Post Season Power Moves

The 2020 season of the NBA has been insane; we have seen some incredible things this year for example: Miami Heat’s historic and odd-defying run for the title “The Heat’s NBA title odds were between 60-1 (DraftKings, PointsBet) and 110-1 (Circa) before the season tipped off. With most of the attention going to the Los Angeles Clippers, LA Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, no one expected the Heat

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Who Will Be The Next Permanent Celtic Manager?

Who Will Be The Next Permanent Celtic Manager?

Neil Lennon is the current Celtic manager until the end of the season. There are candidates to take over the job but Neil Lennon is still the favourite. Lennon is the manager to try to take Celtic to their 8th league title in a row after Brendan Rodgers sudden departure. He has been put in place until the end of the season which some Celtic fans

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Scotland Women’s Football: A Dream Come True

Scotland Women’s Football: A Dream Come True

You are reading the 500th article published by The Oystercatcher. Thanks for supporting us. For the first time in the history of Scottish Women’s football, the Scotland Women’s National team have made it to the World Cup in France 2019

The State of Scottish Football: Genuinely Grassroots or Complete Compost?

The State of Scottish Football: Genuinely Grassroots or Complete Compost?

Aidan McCall | Reporter Scottish football has had it’s fair share of highs and lows. After a recent heart-wrenching failure in world cup qualifying and insipid performance throughout UEFA qualifiers, we take a look back on Scottish football throughout it’s history. National Football Through the Years In 1954 Scotland qualified for their first ever World Cup and were represented in Switzerland by a 13 man squad

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Peter Hickey on The British Transplant Games

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Peter Hickey on The British Transplant Games

Aidan Mccall | Reporter   The BritishTransplant Games were founded in 1978 by Maurice Slapack, a Polish/American Consultant Surgeon. He brought his patients  and other transplants together for the first British Transplant Games, held in Portsmouth. The Transplant Games are about celebrating life and the opportunity to promote organ and tissue donation, aimed at getting people to join the register. I sat down with Peter Hickey,

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SCOTTISH SCHOOL’S ROAD RACE

SCOTTISH SCHOOL’S ROAD RACE

Olivia Carlin | Reporter On Wednesday 4th of October around 30 pupils went to Falkirk Stadium to run at the Scottish School Road Race.  Being the first race of the new term, as well as the S1’s first race at St Andrews and St Brides,  everyone was feeling quite nervous. There was around 500 schools there, with at least 1000 people competing.  Unfortunately,  it was a

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Club of the Week: Athletics

Club of the Week: Athletics

Olivia Carlin | Reporter This week I will be reviewing the athletics club in St Andrews and St Brides, run by Luke Kirwan on a Monday after school (3 – 4 o’clock).  

Invictus Games Begin in Canada

Invictus Games Begin in Canada

The Invictus games is an international Paralympic style, multi-sport event, created by Prince Harry of Wales, in which permanently wounded or injured  ex military service men and women compete in a multitude of sports.