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By JUSTIN CONNOLLY
SPEEDY young swim ace Rebecca Wrigley claimed a medal double in the International Catholic Student Games.
' . Rebecca (15) returned from the mas- • sive competition in .Gran Canaria with ; both a silver and bronze after a terrific
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performance. And she came home to find she had been
awarded theHyndbum Ribble VnUey Shield.;
for the area’s Sportspcrson of the Year. • Rebecca’s achievements are all the more;
remarkable because she was competing;
against competitors two years her senior. She claimed an impressive bronze in the
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' The St Augustine’s school student was up ■ against other swimmers from as far afield as
50m butterfly and then grabbed
silver.in the 4x400m freestyle relay.
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1 France, Holland and Portugal, as well as the hosts Spain.'
Her mother Shauna said: “She really Rebecca a full year’s^membership for free to enjoyed meeting people from other coun- - help her train.” ^
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tries and it was a great experience for . - : i;.,Rebecca is a member of Clitheroe Dol- her.
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“Thc competition is huge - the competi- ^ ley»s xiiompson Centre, Padiham Pool and ‘ tors took over two whole hotels.
> J '"p h in s arid BOBCATS,' and trains at Burn- > ’ ■*; Ribblesdale Pool. • ’
* ? “We’d like to send a special thank-you to _ t Sheis hoping to tackle the challenge of the
all the local people who helped Rebecca with Brj^j^specdo Grand Pnx next. That takes tlie cost of her transport - we are very grate- p,acc m 4 , , vcrhnmpton next month. ,
fU“We also appreciate the help ofHICKS MEDAL health and fitness club, who have given impressive medal haul. (191098/18/10)
progress on Blues’ agenda
By JUSTIN CONNOLLY
CUP progress is high on the agenda for Clitheroe boss
Steve Parry. With his side already 17
points off the pace in the Northwestern Trains League, Parry sees the three cup com petitions as Clitheroe’s only realistic chance of silverware. On Monday night Clitheroe
made progress in the Floodlit Trophy and on Saturday they take on lowly Oldham Town in the League Challenge Cup First
to us because we are so far behind in the league,” he said after Mon
dlay night’s game. a Sis goal show sees Clitheroe through ame. three or four. ’ T§ "ft ® By JUSTIN CONNOLLY
AN assured Clitheroe side booked themselves a spot in the next round of the Floodlit Trophy on Monday after they thrashed visiting Holker Old Boys
6- 0.
night ago, the Blues wasted no time in killing off the game, scoring their first after 16 minutes and rattling in another five in the first half. Front man Dave Gardner was lethal, netting three times and running the ner
Already 3-1 up from the first leg a fort
vous Ilolker defence ragged. In truth the opposition was not up to
much - Holker are bottom of the North Western Trains League’s First Division with just four points from 14 games. The game was over even before Andy Rouine fired home Chtheroe’s sixth just
before half-time. , Yet is was a surprise the Blues failed to
add to their score, or even create too many clear cut chances, in the second half. All the action came in the first 45 min
utes. From the off it was clear Holker - who were struggling to field a team and could only must one substitute - were no match for Clitheroc.
Worthington hat-trick
wins the day
NELSON Reserves were unbeaten before their 7-1 mauling at the hands of
Clitheroe on Saturday. The Victoria Park side
;, played against the wind and were forced to defend for peri
were played off the park by a Blues side bristling with first- team experience. In the first half Clitheroe
ods.Nelson pumped the ball forward quickly, but failed to create any clear-cut chances with the Clithcroe defence on
top of its game. Clitheroe relied on the
thington had scored twice and Andy Smith and Andy Rouine had also found the
By half time Dave Wor • ■ ,
counter-attack and it worked a treat.
back of the net. The side added three more
Jon Riley was tormenting the defence and several chances went begging in the
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first 15 minutes. Riley created the first goal, running
down the right flank and crossing low for the unmarked Gardner to side-foot his first
home.Gardner should have made it 2-0 on 19 minutes but his shot from Dave Bennett s
cross came back off the bar. It was 2-0 a minute later, though, when
John Holding - in on the right in place of the holidaying Chris Gnmshaw - crossed for defender Gary Rishton to head home. On 29 minutes Riley himself netted a
deserved goal. Rouine broke through on the right but
Holker keeper Steve Slater could only parry his powerful shot into the path of the oncoming Riley who slid the ball
home.Riley turned provider for Gardner a minute later when he crossed and the hat- trick hero slid in to poke the ball into at
the far post. On 38 minutes Holding again pushed
the ball through, the Holker defender missed it, and Gardner rounded the keeper
to slot home his fifth. Rouine added the final goal with superb
chip over the stranded Holker keeper after ____ keener after Dave Gardner to produce a chance for th<
he had saved Gardner's shot. Clitheroe boss Steve Parry made several
changes in the second half, with Taylor,
aggregate scoreline tells its own story. B o o t l e .......................................................................1
Clilheroe ........................................................... CLITHEROE’S resurgence as a major force in the North Western Trains League continued on Saturday as they went to Bootle and came home with a win. It was a good display from the Blues in difficult conditions against a poor Bootle
side.Clitheroe dominated the game but one worry for boss Steve Parry was his side’s
lack of goals. Despite having much of the ball and the
bonus of an early goal, Clitheroe found it
difficult to finish the game off. Early on both sides found it difficult to
string passes together, but the first chance went to Bootle when Andy Rowan saw his shot fly narrowly over the bar. Gradually the Blues came more into the game and Dennis Hill linked up well with
Riley and Gardner all making way. Put Clitheroe lost their direction and
shape and failed to add to their score. That was disappointing, but a 9-1
Round. “The cups are very important
-\ \71 PAUL LYNCH “But tha t doesn’t mean we
won’t be trying hard to finish as high as we can and there is no reason why we can’t be in the top three or four.
