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c o n t e s t WORLD renowned canoeist Gareth Mar riott will be in the Ribble Valley this weekend, ready to challenge any local paddler to a unique dual. The competitor,
Beach glory for sports star
— his best ever finish in the famous event. The event, entitled the Veronica Beach Race,
COMPETING in the biggest beach race in the world, Clitheroe motor sport star Rus sell Townson claimed 12th position overall
was held at the Hook of Holland and attracted an international field of over 1,000 competitors. A veteran of four meetings, Russell competed in the Quad bike section on a 350 c.c. Yamaha Banshee. The event was made up of two races, held over
who claimed a silver medal in the Cl class at this year’s Olympic Games, has chal lenged anyone to beat him over a special sla lom course, set up at Barrow Lodge. Should anyone
the straights and the Clitheroe man could not
force his way through to the ton 10. In the second race, Russell hit top form and
managed to climb into 10th position. However the rider came off his bike after (lying over a jump and
lost vital places. He did manage to remount and again claimed a
. the race and in the opening event Russell got off to a flier. He managed to muscle his way through to 10th
a tough and testing three-mile circuit, which included various sand dunes, berms and obstacles and a long straight. With 200 Quads, five rows deep, all setting off together, the start is the most important part of
overcome the famous sportsman, they will receive a brand new canoe. The special chal
place overall, hut with some competitors riding 1000 c.c. machines, it was difficult to keep up on
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fine 10th position, giving him an overall placing of 12th. Russell was also the third British driver home, after Richard Cole, in eighth, and Steve Clitheroe, in ninth. Of the other local competitors, Tim Gill failed to
finish in the first race and in the second claimed a final placing in the pack. Malcolm Bell claimed 48th place overall and was
the first 250 c.c. machine home. Russell, now recovering in Clitherqe, was
backed in his charge by Mach Industries Skip Hire,1 Townson Tractors, Valvolin and West Riding Milk Testing Services.
lenge will be held on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m., and for just £1 you will be able to pit your wits against one of the world’s leading paddlers. There will be all
sorts of prizes avail able and anyone who manages to beat the Olympian will be pre sented with a brand new canoe! Anyone interested
should go along on the day, for what should b e a s u p e r b afternoon. Gareth will also be
FA Vase B l u e s ’ f i r e w o r k s f a i l t o c r a c k l e
Clitheroe 0, Cur/.on Ashton 1
A GOAL in the first 10 minutes was enough to put Curzon Ashton through to the next round of the FA Vase.
on hand tomorrow night, when he pres ents the prizes at C l ith e ro e Canoe Club’s annual presen tation evening. The end-of-season
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celebration will be held at the Moorcock Inn, Waddington, starting at 7-30 p.m.
:• ; Clitheroe 2nd XI 1, i , Chorley 2ml XI 2
Ladies lose ‘ E N T E R T A IN IN G Chorlcy
2nd X I at home. Clitheroe Ladies* Hockey Club 2nd XI
lost by a single goal. The home team started well
when team captain Helen Marker stormed down the pitch to score a fine goal. 'Hie lead was shortlived and Chor- ley scored an equaliser soon
after. •C lith e ro e dominated the
play until half-time, but could n ot find a way to score a Second goal.
/ After the break, Clithcroe
I’k e c p c r i'ilc 'aw a v siiTc "then ’ display at Rock Rovers, hit back with a well taken goal
•attacked hard again and the 're sultin g shot was pushed ‘onto the ^iost by the Chorle.v
Unfor tu na te ly , Clitheroe
• could not score again and fin ished the match defeated. A thank you went to Jenny
[Ha r tley, who stepped in as .umpire at the last moment ; and although this was the first •match she had umpired, she did an admirable job. • Clitheroe: Blackman, Coo p e r , W h i t ta k e r , W ilk in s , Parker, Colon, Taylor, Wil kins, Barker, Gifford, Todd.
League gears up THE Clillicroe and D istr ict
# The meeting marked the front of goal, re g is t ra t io n d ea d lin e fo r With the midfield failing to teams wish ing to jo in the su|)|)i v the passes needed to
Pool League AGM was held at niore fire, hut never really the Victoria Hotel.
