IT was a mixed weekend for the county's football and rugby clubs, with only five wins from 11 games on Saturday. 

Preston Athletic bowed out of the Scottish Cup in the second preliminary round - they lost 2-0 to Linlithgow Rose at the Pennypit. 

In the Alex Jack Cup, there were contrasting fortunes for Tranent Juniors and Musselburgh Athletic - the Belters beat Easthouses Lily 4-1 at Foresters Park, while Burgh were thrashed 5-1 by Dalkeith in Midlothian.

And in the East of Scotland League, Dunbar recorded a 6-0 home win over Hawick Royal Albert, while Ormiston shipped six as they went down 6-1 at Heriot Watt University. 

Haddington Athletic saw League Cup action, and they proved too good for Blackburn United, winning 2-0 in West Lothian. 

Meanwhile there were wins for Musselburgh and North Berwick in National 1 and East 1 respectively as the rugby league season kicked off. 

Burgh recorded a 17-12 win at Kelso, while North Berwick were also victorious on the road, triumphing 24-19 at Forrester. 

Preston Lodge went down 37-13 at newly-promoted Highland in National 2; Haddington lost 67-22 to Carrick in National 3 and also in East 1, Ross High lost to last season's table-toppers Hawick Harlequins 22-27 in Tranent.