62 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 8th, 2004


Blues title bid is in the balance


THE postponement of Clitheroe’s midweek trip to Nantwich Town could turn the rearranged game into a title decider. Current leaders Mossley


finish their season on Sat­ urday April 24th, while Woodley Sports end four days earlier. Fleetwood’s 3-0 victory


over Trafford on Tuesday means they cannot be ruled out of the champi­ onship chase, but their campaign comes to a cli­ max on Saturday the 17th. Clitheroe face trips to


Congleton and Curzon Ashton over Easter, fol­ lowed by the return clash with Congleton (April 17th), and a trip to Rams- bottom (April 20th). Newcastle Town are the


last to visit Shawbridge on April 24th. But with the Nantwich


game likely to be rear­ ranged after those dates, it is almost certain to decide the title. All three of their title


rivals will have finished their run-ins, and the eyes and ears of four towns will be focused on Cheshire. Mossley’s midweek 6-2


drubbing of Atherton Col­ lieries returned them to the top. Their Easter pro­


gramme consists of trips to Salford City and Glos- sop North End, before a seasonal climax at home to Vince Overson’s Ramsbot- tom. A 4-2 win for Woodley


over Mossley last weekend means it is they who are in position to challenge Clitheroe. • But that was also their


final home game, with five tough trips awaiting them. A scheduled trip to


Bacup Borough last night is quickly followed by Warrington (Saturday) and Skelmersdale United (Monday). They end their season


with a visit to Newcastle Town on April 17th, fol­ lowed three days later by a trip to Atherton LR. However, Fleetwood


cannot be ruled out. They travel to Ramsbottom tonight, before a home game with Nantwich and a trip to Squires Gate completes their Easter programme.


2003-04 AUGUST


16- 19-


SEPTEMBER


2 - Squires Gate...............1*0 6 -Newcastle T n ........... .2-1


9 - RAMSBOTTOM UTD .2-3 13-


15 - Atherton Collieries .. 3-3 20-


(FA Cup 1st qualifying round)


23-ALSAGERTN .......... 1-1 27-


4 - Warrington Tn..........3-1 7 - WOODLEY SPORTS 2-1 11-


14- TRAFFORD....3-1


3 0 - Mossley ........2-1 OCTOBER


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enjoyed i t ’s 10th sports­ man's dinner at Burnley { FC’s James Hargreaves Suite.


In excess of 300 guests


attended the function, which helped raise sub­ stantial funds for the club. President Alan Reid <


thanked the many spon­ sors, and event organisers f Paul Clarke and Geoff t Lambert, for their efforts. ' The guests were enter-,


■ A home clash with Stone Dominoes on April 17th completes their sea­ son. All four teams are still in with a shout, even at this late stage of-the sea­ son.


' But Clitheroe know full well that the destiny of the title is in their hands.


Clitheroe


23-ATIIERTONLR ....4 -2 26 - BACUP BORO .....3-1 30-Pontefract Collieries .2-0 • (FA Cup preliminary round)


tained by former Burnley, Everton and England footballer Martin Dobson, j television comedy and scriptwriter Rod Taylor, with Radio Lancashire presenter Norman Prince acting as master of cere­ monies. The top table guests are


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Sweet revenge for Wolves with semi-final victory


FleclwoodTn 3-1 DETERMINED Wolves earned revenge for last a


SKEL’DALEUTD ..2 -1Brinscall Village


5-0 defeat at the hands of Brinscall by beating them to a place in the Mid Lancs Colts Challenge Cup Final.


