UNRIVALLED COVERAGE OF SPORT IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY


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Biathlon success for Dolphins M


e m b e r s of Clitheroe Dolphins


were in fine fettle a t the North of England summer b ia th lo n and tr ia th lo n championships in War­ rington. The young Ribble Valley


athletes came out on top in both disciplines, particular­ ly excelling in the triathlon where it was the first time they had entered a team. The Under 14s boys’


team of Toby Banfield, Paul Jaggs and Matthew Poplett emerged victorious in the biathlon, while Ban- field and Poplett combined with Martin Greenwood to win the triathlon. Among the Under 12s


girls’ team Catherine Dud- bridge, Louise High ton and Thea Smith won the biathlon and Dudbridge, Ilighton and Carla Green­ wood performed heroically in the triathlon but were pipped into second. Highton achieved a


superb top-place finish in her individual biathlon while Smith, Adrian Wear­ ing, Beth Ilighton and Mark Jaggs all came home in the top six of their respec­ tive individual events. The Dolphins, since first


competing in biathlons two years ago, have gone from strength to strength with an ever increasing number of youngsters joining the club.


Barrie Hart


RIBBLE VALLEY LADIES' DARTS


SUMMER


LEAGUE RESULTS


Team Knockout First Hound


Low Moor Club 5, Langho


FC 7; Craven Heifer A 3, Sta­ tion Hotel 7. • Next round August 9th.


Station Hotel v Brown Cow at Low Moor Club; Langho FC v Bridge a t Station Hotel. ft The Bridge will not be


used as a venue for Summer league competitions. High Scores


116 - A. Webster; 111 - R.


Kiddie; 100 - L. Brooks, J. Seedle.


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through to the final round of the Whitbread Spring Doubles competition a t Ribblesdale Wanderers


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Bowling Club. They will be joined by


Earby’s K. Bland and II. Bond.


Darwen’s D. Barrow and A. Clark 21-14 and booked their final spot by defeating D. Hoskins and S. Pickles 21-20


Massey and Holt defeated


(Skipton). Earlier Hoskins and Pick­


ning 21-5 over Colne’s B. and D. Cronshaw. In the other half of the


les had progressed to the final stage of qualification by win­


draw, Bland and Bond were victorious 21-20 over M. Fletcher and B. Trevett. They were met in the final


REAT Harwood pairing C. Massey and J. Holt won


Third Division P W D L


Victoria.......... 9 7


Rishton Con.... 9 Willow Mount.. 9 Whalley B....... 9 Grange BC...... 8 Immanuel A.... 7 Gatty Park..... 9 Salcsbury Red.. 9 Waddington B.. 9


_ _ p 1 1 56 0 3 51 0 4 51 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 5


Milnshaw Park. 8 _ Fourth Division P W D L


0 6 .. 1 6 32 0 7 29


46 45 42 40 38


Grange Vanners 9 8 Ribblesdale C... 9 Oakhill Ash..... 8 Oakhill Beech... 9 Globe C.......... 9 Burnley Rd B... 9 Alma Inn........ 8 Immanuel B.... 8 Sabden C........ 8 _ sabden A......... 9 1 0 8 25


_ P 1 61


0 4 47 5 36


G R E A T H A RW O O D A N D D IS T R IC T


B OW L IN G L E A G U E RESULTS


First Division Antley 9, Globe A 1; Gt Har­


elimination stage by Dar­ wen’s D. Hogg and P. Leaver who had earlier beaten N. and C. Wilson from Blackburn


21-12. The Earby bowlers booked


their passage into the finals


by winning 21-20. There is one round of qual­


ification for the finals day, which takes place on June 24th. Vacancies are still avail­ able should you wish to enter. For further information


wood 8, Clayton Gatty 2; Ribbles- dalc A 9, llaslingden 1; Rishton Con. A 3, Clitheroe Cricket 7; Rush-


ton St A 9, Whalley A 1. Second Division


Hurst Green A 6, Coppice 4; Sab­


den Black 6, Spring Hill 4; Sales- bury A 8, Come and Welcome 2; Waddington A 7, Rishton BC 3; Globe B 1, Burnley Rd B 9. Third Division


Burnley Rd A 9, Castle A 1; Cas­


tle B 7, Leisure Hour A 3; Free Gar­ deners 9, Ribblesdale B 1; Immanuel 8, Rushton St B 2;


Whalley B 5, Leisure Hour B 5. Fourth Division


Oakhill 7, Rishton Con. B 3;


contact Malcolm Wensley on 01254 824463. Brenda Pilling claimed vic­


- HYNDBURN AND DISTRICT BOWLING


LEAGUE RESULTS


First Division Rushton St E 4, Globe A 6;


