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Clithcroe Advertiser it- Times, November 12th, 1002 23
Darts Royal Oak . in charge
THERE are clear leaders in all three divisions of the Clith- eroe and D is t r ic t D a r ts League. * In the firs t division, Royal Oak A lead the way, with *18 points, ahead o f main chal lengers Kings Anns A. Craven Heifer B stand at
the top of tlie second division, with 33 points, two points ahead o f Rihblcsdale Wan derers and RBL, who stand in
joint second place. - Victoria stand proud at the
top of Division Three, way ahead of Brown Cow and Mil lington, in second and third places. Points and positions: Divi
sion One — Royal Oak A *18, Kings Arms A *10, .Judge Wal- mesley 39, CCWMC A 37, Pendle Witch 80, Millington
BC A 28, Dog and Partridge 27, Black Bull 28, New Inn A 22, Black Horse A 20, Horse shoe A 17, Commercial 10. D ivision Two — Craven
H e ife r B 88, Ribble sd a le Wanderers 81, RBL 81, Kings
Arms B 2G, Low Moor Club 2G, Cross Keys 2*1, Royal Oak B 22, Swan with Two Necks 21, Black Bull 18, De Lacy Arms 18. * Division Three — Victoria
*17, Brown Cow 80, Millington BC B
87, Station 80, Craven Heifer A 2G, Black Horse B 22, Social Club 21, C lith e ro c FC 18, Horseshoe B 12. k Fixtures: Divisional knockout: Divi
88, Dog and Partridge
sion One — Millington BC A v Royal Oak A, CCWMC A v Dog and Partridge, Commer cial v Black Horse A, Judge Walmesley v Kings Arms A or Pendle Witch. r Division Two — Ribbles dale Wanderers v Kings Arms B, R BL v Black Bull, Low M o o r v Swan w i th Two Necks, Craven Heifer B v Dc Lacy Arms. * Division Three — Social Club v Brown Cow, Clitheroe FC or Black Horse B v Cra- Ven Heifer A, Dog and Par tridge v Horseshoe B, New Inn B v Millington BC B.
'TOB^BmBS&SBSraSBSaaEBSBlH&HZEEBEraHSBSEBk, Ladies’ darts
AFTER beating Craven have moved to the top of
Ladies’ Darts League first Last week’s leaders .ludjje
Walmesley slipped to second, despite beating Social Clnb A 5-ii.
I ’etre Arms moved up to
third position, after beating UHL it (i-2 and are within s t r ik in g d is ta n c e o f th e leaders.
In th e second d iv is io n ,
Black Bo ll stretched th e ir lead at the top to five points with a (i-2 victory over Bil-
lington BC. Owd Neds moved into con
tention with a 7-1 crushing of Commercial and now stand in second place.
Results: Division One —
Dog and Partridge J, Low Moor d; Social Club A 2,
Judge Walmesley fi; RBI, A -I, Victoria d; Kings Arms A f>. New Inn 2; Craven Heifer 1, Kings Arms It 7; I’etre Arms (i, RBI, It 2. Division Two — Cross Keys
Kings Arms go top Heifer 7-1, Kings Arms It
f the Clitheroe and District division.
r>. Social Club It 2; Billington BC 2, Black Bull (i; Commer cial 1, Owd Neds 7; White Horse d, De
I.acy Arms d; Black Horse d, Royal Oak d.
Points and positions: Divi
sion One — Kings Anns It 25, Judge Walmesley 22, Petrc Arms 2!l, RBL It 28, Craven Heifer 28. Victoria 27. Kings Arms A 2IJ, RBL A 25, Social Club A 22, Low Moor 22, Catholic SC 21, New Inn 20, Dog and Partridge 18. Division Two — Black Bull
22,. Owd Neds 28. Black Horse 2(i, Commercial 20, Royal Oak 2d, Cross Keys Bay Horse 22, Social Club It
22,
22, White Horse 20, De Lacy Arms 10, Buck Inn 18, Bil
lington BC 17. High scores: Division One
— C. Britton (RBL A) M0, P. Cattermolc (Victoria) 122, A. Brown (Low Moor) 122. Division Two — A. Briggs (Cross Keys) 12d.
