C lit have Advertiser S: Times, March 17th, .lit lieme (tiditimalj, atldtiii (Adveiiisi-nq). Hnrttlei/ 4UJJJJ (Clithbijied). iSPORT New era for local sport


The establishment of a Kibble Valley Sports Council has been given a kick-start by local sporting


organisations.Some 50 re p re s e n ta t iv e s by en su r in g th a t th e re is f rom d i v e r s e s p o r t i n g opportunity for all to partici- in te re s ts from all over the pate, improve and reach their area gave their support to the full p otential. This can be venture at a public meeting, ach iev ed by co -o p e ra tio n held in the borough council between well-organised clubs chamber.


which are ambitious to sue-


Smith said: “The turnout and youth and the disabled. e n th u s i a sm t h a t p e o p le showed on the evening was beyond my wildest dreams. We have come a long way in one night!”


C h a irm a n Coun. David ceed and develop policies for • To raise standards — by


ley Directory of Sport. A second public meeting • To o f fe r su p p o r t and


Thu nieeting t'oinddeil with f(', .mance at l)0i h individual he hiunch of the Kihide Val- aniI dal, level,


offering clubs the facility to train members in administra­ t io n , coaching and d e v e l­ opment and to promote per-


was arranged for April 12th, back-up to sporting organisa- when local rep re s en ta t iv e s lions operating in the Kibble will meet to discuss and possi- Valley — by advising on nub­ bly elect the members of the licity, planning, policy making spoils council.


and health and safety. Also,


compiled bv the councillors’ schools and national bodies sports working group, chaired aml l.° p u b l ish effective com- l,v Conn. Smith, and mnv it mumcations between clubs has boon launched, it is hoped :‘»<i " lth the Bcnci-al public,


The d i re c to ry has been l(\ e n c o u r a g e l in k s w ith


th a t i t can be u sed as a Coun. Smith, chief commer- sprmgboard for the formation c ja j s e rv ic e s o f f ice r Jo h n ot the new sports council. Heap, Chipping councillor Its make-up will be a repre- Charles Holden and sports


# To raise the profile of the long way to d e s c r ib e the sport in the Kibble Valley — numerous benefits that local


Us three main aims are:


L is te r held a question and answer session which went a


SPORTS development officer Simon ves at last week's meeting


organisations could have from


s en ta t iv e group of div e rse development officer Simon sporting faculties.


such a group. Said Mr Heap: “An e s t i­


mated i75m could he up for grabs in sport with the start of th e national lo t te ry . A sports council would be able


Lister (centre) and Coun. David Smith (centre, right) with local sports representati-


to help affiliated organisations apply through the right chan­ nels to increase the chances of receiving a grant.” “An application made to a


governing body would carry more weight if it is endorsed


bv a sports council.” ‘Sports Development officer


Simon Lister added that there were role models to follow when setting up a successful


sports council. “The best examples I have


seen arc where the group is truly representative of a wide


variety of sports and those on board can pass on their exper­ tise and knowledge which is to the betterment of the sports council as a whole.”


D E S P IT E a two-goal


Newcastle Town 2, Clitheroe 3


deficit at the interval, Clith-


Comeback kings Clitheroe claim the points Carling North West Counties League


minutes after the restart. Micky Graham hail a shot


erou responded in fighting facinjr 'the wind, ClitheVoe fashion, showing the endea- looked corniced and were more vour required to stick to their than a match until disaster task amt come out on top with struck with 23 minutes gone, credit and three hard-earned (;uust knocked the hall hack points, irritrs SIc/wt'H h i’utni.


ing, harassing, and forcing Lee Kennedy into action. Despite


to Kennedy, hut quick New signing Steve Guest


stepped into midfield, while Dave Tattersall and Andrew Taylor returned. Newcastle’s


pilch was in good order for the game, hut for the second consec­ utive Saturday, the wind was a major problem.


first whistle and no clear pat­ te rn emerged in the early exchanges


Both sides competed from the to the Clitheroe defence, chas . . ? • -


Unlucky 13 Bury Ki:FC IS,


Clilhcroe UCFC 2nd XI 0


IT was a miserable day, in more senses than one, when Clitherne 2nds travelled to Bury to lake on a more than adequate side.


severe hack pain and Richard [j,L, jcjng on ihe cake being the Waterhouse leaving the field winning’of the under 10s level on account of injury, Clithcroe |jV s tonyhurst themselves.


With Cliff Evans suffering


effectively played with just 13 men.


quagmire of a pilch did mil help their weary cause.


The driv in g wind and a


pressure from the start, Clith­ eroe played valiantly hut were M in n one try down. Against the wind they held th e ir oppo­ nents. But. being unable to get out of their own half obviously wore them down.


But u n d e r c o n s id e ra b le


the wind in the second half they still came under a lot of pressure. They buckled under the strain and two more tries and u penalty were conceded before the final whistle.


