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Sculpher feels the future is bright at Shawbridge


£ By CRAIG SALMON


PROMISING youngsters John-' Paul Pagan and Gary Jackson came in for their first starts of the season on Tuesday as Clitheroe got back'on the winning track. ■' The Blues defeated Flixton 3-0 at


Valley Road to end a run of two defeats.


After Saturday’s 2-1 reversal . . ■


against Newcastle Town, Sculpher decided it was time to give one or two of his youth players a chance.


■ He said: “Gary .Jackson and John-Paul Fagan came in and they both did very well. “We know their potential. They


are two players who are going to be the future of the club. I t ’s a learn­ ing process for them but I am sure they are going to be very good foot­ ballers for Clitheroe. “I know other clubs will be look­


ing at them because of their poten­ tial but i t ’s up to myself and the


_ club to keep hold of them. “Both have shown last season


. The Science in Sport team are pictured on the podium at Manchester Velodrome (s)


Top-class cyclists set to compete in exciting Kibble Valley races


LOCAL sports nutrition firm Sci­ ence in Sport - whose cycling team are pictured after winning silver medals in the National Team Pur­ suit Championships-is holding two major'cycling events in the Ribble


Valley. - ' They are both cyclo-cross races,


and the first will he held at Oakhill College, Whalley, on Sunday, Octo­ ber 27th, with the second planned for Clitheroe on January 5th, 2003. The Whalley event, titled the Sci­


ence in Sport/Oakhill College Megacross, will be open to all, from complete novices to world-class rid-


s.Organiser Mr Phil Bibby said


that, as the circuit is short and will be repeated by the bikers, the race will be exciting for riders and spec­ tators. To add to the spectacle, the main event, starting at 2-15 p.m., will start in the village centre. The day starts with a skills ses­


sion for under-12s and under-16s, and is followed by the youth, under- 12s and novice races, then the'main event. The presentation of prizes will take place at 4 p.m. Cyclo-cross’racing is described as


a fast and demanding form of cross­ country cycle racing, where com­ petitors ride a t the speeds of road racers, while cornering and jumping as they do in BMX. - Mud, steep banks and hurdles


force the riders to dismount and run with their bikes slung over their shoulders. Firm ground and tarmac let them reach high speeds; over 30 m.p.h. for the elite racers. The Oakhill and Clitheroe events are designed for riders of all abilities


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and any kind of cycle can be used Schools, clubs and even streets can enter teams.


Mr, Bibby said: "All you need to; take part is a bike and a hard-shell '


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helmet." The junior and novice racers will


be able to join the rest of the specta­ tors after their races to watch th e . main event, in which top-class rid­ ers will be competing, including ex- Tour de France cyclist Adrian Tim- mis and Commonwealth Games mountain bike (MTB) competitor


and former national champion in MTB and cyclo-cross Barrie Clarke. They will be joined by the Science


in Sport rider Ian Wilkinson, who is a former national MTB champion and national road silver medallist,


and currently training in France. Entry forms are available in the Advertiser and Times office, 3 King


Street Clitheroe. For further information, visit the


I t is hoped that the Oakhill race ,


website www.scienceinsport. com/events or telephone Phil on 01254246060.


will trigger enthusiasm for the later Clitheroe event, which is also planned to be a fast and exciting cyclo-cross circuit. Science in Sport director Tim


Lawson, who races for the'firm's team, is energetic and enthusiastic about the race. He said: "It will be a community event, held in the town so that people will participate and spectate. . "People can see it, young riders


will take part and see what fun and excitement it is, and channel their


energies into sport." - i -• Part of the day's entertainment,


will be watching racing celebrities cycle a time trial round the circuit. ''Science in Sport has been


involved I in ' cycle ra c in g . since Olympic Gold Medal winner Chris Boardman used and endorsed the company's sports drinks. Since then,- its own team has raced in an increas­ ing number of competitions. The night after their National '


Team Pursuit exploits, the team tried their luck a t the team sprint competition, described as a fast and


furious power-based event., Once again they were amazed at


their achievement as they qualified for the last eight, despite their earli­ er exhausting efforts. Unfortunately they were drawn


agains t one o f the world's best teams, which included the Olympic Champion Jason Queally and the Commonwealth Games champion Chris Hoy, and were knocked out. However all the team members are looking forward to the 2003


‘Nationals. Tim said: "Who knows iwhat might happen with a bit more practiced" After their success, the silver win­


ners received an invitation to com­ pete in the six day 850 km Tour of Thailand stage race. The first stage is a circuit race in Phuket followed by five place-to-place stages of about 100 miles duration to finish in


Bangkok. They will be joined in Thailand


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by Ian Wilkinson, who has been rac­ ing in France. Tim said: "He will be the team's best chance of a good overall position. I t should be a great adventure, whatever happens."


