70 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 1 st, 2004
Chances go begging for Blues
Clitheroe.............'..........0 Nantwich Tn ............... 1 CLITHEROE will won der how they failed to win this game and Nantwich will wonder how they, won it, as the title race took another dramatic twist. The Blues totally domi
nated the game but spurned chance after chance, while the visitors scored with their only shot of the game. Clitheroe set their stall
out from the kick-off and forced three successive cor ners in the opening min utes of the match. Clitheroe striker Glyn
Barker could have secured the victory before half time, but his luck in front of goal deserted him as he failed to convert any of the four excellent chances that came his way. On 10 minutes a great
pass across the area from Lee Cryer presented Bark er with a golden opportu nity, but he rushed his shot when unmarked and fired wide of the far post. Just three minutes later
and Barker again found himself in on goal follow ing poor Nantwich defend ing. Once more though, he shot wide. His third opportunity
was probably the best of the opening half when he headed wide from close range on 18 minutes. Nantwich never looked like troubling the Blues,
Foulridge Minors . .3 Whalley Under 10s .4 THIS win was the result of a lot of hard work th a t Whalley have displayed in recent weeks. The first half was a
tight affair, and it saw Foulridge took the lead just before the break. William James soon
equalised, before Foul ridge regained the ini tiative, but goals from man of the match Zachary Hardman, James and another from Hardman put Whalley in control. Foulridge grabbed a
late consolation, but the locals held on. That result was fol
lowed by another victo ry, this time a narrow 1-0 affair over Hun-
coat. Hardman fired home
from six yards early on, but their contant pres sure didn’t reflect on the scoreline. And it required a good save from keeper Nico Bar ron to seal the points.
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and were perhaps fortu nate not to be reduced to 10 men following a crude two-footed tackle on John Paul Fagan. The second half began
in the same vein, and Barker will have night mares about the chance he missed just moments after the re-start. Cryer saw his shot
blocked, but the ball broke kindly to Chris Whitting- ham. With the goalkeeper stranded, he crossed the ball to Barker, who had a tap in from only a yard out. Amazingly though, he somehow managed to slice the ball wide with an empty net at his mercy. The Blues were eventu
ally punished on 52 min utes as Nantwich’s only real venture into the Clitheroe half produced the game’s only goal. A quick free kick caught out the Clitheroe defence, and goalkeeper Kris Richens seemed to hesitate, which provided Lyndon Hall with the simplest of goals. Clitheroe introduced all
three substitutes in a final throw of the dice, and Neil Reynolds, Paul Stansfield and Lee Cryer all went close. Nantwich posed no
attacking threat, and were happy to run the clock down - and in doing so increased the pressure on Clitheroe and their title pursuit.
Clitheroe Reserves . . .2 Woodley Sports ......... 2 A STERLING effort in a pulsating cup tie at Shaw- bridge last Saturday saw honours even. The young Blues did
enough to win, but will have to wait for the replay to book a place in the Reserve Division Cup Final. Clitheroe, with return
ing skipper Tom Benfield and Adam Kozlowski, showed domination in midfield to match Wood- ley in the physical depart ment, and were having plenty of possession in the first half, but the Blues’ forwards struggled for efforts on goal. The Stockport team
proved the first to score when they took a shock lead after 32 minutes, after catching the Blues napping on the break. In the second half the
Blues stiffened up and started to pose a real threat with Heslop, Stan- ley and Ainsworth all
Sun shines on by Edward Lee
A WINTER golf break in Portugal paid handsome dividends for Clitheroe Golf Club’s Eddie McGarry at the weekend. The first singles compe
tition of the season was played on Sunday. And McGarry amassed
