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Gronkowski makes swift start to Scottish season

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BANFF racer Jordan Gronkowski made a blistering start to the Scottish Formula Ford Championship with two second place finishes and a fastest lap. Now in his third season, the form that saw him win the Newcomer's Cup last year continued in the first two rounds of the new campaign at the Knockhill Circuit in Fife.

Deveron Valley boxers maintain gold standard

Published: Tue 09 Apr 2013

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DEVERON Valley Boxing Club can once again stake its claim to have national champions, with three of its boxers winning gold at the recent Scottish Championship open class. Brothers Billy and Callum Stuart and Lewis McCormick won their respective classes, with Billy having won gold at the championships four years in a row, Callum is a three-year winner and McCormick has taken the top spot the past two years.

Young boxers ready to pack a punch at fight night

Published: Tue 26 Mar 2013

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YOUNG boxers from the area will take to the ring in a showcase event at Macduff next month. Building on the success of last year's event, Deveron Valley Amateur Boxing Club and Byron Amateur Boxing Club, based in Aberdeen, will once again be holding a 'Friday Fight Night' at Macduff Bowling Club.

Cornhill lads dig in for Swiss challenge

Published: Wed 05 Sep 2012

Cornhill tug of war team members Kevin Taylor (left) and coach David McKenzie (right) with some kit which was presented to the team by Colin Thomson of Midmar-based forestry contractors CT Harvesting Ltd.

CORNHILL'S newly-crowned Scottish championship tug of war team is flying the saltire on the world stage for the next week at the power sport's official world championships at Appenzell in Switzerland.

Barbour takes third place as rain hits final bid

Published: Wed 25 Jul 2012

Macduff's Andrew Barbour slides his Mitsubishi (left) inside a competitor's similar car at rain-soaked Druids during the UK Time Attack Challenge round at Brands Hatch.

MACDUFF-BASED Andrew Barbour chalked up a third-place finish, just 0.02sec behind the winner, at the Brands Hatch round of the UK Time Attack Championship to maintain his challenge for the overall title.

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