2009 National Team News

SYBA v NORTH ENGLAND JUNIOR SELECT
Scotland Under 17’s (SYBA)  v Northern England Juniors
at Gosforth BC, Northumberland – Sunday 13^th Sept 2009.

“O Flower of Scotland, when will we see your likes again,
That fought and played for, your wee bit hill and glen,
You stood against them , Chris Palmers army.
And sent them homeward to think again.”

Match Report:

The SYBA team travelled to Gosforth BC, Northumberland to play the first international game at youth level.

Our SYBA team kept up their proud tradition by totally outplaying the England team, with 5 out of 6 rinks having comprehensive wins and our 6^th rink just needing to keep the score down to record a magnificent victory of 159 shots to 104 shots.

The home club – Gosforth BC, and the home association – Northumberland were excellent hosts and the SYBA would like to thank them for their hospitality.

We would like to thank, Chris Palmer for all his hard work in making the event possible and for organising the Northern Counties team.

The home association named Christopher Stein as the Scotland ‘Man of the Match’.

Christopher was also the Scottish Captain for the day.

However we would need to name 25 ‘Persons of the Match’ because every member of the team played their part.

Also we would need to pass on a big thanks to the large travelling support that attended and made a very vocal addition to the day.

The match against England was the culmination of 5 years of hard work for the SYBA selectors, David Ferguson, Neil McMonagle, Gordon Wotherspoon and the late Peter Keogh. We would hope we can take this forward and arrange an annual event and perhaps encourage other Home Nations to organise at youth level to try to emulate the high standard we have set this weekend.

Neil McMonagle
SYBA Vice President.

 MAN OF THE MATCH:  SCOTLAND - CHRISTOPHER STEIN
                                     NORTH ENGLAND - MARK HODGSON

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SYBA v NORTH ENGLAND - AT GOSFORTH, NEAR NEWCASTLE
                                                ON SUNDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2009

On 29th July 2009 Joint Team Selector, Neil McMonagle reported:

"It looks like we have finally managed to arrange a fixture against another national team.

We have arranged a fixture against a North England team at Gosforth, near Newcastle on Sunday 13th September 2009.

The coach will pick up at Stirling services, Bothwell services and Abington services.
 
The hard work now is all the organising which David, Gordon & myself have to do in a short space of time.
 
We are hoping to organise a squad get together at Shettleston BC, Glasgow on Saturday 8th August at 11:00."

The potential squad selected is as follows:

(Please note: Selectors will contact individual players below to check their availability)

Alisdair Paton - Greater Glasgow
Ross Drummond - Greater Glasgow
Rachel Magee - Greater Glasgow
Jamie MacNab - Midlothian
Andrew Kelly - Midlothian
Megan Grantham - Midlothian
Emma McNaughton - Midlothian
Christopher Millar - Fife
Chris Stein - Fife
Ryan Duffy - West Lothian
Ross Noble - Edinburgh West
Neil Watson - Edinburgh West
Glen Blair - East Lothian
Ross Martin - West Fife
Jonathan Duff - West Fife
Garry Brown - Cent West
Aaron Hazell - Cent West
Kevin Donnachie - Ayrshire North
Jack Montgomery - Ayrshire North
Craig Adrain - Ayrshire North
Chris Carswell - Ayrshire North
Michael Docherty - Lanarkshire
Thomas Kerr - Lanarkshire
Jack McCourt - Lanarkshire
Martin Bence - Lanarkshire
Scott Young - Lanarkshire
Megan Ross  - ? _________________________________________________________

2008 National Team News                                     
               
                                        2008 NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD
                             (AT MACDUFF BC ON 20TH SEPTEMBER 2008)


                 Highland District Select v SYBA U16 National Team
                 (at Macduff BC, on Saturday 20^th September 2008)

     A very strong Highland select team played against the young
     bowlers at Macduff BC on Saturday 20^th September 2008.

     The playing conditions were perfect, as the summer
     eventually arrived, albeit 4 months late.

     Alan Mitchell had obviously spent most of the last few weeks’
     talent spotting in the Highland region.

     This was probably the best opposition the SYBA team have
     ever played against.

     Alan had provided player profiles for the Highland squad
     which highlighted the strength of the squad with a rink of
     British Isles Winners in 2005, 5 junior internationalists, 6
     county players with the remainder of the Highland team
     made up of former and current HYBA players.

     The game itself was a pleasure to watch with 5 of the 6   
     games very close.

     As the end of the game arrived the master scoreboard was
     swinging from one side to the other.

     Both of the teams looked as though they were going to win, a
     late run of shots saw the SYBA finishing strongly with
     victories across 3 rinks.

     The British Isles winners’ rink managed to stay slightly ahead
      of Michael Docherty’s rink narrowly winning by 5 shots.

