Linden struggle
Dalkeith 28Hawick Linden 3RBS EAST LEAGUE DIVISION TWOPLAYING with an helpful cross-wind in the first half, Linden found themselves down 12 points in as many minutes. The Volunteer Park men never...
View ArticleThomson return sparks ’Rose comeback
Melrose 26Currie 21RBS PREMIERSHIPSTUART CAMERON reports from The GreenyardsIf Melrose are to be beaten, you have to do it over the full 80 minutes and not just the first hour. Stirling could not...
View ArticleOne-trick students cut some moves, but Vale find the net
Vale of Leithen 3Edinburgh University 3EoS PREMIER DIVISIONDAVE RYCE reports from Victoria ParkANYONE who is a bit of disaster on the dancefloor – and I speak from personal experience here – knows that...
View ArticleDuns see red as Gala notch up another victory
Duns 1Gala Fairydean 3EoS FIRST DIVISIONTHE curse of the managerless club struck Duns on Saturday, as Gala Fairydean notched an impressive away win in Berwickshire.It is now two wins out of two for the...
View ArticleUnlucky Inglis’ game to forget
Selkirk 1Leith Athletic 2EoS FIRST DIVISIONKENNY PATERSON reports from Yarrow ParkJASON Inglis’ bad luck on Saturday afternoon was so severe, he probably chucked away his National Lottery ticket before...
View ArticleRovers blown away at Eyemouth
Eyemouth United 4Peebles Rovers 2EoS FIRST DIVISIONEYEMOUTH blew away the challenge of Peebles Rovers with three second-half goals on the Berwickshire coast.Just as Newcastle United’s St James Park...
View ArticleKelso come back to make their point
Kelso United 2Berwick Rangers Reserves 2EoS FIRST DIVISIONGEORGE RILEY reports from Woodside ParkKELSO United produced a spirited display against a Berwick side who are the bookmakers’ favourites to...
View ArticleHawick laptop thief is locked up for 11months
A thief who stole a laptop from a car and a rugby holdall from a bus was jailed for 11 months at Jedburgh Sheriff Court last Friday.Peter Craig, 38, of Anderson Place, Hawick, committed the thefts...
View ArticleTeenager dies in road accident
A TEENAGER who died when his motor scooter crashed on Saturday has been named by police as Graham Sinclair from Reston, Berwickshire.The 18-year-old died at the scene of the accident on the...
View ArticleMcCormack in peak form
SARAH McCormack finished in a superb 15th spot in the World Mountain Running Championships.Representing Ireland, the Moorfoot runner finished the 8.8km course in the north of Italy in 49 minutes and 59...
View ArticleOpening day defeat for Reivers
Erskine Stewart’s Melville 1Fjordhus Reivers Ladies 0NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONEA YOUTHFUL Fjordhus Reivers suffered an opening-day loss against an experienced Erskine Stewart’s Melville team.Five...
View ArticleBorderers almost master World Cup
FIVE members of the Fjordhus Reivers women’s hockey squad helped their country to a fourth-place finish in the Masters World Cup.Played in Canterbury, Kent, Jackie Wilson of Hawick, Melrose’s Denise...
View ArticleNik nicks the Kelso title
A FATHER and son duo claimed both titles in Kelso Orchard Tennis Club’s Richie Allan Shield tournament.The main trophy was won by teenager Nik Stingl, who beat Ben Leslie in a very close match 7-6,...
View ArticleBuccleuch girls have grins like Cheshire cats after representing area
Duke of Buccleuch juniors Rosie Bancroft, Lucy Brown and Martha Todd represented Area 19 recently at the Pony Club Horse and Pony Care Championships at Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire.Having won at...
View ArticleKenny’s Slog Blog – part three: 20-mile Bolt
Southern news and sports reporter Kenny Paterson is tackling the Borders’ first ultra marathon – a 38-mile challenge starting in Jedburgh and taking in all three Eildon Hills. As the big event gets...
View ArticleLivingston Snr shows junior how it’s done
DESPITE a number of shooters heading to the Scottish Sporting Championships at Glenlivet in Moray last week, Braidwood held two separate events.The Summer Series Championship Shoot-off was held over 80...
View ArticleAussie swim star impressed by talented young Borderers
MEMBERS of the Borders Elite Swimming Team are used to hearing the Antipodean accent of Alex Jordan issuing instructions throughout their early morning sessions.But the coach was joined by another...
View ArticleAppeal court cuts Hawick knife killer’s sentence by five years
A KILLER has had the minimum length of time he must spend behind bars cut from 19 years to 14 years, writes Alex Schweitzer-Thomson.It follows a successful appeal by Dean Rippon who was given a life...
View ArticleSouth Schools resurrected for historic clash
South Schools return to competitive rugby after a break of five years when they take on Rugby School at the world-famous The Close pitch, the fabled birthplace of the modern game, writes Alan Lorimer....
View ArticleChanges afoot at Hawick and Gala
HAWICK Royal Albert assistant manager Graeme Chadwick has left the club, writes John Slorance and Kenny Paterson.Manager Lawrie Dunn said: “After serious consideration Graeme has been let go by the...
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