George Stanger is now a top-flight Scottish footballer – crossing the Ayrshire divide to sign for Premiership club Kilmarnock. The defender – son of Hawick rugby legend Tony – spent the last two seasons at Ayr United and has jumped ship to their fiercest rivals at Rugby Park....
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Memories of the Hawick Common-Riding Games of 1955 have been rekindled this week for legendary sprinter and coach Billy Edgar....
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Rosie Swailes says it feels “really good” to be a three-time British champion after she struck gold in Cardiff. It was a new era for the British Championships and between Thursday and Sunday it was a bumper competition featuring school, junior, youth and elite boxers....
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The Hawick Hawks Under-19s won the Floorball Scotland 3 X 3 tournament on Sunday in Perth to keep the club’s amazing season going....
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Teries Cheryl Marchbank and Nicola Halfpenny were honoured at the Celebration of Women in Sport Awards. The event, held for the first time in 2024, returned last Friday night as part of the 2025 Howden Melrose Sevens festival....
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There was a strong Hawick connection in the Hibernian side as they won the Scottish Women’s Premier League title on Sunday. Kirsten Reilly, whose parents John and Kathryn are originally from Hawick, captained Hibs to a 1-0 triumph over Rangers at Ibrox on the final day of the league season....
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Matty Douglas says it is “an honour” to be part of the new Scotland women’s under-20 rugby coaching team ahead of this summer’s Six Nations Women’s Summer Series....
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Both senior winners in the 1514 Club Uphill Mile on Tuesday night – a Hawick Quins man and an ex-Cornet’s Lass – were competing in the testing event for the first time. “It was hard,” agreed winger Sam Bandeen and 2019 Principal, Victoria Campbell, speaking to The Hawick Paper at the finish....
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Wilton Park and Hawick Tennis Club ran a ‘come and try’ open day for juniors and adults on Saturday. Lots of juniors and adults attended and had fun trying out the sport. ...
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Lee Armstrong is hanging up his boots having played 229 first team matches for Hawick during a stellar rugby career....
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Winning the treble and doing so undefeated is an “amazing” feeling, says Hawick Hawks floorball captain Ben Richardson. Before Christmas Hawks lifted the Autumn Cup, then they became Scottish Floorball League champions earlier this year and, on Sunday, they won the Spring Cup to complete a dream 2024/25 for them....
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Liam Rutherford was crowned champion in his category at the inaugural Caledonia Box Cup event at the weekend....
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Player-of-the-tournament Filip Kubicki told the paper this week that he felt “really proud” to captain Hawick Youth Rugby under-18s to Kelso Sevens glory on Saturday....
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After leading her team in serving up a wonderful meal at Friday night’s Hawick Linden dinner, Moira Black was awarded the club’s highest honour of life membership....
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Two local teachers led from the front as a group of super-fit primary pupils ran, swam and cycled their way to an impressive triathlon success. Drumlanrig teacher Caroline Jack teamed up with Stirches counterpart Bethany Hamilton to push the pupils on through a tough four-week training regime last month....
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Hawick winger Charlie Welsh says reaching the 50-game milestone for the first team on Saturday was “a huge honour” and now he is focused on his next match at home to Currie, tonight (Friday)....
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