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, , , side started to play with a lit- threatened where it counts, in
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divisions. Clitheroe Travel will again
‘ be sponsoring the knock-out cup and team captains are
reminded th a t they should r in g through results a fte r every match. The v is it in g Leunfcaptain is responsible for posting the scorecard. F ix tu re s ( to be played
November 12th): P rem ie r League — Kings Arms B v Commercial Hotel A, White Hart v Victoria Hotel, Lord
•Nelson v K in g s A rm s A, '.Cross Keys A v Dog and Par tridge, Copy Nook v De Lacy
.‘Arms. • ‘ D iv is io n One — Sta tio n Hotel v New Inn A, Wilpshire Hotel v Craven H e ife r A,
,R B L v Waggon and Horses c-A, Horseshoe A v Royal Oak *A, Pendle Hotel B v Higher
"Buck. Division Two — Black Bull
1 v Cross Keys B, Waggon and •‘Horses B v White Horse, Cra- .. ven Heifer B v Petre Arms, • New Inn B v Pendle Hotel A, [ Royal Oak B v Buck Inn A. n Division Three — Buck Inn *.[B v Horseshoe B, Castle v t Swan and Royal, Commercial [..B v Wilpshire Hotel B, Black t'Horse v Brown Cow.
nLeaders’ falter
SCAST week’s leaders in the '■Glitheroe and District* Darts League f irs t division, Kings Arms A, have been replaced at the top by Royal Oak A. In the second division. Cra
yon Heifer B stand clear at the top, w ith Cross Keys,
Jtibblcsdale Wanderers and ■IIBL all locked together in •joint second place. : V ic to r ia lead D iv is io n ’T h re e, ju s t a single poin t ■ahead of Billington BC B. ■ Points ami positions: Divi sion One — Royal Oak A *11, •Kings Arms A 39. Judge Wal- .ineslev 30, CCWMC A 3*1, N’endle Witcli 2!), Black Bull -'20, Billington BCA 20, New ‘ Inn A 20, Dog and Partridge 119. Commercial 14, Horseshoe •A M, Black Horse A 13. .: D iv is io n Two — Cravun -Heifer B 2 0 , Cross Keys 2 0 , •IRibblosdale Wanderers 2 0 , uRBL 2*1, Kings Arms B 2 3 , . ; Low Moor Club 19, Royal Oak ,B 19, De Lacv Arms 13, Swan •w ith Two Necks 13, Black
' Bull 15. Division Throe — Victoria ' , .
-38, Billington BC B 37, Brown ‘ Cow 28, Dog and Partridge •’ 28, Craven Heifer A 21, Sla- -tion 22, Social Club 21, New “ in n B 10, Black Horse I! 15, Clitheroe EC 12.
score. However, with 10 minutes
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to play, Riley broke clear and slotted the ball past the Rock ’keeper. Replacement ’keeper Smith was Kept busy and had to make one good save. C h ili eroe did push for an equaliser, a way
h u t
through. On Saturday, the side face a
could not
tough match a gainst Bar- nohlswick United at Shaw bridge (k.o. 2-15 p.m.). Clitheroe Reserves: Whal- lev, Smith, Lang,'Gannon,
les, Burgess.
find
goal bonanza, big things were expected of this game, but unfortunately, neither side delivered the fireworks needed on a cold night at Shawbridge.
when Paul Wroe sent a high ball up for Keith Evans to cooly side-foot the ball, on the volley, past the helpless Clithcroc ’keeper Denis Underwood.
The killer goal came
impressive in midfield and Evans and lan Lunt both eager up front, Curzon looked the more accom plished side in the opening 20 minutes.
With David Ridings
picked up a loose hall on the edge of the. box and looked to have done enough to score, but his shot struck the post and
On 21 minutes, Ridings Rock Rovers 2, Clitheroe Reserves 1 C U T H E R O E R e s e rv e s
.slumped to their sixth defeat of the season with a lacklustre
I ’h'.vinq at lo l l House,
to leave the score 2-1 in Clior- Chtheroe locked up the slope lev’s favour.
several regular players out, it was a chance for fringe play ers to establish a place in the squad. H ow e v e r , w ith o nly 20
minutes played, C lith e roe stood 2-0 down with nobody in the side, including the more experienced players, able to rally Clitlieroe into action. Thev created little and the
Rock ’keeper was not troubled once in the first half. Dave Whalley, in the Clith-
eroe goals, had to go o ff at half-time and midfielder Jamie Smith took^over. The away
After Saturday’s six rebounded out to safety. Clitheroe struggled to
a t tem p t s sa v ed o r blocked.
make any impression on the Curzon defence and time a f te r time saw attacks broken down in the last third of the field. The main threat came from winger Ian Monk, who created several fine chances, but failed to take any of them.
helped by the crowd, Clitheroe began to battle back and for long periods controlled the play. How ev e r , although they enjoyed a lot of pos session, they could not find that little extra touch to get the goal they needed.
