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IN CONTENTION: Ribbic Valley golfer Kim Andrew


Summer gam es are tough te st


By CHRIS BODEN


prepare for an assault on the Firs t North Western Trains


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Kim defies weather to set up title repeat


By GEORGE EMBLEY national competition for the second G


time. The 26-year-old Clitheroe GC star


defied horrendous conditions and returned an impressive one-over-par 75 to lead after the first qualifying round of the English Women's Championship at Hunstanton GC, Norfolk. The richly talented Curtis Cup star


OLF ace Kim Andrew has served notice of her intentions as she bids to win a major


at the ninth, 14th and 18th holes. Delighted Kim said: "I'm happy with my round - I played well in very diffi­


cult conditions. "It's a very nice course, quite tight,


and it's a matter of keeping the ball on


the fairways. "The greens are brilliant, very fast,


but it was very windy and putting was


difficult." Kim travelled down to Norfolk on


Saturday and practised on the course for the next two days before teeing it up


for real on Tuesday. Kim, of course, won the English


made a superb start on Tuesday at the Women's Championship at Saunton


magnificent links course. Although Kim dropped a shot at the


opening hole, a brilliant eagle at the fifth, where she chipped in for a three, and a birdie two on the seventh took her


to two under the card. Despite being buffeted by gale-force


winds and constant heavy rain, Kim was steadiness personified and only dropped three more shots in the round


GC, in Devon, three years ago. And an impressive performance in


this year’s event will certainly stand Kim in good as she prepares for her sec­ ond Curtis Cup appearance against the Americans at Ganton GC next month. The second qualifying round took


place yesterday and the leading 32 play­ ers will contest the match-play stages The final takes place on Saturday.


Clitheroe golfers claim second spot


By GEORGE EMBLEY


Accrington GC on Saturday. The combined efforts of Jonathan Dug-


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dale (75-6-69), Paul Connolly (83-6-77), Mark Ashworth (72-3-69) and Peter Shearon (82-12-70) enabled the Whalley Road side to total 312-27-285 in far from ideal conditions and finish six shots behind the victorious Accrington quartet. And Mytton Fold returned 352-53-289


with Tim Chambers (83-16-67), Stuart Crolla - he handed in 76-11-65 and was runner-up in the individual category - James Kennerley (86-11-75) and Pete Bradbury (97-15-82) taking the Whalley


Road club to a share of third spot. Andrew Hemmington (85-7-78), Nick


Tomlinson (78-9-69), Les Dearden (86-8- 78) and P. Benson (88-13-75) were in action for Whalley as the Long Leese


Barn club returned 337-37-300. Stonyhurst Park, represented by Ken


Wiggins (91-16-75), Ian White (85-8-77), A. Rigby (100-18-82) and Russell Davies (88-16-72), handed in 364-58-306 and fin­


ished down the field. Local knowledge enabled Accrington to


lift the ELGA Handicap Trophy with 326-47-279, Garry Croston winning the individual nett prize with a superb 72-10-


62. 9 The inaugural Spring Open fourball


attracted a maximum entry of 120 pairs and was voted such an outstanding suc­ cess that it looks set to become annual


event. C. Rigby and C. Wykes (Accrington) . , .


compiled 45 Stableford points and claimed first prize after a card play-off with Neil Eastwood and D. Bottomley


(Baxenden). Clithereo's own Philip Walmsley and


Martin Nettleton handed in 42 points and finished third on the card from M. Weaver and D. Wilson (Fishwick Hall). Ian Owens (Towneley) and F. Binns


(Great Harwood) were fifth with 41 points, while Philip Shaw (Clitheroe) and Jack Young (Rishton) also compiled 41 but missed out on the prizes. Former Lancashire county player Bill


Bromilow and Bill Kirkham (Chorley) won the first gross prize with 38 points, and host club members Paul Marlow and David Heesom took the second gross


prize with 36 points. Eddie White and Scott Milne emerged


clear-cut winners of Saturday's fourball Stableford with 46 points. Bert Hemmingway and Derek Mcln-


tvre (42 points) were runners-up and Bob Capstick and Ken Holding (41 points) took third place after a card play-off with Chris Barlow and Geoff Cartledge. Mike Dawson won Division One of the