      With two games still playing the master scoreboard was still
      showing a narrow margin in favour of the Highland team.

      As the 5^th rink finished the game was still in the balance.

      The result of the contest was going to depend on how the
      last end of the last game was going to finish with the
      Highland team leading by 3 shots (107 – 104).

      Christopher Carswell’s rink had trailed all through their
      game, but it could still win the match in favour of the SYBA.

      4 shots on the final end would give the SYBA a victory, whilst
      3 would mean a tie overall.

      With both skips left to play the SYBA rink lay 3 shots with the
      jack having been trailed to the ditch.

      Christopher was first to play and managed to draw a  fourth
      (and potentially game winning) shot.

      Current Junior International skip, Kevin Beaton (Highland
      Captain for the match) managed to draw the second shot
      with his first bowl and this could not removed from the head
      by the SYBA skip’s second bowl.

      The SYBA rink retained their one shot with Kevin playing his
       last bowl short in the knowledge that his second shot had
       won the game for his Highland team.

      The final result was:   Highland Select - 107         SYBA - 105

      Big thanks go to Alan Mitchell for organising such a strong
      team to play against our young Scotland team.

      Thanks also to Zander Mair and the Committee of Macduff
      BC for the use of their great facilities and to all the players
      and supporters who travelled to Macduff to make this game
      a success.

      Further thanks to go David Ferguson for organising the
      Scotland team.

      SYBA captain for the day was Kevin Donnachie, who has
      played in every game since the start of the national team, a
      remarkable record.

       Report by Neil McMonagle
                (SYBA Vice President and Joint National Team Selector)

     The individual Rink Scores were:

            Highland Select was made up as follows:

                3 x British Isles Rinks Winner 2005
                            1 x 9 times -Macduff Singles Champion
                            5 x Junior International (2 outdoor/indoor ***)
                                                       ( 1 outdoor**) and (2 indoor*)
                            6 x Highland County player
                            2 x Former HYBA player
                            7 x Current HYBA player ______________________________________________________________

SYBA v SYIBA  Report -Northfield - Saturday 13th September
 
The dismal weather conditions did not stop our young bowlers from both formats dishing up one of brightest and closest fought games the squad have ever been involved in.

The game swung back and forth with the lead changing hands on many occasions.

The shot total was close all the way through the game, although after a particularly heavy rain shower the SYIBA opened up a 10 shot lead.

The young SYBA team fought back once again, and at the conclusion of the 19th end of 21 end contest across the six rinks, the SYBA team led by 5 shots.

A late fight back from the SYIBA teams saw the last end of the last game being played with the SYBA needing 3 shots to gain a victory.

Unfortunately they could only take a single shot, therefore the SYIBA team were victorious by the margin of 1.75 shots.
 
Final Result :    SYBA - 103 shots v SYIBA - 104.75 shots
 
Congratulations to the SYIBA team, and we are already looking forward to our rematch indoors on the 26th October.


A big thanks to Gordon Woods and Lindsay Crombie for organising a very strong SYIBA squad, for all the organisations involved at the Northfield complex and not forgetting David Ferguson and Neil McMonagle for organising the SYBA squad.


Finally I would like to thank all the young bowlers who took part, especially Emma McNaughton who volunteered to play for the SYIBA team because they were 2 players short.

 The performance from both squads proved once again that the future of bowls in Scotland is safe for many years to come.

SYBA team was:-

Rink 1 - Lead - Ryan Duffy, Second - Chris Carswell,
              Third - Jonathan Duff, Skip - Martin Bence.
Rink 2 - Lead - Jack Montgomery, Second - Jack McCourt,
              Third - Scott Young, Skip - Michael Docherty.
Rink 3 - Lead - Alisdair Paton, Second - Rachel Magee,
              Third - Glen Blair, Skip - Ross Martin.
Rink 4 - Lead - Chris Millar, Second - Ross Noble,
              Third - Kevin Donnachie, Skip - Jamie MacNab.
Rink 5 - Lead - Megan Grantham, Second - Andrew Kelly,
              Third - Thomas Kerr, Skip - Aaron Hazell.
Rink 6 - Lead - Ross Drummond, Second - Neil Watson,
              Third - Garry Brown, Skip - Craig Adrain.

Report by : Neil McMonagle (National Team Selector)

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Change of Date:     SYBA v SYIBA

The game at Northfield has been changed to Saturday 13th Sept, with a 12:30 report.

