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Local man’s marathon effort for Victoria Hospital
Local man Kris Western will be putting on his running shoes this Sunday for the Edinburgh Marathon – and he’ll be running in aid of Rothesay’s Victoria Hospital.
Ian sweeps Hector Scott Quaich at Port Golf Club
Ian McFarlane won the Hector Scott Quaich over the weekend at Port Golf Club, with an aggregate net score of 130 which included an impressive net 62 on the Sunday.
Captains take on vice-captains at Rothesay Golf Club
The golf last week was a challenge match involving a captain`s team and a vice-captain’s team for the ladies of Rothesay Golf Club.
Bute’s Jim is Dundee’s player of the year
Bute-born midfielder Jim McAlister has been named Dundee FC’s player of the year.
Sun shines on Rothesay golfers
The only medal round played this weekend was the visitors’ medal played on Friday, and with the weather at last showing some improvment, the scoring on the course did also.
Golf: Tie at the top in battle for Bute Golf Club championship
Arthur Hunter and former club champion Donald Standaloft lead the way after the first qualifying round of Bute Golf Club’s title tournament at the weekend.
Bute Pool League’s annual prize-giving
The 2013 prize-giving for the Isle of Bute Pool League was held in Mac’s Bar on Friday evening.
Cricket: Bute start WDCU campaign on home soil
Bute County Cricket Club’s WDCU Championship campaign gets under way this Saturday, May 18, with a home fixture against Vale of Leven.
Rugby: Bute pupils take part in tag festival
Pupils from Bute’s three primary schools took part in a fast, fun and frantic tag rugby festival at Rothesay Joint Campus on Thursday.
Robbie continues good form at Rothesay Golf Club
Robbie Cameron continued his good run of form at Rothesay with victory in this week’s Friday medal, winning on the countback from Malcolm Brown after both players tied on net scores of 69.
Weather puts paid to Port tournament
The horrendous weather on both Saturday and Sunday put paid to both rounds of the Hector Scott Trophy at Port Bannatyne Golf Club.
Golf: Rothesay retain Ballantine’s Cup after Bute draw
Rothesay Golf Club retained the Ballantine’s Challenge Cup on Saturday after their annual social team match with Bute ended in deadlock at Kingarth.
Athletics: Turner retains Bute triathlon title
Greg Turner of the Ayrodynamic Triathlon Club retained his Isle of Bute Triathlon sprint title on Sunday as the event made a welcome return to the island’s sporting calendar.
Ladies’ Golf: Three-way tie in McMillan Cup at Rothesay
Three players were tied at the top of the standings in the third round of the McMillan Cup at Rothesay Golf Club this week.
Rugby: Bute back in action at Helensburgh sevens
Bute Rugby Club returned to action on Saturday at the Helensburgh RFC sevens tournament - the club’s first competitive action since the 2010-11 season.
Golf: £60k refurb completed at Rothesay clubhouse
An Awards for All lottery grant has helped towards the completion of a £60,000 refurbishment project at Rothesay Golf Club.
Cricket: Bute County’s league opener is cancelled
Bute County Cricket Club’s opening fixture in the Western District Cricket Union Championship on Saturday was cancelled because of the weather.
Youth Football: Waterlogged pitch forces Bute YFC call-off
Bute YFC’s under-16s saw their hopes of maintaining their recent good form washed away by the weather on Saturday.
Shinty: Rain results in double Bute call-off
Heavy rain forced the postponement of both Bute Shinty Club’s home matches on Saturday, May 11.
Rugby: Helensburgh is first sevens date for Bute
Bute Rugby Club’s rebirth takes another step forward this weekend with the first of three sevens tournaments for the local side.
Bumper entry for Bute Triathlon this weekend
Athletes from all over the UK will converge on Bute this Sunday, May 13, for the island’s annual triathlon.
Bute Pony and Riding Club’s first points gymkhana
It was a beautiful morning on Sunday, May 5, but by the time it came for the first points gymkhana of the season it had turned dull and dismal.
Shinty: Bute set for stiff Macaulay test
Bute Shinty Club’s first team will face arguably their toughest test of the season so far this Saturday when local rivals Kyles Athletic visit Rothesay in the first round of the Artemis Macaulay Cup.
Pool: Kingarth team lifts Champion of Champions Cup
Kingarth 1 won the Isle of Bute Pool League’s Champion of Champions Cup this week courtesy of a 5-3 win over Mac’s Bar in the final at the Galatea Bar in Rothesay.
Golf: Rothesay favourites for seniors league title
Rothesay Golf Club have set themselves up as favourites for the 2013 Bute Seniors League title after a win and a draw in their opening two fixtures.
