Clitheroe 2232# (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) T o b y C h a p m a n 's


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Catholic A go top


CATHOLIC A now stand two points clear at the top of the Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Snooker League. In their last match the


side beat RBL A in con­ vincing style. Itimington A and Slaidburn A are both tied on 32 points in second place. In Division Two, Catho­


M , URL A (I) 331: I). Kurgess 72, P. Harrison 42; A. Hall 27, M. Peel (50; L. Dixon 100, A. Burgess 50; J. Crowther 55, B. 11. Sims 01); N. Burgess 70, N. Schofield 58; I. Tomlinson 108, N. Garner *1(5. Slaidhtirn A (10) 880, Wad­


Division One — CSC A (10)


dington B (I) 875: B. Walker (5-1, 1). Cox 5 5 ; Jacques 71, A.


.1. Herd 8*1; H. Dixon 88, S. Herd 01; W. Jones 71), M. Dewhurst (55; L. Dawson 0*1, T. Swift 74; G. Rigby 25, B. Phillip 80.


B M) 877: M. Varnom 82, N. Harris 42; G. Hineks 81, 1*. Klliott 50; D. haycock 28, K. Hilton 1)8; J. Roberts 75, J. Con­ nell 58; M. Herrington 77, M. Joyce 88; I. Charlton 77, B. Wilding 51. Billinglon A (<5) 851, Low


Social A (10) 115, Billington Bass North West Counties League


115: D. Laycock 5(5, A. Hall 00; M. Varnom 48, J. Crowther 81; J. Roberts 71), L. MeRntee (51); 1. Charlton 78, I. Tomlinson 80; C.Steele (54. L. Dixon 58; M. Herrington 01), I). Burgess 72. Uimington A (10) 85(5, Cons


Moor B (8) 81)1: A. Doan 88, S. Traynor 77; D. Cox 77, P. Traynor 51); A. Rydehard 41), S. Kerr 81); K. Garrett 77, I). Dean 57; J.Bolton 72, M. Holmes 21); S. Keighlev 88, S. Thompson 80. Social A ( I) Ml, CSC A (10)


Flixton sent packing by fiery Clitheroe


Flixton 0, Clitheroe 4


AFTER making a slow start, Clitheroe soon got to grips with this game, hitting four fine goals in what was an impressive display.


B (4) 881: S. Petty 01), K. Wal- . lace 88; (J. Koral 88, I). Coupe' 50; F. Wrathall 51), V. Webster 48; A. Riley 5(5, P. Swales 055; I). Riley (55, .f. Pickles (50; J. Lund OH. K. McQuade 08. Division Two — Waddington


J. Wooff 104, N. Pindor 48; J. Baines (55), D. Cowking 72; B. Waddington 54, A. Rigby (51; A. I’arsons 74, H. Carr 80; F. Coar HI, P. Mailer51. RBL B (2) 822, CSC B (12)


A (10) 484, Slaidhurn B (4) 805: 1). Boothman D2, G. Parker 42;


M a rk Heyes goals


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Half measure U-iKh 9.


Clitlu-roe ltlJFC 1st XV 9,


518: A. Smith 50, B. Bithell (58; R. Hartlebury 7(5, M. Byrne 55; K. R. Walmsley (51, C. Thorne


S-l; (L Swales 11), B. Driver 110; (5. Wahnslev 82. I). Niven 88; I). Walmsley 78, R. Watson 118. Cons A (10) 405, Kimington


B (4) 855: M. Wensley 88, B. ConehieJ l; K. Smith 0(», R. Hol­ land 82; 1. Nash 80, J. Christo- pherson (54; B. Hargreaves 48, 1). A. Seed 71: T. Sunter 07, A. Speight 5(5; S. Taylor (50, J. 1,011(148.


(10) 484: J . Schofield 55), M. ilarvey 7(5; J. Holmes 78, S. McAlly 50; W. Wright 72. H. Wright 87; S. Hdmondson Oil, Clews 82; W. Beer 5(5, J. Bur­ gess 75; A. Garner 84, J. Travis 74.


1‘emlle Cltd> (4) 407, Social B


(S) 1 11*: G. Tyler 85, D. Allen 58; N. Parkinson 102, P. Craig 47; N. Brown 88. N. Thompson 102; A. Holmes 71, R. Brown 81; D. Collinson 81), J. Griffiths 1)7; M.


