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By CRAIG SALMON
CLITHEROE Dol phins are competing under a different ban ner this year. They are now called
and Catherine Dud- bridge showed their qual
the Ribble Valley Mod em Pentathlon team. At the weekend they
ity by recording the best scores in their respective age groups. In the team events,
took part in their first competition meeting of the year when they trav elled to Moor Park, Pre ston, to take part in the North of England Biathlon and Triathlon Championships. The locals performed
the Under 14s trio of Louise Highton, Cather ine Dudbridge and Samatha Murray won the triathlon while Megan Phillip joined Highton and Dudbridge to win,the biathlon at the same age category. In the Masters Ladies’
superbly and had five individual wins. Nine- year-old Bryn Phillip set the ball rolling by win ning the biathlon at his respective age group. Elizabeth Highton
(11) was also successful in the triathlon and her 13-year-old sister Louise did likewise and also came second in the
biathlon. Julie Pym collected two first-place finishes in
both events. The Ribble Valley also
had a number of athletes who recorded the best times in the individual events of the biathlon and triathlon. Phillip, Louise High
category, Pym joined forces with Pam Highton and Barbara Smith to win both events. . Peter Dudbridge,
ANOTHER FA Carls- berg Vase adventure
looks on the cards for Clitheroe af ter the Blues recorded a 3-0 victory over Abingdon Town in the fourth round on Saturday. The Blues have been
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given yet another away tie - against Ryman League Second Division side Arlesey Town - in the last 16 of the compe tition, which is scheduled to take place on Satur day, February 9th. Lee Sculpher’s men
Robbie Schofield and : Richard Smith finished inside the top-three in both the' Under 12s triathlon and biathlon. Callum Fitzpatrick,
Michael Smith and Chris Waddington claimed sil-' ver in the Under 14s biathlon. Meanwhile Louise
’Highton continues to impress in the sport of fencing. On Saturday, she won
ton,Pym, 13-year-old Callum Fitzpatrick and
his father Shane all recorded the best run in their respective competi
came out on top in the swimming discipline In the shot putt, Eliz
tions. Phillip and Pym also
the Under 17s Cheshire Schools’ Fencing compe tition - a marvellous achievement bearing in mind she is only 13 years
• for most of the match before scoring twice in the final four minutes to seal a 3-0 win. And Sculpher was
were good value for their victory at Abingdon — although they made their supporters sweat
V A S E Fifth round draw
__2.Dereham Town or Durham City v St Neots Town
3 Wroxham v Arnold Town 4 Arlesey Town v Clitheroe
■%Ties to be played on Saturday, February,. 9|hJ7 ■
. 6 AFC Sudbury v Great Wakering Rovers 7 Burgess Hill Town or Dorking v Porthleven I ' 8 Tiptree United v Taunton Town \ - ; ’)
5 Lewes v Tow Law Town ■
thrilled to see his side as the only North West Counties’ club to win ■ through to the "fifth round. He said: “I was
absolutely delighted with the win. “It was not the best of
conditions to play in. The pitch was bobbly and there was a very strong wind. “In those circum stances, the result was all that mattered. I t was
old. She won all her match
es at the event in More- cambe, including the defeat of Welsh Junior international Rowena
abeth Highton and Peter Kemp.
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ROVERS stand 90 minutes away from
Europe.after reaching their first-ever League Cup Final on
Tuesday night. Victory over Chelsea or Spurs, who
resolved their semi-final last night, at Cardiff's magnificent Millennium Sta dium in a month’s time will hand Graeme Souness' men entry into the UEFA Cup for the first time since 1998. Blackburn reached their first major
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final since the FA Cup defeat in 1960 with a comprehensive 6-3 aggregate victory over First Division Sheffield Wednesday, completing the job at Ewood with a 4-2 win. The only black mark on a night of
strain, will miss three games, through suspension as a result, including the Sunday, February 24th showpiece final - pending an expected appeal. Rovers went into the second leg with ’ a 2-1 advantage, knowing the first goal
the tie won.............. Flitcroft, just back from a groin
deny the giant Gerald Sibon early on with a brilliant one-handed save., • , v. ■. i And when Matt Jansen reacted first
after.Martin Taylor stabbed the ball
against.the post, Rovers were within touching distance of the Welsh capital. Three minutes later the Blues pas
was crucial. ’- Brad Friedel Had to be at his best to .
croft saw red after the break, and with in minutes Efan Ekoku had given the Owls a glimmer of hope from the spot after Stig Bjornebye handled a corner from Irishman Alan Quinn. Rovers continued to create chances
though, and Andy Cole netted his third in five games, finishing clinically after a neat interchange with Duff. Soltvedt headed home a consolation
celebration was skipper Garry Flit-: croft's dismissal for a needless two- footed lunge on Trond Soltvedt, with
.returning to their bread and butter- the Premiership - when title hopefuls Arsenalcome to. Ewood on Wednes
before Craig Hignett extended his impressive scoring streak to five in six games, latching on to a mis-timed clearance to fire home from 20 yards. - Tugay kick-started the celebrations when he emerged from the dressing room with a solo flag-waving salute to the Rovers fans, followed soon after by the rest of the squad, who will now be looking forward to measuring up for their final suits. Rovers are back in action on Satur day at Millwall in the FA Cup, before
sage was assured when Tugay released, Damien Duff, who found the bottom corner with an angled drive., But the tie took a twist when Flit-
, David Dunn could be out for at least !a month with a calf injury picked up in 'the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday.