- Flixton


Clitheroe, ......................... • • -3 CLITHEROE bounced back to winning ways on Tuesday as they defeated mid-table Flixton 3-0 in the North West Counties’ Football League First Division. i-The Blues’ job was made slight­


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ly easier when their opponents were needlessly reduced to 10 men after only 25 minutes. . However, Flixton proved to be


| and the.occasions tha t they have ' played.this'season, to be comfort- able at this level. , “So it bodes well for the future.


The club does have good youngsters doming through in the reserve


team. “The reserves are unbeaten this


season,and it makes my job a lot easier when I-can bnng players in from the reserves, so I don’t have to go out searching for new players.” / Sculpher was pleased with the -


way his side went about their task on Tuesday after Flixton had been


reduced to 10 men. He added: “I t was vital that we


got back to winning ways as soon as


possible. ' “But I was delighted with the way we did it, with a lot of hard,


work. “They were down to 10 men for


just over an hour of the match and i t was the old scenario where we actually played better against 11


men. “We sorted a few things out at


half-time and we were a lot better in the second half. “I thought we controlled the pos­


session, where as in the first half, we were trying to be too direct.” Sculpher felt the referee was jus­


tified in sending off one of Flixton’s players after he lashed out at Lee


Cryer.


players had donewhathedid then I would expect them to get sent-off. “I t was a corner and Lee was


“I think to be fair, if any of;my ... . . .


lying on the floor when he was kicked. There hadn’t been a mali­ cious tackle before hand and it was a very silly thing to do.” The Blues were also on the right


side of two penalty decisions award-: ed by the referee which handed them a 2-0 advantage.


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" “I thought both of them were cast-iron penalties. The first one, Barrie Hart’s burst into the hox and beentripped. “And the second one, Jason Jones


.was about to. round the keeper and roll the ball into an empty net when he was brought down. “But the positive thing was that


we kept a clean sheet. As a team We defended very well and I thought Kris Richens was as confident as he has been this season. “He’s been through a bit of a


rough patch of late but it’s vital for us th a t Kris is a t the top of his game.” However, the Shawbridge supre­


mo was not happy with Saturday’s defeat: “I t was disappointing espe­ cially after taking an early lead. For


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the first 20 minutes, I; thought we played some of our best football of ,


the season. “I was disappointed in the man­


ner in which we conceded two goals and I felt we did not work them hard enough m the final third of the pitch. “But, no disrespect to Newcastle


Town, if we want to be pushing for promotion then we have got to be beating Newcastle at home because they are not going to win the league.” The Blues travel to basement


boys Glossop North End on Satur­ day before welcoming Squires Gate to Shawbridge on Tuesday. Sculpher added: “Glossop are


bottom of the league but i t’s not going to be an easy game because of the pitch, which is probably the


worst in the league. “But we will have to adapt to the


conditions and I am sure we will.” On the injury front, Neil Spencer


is waiting for some medical advice as to whether he can resume play­ ing while new signing Mark Milli­ gan faces a fitness test before he can make his long-awaited debut. Andy Cowking is still 10 days away from making a return.


a t ’ th e d ou b le a s th e B lu e s back on track


However, the first half proceed


ed to be a scrappy affair with Flix­ ton happy to put men behind the ball. Jackson had a couple of half chances while Barrie Hart came nearest to scoring b u t his long range effort struck the crossbar. After the break, Clitheroe con­


tough- to breakdown and - i t required two Mark Stewart penal­ ties after the hour mark to calm Clitheroe’s nerves. :: Manager Lee Sculpher rested


Martin Aspinwall and Lee Buggie and drafted-in youngsters John- Paul Fagan and Gary Jackson for their first starts of the season. The f irs t real action of the


aftce Boyer’s Boys on Cloud Nine after goal glut er winning a comer.


Atherton LR Reserves . . . . .0 Clitheroe Reserves............. .9 CLITHEROE Reserves went goal crazy on Saturday as they pu t Atherton Leburrium Rovers to the sword on Saturday at Crilly Park. , The Blues second-string fired


nine goals past their hapless oppo­ nents,'including a six-goal blitz in a 28-minute spell during the sec­


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Broughton . ‘. .............. -..........32 CHRISTMAS came early on Sat­ urday, but it was Clitheroe Rugby Club playing Santa.


