Rsyched up for this one.

0 St Mirren v Dundee Love Street.

3pm. It must be frustratingbeing a St

Mirren supporter. The team are rarely in trouble and just as rarely among the honours. At least they get the odd chance to experience some

: European action. Dundee Utd. on the other hand. are the great enigma ofScottish Football. This match could be wonderful or turgid. You

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FIRST DIVISION

0 Airdrie V Morton Broomfield. 3pm.

o Alloa v Montrose Recreation Park.

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o E. File v Kilmarnock Bayyiew I’ark. 3pm.

0 Hamilton ll Clyde Douglas Park. 3pm.

0 Particlt Thistle v Ayr United Firhill. 3pm. I could either watch this from my bedroom window. or go along to the match. Since Ally will. no doubt. have moulded Ayr into an exciting.

attacking team by this time. it may be

the latter. And there‘s always the pies!

SECOND DIVISION

0 Dunlermline v Stirling Albion East End Park. 3pm.

' o E. Stirling v Cowdenbeath Firs Park.

3pm.

0 Meadowbank Thistle v Queen’s Park Meadowbank. 3pm.

0 Stenhousemuirv Raith Rovers ()chilyiew Park. 3pm. Will they ‘be dancing on the streets of Raith

tonight“?

i GYMNASTICS 5 Saturday 25

o Ganelles Novice Gymnastic Championships Fife Institute. Glenrothes. 9am—5pm. £1.50.

0 Sports Acrobatic Novice Competition

Bellahouston Sports (‘entre

10.30am-3.30pm. £1.20(60p).

Saturday1

0 West of Scotland Novice Girls Championships Monklands Sports Centre. Warm up 10am. Competition 1 lam. £1.50.

HORSE RACING Friday 24

O Ayr First Race 1.45pm.

_ Saturday 25

O Ayr First Race 1.15pm. Friday 31

O Kelso First Race 1.30pm.

1 ICE HOCKEY ' Saturday 25

0 File Flyers v Dundee Rockets Kirkcaldy Ice Rink. Rosslyn Street

. 7.15pm.£2.50(£1.50).

,Sunday26

o Murraylield Racers v Durham Wasps i Murrayfield Ice Rink. Edinburgh

6.30pm. £2.50 (£1 .50).

Saturday 1

0 File Flyers v Streatham Redskins Kirkcaldy Ice Rink. Rosslyn Street 7.15pm. £2.50(£l.50).

Sunday2

o Murraytleld Racers v Ayr Bruins Murrayficld Ice Rink. Edinburgh

' Saturday 25

- INDOOR BOWLS

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With a host at events taking place at Cairngorm and Glenshee, many top Scottish skiers currently competing abroad will be able to keep in practise on home territory. Scottish ski-ing is now well placed on the European map and the Iuture looks even brighter with Jim Gunn bringing on such an excellent youngster team. While Lesley Beck oi Bearsden Ski Club has just become British Alpine Ladies Champion for the third year running and is achieving excellent results Ior Scotland in World Cup racing and FIS circuit, the Tecnica Trophy - the Bearsden Ski Club National Open - takes place at Cairngorm (see listings). It is deliberately held early in the season so

that competitive skiers unable to go to the Alpine Championships have the

. opportunity at picking up seed points at a high quality slalom race at home.

In the past the Club National has attracted large entry numbers and this yearthe organisers are hoping tor a Iield oI70. Lastyear‘s champion, Andrew Steele (Scottish Ski Club) will

be defending histitle and brother Robbie Steele, who is currently ski-ing

very well torthe juniors, will be a serious contender. Also Craig Bonnington (Cairngorm Ski Club) - previous champion - should compete. The race is a 2 Run Slalom and has provisional starting times oiIO.30am and I.30pm. (Janet MacLean)

b.30pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). Unfortunately the Glasgow Dynamos are unable to play any home games at the moment due to ice repairs at (‘rossmyloos rink. They are currently negotiating the use ofanother rink until this is cleared up.

ICE FIGURE SKATING ,

O SIFSA Winter Festival Ayr Ice Rink. Ayr. (See panel).

Various clubs throughout the country (too numerous to list here) are involved in the league matches. The first club is always the host. Times vary. For further information contact the Scottish Indoor Bowling Association.

Saturday 25

o CIS Under 35 Scottish Cup League 0 CIS Senior Fours Scottish Cup League

Sunday 26

0 Craft Original Scottish Regional Championships (1st round) 36 regions will take part in these championships. The matches are divided by age-grouping. An all

country.

Wednesday 29

o CIS Senior Fours Scottish Cup League.

Shedand.

Saturday1

0 Scottish Womens National

Championships. Ouarter Iinals. To be

, held atHeadweIl, Falkirk,

Cumbernauld and East Kilbride

L Bowling Clubs. As yet the qualitiers are

undecided as the championships proceed.

o CIS Scottish Cup Play-Otis.

o CIS Senior Fours Scottish Cup League.

(Sunday2 3 John Morrison League : o Blantyre v Prestwick

o Ardrossan v Paisley 0 Lanarkshire v Coatbridge

o Auchinleck v Ayr

o Irvine v Cumbernauld 0 Glasgow v Allander

Wednesday 5

o CIS Senior Fours Scottish Cup League.

INDOOR H I KEY - Sunday2

o MacRobert Under21 Ladies Tournament Bell‘s Sports Centre.

Perth. 11am start. Finals: 4.55pm.

Free. The sectional matches will take place between 11am and 2pm in which teams will vie fora place in the finals. 8 teams take part. one front each district and as usual an invited team from alternatively ()rkney or Shetland. This year‘s guests are

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Saturday 25 3 SCHWEPPES NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 DIVISION I

o Gala v Boroughmuir

o Heriot's v Selkirk

- Stew Melv FP v Hawick

o Kelso v Watsonians

o Edin Acad's v West ol Scotland

0 Melville v Kilmarnock

o Jedtorest v Preston Lodge

0 Duniermline v Ayr

o Portobello FPv GI High/Kelv

0 Glasgow Accies vJordanhill

o Musselburgh v Stirling City

Wednesday 5

0 South Under21 v Glasgow Under 21 Kelso

0 Edinburgh Under 21 v North & Midlands Under21 Murrayfield.

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Saturday 25

0 Scottish Mogul League (1st round) Cairngorm. 0 Salomon Sprint ( ilenshee.

Sunday26

o Hillender (Parallel Slalom Race) Cairngorm.

Saturday1

0 Scottish Mogul League (2nd round) (ilenshee.

0 Cairdsport Cup (Cairngorm Club National Open Slalom) Cairngorm.

Saturday 1/Sunday2

O Salomon Sprint (ilenshee.

o Dragon‘s Race (Dragon Ski Club Ski Council olWales—Open)

Sat: Slalom race.

Sun: Giant Slalom race.

Sunday2

o Tecnica Trophy (Bearsden Ski Club Open Slalom Race) Cairngorm.

Two busy weekends for all standards of Scottish skiers. Let's hope the conditions are up to it!

Wednesday 5

0 GSCVYO Swimming Gala Shettleston I’ool. East End. Glasgow. 6—9pm. A fun event for anyone in the East Iind of Glasgow ofschool age who can swim! This free night is organised by the Glasgow Standing (‘onference of Voluntary Youth ()rganisation who particularly aim at motivating Glasgow‘s East End youngsters to participate in all sorts ofeyents. Medals will be awarded to winners and there is a good chance for new school swimming talent to be spotted. All the equipment of a full gala will be used. Professional instructors and timing people will attend.

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