BRANDON UTD. . . . .0-1The locals opened the ABBEYHEY ......-.1-1


STONEDOMINOES 3-2 Skel’dalcUtd .......3 -1


18-GlossopNE............2-0 22-AlsagerTn ...............0-0 25-FLEETWOODTON .1-3


NOVEMBER


1 -AI.sager Tn.................. 2-1 (League Challenge Cup 1)


4 - SALFORD CITY ....3 -2 8-MOSSLEY ...........0 -3 15-


DECEMBER


6 - Squires Gate............... 1-0 (League Challenge Cup 2)


13-ST HELENS TN ....3-1 2 0 -RumsboUomUtd .. APP 26 - CURZON ASHTON H PP


JANUARY


3-AbbeyHey . . . . . . . . . .3 -2 6 - MORECAMBE . . . . . . 2-3 (Lancashire Marsdcn TVophy 2nd round)


17 - SQUIRES GATE. . . . 3-2 24 - BACUP BOROUGH. .0-1 (League Challenge Cup quarter-final)


10 - l Y a f 3 1 - FEBRUARY


7 - Woodley Sports .......0-3 14 - ATHERTON COL- L1ERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 ' 21 - Stone Dominoes........ 1-0 2 8- GLOSSOPNE . . ....2 -0


MARCH


.10-BacupBorough ......2-1 13-AthertonLR ....:....1-0 16 - WARRINGTON TN . .0-2 30-NANTWICHTN.....0-1


2-StHelensTn ..........0 -2 6-CURZONASHTON ..3-1


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6 - Nantwich Tn . . . . . . A P-P 10 - Congleton Tn 12-


Curzon Ashton . . . . . . . A .......A


1 7- CONGLETON TN . . . .H 20 - Ramsbottom Utd .. . . . A 24 - NEWCASTLE TN .. ;*.H • To be arranged - Nantwich Town, away .


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22 - WHITLEY BAY .....0-2 (FA Vase 2nd round)


scoring with Parkinson’s first goal of the season, and that was the way it stayed until early in the second half when Brin­ scall equalised with a shot that left Purdy no chance. The game was end to


end and both teams had several chances, but it was still 1-1 at full time. I t went into extra time,


and Wolves eventually grabbed the golden goal. McCotter struck a shot


SalfordCity . . . . . . . .3 -0


th a t was deflected and trickled over the line to put Wolves into the Chal­


Clitheroe Wolves Under 7s B lu e ..........................2 .1


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lenee Cup final against Halton Hotshots.


g Each member of the


team played gave their all and supported each other brilliantly. Great Harwood Roversl Clitheroe Wolves Under 8 s ...................................2 GREAT defending in a friendly match between two local rivals led to a thoroughly deserved Wolves win. Early attacks up front


from Christian Barsby and Robbie Read saw Harwood come under pressure, and only good work at the back from the home team denied Wolves an early lead. As play moved into the


other half, man-of-the- match Sam Buchanon displayed excellent defending skills, and cou­ pled with some excellent saves from goalkeeper


James Barsby, the game remained level.


A good defensive clear­


ance from Callum Sykora found its way to Barsby, who with a lot of work to do, skillfully beat the last man and curled a low shot round the keeper and into the net. After break Wolves’


defence was thwarted by Harwood as the home side neatly finished to level the score at 1-1. Both sides cancelled


each other out until Wolves were given the opportunity to go into the lead with a penalty. Goalkeeper Barsby


stepped up to take the spot kick, and with a fero­ cious shot, only a fantas­ tic save from the Har­ wood keeper kept the ball out. Late in the game the ball broke to Read on the


edge of the Harwood area, and with a clear run and cool finish, he scored the match-winning goal.


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Clitheroe Wolves Under ................................1


Akso A .........................3 CLITHEROE Wolves concluded their season with a disappointing dis­ play against high-flying Akzo.


Despite taking the lead


after 17 minutes from a Luke Vercoe • strike, Wolves handed the visi­ tors a gift when a specula­ tive ev


ffort just dribbled


over the line. Soon after the interval


Akzo scored a corker with a 20-yard shot that was drilled home into the bot­ tom corner of the net. Wolves rallied but were


stunned by a cheeky lob over the advancing Wolves keeper. James Scriven produced


a late penalty save, but Akzo deserved the win. Tim Swarbrick had a


super game deputising at left back, and Kino gave 100% as usual. Barnoldswick Barons .1 ^ Clitheroe Wolves Under U s .................................5 A CONVINCING score- ^ line, but this was another U poor performance from a 4?) Wolves side that have lost their way in the last month. Too many players


lacked positional sense and appeared to have no urgency for the game. Clarkson opened the


scoring with a header and Dewhurst, who was one of the few to give his all in the game, netted a brace. A fu rth e r two goals


were scored by Meyler from solo runs and the man-of-the-match was awarded to Nichols.


