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BOWLING: New club formed in Irvine

A SUCCESSFUL attempt has been made to bring bowling back at Irvine Sports Club.Bowls was played at Marress since 1976, but ended last year when Irvine Fullarton Bowling Club folded just weeks after celebrating its 25th anniversary.Read

BOWLS: Trial squads for county teams

THE countdown is on to the outdoor bowling season with many greens already opening up last weekend.Read

BOWLS: Sensational win for North Ayrshire youngsters

THE youngsters of Ayrshire North produced the performance of a lifetime to win the SYBA Andy Houston County Finals at Ardrossan Bowling Club.Read

Sam Kennedy is elected president of the Ayrshire Bowling Association

THE 117th AGM of the Ayrshire Bowling Association has moved Girdle Toll BC from the West to the North and Hurlford BC from the East District to the West after members felt the switches made geographical sense.Read

BOWLING: Bubbly Blair thrills the crowd

BUBBLY Blair Davidson, right, was the star of the show as he stormed to a sensational victory in the Junior Boys Singles at the Ayr Bowling Week at Northfield.Read

BOWLS: Ayrshire round-up

ALAN Rogerson (Ardrossan) produced a superb last bowl takeout to snatch the Ayrshire Singles Championship.Read

BOWLING: Ayrshire Championship line-up

ALAN ROGERSON (Ardrossan) will play Stephen Caldwell (Kay Park) in the singles final of the Ayrshire Bowling Association Championships at Newmilns on Saturday.Read

BOWLING: Ayrshire South through to final

AYRSHIRE South are just one game from away winning the Andrew Hamilton Trophy after storming into Sunday’s final with a sizzling display at Dalkeith. They crushed Aberdeen and Kincardine 152-83 after taking a 13-1 shot lead after the first ends and eventually romped away to a 69-shot win.Read

BOWLING: Dreghorn hosts inter-district finals

THE race is hotting up for the Ayrshire Bowling Association finals at Newmilns on Saturday, July 23.Read

BOWLS: Ayrshire South win derby clash at Irvine

AYRSHIRE South have the bragging rights after beating their opponents from the North 130-99 at Irvine Park to stake a semi-final place in the counties championship.Read

Irvine club hosts county derby

IT’S a derby to savour when Ayrshire North take on Ayrshire South in the quarter-finals of the National County Championship at Irvine Park Bowling Club on Sunday at 1pm.Read

Ayrshire north bowlers face crunch Hamilton Trophy tie against Stirling

AYRSHIRE South have all but qualified for the quarter-finals of the Hamilton Trophy.Read

Crisis bowling club calls members to EGM

CRISIS-HIT Fullarton Bowling Club is in danger of going under – because of a lack of members.Read

BOWLS: Triple success for Ayrshire bowlers

AYRSHIRE teams returned to form with a hat-trick of wins in the Counties Championship at the weekend.Read

BOWLS: Irvine bowler claims world bronze

IRVINE’S Shirley Ann Harris bowed out in style, collecting an individual bronze medal and helping Scotland to second place at the IBD World Bowls Championships in Pretoria, South Africa.Read

BOWLS: Irvine win senior pairs title

IRVINE Indoor Bowling Club’s very own golden oldies Ross Adam and Tom Clark claimed the Senior Pairs title, but only after a nail-biting 17-16 victory over Ardrossan in the Ayrshire Finals at Auchinleck IBC on Sunday.Read

BOWLS: Triple success for Irvine bowler

IRVINE’S Martin Williamson, pictured right, turned in a fantastic performance as his rink won all three games to help Scotland win back the Joyce Trimble Memorial Trophy in the U25 home internationals at Abbeyview Indoor Bowling Club.Read

INDOOR BOWLS: No show costs Irvine dear

THE non-appearance of a player cost Irvine Seniors dear in their league game against Auchinleck at the Magnum on Saturday.Read

BOWLS: Kilwinning bowler beaten in national final

KILWINNING’S Michelle Cooper, inset, just failed to rewrite the record books on Sunday when she was beaten in the final of the Scottish Under 25s Bowling Championships at Aberdeen.Read

BOWLS: Birthday nightmare for Irvine bowler

IT was a far from happy birthday for Irvine bowler Martin Williamson on Sunday as he “celebrated” his 22nd by sleeping on the floor of a Perth school gym after being stuck on a snow-bound motorway for 12 hours.Read