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Top players to coach in Argyll football festivals
Published:  29 February, 2008

Young footballers in Argyll are being given the chance to learn tips from the very best when a number of top coaches from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) carry out training sessions in the area.

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Lochaber lined up for 2008 final
Published:  29 February, 2008

The Camanachd Association has confirmed that it has written to clubs to seek expressions of interest in hosting the 2008 Scottish Hydro Electric Camanachd Cup final.

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Athletics: Oban runner wins Scottish cross country title – again
Published:  29 February, 2008

Susan Partridge has won the Scottish Cross-Country Championships, five years after winning the prestigious event for the first time.

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Sailing: Protests change will make for better racing
Published:  18 February, 2008

Tennents West Highland Yachting Week this year will encourage the use of arbitration as a precursor to protests throughout the regatta event.

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Powerboat Racing: Racers power into Oban
Published:  11 January, 2008

A field of around 60 power boats will be sprinting towards Oban at speeds of up to 100mph in the largest race of its kind in the UK.

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Football: Fort William look for a fresh start at Fraserburgh
Published:  03 January, 2008

Fort William FC travel to Fraserburgh on Saturday for their first fixture of 2008, which their supporters are hoping will be a better year than last.

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Argyll squads selected
Published:  03 January, 2008

After a successful Argyll Sports Hall Athletics Final held at Atlantis Leisure in Oban on December 15, four teams have now been selected to represent Argyll at the South of Scotland Final.

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Horseracing: Johnny’s grand prize
Published:  03 January, 2008

A horseracing enthusiast from Dalmally could fulfil a lifetime’s ambition by taking part in the Grand National at Aintree.

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Fort have fond memories of 2007
Published:  27 December, 2007

Fort William shinty club members reviewed what has been another extremely successful year for the club at their AGM last Tuesday.

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Golfing prodigy plays top courses
Published:  27 December, 2007

An Oban schoolboy who has been playing golf since the age of five is now competing on world famous courses as part of an elite junior tour.

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Shinty: Camanachd Association’s shock departures
Published:  21 December, 2007

Two senior members of the Camanachd Association (CA) resigned from shinty’s governing body on Tuesday.

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Football: Another home defeat for Saints
Published:  21 December, 2007

Saints took on Busby at Mossfield last Saturday with the Oban side having the opportunity of going into third place in the league if they picked up all three points but instead they lost their second home game in a row going down 3-2 to a spirited Busby side, which means they drop to seventh place in a league that is going to be tight at both the top and bottom.

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Rugby: Lorne live dangerously
Published:  15 November, 2007

OBAN Lorne faced fifth in the league Cumnock on Saturday knowing a bad loss would see Oban drop back into the relegation zone of the Scottish Hydro Electric West League Division One.




Football: Busby make Saints battle all the way for the three points
Published:  15 November, 2007

SAINTS travelled to take on bottom-of-the-table Busby at Huntly Park, Giffnock, last Saturday in a Premier Division league game and the Oban lads had to fight all the way to come away with a narrow 3-2 win.




Rugby: Oban Lorne hit back with thumping win
Published:  08 November, 2007

OBAN racked up a thumping score against the Glasgow side to avoid slipping to the bottom of the table.

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Football: Firhill Flyer to join Jags’ hall of fame
Published:  08 November, 2007

TIREE’S Firhill Flyer is to be honoured as one of only five inductees into Partick Thistle’s hall of fame.

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Shinty: Fort teams battle at top and bottom
Published:  27 October, 2007

While Fort William chase Kingussie at the top of the premier league, Kilmallie are joint bottom with Lochcarron.

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Shinty: Oban Camanachd Under-17s win six-a-sides
Published:  27 October, 2007

The Oban under-17s shinty team beat 15 other teams in the tournament at Mossfield Park, Oban.

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