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West Barns shock champs in Top Ten 
WEST BARNS Bowling Club ripped up the form book by beating Division 1 champions East Linton in the final of the ELBA Top Ten Championship last Saturday.
They triumphed in this coveted county competition for the second year in a row with an eight shot (66-58) victory, after the match at EL Co-op Bowling Club in Tranent had finished 4-4 on points.
Silver medal for rinks in Nationals
THERE was a silver lining to last week’s Scottish National Championships for two county bowling rinks.
Blair's flair helps capture title
Runaway East Lothian League Division 2 leaders Haddington were cock-a-hoop last Sunday evening after they captured the ELBA Trophy with a hard-fought victory over Aberlady in an exciting final at Cockenzie and Port Seton Bowling Club.
Tattie loses £6,000. . . by a whisker
AN EIGHTH of an inch – that was how close World Indoor bowling champ Alex ‘Tattie’ Marshall came to winning a dramatic final of the Co-operative Funeralcare World Matchplay Championships last Friday.
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Tranent bounce back to defeat Dunbar
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Seasiders edged out in county tie
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