Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April Hist,, 11)04


lithe,ue 2222) (Editorial), 22222 (Advertising). Burnley 1,2222! (Classified)................. SPORT


AFTER an energy-sap- and Sue SecUlon scored impor- on a successful winter sca­


ping, competitive cam- tant points for the team, paign, Clitheroe Squash especially in tliu second hall ol Chius players can reflect ...... .


Super season for Clitheroe squash


the season. The second ladies’team suf­


son which yielded two but they did well enough to Championships and one avoid the drop, with wins runners-up spot.


fered a little in Division Two,


largest squash league, which occasional demands from the is split into a men’s and a first team prevented a really ladies’ section, Clitheroe were settled squad, but captain represented bv 35 players Jean Hutchinson and hay over the season.*


Competing in the world’s the highlights. Injury and over Liverpool and Blackburn


itself is met by a hectic fixture Bennett and Dorothy Barker schedule which incorporates were frequent contributors to


The quick pace of the sport while Ann Cowking, Marie Plant played in most games, around 900 teams competing the cause,


in 70 divisions across the North West, covering an area


from Chester to Morecambe. Clitheroe’s star team is cur­ rently the ladies’ first team


who finished in the top half of Division One, playing teams as far afield as Liverpool and Manchester, and holding their


22 matches, including wins Sara Collinge and Val 1 arkes They won 12 out of their i n v wuii iw u i ui mui


were the other vto


ers, while Mandy Walmsjey, p ay ■ _ _ i


against Liverpool and Man- played on occasions. Chester Northern, city clubs They were worthy winners with hundreds of members. of Division Four.


with Nigel Willis contributed smarting from relegation last to their fitness levels which ye a r , stormed through a helped ensure a strong team super season with 22 wins anu of v i r tu a l e v e r -p re s e n ts only two defeats to head their throughout the year.


Regular training sessions The men’s f i r s t team, S k ip p e r S haron Willis for the overall Division l’oui


played some fine squash at no. 1, Suzanne Atkinson plaved stylishly and success­ fully at no. 2, Sue Meadows was almost invincible at three, while Sue Cartledge


league and enter the jdny-offo


Championship. T h ev w e lcom ed b ack


Robert Yielding who re-estab­ lished himself at number two after a vear's absence, and he became* a key member of an


™ « _ • r,„, o t h e r w i s e , v i r t u a l l y


unchanged squad. Dave Matthews played well


at number one, skipper Brian Hayward brought flair at no. 3, ‘while Richard Bedford at four, and John Barber at five, almost invariably got the


..........“


Farrar hail joined the squad The team started the^sea- at numbers one and two.


Co\?or M ^ Hill alternated at no. 5.


team off to a Ilyina start. In the same league the


seconds avoided the threat of snatching second place a relegation with a late run promotion, with 20 wins fiom


I I I m e a i l m e ie a fc M w v . .w


Division Five had a fine sea­ son, with a late winning surge


The men’s third team in •••.— -


, after Allan Mellor and Henry their 26 fixtures. , . “ i memlf [ o ^ t h e t ^ P ^


to recovery with eight wins from the last 10 matches, which eased them to safety from relegation. In the successful run-in,


Lnt -»n influx of new


section at the club was well illustrated by the success of the thirds in their first compe­


The strength of the ladies


titive year. Under Marjorie Brass s


own against the best clubs in the North West.


astute captaincy, the team won 14 out of 15 matches. Sheila Willis, Anne Har- disty and Sara Thompson regular play-


35 MATTHEW EVANS AND MAX GARDNER REPORT


Local teams ready for Saturday’s start WHALLEY


C l i t h e r o e


THE pride of the Kibble Val­ iev last summer with victory in the Rnmsbottom Cup Final against Barnoldswick and a third-placing in the


league — just four points b e h i n d c h a m p i o n s


Itaxenden. Their success has earned


defence of the Ramsbottom Cup at Whalley, hut a home fixture against Cherry 'free starts the league campaign.