Low Moor A ((») -117, Police


CLITHEROE travelled to Leigh with a settled team showing only one change from the previous week. Phil Proctor returned at


ning to show a bit of con­ sistency and a run of vic­ tories up until Christmas will he a welcome present for manager Dave Moms.


The side are now begin­


lock to join n]) with Dave Newton in the engine room of a lightweight but mobile pack. A day of heavy showers


championship hunt and, with a strengthened squad and increased morale, the side will be in just the right frame of mind to challenge for the cham­ pionship as the season draws to a close.


Clitheroe are still in the


turous Clitheroe opened ,,ut chtheroe into the lead established their presence up from the first minute.


would usually make for a tight game with few han­ dling moves, but adven-


Centres Dave Doig and Peter Jacques powered forward to put Clitheroe in the opposition’s 22, where they stayed for most of the first half. A series of thrusts from


take quite a while to sort themselves out and not much in the way of goal­ mouth action took place in the first 30 minutes. How­ ever, once Neil Hanson


Both sides seemed to winging corner, the Shaw- play again. a 35^, minute ins- and began to control the


82, Slaidhurn A 82, Wadoington B 28, Billington A 20, Chathurn A 24, Cons B 24. Billington B 20, Low Moor B 20, Social A 20 Uwo points deducted for late card). RBL A 18. Division Two — CSC B 84,


Waddington A 84, Cons A 80, Police 80, Social B 80, Slaidburn B 28. Low Moor A 24, RBL B20. Chatham B 18, Pendle 1(5, Rimington B 14. Tonight’s fixtures: Division


Moss-Blundell 82, B. SpargoOl. Points and positions: Division One — CSC A 84, Rimington A


the forwards and hacks put Leigh on the backfoot and forced them into giv­ ing away three penalties under the posts. Declan O’Duffy took


CLITHEIIOE’S recent run of good form con­ tinued when they travelled to Flixton.


each of the three chances to give Clitheroe a 9-0 lead at half-time. The second half was a


the championship hunt, the match was important and Clitheroe rail out 4-0 winners. Despite finishing with


One — Billiugton B v Rimington A, RBL A v Social A. Wadding­ ton B v Billington A, Low Moor It v Chatham A, Cons B v CSC


different story, with Leigh now attacking hard and Clitheroe' forced to defend in numbers. Leigh man­ aged to grab a try and conversion to give them hope and then were awarded a number of pen­ alties, which put them on level terms. As tlie match drew to a


A.Division Two— Rimington B v Pendle, Social B v RBL B, Police v Waddington A. Chat­ ham It v Low Moor A, CSC B v Cons A.


Tight at the top


WITH Victoria out of action, Kings Arms B took full advantage and moved into joint first place after heating RBL A in their la te s t Ribble Valley Ladies’ Darts League match.


Arms B now have 28 points each, five points ahead of their nearest rivals. Judge Wnlmesley.


Victoria and Kings


three sides all won, with Kings Arms A most


In Division Two, the top


impressive in their 7-1 win against Cross Keys.


Starkies 5, White Horse 3; RBL B 4, Craven Heifer 4; Kings Arms B 6, RBL A 2; Judge Walmosley 4, Low Moor 4; Commercial 7. CCWMC 1; Spring Mill I, Black Horse 2.


Ned’s 6, Royal Oak 2; Cross Keys 1, Kings Arms A 7; Catholic SC 5, Brown Cow 3; Bay Horse 5, De Lacy Arms 3; Pendle Witch 3, Station 5; Black Bull 7, Dog Inn 1.


Division Two — Owd


Division One :— Kings Arms B 28, Victoria 28, Judge Walmesley 23, White Horse 21,_ Low Moor 21, Commercial 20, Craven Heifer 18, RBL B 18, Black Horse 16, Star­ kies 16, RBL A 14, CCWMC 8.