Snooker
A f r i c a n r a l l y g l o r y f o r c o - d r i v e r J o h n
WORLD class rally co-driver John Meadows earned his place in the record books when he retained the Ivory Coast Rally title last week.
with long-term partner Kenjiro Shinozuka, was not interested in what had gone before and they made their own piece of history by winning Lhe title in truly dramatic style.
round 12 of the M round World Rally Championship, which comes to a fitting climax
The rally makes up
with the RAC Rally at the end of this month.
treacherous conditions and reputation of the Ivory Coast event, the majority of the top teams have an unwritten agreement to stay away and this gives the other outfits and drivel's a chance to claim glory and world
Due to the often
and with the same drivers, have won the rally back to back before. However, John, along
No team in the same car
days, two shorter than last year, the rally covered an incredible 3,200km, taking the cars through jungle and forest and over fiat, but depending on the unpredictable weather, often very dusty or extremely wet tracks. “Although it is overcast
championship points. Stretched over three
every day, it is very humid and one day the temperature reached 3S degrees,” said John.
John’s challenge certainly did not begin with a bang and after the first day, Kenjiro was ready to (lack up and go home.
when some water from the wet track got into the Mitsubishi Galant VR-J’s
The problems started
engine and it started to
misfire.This eventually broke
Bass North West Counties’ League
C l i t h e r o e d e f l a t e d b y b a t t l i n g B u r s c o u g h
Burscough 2, Clilheroc 1
STILL looking demoralised after their FA Vase defeat earlier in the week, Clitheroe struggled to find their true form again Burscough in a
what lacklustre display and did not seem to have the drive and Hair needed to come away with a result. The match started with the
the Bass North West Counties’ League first division. Clitheroe gave a some
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came to nothing. After 20 minutes, Clitheroe had the hall in the net, after
Hcyes had connected with a Monk cross, hut the goal was disallowed for off-side.
This decision then proved
home side on top and the Clitheroc defence came under inspection in the opening minutes, w ith Colin James and G a ry M a n le y b o th impressing.
C lith e roe even tua lly got
into the match, w ith Mark Ilcyes and lan Monk manag ing shots, which unfortunately
co stly fo r C lith e ro e when after 80 minutes Burscough took the lead. Brendan Doyle made a surging run down the r ig h t wing. Thu player shot straight at Clithcruu ’keeper Denis Underwood, but the shot hit the player’s chest and rebounded out for Cohn Staf ford to score an easy goal.
To th e ir credit, Clithcroe Shawbridge topics
TALENTED teenager Damien Birch has been selected to represent Lancashire at under ISs level.
Rihhle Valley 1, Pciullc 0
P LA Y IN G their first league •game o f the season, Rioble iValley were hoping for a fine result. Decked out in their new kit,
‘bought thanks to the* gencros- j t y of the parents o f last sea son's team and a hefty dona- * t io n f r o m R y a n ’ s o f •Longridgc, the side settled ouickly and impressed from tne start.
; Pendle, having won th e ir previous two games in the L a n c a s h ire School B o y s ’ League, were full of optimism at tne s tart. However, with Jtibble Valley in form, the away side were soon battling to stay in touch. R ib b le V a l le y ’ s e a r ly pressure paid o ff when Midd-
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are.all (pensive and ;the vards are made
to.try id. reduce the,linanT. al.burden placed.on, ese individuals, .nr The' grants .range Bfn';E50i:toiE200,and e; presented., to, appli- 1 n t s • w h o ‘ s h o w. a >od. regional :standardJ
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iproaching fast.-'-!, -i': '. TheV:g rants;;, which' eimabeibyithe counj- l ’ss:Recreation:.arid‘ Jsure'.Commlttee.’are !signod to;:assisL lentedvyou’ng'. sportsV 0 ri’( a n d ;wo me ni t o- ogress in; theiriChor; n sport J, • ' • l , Th e com m l i te e cognises: that ■
Grants,: is. trains
iply should .contact iBble Valley Council
Anyonerwishing ,to their sport.,..',, *
5111) and forms must e "s u b m i 11 e d: .b y Bvember 30th.
;■ Combat king
•Freestyle Karate competition. i YVitli *17 competitors taking ‘p a r t , in c lu d in g some from •Europe, the standard was ’h igh and the Clitheroe boy
»was certainly not out of-his
•depth. s Michael, a ju n io r green
'belt. is a member of the Ghth- leroe Yawa ra Ryu J u ji ts u *Club, which meets a t the aTrinity Youth Centre ini Clith- Eeroe and has been involved in *jnartu’i arts for about three
'Augustine’s RC High School, M illing to n , competed in the boys’ section of the National
M A R T IA L a r ts exponent Michael Bisping claimed third place in a national karate com petition, held in Manchester. Michael (18), a pupil at bt
lcton broke through on the r ig h t and beat the ’keeper with a fine shot.
