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Disability sports coach wins national award

ST LEONARDS sporting hero David Gillespie has been honoured with a top national award.Read

EKCC maintain winning start to Scottish Cup

EAST Kilbride Cricket Club kept their 100 per cent record intact with a convincing win against West of Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in the Scottish Cup.Read

Motorsport: Gregor gets financial backing from lottery winners

HAIRMYRES racing prodigy Gregor Ramsay received an unexpected funding boost this week – from Europe’s biggest lottery winners, Chris and Colin Weir.Read

Pirates crash to defeat at Tamworth

THE Pirates’ hopes of a second successive trip to BritBowl suffered a minor setback at the weekend, when the team travelled south to take on Tamworth Phoenix.Read

Scorpions sting Cougars to take title

EK SCORPIONS claimed the over-12 Academy League title last week as they stung the Cambuslang Cougars with a 54-14 win.Read

Encouraging start to the season for Anglers

THE Brown Trout Season has started well for the members of the Upper Avon Angling Association.Read

Duncanrig net Scottish final win

DUNCANRIG Secondary’s netball squad won a South Lanarkshire derby to be crowned Scottish Schools Netball Champions at open level.Read

Barry ‘ecstatic’ at Olympics role

GREENHILLS man Barry McNab admits ‘he can’t believe his luck’ after being selected to be a badminton line judge at this summer’s Olympics.Read

Town’s top sports stars are recognised

THE town’s top talent was recognised at the East Kilbride Sports Personality of the Year awards on Friday night as Mark Hutton’s Black Belt Academy celebrated a double win.Read

Pirates start with win

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Magnificent seven for Taekwondo students

STUDENTS from Mark Hutton’s Black Belt Academy were overjoyed last week after their sensational triumph at the European Taekwondo Championships.Read

Pirates set sail for new season

DOUGIE MEECHAN is confident East Kilbride Pirates can make the Premier League play-offs in their first season back in the top flight.Read

Pam crowned ski-cross champion in British debut

PAMELA THORBURN has been crowned British ski-cross champion – just months after taking up the sport.Read

Team bronze for Pamela at Euros

TRAMPOLINE star Pamela Clark had to settle for European team bronze – after an ‘upsetting’ mistake in her individual routine.Read

EK youngsters excel at school cross country finals

MEDALS and athletics appear to go hand-in-hand at St Kenneth’s Primary School – as their young runners were in winning mood again at the South Lanarkshire Cross Country Championships at Chatelherault Country Park in Hamilton.Read

Motorsport: Rookie racer Gregor makes good start

RACING ace Gregor Ramsay lies second in the Formula Abarth European Rookie Championship after three fine opening races in Spain last week.Read

Pirates’ season kick-off put on hold

EAST Kilbride Pirates will have to wait a little longer to kick-off their new season – after this weekend’s opponents pulled out.Read

Table Tennis Championships are a smash hit

EAST Kilbride Table Tennis Club members endured a real ping-pong battle last week at their annual championship.Read

Heartache for netball girls at Euros

EAST Kilbride netballers were left gutted when their Scotland under-17 side missed out on European silver by one point on home soil.Read

Taekwondo: Four fighters eyeing Euro glory

FOUR fighters from Mark Hutton’s Black Belt Academy are chasing international glory after being named in the Scotland squad for this month’s European Taekwondo Championships.Read