Points and positions:


Horse 27, Kings Arms A 26, Catholic SC 23, De Lacy Arms 21, Cross Keys 19, Royal Oak 19, Station 19, Pendle Witch 18, Owd Ned’s 17, Brown Cow 16, Black Bull 16, Bridge Inn


Division Two — Bay II, Dog Inn 9. Results: Division One —


Shawbridge topics With botli sides still in to paper.


three well-earned points, Clitheroe took a while to get into their stride and could have been punished early on. “We started slowly and


striker Frank McDougall, who lias accepted a coach­ ing job at Oldham Town. Last night, Clitheroc were due to play their first match in the new floodlit league at home to Great Harwood. Oil Saturday, Clitheroe


On the way out is


if the opponents had been sharper, the whole result could have been different," said 111 a 11 a g e r D a v e Morris. Despite being concerned


close, Clitheroe were well and truly on the rack and were lucky to finish with a draw. Ciitheroe should have wrapped the game up by half-time and will now have to make sure that they play to their abilities lor the full SO minutes. On Saturday, Clitheroe t o


t r av e l


Taberner, Jacques, Doig, Wood, O’Duffy, Tindall, Proctor (J), Tattersall, Dubowski, Proctor (P), N ew to n , S u tc l i f f e , Holmes, Taylor.


Ashton-under- Lyne. Clithcroe: Stinger,


Battling display


Clithcroe KUKC 2nd XV II. Leigh ItUKC 4rd XV .11!


AFTER beating Leigh 5th XV in convincing style last season, Clitheroe’e oppo­ nents fielded their third team for this season’s encounter. The home side started


well and it was not until tlic second half that Leigh began to dominate and exert their supremacy. Playing downhill and


about the side's tendency to start at a slow pace, Morris was pleased with the result. "We took over in the


bridge side never looked After 60 minutes, Clith-


back. With Steve Orrell con­


trolling the midfield and Mark Heyes a constant threat in attack, the side looked to have the balance and power to rule the pro­ ceedings, and this they did. In the 40th minute,


eroe made it 3-0. With Orrell causing all sorts of problems in the Flixton penalty box, Heyes had no trouble leaving his marker and connecting with a Geoff Young cross. Clitheroe continued to


Duncan Edwards hit in a perfect corner for Mark Heyes to score and give Clitheroe a comfortable 2- 0 lead at half-time. Flixton responded at


Cup jinx ends


WaddinRton 2, Settle United i


impress and with two minutes to go Young com­ pleted the scoring with a fine header from a Paul Burrows cross. On Saturday, Clitheroe


the start of the second half with a spirited fighlback, but they could not pene­ t r a te the Cl ith e ro e defence. Confident in their defence, the midfield re-


face Newcastle Town in the FA Vase and will be confident that they can finish with the right result against their second divi­ sion opponents.


Gisburn pool


THE new season in the Gisburn and District Pool League began last week, with Buck Inn the most impressive. Buck Inn heat Pendle


Hotel 8-1 and lead the table by one point. Fosters A command second spot, with Buccaneers, Fosters B, Greystones and Three Rivers A all tied on six


AFTER losing in the first round of the Craven Cup for the last two seasons, Waddington finally made it to the second round with a close victory against Set­ tle United. With current manager


FACING stiff competition from all quarters, Clith­ eroe failed to retain the Belsey Trophy in this year's East Lancashire Scout County Gala.


Clitheroe relinquish swimming title The team were not too


lic B and Waddington A both hav<s 34 points and head the table by four points.


attracted talented teams from Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen and Hyndburn, who were all in top form for the event. Rossendale and Pendle had been due to attend, but failed to do so.


The annual competition


Held at Ribblesdale Pool, it was clear from the


start that Blackburn had come with victory in mind and they proved to be the strongest team on show. Clitheroe battled on, but- could not match the speed and style of the Blackburn outfit. Unfortunately for the


relay -ace, Blackburn won again, beating the local team by just 46 hun­ dredths of a second.


local spectators, Black­ burn won the event, with Clitheroe six points behind in second place. In the special Canon


Memorial League Weather wins the day


ATROCIOUS weather conditions played havoc with; the league and cup programme in the Memorial Sunday League.


match, two first division and two second division mate-lies were played. In the matches that did


As a result, only one cup


manage to go ahead, the Dog Inn had a fine win against Rhoden Rangers ill the first round of the


cup. Lammack joined Blue-


Dahlia at the top of the league a f te r beating Abbey Decor 8-0. I n D i v i s i o n T w o ,


Langho look to have- hit top form with a fine 6-2


-!, Rhoden Rangers 0.