A tough start greets their .


for his fourth, and probably final, year as pro, having


Ian Wrigglesworth returns


scored more runs than any­ body in the league last year.


has had his talent recognised by an appearance for \ ic- tdriu state during the Aus­


The lift bin. all-rounder tralian summer.


them a Lancashire Cup first round visit to Wigan and District League club Deane and Derby in May.


STRONGLY-FANCIED last season, Read's challenge fell flat, due mainly to their e in p h a t i c 1 e v e l of


READ


inconsistency. The Whalley Road club once


again look strong, with last year's professional, John Soe- dle, being retained, while Craig Smith — Kibblesdalu s pro hist summer — has been signed on for his talent as an opening batsman.


signed from Accrington and David ‘Percy* Parsons takes over the captaincy.


Steve Juliffe has been


against Blackburn Northern ami last season’s bottom-club.


Two home fixtures running


Edenfield, give Head a goud chance to gain a prosperous start.


Ramsbottom Cup could not have been tougher — away


However, their draw in the against champions Baxenden.


R i b b l e s d a l e Wanderers


THE Church Meadow cluh have rung the chances since Inst season’s disappointing campaign, the most sigmf- ieant being the appointment of Australian professional


Shane Martin. His fast howling is a total


co n tra s t to the b a ttin g strengths of last year’s pro, Craig Smith, and it should add the essential ingredient of aggression into the attack which was often lacking last term.


merged to form the cap­ taincy, with the long-serving


Experience and youth have


Cordon Leach skippering and the promising Martin Briggs his understudy. A home fixture with Radi-


SATURDAY'S fixture for the


Station Road men takes them to the senior league’s newest members, Oswa 1 dtwis11 e


Immanuel Church CC. New-look Whalley will face


a familiar face in Tony Nuttall who lines up for the New Lane club, after resigning from Sta­ tion Road as captain last


season.Skipper Andy Pratt will welcome two of his former team-mates at East Lanes to the first-team batting ranks, Darryl Redhead and Micky Graham, while Jim Horrox resumes as pro following a successful spell at the end of


last season. e The villagers will undoubt­ , ,


John Wharton who has joined Kishton. He has won the league’s prize for fielding six


dly miss the long-serving


ham, who they visit in the first round of the Ramsbot­ tom Cup, is the opening test.


out of the last seven years. Whallev host holders Clith-


a ft a


croe m the first round of the Ramsbottom Cup.


’thirds particularly had the usually occupying the first, luxury of regular fast starts three positions. Steve Cooke, from numbers four and five. Mark Rawson and Adrian In the second half of the sea­ son, skipper John Meadows, Dave Walters, Chris Wilson, Tony Walmsley and no. 1 Dave MacKenzie formed the


While all fo u r te am s DaVe Van Diik, Iain^Whit- enjoyed strength in depth, the ta k e r and Roger Sin ger


usual team. Highlight for the fourth


team, also competing in Divi­ sion Five, was the sensational victory over the runaway leaders Lancashire Police, whose 100 per cent record was rudely shattered in a 3-2 success for Clitheroe.


THE Indies' first team - (from left), Suzanne Atkinson, Sue Meadows, Sue Curtledgc. Sharon Willis, Sue Seduon


Clitheroe and District Pool League.


Victoria deny Dog the ‘double’


A BRILLIANT nights pool from Victoria A ensured a big shock in the Clilheroe and District Pool League Chal­ lenge Cup Final, which den­ ied the league champions a


’double’ sueeess. The match, plaved at the


the victor.


Richards — with McCullough clearing up to claim the man-of- the-mateh prize.


very competitive, hut friendly manner.


early lead for Victoria, hut providmg the table anil the hot Terry Braithwaite went in off .^supper, the black which left Andy Walsh ^ j, e ma t ch was w ell


Kings Arms, looked set for an y|,.tn)nt


Victoria with Peter McQuade, Shaun McCullough ami Steve I've all in superb form to defeat


The next games all went to


John Hutchins >n a pressure f"1,,,, frame before I e t tr McQuadt


The Dog reduced the arrears thanks tu Dave Jarrold beating


, , , ami Shaun McCullough returned , t


Ivor Moores, Alan Richards and Wellgate, Cditherm. (h p.m • TONIGHT, the league


supjHirted.


holds it’s Summer League gen­ eral meeting and registration night at the Dog and Partridge,


- -


Dog B captain Tony Clough start), ro.mortivelv "


.