42 stableford points to fin ish three shots ahead of the pack, and earn a two- shot handicap reduction. David Coupe sneaked
into second place after a card play-off with James Jackson, Archie Moro and Connor McLaughlin. Giles Lawson took the final prize, one point fur ther adrift. Saturday’s team compe
tition resulted in a run away victory for the low- handicapped team led by
going close. On 62 minutes, contro
versy took it’s part in the proceedings when the Woodley keeper mis judged a cross from the wing and was injured in the process as Lee Lysons placed the ball in the net. The referee, who was no
more than five yards from the action, deemed it a goal and allowed i t to stand, but the confusion arose when the linesman flagged for a foul and influenced the official to change his mind and disal low the strike. This affected the Blues
and it took them a little to get back in their stride, before a great ball from Kozlowski
played
Ainsworth through to coolly round the keeper for a well-deserved equaliser. Despite further close
efforts, the game went to extra time and Benfield hit the post before Matt Parker was fouled in the area as he scrambled the
John Cartmell. Peter Dunn, John Pawson and Dave Wilson completed the quartet to total 115 points and earn a nine- point win. Jim Sprint, Oliver
Drinkwater, Geoff Sut cliffe and Alex Taylor were the second-placed team. Clitheroe’s team pro
gressed to the next round of the Mail on Sunday Trophy. They overcame a strong
Colne GC team to win 3 and 1. The Clitheroe team was
made up of Gary Speak, Andrew Walmsley, David Wilson and Rob Andrew. The junior programme
at Clitheroe has also burst into life, with junior organiser Simon Hales devising a busy pro gramme of competitions
ball just past the post. I t was then only a mat
ter of time before the Blues took the lead, and Martin Fletcher did not disappoint when he hit his second goal in as many games. However, a cruel twist
of fate took it’s course and Woodley once again caught the Blues out. The combination of
tired legs and a loss in con centration allowed Wood- ley to sneak back in, and that means Clitheroe face an away trip replay at Woodley on Easter Mon day to push for a place in the final.
and events. Richard Thompson is top of the leaderboard after two events, having won both medals - and a nett 65 on Saturday should result in a handicap reduction. Andrew Bennie and
Sarah Hales have won sec ond and third places in both competitions to date to complete success for the in-form trio. Mytton Fold member Daniel Holgate can look
’forward to a regional final at Hesketh GC after win ning the Lombard Qualifi er on Saturday with 38 stableford points. Division One was won
by Jim Hindle (37) ahead of Bob Scott (34). Peter Burton (34) topped Divi sion Two ahead of Daniel Milton (33), and Eddie Scott (32) beat Stuart Mayor (29) into second
CLITHEROE Dolphins enjoyed great success at the Lancashire Champi onships. At Everton Park Sports
Centre, Elizabeth Highton easily won her heat in a time of 1.06.83. The 13-year-old from
Whalley was a full 6.16 seconds ahead of her near est rival, which proved necessary
for.the final, which she also won in a time of 1.07.52. Elizabeth then per
formed well in the Women’s Open Champi onship, where she finished an astonishing third in 1.07.24.
jHH RIBBLESDALE Wanderers CC hold their Bill pre-season meeting at the clubhouse tonight at 7 p.m.. The club have entered four teams in the Rib- blesdale Youth League at Under 11s, 13s, 15s and 18s, and in addition hope to form teams at Under nines and Kwik Cricket. Coaching will be given at all levels, and youngsters from five to 15 are welcome. Crown green bowling coaching will also be avail
able for ages eight and upwards, for further informa tion, contact Michael Britcliffe (01200 424328).
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1 Andrew m is new
ANDREW Young is the j-.y new captain at Stonyhurst Golf Club.
The new captain has been a member of the
. Stonyhurst club for {J| ; around a quarter of a cen tury. An active club member,
,
he is a former chairman of the competitions’ commit tee.
Young is pictured driv
ing into office on Saturday. PHOTO: Colin Horne. (C270304/3)
Eddie!