Steve Orrell. display . .f in e Back to form


Whnlk'y Itcscrvcs 4, Sahden Reserves 0


Wl I ALLEY Reserves got hack to winning ways last Saturday with a comfort­ able victory over local rivals Sahden. It was a much improved


win against Packet House. Results: Cup — Dog Inn


Hounds 1. Tavern Inn 3: Lammack 8, Abbey Decor 0.


Division One — Fox &


duct -1, Graham & Brown 0; Langho 6, Packet House 2.


View WMC v Whalley W a n d c i 'c r s ( K i n g George’s), De Lacy Arms v F i n e s s e W i n d o w s (Calderstones). Division Two — Dog


Fixtures: Cup — Park- Division One


Tavern Inn..................... 8 :» 2 :s 11 Guide FC....................... 0 1 :i 2 <; Station Arms................. 7 'J 0 a li Finesse Windows.......... 7 l Abliey Decor.................


(5 l (1 2 12 s II 0 s <


Jim Tierney away on busi­ ness, the old management team of David Burgess and John Hosty plotted Settle's downfall. The home side were on


top from the beginning and played neat football. However, Settle’s defence stood firm and restricted Waddington to a couple of long range efforts, the best being from defender Phil Huteliinson. . Settle did occasionaly


points. Results: Three Rivers A


cause the home defence some problems, but ’keeper Ray Hargreaves made a couple of fine stops. The second half began


continue their FA Vase exploits with a home match against Newcastle Town (k.o. 3 p.m.). New­ castle are ail experienced and useful side who will travel to Shawbridge ready to fight. Clitherou’s morale is


high at the moment and the match should he a real thriller for the spectators.


second half and there was only one team in it from then on,” said Morris. g The side scored two


two after, with Geoff Young grabbing one, Neil Hanson one and Mark Heyes two. Defender Glyn Davies


oals before half-time and Cubs’ soccer


THE only Cub Scout match to be played at the weekend was a real thriller, with St Mary’s beating Bowland 5-2. On Friday, a district


(licked up a hamstring injury during tile match, but should respond well to treatment. With the crucial Christ­


practice will be held on the Castle all-weather pitch, starting at 5-45 p.m. On Saturday, Bowland


mas programme approach­ ing fast, Morris has been busy strengthening the squad. Roger Lewis has been signed as cover for regular ’keeper Andy Gray and utility man Kevin Harper, who has played for South Liverpool and Runcorn, has also put pen


Stern test Chutlmm 2, Kings Arms 5


with the elements in their favour, Clitheroe only con­ ceded three tries during the first 40 minutes. The second half saw


Clitheroe defending for long periods and this pressure proved to be too much and Leigh scored a number of well worked tries. Man-of-thc-match for


PLAYED on a wet sur­ face, Kings Arms and Chatburn set off at a cracking pace in this Whit- bread Kibble Valley League match. It was Chatburn who


' Points and positions: Buck Inn S, Fosters A 7, Buccaneers 6, Fosters B 6, Greystones 6, Three Rivers A 6, Black Bull 3, New Inn B 3, Three Rivers B 3, White Bull 3, Dog and Partridge 2, Pen­ dle Hotel 1.


6 , Three Rivers B 3; Greystones 6, New Inn B 3; White Bull 3, Bucca­ neers 6; Buck Inn 8, Pen­ dle Hotel 1: Fosters A 7. Dog and Partridge 2; Black Bull 3, Fosters B 6.


Impressive line-up


WH A 1.1. E Y Football Club’s Sportsman’s Dinner is being held at Mitton Fold Re s turant next


Thursday. Guest speakers are


face Whalley and on Sun­ day, there is a district team practice at West Bradford, starting at 2 p.m.The practice sessions are being held as a build up to the district match against South Ribble Dis­ trict, to be held at the Castle a week on Saturday (k.o. 10-15 p.m.).


St Leonard’s take trophy


started the better and the home side took the lead within the f irs t five minutes. Now well on top, Chatburn increased their lead after 15 minutes t h r o u g h S t e v e McCullough. Kings Arms were in no


Clitheroe was John Sil- cock, with good perfor­ mances from Simon Ros- tron and Simon Baldwin. Clitheroc: Waterhouse,


NETTING the “Clitheroe. Advertiser and Times Tro­ phy” for the third time were pupils from St Leon­ ard’s Primary School, Langho.