Clitheroe ............ .10 :•;/&. The locals handed out the pre-i


sents two months early in the shape' of 22 unanswered first half points at home to Broughton. . Club captain Matt Dugdale was fiorced to watch from the sidelines,


, again being the victim of an injury curse that has bedevilled his tenure of captaincy. His team never got into their stride and let what looked a fairly


ordinary Broughton outfit almost


boss the opening half. T he ir outs ide half stu ck ,to: a


simple game plan of p u t t in g , leather to ball and booting i t down


the field. This really set the tone for the: -■ v-V '


wh'ole match as Clitheroe's inabili- ■ ty to deal with the high ball was


starkly exposed. ' : At le a s t a f te r th e b re ak , th e


locals managed to put some half- decent passes together, but by then


: the game was almost beyond them/. \ When they did manage to get a' head of steam up, the Manchester


side looked vulnerable and gave away a string of penalties which allowed th e pack to grind th e ir


way upfield. ■ ' Then.after a series of short dri-


ves, it was prop Andrew Thorhber on th e end for th e final scoring


pass.‘ As. th e clock ran away from


them) i t was lock-forward Allan Nuttal's turn to touch down, afer a strong pick and drive from the base of the scrum from Eddie Hacking.; "'However th is was a ll only, a ^


Sabden bowlers celebrate)


AFTER a successful year, it was celebration time for Sabden Bowling Club, on Saturday-


night. ■ 1 About 50 members and guests


/ gathered a t Whalley Golf Club; for the annual presentation evening with a hot buffet supper


• aiid dancing. Entertainment: was provided by Kevan Lingard


- who is a club member and. a professional entertainer. The'club chairman, Mr Frank.


Goss, welcomed everyone and outlined the club's successes over the year. The league teams had


'had mixed fortunes but general­ ly competed well, and. there had


' been a number of very successful internal and social competitions


'‘" The president, Mrs Mary Cottam; was thanked for her


and fund-raising events.


■ hard work behind the scenes and Was invited to present the


awards. The new secretary,. Mr


■ Eric Sparks, and treasurer Mr - Alan Whalley were also thanked for their efforts. A bouquet was


/presented to Mrs Cottam, butr ‘the chairman's wife, Mrs Karin Goss, was unable to be present • to receive hers as she was in


: , The award winners were:- - •


' ‘ runners-up Dennis Mather and Keith Stansfield.


; Ken Hodgson Trophy for men's doubles - Peter Lambert and John Robinson,.


Trevor Wildman, runner-up Dennis. Mather. Brenda Thomas Shield for men's singles - Steve Robinson, runner-. up Alan Whalley. Thomas Lightbown Salver for ladies' singles - Barbara ' Mather, runner-up Audrey Barrett.


■ President's Cup for club singles - •


up Jean and Roy Isherwood'.'Molly Swift Trophy for veterans' singles - Dennis Mather, runner-up Alan Whal-


Pendle Witch Trophy for open dou­ bles- Chris Hackcttand Ben Parsons,


‘■.Newcastle to take part in the , ' Great North Run.


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‘ runners-up Mary Griffiths and David Eaves- White Hart Trophy for open singles - Peter Warburton, runner-up Dennis Mather. White Hart best non-: player - Pat White. : .


:


' Player of the Year .Trophies: Black team, captained by Alan Whalley- Tom Griffiths: Rod team, captained by ‘ John Cropper - Mary Gnffiths;:Blmr-r-


. team captained by. John Pilkington - , . Valerie Warburton: B team, captained • by Bob .Wright -r John Cropper:.C ...;


' team, captained by Barbara Warbur- ., ton-Margaret Boocock; A team, cap- tamed by Audrey Barrett - Alun ••


-•. Isabelle Hodgson Trophy for ladies' doubles - Mary Griffiths and Valerie r. Warburton, runners-up Margaret,


■' Boocock and Catherine Eaves. Walter ■'Beesley Cup for mixed doubles-Jamne: Robinson and Peter Lambert, runners-


: Parfitt; Veterans, captained by John ..


■ Boocock-Mary Griffiths; Sabden - team, captained by Alan Whalley - .


• David Parsons; Valerie Warburton - Trophy for most improved lady player -Anita Whalley.


Sabden’s bowlers show off their silverware at the club’s presentation evening J051002/5-;


THE traditional end of season m atch between th e C aptain 's and the President's teams took place on Sunday a t Mytton Fold GC.


__ : . . . . - . . 1 Despite th e efforts of Presi­ . ;


d e n t F ra n k H arg reaves to change th e ' ru le s to su i t his team's cause) .the Captain's team


was declared the winners by 950 points to 943.5 points. James Kerinerley was the over­


glimmer of brightness on a poor ' afternoons work for the town team. ::


all individu al winner with 40 points. Team prizes being picked up by John Berry .(40 points) and Stuart Mayor (37 points) for the Captain's team, and Mark Edmund so n i(39’p o in ts ) and Simon Lightbown (38 points) for the President's team.


