Bowls: Elgin pair end the reign of national champions
In their weekend playdowns at Dundee, Norman Barker and Mike Stepney, from Elgin, ended the reign of holders Ryan and Darren Burnett, from Arbroath, 18-10 to move into the semi-finals next year.
Prestwick’s Paul Foster and Alex Adrain will provide the opposition after a 19-18 win over Inverclyde’s Steven McLennan and Sandy Wotherspoon. East Fife combination Christopher Stein and Wayne Hogg beat Blainfield pair Chris Downie and Colin Hutchison 26-17 to seal their last-four tie against Cumbernauld’s Hugh McAvoy and Tom Simpson.
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Hide AdIn the women’s competition, Sharron Leitch and Lorraine Malloy, of Balbardie, won through to meet Paisley’s Kath Houston and Ann Marie Fletcher in the semi-finals. Midlothian’s Stacey Laidlaw and Carol Ashby, and Caroline Ruxton and Leanne Fuyre, of Arbroath, play the other last-four game.