Ishcrwood, Duhowski. Blanc, Allen. Woodhurn (S), Laurent, Kitchen, Cox, Waterhouse, Grellon. S u tc lif fe , Evans. Moorby, Woodhurn (G).


Clitheroe 2mis: Knowles,


Superb start for local


karate men


THREE Clithcroe Karate Club members have made their mark in a national competition — by claiming medals in their f irs t a p p e a ran c e in a top contest.


Wayne Beck, Rory Lynch


and Neil Parfitt came third in an open team event at the Na tional Sh oto kan Karate Competition at Bolton Sports


and Exhibition Centre. Their instructor, Mrs Marie


Beck, said: "It was a remark­ able achievement In view of the fact that the Clitheroe team has been learning the uport for only four months and there was stiff competition from top grade competitors.”


W a y n e is a w h i te b o l t others ore ungraded.


Although they played with


petition of rugby sevens, with « . . .


., , 1 the


School,"of Liverpool, 17-10. In the under 18s, C hrist


They b e a t St E dw a rd ’s


Church Brecon beat Rossall School 24-7, ami Oratory Hrc- paratory School won the under Us, healing Merchant Taylors


School 10-0. As an added extra to the day


the former Welsh international rugby player, Gareth Edwards, presented’the trophies.


Golf Qualifiers


IN Clitheroe Golf Club’s single stroke Glenlivet Qualifier T.K.


Boole and C. McLaugland took the divisional honours. Results: Division One — 1st,


T.K. Boole (77-9 08); 2nd. W.G. Speak (74-4-70); 3rd, B. Marlow


(,2-2-70). Division Two — 1st, ( .


McLaugland <8d-20-OG); 2nd, K. Gcrrard (85-10-09); 3rd, K.A.


Banter (90-19-71). Best Gross: S. Andrew (73).


Rock Rovers 0. ( ’litheroc Res 2


THE First Division’s bottom side are rocking precariously close to the relegation /.one, a f te r C l i th e ro e R e s e rv e s inflicted an o th e r defeat on


them. Once again. Jamie Smith was


deputising in goal, and a number of regulars were on first team duty. But the Blues danced their way to victory. A solid display by the hack


midfield and he opened up the homo defence, but they worked the offside trap well.


Hash, Wade nipped in, stole the ball and slotted home. Bennett was battling away in


smartly bv Manley, but his goal- war*! header was intercepted.


Shaun Wade proved a menace ping the hall on to the bar only .............


to see Paul James Rugby


.. -.1 ».............crow the Stonyhurst star


THE cream of English and Welsh schools rugby assem­


bled on the playing fields of Stonyhurst and produced a feast’of rugby to celebrate the college’s fourth centenary. Teams r e p r e s e n t in g 08


schools defied the mud to pro­ duce an outstanding days com­


when sneaking in between Sculpher and Manley — chin-


Wade again proved clangorous Sculpher’s free-kick was met


rebound wide. Two minutes before the


break, dames paced away hut Lee Kennedy’s holiest attempt to win the hall saw the forward tumble to the ground before Pestridge slammed home the


resulting spot-kick. C l i t he ro e tru n d le* ! o ff dejected for the half-time cuppa,


but the words spoken by Denis Underwood ami Gary Butcher worked wonders as the Blues took the game to Newcastle and battled on to victory.


injured in the closing moments of the first half, was replaced by Bursnell. and from the start of the second period, Clitheroe went on to the attack and they o|*ened their account just eight


B e n n e t t , who had been


and the flying forward kept his head to strike a scoring lob into


deflected away for a corner which Tavlor floated into the six -yard area, and from two yards out, Steve Guest chested home to give Clitheroe a ray of hope.


gained the upper hand but they could not get a grip on the New­


C l i th e ro e p e r s is te d and


castle offside trap and it proved to he their undoing more than once. Penman showed all the quali­


ties in the coaching manual, eluding three men in the box, hut he blasted over from six yards.


Kennedy showed his courage to denv Wade — diving at the big


In a rare Newcastle raid,


striker’s feet. Twelve minutes from time,


Shawbridge Topics


Guest appearance for Clitheroe


MAKING his Clitheroe debut after his transfer from Rossen- (lale United, new-signing Steve Guest made his mark by scor­


bridge s tar Steve Mullen, lie has vast experience on the non­ league scene, notably with Hyde United, under Beter O’Brien,


ing one goal and setting lip another. Originally an apprentice at Bury alongside former Shaw­


Netherfield and Accrington Stanley. Joint caretaker boss Denis Underwood was delighted with


the sole’s 3-2 win at Newcastle on Saturday: “All m all, 1 felt that we deserved to win the match. We were <hsappomted with the goals we gave away in the first half and then Dave Bennett had to come off injured. It looked as if tilings were


going wrong." “But we gave the lads a bit of a roasting at half-time and


thev rescinded to it by going on to win the gaine.” Gary Butcher and Denis Underwood will he looking to


maintain the results sequence on Saturday when they take on


Nantwich Town at Shawbridge. The Cheshire side have been up at the right end of the taWe


all <cason, having been in top spot for a spell early in the season. They drew 1-1 at home to Blackpool Rovers on


Saturday.


