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Personal best for Elizabeth
are rewarded by Natalie Cox
SPORTING superstars from the Ribble Valley were rewarded at a spe cial ceremony held in Clitheroe. Certificates were present
ed to local winners of the Lancashire Sports Award by Ribble Valley Mayor (joun. Charles Warkman. Recipients included Eib-
ble Valley Netball Club, which took the Club of the Year title. Since its launch in 1997,
club membership has increased dramatically and now totals more than 250. As well as encouraging girls to continue playing
through their teenage years, the Valley’s Netball Club also provides a social environment for both girls and boys to participate in netball and other fitness activities. Also presented with a
certificate was Clitheroe Dolphins’ Jonathan Pre ston, who was named Coach of the Year. Mr Preston joined the
club two years ago and since then he has seen membership grow by 30%. This year also saw much
success with the Dolphins’ senior team being promot ed to Division Two of the North Lancashire League, with the juniors narrowly missing the play-offs for
promotion to the First Division of the North West Micro League. Louise Highton, of the
Ribble Valley Modem Pen tathlon Club, was named as the Valley’s Rising Star of the Year. Louise, who manages to
combine her sport with studying, is in the third year of the World Class Start and Potential Pro gramme. She has taken part in
competitions all over the world and is now expert in all five disciplines of the modem pentathlon. In the Young Volunteer
of the Year category, the work of Rachel Hyde was recognised. A member of
Old rivals earn revenge in style in Challenge Cup rout
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Clitheroe ............... 0 ANOTHER cup saw another early exit as Clitheroe suffeed a heavy mauling at the hands of fierce rivals
Mossley on Tuesday. Four goals in the space
of 15 second half minutes finally p u t paid to this encounter, as the Blues were continually stretched and exposed by some good play and, equally, some indisciplined decisions. The f irs t half had
( f - looked promising as Clitheroe had opportuni ties in the Mossley box and controlled most of the period, but the home side were more eager to get shots away. But the first eoal. a soft
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header 10 minutes before half-time, was hardly a master class as Chris Downey beat Kris Richens in the air and the ball hobbled in at the back post. However, after the half-
time break it was a differ ent storv as Mosslev
turned on the style. After Gary Jackson had
looked odds-on to score in the opening few minutes, rounding the keeper only to fire into the side net ting, Mossley charged down the other end to net a dubious second goal. Mossley winger Adam
Morning elbowed Lee Sculpher in the face, and while the Blues player- manager was sent to ground on the touchline, the Mossley player laid the ball off to Downey, who found Leyton Slack at the back post in acres of space to score. This was the first time
Danny Woodhead was beaten, but it wouldn't be the last as he enjoyed a baotism of fire. Richens
THE Mayor of the Ribblc Valley, Coun. Charles Warkman, presents Jonathon Preston with his sport certificate, as Cath Lee, Jenna Woodcock, Rachel Hyde, Louise Highton and Mayoress Ruth Warkman look on. (A261004/5)
Longridge Gymnastics Club, Rachel combines eight hours training with seven hours coaching each week. This is the third year the
Lancashire Sports Awards have been handed out.
They were established to recognise and reward ser vices to activities by both individuals and organisa tions across the county. In addition to awards for
Coach of the Year, BBC Community Club of the
Year, Young Volunteer of the Year and Rising Star 2004, there are also special awards given to three indi viduals who have made a contribution over and above the normal demands of their role.
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CLITHEROE Dolphins' Elizabeth Highton again showed her quality in the 100m backstroke by fin ishing third at an Inter County competition at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. This competition saw
swimmers aged from 12 to 17 years, and included the best swimmers from each English county, plus Scot land and Wales. Elizabeth recorded a
new personal best of 1.06.35, reaching the event after finishing first in the Lancashire Champi onships a t Everton in March. Overall, thanks to Eliz
abeth and the best young swimmers in the region, Lancashire finished easy winners with 467 points, 39 ahead of runners-up Yorkshire.
