Hawick romp into Border League final
Hawick 74Berwick 10BORDER LEAGUEALAN LORIMER reports from Mansfield ParkHawick fulfilled expectations by defeating Berwick at Mansfield Park to secure their place in the final of the Border League...
View ArticleMixed feelings
Jed-Forest 35Glasgow Hawks 51PREMIER BJed-forest were presented with the Premier Two trophy but they lost their final league game at Riverside Park.The hosts scored five converted tries from David...
View ArticleDunbar too strong for Harlequins
Dunbar 46Hawick Harlequins 31RBS BOWL SEMI-FINALSUNSHINE greeted Hawick Quins when they travelled to the seaside for their clash against East Division Two high-flyers Dunbar.The hosts had already...
View ArticleSelkirk’s second-half apathy leads to lethargic loss
Selkirk 15Falkirk 17PREMIER CLAING SPEIRS reports from PhiliphaughIT TOOK Falkirk until injury time to get the winning points, but it was the inevitable outcome for a lacklustre performance by...
View ArticleGood game, shame it meant so little
Langholm 15Peebles 26BORDER LEAGUEPEEBLES secured the meaningless Border League points last Friday evening, but Langholm certainly made the visitors work for the win in this hastily-arranged...
View ArticleMaroons on their way to Murrayfield
Dundee HSFP 19Gala 26RBS CUP SEMI-FINALFIONA SCOTT reports from MayfieldIT WAS with a certain amount of relief that the Maroon-clad masses stormed the pitch in celebration on Saturday.Some looked as...
View ArticlePolice search for two men who stole Kelso bus
POLICE are hunting for two men who stole and crashed a bus in Kelso in the early hours of this morning (Thursday).The Volvo single decked vehicle, belonging to UK operator First, was found badly...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing Duns man Tony Quinn
Police have today (Thursday) continued their search for missing Duns man Tony Quinn.Mr Quinn was last seen on Sunday evening in the tiny settlement of Longformacus, north west of his home town.The...
View ArticleSingle counter sinks Fjordhus
Waverley Inveresk Trinity 1Borders Fjordhus 0NATIONAL LADIES’ SECOND DIVISIONBORDERS Fjordhus travelled to Bangholm astro for their penultimate game of the season.Not for the first time this season the...
View ArticlePeebles hold their nerve to pluck a draw after Dingers’ perfect start
Peebles Rovers 1Duns 1EoS FIRST DIVISIONDESPITE being reduced to 10 men in the second half, plucky Peebles managed a late counter to hold Duns to a draw last weekend.The Dingers opened the scoring in...
View ArticleSouters make their point
Gretna 2008 1Selkirk 1EoS PREMIER DIVISIONSELKIRK picked up their third point of the season when they managed to hold league high-flyers Gretna to a draw at Raydale.Some excellent goalkeeping from John...
View ArticleKelso’s various misses come back to haunt them
Kelso United 1Easthouses Lily 2EoS FIRST DIVISIONGEORGE RILEY reports from Woodside ParkIN A game not for the connoisseurs of football, United paid the price for squandering some gilt-edged chances in...
View ArticleFairies find out what they need to do to compete in the Premier
Gala Fairydean 0Spartans 6KING CUP QUARTER-FINALKEVIN JANIAK reports from NetherdaleGALA FAIRYDEAN were quite simply outplayed by the best team in the East of Scotland League on Saturday.While they...
View ArticleReivers send Grange reeling with eightsome
Reivers 8Grange Development 5EAST MEN’S FIRST DIVISIONTHE Reivers welcomed Grange to Tweedbank knowing that they needed a win to have a chance of finishing in the top four of the league.Grange also...
View ArticleWhitehill fare well
Vale of Leithen 0Whitehill Welfare 3KING CUP QUARTER-FINALDAVE RYCE reports from Victoria ParkVALE rounded off a miserable March by crashing out of the King Cup at the hands of Whitehill – the third...
View ArticleTools worth £7,500 stolen from Galashiels depots
TWO Scottish Power depots in Galashiels have had a total of £7,500 worth of equipment stolen, police announced today (Thursday).And officers wish to track down a large van seen near both facilities at...
View ArticleTiers of joy after superb performance
THE Hirsel Estate Developments-sponsored Border District Under-17 netball squad was presented with the trophy for winning the inaugural “Performance Tier” District Championships in Perth at the...
View ArticleHunters gather win
ST BOSWELLS father and son crew Pete and Scott Hunter powered their way to an impressive second win in a row in the P. J. Planthire and Groundworks Charterhall Stages on Saturday.The Borders duo in...
View ArticleNational caps for Lucy
A KELSO teenager is proving a hit on the national lacrosse circuit, writes Fiona Scott.Lucy Thomson, 15, gained her first two caps for Scotland’s Under-19 National Lacrosse team playing midfield, in...
View ArticleDaffs at the double
THE BSLT Indoor 6s passed round four with Peebles County CC’s 1st VI and Murrayfield Daffs seeking to cement second spot and a favourable semi-final birth.However, it was the Edinburgh club that proved...
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