place in Division Three. Mytton Fold members
travelled to Accrington for the second round of the Mail on Sunday Tro phy on Sunday. But the home members
made local knowledge count and won 3 and 1. Roger Altham was the
only winner for Mytton Fold, while the trio of Jake Chadwick, Bob Scott and John Berry were all beaten. The seniors section at
Mytton Fold were also in action last week. Garry Davies won the
overall prize with two excellent stableford rounds of 34 and 36. Club president Frank
Hargreaves, Eddie Scott and guest senior Roger Altham won the yellow- ball prize with 33 points. Lady members at
Meanwhile, 14-year-old
Megan Phillip was third in the 100m breaststroke in a time of 1.27.51, and fellow qualifier 11-year-old Bryn Phillip achieved a cred itable time of 1.17.08 in the 100m freestyle. The Dolphins then
made it a double success when they won the Sub sidiary League Gala in Darwen. The Clitheroe and Dis
trict side came first in 20 of their 37 events, and fin ished with 162 points - 36 points clear of runners-up Rosegrove. This exceptional result
came courtesy of juniors Hayleigh Jones and Thomas Carter, who both won their freestyle events, breaststroke winner Kara Singleton and Bryn Phillip, who picked up two winners medals in both the butterfly and the back- stroke. The intermediates also
did not disappoint as Eliz abeth Highton again excelled herself to take the
Clitheroe GC have been in action in two competi tions. Lorraine Wall (109-36-
73) won the five-club competition by four shots >: from Nancy Mortimer (103-26-77), with Pat Murray (105-27-78) in third place. And then Kath Town-
ley and Carol Ashley (41) needed a card play-off to beat Chris Stokes and Helen Cook into second 0 place in the fourball sta-
. bleford. Nancy Mortimer @ and Maureen Mick- lewright (39) took third place. Joyce Kenyon and
Wendy Talbot won the ; Scott Leggatt Foursomes at Stonyhurst Park when they returned 100-25-75. Runners-up were Jo Porter and Jean Coward , (106-26.5-79.5).
Reserves face semi-final replay More success for the Dolphins
freestyle and backstroke, while team-mate Emma Wild put in an excellent performance in the breast
stroke. Older sibling Louise
Highton won both of her events in the backstroke ^ . and the freestyle, while fel low open competitors Paul and Mark Jaggs put in fine individual perfor- ° r mances. Mark won both the fly ^
and the breaststroke, while .. Paul dominated the back- 0
stroke. The Dolphins rounded
off their high points tally with seven relay wins that proved the club work as ^y well as a team as they do - ; individually.
The Clitheroe outfit 0
took the junior boys’ med- 0 . ley, before achieving dou- ble success in the interme- 0 diate girls’ medley and : freestyle.
Further wins were@; achieved by the open teams as as both the boys and girls•. won their respective relay -p and medley relay races.
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take title ROYAL British Legion stormed to a 10-4 victory over Clitheroe Conserva tive Club A to seal the Clitheroe and District Snooker League First Division title. The final game saw the
Whalley Road side retain their 10-point lead over nearest rivals Low Moor A having won one more game than their Clitheroe counterparts. Low Moor A did their
best to spoil the show with a 10-4 win of their own over Talbot B, but the league title was a foregone conclusion. At the opposite end of
the table, Slaidburn were relegated when they rounded off a miserable season with a narrow 8-6 defeat at the hands of Clitheroe Conservative B. In the Second Division,
Chatburn A clinched the championship, thanks to their 12-2 domination of
the Police. The villagers finished
the season a full six points clear of second-placed Whalley on 153.
Creditable performance
| CLITHEROE A took a I creditable three wins off First Division leaders YMCA A in the Black burn and District Bad minton League. All the wins came in the
mixed doubles, as the suc cessful pairings of Paul Cronshaw and Louise Bur- rill, Pete Woods and Mary Brass, plus Damian Evans and Jean Salisbury, proved to be more than a handful. However, Burrill and
Brass disappointingly lost 15-13 in the ladies’ pairs, but Cronshaw and Stephen Pym battled well to produce a 15-11 result in the mens’ doubles. Clitheroe B produced
their best performance of the season to beat fourth- place Stanhill B 13-3 to move a step closer to pro motion to the First Divi sion. Five partnerships
achieved double wins - Tony Bush with Sheila Parry, Damian Evans and Chris Smitton, Mark Perry and Liz Maskell, Damien Evans with Ian Smith, and Sheila Perry with Jane MacEwan.
future stars
A FUTURE Stars Soccer Camp will be held at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School next week. The initiative, aimed at
both boys and girls aged five to 12, will span three days, starting on Monday. There will be individual
coaching sessions, penalty competitions and a mini World Cup tournament. Each day will start at 10
a.m. and finish at 3 p.m. For more information,
contact Chris Pollitt (01942819025).
B
READ dominated the Rib- ble Valley cricket tourna
15s and Under 13s were crowned local champions after three months of exciting games. Ribblesdale Wanderers prevent
ed a clean sweep, taking the Under 11s title. Boys from Clitheroe, Longridge,
Read, Ribblesdale and Whalley all took part in the competition, spon sored by and organised through the
Ribble Valley Cricket Forum. Read’s Under 15s defeated Lon
ment at Longridge Sports Centre. The Whalley Road club’s Under
gridge in the final, while their Under 13s saw off the challenge of Ribblesdale Wanderers to win the younger age group. But Wanderers beat Clitheroe to
lift the Under 11 title. The winners of each age group
have been invited to compete in an inter-district competition this sum mer, where the champions from nine districts will compete for the prize.
