THE annual Border Games circuit kicked off at the Haugh in Earlston on Saturday with a full card of senior and youths’ events.
The Earlston event was the first of a series of games throughout the region this summer and the glorious sunshine made it the perfect start.
The main event was the 90m open which was won by Edinburgh’s Tom Bradley running off a 29m handicap in a time of 10 seconds. Runner up was Graeme Armstrong from Edinburgh on 18.5m and David Lauder from Hawick on 13.5m finished third.
The other results were as follows: 200m OPEN Winner Sean McMichan, Hawick 27m 22.39secs – Second Craig Bruce, Selkirk 15m – Third Rojin Barskanmay, TLJT 37m
400m OPEN – Winner Gary Ramsay, TLJT 45m 52.50secs – Second Euan Hood, Lasswade13m – Third Jason Catterall, Durham57m
800m OPEN - Winner Gary Ramsay, TLJT 105m2m 01.35s – Second Ewan Christie, Gala H25m – Third David Priestley, Northern Masters 210m
1600m OPEN – First Robbie Welsh, Hawick 65m 4m 58.32s – Second Matthew Fleming, Kelso 150m - Third Mark Young, Hawick75m
90m VETERANS – Winer John Fleming, Kelso 10.5m 10.25secs – Second John Paxton, Hawick 18.5m – Third Tommy Finkle, TLJT13.5m
90m YOUTHS – Winner Matt Dryden, Berwick 14m 10.10secs – Second Calum Murrow, Jed AC7m – Third Ava Lees, TLJT 26m
200m YOUTHS – Winner Tess Renwick, TLJT C42 41m 23.49secs - Second Jess Knox, Jed AC 42m - Third Matt Dryden, Berwick 22m
800m YOUTHS – Winner Aaron Glendinning, TLJTSCR 2m 15.05s – Second Archie Scott, Kelso 170m – Third Rory Fleming Kelso 165m
1600m YOUTH – Winner Matty Fleming, Kelso 70m 5m 22.39s – Second Irvine Welsh, Hawick 20m – Third Archie Scott, Kelso 300m
The Julie Goodfellow Trophy for Performance of the Day was won by Gary Ramsay, TLJT
The Hawick Border Games take place next Sunday June 12, the Selkirk Borders Games take place on Saturday June 19, the Peebles Border Games take place on Sunday June 26, the Kelso Borders games take place on Sunday July 3, the Jedburgh Borders games take place on Saturday July 9, the St Ronan’s Borders Games take place on Saturday July 16, the Langholm Borders Games take place on Friday July 29 and the Morebattle Borders games take place on Saturday August 13.
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