On the injurv front, front-man Mark Heys is recovering from a knee operation while Dave Bennett looks likely to he


.


sidelined with ligament trouble. Baul Keighley was also absent from the Newcastle game


with knee trouble.


L_... to the fold which could


selection headaches. Reserves rock the Rovers


the Kibble Valiev side lo>t their concentration and Rock broke, only to miss a chance which looked easier to convert. Against the wind in tin*


second half, Clkheroc >tej>ped up their challenge. Baul Smith and siih>titute .John Lewis look hold of llie midfield and. ulti­ mately, the game. A John Riley corner, midway


four proved to In; tin* rock uimn which the win was built, as they


protected their ’kee|>er well. C litheroe’s usual passing game was difficult to play, on


account of the strong wind and driving rain, hut with the wind in their favour tin* Blues applied


the early pressure. Baul Smith hit the crossbar


(second grade) and the two went just wide of the larce t ami then, on the stroke of half-time,


and Geoff Young missed a chance he would usually have t ..a..ken. John Riley’s rasping shot


......


CLARET A N D


BLUES _® S p o t l i g h t o n t h e a c t i o n a t E w o o d P a r k Clarets come c lo se


HUHNI.KY fell out nf the play-off zone for the first time since December after thev failed to make their ilommutiun count at-amst


^'DVwddiiu'doiai^he division'!* Iiest defence was always KoinB to lie a difficult task, hut, in fairness, the Clarets attack penetrated the heart of County's resistance with |>oor finishing letting them


' IU\d'rian Randall had two shots cleared off the line, I’hilliskirk liit the woodwork David fclyres missed the type of ono-on-one chance { h i tT h a s t o n “ Soring all season and Adrian Hea . faded to


‘T ™ & u ! i g


some dangcrou: Kevin Francis.


entertaining for the neutral, as Stockport nlayed their part with smu^dangerous counter-attacks led by t!,e,r Gft. 7m. .Inker,


hut


llli’ ^ c ^ u l d well attract ^ y l i u l l e n to secure fiim on a liermanent basis. Birmingham '" f .


, I“ h 'u \n id e'it‘d e ^ _________________ a n d T u r f M o o r ____________


through the half, was met by Johnson, whose mmerful header gave the Blues tile lead. From then on, Clitheroe’s


supremacy was never in ques­ tion and a goal in the dving


minutes Dominic McTear King


chipping the advancing 'keeper cured tin* points.


Bur Lewis, Justin Smith.


(inn. Meltriile. Moran. John- Lllt^herue. u.ith tila. hd of ti t inn, Itilev, Smith IP), HoMinc. 'I'lnii. jnleil foil. a <1. . n. Iii k.,.,.1. Voime MeTear


Clilheroe lies: Jamie Smith, Subs’ went President’s Cup


Bury hat-trick sinks Barlick


Hnrimldswick Util l.Whsilli'v 1


\VHALLEY mile into the quarter-f inals of the Presi­


den t's Cup on a tidal wave of euphoria as Robin Bury sank Barlick with a hat-trick. The inconsistency of the vil­


lagers’ season was highlighted in this match — a lowly |>ositiuii in


the league, yet an emphatic cup v ic to ry a g a in s t to p -c la s s


opposition. Whallev controlled the early


play, yet gave away the first goal of the game. Darren Pot­ te r 's under-hit hackpass was intercepted and driven home despite Fox’s brave attempt. The villagers continued to


O’Hrien. v/itl.h,


Ralph ensured that there was no coming hack for the home side


Brie three minutes.


with a 20-yard shot, and Hughes headed the fourth. Rochdale hit a consolation


b e fo re Ralph chipped the 'keeper in the 80th minute to secure her hat-trick and an


emphatic victory. It was an impressive all-round team performance played in dif­


ficult conditions. Clitheroe Ladies: Vickers,


Middleton, McLeod. Ward, B a rk e r . S c o t t , H in d so n , O'Brien. Ralph, Hughes, Slack. Subs: Room, Watson.