Exnress Newpapers-Fuji Film Golf Clas­ sic qualifier on Sunday with 79-12-67 and will play in the regional final at Portal GC


m Dawson triumphed ahead of David Crisp (81-11-70) and Ralph Postlethwaite


(7jjavid Moore handed in 91-17-74 and 71 Division Two ahead of Raymond T X Bernard B i t t d l g j h 90-17-75)


^D ^dH e e som won the gross prize with a round of 7 4 . _______________________


LITHEROE were runners-up in the East Lancashire Golf Asso­ cia t ion Handicap Shield at


_ Competition was keen in the Invitation


Day competition at Mytton Fold GC. Alan Knox and Steve Sutcliffe (Rish


ton) compiled 46 Stableford points and claimed first place by just one point from


three other couples. Sam Punchard and Mark Kitchen


(Clitheroe) handed in 45 points and fin­ ished runners-up on the card from Martin Byron and Andy Stoker (Fulwood) and Howard Jenkins and Jim Kendra (Burn­


ley). Gordon Lucas (Mytton Fold) was


nearest the pin on the second hole. Baxenden's Scott Thompson recorded


the longest drive on the seventh hole. New member Ian Oliver, ex-Colne


cricketer and former Marsden Park GC captain, was nearest the pin in two on the


12th. John Duckett of the host club made


certain of winning the prize on offer for being nearest the pin on the 17th in two by holing his second shot! ® In-form Robert Hilton emerged a wor­ thy winner of the medal and EGU quali­


fier at Whalley GC. Hilton carded 71-5-66 and triumphed


ahead of Andrew Pollard (80-13-67), David Chippendale (83-15-67) and Gavin


Ward (85-17-68). Whalley Juniors vied for glory m the


first "major" of the season - the Junior


President's Trophy. Alec Hodbod lifted the Bert Foulds


Trophy thanks to a fine 86-16-70, James Wilbourn was runner-up with 88-14-74, and Grant Hollender claimed the best


gross prize.


The event was well supported by junior boys and girls of all ages, and included a


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non-handicap section. Club president Stuart Dawson present­


ed the prizes. Whalley professional Harry Smith will


be staging coaching sessions for members through the summer months, and inter­ ested boys or girls should contact him via the club on 01254 824766 or junior organ­ iser Martin Foulds on 01282 425483. 9 Clitheroe GC members Edith Child, Mary Wallace, Barbara Crowther and Pat Holden won the Lady Captain's Dawn Chorus with 72 Stableford points. Edith Child and Kath Tattersall then


joined forces with J. Ivison and D. Sun­ derland to win the ladies’ open team event - for the second successive year - with 91


p o in t s -


Ireland (88 points) finished second. L. Ashworth, J. Kenyon, M. Cryneand


M. Bryan, V. Exley, J. Sharp and L. j T P. Brown claimed third place with Sf


O Vivian Birtwell returned 106-38-68 to win Whalley GC ladies' High Handicap


Trophy by a distance. Runner-up Joan Whittaker returned


112-38-74 and Maybeth Sloan claimed


third spot with 106-30-76. The subsidiary competition for all play­


ers below 29 handicap was won by Sylvia Hollender after a card play-off with Ann


Pollard. O Stonyhurst Park GC ladies were in


action in two medals. Kath Hargreaves won the first one with


103-33-70, and Eileen Lambert stormed to victory in the second with 89-26-63.


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League First Division title. Newly-installed manager Dave


Burgess has arranged five friendlies at Shawbridge - with Football League First Division clubs Bolton Wanderers and Stockport County both sending representative sides. First up are Sam Allardyce’s


Bolton on Thursday, July 22nd, fol­ lowed by Nationwide Conference


handed out the awards at the Clitheroe Wolves annu­ al presentation evening. The former Aston Villa util­


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and his wife Susan. Under 8s


Most Improved Player, Joe Nightingale; Sportsman Award, Giorgio Peregrine; Manager's Player, Nathan Grawall; Player of the Year,


Top scorer, Charlie Collinge;