Waddington
Cup exits are disappointing for Clitheroe
CLITHEROE’S short unbeaten three-match - run came to a thumping end on Tuesday as our old
rivals.Mossley comprehensively thumped: us.
. Chasing the game in the second half saw Mossley
: take full advantage oMhe space being left at the back, and Mossley winger: Adam Morning seemed to be given the freedom o f the left hand side, of . which he took full advantage. It seems to be that.we save: our worst perfor
mances for cup games this season, Glasshoughton in the FA Cup, Kendal in the FA Trophy and this week in the UniBond Cup.
FORCED OFF: Kris Richens
had been forced off at half time as he was still suffer ing from the pain of hav ing a tooth removed earli er in the day. But Woodhead was
hardly to blame as Moss ley carved through the Blues defence for the third, as Sculpher was forced to go to the bye-line as stand in right back Stuart Tod- hunter struggled to cope with Morning, and the Mossley left winger jinked inside to find the head of Shaun Dootson. Todhunter was at fault
for the fourth as he was relieved of the ball in mid- field by Downey, to see the striker dribble through Chris Nestor and Sculpher before going round Wood- head with ease.
And the fifth proved to
be the most damning of the lot as Rhodri Giggs, brother of Ryan, delivered a ball from his own half across field, the flag stayed down, and Slack was found in areas of space with no one near him to see Woodhead rounded once again. Giggs had an effort
bounce off the bar after a clever attempt to chip Woodhead, and Jackson had another effort tipped over the bar late on, but by this point all Clitheroe could do was see out the remaining 20 minutes without conceding anoth er.
ADRIAN CAPSTICK .
..the league is the key, is certainly apt in our case this ■ season.
>.: The old saying that the cups are a distraction, and : ,
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- iPerhaps the biggest disappointment to date has been when we go behind in games. ~ - Although our tactic of packing the midfield and:
' defending as a team pays dividends if, we score the" 'opening goaL: when we: fail behind we sometimes; ' seem short ofddeas or a match winner, to be
ablc.to turn the game again in our favour.’ V On Tuesday;we reverted to two.up front at half- ■ time, but still lacked any real sparkle.
■ Lee Cryer may soon be available again but we can’t rest all our hopes on a player whose injury - record.over the last few seasons is not impressive: to = sayjhe least.'
.' ' ■ ■ _ - , ■ - Sad Shawbridge news - The result on the pitch though was put into perspec-
^tive by the sad news that Barry Beck had passed away i on Tuesday morning following an illness.
: : ■ Barry was a regular down at Shawbridge, carrying out plenty of work beliind the scenes, during the week;
: Much of the work .went unnoticed and Barry was quite happy to keep a low profile. ■ He will be sadly missed by everyone at the club.
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in the semis Waddington Reserves .6 Cowling.........................0 W A D D IN G T O N marched into the semi finals of the Divisional Cup with an emphatic win at Roefield over Yorkshire opponents Cowling. Surprisingly though, it
was the ■visitors who went the closest to scoring early on by hitting a post, but Waddington's leading scorer Sam Dean was the first to hit the net with a tidy finish into the bottom corner. Steven Holden then saw
a corner deflected in, and within minutes Keiron Keough made it three after a neat move from midfield. Nick Laxton then saw his free kick deflected in, and by now the Yorkshire team's heads had dropped, with the second half still to play. After the break. Cowl
ing did make chances, but once again Waddington goalkeeper Wayne Leach was unbeatable, which resulted in him earning another man-of-the-match award. Mark Harrison then
made it five when he cut in from the left to fire home, leaving the keeper no chance, and then Dean fin ished off the match as he had started it by firing past the Cowling keeper into the bottom of the net. This was a good win for
the locals, who are desper ate to reach the final aifter losing out at this stage last year and in the semi-finals the year before. Waddington face Cowl
ing again this Saturday in the league, a game they must win to get their sea son back on course after two defeats. Players are asked to meet at Roefield for 1 D .m .