All teams, who wish to enter ilw. league must have at least ^..sentalive present with


n.(rjstr!itiuii fee of £2(1 per toin, not represented


,,leeting will not be | to th e 1994 summer


Lancashire hot-pots


CLITHEROE’S 1994 twin-as­ sault on the most coveted |>ool tables in Lancashire started in difficult fashion with two away trips.


from group three, Clitheroe A plaveil their first ever fixture in the* Lancashire Super League


Following promotion last year . ,


group one at Burnley B. The side travelled to Burn­


frame to beat D. Redmond. Hurnlev then showed their


lpedigree by storming into a 4-1 Norman Garner’s tourbus took ...»....... Oyster in far-off Morecambe,


cock overcame Peter McQuade played failed to let anybody (Victoria), J. Southern defeated


Gordon Burgess and K. South- ern potted past most


plaver Roger Hope (Buck Inn). Those frames left


successful


eroe camp in a sombre mood, but the experienced lony Clough raised the atmosphere with a stirring performance to defeat G. Alderson, and new


|w(UucK in ). the Chth


vincingly lx?at E. Palmer. down.


ley’s Talbot Hotel in apprehen­ sive manner, but Dave Parkin­ son (Kings Arms), settled the nerves with a cool opening


The match was played in a , ,,


.


Hope and Chris Steele for refe re e in g , and Jack and


The league thanked Roger the Kings Arms, for


Town team off to Yarmouth


THIS weekend sees tile big­ gest test ever fur Clitliernes town team when they travel to Great Yarmouth to com­ pute in the national super league finals. The local men qualified for


the finals, after winning the Lancashire Super League Group Three Championship last season. It is the second time in 12 months that Clith- eroe have had chance to nil) shoulders with tile best play- ers and teams in England, after playing in the National Super League Cup h inals in October.


wishes ami good luck to the team for every success this


The league gives their best . time.


Birkbeck take on S. Wilson and a classy five-ball clearance drew his team level. With tension growing in the


The eighth frame saw John


Burnlev camp, and only one frame left to play for, Clith­ eroe’s Dave "Ice Man" Jarrold, played yet another pressure frame, ai ' ’ l - ".. .i ......... .


another crucial win — which gave the team a tremendous victory which is sure to make one or two of the leading sides


ind he chalked up yet


sit up and take notice. Meanwhile, at the Whistling


Gudgeon (Dog and Partridge A), piay their first ever match of former England player b. Blay- county }kk>


ead. S. Bradburn beat Alan tilL. newly-assembled B team to 1, and the lads who


last season’s w;us the first on for the towns town team SCCond-string, and his calm, col- lected performance suggested


Phil Sudworth (Cross Keys)


an undoubted future at this level — capitalising on his opjnjnent’s


error to finish strongly. Karl Holmes (Castle) played


hov Andy Sudworth (Cross ham (Horseshoe) and Graham Kevs) restored the faith to con- Sutcliffe (Cross Keys) comfurt-


well hut went down against C. Rogcrson before Wayne Bore-


side's confidence was slowly j . Fretweil edged past Chth- being shattered by a superb t.roL.'s m. Novak (RB Legion fightback from a gritty Chth- ^.fore Vinny Gilmour was faced eroe team.


4-3 to Burnley, but the home Satterthwaite resj>ectively. ______ with the hardest task of the


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level. ably beat M. Montfurd and 1.


open doubles competition takes place on Tuesday night, with normal rules applying (venues in bold): Dog and P a r t r id g e , C lith c ro e : 1). M ev le r /J . Kenwiek ( K i« Legion) v S. Hope/K. Hope (Buck Inn), P. Mc^uade/S. I've (Victoria) v G. Bur- gess/l). Parkinson (Kings Arms).KB Legion. Clithcroc: G. Drunker and E. Barnes (RB Legion) v A. Walsh/C. Divine (Dog and Partridge), J. Hut- ehins/T. Braithwaito ( \ ic - toria) v B. Sims/G. McQuade.