In the second half,
went, with Geoff Young, Mark Ileyes and Gary B u tch e r all h av in g . Dawson.
Chances again came and
soaked up the pressure, making only rare excur sions into the Clitheroe half.
Curzon just sat hack and
Clitheroe’s play became more and more frantic and eventually time just ran out for the home side and the away outfit left Lanca shire with a smile on their faces.
As the match wore on,
to hit better form this Saturday when they travel away to take on Bur- scough in the Bass North West Counties’ League first division.
James, Keighley, Adams, Manley, Bennett, Monk, Butcher, Young, Heyes, Bursnell. Subs: Graham,
Clithcroe: Underwood, Poor run S h a w b r id g e t o p ic s
Burgess yet more headaches. The side, who play in the d ow n 2-1 a g a in s t Ruck
STRUGGLING to find any consistency, Clitheroe Reserves lost their latest match to give manager David
UTS East Lancashire League Rovers. first division, are being held On Saturday, the Reserves back by the fact they cannot e n te r ta in fe a rn o ld sw ie k United at Shawbridge (k.o. 2-
field the same side for two successive weeks and with in ju r ie s b u i ld in g up, the fu tu re iloes n ot look too
bright. “ Due to the in ju ry situa
tion, the midfield was young and inexperienced, hut the side s till played badly,” said David, wlio saw his side go
Readstone soccer
IT was a hectic weekend for the Headstone junior football teams. The under 10s, missing
W in te r League, which w ill unlock the defence, i t seemed V ' ^ comprise 39 teams in fo u r as j f clithe ro e would never h0;,,,-
some re g u la rs , p la ye d a friendly match against Belve- derc and managed a 1-0 win. the only
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tain the Belvedere attack with some sterling defensive work in the second half; Andy Ben nett saving magnificently to ensure the victory.
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acter to come from behind against the Ciitheroe Wolves, Bevan Scarborough scoring both o f Headstone’s second h a lf goals to come out 2-1 winners. There were mixed fortunes
15 p.m.). Clitheroe 1st XI get back to
Bass Nor th West Counties’ League action with an awav f ix tu re against Rurscougn (k.o. 2 p.m.) and then next Wednesday, take on Salford, at home, in the Floodlit Tro phy (k.o. 7-20 p.m.).
D CFL Itass NW
ivision One
HamlkT Itritlge...... ... to 12 ;! 0W Atherton LR............ t;> to 2 l 32 Chatlilorton.......... .... it :• 2 1
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Present.............. .... 14 7 f>2 2(> Newcastle Town........ IK 8 1 7 2f>
Salford City......... ... 11 7 :i •1 21 Kastwmxl Hanley... .... to 7 2 d 23 Plack|K
tir.idfonl PA......... ... IK 7 »ol Rovers....
I he youngsters had to con Clilhome............ .... M f) h.
Pllacnp ltnnmgh.....
The under 1 Is n«d the char Kt Helens Town..... .... 14 3 fi t> 14 kelnwTsdalo........ .... Id 3 2 11 11
Olossii)) NK......... .... lf> G2 7 17 Danven............. .... 14 4 3 7 If) Iturscougli........... ... 13 1 3 i; 15 M
enrith.............. .... IS K 1 s 22 Kiilsgmve Ath...... .... 17 f>;; 1
... 12 7 I •1 .... 11 o •1 o in
Slixtun.............. .... 13 3 3 7 12 match in the Three Rivers NantwichTown..... .... 11 1 li 4 1
Saine Road......... .... 13 1 2 7 it illack|«on! M
Hosty, Murphy, Smith, Hut- Joseph’s, winning through to chinson, Burch. Kiley. 1 ick- lhe ||ext ronn<| j . i . a superb
L o rd . Subs: Gre e n , tesim performance on a very
Double defeat for Roefield
P L A Y IN G th e ir matches, Roefield Badminton Club lost
two and won one match. ’Plie A team, facing Brock-
hall A, lost 12-2 in the first division, while the B team, playing in Division Four, beat St Nicholas B 11-5. The C team, who play in
Division Five, could not over come Buxton Bakery B and
lost 10-0.
