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A sun drenched Carrick Knowe welcomed the Northern on Semi Final night with three rinks Away and three at Home. George Prentice’s rink of Jimmy Martin, John Newall, Andy Reid.  After five ends saw Northern trail by 3-6 ten ends saw the lead go to 8-12 end fortune getting a 4 to make the score … Read more

Can all players please note that the rule is if the game level on points and score all rinks play one end to determine who makes progress to the next round so Please Don’t Leave the  Club Home / Away TILL THE FINAL SCORE IS KNOWN.

Visitors to the Northern this week was Hillside, with Jimmy Bathgate rink of Jimmy Martin, Bobby Bell. taking a two shot lead after five ends 5-3 ten ends saw them jump up a gear to take a 11-5 lead but eleventh end losing a 4 making the score 11-9 Hillside getting a 1 in the … Read more

With Holidays in full swing one or two faces were missing from last week, Jim Prentice, Bobby Lee, Mike Morrison and Bob Bain leading 8-1 after five ends, end 10 came with the lead being stretched to 18-4 with the Rink getting the all inclusive EIGHTon the ninth, end 15 saw them again getting a … Read more

Three rinks made the journey to Alloa in the long established game going back to the late 70s early 80s. A train journey to Stirling and another to our destination. Arriving  after a brisk walk to the Green we were met by our hosts for the day( the car travellers Gary Largue rink of Allan Mitchell, … Read more

League match this week was against  Parkside with holiday’s  a few changes had to be made before the game left selectors phoning everybody except Donald trump but coming up trumps getting Robert Bell. as the game progressed after five ends it was 17- 20 to Parkside , the next five ends saw Parkside stretching there … Read more

Back to usual Wednesday night blowing wind and rain. The Seconds entertained Craigentinny who came topping the League, after the call offs James Watson and Larry Sorrell.  Northern Started like greyhound’s out of the traps, after five ends they were 23- 12 up and the score kept going and after ten ends it was 42- 22 … Read more

After reaching Ayr on Friday night it was back to the Fours final, weather was kind and the game was played in the right spirit as the ends past away it was nip and tuck all the way with it being peels at 3 – 5 ends. in the 6th end saw Gordon Wilson’s rink … Read more

It is Congratulations to the Father and Son partnerships of Gordon Wilson (sen,) Gordon Wilson (jun), Andy Reid, and Jamie Reid. on winning the District Fours final at Queensberry tonight. A close encounter all the way but getting over the last hurdle. After 10 ends with the score 12-11 this was going to be a … Read more

After the changes the team  and a  few  sweaty bums due to an accident on Ferry road a few players were late at arriving, but after they settled down they got up through the gears to take a very convincing 7-2 victory the only rink to go down was Roy Campbell and that was in … Read more