Hollands 7, Ribblesdale A 3; Rib- blesdalc B 7, Coppice D 3; Globe E 7, Globe D 3: Globe E 6, Free


Gardeners 4; Second Division


Sydney St 6, Oakhill Park 4;


Burnley Rd C 9, College 1; Sab- den B 7, Rishton B C 3, Come & Welcome 6, Hyndburn Blue 4; Rushton St C 3, Clitheroe 7;


Whalley A 6, Sabden B 4. Third Division


Victoria 7, Whalley B 3;


Waddington B 3, Willow Mount 7- Milnshaw Park 4, Grange BC


fi- Rishton Con 8, Immanuel A 2; sklesburyRed7,GattyPark3.


Fourth Division Immanuel B 7, Sabden A 3;


Dakhill Beech 6, Burnley Road B 4- Grange Vanners 8, Ribblesdale


2; Sabden C 8, Oakhill Ash 2;


' Alma 6, Globe C 4. TABLES First Division P W D L


Globe E .......... ®


Globe A.......... ° Free Gardeners. 9 Ribblesdale B... 8


Globe D.......... °


Hollands....--- = Rushton St E - 8


Cappice— » Ribblesdale A - »


Burnley RdD- 1 Waddington A..


1 .1 60 1 0 55 1 4 50 1 2 43 0 3 41 5 5 39


P 1 6 37


7 1 0 Division


6 OakhiUPark...


Rishton BC.— Clitheroe CC... College-


p W D L 8 7 0 1 8 7 0 1 9 6 0 3 8 6 0 2 8 4 0 4 8 4 0 4 8 4 0 4 8 3 0 5 8 1 0 7 8 1 0 7 7 0 0 7


Rishton Con. B 1, Roe Lee Park 9; Roe Lee Park 8, Hurst Green B 2; Sydney St 2, Sabden Red 8; The


tory in the final of the Harri­ et Aban Memorial Trophy by 21-12 over Hazel Hodder.


Grange 8, Sabden Blue 2. Leonard Whittaker Cup


Burnley Rd A 194, Mercer Park


172; Immanuel 123, Free Gardeners 197; Leisure Hour A 152, Antley 165; Roe Lee Park 167, Rishton Con. A 156; Rushton St A 167, Come and Welcome 159; Salesbury A 167, Clitheroe Cricket 143; Spring Hill 157, Burnley Rd B 177; Whal­


ley B 153, Ribblesdale A 167. TABLES


First Division P


Antley........................ 8 Ribblesdale A............. 8 Gt Harwood............... 8 Rushton St A.............. 8 Whalley A.................. 8 Clitheroc CC.............. 8 Rishton Con A........... 8 Globe A...................... 8 Haslingden................. 8 Clayton Gatty............ 8 Second Division


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Burnley Rd B............. 8 Salesbury A................ 8 Come & Welcome....... 8 Spring Hill................. 8 Sabden Black............. 8 Coppice...................... 8 Rishton BC................ 8 Hurst Green A............ 8 Waddington A............ 8 Globe B...................... 8 Third Division


Leisure Hour B........... 9 Free Gardeners........... 8 Whalley B.................. 8 Burnley Rd A............. 8 Immanuel................... 8 Salesbury B................ 8 Castle B..................... 8 Ribblesdale B............. 7 Rushton St B.............. 7 Castle A..................... 7 Leisure Hour A........... 8 Fourth Division


P


„„ Sabden Red................ 9 48 Oakhill....................... 8 Mercer Park............... 8 The Grange................ 7 Sydney St................... 8 Rishton Con B........... 7 Sabden Blue............... 9 Milnshaw Wndrs........ 7 Hurst Green B............ 7 Waddington B............ 6


Roe Lee Park.............. 8 37 RIBBLESDALE High School’s Year 10 football team (D080600/2) RIBBLESDALE High School’s Year 9 football team (D080G00/2) P


55 52 46 43 37 35 35 35 32 30


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IBBLESDALE High School have Quarter-Finals, where they lost to More- enjoyed one of their most successful cambe High on penalties, and then carried football seasons in recent memory.


The various teams all did well at local win over Mount Carmel,


and county level to underline Ribblesdale's Outstanding centre forward Yakoob reputation as one of the area's best foot- j£han scored both goals in a 2-1 win.


balling schools.


unbeaten run during the season, which cul- The side also finished as runners-up in minated in reaching the Lancashire Seven- the league to Mount Carmel after being a-side Final at Preston College against unbeaten until their final game of the sea- Blackbum's St Bede's.


