NEWS AND RESULTS FROM THE EAST REGION SATURDAY 23RD JANUARY 2016

Broxburn fought back twice to share a 2 – 2 draw at home to league champions Kelty Hearts . Biggest shock today was St Andrews 3-0 home win over title challengers Musselburgh Athletic .Bonnyrigg extend the lead at the top with a 3-0 home win over Broughty Athletic . Pumpherston held south league leaders Tranent at home to a 2-2 draw .Biggest score of the day with nine goals was West Calder’s 6-3 home win over Dunbar Utd .In the premier league Dundonald went nap at Edinburgh winning 5-0 to stretch their lead over jeanfield who could only draw 1-1 at home to Dundee Violet .Lochee Utd with aspirations of a quick return to the Superleague dropped two points at home drawing 4-4 with Falkirk .

In the ETHX ENERGY Scottish Junior cup Linlithgow rose added to their back log of fixtures by coming from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Irvine Meadow .Dalkeith Thistle almost pulled of a big shock leading 3-0 at Hurlford with 30 minutes to play they ended up losing the tie 5-3 .

RESULTS     McBOOKIE SUPERLEAGUE    BROXBURN ATH 2  KELTY HEARTS 2 , SAUCHIE  2  NEWTONGRANGE STAR  2 , FAULDHOUSE UTD  2  BONESS UTD  5 , BONNYRIGG ROSE   3  BROUGHTY ATHLETIC   0 .

McBOOKIE PREMIER LEAGUE     EDINBURGH UTD   0  DUNDONALD  5 , HADDINGTON ATH  0  BATHGATE TH  2  , JEANFIELD SWIFTS  1  DUNDEE VIOLET  1 , LOCHEE UTD  4  FALKIRK  4 ,

McBOOKIE NORTH LEAGUE    BLAIRGOWRIE  2  DUNDEE EAST CRAIGIE  3 , BRECHIN VICS  1 KINNOUL  3 , KIRRIEMUIR TH 1 DOWNFIELD 2 ,

McBOOKIE SOUTH LEAGUE   LIVINGSTON  2  KIRKCALDY YM  1 ,  PUMPHERSTON  2  TRANENT  2 ,  STONEYBURN  0  ROSYTH  4 , WEST CALDER 6  DUNBAR UTD 3 .

ETHX ENERGY SCOTTISH JUNIOR CUP   ROUND FOUR

KENNOWAY STAR  2  POLLOCK  7 , AUCHINLECK TALBOT  3 CUMNOCK  0 , LINLITHGOW ROSE 1  IRVINE MEADOW 1 , OAKLEY UTD 0  CARNOUSTIE PANMURE 2 , DARVEL 2  TROON 1 , SCONE THISTLE 1  BEITH  5 , HILL OF BEATH  0 PETERSHILL 3 ,  ATHURLIE  4  WISHAW  1 , HURLFORD  5  DALKEITH TH  3 , KILLWINNING RANGERS  3  ARNISTON RANGERS  0 , ROSSVALE  6 STONEHAVEN  1