Neary, Sutcliffe, Caunce, Atkinson, Atherton, Knighton, Silcock, Cun- liffo, Woodburn (D), Proc­ tor, Rowstron, Baldwin, Percy, Woodburn (S), Drakcford, Giles. On Saturday, the side


face Ashton-under-Lync at Littlemoor (k.o. 2-30 p.m.).


mood to give up and hit back 10 minutes before half-time with a spectacu­ lar Damian Lowe volley. With the score at 2-1, the match was well balanced for the second half. Kings Arms took control


always well attended and provides the area’a top junior schools with an opportunity to show off their netball skills. In the competition, St


and for the rest of the fix­ ture dominated all areas of play. Further goals from Howard Linford and a hat- trick from Dave Astin sealed the result for the league le ad e rs , who remain top-of-the-table,


one po and H


oint ahead of Waggon orses.


top-'


cess once again in the Rib­ ble Valley junior schools’ netball tournament held at Edisford County Primary- School. The annual event is


The girls celebrated suc­


Manchester City manager Howard Kendall and for­ mer Lancashire cricketer Jack Simmons. Master of Ceremonies for the eve­ ning will he Gordon Gra­ ham, senior vice president of the GM Vauxiiall Con­ ference and a council mem­ ber of the HFS Loans League. There are still a few


display with the team playing some excellent football in patches. Although Subdcn’s young side competed well, they were outplayed from the start.Peter Mackereth gave the home side the lead after 25 minutes, hut they had to wait until the liOth minute for the second. The goal came from Doman, who also hit ail 80th minute penally to com­ plete the scoring. On Saturday, Whalley


Reserves visit Nelson Grammar School Old Boys and will be looking to build on this result.


Fox & Hounds............... S II 0 s 0 Division T» o


Hindi** Anns................. 7 7 0 0 21 Aqueduct FC................. S f. i)


PW D 1. p IS


Park Hotel..................... 7 2 0 1 •i Lines Kve Tel............... 7 1 2 1 5 Graham & Hrown.......... 8 1 0 7 :t Printers Arms............... 7 l 1) li ;i


Rhoden Painters........... 7 a 0 2 ir. Lublin F f .................... 8 l 1 :i i:t i)oj» Inn......................... *i ;{ l 2 in Packet Hoiim*................ 7 8 <


Crnwn Herder............... Galli^reaves................. Whalley Wand...............


PW D 1. li ti 1) l) I !i t


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Park View W.MC........... a 1 2 1 Thorsmans (IK FC........


Kay Horse Saab............ a 8 1 1 1 Wilton Albion................ 7 8 1 2 MelfloX FC....................


blackamoor FC....... !.... a 1 t) 1 Hulls Head.....................


( 5 2 1 8 ti 1 1 1 t> 0 1) li


all-up for


with the scores level, but Waddington again took the initiative and it was not long before they took the lead through Paul Green. Nine minutes later, Paul Keighley picked up a loose ball on the edge of his own area and played a short pass to Simon Pickles inside the centre circle. The player used his


tennis star Ann


speed to sprint past two defenders, rounded the 'keeper and scored with ease. Settle did not give up


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Him* Dahlia................... 7 (5 1 II ID Lunmaek FC................ S li 1 1 l!< Crown Seaff.................. 7 li 1) l IS Mark Unix*.................. 7 5 1 1 Pi Tommy Halls................ 7 1 l 2 lit I)t* Licy Arms...............


PW 1) 1. P


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Division Two — Aque­


despondent about the result and team coach Mr Dave Philips is already looking forward to next year’s event in Darwen, when Clitheroe will be going all out for victory. The Clitheroe squad cons isted of Robert


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Parker, Christopher Mas­ sey, John Heyes, James Byron, Alex Waylor, who are all Cubs, and Scouts Simon Brass, Russell Brass, Simon Holt, Neil Mitchell, Adam Smith, Sven Russell, Matthew Beer, Mark Hampshire, Zachary Wilkinson.


Whitbread Ribble Valley League Kings Arms stay top


LEAGUE leaders Kings Arms stand clear at the top of the Whitbread Ribble Valley League, but have played two more matches than their nearest rivals.


A powerful display by the Judge


TOP met bottom in the first division of the Clith­ eroe and District Darts League last week and the result was not a surprise.