If anyone in this year's squad cannot attend, can they please contact Neil McMonagle on:


0141 569 6907 or 07875 878120
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The following players have been selected for this season's SYBA National squad which will play a series of matches during September 2008:-

NAME                                             DISTRICT

Probable Matches with dates and venues are:

Saturday 13th September  v SYIBA  at Northfield  (1pm)

Saturday 20th September v Grampian Select at
                                                                    Macduff (1pm)
                 
Saturday 27th or Sunday 28th September v Stirlingshire
                                                               U/25 at Dunblane (1pm)

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National Team Trial - 20th July 2008

A big thanks to the 29 players who managed up to the Grangemouth Railway BC on Sunday 20th July for a squad get together and trial match.

The standard of bowling was excellent and it looks like we are in good shape for this season's fixtures.

The players who are still eligible from last season, are anyone who was in last year's squad and were still under 16 years of age on the 1st April 2008.

The players who took part in the trial will be informed of their inclusion in the squad through their district convenors.

I will also post the squad names on the website after the National Finals on the 9th August 2008.

Fixture list to be posted as soon as possible.

Thanks for your patience & understanding.

Neil McMonagle
National Team Selector

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2007 National Team News

     SYBA v SYIBA -  Result (posted on 12/9/07)

                            SYBA Vs SYIBA  - Match Report
                                 (2ND SEPTEMBER 2007)

Following on from their successful game against the SYBA officials at Denny BC on the 29^th July, the SYBA team were up for the game against their hardest opponents to date – the SYIBA team.

The SYIBA are the only team to have beaten the youngsters, but they have only managed that on the indoor surface.

The sun was shining and the game swung back and forth until near the end when the SYBA team edged it by 144 shots to 113 shots.

Much of the credit goes to Alan Barrie’s rink for a big score of 40 to 8 and to the rinks of Lisa Barrett and Martin Leghorn , who both came back from big losses early in the game to narrow defeats at the end.

Thanks to Gordon Woods & Lindsay Crombie for organising the SYIBA teams and the members and Directors of Shettleston BC for the use of their greens and facilities.

The next organised game is on Sunday 23^rd September 2007 at Dunblane BC against a Stirling County U25 select.

Neil McMonagle (National Team Selector)         

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2006 National Team News

     SYBA v SYIBA -  Result (posted on 17/11/06)

                               SYIBA    v     SYBA

        Thomas Cuthbertson                    Rachel McGee
        Martin McCauley                          Callum Nelson              
        Andrew Adamson                         Alistair Paton
        Kris Brooks                    33          Mark O’Hagan                9

        Neil Ross                                      Jack Montgomery
        Jennifer Richardson                     Sean Tough             
        Gary Malcolmson                         Jeffrey Penrose
        Jason Brand                   17          Liam Bell                       14

        Stuart Wylie                                 Greg Baldry
        David Johnstone                           Mark Scobbie              
        Ross Rodger                                  Scott McInall
        Kevin Wallace                22          Robert Hutchison          17

        Kevin Anderson                            Martin Leghorn
        Scott Sutherland                          Jamie Stark                          
        Alan Stein                       34         David Smith                     8

        Darren Frew                                 Emma Donaldson
        Colin Speirs                                  Kara McKenzie             
        Callum Taggart                             Glen Blair
        Brian Irvine                    29          Luke Gilliland                14

        Emma Brown                                Callum Crossan
        Michael Doyle                               Andrew Semple              
        Martin Duncan                              Grant Ramsay
        Craig Cobbledick            21          Chris Stein                     13

      Once again our indoor colleagues took advantage of our good
      nature and beat us on the carpet at Stirling.

      I would like to thank the SYBA players who do not play indoors
      for trying their best against a very good indoor squad and wish
      our Indoor National team good luck for the rest of the season.

      I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the players who
      represented the SYBA during the 2006 season.

      I would like to pass on my personal thanks to all the players who
      are now too old to represent the SYBA for all their assistance in
      maintaining our proud record on grass, and hope they continue to
      progress in the future.

      Happy Bowling!!!

      Neil McMonagle – SYBA National Team Selector 

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SYBA v SYIBA -  Team Selected (posted on 1/11/06)

On Sunday 12th November 2006
Venue - Stirling Indoor Bowling Club
Match Time - 11:00 to 14:00
Report Time - 10:15am

SYBA squad 
C. Crossan, A. Semple, M. Leghorn, S. Tough, D. Smith, L. Bell,           J. Penrose, C. Nelson, M.O'Hagan, M. Scobbie, K. Donnachie,              L. Gilliland, G. Ramsay, R. Hutchison, R. Kelly, S. McInall, D. Kiltie,     D. McDougall, R. D'Oro, C.Stein, J. Montgomery, J. Blair, A. Paton,      G. Blair, R. McGee, E. Donaldson.

Any player unavailable can they contact Neil McMonagle on 0141 569 6907 or David Ferguson on 01786 470208 as soon as possible.