Sam Raynor. Under 9s


Preugchat; Most Improved Player, Aaron Sharp; SportSr man Award, Liam Bedford; Manager's Player, Kurt Roberts: Player of the Year, Jay Howard. Blue: Top scorer, Ben Fran-


Red: Top scorer, Oliver l a c k b u r n


Rovers full back Simon Grayson


ity man was aided by the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. Alan Yearing


LITHEROE h a v e announced a testing pre­ season schedule as they


Clitheroe line-up league opponents for pre-season Shawbridge dates


outfit Morecambe on the 25th. Stockport are the visitors on the


29th, before Leigh RMI, newly- promoted to the Conference after winning the UniBond Premier Division, come to the Bridge on Saturday, August 5th. First North Western Trains League Second Division Castleton


Gabriels wrap up the warm-up svm-ioc /-»r» Alienist. fttn.


August 19th, with the fixtures due to be released in around a month's


time. A good start for the Blues is


important after the early-season traumas last time around. They won only five of their first


12 league games - putting them up against it in the title race from the


off. A 10-game unbeaten run


thrust them up to second place. But the fact that they had


played more games than eventual winners Vauxhall Motors and run­ ners-up Newcastle Town eventual­ ly caught up with them, and a dis­ mal end to the season saw them fin­ ish a hugely disappointing 10th. Burgess said on his appointment:


"A good start will make a big differ­ ence.


"But there is not a lot wrong with


things. "We have a good side and it will


be my first priority to try and hold


onto the squad. "1 don’t want to undo anything


THE WEEKEND CRICKET Saturday


C l i t h e r o e (v Read, home, meet


ground 1 p.m.) P. Bishop. N. Bolton, N. Bibby, A. Burns, M. Bolton, S. Coulter, M. Coulter, M. Dewhurst, G. Kershaw, P. Mooney, Fitton, scorer - P. Cox. Same team Sunday, v Ribblesdale Wanderers, away, except S. Bish­ op for M. Coulter, meet at Rib- blesdalc 1 p.m., scorer -11. Driver. Clitheroe 2nds (v Read, away,


meet ground 1 p.m.) J. Green, P. Atkinson, K. Fawcett, M. Lglin, C. Musson, D. Glover, M. Harg­ reaves, S. Booth, S. Trotter, F. Hussain, N. Cartlcdge, scorer - .1. Blackburn. Same team Sunday, v Ribblcsdale Wanderers, except M. Coulter for N. Cartlcdge, scorer -


F. Green.Read (v Clithcroe, away, meet Read 12-45 p.m.) N. Marsh, T. Little, G. O'Connor, G. Bardsley,


W. Eastham, D. Bennett, M. Whalley, P. Swarbriek, .1. I.ong- den, .1. Hargreaves, Sleep, scorer - .1. Laycock. Same team Sunday, v Padiham, home. Read 2ncls ( v Clitheroe, home,


meet ground 1-30 p.m.) D. Par­ sons, A. Baron, J. Marshall, S. Jarvis, A. Bennett, R. Del- strother, D. Thistlcthwaitc, O. Newby, Naveed, D. Lynagh, J. Doughty, scorer - T. Neary. Same team Sunday, v Padiham, away, except S. Marshall for Naveed, C. Bennett for.I. Doughty. Ribblesdale Wanderers (v Barnoldswick, away, wickets


pitched 2 p.m.) D. Howard, G. Monk, M. Briggs, M. Ward, D. O’Neill, D. G-Chan, P. Hall, M. Peel, D. Ovcry, B. Spencer. Nawaz. Same team Sunday v Clitheroe, home, scorer - R. Glad-


Barnoldswick, home, wickets pitched 2 p.m. ) I. Britcliffe, .1. Rain, R. Palmer, A. Pearce, M. Davies. M. Stafford, P. Spencer, I. Tomlinson, C. Hall, R. Whalley, J. Braithwaite, scorer - T. Gladwin. Same team Sunday, v Clilheroc, away, except A. Marsh for I. Tomlinson.


