http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/bowls/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:26:33 +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/ West Barns’ passport into the 2011 Scottish Inter County Top Ten Tournament was rubber-stamped thanks to an emphatic 8-0 victory over Port Seton in the final of the East Lothian Top Ten championship played at a sun-drenched Aberlady on Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/404687-west-barns-are-the-stars-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/404687-west-barns-are-the-stars-/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:26:00 +0100 Sport Castlepark are Division 1 champions of the East Lothian bowls leagues for the first time, despite a brave final flourish from nearest rivals West Barns. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/404084-kings-of-the-castle-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/404084-kings-of-the-castle-/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:25:00 +0100 Sport East Lothian claimed title victory in the Matt Purdie Senior Inter County League for the first time after defeating West Fife by 12 shots (64-52) in the final, played at Abbeyview BC in Dunfermline on Monday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/403809-als-fine-in-fife-for-bowlers/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/403809-als-fine-in-fife-for-bowlers/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:27:00 +0100 Sport LEGENDARY county bowler Willie Wood MBE will become the first athlete to compete in eight Commonwealth Games when he steps onto the green in Delhi in October. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/403542-incredible-eight-in-a-row-for-oor-willie/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/403542-incredible-eight-in-a-row-for-oor-willie/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 Sport Ross Thomson of EL-Coop lined up in the final of the singles of the Scottish Young Bowlers Association at Ayr Northfield last Tuesday but this time his dreams of celebrating a second consecutive national title success lay shattered. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/403288-thomsons-title-dreams-in-pieces-after-216-crash-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/403288-thomsons-title-dreams-in-pieces-after-216-crash-/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:23:00 +0100 Sport NATIONAL champion Dee Hoggan, of Tranent Bowling Club, suffered a disappointing semi-final exit in the ladies' junior singles at the British Isles Championships at Worthing earlier this week. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/29/403010-tiebreak-was-start-of-dees-double-heartbreak-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/29/403010-tiebreak-was-start-of-dees-double-heartbreak-/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:23:00 +0100 Sport East Lothian's sparkling form in Section 1 of the Seniors Inter County League, for the Matt Purdie Trophy, continued on Monday as they made it a hat-trick of wins with a commanding 64-42 victory over Borders at West Barns. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/22/402761-borders-suffer-defeat-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/22/402761-borders-suffer-defeat-/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:24:00 +0100 Sport EAST LOTHIAN'S senior brigade were in rampant form at Musselburgh Private BC on Monday with Midlothian their victims as the Garden County 'auld yins' romped to a 31-shot victory in Section 1 of the Inter County Senior League for the Matt Purdie Trophy. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/15/402467-seniors-search-for-hattrick-of-wins-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/15/402467-seniors-search-for-hattrick-of-wins-/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:23:00 +0100 Sport The East Lothian contingent of Alex Marshall MBE, Alister Kennedy, Derek Oliver and Willie Wood MBE were last weekend part of a Scotland side that produced strong performances in their final two matches to win the British Home International series at Worthing, on shots, from England. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/08/402211-county-stars-help-scots-become-best-of-british/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/08/402211-county-stars-help-scots-become-best-of-british/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:26:00 +0100 Sport Castlepark continue to blaze the trail in Division 1 of the Cameron & Co Estate Agents-sponsored East Lothian Leagues and, resplendent in their new coloured tops, enhanced their position as leaders with a 6-2 away win at defending champions Port Seton in last Friday night's action. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401983-castlepark--blazing-a-trail-in-division--1-action-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401983-castlepark--blazing-a-trail-in-division--1-action-/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:25:00 +0100 Sport A SUN-DRENCHED Polson Park was the setting for the district finals of the Scottish National Championships on Monday evening. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401763-ayr-we-go-to-the-nationals-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401763-ayr-we-go-to-the-nationals-/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:25:00 +0100 Sport The Scottish Under 25s' League Cup is back in the Garden County after East Lothian's junior bowlers emulated their 2005 title success with a 122-97 victory over Ayrshire in the final at Ardrossan BC on Sunday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401535-juniors-secure-league-cup-as-big-guns-still-hope/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401535-juniors-secure-league-cup-as-big-guns-still-hope/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:20:00 +0100 Sport East Lothian's under-25s are through to the final of the Scottish League Cup following a 31-shot semi-final victory over north section winners Grampian at Strathmiglo BC in Fife last Sunday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401342-young-stars-final-fling/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401342-young-stars-final-fling/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100 Sport East Lothian's qualifying hopes in the Scottish Counties Championship are alive and kicking once more after they produced their best performance of the season to inflict 121-115 pain on arch-rivals Edinburgh & Leith at Carrick Knowe on Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401092-capital-show-lads/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401092-capital-show-lads/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100 Sport East Lothian lifted themselves out of the doldrums after two defeats with a hard-fought 10-shot victory (122-112) over fellow East section strugglers West Fife in the Scottish Counties Championship at Inverkeithing BC on Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/27/400825-bowlers-are-back-in-the-hunt/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/27/400825-bowlers-are-back-in-the-hunt/ Thu, 27 May 2010 08:57:00 +0100 Sport East Lothian's Scottish Counties Championship campaign for the Andrew Hamilton Trophy got off to a losing start on Saturday as the visitors suffered a 124-100 defeat to defending champions West Lothian at Kirkliston BC. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/400339-county-bowling-stars-crash-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/400339-county-bowling-stars-crash-/ Thu, 13 May 2010 08:25:00 +0100 Sport East Lothian hit the campaign trail for the Hamilton Trophy in the Scottish Counties Championship tomorrow (Saturday) with a trip to Kirkliston BC when they confront arch rivals and defending champions West Lothian in a match that promises to hit the heights and produce lots of fireworks. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/400082-hamilton-trophy-bid-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/400082-hamilton-trophy-bid-/ Thu, 06 May 2010 08:05:00 +0100 Sport