The Year 7 side compiled a 15-game son - a title decider. I t was the furthest a Ribblesdale side ^he Year 10s were league runners-up for


had gone in the competition, and defeat the fourth year running - losing only one could not take away their achievement. game, again to Mount Carmel. The team also reached the Hyndburn Dayid Mercer and Ben Wearden both


Mount^Carmel cJ Accrington. enjoyed particularly impressive campaigns Year 9 reached the Lancashire Knockout for both the school and area teams. RIBBLESDALE High School’s Year 7 football team (D080600/2) . . mo Unbeaten competition in both divi­ C


sions. The First Division of Peter


Clayton’s competition was won by Tom Brown, who returned 81-12-69. He won on a card play-off


from Tony Weightman, who scored 80-11-69. Third was Brian Edmond­


son (80-10-70), with Julian Troop (76-5-71) fourth on the card from Mark Nettleton


(81-10-71). The Second Division prize


was also settled on a card play-off, with Ross Lee win­ ning with 84-14-70. David Knowles went


round in 87-17-70. A further stroke behind


were Tony McGibbon (84-13- 71) and Paul Hammond (85- 14-71), with Alan Jackson fifth (87-12-72), from Geoff Roberts (86-14-72). Club president Jim


Cameron and Ken O'Brien won the Fourball Stableford the previous day at Clitheroe by three points. The duo scored 46 to see off


the challenge of Ross Lee and Tony Dones, who finished as runners-up on a card play-off from Mike Lanson and Geoff


RIBBLESDALE High School golfer Sophie Woods is cel­ ebrating after returning a nett score of 66 to win an Under 15s event at Leigh GC. (D080600/2) PHOTO: Dave Harwood


Tennent, Ted Speak and David Crisp and Peter Sheron and Granville Pilling. O Vice-captain Les Dearden


won the Grant Longworth Trophy at Whalley GC when he returned a score of 73-8-65 to win comfortably from Peter Benson (83-13-70). The long handicapper’s prize went to Dacer Wright (89-19-70) ahead of Richard Ferley (94-21-73).


3m M i k e Lanson and Geoff Harold Ryden Trophy.


9 Stonyhurst Park golfer Mark Young was in imp­ ressive form in the ELGA Trophy.


At Nelson GC on Satur­


day he carded a 36-hole total of 142 to qualify for the matchplay stages. Unfortunately he went out


in the quarter-finals when los­ ing on the 19th hole to Nathan Ward (Pleasington). 9 Mick Walsh made history at Mytton Fold GC on Sat­


urday. He holed his tee shot at the


during tne course oi uie


123-yard first hole to become the first person to score an ace at the new first hole. He recorded his dream shot during the course of the


Moor Lane Motor Spares Clitheroe (01200) 43IS938 ^ Hart commits to Shawbridge future By CRAIG SALMON


Clitheroe for another season. Former Oldham Athletic pro­


M


fessional Hart, who can also play at centre-half, has been monitored by a number of league clubs - with Bolton Wanderers thought


to be keen admirers. However, 22-year-old Hart has


decided to take up the option of a second year at Shawbridge.


a r a u d in g left- back Barrie Hart has committed himself to


Blues boss Dave Burgess is


delighted with the news. He said: “Signing Barrie for another year is great news. We hope to have more of the same quality of play­


ers at the club.” A number of new players have


been targeted by Burgess and he will have a clearer picture of who will be wearing the blue and white of Clitheroe next season when pre-season training begins next


Thursday. The club have already lined up


four mouth-watering friendly matches at Shawbridge.


Captain’s Day joy for Tom and Ross


APTAIN'S Day at Clitheroe GC on Sunday saw a close


Bolton Wanderers will be visit­


ing on Saturday, July 22nd, and this will be followed by a match against Stockport County a week


later. Nationwide Conference side


Leigh RMI will be a t Shaw­ bridge on Saturday, August 5th, while Castleton Gabriels com­ plete the friendly fixture list a week later. Admission prices are set to


remain the same for the forthcom­ ing season with season tickets to remain at £55 and concessions £27.50. Tickets bought before


July 31st will be reduced to £50 and £25. Attendance income has


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dropped for the third year run­ ning by £2000 and Clitheroe chairman Steve Rush is appealing for more people to support the club. Treasurer Terry Nelson said:


“Our average gate last season was 192. It is not nearly enough if we are to attract the type of player needed to progress beyond its pre­ sent level of competition. “With gates of 300 plus, we would have the financial muscle


to progress to the Unibond i - i 1,


League.” A new executive club is being


set up in an effort to raise funds for the team. The club is looking for 25 members each paying £20 a month with 50% income paid out as a monthly draw. The club are also in negotiation


with present sponsors Castle Cement in finalising a new spon­ sorship deal for next season. For season ticket enquiries or


membership of the Blues’ execu­ tive club please contact Mr Nel­ son on 01200 425061.