Waggon go out Rist Rangers 3,


Waggon and Horses 0


dominate and on the half hour deservedly equalised. Tony Rhodia. who was outstanding throughout, threaded an inch- l>erfect hall for Bury, who out­ paced the defence and opened tiis account. Whalley finished the half the


happier of the two sides and had the advantage of the conditions to look forward to in the second


period. Straight from the kick-off, the


villagers went looking for the lead. With only their third scor­ ing opportunity they took it. Heitan Barry’s low. hard cross


l,T 'C-^DMghsh h i W v S 1 a’r e a l d i l i b l f i ^ s t r Blackburn Kove'ra atterrgit'to damage^Manchestcr United's clean sweep of the ^


home the loose ball. Five minutes later the lead


to pull the carjH't from under the feet of a Waggon in full flight and roll them out of the


>P


her ^ 'a l .'i i ,. helnofthe two up with .1 fim goal m


Ladies’ football


inspires ladies Rochdale Ladies L Clitheroc Ladies 5


ANGELA RALPH scored a well-taken hat-trick to help her side to a tremendous 5-1 away win at Rochdale. Tlie wind olaved a big part in


the match, nut the home side failed to take advantage of it in


the first half, and. although Clitheroe hail to soak up plenty


of pressure, they managed a


scoring attack of their own just before the break, when Ralph


Geoff Young and John Rilev have come through a coup e of •<crvc matches ami Mick Seddon and Dave Wnalley return ‘ cause the management one nr two


, . .


Garv Butcher, on for Graham, set Bursnel! on his way to goal,


the far corner. One could have forgiven Cuth-


eroe had they settled for the draw, but they went all out for the winner and it came with time rapidlv running out.


field and fed Penman, who beat the offside trap, sped away and ■ rounded the ’keeper before drib­ bling the ball over the line to the delight of the travelling Clith­


Guest dug out the ball in mid-


eroe contingent. It was an all-round perfor­


mance which showed all the necessary ingiedients of a win­ ning side — despite the half­ time scoreline. Clitheroe: Kennedy, Kow-


** s


27


• MATTHEW EVANS AND MAX GARDNER REPORT! Clitheroe and District Snooker League


Low Moor look odds on for championship as Chatburn pot Division Two title


LOW MOOR B now look favourites to retain their First Division championship, after beating close rivals CSC B


12-2. They are four points ahead of


Waddington A who recorded a — .• — - ,


to the last game of the season. The Billington clubs hold the


D. Smith 74; S. Flannery 09, K. Smith 55; «J. Gibson 98, T. Sunter 38; R. Ormiston 72, I. Nash 43; M. Unwin 42, S. Tay-


O’Neil -11; P. Clark 72, G. Drunker 02; S. Harrison 01, S.


lor 88. KBL A (10) 431, Chatburn B i-»j ud. *»i. i\iaiuu - u i ,u i i e u n


(4) 413: M Alston 40, A. Wilson


Maher 70. Points and positions: Divi­


good wii, against CSC A to -3 H Kitchen 72, P. Parker 88; lington A 128, Social A 120, ensure that the destiny o the c Whittaker 78, J. Lockley 58; Kimington A 108, Chatburn B championship remains m doubt A> |{urgess 75, s. Simkin 50; 92.


key because Low Moor B are at home to Billington B, while Waddington have an away fix­ ture against Billington A in the final game. The B team still have a mathematical chance of


being runners-up. Chatburn B and Kimington A


a r e a l r e a d y relegation.


In Division Two, Chatburn A clinched the championship, with m gain


a big win against ' ie cha


rivals KB Legion B, who are assured of the runners-up place


their nearest


and promotion, although math­ ematically Cons A cun still tie


with them. Results: Low Moor B (12) 461. CSC B (2) 357: T. Hunshaw


2: 1). Thomas 95, K. Alston 40; o. uiompsuu u.;,


S Th


M. Holmes 80, (I. Tomlinson 09. ton B (10) 491: L. I rocler d*, the Kidster Thailand open eha W'.'MimMi.n


on 09, L Cooper ..


A (10) 131: J. Griffiths 08, B. Waddington 03; B. Backhouse 01, 1). Nelson 72; A. Hall 49, J. Baines 01; .1. Crowther 53, .1. Cotton 81; I.. Dixon 74, T. A. Makinson 57; I.. McEntee 49, J. Wooff 97. Billington B (10) 388, Cons


CSC A (4) 354, Waddington


J. Lund jnr oO; J. Schofield ol, E. Harrison 72; A. Procter 47, P. Wincklev 104; W. Wright 90. Dennis Seed 73; J. Holmes 59, David Seed 103.


A (1) 350: M. Flannery 00. B. Hargreaves 58; .1. Ainsworth 47,


Pendle Club (4) J8J, Klining lllia P- Holland S3; J. Nodeljkovie «0,


...... pionships in Bangkok. d o om ed to


B. H. Sims 99, L. Whittaker 62. Kiminglon A (10) 370, Bil-


linglon A (4) 318: S. Betty 85, B. Elliott 39; 1). Calvert 73, R. Hilton 07; A. Robinson 51, A. Rydeheard 82; .J. Lund 94, 1). Cox 50; G. Korol 109, N. Harris 21; K. Dowbiggin 58, D.