Inn v Aqueduct Inn (Roe- field), Langho FC v Rho­ den Rangers (Langho).


Walmesley crushed Wilp- shire Hotel 8-0 and now stand eight points clear. Second-placed Royal Brit­ ish Legion A heat Black Horse 5-3, while third- placed Royal Oak A were held to a 4-4 draw bv I’cn- dlc Witch.


League leaders Judge


Horseshoe met third- placed White Horse B and recorded a fine 6-2 win. Second-placed Commercial had a tough test against Catholic Club, hut won through 5-3.


In Division Two, leaders


second-placed Low Moor Club crushed Royal Brit­ ish Legion B 8-0 to close the gap oil the leaders, Ililliiigton Hand Club, who heat Cross Keys 6-2. Results: Division One —


In the second division,


and Horses overcame Royal Oak 5-1 to keep intact their 100’7 record so far. Waterloo Rangers moved into third place after heating Swan and Royal 4-2. Bo ttom-of-the-table


Second-placed Waggon


Trophy, Buck Inn went down 2-1 against Station. The league executive


Grindleton put up a good fight against Transport White, hut eventually went down 4-3. Calder- stones won their first match of the season thanks to a Craig Barnes goal. In the Ashley Smith


has decided that the match lielween Station and Transport Blue, which took place on August 22nd, has to he played again. Saturday’s fixtures and


referees: Station v Swan and Royal (B. Bleasdale), Calderstones v Chathurn (1). Marshall), Transport Blue v Bridge Inn (B. Jones). Grindleton v Buck Inn (I). Bush). Kings Arms v Transport White


Kirin* Ana**............ Wann'm A’ Horses.. Waterloo Hangers..


.Judge Walmesley 8, Wilp- shire Hotel 0; Craven Heifer A 1. Kings Arms 7; Royal Oak A 4, Pendle Witch 4; White Horse A 2, Black Bull 6; Dog and Par­ tridge 3, New Inn 5; Black Horse 3, Royal British Legion A 5. Division Two — Com­


(J. Swayne). Kilililr Valiev l.vaeiit' I'W [I I. I‘


Swan A Koval........ Koval Oak............... Station Hotel.......... Chatbum................ Tr.ui>|N»rt Kim*...... Tran.sjN.it White........... 1* 8 0 *5 ti Kuck Inn....................... 7 - 1 1 •» Kridtfe Inn..................... * - » < Caldervtoiirs................ 7 1 - 1


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Grindleton..................... 8 - 0 •> I Comfortable


mercial 5, Catholic Club 3; Station 4, New Inn 4; Black Bull 4, Royal Oak B 4: Horseshoe 6, White Horse B 2; Dog Inn 3, Bridge Inn 5. Division Three — Clith-


One — J. Wright (Pendle Witch) 160. Division Two — R. Hilton (Dog Inn) 103. Division Three — C. Wilson (Swan with Two Necks) 120. Points and positions:


eroe FC 4, Swan with Two Necks I; De Lacy Arms 5, Brown Cow 3; CCWMC 2, Craven Heifer B 6; Mil­ lington Band Club 6. Cross Keys 2; Royal British Legion B l). Low Moor Club S. Highest finish: Division


victory H WaddiiiKton ♦>,


arnoldswirk United I


pressured the Barnolds- wick defence with some impressive runs and after 20 minutes forced the away side into giving away a penalty. Threlfall struck the spot


and were rewarded with a late goal to set up an exciting finish. In the last minute a corner to Settle was headed towards goal, hut the Waddington 'keeper was on hand to clear the danger after the ball had rebounded off the post. Waddington: Har­


Division One — Judge Walmesley 43, Royal Brit­ ish Legion A 35, Kings Arms 33, Roval Oak A 32, Black Bu 1T 31, Pendle Witch 28, New Inn 27, Black Horse 23, White Horse A 17, Craven Heifer A 15, Dog and Par­ tridge 10, Wilpshire Hotel 4.


AFTER a busy summer on the tennis circuit, Chat- burn’s Ann Driver has been selected to represent her


greaves, .Threlfall, Hut­ chinson, Jarrold, Astin, Green, Mercer, Keighley, Whiteside, Pickles, Thom­ son. Subs: Burgess, Hosty.


