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Kilwinning Rangers face a huge relegation showdown at home to Arthurlie tonight.

Beith boss Chris Strain admitted his second-half dismissal took some of the shine off a triumphant return to Buffs Park.

Shotts boss John McKeown was pleased to see his side dig deep to beat Rutherglen Glencairn 2-1 in the West of Scotland League First Division, despite being down to 10 men for 70 minutes.

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Kilwinning Rangers boss Chris Strain heaped praise on teenage goalkeeper Ewan Henderson after an impressive debut in Saturday’s 4-1 win against Rossvale.

Chris Strain admitted he was congratulating Irvine Meadow “through gritted teeth” after Kilwinning Rangers were sent tumbling out of the South Challenge Cup.

3-1 victory over Irvine Meadow ended a run of five winless weekends.Gavin Millar's first half double had the Buffs in control at half-time in Saturday's West of Scotland Premier Division encouter at Meadow Park.But Kilwinning had to withstand a spell of second half pressure after Jamie Martin’s 47th minute wonder goal cut the visitors’ lead to 2-1.It took a controversial David Syme penalty to restore Buffs' two goal cushion but Strain insisted his side were worthy winners.He said: “There’s a bit of trepidation because we’ve lost a couple of leads this season but I thought in terms of bottle, organisation and carrying out the game plan we did fine.“I thought we completely dominated the first half.“Second half you expect Meadow to come back

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterChris Strain says Kilwinning Rangers cannot let nerves get the better of them when they host in-form Hurlford on Saturday.The Buffs are already playing catch up in the WoSFL Premier League after two defeats in their opening five games.They needed two late goals to see off ten-man Cumbernauld United on Saturday in a far from convincing performance.Boss Strain reckons a ropey start to the campaign is playing on minds and hampering the search for consistency.“There’s an anxiousness about us just now because we’ve dropped a couple of points early doors,” he said.“The balance and the fluency in our play isn’t quite there at this moment in time.“One

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterDean Agnew's second spell at Kilwinning Rangers is over after the wide-man turned down the offer of a new deal.Boss Chris Strain this week confirmed the 26-year-old's departure, citing long travelling distances to and from the player's home in Stranraer as the overriding factor in his decision to move on."Dean's been a good servant for the club, said Strain."He scored a number of goals for us last season, particularly in the first half, before his form took a wee winter dip."Travelling has been tough for him though so he's decided to move on."The good thing is we have plenty of cover in that area of the park."Agnew first joined the club in

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterIan Cashmore admits he finds it almost impossible to say no when his beloved Kilwinning Rangers come calling.So when Buffs boss Chris Strain asked if he'd be up for a fourth spell at his hometown club, it was almost a rhetorical question.This time round will undoubtedly be different for all concerned as the veteran striker finds his feet in a new coaching role - with appearances on the pitch likely to be limited to the occasional cameo role.It's a step the 37-year-old concedes he never really considered up until a few weeks ago.But he reckons he's landed on his feet as he prepares to move into the next chapter of his career.And he firmly

Kilwinning Rangers have kicked-off a summer recruitment drive with a double swoop.