Stewart 59. Division Two — Waddington


^ A Wahnsley 37, W. Robin- gon 34. ^ Bater 80. .1. Collinson


B (6) 328, Slaidhurn B (8) 370: A. Whitehead 44, N.Binder 71;


Boothman 08, G. Barker


45; D. Smith 38, I). Cowkming 87; I). HoulkerCl, A.Rigby 70.


340: D. Laycock UO, F. Booth 57; B. Swales 73, S.Griffiths 00; G. Hincks 47, 1). Allen 03; A.


Cons B (12) 377, Bolice (2)


D l!i; J I L iW A liiS™ . Whittaker Ti. V. Atkinson -W. 0 r______


tJf. N Schofield 0-1, P. Wilson Cons A 102, KBL A 130, Bil-


sion One — Low Moor B 102, Waddington A 158, CSC H 154, Ifillington 1* 140,CSC A 152,


173, KBL B 158, Cons B 144, Social B 138, Waddington B 135, Police 132. Slaidburn A 124, rimington B 118, Slaidhurn B 112, Low Moor A 108, Beiidle Club 94. This year’s singles final and


Division Two — Chatburn A


presentation night will take place next Thursday (March 24th) in the lower hall at the Catholic Social Centre, Lower- gate. A championship table is being specially erected for the night. Finalists are Nigel Harris (Billington A), who heal his B team club mate Damion Cox 2 0 in the semi-final and Derek Smith (Conservative A) who beat Chatburn A’s Baul Clark


2-1. This year’s guest of honour


will be’ the Accrington-based snooker professional Colin Mor­ ton, who has just returned to this country after qualifying for


ning of snooker and it is hoped t h a t a l l c lu b s w i l l he


(2) 333: N. Robinson 80, G. Walmsev 40; I*. Craig 73, R. Hartlebury 05; M. Lawson 80, M. Graham 55; G. Simkin 74, I*.


Chathurn A (12) 410, RBI. B It should be a cracking eve­


represented. Entrance to the venue is com­


pletely free and is also open to any member of the public with an interest in snooker. There will he a grand raffle with a top prize of £150.


Clitheroe and District Pool League


Royal week for the Kings as a close finish beckons


TH E


botham, Tattersall, Manley, Sculpher, Hutchinson, Guest, Bennett, Penman, Graham, Tavlur. Subs: Butcher (for Gra­ ham), Bursnel! (for Bennett).


Atherton LR...........


Burscough............... Kossendale Utd......


Eastwood Hanley... Nantwich Town..... Bootle....................


Brescot .................. BlackjKJol Rovers... CL1THEUOK....... Newcastle Town....


Maine Road........... Kidsgrove Ath....... Penrith.................. St Helens Town.... Glossop NK........... Salford City.......... Bacup Borough.....


Harwell................. Bradford BA.........


Skelmersdale Utd.. Chadderton.......... Klixton.................


JOHN PENMAN — winning goal


B \V I) L 31 20 8 3 32 17 10 5 29 17 6 6 28 15 7 6 28 15 7 6


28 14 9 5 51 40


67 So 52 49 50


:t2 12 9 11 33 13 6 14 33 10 11 12 33 11 7 15 26 10


31 13 10 8 30 14 7 9


25 10 7 8 27 10 5 12 32 9 T, 18 25 9 4 12


7


Y A B 68


43 57 53 40


36 61 57 52 52 51 49 49 45 45 41


26 31


39 31 37 35 40 48 48 50


31 6 8 17 34 6 7 21 29 6 6 17 28 5 2 21


Memorial League


DUE to a catologue of i>ost- ponctncnts. Langho played their first Memorial League fixture of 1991 on Sunday. And the frustration of the


LANGHO HIT 15


players at missing so many games was clearly bottled up inside them as they took Brown- hill Anns apart, 15-3. If thev can win four out of five


of their’games in hand. Langho could move second in the table and tin* chance of having a fourth Kibble Valley side play­ ing Division One football next season looks on the cards. Whallev Wanderers extended


WhalK-y Wii.tr> ... Lacy Arms....


Ralph hat-trick match at Wnolpack in the Thin!


Wanderers at the double


TWO power shows in two weeks have seen Whallev Wanderers make giant strides


towards their "double" dream. Their 4-1 victory over Kishton


Lacv Arms.


Anns in the Memorial League Cup semi-final booked a final place with village neighbour De


It was followed by a dominant ^


........... ......................... .


their lea’d at the top to four points while De Lacy Arms were without a match. Judge Walmeslev’s scheduled fixture with Metdcx was postponed, its was Calderstones Athletic’s


Swan Hold........ CI»Uh> Yanl..... MfttVv.............. Juiljre WalniesleV. Crown Seaffolt!... Park Hold........ Wdlintfon........


Did


Kinc Kthvanl..... Ki'Mofi Arm.-.....