muddy pitch was highlighted by a stunning individual effort
by Tom Barllett. The earlier goals came from An d rew
Waites and Simon Best. T h e T ow n e le y Lea g u e
under 12s went down to Colne Boys in a tight game: Stephen Dixon scoring in a 2-1 defeat. The under 1*1 boys enter
tained Huncoat in an exciting Starkie Brothers Cup match,
’file score was 2-2 with only two minutes remaining before Headstone grabbed two late goals to win 5-2. Dugdale hit a hat-trick and the others were scored by Hitchin and Carter.
for the two under 12 Read- stone teams. The Hyndburn League boys were on Commu n ity C up *d uty, against St
......... .... n; l •111 7 Gallant battle
Vernon Carus Ladies 1, Clitheroe Ladies l
CLITHEROE showed charac
ter to fight back for a draw in this.even contest, despite suf fering an early setback. The home side took the lead after only two minutes following a weil worked corner. Both teams squandered
f i r s t h a lf chances leaving C lith e ro e t r a i l in g a t the
interval. A spirited revival enabled
Clithcroc to get on top and they finally broke through the Vernon defence, o nly fo r O’Brien to be brought down. Ralph converted the penalty and Clitheroc were level. Clithcroc: Parker, Middle-
ton, McCloud, Room, Ward, F e a th e r , Ralph, Hughes, O’B r ien , Byrom (C), H a r wood. Subs: B y rom (A ) , Mankowski.
1 12.3 1 Clitheroe will be hoping lan Monk.
Six-goal thriller
Cur/.on Ashton 2. Clithcroc 2
F A C IN G C urzon Ash to n
away in the FA Vase f irs t r o u n d , C l i th e r o e w e re unlucky not to muscle through to the next round. D e s p ite le a d in g th re e
times, the Shawbridge side could not hold on until the end and the Manchester o u t f it were given a lifeline with a late extra-time goal. S ta r tin g superbly, C lith
eroe went into the lead after 10 minutes when Colin James
scored, only for Keith Evans to equalise* for Curzon before
Hie break. Clitheroe re-look the lead in
the second half when Shaun Bursueli scored a fine goal. C u rz o n r e- g r o up e d and s ta r te d to p ut the Blues’ d e fe n c e u n d e r a lo t o f pressure. Clitheroe ’keeper Denis Underwood was in top form and made a number ol inspired saves, before Birch scored Curzon’s second equa liser of the match. Refusing to let their heads
d ro p , C h th e ro e h i t back a g a in , th is tim e th ro u g h s t r ik e r M a rk Heyes, who grabbed what looked to lie a vital extra-time goal to seal the result. Showing ju s t as much com mitment, Curzon then saved
, the day with a 110th minute goal from Sanders that set up th is w e e k 's r e p la y a t Shawbridge.
Crowning glory
C ANO E I NG s ta r Konrad B is p in g has secured th e U n d e r H is N a t i o n a l Championship. The Clitheroe paddler, com
peting in the latest round at H un tin g do n , claimed f i rs t position, way ahead of his nearest rival. With four wins and a second
from his best five finishes so far, Konrad cannot now be caught. The next champion ship race w il l be held this weekend at Langollen. Enjoying a busy weekend,
Konrad also competed in a Division B race in the River Washburn and claimed second position.
(> IS Pool 1 IS
Table toppers
SHOWING great form, Three Rivers B won th e ir la te s t
Gisburn and D is t r ic t Pool League to go to the top o f the table. Facing Black Bull, Three
Rivers B won (i-2 and remain as the only unbeaten side in
the league. Fosters Arms and White
Bull stand in jo in t second position. Teams are reminded to
send their entry forms for the singles knockout competition to the league secretary as soon as possible. Results: Fosters Arms 7,
Strategy Club 2; Pendlo Hotel 0, Grcystoncs 2; Three Rivers B I), Black Bull 2: New Inn B 2, Wanderers 7; White Bull 2, New Inn A 0; Buck Inn 7, Three Rivers A 2; Copy Nook 2, Anchor Inn 7. Points and positions: Three
THE Moorcock Inn, Waddington, was the set ting for Clitheroc and District Netball League’s a n n u a 1 d in n e r a nd presentation.