• THE fourth round of the , ,


Relaunch for Chatburn FC


Chalhurn FC is to reform and an annual general meeting has been called


so that all interested par­ ties have the opportunity to express their views. A spokesman says that


newcomers Jim Sprint and Larry Crouch provided stabil­ ity in the middle order with


Yates also contributed impor­


tant points to the team effort. The club’s annual knockout


tournament started this week and ends with the finals in


May.©NEW members are alwajs welcome at Clitheroe Squash Club which also houses an excel­ lent fitness room, sauna and sunbeds as well as ju-jitsu, karate and aerobics classes, r or full details on how to join, con­ tact the club directly (tel: 0200


2GSS7).


™ L tT lh c s^nnl K t a / h M f iM Chamber to discuss the matter.


Said sport development officer Mr Simon LlsIl i. l i t mentions interest hai been shown ami we have agam made


PROGRESS TOWARDS SPORTS COUNCIL . .


••t ,.,.


^A^encou™^ turnout showed a positive response to thc^ first Electing ilnd. after an mtei’esliiig tidk bv dm senior reirional officer for sports councils in the North 'Nest. .Ml Jeremy Harris, a smaller group of volunteer was formed and


•i business meeting was arranged for May ljtu. Eleven representatives of local sporting bodies are meeting


Valiev. Mr Lister will be secretary for the gioup. A third open meeting will he Wld m the council chambei


East Lancs League


DERBY WON IN LAST FURLONG


Clitheroe Res I. Subden 2


AS the East Lancs League Championship chase turned


into a one-horse race, these two Kibble Valiev side s fought for pride in this end-of-


season dernv match. Following Thursday night s


capitalise on their possession and. with iust five minutes of the half left, Sabden equalised. Nickv Tomlinson followed up a ball Into the Blues box, forcing Brian Moran to head an own goal over the stranded Dave


fast and furious derby encounter iietween Clitheroe and Riming- ton, in which the Reserves failed to score anv points, Sab- den visited Shawhndgo hoping to further dent the aspirations of a top-three spot for the Blues. And, at the same time, push their own similar claims. For their part Sabden hail not


Epsom runner in order to pep ’j'jfr former Clitheroe man up their first-half jierformance! brought down his old cluh with a From the kick off. the Blues cross shot into the bottom cor-


.................. . . latched on to a Gardner header.


all those wishing to take an active part in the deci­ sion-making process of the the club, as well as pros­ pective players, are wel­


come to attend. The meeting will take


place at the Black Hull Hotel in the village on April 2Sth at D-00 p.m.


put their visitors through their paces, ami when they scored, through Mark Heyes after five minutes, a one-horse race looked to I k ?


on the cards.


The Shawbridge side almost gave a thoroughbred passing


However, Chtheroe failed to „ ,


and moving performance in c o m p a r i s o n to S a b d e n ’ s


impression of the donkeys on BlackiMHd beach.


C L A R E T AND


B L U E S


cambe's talented captain . McMurray, who [jotted his team


fternoon, up against More- © Spotlight on the action at Ewood Park , „


kept his head in a pressure match with I). McGarva to put the local lads one frame away


Ian Holmes (Swan and Royal) from victory.


Holmes (both RB Legion), lost to two extremely good players. Indeed, Holmes only had one isit to the table.


But John Renwick and Mark , #a .


good spirit and the well-sup- ;>ortcd Clitheroe team accounted ‘or themselves well, showing •al promise for the future.


The match was played in a .