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Double award for all-rounder Booth
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ALL-ROUNDER Stephen Booth picked up both batting and bowling prizes at Bolton-by-Bowland Crick et Club’s annual dinner and presen tation evening in the village hall on Saturday. Several awards were presented on
the night by club scorer Alan Clements, but Booth’s exploits were the highlight. Booth scored 393 runs a t an
average of 24.56, hitting 13 sixes and 45 fours, and then at the oppos ing end of the crease, he recorded a bowling average of 10.78 from 125.1 overs, claiming 36 wickets - which was 24 more than anyone else. The presentations started with
BOLTON-by-Bowland Cricket Club president Mrs M. A. Bosonnet is pictured presentiug the Tony and Rene Holmes Trophy to Doug Moss, (s)
the John Theaker trophy for the most outstanding performance. This award went to Dave Ashton
for his 39 at Waddington, that saw the side to a comfortable finish when the run rate had been flag
ging. Doug Moss was then thanked for
his groundsmanship, \vith the Tony and Rene Holmes Trophy as club man of the year. The players’ player of the year
award went to Simon Reynolds, who received the Ken Watson tro phy for his tireless bowling and his dependability in playing all this season's games. And the catch of the season saw
John Hill receive the Yorke trophy for his caught and bowled effort against the Court House Casuals. The catch saw the hard-hit ball
disappear into his hand and then into his pocket before the batsman
or umpire had seen what had hap pened. Further awards saw the Bert Ast-
ley fielding trophy taken home by Martin Brown for his all-round speed in the field, based on the fielding points awarded by Clements, before wicket keeper Roger Wood received the Hodgson Trophy for being the most improved player. "The chairman's award went to
umpire Keith Brunskill, and the best midweek performance came from Joe Bunyan, who was hon oured with the Geoff Billows Tro
phy. After the trophies had been pre
sented, Mick Smalley gave a bou quet of flowers to club president Mrs M. A. Bosonnet.
Solid second half display sees Chipping climb table
C hipping.....................3 Leyland Red Rose . . .1 CHIPPING continued their good form with a victory over Leyland Red Rose that saw them move to fourth in the table. Chipping are one of the
form sides in the Preston and District Second Divi sion, and extended their run to six games unbeat en following an excellent second half performance. The first half was very
even, with the locals tak ing time to gel following a number of changes in per sonnel. In a half of few
chances, Fletcher went close with a flashing header, which narrowly missed the upright. But it was Leyland who
had the best chance of the first half when they burst through the Chipping backline, only to fire wide as the score remained level at half-time. After the break. Chip
ping looked to build on the solid platform estab lished in the firs t half, only to see the visitors take the lead with a bizarre goal. A ball over the top was reached first by Critchley,
Captain marvel inspires victory
Horton ...................................................................® WFC Clilheroe......................................................^ THE locals completely dominated this match to come away with a tremendous 'victory against a spir
ited home side. Chances went begging, with Hickling and Gaskell
all going close, before Sullivan opened the scoring when he popped up at the back post on 21 minutes to give WFC the lead from a Hickling cross. Horton's only chance in the first half came on the half hour, but found Hargreaves in inspired form in
the WFC goal. And it was Sullivan who increased the lead with a
deflected shot on the stroke of half-time. After the break, Horton came out fighting, but
found Scorah to be a tower of strength at the heart of the WFC defence, and again chances were squan dered by the locals, with Hibbert and Hickling again
Credit must go to the Horton defence, who did not buckle under the constant pressure as the scored
denied. , .
remained at 2-0. This was an excellent result for the locals, led by
captain marvel Scorah.
but his clearance struck the Leyland forward and cannoned into the net with Ireland stranded. The shock of conceding
spurred Chipping on, and a tactical change, from manager Hester soon reaped rewards. Debutant Paul Jones
was switched from striker to left wing, as Mark Fordham was pushed up to support Oily Hayhurst in attack. Almost immediately
the equaliser came as a ball broke to Jones on the edge of the box, and he fired home the equaliser.
