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Trampoline champ Pamela set for hectic month

JET-SETTER Pamela Clark will give up part of her summer holiday in Tenerife next month in her quest for trampoline glory.Read

Trampolining: Whitters hopes to strike gold in Birmingham

WESTWOOD trampolinist Louise Whitters insists she can finally make the leap to gold at the upcoming British Championships after a series of near misses.Read

Taekwondo: First Grandmaster Rhee visits Black Belt Academy

FIRST Grandmaster Rhee, the greatest ever exponent of Taekwondo and General Choi’s (founder of Taekwondo) first and finest student, wowed students at Master Hutton’s Black Belt Academy earlier this month as he dropped in for a Masterclass.Read

Ram raid takes Pirates to top spot

TOUCHDOWNS from Aaron Paterson and Jamie McLaughlin helped East Kilbride Pirates claim a narrow win away to Yorkshire Rams – and consolidate their place at the top of the table.Read

Cricket: EK lose their 100 per cent record at Ferguslie

EAST Kilbride Cricket Club didn’t fire on an important day as they narrowly lost the top-of-the-table clash with Ferguslie by two wickets.Read

Cricketers extend winning run to eight matches

SATURDAY afternoon saw the Oyster Catchers claim their eighth win in a row as East Kilbride Cricket Club’s first XI beat Kelburn by 39 runs.Read

Cricket: Seniors triumph over Prestwick as second string falter

THERE were mixed fortunes for East Kilbride Cricket Club at the weekend as their first team claimed victory at home to Prestwick, while the second string lost away to St Ninians.Read

Local kids star at Track Championships

LOCAL primary school pupils enjoyed a medal-laden day at the East Kilbride Schools’ Track Championships at the John Wright Sports Centre recently.Read

Aileen will be Paralympic torchbearer

EAST Kilbride Sports Personality of the Year, Aileen Neilson, added another string to her bow this week after she revealed she will be a torchbearer for the 2012 Paralympics in London.Read

Pirates bounce back with narrow win

EAST KILBRIDE Pirates avenged their defeat to Tamworth Phoenix earlier this month by giving the English outfit the runaround at Hamilton Rugby Club on Sunday.Read

Cricket: Win for EK at Stenhousemuir

EAST Kilbride Cricket Club produced a clinical display to defeat Stenhousemuir at the weekend.Read

EK take rugby sevens title

EAST KILBRIDE Rugby Club’s first team took the honours at their own sevens tournament on Saturday, defeating the Auldhouse Polar Bears in the final.Read

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