Trials
AFTER a very successful year in which the Border Under-17 District team won the Scottish performance tier championship, the hunt is on for the new season’s squad. The trials – open to females who are...
View ArticleHarry’s game turns into crying game for Stuart
A HEALTHY crowd turned out to support the Great Ormond Street Hospital charity at The Haugh, Earlston, on Saturday.Earlston RFC took on Harry’s Hurricanes, a team of weel-kent faces past and present...
View ArticleGala soar into final
Gala beat Kismet by 121 runsESCA TROPHY SEMI-FINALGALA cruised into the final of the ESCA President’s trophy with a victory over an underpowered Kismet side at Meigle Park, with the visitors bowled out...
View ArticleTerrific Teries get Cross
Hawick & Wilton beat Holy Cross III by 195 runsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION EIGHTBATTING first, Hawick managed to score 220 runs, which remarkably was the first time they have scored more than 200 runs...
View ArticleWilton kids in form
Hawick & Wilton beat Gala by 31 runsUNDER-13s LEAGUEGala Under-13s travelled to Buccleuch Park and put up a spirited performance against Hawick & Wilton before eventually succumbing to a...
View ArticleLangholm thrash Threlkeld to go top of division
Langholm beat Threlkeld by six wicketsEDEN VALLEY LEAGUE DIVISION THREELANGHOLM secured a convincing victory in their away match against Threlkeld last Saturday to send them to the top of the table.The...
View ArticleNine in a row ain’t bad
Kelso beat Peebles by 161 runsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION FOURKelso won their ninth Division Four match in a row with an emphatic 161-run victory over Peebles at Sheddon Park, Kelso on Saturday.A fine batting...
View ArticlePenultimate hurdle
East Kilbride beat Kelso by 97 runsMURGITROYD CUP SEMI-FINALSKELSO lost in the semi-finals to an East Kilbride team who showed their experience to bowl their way to a 97-run victory. A youthful Kelso...
View ArticleHalls takes a bow
Gala beat Livingston by two wicketsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION THREE YOUNGSTER Jack Halls held his nerve to guide Gala to a battling win at Livingston, and another step closer to promotion.Teenager Halls came...
View ArticleVillagers back on track for promotion
St Boswells beat Kismet by nine runsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION TWOAFTER last week’s sound thrashing at the hands of second-placed team Edinburgh, St Boswells were well aware that only a win at home against...
View ArticleEveritt hits a ton to ensure Selkirk march to Division Five
Selkirk beat Marchmont II by 201 runsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION SIXALEX MASSIE reports from PhiliphaughSelkirk secured promotion to Division Five of the East of Scotland League thanks to a mighty 201-run...
View ArticleForest pitch match to go ahead
PLANS are still on track for a unique football match to be played in the heart of a Borders woodland as part of the celebrations surrounding the London 2012 Olympic Games.The Forest Pitch project,...
View ArticlePlayer problems hit Borders sides
THE East of Scotland League Cup has brought little joy for Borders clubs, as more defeats have been suffered than victories gained, writes John Slorance.This weekend, the qualifying competition comes...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
HAWICK HALF MARATHON: Sunday, August 19 – Starting at Teviotdale Leisure Centre. Registration from 8am, race begins 10am.BORDER SENIOR LEAGUE: Tuesday, August 21 – Hawick v Abbotsford; Jedburgh v...
View ArticleSummer’s over ... before it really got started
IT ONLY seems a few weeks ago when we were breathing a sigh of relief at the end of a gruelling rugby season, yet here we are about to do battle again, writes Stuart Cameron.One man, Fraser Harkness of...
View ArticleRoss has come a fairway in 12 years
SPENDING a summer on the fairways sounds like every young man’s dream – and Melrose second row star Ross Ovens is no different.The fact that he is maintaining the course rather than a steady handicap...
View Articlelandlines
Listening to a cricket Test commentary recently – we all have our failings – I heard a batsman criticised for “slipping into his own bubble”. That is, concentrating only on his own performance,...
View ArticleWhen chips are down the rain is to blame
IT is the worst year in living memory for potato farmers in the Borders.Producers are hoping the weather stays dry until harvest starts in the middle of next month. But even if it does, yields and...
View Articleopen country
A few years ago I sat in a meeting listening to the enthusiasm of an artist for a project he wanted to link up with the Tweed Valley Forest Festival. I remember there was discussion about it being high...
View ArticleCOUNTRY DIARY
SATURDAY August 18: Minibeast magic , Buccleuch ranger service. Explore the miniature world that creeps and crawls under the ground. 2-3.30pm, meet Bowhill Visitor Centre. Outdoor clothing. £4.50,...
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