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CLITHEROE are on the verge ot winning through to their first final in four years. " ■ The Blues defeated North West Counties’ Second Division high flyers Padiham 4-1 on Saturday in the first leg of their semi-final clash ; in the Worthington Challenge Tro phy.. ;•
; ' And now Lee Sculpher will be
confident his group of players will be able to finish the job off when the return leg takes place on March 8th at the Arborie, and book a final place at Bury’s Gigg Lane, most' probably against Mossley, who lead Newcastle Town 4-1 in the other semi-final. Clitheroe’s last final appearance
came under Steve Parry in 1999 when they defeated Kidsgrove
Athletic 2-1 in the Floodlit Trophy. Sculpher said: “I was very
pleased. Obviously to be’ three goals ahead at the half-way stage is
a good start for us. “But I was slightly disappointed;
with the level of performance..I just thought we did not play as well as we can do, we were a little off the
pace. • “But you would hope that we
can finish the job off in the second leg.
- “I think Padiham made two bad
defensive mistakes for the first two goals and in a game like that you can’t afford to do that.” However, Sculpher had no such
qualms with his side’s display on Tuesday night away at Salford City.
The Blues leap-frogged City into
second-place in the NWC First Division thanks to a resounding 4- 1 victory. Sculpher added: “It was one of
. our best performances of the sea son. We fully deserved the victory; we were well on top throughout. • “Our work-rate was pleasing and
our quality on the ball was good. I thought the four midfield players were excellent.” Clitheroe stand a massive 20
points behind leaders Prescot Cables in the league table, with four games in hand but Sculpher has s t i l l not given up hope on catching the Merseysiders. “I think there’s only us and pos-
■ sibly Mossley who have a chance of catching Prescot.
I t ’s between us three, but
Prescot keep winning. We just have to hope that they have a’bad week or two.” Clitheroe welcome Nantwich
Town to Shawbridge on Saturday with a couple of injury problems. Lee Cryer and Adam Gardner
are both doubtful with ankle injuries, while Andy Cowking is
unavailable. 1 .Meanwhile, Lee Buggie has
joined Rossendale United, but Sculpher has managed to entice Paddy Lauber back to the club after an enforced lay-off through work commitments. Clitheroe are at home to Ather
ton LR on Tuesday (7-45 p.m.). The reserves are away to Skelmers- dale United on Saturday (3 p.m.).
NORTHWEST COUNTIES’
Prescot Cables 30 24 4 2 76 CLITHEROE 26 17 . 5 4 56 Salford City 32 15 10 , 7 55 Skel’sdaleUtd ..30 17 4 9 55 Newcastle Town 28 15 8 5 53 MossleyFC ....24 16 3 5 51 Nantwich Town 31 13 10 8 49
LEAGUE First Division P W D L P
St Helens Town .30 12 10 ■ 8 46 Congleton Town 30 13 ' 5 12 44
. AlsagerTown...32 12 7 13 43 Fleetwood Town 28 11 6 11 39 Abbey Hey..:..29 8 10 l l 34 Squires Gate ...31 8 10 13 34 Warrington Tn .26 8 8 10 32 Woodley Sports .29 8 CurzonAshton .31 8 Winsford United 32 9 R’sbottoraUtd .27 7 Flixton. ......... .28 7 Atherton LR .. .29 6 Glossop NE — 29 6 Atherton Colls..26 4
8 13 32 8 15 32 4 19 31 6 14 27 6 15 27 8 15 26 6 17 24 4 18 16
for county
THREE Clitheroe young- . sters helped earn Lan cashire Girls Under 15s a place in the . National Indoor Sportshall Final in Birmingham. Anna Griffiths, Heather
Donald and Sophie Hart all contributed to the Red Rose county seeing off fierce com petition from Greater Man chester, Cheshire and Merseyside to take their
place at the National Indoor Arena on April 12th. , Westholme pupil Anna was second placed individ ual athlete overall. She won gold in the shot
pu tt with a throw' of 9.84m, and backed that up with bronze in the vertical jump (53cm) and four-lap race (50.5 seconds). Heather and Sophie, both
of Clitheroe Royal Gram mar, also played their part. Heather won the stand
Sal ford. . . . .......... . . . .1 Clitheroe.......... ..............4 CLITHEROE . leap frogged Salford and moved into second place in the North West Counties F ir st, Division after recording their second 4-1 victory of the week. Following on from the
impressive display in the Worthington Challenge Trophy on Saturday, the Blues once again came out comfortable winners against one of the stronger teams in the division.' Clitheroe had the better