Ribblesdale Wanderers 2nds (v Monday


Wanderers, away meet ground 1 p.m.) A. Hacking, G. Sutcliffe. R. Rudd, D. Musson, M. Scott. N. Cartledge, J. Ponsoby, S. Dawson, C. Brown, M. Powell, M. Luzon- by, scorer - 11. Driver. Read 3rds (v Padiham, away,


Clitheroe 3rds (v Ribblcsdale


kland; Most Improved Player, Ciaron Barton; Sportsman Award, Richard Clarkson: Manager's Player, James Too­ tle; Player of the Year, Adam Barton.


Under 10s Accrington League: Top


scorer, Richard Tyrell; Most Improved Player, Liam Bick- nell; Sportsman Award, Tom Millham; Manager's Player, Andrew Hartley; Player of the Year, Nick Parkinson. Burnley League Red: Top


scorer, Matthew Nadin; Most Improved Player, Matthew Tootle; Sportsman Award, Jamie Ilardacre; Manager's Player, William Child; Player of the Year, Simon Holden. Blue; Top scorer, David


Wilkinson; Most Improved Player, David Fallon; Sports­ man Award, Philip Darnell; Manager's Player, Jonathon Buchanan; Player of the Year, Chris Cornthwaite. Under I Is


Byrne; Most Improved Player, OUie Brown; Sportsman Award, Scott Rushton; Man­ ager's Player, Christopher Blockeel; Player of the Year, Sean Atherton. Red: Top scorer, Joe McTear; Most Improved Play-


Blue: Top scorer, Nicky TROPHY TIME; hPLC1" ^ Rovers’ star is guest of honour


er, James Sutton; Sportsman Award, Mark Calvert; Manag­ er's Player, Josh Davies; Player of the Year, Dale Underwood. Under 12s


Burnley League: Top scorer,


Jake Chadwick; Most Improved Player, Liam Gid-


low; Sportsman Award, Tom Hibble; Manager's Player, Luca Musker; Player of the Year, Marcus Pratt. Blackburn League: Top


scorer, Russell Thompson; Most Improved Player, Andrew Orr; Sportsman Award, James Blackburn; Manager’s Player, Malcolm Taylor; Player of the Year, Steven Thompson.


Under 13 Burnley League: Top scorer,


Oliver McLean; Most Improved Player, Daniel Bush; Sportsman Award, Chris Bristol; Manager's Play­ er, Damien Bradley; Player of the Year, Oliver McLean. Blackburn League: Top


scorer, Jordan Walmsley; Most Improved Player, Jonathon Devine; Sportsman Award, Matt Fellows; Manager's Player, Martin Greatorex; Player of the Year, Daniel


Sharpies. Under 14s Top scorer, Glen Dinsdale;


Sportsman Award, Lee Waller; Manager's Player, Ben


Readstone rewards


NOTHER successful football sea­ son for Readstone United was


presentation evening at Padiham Town Hall.


Special congratulations go to the Under 8s Blue team for completing a memorable


brought to a close at the annual . r, j


league and cup double. Individually, Thomas Helliwell and Rudi


Lockett claimed their respective age group Golden Boot awards while Jamie McCue


won the Warburtons Player of the Season


award. The club’s overall player of the season


was Josh Neary and Geoff Lambert was presented with the Fred Littler Chairman s award for being the clubman of the year. Andrew Bennett, Joe Marshall, Oliver Clarke and Dave Eaves were recognised for


10 years’ service to the club. Roll of Honour Under 7s


ells.


Most Enthusiastic Youngster: Max How­ Under 8s Blue


Most Enthusiastic Youngster: Chris McK- iernan; Player of the Year: Thomas Halliwell;


Sportsman of the Yean Jacub Uttley. Under 8s Yellow


Most Enthusiastic Youngster: Matthew Riley; Player of the Year: Joshua Neary;


Sportsman of the Year: Sam Marsh. Under,9s (Accrington League)


Most Enthusiastic Youngster: Philip Thompson; Player of the Year: Johnnie


Kennedy; Sportsman of the Year: Jamie Bury. Under 9s (North Valley League)


Most Enthusiastic Youngster: Steven Bibby; Player of the Year: Charlie Stanworth;


Sportsman of the Year: Ryan Bramley. Under 10s (Warburton League)


