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table clash versus Skelmersdale United ^ ^ Chris Whittingham, who . Squires Gate in an entertaining match . ..th.e;. Bl“®a at Shawbridge as a must-win ?a“ e; ■,:, ' SCoredThe aU-important third goal and at Shawbridge on Tuesday evening. . The fourth-placed Blues trad Umt^ , __ . t,eriiorP e d th e g ui°esGate , . The Blues had thrashed the North u te . • currently occupymg runners-up spot m


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the table, by four points and Sculpher h ^ u ^ h e knows his side can t afford to lose any


and drawn one of their la s t seven


’ He said: “Skelmersdale are flying at before t t e game wm to try the moment. I think they havewon six


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had a veiy good game, ers 6-0 early in the season, and they the right, before passing;to S t u ^W b ta c t ic s we spoke about looked like they were going to repeat hunter, who fired mto the bottorn cor


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k jots 0f problems with his pace g - However, the visitors hit back and Clitheroe . . . . . ------ - • • • • ■ • • • •• S a f w e l l scored twice inside a minute from free- CLITHEROE dropped two valuable


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the break to score twice and finally put Sculpher added: I t was ad isap - away the North West Counties’ First pointing draw really. If we want to do


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Division newcomers. Sculpher said: “I was very.


with Tuesday night’s performance. I thought we played very well for certain periods of the game.


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with the couple of minutes in the first half where we conceded two goals but overall, I thought we dictated the play. “The conditions were very blustery. The game was probably one of the


Marilyn is the new lady captain at Clitheroe


THE new lady captain of Clitheroe Golf Club is


-' Marilyn Fletcher. , She takes over from Marie Finney, who was the 2002 captain. Mrs Fletcher (centre


right) is pictured along with other club officials and members after taking office at the club on Thursday.


all three points. “We had enough of the ball to win


the game but we let ourselves down with our final ball into the box.” On the injury front, Andy Cowking


is still on the treatment table, while new signing Mark Milligan still needs more match fitness. Barrie Hart should return on Satur-


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from the edge of the area to square the looked like breaking the deadlock after match


The.Blues nudged iii front again •• He almost snatched an unlikely win-


around the hour-mark when'Paddy ner, b u t his volley a t the back post Lauber delivered a ball into the path of; sailed high and iyide. , Whittingham. He took the ball in his1 Apart from that;;there were no dear- stride superbly before placing a shot; cut chances for e ith e r side as both underneath the keeper.


Richens was called into actioffitol had to settle for a point. , V . s sawCIRheroe1 s « “i f f f < £ ^ s r r ^ : minutes when the pacy Chris Whit- after the result, were buoyant after a & ^ 1 ^ 5 £ mb£ ^ G l S ^ o m o v e d off the bottom


Meanwhile, Sculpher was delighted on,Tud^ a y a n d did v ry^ •midfield- tingham’cro^sed from the right and the great 2:2 :draw versus promotion chal- with the reaction of his side during the


centre forward but late-arriving Lee Cryer buried a header , lengers Salford City earlier in the week, ^


j Dlaved a ball into the inside left Too often, Clitheroe were let down Two minutes later it was 2-0 as Jason for the visitors on Saturday. abie victory against the side they beat. . J j J a S d d r f ^ M d dfd Jhannel, whereCryer turned the ball by the decisive pass in the final third of


t t 2 ^ ^ S * S 2 £ S S ' f a S S S ^ » ^ W I ^ GaU Wt.hack on 21 minutes when, came when Adam Gardner saw hia long l S , £ S t" e '“ ,“ ,0 ‘* ! ‘1‘* BIU“ K f i S n t o S C a S But the Blues responded well after North End..;■•■■


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Steve Longworth made the most of the windy conditions to swerve a free-kick home from 30-yards which to ta lly deceived Kris Richens.


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range effort saved by the keeper, while young forward Gary Jackson was unlucky to see his effort pushed away


« “ • — ^ „ d they proved to be stiff opposition ' •„ „,',f frnTri Chris WhiUingham


day a fte r missing Tuesday’s game- deny.Sugden on a couple of occasions through work commitments. ■


,. * while Lauber curled a free-kick against Jackson had a great 40-yard run and


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Skipper’s welcome return but second string are held


Clitheroe Reserves .............. 2 Maine Road Reserves . . . . .2 A STRONG Clitheroe reserve team were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Maine Road on Satur­


day. ■ The Blues fielded new signings


Mark Milligan and Adam Dou­ glas, along with first-team skip­


per Neil Spencer, returning from a hernia operation, and centre


half Gary Rishton. ■ However, it took the Blues the


best part of the first half to set­ tle, and when they did, the dan­ gerous Danny Stanley and Mar­ tin Fletcher impressed down the.


, possession, hut the killer touch in front of goal was lacking from


; The Blues took the lead short­ ly before half-time when Glen Ainsworth finished superby from the edge of the area. , After the break, Clitheroe con­ tinued to enjoy the lion’s share of


wings. :


their play. But i t still came as h i t of a


shock when Maine Road ---- . ----- W . equalised courtesy, of a lack of


by the Glossop number one. ’ Lee Cryer continued his excellent


.. concentration in : the home ’ defence, and then took the lead with 15 minutes to go from a free


kick. Stand-in keeper Tom Benfield ;


kept'the home side in the match with a terrific save and it proved to be a crucial stop as Clitheroe