Rained off


tickets left for the event a 11 d i f a n y o n e is interested, they should contact Mr Brian Whit­ taker (Whalley 822873) or Russell Keighley (Whalley 824607).


CLITHEROE Ladies’ Football Club’s promotion encounter with Manches­ ter City was postponed because of the weather. On Sunday, the side


entertain Vernons Ladies FC, from Penwortham (k.o. 2 p.m.).


country.Ann, of Rydal Place, has worked hard this year, travelling to a lot of events throughout the country, including the Dewhurst Masters, the British Junior Nationals and the Prudential Cup. This commitment, coupled with her impressive per­ formances, has now paid off with her inclusion in the


England team. The squad will play Wales, Scotland and Ireland in a


four nations tournament to be staged in Dublin this month. .


and Ann will be going all out to win her matches. As a build up to this, Ann is competing in the Telford


School and is playing tennis full-time, was in confident mood before the Telford championships after finishing in the runners-up team in the Junior National County Week competition, held in September.


Ann, who has now left Clitheroe Royal Grammar „ , _ Each team is made up of four men and four women , ,


National Championships this week in both singles and doubles.


.


League Premier Division match. The home team started strongly ami swept into a two goal lead after only 15 minutes with two goals from Mercer. Keighley and Threlfnll


WADDINGTON co m p re - hensively defeated their opponents in this Craven


kick, hut failed to make a good connection and the stiot was easily saved. Half-time came with the


shoe 35, Commercial 33, White Horse 28, Black Bull 27, Bridge Inn 24, Dog Inn 23, Station 23, New Inn 22, Royal Oak B 21, Catholic Club 14. Division Three — Bil­


Division Two — Horse­


lington Band Club 44, Low Moor Club 39, Clitheroe FC 29, Swan with Two Necks 28, Cross Keys 24, Brown Cow 19, CCWMC 19, De Lacy Arms 19, Royal British Legion B 10.


Hockey


Proctor double seals victory


Vernon Cnrus 1st XI 1, ‘ eroe 1st XI .4 Clith-


THIS hockey match was played in torrential rain on a grass pitch, which became heavier and heavier as the afternoon wore on.


attacked from the start, scoring in the first two minutes. The chance came when Clare Mortimer con­ nected with a Tricia Proc­ tor through-ball. Although the 'keeper saved the shot, the ball bounced back onto her pads and over the line. Clitheroe continued to


Clitheroe dominated and


Leonard’s proved once again to be the team to beat and came away with' the trophy in style. Pictured in the winning


team are Karen Schofield, Fiona Paley, Laura Scott, Sarah Harris, Sarah


Strickland, Emma Lamb, Helen Swarbrick and


Nicola Dawson.


press and had a second goal disallowed for a dubious offside decision. This did not dampen the side’s spirits and they con- tinued to play good hockey, though passing the ball in such poor condi­ tions was not easy. At the s ta r t of the


second half, Clitheroe wasted no time and almost scored within the first three minutes. Mortimer pushed the ball to Helen Murdoch, who immedia­ tely swept it across to Frances Griffiths. She met the bail with 7i first time shot, which flew just wide.


began to launch a number of attacks, putting the Clitheroe 'keeper under pressure for the fin'st time in the game. Catherine Needham performed well, but then a lapse in concen­ tration nearly let in Carus for a freak goal. Needham had lost all her bearings and, with a Carus attack closing in, the player was on the wrong side of her posts, with her whole goal-mouth wide open. Luckily for Clitheroe.


At this point Vernon


greaves, Thrclfall, Astin, Jarrold, Hutchinson (P), Keighley, Hutchinson (A), Green, Pickles, Mercer, Thompson, Waddington, Hitchcn. On Saturday. Wadding­


ton face Fotiiridge at home (k.o. 2-15 p.m.).


score still at 2-0, hut Wad- dington’s challenge had not ended yet. The team looked much more positive in the second half, with Keighley and Mercer both impressing. Now well on top, Mercer and Pickles both completed their hat- tricks before Barnoldswick managed a consolation goal 15 minutes from the end. Waddington: H a r -


this did not result in a goal and Clitheroe managed to re-group. With 20 minutes to go, Proctor scored from the edge of the circle and then grabbed another, three minutes later to seal the match. With only six minutes


hung on to win.


left on the clock, Carus scrambled a consolation effort, but it had come too late and Clitheroe easily'


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