murrayfield
KELSO HIGH SCHOOL achieved a stunning victory in the Scottish Schools Curling Championships held at Murrayfield Ice Rink last week.Cameron Bryce ( Skip), Neil Sutherland (Third), Amy Bryce ( Second)...
View ArticleGrand Ole! for Jim and Lindsey
Roxburgh Reivers Orienteerers have been putting the Borders on the map.Lindsey and Jim Knox spent last weekend orienteering in the Murcia region of Spain, where Lindsey won the sprint and middle races,...
View ArticleArchers shake off the winter blues
Ettrick Forest Archers held their first clout competition of the season on Sunday in remarkably sunny weather.Doug Anderson, Elaine Pearson and Kyle Fairbairn showed the early form. The clout was hit...
View ArticleSNH to tweet ‘fun facts’ about nature
The Scottish Government’s advisor on nature is going to tweet interesting facts about the country’s wildlife and land.Scottish Natural Heritage has amassed “fun facts” to share through Twitter and...
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