Mr Norman Turner, a re t i re d BBC sp o r ts broadcaster. Mrs June
The guest speaker was
Rivers B ID, Fosters Arms 17, White Bull 17, Anchor Inn 1(1, Buck Inn 1(1, New Inn A 15, Pendle Hotel 1*1, Three Rivers A 14, Wanderers 13, Black Bull 11, Copy Nook 11, New Inn B 10, Strategy Club 8, Greystono Lodge 7.
.) o h n s o n , c h a i r ni a n , thanked everyone for attending and making the evening such a
success.Division One awards: League — T r in i ty
Jokers; runners-up — Kings Arms A. Cup — Trinity Jokers, runners- up — Settle A. Plate —
Tennis road to glory
THE under 13s team from Clithcroe Koval Grammar School lias readied the North West regional final of the Midland Bank/Lawn Tennis Association team competition.
In Jtdy they became the Lancashire Champions and since
then have defeated schools from the Cumbria, Knowsley and Manchester areas.
During the competition the team have dropped only three
sets of tennis to reach the regional finals. The talented squad of Lisa Jackson, Jayne Hutchinson,
Nicola Middlebrook and Sarah Bishop travel to the Puma Tennis Centre at Wigan, a week today, to play Archbishop Blanch School, from Liverpool, in the North West final.
I f they are successful, they will then go on to face the
winners'of the North Midlands final. The winners of that match then go on to face the North East finalists in Sheffield on Monday, November 23rd.
The national finals w ill be played at Telford Racquet Centre on Monday, December 7th.
Year ends on a high
CHATBUKN man Keith Knowles has completed his season by winning the QUAD bike section at the Wcston-Super-Mare
beach race. The race attracted around 800 riders, but only around 20
QUAD bike competitors took part, with Keith one o f the favourites for glory.
K illin g a 5U0 c.c. Suzuki, Keith started well, but was
held back when the chain came off the bike. A fter making an unscheduled pit stop. Keith came out in top
form and claimed a fine firat position and S8th place overall. A fte r a successful season, Keitli is now looking forward
FO R M E R b o x in g w o r ld champion John Conteh was guest speaker at French Con nection PC's sportsmen’s din ner, held at the Stn k House Hotel.
With comedian Sid Tate also e n te r ta in in g the 135
strong audience, the evening was a resounding success and helped raise v ita l cash fo r local spoiling clubs. The event raised around
£850 and the money wilt go to var ious causes, in c lu d in g
West Bradford playing fields committee, Waddington play ing fields committee, Bolton- bv-Bowland C r ic k e t Club, Clithcroe Cricket Club, Clith eroe FC and Clitheroe Sub Aqua Club. Organiser M r Peter Har
greaves thanked all the spon
sors who contributed and took part in the evening. Our p ic tu re shows John
.Robin Sharp, the chairman of Clitheroe Cricket Club.
Conteh shaking hands with to next season and possible challenges in both the Scottish
and British Championships. Tlie talented rider's performances this season would not
have been possible without the hard work of mechanic Nick Owen and Mick Bristow and Stuart Finley, who have helped
out at the beach races. for 1993.
The racer will now spend the winter searching for sponsors . .
Dominoes, runners-up — Rogues. I’layer-of-the- year — Sharon Ains worth. Sporting team — Settle High School A.
runners-up — RBL A. Cup — 1st, Wilsons A; 2nd, Kings Arms B. l’late
Division Two awards: League— Wilsons IJ,
Memorial League
D e L a c y a n d J u d g e c r u is e th r o u g h
THERE are four local sides still involved in the A t the weekend, De Lacy
Arms, who beat Redcap, and
Judge Wahncsley, who over came Fox and Hounds, joined W h a lle y W a n d e re rs and Langho, who went through last week. In the league, Langlio won th e ir Division Two match,
while i ll the th ird division, Calderstones went down in a close match against Woolpaek. Results: Cup — Redcap 0,
Dc Lacy Anns a; Judge Wal mesley 10, Fox and Hounds 2. D iv is io n One — K in g
Edward 3, Wha lle y Wan derers 1. Division Two — Langho •!,
Green Haworth 0. Division Three — Woolpack
2, Calderstones 1. Fixtures: Division One —
De Lacy Anns v Crown Scaf fold (Calderstones), Whalley Wanderers v Station (Whal- lev), Judge Walmesley v King Ellward (Roefield). D iv is io n Two — Br idg e
End v Langho (Helmshore). s Division Three — Calder-
Division One PW D L
’ Tommy Bulls....
to n e s v Black Dog (Calderstones).