There will be further inter-dis
trict events this summer for both boys and girls, in the Lancashire Inter-District Sports Festival at Under 13 level. Girls interested in playing should
contact Chris Hughes, Ribble Val ley Sports Development Officer, (01200 425111). The finalists are pictured, from
left, Read Under 13s, Ribblesdale Under 13s, Longridge Under 15s and Read Under 15s. (AS280304/1)
Wolves Under Its Red . .1 Huncoat United...........0 IN a nail-biting clash between two of the top three sides in the league, Wolves came out on top in a game that could have a big bearing on the title. Huncoat had previously
Wolves edge title six-pointer B
READSTONE United Under 16s gave Blue Star an almighty scare in their last game of the season. Facing a team that had not been beaten
had the edge over the locals in their previous two games this season, so revenge was sweet for the Wolves. The match was very
close, with Wolves having marginally the better chances to score. Conor P ar fit t came
close with two shots, before Ben Allan scored the only goal of the game with a fierce strike after Huncoat failed to clear a corner. Ben Allen and Nick
Parkinson then both went close to sealing the game with efforts that hit the woodwork. And Wolves hearts were.
in their mouths when Huncoat broke away, but the one-on-one opportuni ty was saved by Liam Bicknell. Man-of-the- match was Andrew Hart ley, who had a fine game at the centre of the defence. Wolves Under 13s .........0 Feniscowles.................. 5 WOLVES battled hard against champions Fenis cowles in their final league game of the season, but could make little impres sion against a very good
side. The locals started the
game well, and Ryan Finnegan shot just wide after five minutes. But as the game pro
gressed it was clear that the away side had a defence th a t was quick and comfortable on the ball, and Wolves were hav ing difficulty creating
chances. The Wolves defence had
also performed well, but midway through the half a miscued clearance was
in over two years, United looked like causing a major upset halfway through the second half when a Tom Clarke strike saw the locals take the lead. However, Blue Star then scored twice to maintain their enviable unbeaten run
with a 2-1 win. United’s Under 9s’ top-of-the-table
encounter with Huncoat United pro duced a thrilling match, but despite the two teams being evenly matche.d the Burnley side nicked a last-minute 1-0 win. Mark Turner was named man-of- the-match.
pounced on by the centre forward and he finished with style. Moments later Stephen
Tandy had Wolves only clear-cut chance when put through, but the keeper saved well. And then just before
half-time the visitors dou bled their lead when poor defending allowed a free header at a corner. Feniscowles wrapped
the game up 10 minutes into the second half when Wolves keeper Matt Salis bury made a fine save, but was unlucky when the rebound fell at the feet of Feniscowles’ forward. Wolves competed to the
final whistle, but the con fident away side added two further goals before the final whistle. Star player for Wolves
was awarded to Tom Webb, who had a great game in an unaccustomed role at left back, and cen tre half Mathew Sedgwick continued his excellent form for the season. Colne Clarets ..............2 Wolves Under 15s .........2 WOLVES came back from 2-0 down to snatch a draw. Colne bossed the first 20
minutes and were soon 2-0 up, only to see their lead whittled away by a persis tent Wolves side. The locals showed great
A Michaela Davis brace earned
Readstone Under 15 Girls an excellent 2-0 victory over Rossendale Girls. Player-of-the-match was awarded to
Zoe Preston. Also on the right end of a 2-0 win
were Readstone Under 12s who com- mendably beat Fulledge Colts. The necessary two goals came cour
tesy of Brad Coulson and man-of-the- match Sam Miller. David Billington was named man-of-
the-match. In a tough game against top-of-the-
table Thornton Cleveleys, Readstone Under 11 Girls deserve praise for their efforts, despite losing 5-0. Alex Fisk was the pick of the Readstone players.
