Magnificent seven
CFC Bowholm 7Hawick Legion Rovers 1BAL DIVISION CBowholm won as convincingly as the scoreline suggests.Second best in all departments, ragged Rovers were simply never in the hunt. After going two...
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Peebles Rovers 2Coldstream 5KING CUP SECOND ROUNDGRANT MCKENZIE reportsfrom Whitestone ParkPeebles Rovers succumbed to Coldstream in a well-contested tie after two previous call-offs due to the...
View ArticleFantastic tournament for all
FIRM pitches and glorious sunshine greeted boys from all nine Borders secondary schools when they arrived at Hawick’s Wilton Lodge Park on Saturday morning.The annual South Schools Sevens for S1, S2...
View ArticleEnd of run for Albert
Hawick Royal Albert 0Craigroyston 1EoS FIRST DIVISIONJOHN SLORANCE reports from Albert ParkROYAL ALBERT discovered to their dismay on Saturday that lightning can strike twice.For a week after being...
View ArticleGala make it six from seven
Gala Fairydean 2Berwick Rangers Reserves 0EoS FIRST DIVISIONGALA produced their sixth win in seven matches on their new playing surface on Saturday.Rangers keeper Connor Wood was pressed into immediate...
View ArticleVale go off the boil in first half
Vale of Leithen 1Tynecastle 3EoS PREMIER DIVISIONDAVE RYCE reports from Victoria ParkTHIS was the sort of fixture that Vale would have bookmarked at the start of the season for taking maximum points...
View ArticleBUDGET REACTION
RESPONSE to the Chancellor’s budget is starting to come in from local politicians and prospective candidates from around the Borders. Here’s what they have to say:Borders MP and Secretary of State for...
View ArticleCouncil election 2012 – have your say on 3 May
Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is encouraging local residents to make sure they don’t miss out on their chance to vote in the council election on 3 May 2012.With six weeks to go until polling day,...
View ArticleJessica’s best
ST BOSWELLS Junior Badminton Club competed in their annual competition in the village hall.The young players have been developing their skills over the winter with 14 members in total taking part in...
View ArticleIt’s a hard day’s fight at Ravencraig for Borderers
BORDERS junior badminton players were first to arrive and last to leave the Ravenscraig venue for the Scottish Schools Badminton Championships.With players in two out of the three age categories...
View ArticlePupils win finals group but lose to Perth
KELSO High School’s Curling Team attended the Scottish Schools Finals at Murrayfield last weekend and came out top of their group before losing out to Perth Academy in the semi-finals on Sunday.Run by...
View ArticleBerwick boost
BERWICK lifted the 2011/12 Borders Badminton League title with an impressive victory over Jedburgh at Earlston High School on Sunday.The winning team was Steven Purves, Mick Rogerson, Danny Mulholland,...
View ArticleRenfrew team
BORDER Area Darts Association’s pool of players to play Renfrewshire away on Saturday, March 31.Men: Stuart Bell, Peter Craig, Michael Culley, Barry Dalgleish, Kevin Green, Robert Hay, Ryan Hogarth,...
View ArticleNew fixture is sweet music to Kelso
KELSO racecourse stages a new fixture on Saturday with its “Party in the Paddock” meeting, when the day concludes with live entertainment.Racing comes under orders at 2.30pm, with the feature chase...
View ArticleHawick swimmers on fine form at graded meet
MORE than 130 swimmers from all over the Borders attended the Hawick Amateur Swimming Club Graded Challenge at Teviotdale Leisure Centre (TLC).A huge number of spectators were kept entertained with...
View ArticleDaniel flies the flag
THE Under-21 tour, held at the Reivers Bar, Galashiels, saw tremendous results for two local players in their first major competition.Daniel Brown and Jason Bowers both made the latter stages with...
View ArticleAllen wins fence fund meet
THE 2012 speedway season got under way last weekend at Shielfield Park, Berwick, with the Fence Fund Challenge.All competitors’ wages and the gate takings went back into the kitty to pay for the new...
View ArticleBlair guides Laura’s Light to victory in fantastic start to point-to-point...
SIXTEEN-year-old Hawick jockey Blair Campbell made a victorious point-to-point debut when riding Laura’s Light to victory at Saturday’s Duke of Buccleuch’s meeting at Friars Haugh, Kelso, writes Hilary...
View ArticleAround the region’s bowling clubs
BORDERS CARPET BOWLING ASSOCIATIONAS THE carpet bowling season draws to a close, the 2011-2012 player of the year again went down to the last event held at Lindean.During the season, the early leaders...
View ArticleBorders ride sees new distance
THE Scottish Borders Endurance Club saw the return of their popular Harstanes ride near Jedburgh on Sunday.With an excellent turnout of more than 70 horses and riders, and the weather playing its part...
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