II ll I t to n c. !• ;; ii :* II 9 17 6 n <; v: t io ;; i


Crown Scaffold v De Lacy Arms (Wilsons), Wellington v .bulge Walmesley (Wilsons). Division Two — Langho v


Division. F ixtures: Division One - -


Green Haworth (Memorial). Division Three — Heys Inn v Calderstones Ath (Memorial).


Memorial Ix-ague !>i\i«iwi One l*W l) I. V 31


4 30 4 30


1 1 ■> \ 10 19 1 7 11* ■


13 2 o n r.


■i n h 1 13 7


: ii it


31 8 6 17 28 35


47 35 46 37 34 43


45 30 22


50 29 35 52 51 47 49 71 76 60 58


mances


im p r e s s iv e of


th e


Arms teams lie f


knock-•k KB region «ff l,,t top of the i-remier wnu.mi


r tiit t


the A team took over the lead- ership, with^ victory over


......................................~ nt


form Cross Keys A. All


division ended in t ig h t 4-3 results, which has left the lead­ ing six teams still within seven


the matches in the top


|K)ints of each other. But the top two sides only


have two matches remaining, with the Legion having com- pleted all their home games.


40 39 37 35 32 31 30 26 25 24 17


saw the B team


two Kings rr ,i,„


p e r f o r ­


Arms B 4; Victoria A 4, Dog and Partridge A 3; bye; Copy Nook. First Division — Buck Inn 3,


Division while WhIte Harl 2; Waggon in............................'•


(Iiarrow) 3; bve: Koval Oak A. •


\vhite


443395). • TONY CLOUGH of Dog


ru gh Higner Buck h; riursconwc « cashire B on Sunday at Ossett :j. I>t.m||u Hotel B 5, npiinit West Yorkshire li. He


d u c k 4; Horseshoe A 4,


v Horseshoe B (postponed), Craven Heifer 2, Betre Arms A 5; Cross Keys B 5, Pendle Hotel A 2; Station Hotel 3, Brown Cow 4; Swan ami Royal


Second Division — Castle A


A 5, Royal Oak B 2. Third Division — Black Bull


5, Bridge 2; Commercial 4, Vic­ toria B 3; Betre Anns B 2, Com­


Third-placed Dog and Bar- anq Roval B 5; White Lion 4, tridge B, who narrowly beat Black Horse 3.


tie B 5; White Horse 2. Swan


lowly De Lacy, have an all-im­ portant game in hand, against Copy Nook, but their other two matches are away at Kings A, and at home to the Legion. The big game in the First


Division was played at the Buck Inn where the top two teams were battling for the league's


top spot. The visitors. Higher Buck,


won the match in a tight 4-3 encounter, and they now look certain for promotion. Waggon and Horses B missed


Cup semi-finals (8 p.m. start) — Dog and Partridge B v Cross Keys A (at KB Legion), Victoria ilotel A v Kings Arms A (at D o g and Partridge). lie-arranged league fixtures:


Tonight’s fixtures; Challenge and Partridge B played for Lan-


t o. Waggon B 4, Dog won one out of .................... .


against strong opposition. The team were lieaten 19-14.


three frames


Kings Arms A... 14 9 5 5*3 42 56 KB Upon....... 14 »


lk»g& Part. B... 12 y 4 51 37 51 Cru>s Keys A.... 13 •* 6 51 10 51 Kings Arms B... 13 y 4 49 42 49


PI W L F A Ft « 5 50 42 50


Yitloria A....... 14 7 7 19 49 49 Bug & Part. A... 12 5 7 lo II •to Copy Nook...... 13 3 1U 31 On 31 IV l.acy Arms... 12 - to 3»* 54 30


Premier Division — Dog and Partridge A v De Lacy Arms. Second Division — Castle A


v Horseshoe B. The second round of the open


a great chance to capitalise on the Buck’s defeat bv registering an inadequate home win against Dog and Partridge (Barrow). Horseshoe A, battling against


Higher Buck.... 14 12 2 07 21 07 {tuck Inn......... 13 U 2 01 30 01 Waggon B....... 13 10 3 55 30 55 Pcntilc Hotel B., 13 7 6 5*5 % 55 Waggon A...... 13 5 8 41 50 41 Koval Oak A.... 11 5 0 30 41 30 lk»g (Barrow)... 12 3 y 31 51 31 Hom-.-hoe A ... . 11 2 12 31 07 31 White Hart.... . 13 3 10 29 02 29


h irst Division PI W le F A P(


singles competition gets under- wav on Tuesday. AH matches are the l)est out of three frames (8-30 p.in. start). Winners telephone (443280) to


the drop, heat Waggon A ami, as a result, they climb above White Hart who were l»eaten bv the venerable Pendle Hotel B


men. 5-2. The top two in the .Second


Division both registered 5-2 vic­ tories while the third and fourth placed teams, who were due to meet at the Castle, had their m e e t i n g p o s tp o n ed u n t i l


tonight. In the battle of the basement,


Brown Cow won at Station Hotel. The Third Division t i t le


a s sau lt of th e Bridge was repelled by Chathurn pub Black Bull who beat them convinc­


ingly, 5-2. The result gave Swan and


Royal B chance to close the gap at the top, to two {Htints, after winning at the White Horse by the same score. Castle B also won to make