Ribble Valley continued to
bold th e u p p e r hand and c e n t r e fo rw a r d F a g a n increased their lead when he
forced the ball over the line, fo l lo w in g good w o rk in midfield.
'Plie home side were now
in rampant mood and Scho field was unlucky when his fine free-kiek was disallowed for off-side.
The Ribble Valley were not
to be denied and soon after Stoddart put them further in front.
A t th is p o in t, the home team eased o f f and this let
Pendle back into the match. Despite enjoying more of the ball, Pendle could not pene t r a te th e R ib b le V a lle y defence, which stood firm all afternoon.
The second half billowed a similar pattern as the firs t,
with Kibble Valley making all the running. U n f o r lu n a t e 1y , th e
forwards were caught off-side on a number of occasions and
i t w a s n ’ t u n t i l m idw a y through the half that Fagan increased the lead.
This proved to be the last
goal of the game, but Ribble Valley kept battling and went c lo s e on a nu m b e r o f
Confidence is unfounded
Vernon Cams 1st XI 8
FIELDING a strong side, Clillieroe were confident of a good result going into this match. Confusion prior to kiek-off,
regarding a colour clash of s tr ip , robbed the Clitheroe
club o f a proper warm-up or te am ta lk . Th e o p e n in g
•exchanges reflected this as the visitors got on top from the s ta r t, p utting the home defence under pressure. Having weathered the early
s to rm C li th e ro e s te a d ily i m p r o v e d a n d m o u n t e d several attacks of their own.
Proctor was unlucky not to score after a penalty corner had been slipped to her by Amanda Parker.
Rough test
H AVING claimed the under lGs National Canoeing Cham- lionship, Clitheroe’s Konrad lisping took part in a d iv i
sional race, held on the River Dee, full of confidence. Unfortunately, conditions
pkBi:
were e xtrem ely harsh and Konrad failed to finish, losing his canoe and a set of paddles. Other Ribble Valley competi tors Stuart Brass and Gareth Jones were in better form and both claimed top
This weekend, Konrad trav 20 positions.
els up to Barnard Castle to compete in a Division B race. Having claimed the champion ship and promotion to D ivi sion B this season, the young and talented canoeist has ful filled his aims for the season. - A lw a y s s t r i v i n g f o r
improvement, Konrad is now pushing hard for promotion to Division A, ready for next season. Unfortunately, canoeing is
an e x p e n s iv e s p o r t and Konrad is hoping that some:
local organisations o r busi nesses could help him in his
challenge in 1993. I f th e r e is a n y b o d y
interested in backing the top paddler, they should r in g Chtheroe 29719 after G p.m.
Vernon Cams opened the*
scoring, when a breakaway attack resulted in an excellent goal being scored from a nar row angle. W ith in minutes Clitheroe responded, when
Mortimer took the ball in and scored following another pen alty corner, only for it to be
disallowed on a technicality. Be h in d .a t halt- tim e , the
home side began the second h a lf encouragingly. Parker had an attempt on goal, fol lowing a fine Irec hit hy Jayne Seed. However, i t was the visitors who extended th e ir lead, making the most o f a chaotic home defence to score a second. Clitheroe then squandered
a great chance to get back into the match when M o r tim er took the ball th ro u gh the defence, but shot straight at the keeper who deflected i t wide. The opposition really took
Clitheroe 1st XI 0,
for Clitheroe Reserves this season and will this weekend travel to Wor kington with the county squad, to take on Cumber land in the FA Association youth competition. A fte r Clitheroe’s defeat at
Damien has turned out
the hands of Burscough, the first team face a real test this Saturday when they take on h ig h - f ly in g Chadderton at Shawbridge (k.o.
the Bass North West Coun ties’ League first division.
8 p.m.) in Clitheroe Reserves, who
had no match at the weekend due to a waterlogged pitch, return to action with an away match against Colne Legion in the BTS East Lancashire
Morale boost Clilheroe Youth 1
Hapton Villa 1. A F T ER going down to an
early goal, Clitheroe battled to get back into this match. in the second half, having
made some changes, Clitheroe started to tick, with Lord and Clough a constant threat. The equaliser came from Birch, with a
Soon aVter Birch added a 20 yard screamer.
second from a header and McEnt.vre connected with a corner to make the score
in Clitheroe’s favour. The fourth goal came when
Lord and Clough combined for the former to score with a low shot.