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Morecambe will certainly not


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Craven Craven Heifer 4,


AFTER a disastrous start, Craven Heifer picked them­ selves up ofT the (-round and gave the league leaders a


iramc to remember. The Clitheroc side were four


goals down in the firs t 10 minutesCraven slowly brought them­ selves back into the game and


with half an hour gone, they were putting their passing game into practice. From an Aspinwall corner,


the Clitheroe side were well on top in the second period. Washbrook scored two goals


With the wind behind them, , ,


Moulding scored and Robinson added another a minute later. Uumley Hoys extended their


•


tiie championship race was still open by seeing a stale Munches-1 ter United beaten by a typically determined \S imhlcdon. If Kenny Dalglisfi needed any direction on who his next tug I


money purchase should l>e, England star Matthew l.e lissierl (


allowed lan Dowie to squirm a header home and failed to ^mickle Raul Allen when he scored Southampton s second, which lell


Kevin Moran, for once, was not the most able deput\. He


an encouraging 20-minute s[k*U after the interval, the joke |K*n- ally award to the home team was not amusing. Even less so


After Blackburn had fought their wav hack into the game with . , , • .


However. Le Tinder's contribution to his side s win Mould not .mve been underated. His sublime skills overshadowed an umi-|


t . . . . was that of I


for goals with some perfect crosses, but Burnley’s aerial pres­ ence in the key areas is virtually non-existent.


jn them, and Saturday's display against Swansea City was■ not I mv different. Ted McMinn continues to produce the ammunition I


It’s not hard to see why the TV cameras visit Turf Moor sol Tim Chirets always fall short when the television s[M»tlight is I


,


Tony I’hilliskirk has surely been given enough chance.-, to I irove himself in the front-line, but time alter time he has reftiseil to take them, leaving Nathan Peel the obvious replacement.


1 I


ahead of tile lethargic I’hilliskirk, and his skill was in evidence! when lie volleyed home yet another goal for the Reserves earlier


this week.


lead to three goals just before the interval.


to bring the sides closer — the first a brilliant header— but the league leaders hung on in dcspcnition.


United.


right on Saturday when his squad visit promotion-rivals i- ork I City. On Tuesday, the Clarets host an improved Rotherham


Manager Jimmy Mullen will have to get the line-up and tactics I * _ I '


iiiixlen Red 6, Sabden Black 10, Gilbcrl/L Waddington B 8, Hurst Green B


... the L u S i i r o FA Youth Cup Final at Turf Moor tonight. A • .A re«ults( i ound-up of the Johnson (llibblcsdnlc), 11. Wil­ ing crowd is expected.


Before all that. Burnley’s Youth team host Manchester United I 2.


M„ithcw Evans I llvndburn ami District League letWK. Willcts (Sw inton) vK. Matthew Evans


Ribble ............. Koidnsun/C. Hogg (Preston). • A . . .


'K c * ’ s. iayfor


,m nf thi» M .lnc.Hiurden.) v J . Johnson/M. ...c m The local player's eagerness alone should give Inin the nod I


suallv lacklustre Shearer display. Perhaps the most over-riding factor though,


refreshed after a time-out with the England squad. Manchester United host Manchester City.


nressure, to which Blackburn are finally wilting. It could all change after the weekend when Hovers return to I action at home to QPK on Sunday — with some of their players |


when Le Tissier converted it. Hovers a lot of work to do.


jointed the way with a |>erformance which, at tunes, ripped the I jeart out of Blackburn’s Hendry—less defence.


>oi»U at Southampton would have made them favourites for the I ,itk*. In the end, Blackburn supporters had to be reassured that


Saturday provided a great chance for Rovers to go top. 1 iirLCl ..........


, „ „ . ......I -----,ton would have made them favourites for the I


Hovers do not have tile resolve to put themselves at the I Premiership summit.


____________ and Turf Moor ________ seems that when it comes to the crunch, Blackburn!


Whallev.Sabden harried and hassled their opponents and created tar more opportunities for them­ selves in the second half. But Clilheroe still controlled the game without penetrating Sah-


to a lh l^ sX ,^ sp e c i f ic issues to ‘do witl, the sports conned and how such an organisation would operate m tile Ribbh


on \ l a v 2f)t\g 'when a Miokespcrson for the smaller group will report back oil the subjects discussed.


APRIL 23 - Cherry Tree................. ■


21 — Pudiham.............. 28 — Osw. Immanuel....


14 —Settle................... 15 — (VKC1: res. date).


•mj— Whullcv............... JUNE


11 — Barnoldswick....... IS— Earhv.................. 19 —(VRC2: res. date). 25 — Read . 20


.1 — Baxenden............. 5 — (VRC2).................


