WITH steep drops measuring thousands of feet lurking just beyond roadside barriers on a treacherous route winding its way past mountains, the Monte Carlo Classic Rally from January 29 to February 4 was not for the faint-hearted.

LANARK Grammar pupils Hannah Baird (17), of Auchenheath, and Euan Watson (15), of Hazelbank, won at the Lanarkshire Area Schools Badminton Championship.

AT the tender age of six, remarkable Lesmahagow youngster Mark Tomkins has already won an under-sevens national taekwon-do title on two separate occasions.

THE launch of the salmon fishing season in Crossford on Saturday morning was relished by many local anglers, dignitaries and a special guest, the world-renowned Spey caster Peter Anderson.

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WITH a big freeze continuing to grip central Europe last weekend and temperatures falling as low as -12C in England, it seemed incredible that Sunday’s point-to-point horse racing at Crossford’s Overton Farm could again be held in dry, relatively mild conditions.

Former 400m wheelchair world champion Karen Lewis-Archer visited her home town to explain the secrets of her sporting success to Carluke High School pupils.

AFTER more than FOUR MONTHS without a home game, Lesmahagow Juniors could finally be set to play a fixture at their frequently waterlogged Craighead Park ground.

THE interest in point to point horse racing meetings at Overton Farm has rocketed since it was first established eight years ago, with crowds of up to 5000 making it the most popular sporting event in Clydesdale.

A teenage Carluke footballer who is so talented that he’s been dubbed “a young Paul Scholes” has signed for Aberdeen FC under-19s.

BILLY Davies of Lanark Amateur Swimming Club has become a Scottish Schools Champion, winning the 13/14 boys 200m breaststroke at the Dolan Aqua Centre in East Kilbride.

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FOUR Clydesdale golf clubs offering ClubGolf junior coaching are all in the running to win a £1000 prize at the annual Scottish Golf Awards, in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow on Friday March 23.

Lanark Swimming Pool in the Lifestyles Centre will soon be a venue for the nationwide Swimathon Weekend which last year attracted 45 participants to Lanark – the third most of any Scottish venue.

CARLUKE-based Team Lanarkshire Youth Volleyball Club has netted a new £1000 strip deal thanks to sponsorship from UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE), the Tata Steel Subsidiary tasked with economic regeneration.

A VISITING squad of American curlers had two comfortable victories over host teams from Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Province and Lanarkshire Province, at Lanarkshire Ice Rink

A REALLY n-ice time was had by all at this area’s second international wheelchair curling competition at Lanarkshire Ice Rink in Hamilton last Tuesday and Wednesday.

A GALE force wind and driving rain blighted Lanark United’s performance levels last Saturday, when they were rotten in a 4-0 home defeat by Perthshire minnows Kinnoull in the Emirates Junior Cup fourth round.

CARLUKE stock car ace Stuart Shevill Jnr had a fantastic 2011 in which he won the saloon Scottish Championship title to emulate his dad Stuart Snr, a three-time winner.