Cycling: Henry hits hot streak in Bute Wheelers time trial
Mike Henry posted the fastest senior time in Bute Wheelers’ Rhubodach time trial event on Sunday, completing the course in 25 minutes and 32 seconds, 54 seconds clear of runner-up Bob Templeton.
Rugby: Tag festival at Rothesay Joint Campus
Bute Rugby Club is to hold a tag rugby festival for all the island’s P5 pupils later this month.
Golf: Holder off to a flier in Bute inter-club trophy
Liam Shanks made a dream start to his defence of the M&M Trophy with a superb net 61 in the first round of the 2013 tournament at Port Bannatyne Golf Club on Sunday.
Golf: Comfortable Kingarth medal win for McKirdy
Robert McKirdy achieved his best score of the early season on Saturday with a one-over-par 69 for a comfortable victory in Bute Golf Club’s May medal at Kingarth.
Cricket: Bute beaten by Shawholm in Western Cup
Bute County fell to a nine-wicket defeat away to Shawholm in Group D of the Western Cup at Poloc Cricket Club on Saturday.
Golf: Allan returns top score in May medal at Rothesay
Allan Smith senior returned the best score of the day in the May medal, sponsored by Jim Thomson of Mini Drivers, at Rothesay Golf Club on Saturday.
Football: Lanarkshire loss ends Brandanes’ season
A 3-1 defeat away to Hamilton FP on Saturday brought down the curtain on a disappointing 2012-13 Caledonian League campaign for Rothesay Brandane AFC.
Youth Football: Hundred up for Leitch in Bute home win
Matthew Leitch reached - and passed - the milestone of a hundred goals in three seasons on Saturday as Bute YFC’s under-16s chalked up a hard-earned 3-1 league win at home to Bishopton.
Shinty: Puddle postponement leaves Bute frustrated
A puddle measuring little more than half a dozen square feet caused the postponement of Bute Shinty Club’s second team match at home to Ballachulish on Saturday.
Shinty: Bute host under-14 tournament in Rothesay
Teams from Bute, Inveraray and Strachur competed in an under-14 shinty tournament at the Meadows in Rothesay on Thursday evening.
Golf: M&M Trophy starts this weekend
The annual contest for one of Bute’s most sought-after golfing trophies gets under way this weekend.
This weekend’s Bute shinty fixture
Bute’s two shinty teams had success at the weekend, with the first team winning 5-0 against Taynuilt, and the second team with a 3-1 win over Glasgow Mid Argyll.
This week’s Rothesay Brandane fixture
Rothesay Brandane, who had no game last weekend, are away this Saturday (May 4) to face Hamilton AFC.
Bute farmer takes on London Marathon
Former Rothesay Academy pupil and Bute farmer Shaun Lyon took on a mammoth challenge recently – taking part in the Virgin London Marathon.
Bute Junior Shinty Club to host tournament
Bute Shinty Club are hosting an under-14 junior tournament in Rothesay this week.
Golf at Rothesay: George is top qualifier
This week’s competitions started with the qualifying round of the Wednesday trophy played as you would suspect on Wednesday with the top eight scores going through to the knockout stage.
Return of Bute Triathlon
The event (Sunday, May 12) is shaping up really well, with the Novice event now full.
Success at Dundonald Show for Bute equestrians
A STRONG contingent of Bute equestrians travelled to Dundonald on Saturday, bringing home several well-earned rosettes and trophies.
Poor weather at Port Golf Club’s JMF Tankard
Blustery and showery conditions greeted the competitors in the JMF Tankard kindly sponsored by the Fergus family and made play quite difficult resulting in a CSS of 68.
Leighton wins annual medal at Bute Golf Club
The annual medal, won last year by Andy Docherty, in support of the RNLI was played in sunny conditions at Kingarth last Saturday.
Moira wins Ian Evans Eclectic competition at Rothesay
Moira Gillies returned the best score in the Ian Evans Eclectic competition -75 (23).
Football tournament hosted by Bute Youth Football Coaching
BUte Youth Football Coaching hosted a football tournament at the stadium pitch on Sunday afternoon, and while the rain may have tried to dampen spirits, it failed miserably.
Bute boys’ latest success on the pitch
Bute Youth Football Coaching had another fine home win against Clarkston in the league cup on Saturday, with goals from Connor McLymont, Ronan Officer and Matt Leitch giving the team a 3-2 win.
Strikeack League makes return to Bute’s sporting calendar
This year’s Strikeback League is coming even stronger for its second year. Sign-up today with your friends or colleagues to compete every Friday night from 6pm till 8pm in a competitive 5-a-side football league.
Bute Cricket fixture update
Bute County Cricket Club were due to face a Cambusdoon team at home this weekend, but the away side have been unable to raise a team.
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Tuesday 21 May 2013
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