League first division (k.o. 2-
15 p.m.). Next Tuesday, Bacup Bor
ough are the visitors to Shaw bridge for a Floodlit League encounter (k.o. 7-80 p.m.). The club is holding its AGM
tomorrow night, in the club house, starting at
anyone interested is welcome to attend. Proving to be a busy week
8 p.m. and
at Shawbridge, the ground is the s e t t in g to n ig h t fo r an inter-league cup semi-final between Blackburn and Dis tr ic t and South Ribble (k.o. 7-
80 p.m.). Entrance costs i l l for adults
and fiOp for OAP’s and chil dren and with four local play ers included in the Blackburn side.
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Newcastle Town........ 17 !> l 7 2S KlaekiN
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1alford City......... ... 15 7 :l 5 21 K I iluitlev... .... 17 7 3 7 21
iilsgrove Atli...... .... IS 5 1 1 (Penrith.............. .... 15 5 1 l>19
Skelmerstlalc........ .... 17 3 3 11 12 Klaek|*mil Ktivers... .... 17 1 1 12 "
Nantwieli Town..... ... !.’ M
arwen............. .... 15 1 3 S 15 aine Koatl......... .... 14 -1 2 S 1 > i 7 1 13
Krotlft.nl PA............ 13 7 1 .V22 2, White Bull 5; Anchor Inn Kaeup Konmglt.......... IS i; •1 .8 22 8, Buck Inn *1; Strategy Club
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1-8 Kt Helens Town.......... 15 -1 5 li 17 Dli.xton.............. .... M 1 3 7 15 -1
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8; Three Rivers A
did not fold and began to bat tle back, w ith the defence looking more solid and mid field working hard.
The busy Monk was denied
a goal when the Burscough ’keeper tipped over a fine attempt. Showing patience, Clitheroe continued to press and were rewarded w ith a goal in the 59th minute. Monk played a neat move w ith Micky Graham, who finished the run with a fine goal.
A t this point, Clitheroe pro
bably thought they had done enough to snatcb a poin t. However, Burscough had not finished ye t and w ith only minutes left they grabbed a late k ille r goal to well and truly sink the Blues’.
The impressive Doyle took
the ball to the by-line and crossed for Gary Harrison to smash the ball into the net.
take on Chadderton at Shaw bridge (k.o.
be hoping to get back to win ning ways.
On S a tu rd ay , C lith e ro e 8
p.tn.) and will
C li th e ro e : Underwood,
James, T a t te rs a ll, Adams, M a n I e y , D a w son, M o n k , Bu tch e r , Graham, Hcyes, B u r s n e l l . Su b s: Y o u n g , Keighley.
Unbeaten record
S T IL L topping the table in the Three Rivers Gishurn and District Pool League are the unbeaten Three Rivers B, after a 5-2 away win over the Wanderers.
Hot on the heels of the lead
ers are the Fosters Arms. An impressive display from the White Bull side keeps them up with the leaders, they won 5-2 at the Three Rivers Coun try Club.
Results: Greyslones 0, Fos
ters 7: Black Bull 5, Pendle Hotel 2; Wanderers 2, Three Rivers B 5; New Inn A -1, New Inn B
8, Copy Nook A. Points and positions: Three
Rivers B 2G, Fosters Arms 2G, White Bull 2*1, Buck Inn 22, New Inn A 21, Anchor Inn 19, Black Bull 18, Copy Nook 17, Pendle Hotel 1G. Three Rivers A IG, Wanderers 15, New Inn B 18, Strategy Club 11, Groystones Lodge 7.
Mick Graham . . . sin- Jflc K»:*I
Winter league is underway
THE Clitheroe and D istrict W in te r Pool League sta r ts tonight, with matches to be plaved in al! four divisions. Fixtures: Premier League
— White H a r t v V ic to r ia , Kings Arms B v" Commercial A, Lord Nelson v Kings Arms A, Cross Keys A v Dog and Partridge, Copy Nook v De Lacy Arms. Division One — Station v
New Inn A, Wilpshire Hotel v Craven H e ife r A, RBL v Waggon and H o rs e s A , Horseshoe A v Royal Oak A, Pcndle H otel B v H ig h e r Muck. Division Two — Black Bull
v Cross Keys B, Waggon and* Horses B v Wh ite Horse, Craven H e ife r B v P e trc Arms, New Inn B v Pendle Hotel A, Royal Oak B v Buck Inn A. Division Three — Brown
Cow v Black Horse, Buck Inn B v Swan and Royal, Com mercial B v Horseshoe B, Castle v White Lion. The S um m e r L e a g u e 's
annual presentation w ill be held tomorrow night at Clith eroe RBL, starting at
8 p.m.