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CLITHEROE GC captain Peter Clayton (centre) is pictured with his Captain’s Day winners Tom Brown and Ross Lee. (120600/3/16)


Founder Captain’s Trophy which saw Tim Chambers in stunning form to return 80- 16-64 to take the top prize. Divisional honours went to


Danny Murphy (72-5-67), Graham Child (84-19-65) and Jim Bradley (92-25-67).


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9 Mrs J. Taylor carded 54- 13-41 to win the senior nine- hole medal at Clitheroe Golf Club. Mrs D. Hamer returned an excellent score of 84-13-71 to win the Gilbert Benson Trophy. O Caroline James and Mau­


reen Skeats combined well to card 48 Stableford points and win the High-Low Fourball at Whalley GC. Barbara Tuley and Vivian Birtwell (43) and Jean Dearden and Julie Stephenson (42) were second and third respectively.


@ Cueists aiming to pocket national pool title


Knockout in Great Yarmouth in November - and may yet be


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joined by their B team. Both teams were in action on


Sunday at Riley's in Preston in the play-offs, with six places up


for grabs for the national stage. Nine teams were divided into


three groups for a round-robin contest, but unluckily both Clitheroe teams were drawn in the same group, along with favourites


Preston. Clitheroe A went 7-0 down to


Preston before a tremendous fightback saw them narrowly lost


10- 8.


L ITH E R O E A have qualified for the Nation­ al Pool Inter-League Cup


The A team then beat the B


team 11-7, although the B team turned in a sterling performance. Preston then beat Clitheroe B


10- Preston qualified as one of the 3.


three group winners, leaving both Clitheroe teams to go into a sec­ ond round-robin to decide the remaining three places. Clitheroe A beat Bolton 12-6


Gemma Hoyle, Nicola Olleren- „ . . . . « „ i .


shaw, Lyndsay Lloyd and Jaqui O'Reilly all won a frame each. 9 A huge night is in store at the Whalley Arms on Friday, July 14th when England international Lee Kendall, from Stoke-on- Trent, is the star attraction. He will play against the vil­


and drew 9-9 with Haslingden to finish fifth and qualify. The B team beat Leyland and Coppull to finish seventh - stand­


by for the finals. The Ladies team lost 8-6 to


Padiham in the Lancashire Ladies' Inter-League on Sunday. Player- of-the-match was Beryl Cottam, who won both her frames.


lagers' team, then decide which player will go on to represent Whalley in the national finals in August. Everyone is welcome. The Clitheroe Summer Pool


League got underway last Thurs­ day, and the results and fixtures are as follows:


Premier Division RESULTS Dog Music Bar 5, Castle A 7; Royal


Oak 1, Low Moor Club 11; Buck A 9, Horse Shoe A 3; Whalley Arms A 7, RBL A 5; Starkies Sharks 10, Commercial A 2;


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RBL B 3, Stork Hotel A 9. First Division


Dog Inn Whalley 7, Kings Arms A 5;


Stork Hotel B 7, Starkies Fun Bar 5; Bay Horse A 8, New Inn 4; Pendle Hotel B 5, St Peter's 7; RBL C 8, Whalley Arms B


4; Waggon and Horses bye. Second Division


Horse Shoe B 4, Buck Wrinkleys 8;


Victoria v Three Millstones; Castle B 8, Station Choo Choos 4; White Horse A 6, Legion D 6; Brown Cow A 5, Pendle


Hotel A 7; De Lacy Arms bye. Third Division


Station Hotel B 7, Bay Horse B 5;


Sainsbury’s 7, Brown Cow B 5; Kings Arms B 6, Black Horse 6; Commercial B 3, Pendle Witch 9; White Hart 4, White


Horse B 8; Buck B bye. Tonight's Fixtures Premier Division


Commercial A v Whalley Arms A; G ln h 11! Ruck A 9. Stork Hotel A v Buck A; Castle A


Moor Club v RBL B. First Division


Whalley Arms B v Pendle Hotel B;


Waggon and Horses v Bay Horse A; Kings Arms A v Stork Hotel B; New Inn v Dog Inn; St Peter’s v RBL C; Starkies


Fun Bar v White Hart. Second Division


Lacy Arms v Castle B; Buck Wrinkleys v Victoria; Station Choo Choos v Horse


Pendle Hotel A v White Horse A; De


Shoe B; Legion D v Brown Cow A. Third Division


White Horse B v Commercial B; Buck


B v Kings Arms B; Bay Horse B v Sains- bury's; Black Horse v Station Hotel B; Pendle Witch v Bridge; Brown Cow IV


bye. Tuesday Ladies' League


Pendle v Legion; Castle v Buck A; Buck B v De Lacy.


