Good skills on display at Earlston selection trials
TWENTY-SIX S1 pupils turned out to showcase their skills in an attempt to gain selection for the Earlston High 2013 Scottish FA School of Football.The pupils, 20 boys and four girls, undertook a number...
View ArticleKelso edge out Hawick
Kelso U-15s 2 Hawick U-15s 1Kelso entertained Hawick Youth at Woodside Park and the hosts got off to the perfect start, writes Ronan Alexander.The Tweedsiders were ahead after just five minutes and...
View ArticleLegion’s Gellaitry snatches leveller
Hawick Legion2Coldstream Ams2BAL DIVISION BWITH a swirling wind at their backs, Coldstream broke the deadlock in the 12th minute with Darren Simpson slotting a shot into the net.The Streamers kept...
View ArticleLet the Lowland League go ahead says Anderson
Selkirk vice-chairman Ross Anderson has called for a pyramid system to still be introduced, despite the SPL rejecting league reconstruction, writes Kenny Paterson.Scottish football was thrown into...
View ArticleTen-man Albert struggle at Shielfield Park
Berwick Rangers Rsv 4Hawick Royal Albert 1EOS FIRST DIVISIONALTHOUGH holding their own in the first half, Hawick Royal Albert ended up falling to their 16th league defeat of the season, writes John...
View ArticleWaverley let early lead slip
Hawick Waverley2Pencaitland2BAL DIVISION AWaverley got off to a flying start, scoring twice during the first quarter-hour.Neal McConnell notched both, finding the net with a well-struck drive and then...
View ArticleSpurs secure Division B status
Gala Hotspur 2Hawick United 2BAL DIVISION BGala Hotspur will play Division B football again next season after a spirited show against Hawick United last Thursday.Michael Blackwood missed a first-half...
View ArticleOgilvie looks for full commitment in Vale ranks
Vale of Leithen0Edinburgh City3EOS PREMIER DIVISIONThe situation at the bottom end of the Premier Division is ridiculously tight as we head into the final month of the season, writes Dave Ryce.And...
View ArticleTwo points lost for tireless Tweedsiders
Eyemouth 3Kelso United 3EOS FIRST DIVISIONOVERALL, the Tweedsiders were the better team throughout, but the home side managed to claw back from being 3-1 down, writes George Riley.The away side showed...
View ArticleYoung Souters are just champion
Selkirk High School 32 Buckhaven High School 10Brewin Dolphin Under 16 Bowl FinalSelkirk High School provided the Borders with their first outright win in national schools rugby this season by lifting...
View ArticleChalmers left choked as Ayr end the Melrose cup dream once more
Melrose25Ayr28Craig Chalmers bade an emotional farewell to his home club on Saturday after seeing a third RBS Cup title torn from their grasp.Watching his team play in their seventh cup final Chalmers...
View ArticleHibs ace Weir gets set to join Vale
VALE OF LEITHEN square up to Heriot Watt University on Saturday and after a dismal few weeks Fraser Ogilvie believes fortunes can turn.To help him the Vale co manager has brought in former Hibs man...
View ArticleNational hero set to saddle up at Kelso Racecourse
Grand National hero Ryan Mania is all set to make a return to his home ground on Monday, riding at Kelso’s end of the month meeting.It will mark the 23- year-old’s first appearance at his local track...
View ArticleGreens in sevens heaven due to sixth win on the trot
Hawick created history on Saturday as they claimed their sixth home sevens success on the spin.The Mansfield roar reverberated throughout the town as the Greens fought off the challenge of Gala to lift...
View ArticleBandits begin league campaign
BERWICK BANDITS (sponsored by New Holland Agriculture) will start the 2013 Premier League campaign without Ricky Ashworth.The Berwick skipper is still suffering the after-effects of a high-speed crash...
View ArticlePositive outcome for Langholm rugby girls
THE Langholm Girls U15 rugby team travelled to Stewartry last Sunday to compete in the Girls sevens tournament and were worthy winners.The tournament was played under the new Bill McLaren Positive...
View ArticleJim Hume MSP urges Scottish Power to fix Ettrick Valley power problems
South of Scotland MSP Jim Hume has written to Scottish Power urging the company to resolve ongoing power supply problems in the Ettrick Valley.Earlier this month, we reported on farmer Richard Scott’s...
View ArticleWands within reach of semi-junior 7s title
HAWICK WANDERERS are within touching distance of the Border’s Semi-Junior Sevens title with two rounds still to play.Playing at the midweek Melrose Wasps tournament the Hawick outfit beat Selkirk Youth...
View ArticleSchmallenberg is Scotland’s latest unwelcome import
Because something has been expected doesn’t make it welcome. That applies to last week when the inevitable happened and the first confirmed case of Schmallenberg disease in Scotland was reported in a...
View ArticleWind farm delayed for lambs
It took years to get planning permission, but a windfarm of 13 turbines is on hold until the lambing on the Berwickshire site is over. Wind energy company Banks Renewables gained permission to put up...
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