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Result: SYBA v Central Select (posted on 30/9/06)
 
" The show goes on ! "

The current SYBA team kept up our remarkable record on grass by beating a determined Central select team at Denny BC on Saturday 30th September by 112 shots to 78.

The 5 rink scores were as follows:

Lesley Gordon, Callum Crossan, Andrew Semple & Kris Brooks
Win - 25 to 13
Martin Leghorn, Sean Tough, David Smith & Liam Bell
Win - 21 to 13
Jeffrey Penrose, Callum Nelson, Gary Malcolmson & Mark O'Hagan  Win - 28 to 12
Mark Scobbie, Kevin Donnachie, Jason Brand & Andrew Adamson  Draw - 21 to 21
Jennifer Richardson, Luke Gilliland, Grant Ramsay & Robert Hutchison
Lost 17 to 19.

A big thanks to Denny BC and the Central Select committee for the refreshments after the game and the hospitality shown throughout the day to all the visitors and players.

The next fixture will be on the indoor surface, at a venue to be decided, on Sunday 12th November against this season's SYIBA team before they start their round of fixtures for the season.

All the squad are eligible for this game, can you contact Neil McMonagle or David Ferguson if you do not want to be included for this match.

Neil McMonagle

Result: SYBA v East  of Scotland Select (posted on 18/9/06)
 
" The young lions roar again!!"

The SYBA team had their second victory of the season against a strong East of Scotland select side at Bainfield BC, Edinburgh on Sunday 17th September.
The weather was once again kind and a decent crowd were
entertained by some excellent bowling from both sides.
The SYBA team were the eventual winners by 138 shots to 110 after 21 ends.

The SYBA rinks and their scores are as follows:

Rink 1 - Ross Kelly, Gary Malcolmson, Scott McInall & Mark O'Hagan
Draw (22 - 22)
Rink 2 - Mark Scobbie, Jason Brand, Callum Taggart & Andrew 
             Adamson
Win  (28 - 13)
Rink 3 - Lesley Gordon, Kevin Donnachie, Andrew Semple & Kris
             Brooks
Win  (39 - 13)
Rink 4 - Jack Montgomery, Callum Nelson, Jeffrey Penrose & Jamie
             Blair
Lost (13 - 30)
Rink 5 - Callum Crossan, Martin Leghorn, David Smith & Liam Bell  Lost (16 - 22)
Rink 6 - Jennifer Richardson, Luke Gilliland, Grant Ramsay & Robert
             Hutchison 
Win (20 - 10)

I would like to thank Lindsay Crombie, Anne Bremner & Bernadette
Gilliland for arranging the opposition and would like to extend our
thanks to Bainfield BC for the use of their facilities and the
hospitality before and after the game.

Our last fixture of this season is at Denny BC on SATURDAY 30th
September. (Report time 12:00)

Teams will be published on the website nearer the date.

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Result: SYBA v SYIBA (posted on 12/9/06)
 
"SYBA back on track."

After a hard fought encounter at Fairfield BC, Glasgow, on Sunday 10th September 2006, the current SYBA team kept up our proud record by winning a very close game by 112 shots to 100 against a very good SYIBA team.


The scores and teams (4 rinks and 2 triples) were as follows:

Rink 1 - Lesley Gordon, Kevin Donnachie, Scott Fielding
              & Kris Brooks              Win (20 - 13)

Rink 2 - Andrew Semple, Martin Leghorn, David Smith & Liam Bell                                                    Win (20 - 16)

Rink 3 - Jeffrey Penrose, David Kiltie, Jamie Stark & Jamie Blair
                                                  Win (19 - 11)

Rink 4 - Jason Brand, Mark Scobbie, Callum Taggart
             & Andrew Adamson
                                                   Lost (14 - 18)

Rink 5 - Jennifer Richardson, Jack Montgomery & Daniel McDougall  
                                                   Lost (19 - 21)

Rink 6 - Ryan D'Oro, Scott McInall & Robert Hutchison
                                                   Lost  (20 - 21)

I would especially mention Daniel McDougall's triple who came from a score of 16 - 0 behind, to make a very tight game go to the wire,  by fighting back to a creditable 21-19 defeat.

I would like to thank the directors of Fairfield BC for the use of their
facilities and would like to thank the catering and bar staff for all
their assistance in feeding both players, officials & visitors.


The next fixture is on Sunday 17th September 2006
( Report time - 13:00 hrs )
at Bainfield BC, Edinburgh against a strong Lothian Select team.

Squad details will be posted on the website this week.

(Report Posted by Team Selector Neil McMonagle)
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TEAM SELECTED FOR MATCH WITH SYIBA (posted on 7/9/06)
 
The following players have been selected to represent the SYBA on Sunday 10th September at Fairfield BC, Glasgow.

Report time 13:00 hrs.