8 5 2 I 17
Aing Kdwartl........... 7 2 1 4 7 Rquctiuct............... 7 1 3 3 G Pising Sun............. 8 2 0 G G
fudge W W
etflcx................ 7 2 2 3 8 K and.........: 8 2 1 5 7
Observatory..-.......... 7 7 0 0 21 Redcap................. 7 f> 1 1 1G Packet House........... 7 -1 12 13 I-ingho................. 8 4 1 3 13 Park Hotel............. 7 4 0 3 12 Witton Albion.......... 7 4 0 3 12 Peel Park............... 5 3 0 2 9 Rruwnhill Arms........ 0 2 2 2 8 Bridge Knd............. fi 2 0 4 G Fox and Hounds........ 5 2 0 3 G Green Haworth......... 7 0 l G I Graham & Brown...... 8 0 0 8 0
rinters Arms......... 7 1 1 5 4 Division Two PW1) L P
. Bay Horse.............. G 4 l 1 13 anxman..............., 7 4 1 ) I 14 Coolpack....:......... .. G 2 l 3 7
Wilpshire Hotel........ G 0 0 4 •> Crown Hotel............. • 7 0 1 G 1
alderstones........... S 1 2 n 5
Black Dog.............. 8 5 1 2 1G M
Division Three PWI) L P
Rose and Crown....... ., 7 4 1 2 13 ,Commercial lit!........ S 4 1 3 13
Clog and Billy.......... , 8 4 1 3 13 Travel Lines........... .. G 4 6 2 12 Ossie Allstars.......... G 3 0 3 9 Cosmopolitan.......... .. 7 2 3 2 9 W
.Swan................... (5 3 2 1 11 M almesley...... K 3 0 3 9 halley W
Station................. 7 5 1 1 1G De Lacy Arms......... 7 5 0 2 15 Crown Scaff............ 1
) 4 1 I 13
— Young Farmers; 2nd, Wilsons B. I’layers-of- the-year — Kate Stewart and S h e i la Dobson. Sporting leant — Young Ftirmers.
stoncs Trophy — Young Farmers. Chairman’s Trophy — Lisa Doltson.
Other awards: Calder- Courage League
L e a d e r s c o n f irm t h e i r p o s i t io n
Clillivroe KUFC 1st XV 2(i, Ihikinfichi KUKC 1st XV 19
CLITHEROE confirmed their to|)-of-the-table posi tion, oulscoring Dukinfiold threo tries to one, in a pul
sating Courage League match at Littlemoor. With tile town team retain- give Clitheroe a slender lead
ing the same side as the previ- of two points. This was then ous week, confidence was high th a t they could avenge last season’s defeat. But when they were .10-0
down after 20 minutes, things were looking a ny th in g but c o n f id e n t in the camp, as D u k in f ie ld used th e ir big forwards to fashion a con verted t ry , shortly followed by a penalty. Then, a f te r w e a th e r in g
another period of sustained pressure, C lith e ro e broke away and exerted th e ir own stranglehold on the Dukinfield
try-line. A fte r a series of powerful
drives, they were caught off side and Declan O’D u f fy kicked the penalty ju s t on the half-time whistle. Clitheroe, sensing that the Dukinfield pack were now t i r
ing, stepped up the pace. The forwards again provided the
pressure and the platform for O’Duffy
to dummy his way
over for Hcunnn converted to level the
scores. Dukinfield almost regained
the lead immediately with a penalty, but a try by full-back Dave Slinger, taking a short bail from a five metre scrum, p ut the town team on top again. The two fly-h alve s then traded a penalty apiece, to
cancelled out when the Dukin field fly-half dropped a goal to nose them ahead. With the match drawing to
i ts c lim a x , th e to u c h lin e crowd was le f t wondering whether the maroon and golds could come back again. The answer was yes, after
Clitheroe ran a penalty from half-way to make 20 yards before Dukinfield infringed in their panic to kill the ball. O’ D u f fy o b lig e d a gain
before Clitheroe sealed the result for good. Good line-out ball on the
right was quickly spun wide, fu ll-h a c k S lin g e r made an excellent bursL into the line before feeding big wing Mike Gonclla to power through some last ditch tackles for the score. This .was a f i t t in g end to
an excellent performance from .................
th e C l i th e r o e X V , w ho refused to accept defeat and rare try. Malcolm whose fitness and mental atti-
tude should bode well for the rest of the league campaign. On S a tu rd a y , C lith e ro e ente r ta in Aspull (k.o. 2-20
p.m.). Clithcroc: Slinger, Green, Tyas, Waterhouse, Gonella,
O’Duffy, Heanan, Proctor, Isherwood, Dubowski, Giles, D uxb u ry , T a y lo r , Holmes, McEntyrc.
