HUNDREDS of young athletes took to the track on Wednesday evening for the annual County Sports.

The event remains as popular now as when it was first organised more than a century ago.

Whitestone Park was packed with cheering supporters as the cream of the region's primary school runners raced for the tape.

Despite the overcast weather and slippy surface, there were many eye-catching performances throughout the evening.

And the inter-school relays proved as highly competitive as ever with Kingsland Primary edging the trophy count over Priorsford, St Ronan's and West Linton.

In the small schools relays Eddleston and Newlands shared the honours.

50 metres

P1 Girls: 1st Eliana Herd (Kingsland), 2nd Miranda Reed (Newlands), 3rd Connie Knox (West Linton).

P1 Boys: 1st Oscar Macdonald (St Ronan's), 2nd Calum Peebles (Eddleston), 3rd James Cockburn (Priorsford).

P2 Girls: 1st Bronte Meah (West Linton), 2nd Fara Mitchell (Halyrude), 3rd Rana Istaphan (Kingsland).

P2 Boys: 1st Jack Campbell (West Linton), Caiden Macrae (West Linton), 3rd Flynn Bain (Halyrude).

300 metres

P7 Girls (Peebles Ex Servicemen’s Cup): 1st Katie Grieve (Priorsford), 2nd Olivia Harrison (West Linton), 3rd Madeline Collins (Kingsland).

P7 Boys (Northern Rock Building Society Cup): 1st Murray Aiken (Priorsford), 2nd Jake Houten (Priorsford), 3rd Keith Kitching (Priorsford).

75 metres

P3 Girls: 1st Orlaith Farrell (St Ronan's), 2nd Leah Houten (Priorsford), 3rd Cara Lucas (Priorsford).

P3 Boys: 1st Liam Irvine (St Ronan's), 2nd Andrew Black (Priorsford), 3rd Alexander Russell-Wood (Priorsford).

P4 Girls: 1st Holly Wilson (Priorsford), 2nd Eve Rathie (St Ronan's), 3rd Molly Nethercot (Priorsford).

P4 Boys: 1st Josh Landers (St Ronan's), 2nd Rory McHaffie (West Linton), 3rd Struan Hunter (Kingsland).

P5 Girls (Jubilee Trophy): 1st Hannah Begg (West Linton), 2nd Daisy Meldrum (Kingsland), 3rd Jess Colledge (Priorsford).

P5 Boys (Jubilee Trophy): 1st Louis Whyte (Kingsland), 2nd Callum McRobert (Priorsford), 3rd Aiden Ketchen (Priorsford).

100 metres

P6 Girls (PSAA Cup): 1st Eva Harris (Kingsland), 2nd Carla Latto (Priorsford), 3rd Holly Paton (Priorsford).

P6 Boys (A & A Caldwell Cup): 1st Luke Rathie (St Ronan's), 2nd Peter Martin (Newlands), 3rd Harrison Nicol (Kingsland).

P7 Girls (Shiphorn Quarry Cup): 1st Erin Ackerman (Kingsland), 2nd Nairne Wells (West Linton), 3rd Olivia Harrison (West Linton).

P7 Boys (Shiphorn Quarry Cup): 1st Jake Houten (Priorsford), 2nd Murray Aiken (Priorsford), 3rd David Cathcart (Kingsland).

P4/5 Small Schools mixed relay (Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Cup): 1st Broughton, 2nd Halyrude, 3rd Eddleston.

P5 Mixed relay (Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Cup): 1st Kingsland, 2nd West Linton, 3rd St Ronans.

Girls small schools relay (Bill Moffat Trophy): 1st Eddleston, 2nd Broughton.

Boys small schools relay (Bill Moffat Trophy): 1st Newlands, 2nd Broughton.

P6 Girls relay (Dunfermline Building Society Cup): 1st Priorsford, 2nd Kingsland, 3rd West Linton.

P6 Boys relay (Ramsay Smith’s Coronation Cup): 1st Kingsland, 2nd St Ronans, 3rd Priorsford.

P7 Girls relay (Horsburgh Memorial Quaich): 1st Kingsland, 2nd St Ronans, 3rd West Linton.

P7 Boys relay (Susan Ridley Quaich): 1st Priorsford, 2nd Kingsland, 3rd West Linton.