Daniel McDougall, Gary Malcolmson, Kevin Donnachie, Jennifer Richardson.

Kris Brooks, Scott Fielding, Jack Montgomery, Lesley Gordon.

Liam Bell, David Smith, Martin Leghorn, Andrew Semple.

Robert Palmer, Robert Hutchison, Ryan D'Oro, Scott McInall.

Andrew Adamson, Callum Taggart, Jason Brand, Mark Scobbie.

Jamie Blair, Mark O' Hagan, David Kiltie, Jeffrey Penrose.

Jamie Stark & Ross Kelly.
 
All other players named in the squad last week will be playing in the two matches on the 17th & 30th.

Any players unavailable for Sunday 10th , please contact Neil McMonagle on 0141 569 6907.
 

Full address 85 Shieldhall Rd, Glasgow, G51 4XA.
(Next to Ibrox Stadium).

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DETAILS OF FIRST FIXTURE FROM TEAM SELECTOR NEIL MCMONAGLE   (posted on 30/08/06)
 
The venue for the fixture between the SYBA & the SYIBA  on Sunday 10th September is Fairfield BC, Glasgow.

Full address 85 Shieldhall Rd, Glasgow, G51 4XA
(Next to Ibrox Stadium)

Tel No. 0141 445 1357.

Can any players who cannot manage to this fixture please contact Neil McMonagle on 0141 569 6907.

The 6 rinks will be posted on the website at the start of next week.

SQUAD SELECTED FOR 2006 FIXTURES: (posted 25/8/06)

Kris Brooks
David Smith
Callum Crossan
Grant Ramsay
Callum Nelson
Sean Tough
Daniel McDougall
Lauren McNaughton
Scott Fielding
Andrew Semple
Robert Hutchison
Liam Bell
Scott McInall
Andrew Adamson
Martin Leghorn
Mark Scobbie
Jason Brand
Kevin Donnachie
Jack Montgomery
Lesley Gordon
Jamie Blair
Jennifer Richardson
Mark O' Hagan
Callum Taggart
Gary Malcolmson
David Kiltie
Jeffrey Penrose
Robert Palmer
Ross Kelly
Ryan D' Oro
Chris Stein
Luke Gilliland

Fixtures arranged :

SYBA v SYIBA (venue - to be confirmed) on Sunday 10th September 
(12:00 -16:00)

SYBA v East of Scotland at Bainfield BC on Sunday 17th September

SYBA v Central Select (venue to be confirmed) on Sunday 1st 
                                                                                               October
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SYBA TEAM SELECTED FOR SECOND TRIAL 
(updated on 20/07/06)
 
The following players have been selected for the game against Greater Glasgow Under 16 team on Sunday 23rd July 2006:

Daniel McDougall, Jamie Blair, Ryan D'Oro, Jennifer Richardson, Robert Hutchison, Scott McNall, Glen Blair, Lauren McNaughton, Liam Bell, Andrew Byrne, Martin Leghorn, Lesley Gordon, Scott Fielding, Kyle Ross, Luke Gilliland, Chris Stein, Andrew Adamson, Jason Brand, Kevin Donnachie, Jack Montgomery, Andrew Semple, David Smith, Daniel McKendrick, Neil Gibson, Angus Wilson, Mark Scobbie.
 
The players have to report at 10:30 at Whitevale BC, Dennistoun, Glasgow.
 
If anyone is unavailable - contact Neil McMonagle on 0141 569 6907

                                                   OR David Ferguson on 01786 470208

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"SYBA TEAM - NEXT FIXTURE" (posted 2/07/06)

Following the South trial at Fairfield BC held on the 25th June and the North trial to be held on the 9th July at West End BC, Perth a squad of 28 players will go forward to a fixture against Greater Glasgow U16 team at Whitevale BC on Sunday 23rd July.

Squad details and report times will be posted after the second trial match.

The main fixtures for the SYBA team will take place in late August and September.

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"SYBA Under 16 Team Trials"

South Area - Fairfield BC , Glasgow

Sunday 25th June 2006 - 09:30 report

Districts - Ayr North, Greater Glasgow, Glasgow South, Central East, Central West, Lanarkshire, Wigtownshire, Dumfries, Argyll.

North Area - West End BC, Perth

Sunday 9th July 2006 - 11:30 report

Districts - Perth, East Lothian,  West Lothian, Midlothian, Edinburgh East, Edinburgh West, Fife, West Fife, Highland, Northern Counties.

All districts to nominate up to 4 players plus established squad players to report to relevant district trial.

Winners from Scottish Finals will be allocated a place in the SYBA squad.
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2005 National Team News

: SYBA SELECT V SYIBA SELECT RESULT

"The Ba's burst"

Our proud record came to a dramatic halt at Falkirk IBC, but we had to be beat by ourselves!