Dcclan O'Duffy . . . vi tal points
Solid display Craven Heifer 2 RHCOR A 1.
CRAVEN HEIFER began on the attack, with Washhrook and Aspimvail looking danger ous up front. The away side took the lead
when a fine four-man move released T re v o r Robinson, who scored with ease. With the Craven defence solid and in total control, the forwards looked fo r more goals and Stornelli and Robinson both went close. With the second half only
minutes old, a long throw was turned in by Washbrook and the p la ye r then added his second and Craven’s fourth after a fine solo run. Although Burnley managed
to grab a goal hack from the penalty spot, they were never in the hunt and, but for some fine saves from the home team’s ’keeper, Craven would have won by a bigger margin. C raven H e i fe r : Devine,
Charnley, Robinson, Ke r r , Lord, Shears, Robinson, Stor n e l l i , S m ith , A s p in w a ll , Washbrook. Sub: Kay.
Snooker Low Moor top table
IN the Clitheroe anil District Snooker League, Low Moor B’s captain Ma rk Holmes, w ith tne season’s highest break of 50, led his side to a’ c o n v in c in g v ic to r y o v e r
Rimington A ami to top |>osi- tion in Division One. Last week’s leader Billing
ton A suffered a mauling at the hands of RBL A. A t the foot of the table Chatburn A are still unable to record a win and are floundering behind
the rest. in Division Two, Slaidburn
A recorded a narrow victory over Chatburn B, but this was
enough to leap frog them over th e ir “ B” teams who were well beaten by CSC A. Results. Division One — Wadding
ton B (8) 382, CSC B (6) 3S0: T. H. Walmsley 5S, B. Driver 00; B. Philip 77, C. Thorne 01; 1’. Nelson 60, M. Byrne 1)2; I. Hothersall 71, G. Tomlinson *10; M. Taylor (51, I. Cooper 57; I. Wa d din g to n *19, S. Duckworth 6-1. Rimington A (1) 319. L»w
m Tight at top
T I IE top four sides in the first division of the Ribble Valley Ladies' Dar ts League are separated by ju s t two points. Judge Walmcsley and Kings
Arms B stand locked together
a t th e to n , w ith C rave n Heifer ami RBL B chasing behind.
In Division Two, Black Bull
lead th e way, tw o p oin ts ahead of Commercial. Results: Division One —
Victoria t». Kings Arms A 2; Low Moor *1, Social Club A 2; RBL B 2, Dog and Partridge 5; C a tho lic SC 2, Craven Heifer 0; Kings Arms B 2, Petre Arms 5.
Division Two — Owd Neds
’7, While Horse 1; Social Club B 5, B illin g to n BC 2; Bay Horse 1, Cross Keys 7.
Points and positions: Divi
sion One — Judge Walmesley 28, Kings Arms B 28, Craven Heifer 27, RBL B 20, Petre Arms 22. Victoria 22, Kings Arms A 21, RBL A 21, Cath olic SC 21, Social Club A 20, Low Moor ID, New Inn 17, Dog and Partridge 1*1.
Division Two — Black Bull
27, Commercial 25, Bay Horse 22, Black Horse 22, Owd
Neds 21. Social Club B 20, Royal Ouk 20, Cross Keys 18, Buck Inn 18, White Horse 10, De Lacv Arms 15, Billington BC 15. *
The draw fo r the second
round o f th e Pat Dobson Memorial Trophy has been made and the matches are to be played next Tuesday.
Draw: Petre Arms v Black
Bull, Kings Arms B v Vic to r ia , White Horse v New Inn, Bay Horse v Low Moor, Black iforse v Social A, Buck Inn v RBL A, Craven v Com mercial, Roval Oak v Owd Neds.
