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BALBARDIE served up a powerful display of positive style bowling to storm to a commanding 31 shot victory (90-59) over Portobello when the teams clashed in Division 1B of the national leagues at Bathgate last Saturday.Read

West Lothian bowls pair handed junior international trial chance

WEST Lothian stars Cameron Greer and Calum Logan have both been named in the junior international trial match being staged at Abbeyview (Dunfermline) on Sunday, November 14.Read

Stewart Meikle’s Round-Up

BALBARDIE have revived pre-season notions of achieving promotion to premier league status by bouncing back from two disappointing defeats to score a surprise away win over previously undefeated Division 1 B leaders Abbeyview.Read

West Lothian cruise to ten-shot triumph over Bainfield in Premier League

WEST Lothian bounced back from their opening-match defeat with a workmanlike performance to beat Bainfield by 10 shots (74-64) when the teams clashed in the B section of the Premier League at the Inveralmond stadium last weekend.Read

West Lothian Bowls Round-Up

WEST Lothian suffered a nine-shot defeat from Midlothian at Dalkeith in last weekends opening match in the B section of the Premier League but put up a bold show before going down 81-72 in an exciting climaxRead

West Lothian without key quartet for Midlothian league visit

WEST Lothian IBC travel to Dalkeith on Saturday to tackle Midlothian in the opening match of the Premier League campaign, but must do so without major figures Neil Speirs, Thomas Mann, George Sneddon and Mark Allison.Read

Stewart Meikle’s Bowling Round-up

SOME like it hot and West Lothian Indoor Bowling Club will get it hot when their latest campaign to win the Premier League title for the first time since their last capture of the coveted crown back in season 2000/2001 gets underway a week on Saturday.Read

Kirkliston clinch bowls glory at top tourney

KIRKLISTON carried the West Lothian banner to title glory in the inaugural Inter Counties club Top Five Singles tournament played at Sighthill, defeating Pilrig (Edinburgh and Leith) 3-1 then Hawthorn (Glasgow North West) 3-0.Read

Dick Saunders captures WLBA Seniors Open crown

DICK Saunders served up two stylish performances at Glenmavis to capture the WLBA Seniors Open sponsored by Weslo Housing Management.Read

Blackburn bowler Robert Hilson crowned WLBA Champion of Champions

BLACKBURN hailed a local hero when their club champion Robert Hilson produced the best bowls of his career to capture the coveted Matt Purdie & Sons sponsored WLBA Champion of Champions crown from a 34 strong field parading their skills at Blackburn last weekend.Read

Stewart Meikle’s Bowls

RATHO is the venue for tonight’s (Thursday) final of the WLBA Top Five Singles championship sponsored by the BARBQ clubs and the battle for the title promises to be a classic confrontation between Kirkliston and Newbridge.Read

Kirkliston on cloud nine after ninth WLBA Top Ten title

KIRKLISTON captured the WLBA Top Ten title for a record extending ninth time with a commanding 6-2 victory over old rivals Linlithgow at Broxburn last Sunday in the final of the national qualifying event sponsored by The White Knights.Read

Stewart Meikle’s Bowls

GLENMAVIS Bowling Club played host to the final day of play in the West Lothian Council Trophy last Sunday.Read

Armadale come close to title for West Lothian at national championships

ARMADALE, in the Senior Fours, came closest to capturing a title for the West Lothian banner in the national championships at Ayr Northfield last weekend, but skip Kenny Ferguson and his rink had to settle for the runners-up spot.Read

Gary Smith crowned 12th West Lothian Master

GARY SMITH proved that life behind a desk at World Bowls Ltd’s headquarters hasn’t affected his game after he staged a miraculous fightback to become the 12th West Lothian Masters champion.Read

12th West Lothian Masters claims top names in early rounds

THE 12th West Lothian Masters is underway with a field that is 221 strong chasing the £1000 title and signature green jacket, but two of the 16 seeds were first-round fallers on Monday night so George Sneddon and Bryan Cooper won’t have their name etched on the prized trophy.Read