The SYIBA team managed to defeat the SYBA team by 129 shots to 89.

The match was played in very good spirit with both teams performing well.

The indoor team had more experience on the surface and settled better.

Although we were defeated, the match was very worthwhile as it gave us an opportunity to get the team together and bring back some overage players to meet up with their old team mates.

I am using the excuse that the indoor team borrowed most of our best players, so we only got beat by ourselves.

I am looking forward to meeting up with most of the team again next season, along with all the new members of the squad after we have the trials at the start of next season.

I would like to thank Gordon Woods, Lindsay Crombie & David Ferguson for the opportunity to play indoors and wish them all the best with their season and hope that they can get the Welsh Youth Bowling Association to agree to a match outdoors next season.

A return match will be held next year on grass where we will get our
revenge.

Neil McMonagle

SYIBA	SYBA
129	89

	SYIBA - 30	SYBA - 11
Rink 1
Skip	David Orr	Tommy McCrimmond
Third	Kevin Wallace	Alistair Dick
Second	Mark O'Hagan	Jack Montgomery
Lead	Colin Speirs	Kevin Donnachie
	SYIBA - 23	SYBA - 21
Rink 2
Skip	Darren Johnstone	Kevin McConnell
Third	Craig Cobbledick	Anne Marie Millar
Second	Dean Clark	Christopher Stein
Lead	Greg Baldry	Jamie Stark
	SYIBA - 11	SYBA - 15
Rink 3
Skip	Scott Shilliday	Brian Bowers
Third	Ailsa Robertson	Samuel O'Donnell
Second	Martin Campbell	Emma Donaldson
Lead	Martin Williamson	Craig McKenzie
	SYIBA - 26	SYBA - 14
Rink 4
Skip	Calum Logan	Alan Stein
Third	Mandy O' Donnell	Liam Bell
Second	Scott Clark	Robert Palmer
Lead	Brian Irvine	Gary Malcolmson
	SYIBA - 23	SYBA - 9
Rink 5
Skip	Graham McLeod	Paul Ward
Third	Darren Pegg	Callum Taggart
Second	Hazel Crombie	Alisdair Paton
Lead	Craig Campbell	David Nicholson
	SYIBA - 16	SYBA - 19
Rink 6
Skip	Mark Kelsey	Mark Thorburn
Third	Kris Brooks	Colin Crawford
Second	Martin Duncan	Thomas Bulloch
Lead	Stuart Wyllie	Scott Runcieman

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:: UPDATE : SYBA SELECT TO PLAY SYIBA TEAM ON SUNDAY 13TH
   NOVEMBER

Players to report to the Falkirk Indoor Bowling Club at 10.00am

SYBA team will be playing in white, therefore white shirt or white
polo top.

Players selected are as follows:-

Mark Thorburn
C. Crawford
Craig Mackie
S. Runcieman
Tommy McCrimmond
Alistair Dick
Jack Montgomery
Kevin Donnachie
Brian Bowers
Samuel O'Donnell
Emma Donaldson
Craig McKenzie
Alan Stein
Liam Bell
Robert Palmer
Gary Malcolmson
Paul Ward
Callum Taggart
Alisdair Paton
David Nicholson
Kyle McConnell
Anne Marie Millar
Chris Stein
Jamie Stark
Thomas Bulloch
Anthony Boyce
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:: SYBA SELECT TO PLAY SYIBA TEAM ON SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER

"They think its all over .... its not yet!!!!"

A game has been arranged between the SYIBA U17 team and a SYBA U17 select at Falkirk Indoor BC on Sunday 13th November.
(REPORT TIME :10am)

Game from 11am to 2pm. 

David Ferguson will manage the SYIBA and Neil McMonagle will manage the SYBA select.

We will be contacting convenors and players for availability over the weekend.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FURTHER UPDATES

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:: SYBA V LOTHIAN UNDER 21 SELECT RESULT
  (posted 20th September 2005)

"Clean sweep for the young guns!"

The SYBA under 16 team kept up their remarkable record and managed to complete their season undefeated.

Their latest victory was 111 shots to 98 against a Lothian Under 21 select team at Linlithgow BC on Sunday 18th September.

An excellent game where the SYBA led from the front despite a late rally from the Lothian team.

At the end of the match David Ferguson thanked all the SYBA players who took part during the season and wished all the overage players who are ineligible for next season all the best for the future.

Due to the large number of players who are now too old to represent the Under 16 team, we will be holding trials at the beginning of next season to recruit a full squad for the future.

A big thanks to Linlithgow BC for all their assistance with the facilities and catering and Lindsay Crombie for organising the Lothian select team.

Thanks also to all the parents and district convenors for making the players available and getting them to the fixtures on time.