Goals thriller Clilheroc Youth 1
YMCA 1, 5
DESPITE s ta r t in g on top, Clitheroe found themselves behind in this match when Y M C A sco r e d w i t h a breakaway. P la y in g im p re s s ive one
touch football, Clitheroe equa lised when Mankowski scored from a free-kick. YMCA hit hack again with a goal, only fo r C lith e ro e to e qualise aga in , th is tim e th ro u g h M cE n ty rc . The h a lf ended with Bassett grabbing a third goal for the away side. A fte r the break, Clitheroe
made some changes and added further goals through McEn tyrc (2), and Crabtree. A t this point, the away team relaxed and the YMCA staged a mini recovery, h it tin g two quick goals, to leave the final score G-l to Clitheroe.
second turbo failed as well and the team were pushed right back down the field, having lost one-and-a-half hours. Usually it would be
the turbo charger and the pair had to limp to the nearest service area. Unfortunately, the
m a®
Leaders impress
IN the Clitheroe and District 1
Snooker League, Low Moor B j won the top of Division One * table clash against near rivals * B illin g to n A and maintain their top position.
Station Hotel are the only j
unbeaten "team and, w ith a ^ game in hand, are beginning { to look like one o f the t it le i contenders.
In Division Two{ Slaidburn »
impossible to make up such a deficit, but with many of the other <15 entries enduring hardships and breakdowns, the pair, helped by some superb driving from Kenjiro, managed to pull back to seventh place at the end of day one.
Japanese driver threw caution to the wind and gave his all, eventually muscling into third place, ready for a committed battle on the third and final day.
On the second day, the
Having pulled back from such a terrible start, John
A had a narrow victory over ] Rimington B to keep hold of ♦ the top spot. Police,'with a \ good away win at Social Club » jump into second spot. Results:
Division One — Low Moor •
B (10) 189, B illing to n A ( I ) i 811: Scott Thompson 100, K.
and Kenjiro were not be denied.
final day to go, they had got up to second place and with too much of a gap between themselves and the leader, it looked as if second place would have to be good enough.
With a quarter of the
Gregoirie De Meuvius, driving a Group N works Nissan, blew his engine, letting the Mitsubishi through for a worthy and
However, the leader,
Clitheroe, a delighted John said: “Kenjiro did not
famous victory. Now back at work in
put a foot wrong and nei ther did the team and mechanics, who managed to mend the car at each service without losing one minute."
Mitsubishi were also delighted, because up until the Ivory Coast event, only Toyota and Lancia had actuallv won
The powers that be at Memorial League
AFTER beating Crown Scaffold 2-1, the De Lacy moved into second place in the Blackburn Memorial
Whalley help local rivals
League first division. The* De Lacy jumped ahead Division Two — Langho v
of Station, who were beaten Peel Park (Langho). hy Whallev Wanderers G«l.
down against King Edward (Calderstones). and slipped to ninth place in the table. In th e second d iv is io n ,
Langho beat Bridge End anil moved up to third place, while iu Division Three, Calder stones went down against Black Dog. Results: Division One — De
Lacy Arms 2, Crown Scaffold 1; Judge Walmeslev 2, King Edward
derers G, Station •!. D iv is io n Two — Bridge
So Lacy Arms.... Station Anns.....
Tommy Kails..... D
8; W h a lle y Wan A almesley.. udge W
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halley W
End 0, Langho 2. Division Three — Calder
stones 0, Black Dog 2. Fixtures: Division One —
Judge Walmesley v Whalley Wanderers (Roelield), Station
v De Lacy Arms (Wilsons).
Wanderers hit six
Whalley Wanderers (i. Station I
ENDURING an inconsistent season in th e B la c k b u rn Memorial League firs t d iv i sion, Whalley Wanderers got back to winning ways with a G-l victory over high-flying Station. F ie ld in g a s tro n g side,
Whalley started well, with the home attack proving much too quick for the Station defence. However, the chances were missed and Station h it hack with a well taken goal to go into the lead. Whalley dug in and were
rewarded w ith fo u r quick goals to put them in a strong position at the turnaround. A ll four goals came down
tlie left wing, with a quartet of Whalley players all proving too hot to handle. Goals from
Sam Chapman (2), Richard Quinn and Lee K e a rs le y stunned the Station. A t the other end. the Rish-
ton side's strikers were a con stant th re a t and they man aged to grab a second before half-time.