of the early exchanges, Chris Whittingham firing wide from a tight angle as early as the third minute. ' Four minutes - later Clitheroe took the lead when Neil Spencer, and Chris Whittingham linked- up well, and Salford’s James Brown could only turn Whittingham’s cross from the right into his own net. Gary Jackson and
Spencer both had chances to increase the lead and forced good saves out of the. Salford keeper. Salford’s best first, half
chance came after quarter of an hour, but from a good position, Ross Hartford . lobbed his chance over the bar. A long throw from Mark
Stewart midway through the first half was deftly headed on by Jason Jones at the near post, the ball seemed to ricochet off a Salford hand, and the refer ee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.. Mark Stewart confident
ly dispatched the resulting penalty to double Clitheroe’s advantage going
into the interval. . A flowing move three
minutes after the break saw Whittingham, Jones'and Jackson all combine to put Neil Spencer clear, but the Clitheroe captain saw his shot slide wide of the post with the keeper beaten. Kris Richens had to be
alert a few minutes later when Hartford broke
.though on goal, but Clitheroe’s keeper saved well with his feet. The Blues increased their
lead on 55 minutes when Lee Sculpher’s free-kick
' was met sweetly by Andy Cowking, who volleyed home from 10 yards. Salford seemed to lose
heart after this and spent as much time arguing with the referee and themselves as they.did trying to get back into the'game, and Kelly
■ nearly scored City’s second own goal of the game, forc ing the goalkeeper to finger tip his header over, the crossbar. With 10 minutes remain
ing, Clitheroe gave away possession on the edge of the area and this allowed
Spencer’s crucial cup hat-trick
Clitheroe ....................................................4 Padiham............................... ............ . . . .1 CLITHEROE are on the verge of the Wor thington Challenge Trophy final at Gigg Lane,' after a comfortable victory over neigh bours Padiham in the semi-final first leg.' Padiham’s aim early on was to frustrate-
the Blues, with five men playing in defence, and Clitheroe were patient in looking for an opening. A few half-chances were
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created in the first quarter of the game, Chris Whit tingham having a shot on the volley well saved by Kirk Marsden in the Padi ham goal, while Gary Jack son’s run on goal was foiled by the visiting keeper, with Andy Cowking’s follow-up effort scrambled off the line. The breakthrough even
tually came in the 25th minute when Barrie Hart crowed from the left, Mars- deh seemed to hesitate in
coming for the ball, and Neil Spencer was quickest to react and head the Blues ■ into the lead. Padiham took a while to
settle and Kris Richens in; the Clitheroe goal had an uneventful first half. The crowd of just under
400 didn’t have to wait too long for the second goal. On 37 minutes, Padiham failed to clear a long throw from Mark Stewart, and in the goalmouth scramble that followed, Spencer was on hand to crash the ball home to provide Clitheroe a well deserved two-goal cushion. Padiham came out for the
second period in a more pos itive frame of mind, and Gary Rishton had. to be alert for Clitheroe to clear a dangerous centre from Dar ren Fullard on the left.,
Legion win to take over at the top
LEGION A are the new leaders of the Clitheroe Pool League Premier Divi sion, after a 7-5 defeat of Station Storm. Previous front-runners
Buck A could only manage a 6-6 draw with White Hart A, while. Whalley Arms lost ground after a 7- 5 defeat at home to Castle. With Brown Cow of
Chatburn not in action, Waggon and Horses closed the gap in the First Divi sion after a 7-5 win over Dog Music Bar, while Sec ond Division leaders Pen- dle Hotel A ended with a convincing 9-3 win against
Biilington Band Club. RESULTS
Premier Division
White Hart A 6, Buck A 6; Sta tion Storm 5, Legipn A 7; Whal-. ley Arms 5, Castle 7. First Division
Stork A 6, Craven Heifer A 6; Waggon and Horses A 7, Dog
Music Bar 5; Brown Cow 8, Stork Hotel B 4j Pendle Hotel B 6, New Inn 6; St Peter’s (Hurst Green) 6, Horse Shoe B 6. Second Division
Buck B 6, White Hart B 6;
Royal Oak A 9, Waggon and Horses B 3; Bay Horse (Barrow) 5, Bridge A 7; Biilington Band Club 3, Pendle Hotel A 9. Third Division
Legion C 10, Royal Oak B 2; thi% .uc\i r. only dilVCt - :i: ‘ specialists : - • v k . - 'S •- ' 'V .