Swan £ Koyal A


register the result and also fill in their name in the space provided on the form. The cost of the match is to he shared between i>oth plavcrs. Victoria Hotel: G. Brunker


8 c c o n d D iv is io n PI \Y I. F A Ft


jvtrv Arms A... 15 II 4 6? 37 Os Castle A.......... 11 12 2 62 30 02 Horseshoe B.... 14 »


15 11 1 09 69


(KB Legion) v A. Revell (Vic­ toria). S. Hope (Buck Inn) v T. Clough (Dog and Partridge). Swan and Koval: M. Novak


toria) v S. Blackburn (KB Legion), !). Jarrold (Dog and Partridge) v D. Hoyle (Dog,


(Betre Anns) v S. Maher (KB Legion), J , Jones (Koval Oak) v C. D iv in e (D o g anil


Barrow). Cross Keys: S. Duerden


Partridge). All other Round One winners


will have bve’s into round three. • CLlTflEKOE’S irh>1 ladies


them the most likely team to steal in should either of the top two slip up. Results: Premier Division —


Dog and Partridge B 4, De Lacy Arms 3; Kings Arms A 4. Cross Keys A 3; KB Legion 3, Kings


played Koval Oak A last Ihurs- dav in a friendlv match and lost


5-2. The team will be in group two


of the Lancashire League which starts on March 27th. The ladies team will play home matches at


Cross Keys B... 15 lil 5 55 5o 55 Craven Heifer... 15 0 y 4s 57 Is Koval Oak 11.... 15 7 S 17 5s 47 Fertile Hotel A.. 15 1 11 13 62 13 Brown Cow...... 15 2 13 37 6' 3. Station Hotel .... 15 - 13 31 74 31


* 5 5s 40 5s


(KB Legion) v K. Holmes (Cas­ tle), R. Harris (Swan and Royal) v B. Stirzaker (Victoria). Horseshoe: B. McQuade (Vic­


Bridge........... 15 11 4 0.5 lo 05 Swan A


1 hird Division PI W \. h A Pi


Castle B.......... 15 12 3 59 46 59 Victoria B........ 15 y 0 57 4> 57 Commercial..... 15 y 0 51 51 51 Black Bull........ 15 5 10 49 56 49 White Lion...... 15 5 10 49 50 19 White Horse.... 15 5 lo 40 ■


- Koval B 15 11 4 Ci 42 tU


Black Horse ... . 15 0 9 II ol II Pelre Ann- B.... 15 3 12


> Cricket School match


CLITHEKOE Cricket Club is to play host to an inter-county schoollmys’ match between Lan­ cashire anil Northumlierland on Thursday, June 21st. A d u b spokesman com­ mented: "It is an honour for us


the Legion. Any ladies wishing to be asked to stage such a game to take part should contact nnd we look tonvani to hosting Joanne or Sarah (tel: 0200 more .if them in the future.


y 16 60 3!*


Harry Barlow, and from the du b sponsor;* Whalley ( on- struction — a geduie that has jiven the young >ide a leal inctfiitiv**. apart, that i>. horn their manager Beter (V.a|«o\\>hi.


who is tee-total. But the superstitious boss is


enjoying his first season with the club immensely, and he has his own secret to the team’s success. "We haven’t lost a match


since 1 got them applying the new vaseline.’’ he chuckled. Wanderers had to recover


. But harsh words and the


from a 1-0 half-time deficit against Kishton.


THE counter-attacking tactics goals which clinched a place in of Hist Hangers was enough the cup final for the second year


Walmsley Cup. At this semi-final stage of the


Scaffold side. The match was played on a


behind against a poor Crown


comjietitiim. the Clitheroe side were pitted against their closest


league rivals, the Divison One leaders, hut they entered the


game in confident mood. Although they dominated for


long periods, disaster struck earlv fur Waggon. \Vith only minutes gone, the


R ist forwards seized on a momentary lack of concentration


was not held by the Barlick ’kee|H.*r and Shaun Smith tapjH.*d


was extended when Uhodia and Bury again combined well. This time Bury finished with a deli­ cate chip. Bury completed an excellent lat-trick with another quality


muildv pitch which did not suit the Whallev side’s style, but Lee Real's ley gave the team an early Imusl with a scoring shot fmm a tight angle. The lively Craig Dewhurst


brook, Mark Taylor and Sam Chapman got the second half


Craig Dewluirst. Beter \\a>h-


miming. There was no danger of falling


W . > Dismal weather for local road race


ONLY six ladies, competing in a field o r 195 ru n n e rs , compounded a disappointing turnout in Sunday’s Kibble V aliev 10-mile ro ad ra c e which' took place in appall­ ing weather conditions .