ness showing. However, series o f missed chances gave Station hope and they pulled the score back to *
to see man-of-the-match Craig Dewhurst score at the other end for Whalley. With 15 minutes to play,
1- 8, only
Station made it 5-1, setting up the match for a thr illing cli max. Showing great commit ment, Whalley then made the result safe when Dewhurst sprin te d through from the halfway line, before rounding the 'keeper and tapping the ball over the line. Wha lle y 'ke ep e r M a r tin
W a r d w *a s o u ts ta n d in g th ro u g h o u t and th e team showed great character to pull through! Whallcy Wanderers: Ward,
Crown Scaffolds.... M W
wan Hotel....... ot flex........... K ndrs...
Pising Sun........ rinters Anns....
Observatory.......... .. S S 0 I) 21 IU
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Graham anil Krown...... 9 9 0 9 9 Dbision Three PW1) t. P
Krownhill Anns...... . .7 2 2 3 s Kridge Kntl........... ..7 2 0 ft 9 Green Haworth....... .. v
Park Hotel............ .. S 5 0 3 If) Packet House......... .. S 1 1 3 13 Witton Albion........... 8 1 0 » 12 Peel Park............. .. f» 3 (1 3 9 Koxantl Hounds...... .. <
1nlr.i|».................. S 3 1 1 19 -nigho............... .. 9 5 1 3 19
1 3 0 3 :♦ S l 1 (> 4
Kay Horse............ .. 7 5 1 1 19 Tosc ami Crown..... ... S 5 1 2 19 M
Kack Dog............ .. 9 t» 1 2 19 M
ravel lanes......... ... 7 o 0 2 If) Canxman................ S 4 2 2 tl
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Commercial Hotel.... .. S I 1 3 13 Wlog ami Killy........ ... 9 1 1 1 13 Ooolsack................ 7 3 1 3 19 Cssie Allstars........ ... 7 3 It 1 9 W o|Hilitan............ S 2 3 3 y Cilpshire Hotel...... .. 7 1 2 1 5 Calderslmies......... .. 9 1 2 <; 5
Five alive
Kimington 5, Ilelmshorc 2
REMINGTON recorded an emphatic victory wiLh a fine attacking display in this East Lancs Division One match. With Leach, Carney and
Mason back in th e side, Kimingtou looked the much stronger team. The home team were a con
stant threat with McCullough a n d C a r n c y p r o v i d i n g
In the second half, the game, ammunition fo r wide men
opened up, with Whalley s fit- Dewhurst and Mason to run at the defenders. I t was front man Gardner who put Rimington into the
lead. Hclmshore responded with
chances of th e ir own in the first half, but goalkeeper Gra ham Tomlinson kept them at bay w ith a s t r in g o f fine saves. After the interval, Riming
ton weathered more Helm- shore pressure before taking th e m a tc h b y s to rm themselves. Mason and Carney played a
neat one-two on the r ig h t before Carney scored with a deflected shot. Two minutes later Riming
Mossop, Chapman (D), War- way fine and found Mason on <len, S ta n le y , D ew h u rs t , the right. He sent a searching Kunrsloy, Lee, Quinn, Chap- pass down the wing for Car man (S), Chapman (T). Subs: ney to latch onto and fire Walker, Foster.
Derby win
West Bradford 5. Grindleton 8
IN a tough local derby, West Bradford defeated neighbours Grindleton 5-8. The match stalled well for
ch arg e o f th e rem a in in g period and the Clitheroe team were lucky only to concede one more goal. W i th th e w h o le te am
equally to blame for this dis appointing result, changes to the formation and line-up are envisaged. Next week, Clitheroe travel
to Witton Park to plav old rivals Darwen and Blackburn.
Healthy results
A H E A LTH Y set of results were registered by Roefield Badminton Club. The Roefield A team drew
eight games m the first divi sion match with Independents A, but lost on points. The fourth division B team
had a solid 10-fi away win at St Aidans. Roefield’s C team, playing
in the filth division, won away al RO*k’M by a resounding
margin of 18-8.