(VRC semi-finals)............ JULY


•>_Blackburn Northern...... a 3 — (VRCSF: res date).......... I9 — Earbv............................ Jl


23 — Chorrv f re e ....................a 30—Great Harwood........... h 31 — VRC Final.......................


t;_Blackburn Northern ... h 17 — Read............................. a


AUGUST


13 —Settle............................ a 20 — Padiham...................... h 21 — (VRC final: res. date)...... 27 — Osw. Immanuel........... r


fi—hdcnfield..................... h 7 — Ribblesdale Wanderers . n


28 — Whallev........................ * SEPTEMBER


3— Buxendcn..................... h .1 — Ribblesdale Wanderers h 10 — Barnoldswick...............h


7 — Edenfield............. S— Whallev (VRCD...


MAY


30_Great Harwood...............a .50 — KdcnfioUl...................... MAY


< 23 -


h 14 — Barnoldswick....... ... 15 — (VRC1: res. date)


JUNE 4-


25 — Clitheroe....... ............... 2»; — (VRC semi-finals).........


JULY


2 — Cherry I ....................... 3 —(VRCSF: res date)......


Hi — Cherry Tree................. 17 — Clitheroe.....................


9 — Osw. Immanuel........... lilt — Blackburn Northern ....


30 — F.denfield.................... 31 — VRC Final.................. AUGUST


20— Karhv........................... 21_(VRC final: res. date)....


SEPTEMBER Ill — Kiblilcsiiiilv Wanderers h lo— Read.........................


I! — Whulley....................... I — Greut Harwnmi...........


ti — Si'tlfo............................ 7 — Great Harwood............. 13— Barnoldswick..............


27 — Baxenden...................... 28 — Padiham........................


11 — Ribblesdale Wanderers . IS — Osw. Immanuel........... 19 — (VRC2: res. date)........


Whalley........................ (VRC2).........................


a 7 — Settle.................... a $— Baxenden (VRC1).


. a 21 — Karby................... a 2s—Baxcmlcn............ h 29 — Paihham.............


APRIL N" rthern ’” APRIL


2:5— Padiham................. an — Whallcy...................


MAY


15 —(VRC1: res. date)............ 21 — Great Harwood...............a >S — Cherry Tree................. h >9 — Baxenden...................... a


7 — liarnoldswiek...............h IS— Padiham (VKC1)........... a


JUNE


■1 — Earhv............................ :l 5 — i V U C 2 ) .....................................


18—Kdcnfield...................... a 19 __ (V11C2: tvs. d a te ) ............. 25 — Blackburn Northern ... h 20


11 — Read............................. h 2 — I —Osw. Immanuel.............h APRIL


2:5 — Osw. Immanuel............ 30 — Kibblcsdale Wanderers


MAY


LI — Great Harwood............. 15 —(VRCLres. date)........... 21 — Barnoldswick.............. 2S — Padiham...................... h 29—Clitheroe.......................


7 — Blackburn Northern ... S — Clitheroe (VRC1).......


JUNE 11 — Cherry Tree.................


__________(VRC semi-finals)........... JULY


10 —Settle............................ h 17— Blackburn Northern..... a


31 — VRC Final....................... AUGUST


3— (VRCSF: res date)......... .................... 9—Kdenfield..................... j1


S e t t le ................ 51


23 — i*;ulih;un........................ 11 30 —Whalley....................... h


i 7 — Clitheroe................... i I;;— Osw. Immanuel.......... , 20 — Great Harwood.......... 21 — (VRC final: res. date).


i o—Barnoldswick.............


i 27 — Cherry Tree.............. t 2S — Baxenden..................


SEPTEMBER


h 3 — Karby........................ h 1 — Clitheroe...................


1 — Read............................. 5 — (VRC2)..........................


25 — Kdenfield..................... 20 — (VRC semi-finals)......... JULY


2 — Karby.......................... 3 —(VRCSF: res date).......


10 — Karby................... 17 — Edenfield............. 23 — Osw. Immanuel...