Craven Heifer B 9, Buck Wnnk- leys 3; Simonstone Hotel 4, Sta tion Hotel B 8. Ladies’ Division
Buck 4, Legion 5; Pendle
Hotel 5, Bridge A 4; Royal Oak 9, Biilington Band Club 0.
Premier Division1 P I D
TABLES
LegionA .........14 9 4 BuckA........ ..14 9 2 Whalley Arms -..14 9 2 Stork Hotel A ..13
Craven Heifer A 13 5 2 6 82 CastleA .......12 3 2 7 73 White HartA-..13 0 6 7: 72 Station Storm ..12 2 2 8 69 Legion B ........ 11 2 2 7 60 First Division
L P 1 123 3.121 3 118 2 102
Brown Cow (C) .13 10 3 0 130 Wag & Homes A 13 8 4 1 116 Stork Hotel B . .14 8 2 4 112 St Peter’s (HG) .14 6 4 4 105.
P W D L P
Brown Cow__13 •6 3 4' 93 Pendle Hotel B .13 3 5 5 81 Dog Music Bar .13 2 3. 8 69 New Inn..........14 ' 2 2 10 •69 Horse Shoe B ...13 0 •4 9 50' Second Division
Pendle Hotel A .13 !11. .0 2 123 Bay Horse (Bar) 13 6 3 4 96 Bridge A . . . . . . .14 4 6 4 95 White Horae A .13 4 .4 5 : 99 . White Hart B ..12 ■5 3 4 87 ' RoyalOakA ...13 5 2' 6 87 BiilingtonBC ..14 2 4' 8 83 BuckB ........1 2 4 3 5 80 Wag & Horses B 12 3 3 6 71, .
p W D .L P ,
Bridge B..........10 ■7 2 1 92 Craven Heifer B 11 6 3 2 -89 BuckWrinkleys.13 ,6 0 7 87 LegionC ......10 8 ' 1. •3 76 Simonstone ..;.10 : 5. 1 4 75 Station Hotel B .11 3 2 6 .71 Royal Oak B .;.U 4 1 6 66 White Horae B .10 2 0 8 51 . ; Ladies’ Division
Third Division ' '.,P W D L P
Buck...............12 10 2 96 Whalley Arms...11 9 2 82 White Horae ....12 8 4 75 Pendle Hotel....11 8 3 75 Legion...............9
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LIGHT CONTEMPORARY WITH TIMELESS CHARACTER
On 50/ minutes Jason
Jones tried his luck from dis tance and was unfortunate to see his 30-yard effort slide wide of the post.
