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Langholm Lions can be proud in defeat
THE P3 Lion Cubs started slowly at the Gala tournament against a quick Melrose side but were unlucky to lose by such a deficit, going down 4-0.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Langholm pup’s winning streak
TEXT overcame Gonzofast at the third attempt in the senior open trail at Westwoodburn last Saturday.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Chipper event
SEVENTEEN budding golfers practised their chipping and putting at the Langholm club’s junior open day last Wednesday.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Boys face up to bigger opponents
LANGHOLM U13s put up a spirited performance at Hawick a week last Saturday.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Selkirk end 88-year drought
SELKIRK won the Edinburgh Woollen Mill Langholm sevens for the first time since 1925 when convincingly defeating a good-looking Edinburgh Accies side 36-10.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Pool scores only try
LANGHOLM Colts played in the Selkirk Youth Club tournament last Saturday and produced some good play in the early stages of the first-round tie against the host side but lost 31-5.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Bowholm go down to winning set pieces
Selkirk 3 CFC Bowholm 1BOWHOLM can be pleased with this performance against a team, whose tactics have worked well enough to put them in fourth place in the division.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Bowling along into a new season on the greens
CANONBIE green bowling club launched the 2013 season with an open day on Sunday, April 14.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Yard business races ahead
WESTERKIRK racing yard James Ewart Racing has bought a new horsebox and employed a driver, thanks to a grant from the CX Project.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Sporting briefs
AFTER four wins in a row, the James Ewart-trained Sleep in First was defeated at Kelso on Monday.
Last updated 2 May 2013
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Kings of Sevens close-run battle
THE Langholm Sevens tournament takes place this weekend.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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What’s a 35-mile ride before a cricket match?
LOCAL cricketer, Gregor Park, is starting a sponsored bicycle ride on Sunday to raise money for Parkinson’s UK, on behalf of Langholm Cricket Club.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Iain Milne speaker at dinner
A VERY successful Langholm RFC dinner was held in the clubrooms.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Poor return for fine effort
CFC Bowholm 1 Linton Hotspur 3Bowholm were very unlucky not to get anything from a cracking match on Saturday but this has been the story for most of the season.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Young Lions stick to their task with determination
THE young squad headed to Peebles on Sunday and P2/3 opened against Jed, who got off to a flyer, scoring three tries before Langholm could blink.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Girls bag 28 tries and finish tournament only unbeaten side
THE Langholm Girls U15 team travelled across to Stewartry on Sunday to compete, fresh from their recent success at Murrayfield.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Mixed fortunes for trainer James
WESTERKIRK national hunt trainer James Ewart has had mixed fortunes.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Fight to the end
THE penultimate match of the season for Langholm and last at home, ended in defeat by a good looking Preston Lodge outfit.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Victory close for Colts
HAWICK Wanderers defeated Jed Thistle 40-24 in the final of the Gala Wanderers semi-junior tournament.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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Legion out of cup
Leithen Rovers 3 Langholm Legion 0LEGION crashed out of the Forsyth Cup at the hands of Leithen Rovers after a gutsy performance in the face of two costly controversial decisions that went against them.
Last updated 25 April 2013
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