WestLothian Courier - Sport - Bowls

Stewart Meikle’s Bowls

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian Indoor Bowling Club are major contenders to lift the Scottish Cup and the record five times champions kept their challenge alive by marching into the third round with a commanding 97-58 win over Ardrossan at Whiteinch last Saturday.

Lothian bowler wins first national award

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LOTHIAN bowling ace Gary Whitfield clinched his first national title in superb style last month defeating one of the worlds best in the process.

Stewart Meikle’s Bowls

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WINNING the Scottish Cup for a record-extending sixth time remains a reality for a West Lothian IBC team that survived a tough hurdle in extraordinary circumstances as they beat Midlothian after an extra end decider at East Lothian last Saturday.

Stewart Meikle’s Bowls

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SCOTTISH Cup action returns to the indoor bowls calendar this weekend.

Bowls: West Lothian IBC aiming for six wins

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian IBC hold the record for title successes in the Scottish Cup with five wins to their credit and they have launched their latest bid to make it six with a massive 53-shot victory over Forfar in last Saturday’s prelim round clash at Headwell.

Bowls: Premier promotion for Balbardie

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BALBARDIE Indoor Bowling Club had promotion to Premier League status firmly in their grip but sadly the Bathgate based team let the major prize slip threw their fingers with an agonising eight shot away defeat from, at the time, second from bottom Alloa.

Bowls: West Lothian club news

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian stars Bryan Cooper, Stuart Johnston and Mark Allison let reigning national champions Barnfield off the hook in the section final of the Scottish Triples playdown action last weekend.

Bowling: Promotion within Balbardie’s grasp after win over Bainfield

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BALBARDIE have promotion to the premier league firmly within their grasp having risen to the challenge of toppling Division 1B leaders Bainfield when the teams clashed at Bathgate last weekend.

Bowling: West Lothian fail in Scottish bid

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WEST LOTHIAN IBC’s latest bid to land Scottish Team Championship has ended early, despite a dominant display by 20-year bowler Calum Logan in the defeat to East Lothian (EL).

Wendy Purdie is Christmas number one in national bowls rankings

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian Indoor Bowling Club star Wendy Purdie is number one in the charts going into the New Year with the 38-year -old mother of two dominating the ladies scene as the clear leader of the national ranking list just issued by the ruling body of the sport, writes Stewart Meikle.

Bowling: West Lothian IBC win championship again

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CHRISTMAS time has come and the bells are merrily ringing out at the Inveralmond stadium in celebration of West Lothian IBC winning the Headwell Team Championship title for a record-extending ninth time.

Balbardie Bowling Club enter Festiv break leading from the front

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

BALBARDIE gents enter the festive season break in a frontline challenging position for the promotion honours in Division 1B of the national leagues and they will have home advantage when tackling joint leaders Bainfield in the New Year.

Bowling: Balbardie make their presence felt

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

BALBARDIE continue to make their presence felt in the B section of Division 1 and kept their promotion challenge alive and kicking with a commanding 93-66 away win over foot of the table Whiteinch last weekend.

West Lothian bowling pair bring home Scottish title

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WENDY Purdie and Jennifer Richardson combined their brand of exciting skills to bring national title glory to West Lothian having captured the 2-Bowl Pairs crown in the joint Scottish Championship finals staged at the West of Scotland stadium over last weekend.

Bowling: West Lothian suffer shock defeat

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian IBC suffered a shock defeat on their home carpet and blew their chance to stay in the front rank of the qualifying race in section A of the indoor bowls Premier League.

Premier display as West Lothian seal league win

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian IBC bounced back to winning form with a 72-60 victory over Auchinleck when the teams clashed in the A section of the Premier League at the Inveralmond stadium last Saturday.

West Lothian IBC flop in Ayrshire challenge

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian IBC’s challenge for the qualifying honours in the A section of the Premier League suffered its first setback with a 13-shot defeat from Prestwick when the gladiators from Livingston entered the lions den in Ayrshire last weekend.

Mann on top of the world after triumph

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

NEWBRIDGE bowler Thomas Mann and Iain McLean of Lanarkshire returned from the USA earlier this week having carried the Scotland banner to title success in the pairs competition of the Michael Ashton-Phillips Challenge played in Southern California.

Bowlers top their section

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

IT IS all systems go at the moment for West Lothian IBC in their Premier League campaign and with two wins from two they top the A section on shot margin from Prestwick.

Opening victory boost for team

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

WEST Lothian Indoor Bowling Club launched their campaign in section A of the Premier League with an 80-69 win over Lanarkshire at Wishaw for what was a great result against difficult opposition.