“But I think now the only real
chance we have of winning some thing is in the cup competitions.” And Parry was more than
delighted with the way his side cruised into the second run of the Floodlit Trophy on Monday night. “It was our third win in a row
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and th a t sort of run helps to build confidence,” he said. “The performance was good to
say we had to make a couple of changes because a couple of the lads were ineligible. “Andy Smith looks short of
match practice but did well, while Matt Anderton also played
well. “The lads were a little disap
pointed they didn’t score more in the second half, but we lost
our shape a little. “Jon Riley had to go off and
we lost a little bit there and it meant we lost our way a little bit. “I ’m happy with 6-0 even
though it was against the league’s whipping boys - you’ve still got to get the goals. “Saturday too was a good per
result we did on Monday.” The Blues boss was hoping to
pull off a couple of new signings in time for the weekend’s clash. Mark Stewart from Atherton
LR is set to sign on. He can play anywhere on the left. But the club received a blow
formance — we should have got the second a bit earlier but we won through in the end. “I t ’s all about trying to get a.
settled team, keeping confidence high and settling into a pattern. “We’ve won three now and we have a great chance to keep that
going on Saturday. “Oldham Town are struggling
in the Second Division so we need to produce the kind of
with the news that Paul Lynch has signed for Great Harwood
Town. “I’m disappointed he’s gone,”
Parry said. “But we have players
: who can play in his position who are just as good as him.” • Saturday’s League Cup
match at Shawbridge kicks-off at 3 p.m. The reserves are away at Ramsbottom United in a North- Western Trains Reserve Division North clash.
Dave Gardner to produce a chance for the latter which was well saved by the Bootle
keeper. There were 21 minutes on the clock
when Clitheroe’s dominance finally told. Jon Riley netted his sixth goal of the season when he coolly stroked the ball
home. Gary Rishton and Dave Bennett were
both having good games at the back and Bootle were finding it very difficult to break through into the last third of the
field. Early in the second half Bootle put the
Blues under some pressure, but couldn’t
finish off their good work. Riley should have finished off the game
when he contrived to hit the bar from a yard out with just the keeper to beat. The game began to get scrappy but with
five minutes left Clitheroe sealed the win when Chris Grimshaw finished off a Steve
Grunshaw cross. But within a minute Rishton brought
down Steve Ruan in his own area and the same player converted from the spot. The final few minutes were nervous
ones, but Clitheroe held on and claimed the valuable three points.
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BILLINGTON CUEISTS LEAD THE WAY
AFTER just two match es the early pacesetters in the First Division.of the Clitheroe and D is tr ic t Snooker League are , Billington A. They are closely followed
by Whalley Conservatives and Slaidbum. Legion’s Peel has set the
target for the
highest.break with a run of 32 in his side’s
win over Billington B. Waddington A head the
ham. RESULTS First Division Slaidbum 4 (347), Billington A
10 (378): T. Robinson (18) 66, T. Wilson (scr) 38: D. Cowking (6) 55, N. Harris (-17) 76; B. Walker (15) 60, P. Conchie (14) 53; G. Parker
(4) 47, J. Gibson (-11) 76; E Rigby (26) 63, T. Rydeheard (14) 77; E. Rigby (6) 56, D. Wilson (-3) 58. Whalley Conservatives 6
(351), Chatburn A 8 (346): S ., Holden (10) 44, M. Lawson (2) 60; M. Riley (6) 49, P. Craig (3) 57; B. Carter (20) 70, G. Clark (15) 73; J. Cross (20) 79, P. Clark (-17) 57; D. Cox (-17) 66, G. Simpkin (-17) 33; J. Timperley (20) 43, S. Harrison (6) 66. Talbot B 10 (422), Low Moor
A 4 ( 348): S. Hayhurst (17) 92, D. Ireland (23) 69; M. Robinson
(14) 75, I. Perry (11) 53:_P. Whitaker ( i l ) 54, P. Lapiki (17)
Second Division after a convincing win over Down-
78; A. Dickinson (15) 71, M. Holmes (-16) 48; J. Procter (13)
46, D. Dean (7) 61; M. Cottam (13) 84, M. Shears (16) 39.