resolve by scoring 10 min utes before the interval, when the ball kindly fell for Tom Rutherford to smash home a super volley. In a reshuffled defence,
Simon Worthington deputised well as a centre half, and captain James Scriven produced some excellent saves. Some last-ditch Wolves
defending was rewarded by the most bizarre goal of the season. Simon Mashiter chased
a lost cause, only to see the Colne keeper collect and kick the ball against the back of the retreating player’s head, and cannon
into an empty net. Wolves Under 8s Blue ..7 Tarleton Corinthians . .5 POOR defending from both sides ensured plenty
of goals. Wolves started brightly
and quickly took a 1-0 lead. Robbie Read sent
Dominic Telford clear to finish tidily into the bot tom corner. But the locals conceded
two quick goals as the visi- tors waltzed through a paralysed defence. Wolves replied instantly,
and Christian Barsby found himself in space to level with a low shot. Read then put Wolves 3- 2 ahead with a powerful
finish into the top corner. As Wolves continued to
apply the pressure, Kai Piercy fed the ball to Bars by, and his excellent side- foot effort beat the keeper, only to be denied by the post. After half-time, the
goals continued as Tar leton pulled one back with a well-worked move. But Clitheroe regained
their two-goal advantage when a huge clearance from keeper James Barsby found Read, who out smarted the defence to finish well. Tarleton scored either
side of Barsby’s second, but the crowd were rewarded with another goal from man-of-the- match Read. Ighlen Leigh ................1 Wolves Under 11s . . . .7 THE Wolves secured their
. first league victory in four outings against their Burnley opponents. Dewhurst opened the
scoring after a determined run, and then gave a through pass to Meyler to add a second. Charlton added a third
after volleying home a rebound, before Hutchins (2), Clarkson and Meyler notching in the second half. Man-of-the-match was Hopkins.
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Watkins hat-trick earns last eight spot
R im in g lo n ..................5 Barrowford..................0 A TREVOR Watkins hat- trick set Rimington on their way to the quarter finals of the East Lan cashire League President’s Cup, and a home tie against Hurst Green on Easter Saturday. The home side took the
lead after six minutes when Matt Coulter worked his way along the by-line before pulling the ball back for Watkins to slot into an empty net. Barrowford simply
could not handle the pace at. which Rimington played, as Haslam and O’Neill proved dangerous, with the latter providing many crosses which begged to be finished. The visitors keeper was
kept busy, but could do nothing about Watkins’ second as O’Neill’s corner was partially cleared to him, and his first-time vol ley screamed into the net. The Second Division
side almost pulled one back as Kershaw’s attempted clearance hit a striker and looped towards goal, but the backspin on the ball gave the keeper the chance to retrieve it. Rimington continued to
dominate the second half and Martin Lawson grabbed the third from close range, before
Watkins secured his hat- trick from the penalty spot. Barrowford breathed a
sigh of relief as Watkins was withdrawn by Terry Braithwaite, who also took off Haslam to give Sayle and Carter a run out. He also replaced the
hard-working King and the home side continued to press forward in search of some goals. Coulter broke away and
coolly slotted home to make it 5-0. Sayle then had a header
which was goalbound before it hit Mankowski, who then-hit it wide, and the pair were involved again when a mazy run by Braithwaite resulted in a cross which Mankowski flicked on, but Sayle’s left foot effort was too weak to beat the keeper. This was an impressive
display from Rimington, who travel to champions- elect Goodshaw on Satur
day. But Braithwaite’s men
will be eyeing up the two cup competitions as rea l. silverware-winning oppor tunities. Player manager Braith
waite is happy th a t the club’s season is still very much alive as the cam paign enters its final month.
Waddlington slip in must-win game
Waddington................1 Skipton Bulldogs . . . .2 IN a game Waddington needed to win to have any chance of promotion, Lady Luck wasn’t on their side. Skipton made all the
early running, but the home back four kept them at bay. Waddington held out
well and broke the dead lock themselves when Robert Lloyd scored from a seemingly impossible angle. However, Skipton didn’t
stop attacking and found the equaliser minutes before the interval. Early second half
chances fell to both sides, with Stephen Holden and Lloyd having the hosts’ best chances. However Skipton had
the upper hand in the final 20 minutes and struck the decisive blow in the dying stages. Lloyd had a great
chance to equalise but was cruelly denied a t the death. Saturday sees Wadding
ton entertain the league leaders, kick-off 2 p.m. (meet ground 1 p.m.). They then travel to Chat- burn in the semi-final of the Firs t Division Cup (meet Waddington Arms 5
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