Details of the game are:     SYBA (111) v LOTHIAN UNDER 21S (98)

Rink 1 - Win 19 - 15
Craig Mackie, David Smith, Alan Stein and skip Craig Campbell.

Rink 2 - Lost 10 - 20
Alisdair Paton, Jeffrey Pembrose, Liam Bell and skip Brian Irvine.
(Scott Shillingday replaced Brian Irvine as skip during the game, with Brian moving to third and Liam Bell moving to second)

Rink 3 - Win 18 - 16
Kevin Donnachie, Jack Montgomery, Alistair Dick and skip Tommy McCrimmond.

Rink 4 - Win 26 - 12
Jamie Stark, Ross Kelly, Callum Taggart and skip Kris Brooks.
(Jeffrey Pembrose replaced Ross Kelly during the game)

Rink 5 - Win 27 - 15
Sandy Milne, David Kiltie, Darren Pegg and skip Robert Palmer.

Rink 6 - Lost 11 - 20
Robert Colligan, Mark O'Hagan, Anne Marie Millar and skip Mandy O'Donnell.

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"I would just like to congratulate the National team on their tremendous success over the last year. Many thanks have to go to David Ferguson and Neil McMonagle for their hard work and commitment. "

by Lindsay Crombie (22/9/05)

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:: SYBA V AYRSHIRE U25's RESULT (posted 6th September 2005)

"The future is bright, the future is Royal Blue"

A very young SYBA under 16 team took on an equally young Ayrshire select team at the National Bowling Complex at Ayr Northfield on Sunday 4th September.

The SYBA team were victorious by a margin of 123 shots to 103 shots.

This kept up the young bowlers remarkable record of 4 victories out of 4.

The game was played in glorious weather conditions and played in a friendly competitive manner.

Congratulations to all the players who made it a very good day for the spectators and officials.

Thanks from the SYBA to Gordon Woods from the Ayrshire Bowling Association for organising the opposition and providing the facilities and catering.

The 25 SYBA bowlers were told that the next fixture will be on the 18th September against a Lothian Select team, probably at Linlithgow BC.

Confirmation of the opposition and the venue, report time, etc will be confirmed by David Ferguson this week.

The SYBA rinks and scores were as follows:

Rink 1 - Lost 12 - 33
Mark Thorburn, Anne Marie Millar, Mark O'Hagan, Daniel McDougall.

Rink 2 - Won 25 - 11
Graham McLeod, Alan Stein, Andrew McClurg, Chris Stein.

Rink 3 - Lost 18 - 21
Robert Palmer, Gary Malcolmson, David Kiltie, Sandy Milne.

Rink 4 - Won 23 - 14
David Orr, Liam Bell, Jeffrey Pembrose, Kelly McDougall.

Rink 5 - Won 23 - 13
Tommy McCrimmond, Alistair Dick, Kevin Donnachie (Sub - Alistair Paton), William McGillvarey.

Rink 6 - Won 22 - 12
Kris Brooks, Callum Taggart, Scott Dick, Jamie Stark.

The following players have stated that they will be unavailable for the 18th September:

David Orr, William McGillvarey and Graham McLeod.

The players who were unavailable for the 4th September will be contacted to see if they are available for the 18th September.


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::SYBA TEAM SELECTED FOR GAME VERSUS WEST OF SCOTLAND U25's    (posted 26th August 2005)

The National Team Selectors have selected the following players to represent the SYBA at Ayr Northfield on SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2005 versus a WEST OF SCOTLAND U25 SELECT.

Players to report to NORTHFIELD BC by 12 noon for 1pm start

Any Player unable to attend should their District Convenor immediately or telephone Neil McMonagle on 0141 569 6907.

PLAYERS ARE REMINDED TO BRING THEIR BLUE POLO TOPS
(IF THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE)

Please Note:
The OVER-AGE WEST LOTHIAN PLAYER selected below will NOT be allowed to play.
(Amendment to be made in due course to select new team member to take place of the current over-age player selected in error)

The team selected for the game is as follows:

Ayrshire North : Tommy McCrimmond   (SYBA Triples winner-2005)
Ayrshire North : Jack Montgomery   (SYBA Triples winner-2005)
Ayrshire North : Kevin Donnachie   (SYBA Triples winner-2005)
Central East : David Orr
Central West : Gary Malcolmson   (SYBA Singles winner-2005)
Central West : Kris Brooks
Central West : Sandy Milne
Edinburgh West : Graham MacLeod
Edinburgh West : Mandy O'Donnell
Fife : Alan Stein
Fife : Craig Campbell
Greater Glasgow : Callum Taggart
Greater Glasgow : Mark O'Hagan
Greater Glasgow : Anne Marie Millar
Lanarkshire : Jamie Stark
Lanarkshire : Brian Irvine
Midlothian : Kelly McDougall
Midlothian : Scott Dick
Midlothian : Daniel McDougall
Perth : Scott Shillingday
Perth : Liam Bell
West Lothian : Robbie Higgins
West Lothian : Calvin Marks
West Lothian : Mark Thorburn
West Lothian : Calum Logan
Wigtownshire : Andrew McClurg   (SYBA National Pairs winner-2005)
Wigtownshire : David Kiltie    (SYBA National Pairs winner-2005)
Wigtownshire : Jeffrey Pembrose

