McAvennie and Goram to speak
FORMER Celtic ace Frank McAvennie and ex-Rangers star Andy Goram are the guest speakers at Hawick United’s 50th anniversary dinner at the Mansfield House Hotel on Saturday May 12th.Tickets can be...
View ArticleHotspur out of Sanderson
CFC Bowholm 3 Gala Hotspur 2SANDERSON CUP SEMI FINALA CONTROVERSIAL last-minute winner sent Gala Hotspur out the Sanderson Cup at the semi-final stage.Bowholm took a 2-0 goal lead in the first half...
View ArticleStrong Victoria edge closer to keeping Division B place
Selkirk Victoria 4 Hawick United 0BAL DIVISON BEARLIER in the season Selkirk Victoria had 18 points deducted for a breach of the rules, anchoring them at the foot of the Border Amateur B division...
View ArticleTurnbull’s speed helps Fairies keep heads in front
Gala Fairydean 3 Preston Athletic 1EOS FIRST DIVISIONJohn Clayton reports from NetherdaleTHIS match, which was so crucial for both sides, began in lively fashion with Elliot Turnbull having to make a...
View ArticleGala keep up league pressure with start-to-finish pressure on Peebles
Peebles Rovers 0 Gala Fairydean 5EOS FIRST DIVISIONJohn Clayton reports from Whitestone ParkPLAYING a midweek fixture, Gala kept the pressure on at the top of the table with a comprehensive victory...
View ArticleNew boss, new spirit as Ogilvie inspires Vale to see off Spartans
Vale of Leithen 2 Spartans 1EOS PREMIER DIVISIONDave Ryce reports from Victoria ParkNEW Vale manager Fraser Ogilvie got off to the best of starts with a win over the league leaders as Vale rediscovered...
View ArticleAway game glitch continues as Heriot Watt put four past Kelso
Heriot Watt University 4 Kelso United 1EOS FIRST DIVISIONGeorge Riley reports from RiccartonUNITED’S travel sickness continued on Saturday when they were beaten by a well drilled university team.Having...
View ArticleSelkirk break league duck at last
Selkirk 3 Lothian Thistle/Hutchison Vale 1EOS Premier DivisionJohn Slorance reports from Yarrow ParkIT HAS been a long time in coming, however it finally happened on Saturday at Yarrow Park.After a...
View ArticleYoungsters sweep to fine season
YOUNG curlers from Border Ice Rink recently completed a fantastic year on a high with some very impressive performances throughout Scotland.Amy Bryce teamed up with three other girls to play in the...
View ArticleHowie takes boys’ title
PEEBLES golfer Craig Howie scooped the Scottish Boys’ Championship in the north east at the weekend, the second player from the club to achieve major honours, following in the footsteps of Ailsa Bain...
View ArticleAirlie well on course for GB team
WITH the first three major events in the 420 calendar for 2012 complete, Westruther sailor Callum Airlie has already achieved selection to the GB team at European and world level.At the Winter...
View ArticleBorders four in victorious U16s
SCOTLAND Under 16 hockey girls won the Easter series against Wales in Wrexham with four Borders girls flying the saltire.Kelso High School had the highest representation with three in the squad, Gina...
View ArticleEnd of season disappointment as Fjordhus fall off in second half
Borders Fjordhus 1Highland 3NATIONAL LADIES DIVISION TWODESPERATE for a win in their final league match of the season, Borders Fjordhus selected an attacking formation right from the start for their...
View ArticleFinal defeat for Gala after good innings in sixes contest
The inaugural BSLT Indoor Cricket Sixes trophy has been taken out of the Borders by Murrayfield DAFs.Playing at the Gytes Leisure Centre in Peebles on Sunday, the DAFs got their hands on the spoils...
View ArticleBandits’ Complin shrugs off crash
BERWICK BANDITS’ boss has been questioning the sanity of his captain Lee Complin this week after a horrific crash at Shielfield Park on Saturday night, writes Lawrence Heppell.“He’s got two dislocated...
View ArticleGranite City makes three as rally team Bogie and Rae streak ahead
DAVID BOGIE and Hawick co-driver Kevin Rae powered to their third straight victory of 2012 at Saturday’s Coltel Granite City Rally, the third round of the MSA Scottish Rally Championship.The event was...
View ArticleKelso pavements
LORRIES mounting pavements came in for criticism at Kelso’s community council last week.Cracked slabs in the town’s Roxburgh and Bridge Streets numbered nearly 500 reported councillor Dean...
View ArticleElder picked for Team Edinburgh
JEDBURGH athlete Sophie Elder has again been selected for Team Edinburgh in the National Junior League.Sophie, a member of Lasswade AAC, will compete in the 400 metres. The first match takes place in...
View ArticleJunior aquathon planned
BORDERS Tri Club are holding a junior aquathon (swim/run) at Selkirk Leisure Centre on Sunday, June 3 at 1pm for eight-16-year-olds as an introduction to the sport.To help prepare for the event Borders...
View ArticleMcCormack wins Irish bronze
PEEBLES-based Irish international Sarah McCormack (Moorfoot Runners) returned via Dublin from a two-week training camp in Gran Canaria to take in last Sunday’s Irish 10k Road Race Championships, which...
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