Police 10 (397), Rimington A 4
(328): J. Griffiths (16) 88, J. Lund (25) 43; N. Thompson (21)
54, D. Calvert (21) 57; D. Allen
(10) 57, S. P e t ty (13) 37; B. Brown (-3) 50, K. Dowbiggin (- 7) 65; J. Burke (18) 75, M. Rhodes (20) 58; F. llooth (13) 73,
J. Thornton (21) 68. Billington B 6 (417), Legion 8
(428): J. Ainsworth (27) 89, B. H. Sims (-14) 47; C. Gorzella (27)
~‘89;-M..C. Graham (10) 66;,M..«, Duane (20) 60,T.i:Te61(14) 93;
J. Whitford (21) 68, N. Gamer (14) 75; Z. Mirkovic (27) 54, D. McTear (16) 88; J. Kelsall (21) 79, S. McTear (16) 59. Second Division
Waddington A 10 (415),
Downham 4 (308): D. Nelson (-2) 46, C. Aspinall (10) 51: J. Wooff (21) 64, P. Packer (8) 42; S. Hat ton (14) 91, D. Hart (21) 65; M.
Dewhurst (9) 84, S. Turner (21) 39; D. Houlker (18) 63, P. Walms- ley (26) 64; B. Waddmgton (-14) 67, D. Walmesley (21) 47. Low Moor B 10 (396), Talbot
A 4 (378): D. Lea (21) 67, F. Whittaker (13) 51; B. Sterling (21) 66, J. Winder (23) 83; P. Mercer (22) 38, S. Procter (11) 66; B. Hodgson (16) 71, P. Proc ter (20) 64; S. Mercer (21) 73, A. Cookson (14) 59; S. Jones (21) 81, T. Procter (22) 55. Chatbum B 8 (459), Clitheroe
Conservatives 6 (416): E Wilson (21) 37, D. Smith (-2) 86; R.
Turner (21) 99. L. Duckworth (21) 37; M. Paul (20) 103, K. Smith (27) 68; S. Tomlinson (27) 80, T. Smith (27) 64; S. Simpkin (27) 6 3 ,1. Charlton (10) 70; A. Wilson (20) 77, M. Whitaker (17)
91. Rimington B 6 (390), Pendle
Club 8 (457): D. A. Seed (27) 91, B. Conchie (4) 50; P. Winckley (20) 61, P. Clegg (21) 55; E Hob son (21) 54, D. Grant (19) 90; J. Lund jnr (18) 53, M. Roberts (21) 94; A. Hayhurst (20) 84, D. Haworth (27) 58; R. Bolland (12) 47, F. Watson (14) 104.
FIXTURES- FirsfDivision
Chatburn A.v'Rimington A; Whalley Conservatives v Police; Billington A v Billington B; Slaidbum v Legion. Second Division
Low Moor A v Catholic Sc B;
Rimington B v Chatbum B; Fen- dlc Club V
Catholic SC A v Low Moor B; Clitheroc Conserva
tives; Waddington B v Wadding- ton A.
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in the second half with Wor thington completing his hat- trick, Smith scoring his sec ond and manager Mark Phillipson getting his name onthescoresheet. Nelson pulled a consolation back, but the game was
already Clitheroe’s by then. The victory romp should
set them up nicely for their trio to take on table-topping Ramsbottom on Saturday - they have won all eight of their
games.so far.
LAQY Cnplnm Ljnda Mcrccr (ccnlrc. left) presents Hie brooch of office loncn Indj enpima Joan Rhode. niCluhcroc GC. C « ™ > Joan takes over as lady captain
THE ladies’ section of Clitheroe Golf Club enjoyed their annual
dinner and general meeting. Mrs Joan Rhodes officially took
over as lady captain when she received her brooch of office from outgoing captain Lynda Mercer.
• Three Clitheroe Golf Club mem
bers helped the East Lancashire Golf Association score an impres sive win on Sunday. In action at Rochdale GC, Denis
,__i xTn-M. Manchester 4 win in the
morning.fo
beat the North West Manchester Golf Association 13-5 at Rochdale
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Greenup, Daniel Preedy and Andrew Walmslcy helped ELGA
They all scored good wins in the . . „
afternoon singles after Walmsley had joined forces with Burnley’s Clifford Hopwood to record a 5 and
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Preedy lost their morning clash., O The second round of matches in the professional’s, winter series ay Myttoh Fold saw Neville Shears in
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