Trout fears dismissed
FISHERIES experts are playing down talk of a link between record salmon catches on the Tweed and falling brown trout numbers In 2011, the Tweed posting its second-best year ever for catches, with over...
View ArticleSuccess is getting to be a habit…
You don’t need a magic carpet or a supersonic jet to make your magical journey.All you need to do, if you have not already done so this week, is go along Hawick High Street, walk through the entrance...
View ArticlePeebles A team get the better of clubmates in final
Peebles A 37Peebles B 12AITKEN TURNBULL BORDER LEAGUEUNDER-15 CHAMPIONSHIP FINALPeebles Netball played host to the final matches in this year’s Border League with supporters enjoying the closest match...
View ArticleMum’s the word for archers
ETTRICK Forest Archers are taking a break from competitions to hold a come-and-try session this Sunday at the Waterwheel Cafe on the outskirts of Selkirk.As it’s Mother’s Day, it is the perfect chance...
View ArticleO’Hare is no tortoise
WEST LINTON athlete Chris O’Hare became the first Scottish track athlete to capture a prestigious American National Collegiate title when he defeated a formidable field to win the NCAA indoor one-mile...
View ArticleTurbos kick in as speeders are charged
HAWICK’S Teviotdale Turbos swimming club were in action again on Sunday, competing in the Hawick Graded Challenge meet.The Turbos had 13 swimmers in action. First up was Emma Suddon competing in her...
View ArticleEarlston win Harry Hogg
ON the Borders curling circuit the Harry Hogg Knockout competition came to its conclusion with two well-fought semi-finals, writes Alistair Lindsay.Earlston defeated Ayton Castle and Coldstream beat...
View ArticleRunning for 2012
LANGHOLM Sports Centre manager Calum Graham is to take part in the first official run to be staged at the new Olympic stadium in London on March 31.He has already been selected as a torch-bearer and a...
View ArticleJo stars for Scots in Glasgow
ON SATURDAY, Peebles Netball went on tour to Glasgow for the Under-17 European netball championships and supporting events.Pride of place went to Jo Pettitt, shooter for Scotland under-17s, who played...
View ArticleYoungsters beat all to take national under-13 crown
YOUNG curlers from the Border Ice Rink completed a grand slam of national wins last weekend to lift the Scottish Championship title at the Dumfries Ice Bowl.Skip Amy Bryce, Kirsty Fairbairn, Gregg...
View ArticleSuccess on a Plate
Berwickshire 24Earlston 23AITKEN TURNBULL BORDER LEAGUEUNDER-15 PLATE FINALResults from matches in the earlier rounds had suggested that the Plate final may be close, but no-one expected this.It...
View ArticleTricky reinstated forest stage in cracking condition ahead of Border Counties...
ORGANISERS of this weekend’s Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally reckon the opening forest stage – last used in the 1980s – will be a great leveller for the 80-plus crews entered for the event, the...
View ArticleTero the Hero set to appear
THE 2012 speedway season at Berwick gets under way on Saturday with the Fence Fund Challenge, sponsored by the Railway Hotel at Haddington, with two new names added to the final line-up, writes...
View ArticleLucy has Hope for the future despite disappointment
THERE was disappointment for Kelso swimmer Lucy Hope last weekend when she just missed out on a place in the GB team for the European Junior Championships by just 0.21 seconds, despite breaking several...
View ArticleConservatives stay top
Brown Brothers Peebles Honda Mazda Snooker League results (week 21): Hawick Conservative Club A 3 Selkirk A 3; Hawick Burns Club A 4 Innerleithen 2; St Boswells 0 Border Club 6; Jedburgh 4 Hawick...
View ArticleFather and son sparkle in the sun at Braidwood event
SHOOTERS arriving at Braidwood for the last qualifying shoot of the winter series on Sunday were greeted by a warm and sunny day befitting the middle of July.There’s no doubt that a beautiful day...
View ArticleWaverley A take up pole position
CURRENT Borders Pool League champions Waverley A hit the front with three games to play by trouncing their B team in last week’s matches.Chasers Ship A and High Level both crashed away from home. Level...
View ArticleDevelopment team on the hunt for young talent
FOLLOWING on from the highly successful Team Borders initiative in the East Cross-country League over the winter, the Scottish Borders Athletics Development Group has secured a place for the local...
View ArticleAround the region’s carpets and greens
BENTPATHThe annual carpet bowling pairs tournament took place in the hall at Bentpath last Saturday with an entry of 32.The finalists agreed to share the money and they were Ian Hall of Canonbie, who...
View ArticleDianne puts on a silver display in Birmingham
GALA HARRIERS have been in action as far south as Birmingham and at the seaside at Irvine over the past two weeks – as well as closer to home in Lasswade, with some very respectable results as the...
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