Bowls: West Lothian begin title defence with victory
However, it’s last year’s beaten finalists Falkirk who sit in pole position of Section A, one shot ahead of their rivals after they returned from Coatbridge with an 87-70 win while Bainfield also got off to a positive start defeating Midlothian 78-66.
In Section B, Perth lead the standings by 15 shots ahead of second placed Aberdeen. Perth chalked up the biggest Premier win of the day with a 96-69 win over Alloa while Aberdeen were surprise 79-64 winners over Lanarkshire, with Gary Forbes, Stevie Thompson and Mike Stephen turning in winning scorecards and only Kevin Pirie missing out in their 79-64 home win. Meanwhile in Paisley the host club’s match against Blantyre finished all square, 77-77.
Turriff, Dundee, Tweedbank, Fintry, Inverclyde and Prestwick are all in pole position in the six Division 1 sections.