Moor B (10) U7: D. Riley 36, D. Ireland 85; A. Riley 30, I \ Tray nor 81; J. Lund 65. T. Henshaw 8*1; F. Wrathall 88, S. Thompson 60; S. l ’ettv 81, S. Travnor 37; B. Swarorick *19. M . ‘Holmes 100. RBL A (12) 175. Billington
A (2) 282: J. Fort 92, R. Hil ton 55; A. Burgess 90, P. E llio tt 25; M. Alston 69, K. Wright 63; B. Hitchen 15. T. Rvdeheard 52; M. Graham 83, J.’Wild *11; A. Heywood 96, D.
Cox *16. Chalhurn A (1) 315, Wad
dington A (10) 311: D. Speak *15, B. Waddington 63; N.
Robinson 28, M. Dewhurst *17; P. Whittaker 89, J. Baines *13; M. Lawson *15. F. Coar 51; P. Craig 73, T. A. Makinson 66; G. Sunkin 35, J. Wooff 71. Cons ( I) 285, Station Hotel
(10) 352: D. Smith 56, A. Hall 67; F. Webster 37, G. Black burn 90; D. Count* 16. M. Herrington 57; I. Nash 65, D. LayeocK 28; P. Swales 03, C. Whittaker 50; T. Sunter *18, P. Stuart 60. Division Two — Slaidburn
A (8) 113, C hn lh urn B (0) 383: J. Jacques 53. L. Whit taker 72; L. McNulty 71, P. Parker 59; W. Jones 80, A. Bradshaw 53; B. Walker 71. A. Wilson 50; A. Watson 00, P. Wilson 73; G. Tedstono 0JI, S. Tomlinson 70. L ow M o o r A (0 ) 131:
R im in g to n B (S) 128: J . Shears 90, R. Holland 73; I. Perry 92, E. Harrison *15; J. Rimmer 57, J. Lund jn r9 1 ; A. Holmes 70, P. Winckley 83; N. Brown 00, D. A. Seed 70; G. Tyler 50. S. Winekley 00. CSC A (10) 102. Slnidhurn
B ( I ) 313: M. Davies 80. 0. Parker 78; A. Hall 09, D. Cowking 39; J. Griffiths 02, A. Rigbv 01: L. Dixon 0-1. N. Hinder 71; M. Plant 01. H. Carr 0-1; H. Hudson 00, bye. Pendle Club (1) 125, RBL
B (10) 183: S. Edmondson 50, C. Barlow 03; W. Wright 57, G. Swales 87; A. Proetor -IS, K. R. Walmsley 91; A. Garner 05, G. W a lm s le y 83; J . Holmes 82, B. Livesey 78; J. Schofield 123, D. Walmsley
01.
Points and positions. Division One — Low Moor
B 30, Billington A 32, CSC B 30, RBL A 30, Station 30, Rimington A 28; Waddington A 2-1, Conservatives 22, Bil lington B 20, Waddington B 18, Chatburn A 10. Division Two — Slaidburn
A 3-1, Slaidburn B 32, RBL B 30, CSC A 2*1, Police 2*1, Pen dle 22, Rimington R 22, Chat burn B 20, Low Moor A 10, Social U. Tonight’s fixtures. Division One — Chatburn A
v CSC B; Rim in gton A v Waddington A; Low Moor B v Billington A; Billington B v Conservatives; Waddington B v Station. Division Two — CSC A v
Chatburn B, Slaidburn A v Rimington B; Pendle v Low Moor A; Social v Police.
Going through the motions
H A V ING been crowned as the National Stock Car Points Champion for the sixth year running last week, John Lund continued his long season at the weekend. Starting at Bradford’s shale
track, John claimed first place in the heat, third in the final and fo u r th in th e Grand National. The following day lie travelled to Northampton’s tarmac c irc u it and secured second and third places in the heals. He then .claimed fourth position in the final and a fine f i r s t place in th e Grand National. Th e re are now ju s t s ix meetings left and this week-
end John competes at Coventry and Birmingham.
Buller in form
Judge Walmesley 10, Fox and Hounds 2
T H E J u d g e W a lm e s le y c ru ise d th ro u g h in to th e second round of the Memorial League knock-out cup with a 10-2 drubbing from Fox and Hounds. A superb double hat-trick
from Buller was the highlight of a fine team performance. In the firs t half, Buller cracked in two goals, with Hilton (2), Geddes and Dewhurst also on target. In the second half, Fox and
Hounds did manage two brea kaway goals, but four more strikes from Buller le f t the final re sult 10-2 in Judge’s favour.
Bowls meeting
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