Stars get get set for their national title bid
International star Bryan Cooper represents the West Lothian Indoor Bowling Club banner in this weekend’s play-down action of the Gents Scottish Singles taking place at Ardrossan.
Super Cooper has a bye into the first round proper and is set to face the champion of Ayr on the 1.30pm session on Saturday.
Balbardie name champion Gary Orr as their as the club’s standard bearer and he opens against Gordon McKenzie of Coatbridge on the 3.30pm session.
The mtach play will continue on Sunday.
West Lothian IBC launch their 2018/19 bid for Premier League glory a week on Saturday and with home carpet advantage have a great chance of getting off to a winning start at the expense of West of Scotland.
The seven times champions will parade their skills in a testing A section that also includes Falkirk, Lanarkshire, Aberdeen, and Elgin.
The B section however does look the stronger with defending champions Blantyre joined by multi-times title winners East Lothian, also Bainfield, Abbeyview, Turriff, and Scottish Cup holders Midlothian.
Bathgate-based Balbardie will parade their skills in Section A of Division One and open against Headwell (Dunfermline) at the Park of Peace Stadium.
The other first match games are Coatbridge v Cumbernauld and Fraserburgh v Dundee.
Meanwhile, play in the Ladies National Leagues swings into action this Saturday.
West Lothian’s adventure in the East section of the Premier League is launched at their Inveralmond Stadium with Abbeyview (Dunfermline) providing the opposition.
Tough times and challenges lie ahead with star-studded Midlothan, East Lothian, and East Fife competing for the honours in the same division.
Division 1 East will be the hunting ground of Balbardie who stand a good chance of getting off the mark against Tweedbank on home territory at Bathgate.
Other rival clubs are Bainfield, Headwell, and Teviotdale.
Host club East Calder produced the stronger finish to beat Winchburgh in a hard fought climax to the prototype testing of the innovative Generations Game format that embraced both genders in a coalition of five sectors of the sport.