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i: „ A minute,latoy however,. . Clitheroe increased their lead when Spencer complet ed a well deserved hat-trick. The Clitheroe captain
chested the ball down just outside the area and confi dently went around Mars den to fire home his and , Clitheroe’s third goal. Three minutes later,
Clitheroe had another goal to celebrate. The hard-work ing Jones ran through on the right-hand side, holding off one challenge before skip ping around two defenders and scoring past the out stretched arm of Marsden. Padiham, with nothing to lose, threw caution to the
wind and brought on an extra striker in former Blues striker Dean Stowe, who caused problems at times for the Clitheroe backline. . They gained a lifeline in ,,
tlieconteston 60 minutes!' when Rishton failed to clear his lines and ex-Clitheroe favourite Ian Pilkington was on hand to score and pro vide hope for the Second Division outfit. However, five minutes
later, they were down to 10 men when Carl Parker was sent-off for a second book able offence. Richens dealt competent
ly with Fullard’s shot and Lee Cryer was thwarted by Marsden. Lee Buggie had the final chance of the match, but his header from Cowking’s miscued shot sailed over the bar.
Hartford to reduce the deficit to 3-1. ' However, any hope of a
comeback was short-lived, as less than a minute later Jackson burst through the middle to score the fourth and make the game safe. Spencer had a chance
late on to further increase the lead but saw his shot well saved by the keeper. The only downside to the game was the substitution of Adam Gardner with what seemed to be a nasty ankle injury.
ing long jump with a leap of 2.30m, and also compet ed well in the four-lap race, finishing seventh, and shot, where she finished eighth. Sophie took silver in the
speed bounce, earned a per sonal best in the standing long jump, finishing sixth, and also acquitted herself
. well in the two-lap race, where she was equal 10th. The Lancashire team did
reach the nationals last year, but only as best run ners-up, and to beat off the might of the rest of the North West is a terrific achievement.
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■ TWO. Clitheroe netball players have been ear
marked as future stars of the game. ; • Anna Rowlandson, of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, and Jenna Woodcock, of Ribblesdale Technol ogy College, have been selected to attend the North West Netball Potential Training Academy at the Velo
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■ CLITHEROE Mens’ Doris Super League side travelled to face Little Lever and returned home with a fine 6-4 victory. / ;, . : Man of the match Andy Gudgeon was first to the oche, and. whitewashed his opponent 3-0 to give the locals the upper hand., ■ . Simon Jackson (3-1) and Malcolm Taylor (3-0) put the visi tors 3-0 the good, before Mick Duxbuiy lost out by the o dd : point to spark the match into life. Peter Taylor and Joe Marsden then came through their, matches with ease, to put the Clitheroe side in command at 5-1.
i ; Barry CunlifTe (2-3), Andy Porter (0-3) and Mick Lyne (1:3) all lost, to tighten the score up once again to 5-4, before a white-, wash for final man James Hargreaves sealed the win.; < ' Clitheroe’s lndies’ team entertained Bury, with .with Sally Slater (2-0), Jeanette Gudgeon (2-1) and Audrey Southwell (2- ,
:1) putting them 3-0 up. Daphne Heap and Lilian Tomlinson ; both tasted defeat; before dup le Joy (2:1); I>ena Bropk8 (2->l ) 1; and lady of the" match’ LindsayAkin sealeda
. ■ Both girls are members of the successful Ribble Val ley Netball Club’s Under. 14s1 team, which is currently training hard for the national qualifying competition on March 23rd. Over, the last 18 months the club has been very for tunate to have seven girls recommended for the acade-
■ my. A group of them (from left) Alice Waterhouse (15), Laura Marlow (13), Anne Rowlandson (14), Jenna Woodcock (13) and Holly Landless (15) are’pictured. (K170203/7)
Chipping 1, New LongtonO -
IN an-evenly contestedPreston and District League, encounter, it was the home side who created the brat openings;<;ohlyt to find the Longton keeper in. inspired form. ,
1 ' the bounce; y - v t t . . ' f ' ■/•Oliver.Hayhurst almost gave the home side the,
advantage after he rose to meet a Matt Baines cross,- but the keeper inanaged to palm his effort to safety. . Scambler arid(Austin were taking charge of the
midfield throughout, and it was the latter who final-: ly made the breakthrough 10 minutes from time.1^3
j/a After" some good build;up play, he volleyed home.* wliat'was to prove'the. winner,/topapra good-all-;,
round performance from the hosts’. ^ 'V' ? 11:11 lit T - l l -
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