Players’ Player of the Year: Matthew Sharpley; Player of the Year: Jamie McCue;


Sportsman of the Year: Jordan Finch. Under 10s (North Valley League)


Players’ Player of the Year: Jack Fearn- head; Player of the Year: Rudi Lockett;


Sportsman of the Year: Robert Scott. Under 11s


Players’ Player of the Year: Eddie Rakshi; Player of the Year: Dale Underwood; Sports­


man of the Year: Luke Vercoe Under 12s


Players’ Player of the Year: Eddie Rakshi; Player of the Year: Stuart Walk den; Sports


man of the Year: Gary Schofield. Under 13s


Players’ Player of the Year: Robert Cress-


well; Player of the Year: Johnny Burbridge; Sportsman of the Year: Mark Bennett. Under 14s


Players’ Player of the Year: Michael Fox; Player of the Year: Matt Stainger. Under 15s


Players’ Player of the Year; Tom Fearn- head; Player of the Year: Tom Fearnhead;


Sportsman of the Year: Roger Cairns. Under 16s


Players’ Player of the Year: Martyn Thompson; Player of the Year: Andrew Ben­ nett; Sportsman of the Year: James Fletcher.


Winning run extended RYAN Hodgson


.maintained their 100% record in the


Roefield Leisure Centre Five-A-Side League on


Sunday. They beat Lite Body 7-4


and lead the table by two points from Rag Legs Unit­ ed, who beat Paraletic 5-2, inflicting their rivals' first


defeat of the season. Elsewhere, DAS Man­


agement got off the mark with a 4-3 win over Real Bladdered, while New Inn beat Mad Dogs 6-1 and Unknowns hammered


Walking Wounded 9-1. SUNDAY'S FIXTURES


Body; 9-50 a.m. - Paraletic v Walking Wounded; 10-40 a.m. - Rag Legs v Unknowns; 11-30


9 a.m. - Mad Dogs v Lite


a.m. - Hodgson v DAS Manage­ ment; 12 p.m. - New Inn v Real


Bladdered. ’ TABLE P


Bryan Hodgson 3


Rag Legs........ 3 Paraletic........ 3 New Inn......... 3 Unknowns...... 2 Real Bladdercd 2 DASMgt....... .2 Lite Body....... 2 Mad Dogs...... 3 Walking W'ded. 1


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jn GLASGOW SATURDAY 24th


Dewhurst; Player of the Year,


Karl Fowler. Under l(>s


Top scorer, Liam Hill-Parker;


Most Improved Player, Paul Tierney; Manager's Player, Chris Rush; Player of the Year, Robert Lloyd; Clubman, Simon Briggs. Under 17s


Top scorer, Michael Walsh;


Sportsman Award, Tom Saun­ ders; Manager's Player, Tom Byrom; Most Improved Play­ er, Tom Byrom; Player of the Year, Steven Wharton. Under 8s to 10s Player of


the Year,Andrew Hartley. Under Us to 13s Player of


the Year, Oliver McLean. Under 14s to 17s Player of


the Year, Robert Lloyd. Overall Player of the Year,


Cem Karakurum. Yorkshire Bank Award for


Services to the Club, Alan Wilkinson.


Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday


meet Padiham 1-30 p.m. or Road 1-15 p.m.) J. Whalley S. Mar­ shall, M. Strahan, D. Wilcock, G. Rinks, M. Suthers, A. Bennett, Naveed, T. Booth, .1. Marshall, I. Haxsan, scorer - A. Tinkler. Ribblcsdalc Wanderers (v


Barnoldswick, ECB cup, home, meet 11-30 p.m.) G. Monk, M. Ward, M. Briggs, D. Gardner- Chan, D. O’Neill, It. Palmer, D. Overy, P. Hall, B. Spencer, A. Pearce, S. Mehmood. Ribblcsdalc Wanderers 3rds (v


Clithcroe, away wickets pitched 2 p.m.) D. Binns, S. Duckworth, ft- Gladwin, G. Maguire, R- Whalley, A. Marsh, N. Osliffe, R. Lloyd, I. Tomlinson, T. Jeffs, J. Braith­ waite. scorer - R. Fielding.


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