• Lucas Neill returns to the squad on Saturday at his former club after being cup-tied on Tuesday, while Craig Short is available again after suspension.
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football than us but we tried to get,the ball for ward as quickly as possi ble to our front two. “They probably had
about two "or three opportunities in the whole game, whereas our corner count must have been in the 20s. “We must have had
utes to go and we went straight down the other,: end and scored our sec
ond. “But up and until
then, the match was on a knife edge, especially in those conditions.” Sculpher again berat
about a dozen comers in the 15-minute period after half-time and together with Mark Stewart’s long throw, we had them camped deep
not a surface that you could play good football on but I thought we
adjusted to the condi tions better that what they did. “They might say that they played a bit more
ed the club’s luck of the draw which again saw them paired away from home in the next round. Over the past two sea
in their own half. “But we couldn’t get
that second goal, which was a little bit disap pointing. That’s the way football goes sometimes. “The turning point
sons, ignoring last sea son’s two-legged semi final, Clitheroe have been drawn away from home seven times out of 10 Vase ties., Scuipher a'dded:
was obviously when they hit the bar with five min
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ii’ame never seems to come out of the hat first. “But the players don’t
Ramsbottom United on Tuesday in the Marsden Challenge Trophy, so it seems whatever competi tion'we are in, Clitheroe’s
?i$“They are about sixth v or seventh in the Ryman League Second Division. I think if you look at their form this season, it is similar to ours. “They have around
side. They beat St Helens who are top of our league to get to this ‘■stage.'
Arlesey to he stem oppo sition for the Blues. —
He.added: “We have our own expectations in this competition. “Arlesey will be a good
mind playing away from home. We would like to play at home but the lads are tha t used to playing away, that it is now second nature to them.” Sculpher also expects
years old. His chance will come and I am sure he will prove, to be a major asset to the club.” The Blues are back on
“But he’s only 19
league duty on Saturday when they travel to Nantwich Town, ahead of Tuesday’s trip to Ramsbottom United. •Clitheroe are running a supporters’ coach to Arlesey, tickets are priced at £15. Contact Roy -Fearnhead on 07762170370 or drop in at Banana News to book a place on the coach. Abingdon Town ..... 0 Clitheroe.................3
CLITHEROE sur vived a few hairy moments to win their FA Carlsberg Vase fourth round clash away a t Abingdon Town on Saturday. Tlie Blues were always
the same number points from around the same number of games. . “But we will treat them with the respect that they deserve.” Meanwhile, Sculpher
’ bridge. Sculpher added: “I’m
revealed young centre forward Gary Jackson has rejected a move to near neighbours Nelson and has decided to fight for his place at Shaw-
“Going back to last sea son as well, we are not having much luck in the draw. “We are away at
pleased he’s decided to stay. Obviously with Lee Cryer and Neil Spencer as our front two, Gary’s chances this season have been limited.
in control of the match although they had to wait until the 86th minute before finally putting some daylight between them and their Ryman League oppo nents. Indeed, the turning
COMPETING in the North of England
'indoor Championships in Sheffield, Clitheroe athlete Ahna'Gnffiths did herself proud. • The youngster qualified for the 60m flat and 60m hurdles at Don Valley, and turned in an impressive performance in both events. The ^Vestholme pupil was fifth over the hur
dles in the'finai in a superb time of 9.83 seconds. And although she bowed out of the 60m
sprint at the semi-final stage, she could hold her head up high, going away the ninth fastest over
Cryer. Abingdon’s McMahon
rattled a shot against the crossbar and Clitheroe then went straight down; the other end and scored;: their second of the match thanks to a fine individual goal from Chris Whittingham. The opening goal
came in the 40th minute when Martin Aspinwall released Neil Spencer down the right. He picked out Cryer, who
firedhome. Immediately after the
restart, Clitheroe forced numerous corners but couldn’t find the elusive
second goal. At the other end, Kris
Richens had to be on his toes to thwart a couple of Abingdon efforts. However, with five
minutes to go McMahon saw his effort strike the crossbar and almost immediately, 'Whitting ham embarked on a superb mazy run before calmly slotting past the keeper. fThe scoring was com
point in the match arrived in the 85th minute with Clitheroe leading 1-0 through Lee
LEISURE CENTRE FIVE-A-SIDE
ROEFIELD
Strollers (9 a.m.); Inter bread v Rajas (9-40 a.m.); Norfolk v Clitheroe Clowns (10-20 a.m.); All Stars v Showboat (11 a.m.); New Inn v Groin Strain (11-40 a.m.); Rag Legs Utd v Parkers Arms
Spitting Pig v Bowland
LEAGUE FIXTURES
-all. . Anna is next in action next weekend at the
indoor sports hall event at West View, Preston, before competing in the AAA Championships in
7 Birmingham on February 23rd and 24th. ‘ Touch wood/.the injury problems that plagued her last season are behind her, thanks to a special training programme devised by Hicks health club, Clitheroe.
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