Published: Friday, 29th August, 2008 12:30
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GREENOCK Wanderers’ league campaign gets under way tomorrow in West Lothian when they travel to Mains Park to meet Linlithgow in the opening match of the National Division Two season.
Linlithgow are a good side, with a decent mix of youth and experience, but last season’s results indicate that Mains Park is by no means a fortress. The scarlet and blacks won 11 , also losing 11, many defeats coming at home.
PROFESSIONAL golfer Chris Doak let out a huge sigh of relief after he secured his European Tour card in Spain. The 30-year-old Greenock pro rounded off an excellent week in the qualifying school final at PGA Catalunya with rounds of 71 and 70.
John desperate to split Sweet Pea
THE identity of Greenock boxer John Simpson’s opponent for his Commonwealth warm-up bout has been confirmed as Kenya’s national champion, John Gicharu. The featherweight fight — the main supporting act on the Paul Appleby-Esham Pickering undercard at Bellahouston on Friday 28 November — is Simpson’s stepping stone back to the top after his points loss to Appleby in June.
MORTON’S forgotten man, Jamie Stevenson, is hoping to get a run of games for Alloa before Christmas to try and impress his own boss, Davie Irons, and any prospective employers in the Scottish Football League.
GREENOCK Ladies’ 1st XI had mixed fortunes in the league at the weekend.
GREENOCK & District Bowling Association have, once again, enjoyed a fruitful season, albeit without any help from the good weather providers.
Golfers celebrate special birthday
GREENOCK Golf Club captain Alex Roy presided over the club’s 50th annual dinner in a packed clubhouse recently.
GREENOCK golf professional Chris Doak hit a spectacular round of 62 at the PGA Catalunya near Giron in Spain to keep his bid for a European Tour Card alive and well. His dramatic fourth round score lifted him from 107th place to 23rd. It has been an amazing year for Doak who finished top of the Tartan Tour.
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