Football
Ex-Celtic keeper signs for United 
RECORD-BREAKING former Celtic youth goalkeeper Stephen Grindlay was snapped up by Ayr United on Saturday and was pitched straight into the first pre-season training session with boss Brian Reid confident he can make a major impact at Somerset Park.
Meanwhile another new boy, defender Allan Dempsie, 20, is going all out to help the Honest Men mount a promotion challenge as the countdown to the start of the new campaign gets underway.
DISILLUSIONED Ayr United chairman Lachlan Cameron this week hit out at South Ayrshire Council bosses for putting in jeopardy their hopes of moving to a new £15m stadium in time for the start of the 2009-10 season - as figures showed the Somerset Park club had gone into the red last year.
Academy boys heartbreaker at Tynecastle
A TEAM from Prestwick Academy made it to the final stages of a national football tournament.
Junior and Amateur football results and fixtures
RESULTS: Wednesday May 28 AYRSHIRE WEEKLY PRESS CUP THIRD ROUND - Glenafton Athletic 1 Maybole 2. STAGECOACH SUPER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION - Kilbirnie Ladeside 2 Clydebank 2. AYRSHIRE DISTRICT LEAGUE - Girvan 4 Dalry Thistle 3. Saturday May 31: EVENING TIMES CUP FIRST ROUND - Hurlford Utd 1 Rutherglen Glencairn 0. WHYTE AND MACKAY WEST OF SCOTLAND CUP SEMI FINALS - Girvan 1 Pollok 3. STAGECOACH SUPER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION - Clydebank 0 Troon 1; Annbank Utd 2 Maryhill 5. Sunday June 1: CITYLINK SCOTTISH JUNIOR CUP FINAL - Bathgate Thistle 2 Cumnock 1 (at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock).
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Prestwick progress in cup and league
A SUPERLATIVE all-round performance from Sri Lankan professional Dhanuka Patharina helped Prestwick enjoy a double winning weekend as they returned to form with an important league win and stormed into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.
FAST-emerging golf ace Michael Stewart is destined to become Scotland’s equivalent of the Euro Star Express after receiving a call up to both the men’s and boys European Team Championship squads and fellow Troon youngster Kyle Smith has been selected for the latter.
South Ayrshire youngsters clean up at athletics
SOUTH Ayrshire athletes cleaned up at a championship tournament last week.
TROON’S Paul Foster is the first winner of the PartyCasino.com Premier League Bowls competition after beating fellow Scot Alex Marshall.
Ryan's Rovers return - fixtures 2008/09
Ayr United's fixture list for 2008/09 were revealed. And it throws up the prospect of new signing, Ryan Borris, possibly making his home debut against the club he left, Raith Rovers.
Look out Tiger - our Stewart's on the prowl
SPORTS reporter Stewart McConnell played Royal Troon recently with mixed fortunes — Here is his golfing tale.
ANOTHER successful Ayr golf week came to a close with the presentation of prizes by Provost Winnie Sloan at the end of seven days play.
WALLACE WINNERS: Maybole Memorial Park Bowling Club recently held its Open Pairs competition which is sponsored by Wallaces Express.
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