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:: 2004 SYBA Team beats Glasgow Under 25s (Posted 8/7/05)



SYBA TEAM with International Team Selectors David Ferguson (left) and Neil McMonagle (right)

Report posted by Neil McMonagle

The young guns win again!
The SYBA team kept up their remarkable unbeaten record against a strong Glasgow Under 25 County team.
An excellent day's bowling was assisted by the weather and the condition of the greens.
The game was neck and neck all the way through and gave all the spectators and officials an enjoyable day with the overall result in the balance up until the the last few ends.
4 of the SYBA rinks won and the other 2 had narrow defeats which gave an overall score of 131 to 110.
Thank you to Jim Proctor and the Directors of the GBA for providing tough opposition.
Thanks to the Directors of Shettleston BC for the use of their greens.

Rink 1                                                    (Won 25-16)
Martin Williams
Calvin Mark
Robbie Higgins
Scott Cunningham

Rink 2                                                    (Won 29-13)
Matthew Boyle
Michael D'oro
Daniel McDougal
David Orr

Rink 3                                                     (Lost 18-20)
Thomas Bulloch (Mark O'Hagan)
Ewan Fraser
Liam Bell
Mark Kelsey

Rink 4                                                     (Won 21-19)
Gavin Ansari
Kris Brooks (Sandy Milne)
Kenny Bald
Scott Shillingday

Rink 5                                                     (Won 22-16)
Jamie Stark
Callum Taggart
Scott Dick
Calum Logan

Rink 6                                                     (Lost 16-26)
Craig Campbell
Jeffrey Pembrose (Alan Stein)
Graham McLeod
Mark Thorburn

The overage players were thanked for their contribution to the SYBA National Team and the Directors of the SYBA hope they continue to play the sport in the manner they have shown when they have represented the SYBA in the last two seasons.

The current squad will have additions from the National Finals and from players selected by the selection committee.

"We are looking forward to our next challenge and will announce shortly the next fixture for our National squad."

::2004 SYBA Team beats Glasgow Under 25s (Posted 27/06/05)

On 25th June the 2004 SYBA Team beat the Glasgow Under 25's by 131 to 110.

See above for full report.

TEAM SELECTED (15TH JUNE 2005)
This game will take place at Shettleston BC on Saturday 25th June 2005 starting at 1pm.

Players to report to Shettleston BC by 12 noon.

The team selected for the game is as follows:

Ayrshire North : Martin Williamson
Central East : David Orr
Central West : Gavin Ansari
Central West : Scott Cunningham
Central West : Matthew Boyle
Central West : Kris Brooks
Central West : Sandy Milne
Edinburgh West : Graham MacLeod
Fife : Alan Stein
Fife : Craig Campbell
Glasgow South : Mark O'Hagan
Glasgow South : Michael D'oro
Greater Glasgow : Calum Taggart
Greater Glasgow : Thomas Bulloch
Greater Glasgow : Mark Kelsey
Highland : Andrew Campbell
Highland : Alan Mitchell
Lanarkshire : Jamie Stark
Midlothian : Kenny Bald
Midlothian : Scott Dick
Midlothian : Daniel McDougal
Northern Counties : Ewan Fraser
Perth : Scott Shillingday
Perth : Liam Bell
West Lothian : Robbie Higgins
West Lothian : Calvin Marks
West Lothian : Mark Thorburn
West Lothian : Calum Logan
Wigtownshire : Jeffrey Pembrose

Any Player unable to attend should their District Convenor immediately.

:: 2005 Team Select

The 2005 SYBA Team will be selected by the International Team Selectors.

It will be based around the 2004 Select Team players who are still eligible (Under 16 as at 1 April 2005), plus the 6 winners from the National Championships at Hawkhead BC and Priorscroft BC this August and additional players selected from nominations received from the SYBA Districts.

Games have been "provisionally" arranged as follows:

SYBA 2005 Team versus SYIBA Under 16 team (1 game outdoor followed by 1 game indoor)

SYBA 2005 Team versus Scottish Ladies Under 25 Team

SYBA 2005 Team versus Welsh Under 18 Team

Keep watching for confirmation of these games and dates.

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