Neil Spencer


equalised soon after. .Ainsworthproduced ab it .o f


magic when he jinked his way around four players before squar­ ing the hall to Lee Lysons, who bagged his th ird ;goal in two


matches. The reserves have no game on


Saturday. defences remained on top and Clitheroe


Blues handed bye in prestigious


CLITHEROE have been hand­ ed a bye in, the first round of the Marsden Building Society Lan­ cashire Trophy.after their excel-' lent exploits last season. ' Lee Sculpher’s side reached the


last four of the prestigious coun­ ty event, only to go out to Uni- Bond Premier Division side Bar- row when a place in. the final was up for grabs. Barrow and eventual winners


Accrington Stanley also have byes through into the second


round. The draw is: Bamber Bridge v


Marine; Nelson v Bacup Bor­ ough; Squires Gaterfv Flixton; Kendal Tn v Athertoif Collieries; -


Fleetwood Town v Skelmersdale United; Leigh RMI v Radcliffe Borough; Great Harwood Town v Southport; Darwen v Lancast­ er City; Rossendale United v Colne; Atherton LR v Holker OB; Blackpool Mechanics v Burscoiigh; Morecambe v Rams- b o t tom . United; Castleton Gabriels v Chorley. Games are to be played in the


CLITHEROE AND " DISTR ICT


SNOOKERLEAGUE RESULTS


Waddington A (370) 2,‘ First Division ... ■ -


Clitheroe Royal British Legion— (512) 12: L. Cowking 87, S. Tayr ■. - lor 67; B. Jones 65, M. Peel 120; • B.'Waddington 32, C. Lawson 51; D. Cox 62, B. Watson 95; M. .. Dewhurst 43; G. Blackburn 81; E. Houghton 81, S. Blackburn


98 'Whalley (475) 8, Low Moor A (431) 6: G. Taylor 82, D. Ireland


90; J. Timperley 70, M. Holmes . 75; R. Smith 69, C. Smith 77; J.


Sumner 90, A. Gudgeon 71; J.


Cross 83, S. Traynor 50; J. Waggett 81, C. Dnnkwater 68. • Billington A (378) 0, Talbot B


(547) 14: T. Rydehead 67. P. Whittaker.72; T. Wilson 81, C.


Hayhurst 83; D, Wilson 56, M. Garth 96; E Conchie 70,0. Hay­ hurst 84; P. Barker 61, D. Robin­ son 109; N. Harris 43, A. Dickin­


' Clark 53, D. Nelson 64; G. Simkin 48, P. Clegg 74; I. White 79, J. Whittaker 76; S. Almond


son 103. Chatbum A (386) 4, Clitheroe Conservative Club B (435) 10: E


. 98, S. Whittaker 65; P. Craig 43, N. Bourke 83; J. Lockley 65, F. Watson 73. Slaidbum (408) 8, Downham


Second Division 7O.


(356) 6: E. Rigby 60, R. Gladwin • 95; D. Cowking 63, P. Parker 112; T. Robinson 63, M. Holden 87;


G. Parker 102, D. Hart 62; No ' player - 60-0; No player - 6O


ington A (501) 12:.J. Byrne 68, M. Spencer 99; M. Plant 68, G. Watson 72; R: Aslton 61, S. Petty 78; I. Middelton 79, M.


Catholic Club (428) 2, Rim- '


.. Yates 89; A. Jackson 88, M. Rhodes 78; M.' Byrne 64, D. Calvert 85. Talbot A (462) 6, Billington B


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(511) 8: P. Proctor 92, J. Ainsworth 85; T. Proctor 72, M. Unwin 74; G. Johnson 86, S, Stanley 76; S, Proctor 68, J. Kel- sall 64;.F. Whittaker 70, ,C. •Gprzella 122; J. Winder 74, Z.


Mirkovic 90. Clitheroe Conservative Club


A (489) 8, Chatbum B (469) 6: D. Smith 56, S. Simkiri 103; M. Whittaker:90, J. Read 68; D. Graham' 82,. C. .Monk :94;J K .; Smith 75, R. Parker 80; R. Grant'


T09, D. Lakin 53; A. IsHerwood 77, B. Dolan 7i. . : . , Low Moor B 10, Police 4. TONIGHTS FIXTURES . , : First Divislbn^^ <


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Clitheroe Grammar pupils Alicia Kirk, Bill Latham, Dan and Caz WyAttcdebrate.the.Eng- lish Schools Ski Championship title. C111002/5. .. . :


•FO R th e f irs t- tim e ev e r ,- Clitheroe Royal Grammar; School’s mixed ski-team are the undisputed kings of England. > The team : of Daniel .Wyatt (16), his sister Caro­ line (15), Alicia Kirk (16) and B i l l‘:Latham (15). stormed to victory in the


. English Schools’ Under 16s skiing championships in


. Swaldincote, Derbyshire; • • . The quartet had earlier •won through to the final by. winning the N orth We s t:


■ meeting a t Pendle dry-ski: slope. 1


........... In the final they came up


agains t the three o th e r , regional winners, .along


with the two fastest losers. Each competitor had two a t tem p ts on th e slalom


course, with the. three fastest times being added . up to represent each team’s


final score. ) - Assistant headteacher


; Mr Roy Blacktop said: " I t is the first time the school has won th e ■ English


. Schools’ title. I t is a tremen- dous achievement for the


, team.”


CLITHEROE Badminton. Club A team travelled.to


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Mary hits top form as locals lose out ■


• not a t full: strength; they; lost 10-6, with Mary. Brass;


'Salesbury with high hopes of returning home with, a;


.performing well,’winning three of her four games. The wins for Clitheroe


, (one game). > SCENE T h e r e ’s m o re to read on pages 10 and 39


Woods (one game), Louise


; Burrill/Stephen Pym (two 'games), Brass/Ohantelle


.Moore .(two games) and ■Woods/Martin Meadows


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