So with Chipping now
on top, Johnny Fletcher and Mick Garth took a grip on midfield to create a number of half chances. Fletcher netted the
vital second following more good passing. He collected the ball
inside the box and provid ed a cultured finish to give Chipping a deserved lead. And the killer goal was
scored by the ever- impressive Hayhurst. His tireless running up
front has been a massive plus for Chipping this year, and another goal
was just reward. A slip by the Leyland
centre half put top scorer Hayhurst through, and he slotted past the keeper with a classy effort. This goal killed off the
visitors’ hopes, and the only surprise is th a t Chipping did not add to their lead. This Saturday they
take their unbeaten run to local rivals Longridge Town, aiming to cut the gap on the leaders. Saturday's match spon
sors were Napthens Solic itors.
Rimington hit late leveller
Riming ton ....................1 Goodshaw United.........1 RIMINGTON produced a late, late show to grab an injury time equaliser that was just reward for their second half pressure against league leaders Goodshaw. The visitors started well
and Rimington struggled to match them, so it was no surprise when they took the lead in the sev enth minute with a free header from a corner. Rimington gave the ■visi
tors far too much room to play in, and runners were not picked up, but skipper Kershaw was on top form and his team mates had him to thank for keeping them in the contest. He produced some top-
drawer saves, confirming his manager's belief that he is the best in the league. Slowlv the C U D
holders
got into the game, with Whalley and Kay doing a man-to-man marking job which gave Mankowski license to get forward, and with Watkins and Nelson attacking down the flanks, Rimington threatened. Terry Nelson had a chance to level things on
. the stroke of half-time, but after a great run, his shot lacked the power to beat the keeper. With 25 minutes to go,
Heald and Braithwaite came on, and Rimington began to use more width. Fullbacks Keighley and
Clarkson were encouraged to get forward, and sud denly a sense of belief seemed to run through the team. And the spectators
could almost sense the inevitability th a t the equaliser was on its way, so when Matt Coulter
lobbed the keeper with just five minutes to go, everyone held their breath as the ball hit the inside of the post and was cleared to safety. With injury time now
being played, Rimington produced a free kick on the left and everyone, includ ing Kershaw, engulfed the Goodshaw area. Braithwaite swung the
ball into the back post, where Lawson rose to power his header into the far corner of the net. It was no more than the
locals deserved for their spirit in this second half display, and it keeps the league alive not just for Rimington, but all the top sides must sniff the chance to take points off the reigning champions. On Saturday, Riming ton travel to Sabden.
Dog score
thrilling win Waddington Reserves .6 Cowling.........................0 DOG Inn secured their first mn of the season with a thrilling 3-2 success over Oswaldtwistle Refugees at Memorial Park. The Budweiser Boys
have endured a difficult start to the new campaign, but, playing in a new 4-3- 1-2 formation, took the game to their opponents from the first whistle. Liam Porter netted his
first goal for the club on 10 minutes, finishing calmly from the edge of the area. But despite the Whalley supremacy,
side's
Oswaldtwistle equalised on the half hour, only for captain Dave Dewhurst to restore Dog's lead with a
stunning left-foot drive ^ into the top corner. It remained 2-1 until the
82nd minute, when the impressive Chris West scored his first league goal for the Dog with an impressive right-foot vol ley from close range. This appeared to have
made the game safe, but minutes later the Whalley side conceded a needless penalty. Keeper Yasser Patel
pulled oft a stunning save, but Oswaldtwistle netted ■ from the resulting corner to ensure a dramatic last few minutes. Delighted Dog manager
Simon Kerins praised his team: “That was a superb collective performance. “Everyone was excel
lent, and the team spirit was also of the highest standard. “If we can maintain this
form, who knows what we can achieve this season?” The Dog's Jamie Enefer
was named man-of-the- ^ match.
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