9— Baxenden............ AUGUST


h 7 — Settle......................... . h 13 — Great Harwood.......... h . a


a li — Blackburn Northern ... . a


. a 27 — Padiham...................... .. a h 2S — Clitheroe................... . h


h 30 — Barnoldswick............. 21 — (VRC final: res. date).


SEPTEMBER


. a a


It 3 — Read.......................... . a . a


4 — Settle......................... 10 — Cherry Tree..............


Outstanding schoolboy footballers


den’s defence. Kowlrntham and Uilev fired


played a game for a month, and to be honest, it looked like it. The visitors could have done with a dose of another type of


A TRIP to the seaside is the reward for the R ib b le V a l le y and Hyndburn Under 14s


close hut Gardner should have taken the lead for Sabden when he woefullv missed a one-on-one


schools football team. A l t e r a s e a s o n o l


with Whalley. It was in the last furlong of the game when Simon Pickles


ner of the goal lo l»*ave a final score of 2-1 to Saixlen. Clitheroc Res: Whallcy,


endeavour and skill, the boys have reached the f in a l o l the W re n n a l l C u p , w h ic h w i l l be played against Blackpool schoolboys at Bloom­ field Road, the home ol Blackpool FC. T h e te am , w h ic h


King. Moran, Johnson, Green. Burch, Smith. Lewis, Hutchin­ son, Heyes, Rilcv. Subs: Row-


liotham, Sculpher. SaMcti: Weir, Currie, (’lark-


son, Moore, Seed, Hughes, Maher. T u rn e r . Tomlin ­ son, Gardner, Pickles. Subs: Ormerod, Davies.


Bowling


Waddington enjoy great start


THU o|K.-ning two fixtures of the Great Harwood and Dis­ trict Bowling League have seen lust year s relegated Kib­ ble Valley representatives. W a d d in g to n A, e n jo y emphatic wins to show they are looking for a quick return


to tile top flight. They won K-2 and 10 0 against


Met ilex and Salesbury B res|>ec-


tivoly, which puts them straight to tile top of the table. The only Division One repre­


sentatives’, Itibblesdale A, lost their first match of the season at Globe A, but they won their first home match convincingly


against Great Harwood It. bast year’s champions. Great


Includes six Ribble Val­ ley p la yers , have lost o n ly once all season. This defeat was against a s t ro n g o u t f i t f rom Stockport, but only after


extra time. In the W re n n all Cup


they won th e ir league, c om p r is in g of teams


from Blackburn, Burnley,


Pendle and Rossendalo, comfortably. T h is gave them a


semi-final tie against a


Sunshine for local bowlers


LAST S a tu rd ay th e .sun shone brightly on the com­ pemtitors in the Barker's Nur-


Hie final rounds were local men Gordon Schofield and Jim Pemberton, from Kishton, and John Hudson and John Ains­ worth from Tarlton.


ltiliblcsdule Wanderers. The two pairs to qualify for


ries Spring Doubles nl ..............


...t


t light, wi ....th the Itishton pairs second game of nip mid tuck


gre green, ........- -


against Hill Harilacre and Peter Dysun (Preston) ending in it 21-20 success.


Harwood A, have had a 100 (>er cent winning s ta r t to their season.The most intriguing match in Division Three, paired the two Sabden sides where Black whi­


Schofield und Pemberton won convincingly, 21-5.


In the lust game, Messrs


tewashed Red. Results: Division One —


Globe A 0, Ribhlesdale A 2: Kibblesdale A 9, Great Harwood


Whalley B 3; Mctflex 2, Wnd- dington A S; Waddington A 10, Salesbury It 0; Whalley B G,


Division Two — Globe 11 7,


d iv is io n Three — Castle A 7, ltishton Coil It 0; Clitheroe Cricket 8, Victoria 2; Leisure Hour 8, Hurst Green A 2; Kibb­ lesdale B 8. Clitheroe Cricket 2; Whalley A 9, Itibblesdale It 1. Division Four — Castle B 7,


Waddington It 3; Haslingden 10, fT n u in <7 (1* H n rv j t ( I ro p n


bowlers will huve the chance to see the world's number one in action, Brian Duncan, along with his talented part­ ner, Norman Fletcher. The


On Saturduy, Kibble Valley


two of them huve won the lust two floodlit competitions held


at Rilililesdalc. Saturday’s draw: J. Uttlcy/P.