WORLD famous canoeist Gareth Marriott presented the prizes at Clitheroc and District Canoe Club’s
annual presentation, held at the Moorcock Inn,
«il\rr»i* mmlnl in t.ho Cl
Waddington. Gareth, who- claimed a
cUlaa al lias \ uai a Ol.vlll- pic Games, handed out the silverware at the dinner and the following day com peted in a special canoeing challenge at Barrow Lodge.
dance fromjjw local Guide — Claire P e te rs (St
Awards:. Best atten - ;
Mary’s). Best attendance from a local Scout — Dan iel Heyworth (Whalley). Most improved Guide — Jennifer Morton (Loyola). Most improved Scout — Graham Holt (St Mary’s). Best Scout ra c e r — Konrad Bisping (Clitheroe Venture). Best Guide
racer — Tracey Wood ward (St Paul’s). Total Trophy — 2nd Longridge
; Guides.* Clubman Trophy — Gem Lees. Canoeist, of
the year — Jane Brewer. Instructor Trophy — Gem
Lees. Best open class can oeist— Jane Brewer.
away and were reward led with 2-
The away side then struck two quick second half goals to
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go into the lead, only for West ^Bradford to claw th e ir way back with a Ratcliffe goal. In the last 20 minutes, West
B ra d fo rd emerged as the stronger o utfit and they took the lead when Hickling scored with a cross that confused the Griiulleton 'keeper. • The same player then made
>3. * W e s t B r a d fo r d : C o le -
bourne, Pye, Williams, Par- kington (G), Parkington (W), Watkins, Suddworth, luce, Ratcliffe, Foster, Hickling. Sub: Niven.
the home side, with Ratcliffe winning a penalty and Wat kins converting in style. More pressure from West Bradford then resulted in a second goal for Watkins. Grindleton kept plugging '
a goal before h a lf- t im e to leave the score at
centre into Leach, who scored with a superb diving header at the far post. Rimington went four goals
ahead when Gardner scored from close range after a free- kiek was crossed in by the s u b s t itu te B ra ithw a ite . I t needed a very good finish for the visitors to finally find a way past Tom lin so n , b u t Rimington missed a chance to immediately retain their four goal advantage when the Hclmshore keeper made a fine penalty save. However, a fifth goal soon
arr ive d , thanks to another piece o f opportunism from Gordon Leach, who fired in an
unstoppable scoring shot. Helmshore gained a second
consolation goal after a goal mouth scramble when the- home defence failed to clear. This was an excellent team
the result safe with a second ^ ;i;n ... t i ' n . / c ” ; . ' / ' ! . ' ' Ro:il to make the final score
• th e R im in g to n team v is i t Clifton.
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performance by a re-organ ised Rimington o u t f it , w ith the sweeper system working well thanks to Lee Burgess’s display. I t was a credit to the team’s attitude that they did not succumb to .Helmshore’s
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R im in g to n : Tom lin so n , Buckle, Hodgson, Richards,
Burgess. Carn e y , - Mason, McCullough, Gardner, Leach,^ Dewhurst. Sub: Braithwaite..
ton extended their lead with the goal o f the name. Leach picked up the ball on the half
Division Three — Caltler-
The Judge Walmesley went s to n e s v T r a v e l L in e s Division Olio
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championship events in 1992.
plans for the future, John is now looking forward to the thrills and spills of the RAC Rally, but this time from the safety of his armchair.
With no immediate
— ,1 ohn (bottom right) and Kenjiro (bottom left) with their trophies. Right — The Mitsubishi Galant VR-J in full flight.
Our pictures show: Left
Wriglit 05; P. Travnor 9*1, J. ! Wild 2*1; T. Henshaw 58, K. ; Yeoman S3; M. Holmes 83, ) R. Hilton *11; S. Traynor 9G, • 1‘. Elliott 29; D. Ireland G A. Kvdeiicrd 72.
Billing to n B (12) 118, Con- ]
servatives (2) 372: J. Gibson < 78, I. Nash 51; R. Ormiston J 75, N. Reynolds GO; A. Dean t 72, T. Sunter S7; M. Unwin i G7, P. Swales G2; D. Stewart • G-t, I). Coupe 5G; J. Ainsworth ’< G
2, F. Webster 5G. •
dington A (10) 3G1: A. Riley • 55, B. Waddington G
Pettv G3, M. Dewhurst *11; D. ’ Riley 50, J. Cotton GO; G. • Smith 57, F. Coar GO; F.
Rimington A (A) 332, Wad- ‘ 8; S*.
Wrathall 58, T. A. Makinson • •18; J. Lund •19, J. WooffS-l. W a d d in g to n B (2) 331,
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S ta tio n Hotel (12) -118: M. j Taylor 52, A. Hall
dington G9, M. Herrington *13; \ B. Phillip 52; D. Lavcock GG; I. Hnthcrsull 31, C. Whittaker • 7*1; A. Herd 01, G. Blackburn » 03; T . W a lm s le y GG, P. * Stewart
8d; I. Wad- •
Chatham A (G) 313, CSC B ; (8) -115: D. Speak GO, B. !
