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Laura can reflect on a special year

Perth and Kinross Sports Personalit­y

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- Perthshire curler Glen Muirhead is celebratin­g after Team Brewster emerged victorious at the Mercure City of Perth Masters.

- Perth golfer Steven Cafferty earns himself a call-up to the Team GB squad for the Deaflympic­s in Samsun, Turkey.

- Determined Perthshire alpine skier Charlie Guest achieves the qualifying standard for the 2018 Winter Olympics after strong World Cup results.

- Ben Wightman returns to Perth after winning shot put gold at the Under 17s National Indoor Championsh­ips.

- St Johnstone’s Scottish Cup journey comes to an end with a deserved home defeat against Partick Thistle.

- Auchinleck Talbot get the better of Luncarty in the last 16 of the Scottish Junior Cup.

- Milnathort’s Laura Muir smashed British and European indoor 1000m records in Birmingham to build on an impressive winter season.

- Eve Muirhead claims an impressive seventh Scottish national title with a 6-4 win against Team Fleming at Dewars.

- Guildtown’s Mili Smith returns home from the World Junior Curling Championsh­ips in PyeongChan­g, South Korea with a silver medal.

- Laura Muir is named Perth and Kinross Sports Personalit­y of the Year. It was a month where she also won 1500m and 3000m titles at the European Indoor Championsh­ips.

- Gavin Rumgay wins the Scottish Table Tennis Championsh­ips for the 12th time. He defeated Richard Main 4-0 at Bell’s Sports Centre in Perth.

- St Johnstone stalwart Miguel Simao returns to McDiarmid Park to watch Saints defeat rivals Dundee 2-0.

- Boxer Luke Bibby wins the Scottish Elite Youths 60kg title to complete a memorable treble.

- Rory McKay steps down as head coach of Perthshire Rugby.

- Perth swim star Stephen Milne powered to a 400m freestyle silver at the British Championsh­ips.

- One for Arthur stunningly wins the Grand National to put a smile on the faces of local punters.

- Fencer Rory McLellan wins the prestigiou­s Trofeu Sant Jordi in Barcelona, one of the largest competitio­ns on the Under 14 internatio­nal circuit.

- Perthshire Hockey Club’s men are crowned National Division 3 champions after a comprehens­ive 6-1 victory against Erskine Stewart’s Melville.

- Perth motorsport star Rory Skinner picks up his first win on the internatio­nal stage at the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in Jerez, Spain.

- Perth darts fans were treated to a masterclas­s as Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld went head to head in the Dewars Centre.

- Rugby 7s speedster James Fleming reflects on a memorable day at Twickenham as Scotland defeat England to win the London Series.

- Letham Amateur Football Club win the North of Tay Cup after defeating Dundee’s Douglas.

- Alan Clark and Mark Coupar are placed in charge of Perthshire Rugby.

- Aspiring Perth athletics star Ben Greenwood earns a scholarshi­p at the University of Tulsa in America.

- Crieff runner Sol Sweeney is in fine form as he storms over the line to win the Scottish U20 3000m title with a personal best time of 8.22.12.

- Big-serving Greg Rusedski got the better of Thomas Enqvist to be crowned

Laura Muir enjoyed a memorable 2017 which included 1500m and 3000m European indoor titles champion at the Brodies Invitation­al at the Gleneagles Arena.

- Perthshire Rugby Club’s first team has been reinstated to the national leagues after the loss of Edinburgh side RHC.

- Team Smith and Team Muirhead are officially revealed as Team GB’s curling representa­tives for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

- Saints lose their Europa League first leg tie 2-1 at home against FK Trakai.

Rugby 7s speedster James Fleming reflects on a memorable day as Scotland defeat England

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