HEADSTONE under 14a enjoyed a comprehensive 5-U


Readstone win


win aguinst Burnley Hoys Club in the Hyndburn Supplementary


Cup competition. Playing for the first time in months, the local side stamped


their superiority on the match from the outset. Best, Waites, Waterhouse,


Craig (Todmorden) v K- <■'!-


martin/F. 1' r0?V'.Il1^'t,> 1 iYj wood), A. Starkic/Ii. J arncl (Bolton) v S. Ilitchen/L. \\al- luce (Kibblesdalc), J. 1 ar- kin/G. Ray Crossbills) ' B.


Muncim/N. Fletcher (Preston), . U‘U. I..U/U Ittrrh (South-


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Firth and Kostilek got the goals


in a fine display. Meanwhile, the under los


went down 2-0 to Burnley Boys


Club under 15s. Two Readstone players,


Adam Kostilek and Duncan


Bennett, were part of the H y n d b u r n u n d e r 14s


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A2481 Mrs D. Jones, Burnley


Inter-league squad which beat Lancs Inter-league last final.


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strong team from South Ribble, defeating them


3-0. The exciting prospect


of a v is it to a Football L e a g u e g ro u n d now awaits thoboys, many of whom attend footballing schools of excellence. Several have also been-


monitored by Football League clubs.


D a v id D u n n e , th e


team’s captain through­ out th e se a son , has re c e n t ly had c o u n ty


trials. He attends St Augus­


t in e ’s RC High School along with co-represen-


ta t lves James Coonan


and Nathan Ward. Also in the team are


R ic h a rd S to d d a r t , Andrew Waites and Dun­ can Bennett, pupils ot Clltheroe Royal Gram­


mar School. Pictured are the boys


w i th s om e of th e i r team-mates.


Clitheroe and District Netball League CLOSE ENCOUNTERS


...................— winners, Kings Arms,


mum iioints. The score was even for most


again this week to gam mnxi-


LAST year's Division One failed


of their game against Pumas, hut the Kings defence had to work extremely hard to ensure


early lead and were in control


for most of the first half. Excellent shooting from


Carole Hosker gained her the


nlaver of the match award. the Panthers had to dig their


the gap did not widen. Good tactical moves kept the


(je t0 line Walmsley


heels in and try to gain valuable goals, which they had lost in the first half. They finished on 23 goals to Calderstones 21. The Rogues had a large defeat


Played on a smooth-running ylail ,lol succeeeded in their bat- the games were very


Kings attack in the running, but when the final whistle went they


first division, losing by 21 goals jn premiership of the


to 23. Another close meeting was


held between Panthers and Cal- derstones. The latter took an


when they met up with the Royal British Legion in a lw l


defeat that did not reflect the game.


score the important goals.


to keep possession, but up against a good defence from RBL, Rogues did not manage to


Both teams worked very hard . . lead they needed to secure max­


hxcellent shooting from Ciuv- tVnlmsiev gave K13L the


av RBL


imum points. Results (playera-of:the-match


in brackets): Hellifield IS. Dominoes 3G (Fiona Hall and Chris Parkington); Panthers -3. Calderstones 21 (Claire Mortcl and Carole Hosker); Rogues 11.


18— Baxenden...................... 19 — (VRC2: res. date)..........


.. h .. h


30 — Ribblesdale Wanderers . 31 __ VRC Final....................


RBL 31 (Tracey houlker and Sheila Dobson); Trinity Dia­ monds 1C, Black Bull B 15 <L. Hargreaves and Sam 1 eel); Kinp* Arms 21, Pumas 23 (Sonia 1 Smith and Sue Brown); Trinity ' Accs B 5, Settle 38 (Julie Pymm and Fay Birkett); Trinity Aces A 16, Grammar IS (Rachel Hes­


ter and Louise Cole).


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