88. Cooper 71; G. Simkin 35, S. y
Driver 53; A. Hogdson *18, M. B ►Tile 87; P. Whittaker GG, I. :
Duckworth 81; M. Lawson GG, ‘ G. Tomlinson G-l; P. Clark 08, C. Thorne 59.
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A (9) Rimington B (G)102:J. ! Jacques 75, T. Harrison 5*1; L. x
• McNulty 81, J. Lund 53; G. \ Tedstone 73, P. Winkley 80; i A. Watson GO, R. Holland G-l;/ B. Walker 87, S. Winkley 50; r W. Jones 30, D. A. Seed 95. CSC A (
((>) 388: M. Davies 09, P. Parker
Wilson *17; J. Griffiths 70, L. 88, A.
Whittaker 08. Pendle Cluh (G) 110, Low
M o o r C lu b A (8) -1-19: A. 8 *1; J . H o lm e s G
Proctor 01, A. Hover 78; A . ' Garner 75, G. T y le r G*l; W. W r ig h t 82, J. Shear 75; S.. Edmondson 50, N. Parkinson
88. S. McDonald 07. Social Club (1) 895, Police:
O’Rourke 8*1; J. Nedeljkovic
(10) -105: J. Roberts 105, S.; Griffiths 30; J. Burgess *10, P.* Bortnik 81; M. Yates 7*1, F. Booth 72; N. Gehlard 51, P. Craig 73; V. Adcroft 03, R. Brown 73; D. Ferguson 50, I. Hartley 70. Points and positions:
Division One — Low Moor
B 10, Station *12, CSC B 38, Billington A 30, Waddington A 3-1, Billington B 32, Rimmg- ton A 32, RBL A 30, Conser vatives 2*1, Waddington B 20, Chathurn A 10. Division Two — Slaidburn
rown Hotel......... .. S 0 1 7 1
A *12, Police 3*1, CSC A 32, Slaidburn B 32, RBL B 30, Pendle 28, Rimington B 28/ Chatburn B 20, Low Moor A 2-1, Social 18. Tonight’s fixtures: Division One — Station v
C h a t b u rn A , CSC B v Rimington A, Waddington A v Billington A, Billington B v Wadrlington B. Conservatives v RBL A. Division Two — Rimington
B v CSC A, Pendle Club v Slaidburn A, Slaidburn B v Police, RBL B v Social Club.
Stylish showing Craven Heifer 7,
Irish League FC 3
THE firs t 20 minutes of this match were even, with both sides testing the ’keepers. I t was the Craven who set
tled first and they went into th e lead when Rob in son
headed a fine goal. In th e se co n d -h a lf, the
match went goal crazy and Craven increased th e ir lead when Charnley headed in his side’s second goal. Now in rampant mood, Cra
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Bradshaw 5*1; M. Plant 82, S. Tomlinson 55; H. Hudson 75, P. Wilson 70; L. Dixon
8) 127, Chathurn B 88; A. H all *13, A.
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ven increased their lead again when Stornelli fed Washbrook for a fine s tr ike . The same player then headed Craven’s fourth and then fed Shears to score Craven’s fifth. Kerr then connected with a
and Craven relaxed, which let the Burnley side back into the match and they grabbed three quick goals, before H ar r is added Craven’s seventh to end the scoring. Craven H e ife r : Devine,
Gupta, Robinson, Kerr, Lord, Shears, Robinson, Stornelli; Smith, Washbrook, Charnley. Subs: Aspimvall, Harris.
Points target
WITH ju s t two weeks of com-’ p etitio n le f t in the cu r ren t’ National Stock Car Cham pionship, Rimington's John Lund is aiming to end the sea son on a high. c Having already retained the
nhampionship, the driver is pow looking to top 3,000
p Last weekend, John com-' oints for the season.
mingham and recorded some fine results. .
f rd position in the heat, pourth in the final and first
s ted at Birmingham and
eted at Coventry and'Bir thiAt Coventry, he claimed
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lace in the Grand National. : pe The following day. he com
ver 2,800 points, with four : meetings to go.
Hednesford.
- This weekend, the Ribble Valley man faces a trip to the Midlands yet again, with races at Long Eaton and
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corner to make the score 6-0
ecured second place in the heat, fifth in the final and fourth in the Grand National. < o ’ This leaves him with just
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