Steele brothers show their mettle in thriller

COMMON Riding fever hit the Langholm cricket side and a number of regulars were missing for the home match against Melrose but a fighting effort brought a narrow win thanks to a last-wicket stand.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Favourite set to run despite injury fear

TOMORROW’S Common Riding trail is the Blue Riband event for the senior hounds and it is wide open this year.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Stevie and Jim’s triumph

THE Langholm entry of Stevie Barker and Jim Jackson won the New Town Bowling Club open pairs tournament after a closely-fought final last Saturday.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Nordon’s delight

LANGHOLM Homing Club results for Saturday, July 17 from Clermont, France, over 461 miles were: 1 D Nordon 1053.231; 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 R V Graham 1046.805, 1032.272, 1013.631, 995.692, 952.637, 864.104, 735.989.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Daniel wins fell race outright

THE fell race from Castle Craigs to Cronksbank during last Saturday’s ride-out was fiercely contested but the outright winner was Daniel Johnstone.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Gilly passes on tips to Guides

SCOTLAND women’s rugby player Gilly McCord joined team-mates in running a skills and activity session for Girl Guides at their centenary camp in the Borders.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Park bats, bowls and fields too

LANGHOLM travelled with only nine players to Kelso but gave one of their best performances for some time at Sheddon Park.

Last updated 22 July 2010
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Paisley tops

DARTS: The final league matches of the season in the Langholm summer darts league were played last week when the only drawn match of the season was recorded in the Rugby Club and Crown Lassies encounter.

Last updated 22 July 2010
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Cricket scorecard

Last updated 22 July 2010
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Stevie bowls through the rain to retain singles cup

LANGHOLM bowler Stevie Barker retained the J A Turnbull cup at the Langholm Old Town open singles tournament in very wet conditions last Sunday.

Last updated 21 July 2010
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Gizmo races through mist for a strong win

FIELDS have been depleted at the hound trails because of the current kennel cough outbreak.

Last updated 21 July 2010
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Youngsters test their skills with bat and ball

INDOOR activities for kids in Langholm have made up for the disappointing summer weather.

Last updated 21 July 2010
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It’s a breeze of a victory for Dale

YOUNG jockey Dale Irving of Langholm rode his first winner on the flapping circuit at Hawick Moor last Sunday.

Last updated 21 July 2010
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Scotland win World Cup clash

A ‘WORLD Cup’ clash between Scotland and England produced a convincing victory for the Scottish side who stormed to a rousing finish with four goals in the second half.

Last updated 15 July 2010
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Crown Lassies make a fight of it against Eskdale

CROWN Lassies put up a good show against Eskdale in the Crown in last week’s round of the Langholm summer darts league.

Last updated 15 July 2010
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Trophies for end-of-season awards

A GREAT night was had by the players and committee members of CFC Bowholm as the team presented their end-of-season awards.

Last updated 15 July 2010
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Championship is all to play for in run-up

MIDWAY through the season and the senior and puppy championships are very open, with several hounds in with a chance of winning, making it a much more exciting season for followers.

Last updated 14 July 2010
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Val and Terri are convincing winning pair

CANONBIE bowling club held a women’s open pairs tournament last Sunday and the Newcastleton entry of Val Beadle and Terri Sergeant were the convincing winners in the final.

Last updated 14 July 2010
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Anderson trains in Spain

LANGHOLM Colts player and under 17 Scotland international Russell Anderson headed to Spain last week.

Last updated 8 July 2010
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