The match was a tight affair in -—J


the first 20 minutes with Clitheroe finding their feet but they took the lead soon after when a mistake in the Atherton defence presented Ashton with a simple tap-in. ’ Danny Stanley made i t 2-0 when he linked-up well with Matt Gamer before firing home from the edge of the penalty area and Lee Lysons added the third goal before


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half-time when he. hammered home a rebound. The contest was killed off imme­


diately after the break with two goals inside the first four minutes through Ashton and Lysons. Andy Pres ton and Glen


Ainsworth combined for the latter to score goal number six - his fifth goal of the season and Mar tin Fletcher and Danny Potts both


headed home from comers. . t Gamer completed the scorihg as


the Blues romped to their best win of the season.


i ■ Manager Lee Boyer said: “This


has been coming to someone for a few weeks and, unfortunately for Atherton, it was them. Everyone was superb but we must perform again on Saturday a t home to Maine Road.” (kick-off 3 p.m.)..


■


Clitheroe in fe s t iv e mood in Shoot-out brings curtain down at Mytton Fold h om e d e fea t


.' mi . The majority of the knockout • £ J.1 1


competitions for 2002 have now been decided. Roger Altham, assisted by his


caddy, and re ad e r of greens "extraordinaire", Jake Chadwick, defeated Simon Pilbin by 4 &J3 in the mens singles. P e te r B u r to n and Maggie


Howells overcame husband and wife Miichael and B a rb a ra Bryan on the final hole to win the mixed doubles title. , John Atkinson won the Rab­


bits singles; some consolation for being defeated, w ith p a r tn e r David Clegg, by Frank Tunstall and Jeff Holland in the final of the Rabbits doubles. 9 Carol Cherry won th e


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Under 40 September Stableford a t Mytton Fold GC by 14 points. Her score of 34 proved more than enough to earn top spot in the competition, with Margaret Gradwell second with 20 points. TheOver 40 competition was


won by Roxanna Clark (29) by two points from Christine Whal­ ley. 9 Clitheroe Golf Club Ladies’


Section held a medal competi­ tion with Sheila Cornwell win­ ning the silver medal and goblet thanks to her recording a round of 83-13-70. Carole. Brown was the bronze medal winner after she shot 94-24-70. The ladies section also held a' single Stableford, with E d ith


.was saved but he reacted quickly to knock home the rebound. Moments la te r Jason Jones


tinued to search for the opening goal and they got i t when Hart was felled inside the box on 60 min­ utes. Stewart, nicknamed Psycho, stepped-up, but his initial effort •


broke through and he was upend­ ed inside the penalty area and this time Stewart made no mistake from the spot. The rest of the game proved to


match saw Flixton have a man sent-off when Lee Cryer was struek by an opposing defender eui xiex.


be comfortable for Clitheroe and they extended their lead on 85 minutes when Cryer raced clear and beat the keeper in a one-on-


uiwoim«*vivii. one situation.


Clitheroe ..........................• • -1 Newcastle Town ................... 2 IT was a case of deja vu for Clitheroe on Saturday as they suf­ fered a 2-1 home defeat a t the hands of Newcastle Town. The Blues relinquished an early


lead for the second time in a week and ended up on the losing side. They did s ta r t off well with some swift, neat passing and took ■an early lead.


was beaten-out by the keeper b u t ; the ball fell to Lee Cryer. He chipped the ball back into the box for Mark Stewart to head firmly home after just six minutes. Clitheroe continued to impress


A curling Ja son Jone s’ free-kick ■ :


and could have increased their lead through chances which fell to M a r tin Aspinwall, Jones and Cryer.


— * Newcastle then hit-back and '


them equalising after 25 minutes when Fraser shot past goalkeeper Lee Kennedy - standing-in for Kris Richens. Lee Buggie nearly put the locals


back in front when his shot can­ noned back off the inside of the post while Chris Whittingham also forced the visiting keeper into


'a smart save. After the break, Newcastle went


in front on 53‘minutes when .-.Gilwick found:space;inside the.. area ancfcalinly lifted the ball over


Kennedy. Clitheroe continued to attack,


however, and Buggie should have


.done b e tte r blit he delayed his shot with only the keeper to beat.


'' With 15 minutes to go, Lee Cryer forced a point-blank save from the keeper from six-yards out


had to contend with sustained . Newcastle pressure which led'to.


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^ b u t the visitors always looked dangerous on the counter attack and Kennedy had to be at his best to keep Newcastle out.


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C!Vll H PTnPl*CfiTlCf 9.S t l lS WITIIIGI


Child emerging as the winner


after shooting 42 points. 9 The Daily Mail foursomes


competition a t Stonyhurst Park Golf Club was won by J. Hod- kinson and K.’Wiggins a f te r they sh o t :60. S, Credie and'K. Rogerson were one shot further


back in second. In the ladies’ section, J. Porter


won the monthly medal with a 74 nett. She beat B. Austin, who was second, on the card. 9 Whalley Golf Club ladies’


section held a medal round with Daphen Dawson winning after she shot 82-9-73. • Shirley Palich (92-18-74) was


■'"second with Pam Strange (114- . 38-76) third.


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