Rugby
No Highland fling for Wanderers
WANDERERS came back with nothing to show from their trip north at the weekend.
The Greenock side travelled to Inverness looking to build on their first away victory in two seasons, but a physical Highland side restricted the visitors to one solitary try.
IT has been a long time coming,  but  Greenock Wanderers were finally able to celebrate an away day victory on the coach home to Inverclyde.
Having gone down at Linlithgow in their first league of the season last Saturday, Wanderers brought a spring back to their step and that of the sizeable crowd, with this accomplished win over Accies at Fort Matilda on Saturday.
Old rivals meet at Fort Matilda
GREENOCK Wanderers host their first home league match at Fort Matilda tomorrow against old adversaries Glasgow Academicals.
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.
Wanderers bow out on optimistic note
WANDERERS finally gave their loyal support something to cheer on Saturday, as their hard work paid off against a lacklustre Royal High/Corstorphine side.
More from the Tele
A POST-training gym session for Ton striker Iain Russell helped him to keep his fitness levels up yesterday.
MORTON boss Davie Irons left Victoria Park with the insults still ringing in his ears.
Phoenix can't put the fire out
INVERCLYDE  Phoenix played their inaugural game in Dunfermline against the experienced Fife Fire.
Sorry Morton crash out to County
DAVIE Irons declared he would become Scottish football’s Joe Kinnear figure to help dig mis-firing Morton out of their current hole.
THIS was one of those games where the result was more important than the performance.
PORT GLASGOW fought back from two goals down to finally get their first point on the board in the Super League First Division.
TWO local REN 96 swimmers, Scott MacFarlane and Scott Rush, competed with distinction recently in the North Ayrshire Distance Meet at Auchenharvie.
MORTON boss David Irons is hoping that Sunday’s Alba Challenge Cup semi-final against Ross County in Dingwall can be the turning point in his team’s season.
Archives
To browse older Greenock Telegraph stories, why not check our archive facility?





Woman driver's cocktail of booze
Further Details