was down on the usual entry bv a third. The shortage of female runners will have been


The popular charity event


made it 2-11. liefore Toby Chap­ man was sent clean through and he rounded the ’keeper before


tapping home. alented marksman Mark


THE Betre Arms and Castle both won in the latest round of the Kibble Valley Ladies’


affected by Hie e* ru n n in g o f th e


n c u r re n t L a d ie s ’


N a t io n a l C ro s s -C o u n t ry Championships in Blackburn. Sunday’s race was part of


the prestigious Kcebok Racing Club road race series and still drew competitors from as far aw a y a s S u f f o l k u n d


Tonv Jackson, got the race underway, Starting on Edis-


Newcastle. Kibble Valley Mayor Coun.


Petre and Castle looking good


(Barrow) B 1. Byes: Starkies, Black Bull, Low Moor. Points and positions: Divi­


ford Road in Clitheroe, the course loops through the Kib­ ble Valley to finish at the Roe- field Leisure Centre. The race covers one of the most scenic routes In the country. Baul Roden, of Cheshire,


ners in 1:01:47.


BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION


Billington BC 2; Castle 7, Dog WEEKLY DRAW w e e k 4


• -K ■ t


then enjoyed their best spell of with shots, but only two mure the trime.


Waggon fell further behind at In the second half. \ \ nlldereiw U|.lck |]u|l, Judge Ihe start nf the second half but


o However, they could not turn Taylor hit his second from


'keeper clutching a thin air. pepiiered the Crown goalmouth were converted into golds.


strike"and,'’despite the'huine their dominance into goals and close range, ant the midfie d sidethro wing everything into a Rist added a killer third goal on " '“ e s t ro J ^ t e r JV a sh h i m.k


salvage operation, whalley hejd the break. Waggon and Horses: Winck-


on to run out comfortable winners. Whalley: Bentley, Hope,


.t been sold.


top two on April 2nd. have Matthew Evans *


Barr, Bolter. Barrry. Parkin­ son, Bolton, Rhodia, Bury, Smith. Subs: Coonan, George.


ley, Ward, Hovd. Scorah, Hut­ chinson, Haydock, Conti.Shir- 1 i k e r , K e e f e , W a lk e r , Thompson. Subs: Lawson, Musclmmp.


rounded things off by putting the gloss finish on Lee Keai*s- ley’s nandy work, making it (»-(). The duo semis its best wishes


to Nick Lee, who has suffeml a serious hand injury. Everyone wishes him a sjieetly recovery.


Legiun


stuff anil, in nullity, the «onl- leyeil it Home sweetly with the at the Kings Arms keeper was rarely troubled.


huule of stern Taylor chested the ball and vol- a.3j(]0 competition, will be held • ■ ■ ■ •.................. ........... .


. ■ . ,s> at a


xhe finalists are I> and KB Legion A.


Betre Arms, Walmesley


Kings Arms B 5, RB Legion B 3- Craven Heifer 5, Victoria 3; Black Horse 4, Judge Walmes­ ley 4; Royal Oak 3, Betre Arms 5; Owd Neds 4, New Inn 4;


Results : Division One —


Catholic SC 5, Kings Anns A 3. Bye: RB Legion A.


A 5, Cross Keys 3; CCWMC 6, White Horse 2; Dog and Bart. G,


Division Two — Dog (Barrow)


sion One — Betre Arms 112, Kings Arms B 105, Judge Wal­ mesley 95, Craven Heifer 89, Black Horse S3, KB Legion A SI, KB Legion B 79, Catholic SC 79, Royal Oak 77, New Inn GS, Kings Anns A G3, Victoria G2, OwdNeds 5S. Division Two: Castle 98, Star­


CLARET & BLUE BOND P:.B.r!0.9


kies 82, Low Moor 73, Dog (Barrow) B 70. CCWMC 70, Dog and Part. GS, Dog (Barrow) A G7, Black Bull GG, White Horse G2, Cross Keys 51, Bil­ lington BC 44. H ig h e s t s c o r e r s : Linda


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AGENTS PRIZE: 51 Mr K. Preston. Burnley


Tickets: B3246 S. Steele, Morecambe. Agent 02B; B3764 C. New*hem, Burnley, 021


Briggs, Janet Yates (140), Mon- icaXivesey (135), Joan Avino, Pat Cattermole, Paula Carter (133), Helen Cottom (132). Ten d a r t finish: Monica


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won the event in ISmin. 30sec. The first lady home was Sue


Guskell of Halifax in 1:01:16. Clitheroe’s Matthew Carr, a


Clay ton-lc-Moors H a r r ie r , brought home the 10 local run­


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