http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/bowls/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:13:24 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 20 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/lc_logo_500x75.png http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/bowls/ ICONIC county kingpin Alex 'Tattie' Marshall will begin his quest early next month to extend his remarkable record to six titles in the Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles Championships. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395419-record-sixth-title-beckons/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395419-record-sixth-title-beckons/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:40:00 +0000 Sport THE curtain falls on the ELBA competitive season on Sunday as four clubs battle it out for the final silverware of the outdoor season, as East Lothian Labour BC hosts the Courier Cup finals day at Polson Park in Tranent. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/03/391443-county-kingpins-to-collide-in-courier-cup/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/03/391443-county-kingpins-to-collide-in-courier-cup/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Sport PORT Seton clinched the Division 1 title of the Credit Issues Scotland Ltd-sponsored East Lothian Leagues for the sixth time in seven years and they did it in great style, at home, with a crushing 8-0 demolition of foot-of-the-table Elphinstone. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/27/391192-port-seton-reign-after-rivals-shock-defeat/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/27/391192-port-seton-reign-after-rivals-shock-defeat/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:00 +0000 Sport EL-Coop Bowling Club's Ross Thomson won the Scottish Young Bowling Association's singles crown at Ayr Northfield on Saturday - before triumphing in the youth singles at the finals of the ELBA County Championships at Aberlady the next day! http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/20/390930-bowls-ace-thomson-a-double-weekend-winner/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/20/390930-bowls-ace-thomson-a-double-weekend-winner/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:30:00 +0000 Sport The Tranent pairing of Grace Scott and Kenny McCrorie are in national mixed pairs bowling action this weekend at Ralston BC in Paisley. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/20/390932-bowls-roundup/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/20/390932-bowls-roundup/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:25:00 +0000 Sport An early evening torrential downpour put pay to last Friday night's eagerly awaited Division 1 clash between leaders Castlepark and Port Seton in the Credit Issues Scotland Ltd sponsored East Lothian League action. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/13/390699-elcoop-avoid-torrential-rain-and-relegating-with-home-win/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/13/390699-elcoop-avoid-torrential-rain-and-relegating-with-home-win/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:00:00 +0000 Sport Fellow Scot David Gourlay denied East Lothian's Alex Marshall his first ever WBT title, outwith his five world indoor bowls singles title won at Potters, when he beat the Tranent ace 6-6, 10-4 in a nail biting semi-final in the Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay Singles at Sheffield's Ponds Forge last Friday evening. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/23/389966-tatties-wbt-exit/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/23/389966-tatties-wbt-exit/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Sport World stage star Alex Marshall was due back on indoor duty yesterday (Thursday) as he competes in the two-day Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay Championship at the Ponds Forge International Sport Centre in Sheffield. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/16/389674-highland-clearances-by-county-kingpins/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/16/389674-highland-clearances-by-county-kingpins/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0000 Sport East Lothian"s bid for a sixth Scottish Counties Championship remain after they progressed to the last four – defeating Stirling County West by 17 shots in an epic quarter-final played at Shettleston BC in Glasgow on Sunday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/09/389442-semis-berth-for-el-after-sterling-victory/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/09/389442-semis-berth-for-el-after-sterling-victory/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Sport The East Lothian trio of Alex Marshall, Alister Kennedy and Willie Wood were last weekend part of a Scotland team that were left disappointed at failing to retain the Home International Series title in Belfast. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/02/389172-county-kingpins-bowled-out-in-belfast/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/02/389172-county-kingpins-bowled-out-in-belfast/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Sport East Lothian landed the victory they needed over West Fife as they served up an accomplished performance to register an 18-shot victory at East Linton last Saturday in the climax to the East section qualifying programme in the Scottish Counties Championship for the Andrew Hamilton Trophy. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/25/388904-east-lothian-bowlers-reach-hamilton-knockouts/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/25/388904-east-lothian-bowlers-reach-hamilton-knockouts/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Sport East Lothian found their very best form of the season in match six of the Scottish Counties Championships and it was East section rivals Borders that paid the price in the shape of a 39-shot defeat (135-96) at Wilton BC in Hawick last Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/18/388696-county-kingpins-in-borders-raid/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/18/388696-county-kingpins-in-borders-raid/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:20:00 +0000 Sport EAST Lothian produced their best performance yet in match five of the Scottish Counties Championship and it was their traditional rivals West Lothian that paid the price in the shape of a nail biting four shot home win (115-111) at Haddington BC last Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/11/388414-el-aces-hit-top-form/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/11/388414-el-aces-hit-top-form/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Sport East Lothian"s Scottish Counties Championship campaign for the Andrew Hamilton Trophy got off to a losing start last Saturday as they suffered a 125-110 setback against arch rivals Edinburgh & Leith at EL-Coop BC in Tranent. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/05/15/387530-county-just-cant-weather-the-storm/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/05/15/387530-county-just-cant-weather-the-storm/ Fri, 15 May 2009 09:10:00 +0000 Sport East Lothian hit the campaign trail for the Hamilton Trophy in the Scottish Counties Championship tomorrow (Saturday) when they welcome arch rivals Edinburgh & Leith to EL-Coop BC in Tranent for the opening match in the East qualifying section (2pm start). http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/05/07/387208-familiar-names-missing-as-biggest-rivals-come-calling-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/05/07/387208-familiar-names-missing-as-biggest-rivals-come-calling-/ Thu, 07 May 2009 06:35:00 +0000 Sport After many years of trying – and a few near misses – Willie Wood finally celebrated his first East Lothian IBC singles title after beating John McCrorie in a cracking 21-16 final that lasted a mammoth 27 incident-packed ends in front of a bumper crowd at Meadowmill stadium last Friday evening. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/04/24/38808-woods-first-county-singles-ibc-triumph/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/04/24/38808-woods-first-county-singles-ibc-triumph/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:30:00 +0000 Sport Two-time champion Scott Kennedy"s bid to land the singles championship title at East Lothian IBC has fallen by the wayside – with the Scotland cap making a 21-15 semi-final exit to 1993 champion John McCrorie. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/04/09/38313-wood-on-track-for-career-first-title-win/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/04/09/38313-wood-on-track-for-career-first-title-win/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000 Sport EAST LOTHIAN kingpin Alex "Tattie" Marshall"s disappointing World Bowls Tour season came to an end last Wednesday when he crashed out in the second round of the Welsh International Open in Swansea. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/02/12/34016-marshall-retains-his-no1-spot/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/02/12/34016-marshall-retains-his-no1-spot/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:30:00 +0000 Sport EAST LOTHIAN IBC high-fliers Alex Marshall and Paul Foster both moved through to the third round in the Potters Holiday"s World Indoor Singles at Great Yarmouth after coming through testing openers. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/01/22/33150-marshall-hungry-for-bowls-again/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/01/22/33150-marshall-hungry-for-bowls-again/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:10:00 +0000 Sport ICONIC county bowlers Alex Marshall MBE and Paul Foster crashed out of the Potters Holidays World Indoor Pairs Championship, edged out in the final end of a dramatic tie-break by Irish qualifiers Ian McClure and Jeremy Henry in the first round of the World Bowls Tour event at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/01/15/32887-county-duo-crash-out-of-world-pairs/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/01/15/32887-county-duo-crash-out-of-world-pairs/ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:30:00 +0000 Sport Defending champion Alex Marshall will go into next month"s Potters Holidays World Indoor Championship heading the World Bowls Tour world rankings. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/12/24/32199-tattie-on-top/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/12/24/32199-tattie-on-top/ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:50:00 +0000 Sport East Lothian IBC men"s side confirmed their dominance of the B section of the Scottish Premier League with a battling 71-65 away win over arch rivals West Lothian last Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/12/18/32049-county-clinch-fantastic-derby-win/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/12/18/32049-county-clinch-fantastic-derby-win/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:25:00 +0000 Sport WEST BARNS Bowling Club ripped up the form book by beating Division 1 champions East Linton in the final of the ELBA Top Ten Championship last Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/08/29/27911-west-barns-shock-champs-in-top-ten/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/08/29/27911-west-barns-shock-champs-in-top-ten/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0000 Sport THERE was a silver lining to last week"s Scottish National Championships for two county bowling rinks. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/08/07/27140-silver-medal-for-rinks-in-nationals/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/08/07/27140-silver-medal-for-rinks-in-nationals/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:05:00 +0000 Sport Runaway East Lothian League Division 2 leaders Haddington were cock-a-hoop last Sunday evening after they captured the ELBA Trophy with a hard-fought victory over Aberlady in an exciting final at Cockenzie and Port Seton Bowling Club. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/07/24/26588-blairs-flair-helps-capture-title/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/07/24/26588-blairs-flair-helps-capture-title/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0000 Sport