Stork Hotel A v Buck A; Castle A v Royal Oak; Horse Shoe A v Dog Music Bar; RBL A v Starkies Sharks; Low


The previous week, Jane


Pohard was reduced two on handicap after returning 83- 16-67 to win the Marie Curie Competition. Agnes Flana­ gan (92-20-72) was second with Marian Miller (95-21- 74) in third spot.


WEEKEND


SELECTIONS Clitheroe (v Oswaldtwistle


CRICKET Saturday


Immanuel, home, meet ground 1 p.m.) P. Bishop, N. Bolton, N. Bibby, A. Burns, S. Coulter, S. Bishop, D. Glover, M. Bolton, P. Mooney, G. Kershaw, Fitton. Scorer- P. Cox. Same team Sun­ day, v Baxenden, away, Ramsbot-


tom Cup, meet noon. Clitheroe 2nds (v Stacksteads,


away, meet ground 12-30 p.m.) J. Green, P. Atkinson, S. Booth, C.


Seed, K. Fawcett, M. Eglin, C. Musson, M. Hargreaves, S. Trot­ ter, F. Hussain, M. Preston. Scor­ er - J. Blackburn. Read (v Edenfield, away, meet


Read 12-45 p.m.) N. Marsh, G. O’Connor, C. Bardsley, D. Ben­ nett, W. Eastham, O. Newby, T. Little, M. Whalley, .1. Marshall, S. Jarvis, Sleep. Same team Sunday, v Padiham, plus J. Hargreaves. Scorer - J. Laycock. Read 2nds (v Burnley GSOB,


home, wickets pitched 2 p.m.) D. Parsons, J. Doughty, A. Baron, S. Marshall, J. Hargreaves, D. Thistlethwaile, D. Lynagh, J. Longden, A. Bennett, Naveed, Quadir. Same team Sunday except C. Bennett for Naveed. Ribblesdale Wanderers (v Set­


off the Hyndbum Cup with an extra-time


tle, home, wickets pitctied 2 p.m.) D. Howard, G. Monk, M. Briggs, M. Ward, D. O’Neill, D. G-Chan, P. Hall, M. Peel, M. Davies, B. Spencer, Nawaz, scorer - R. Glad­ win. Same team tomorrow v Atherton, away, except A.N. Other for M. Davies. Same team Sunday v Preston, away, 1-30 p.m., except R. Palmer for Nawaz. Ribblesdale Wanderers 2nds (v


Belvedere, away, meet 12-45 p.m.) I. Britcliffe, J. Rain, R. Palmer, A. Pearce, M. Stafford, P. Spencer, C. Hall, R. Whalley, J. Braith- waite, I. Tomlinson, G. Leach, scorer - T. Gladwin.


Sunday Clitheroe 3rds (v Edenficld


.home, meet ground 1-15 p.m.) A. Hacking, D. Musson, M. Scott, M. Powell, R. Dinsdale, D. Walk­ er, S. Dawson, G. Sutcliffe, R. Rudd, M. Lazenby, J. Ponsoby, scorer - P. Dibb. Read 3rds (v Great Harwood,


away, meet Read 1-15 p.m.) J. Whalley, I. Hassan, M. Strachan, D. Wilcock, M. Suthers, R. Del- strothcr, T. Booth, D. Kay, M. Whalley, J. Neary, D. Lyles. Ribblesdale Wanderers 3rds (v


Earby,home, wickets pitched 2 p.m.)S. Duckworth, G. Maguire, B. O’Neill, J. Jackson, D. Binns, I. Kirk, A. Kirk, R. Clark, W. Mah- mood, S. Bishop, M. proctor, scor­


er - R. Fielding. Monday


Ribblesdale Wanderers Youth


(v Read, away, meet 5-30 p.m. prompt) R. Clark, M. Stafford, A. Pearce, M. Peel, D. G-Chan, D. Braithwaite, A. Kirk, G. Maguire, R. Whalley, S. Wharton, R. Lloyd. ® Turn to page 43 for all the local cricket news.


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