Golf: More upsets in the East
No fewer than six of the eight fixtures resulted in wins for the visiting side, but Longniddry bucked that trend with 5-0 home win over Gullane to take over top spot from their opponents.
In a match that saw all five ties going at least as far as the 17th, Graham Clarke and Kevin Girdler secured the whitewash with a last-green win.
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Hide AdTantallon maintained their challenge by winning at Haddington – a second successive home defear for Neil Bain’s men.
Down on the coast, defending champions Glen lost for the fourth match in a row, this time to Musselburgh in a close encounter.
In Division 2, Royal Musselburgh are clear at the top after winning at Gifford, but North Berwick also stayed unbeaten with a thumping win over Musselburgh Old.
Dunbar got back on track as they handed out a whitewash at Thorntree, Castle Park picked up a win at Whitekirk - only their second success on the road in this competition - and Craigielaw kept in touch with a win at Kilspindie.