Sarah’s hat-trick earns a Premiership date


CONGLETON TN .HPP


READSTONE United’s twin strikeforce Sarah and Rachel Walker (pictured) have won a date at Premiership Middles­ brough’s Riverside Stadium. Playing for Burnley school Ivy Bank


Under 13s, a hat-trick from Sarah earned a 3-1 win over Widnes’ St Peter and Paul, and a place in the North of England Schools’ Final. Ivy Bank went behind, but Sarah was


put through by twin sister Rachel, and she skillfully nudged the ball past the last defender before calmly slotting the ball past the keeper. Sarah made it 2-1 with a strike identi­


cal to her first, before completing her tre­ ble after the break. Ivy Bank will now be Lancashire’s rep­


resentatives in the Lancashire in the final on May 3rd. The Walker twins were also in form for


Readstone, as two excellent victories for the Under 13 Girls Yellow consolidated


their position at the top-of-the-table. They beat Thornton South 4-1 cour­


tesy of a hat-trick from Sarah. Jade Bolton netted the fourth and


Rachel was player-of-the-match. Then United overwhelmed Clitheroe


Wolves with 8-0. Sarah Walker hit four goals, before fur­


ther strikes from Rachel (2), Megan Mor­ ton and Jade Bolton. Readstone’s Under 12s boys finished


their Warburtons League season in style with a 7-0 victory over Brunlea. Rhys Meehan netted a hat-trick, fol­


lowed by further strikes from Sam Miller and Matthew Riley, before man-of-the- match Brad Coulson added a brace. Thanks to a treble blast from star man


Drew Bradbury, Readstone Under 10s Blue recorded an excellent 5-0 win over Brierfield Celtic. Nathan Hindle and Lance Aldridge were also on target.


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' Aces high for two Valley golfers! by Edward Lee ! id


The competition at Mytton Fold on Saturday was abandoned due to atro­ cious weather. But before the weather won the day,


Sam Punchard managed a hole in one. His ace came at the 127-yard first


hole and was achieved with a well- struck eight-iron into the wind. And there was also an ace at


Clitheroe GC last week when Jim Sprint recorded the fourth of his golf­ ing career.


His four-iron found the cup on the


tricky 17th. Ralph Postlethwaite (74-5-69) was


pipped at the post by the fast finishing Detek McIntyre (80-11-69) in Clitheroe Golf Club’s April Medal and Castle Trophy qualifier on Saturday. Their scores were more impressive


on a day when, taking the weather into acount, standard scratch was forced up to 73. Tim Stanley (78-8-70) was third in


Division One by one shot from Dave Mackenzie (81-10-71). Card play-offs were also needed in


Legion march


ROYAL British Legion were the toast of the Clitheroe and District Winter Pool League awards evening. Legion’s A team was


presented with the Harri­ son Challenge Cup after the Whalley Road side’s victory over Buck A. The ladies’ side also pro­


duced a masterful display to pick up their version of the Harrison Cup, after beating Pendle Ladies in the final. The Third Division title


went to the Legion D team, with White Horse B runners-up. Elsewhere, the Premier


division title trophy was awarded to the Buck, with Billington Brass Band Club A earning the run­ ners-up accolade. Rose and Crown B won


the First Division ahead of White Hart, while the Sec­ ond Division title went to New Inn. Bridge A took the hon­


ours for runners-up. The Ladies’ League


Division Two, with Simon Cherry (92- 19-73) getting the nod ahead of Steve Credie (87-14-73). Alf England (87-13-74) took third


on the card from Dave Hillary (89-15- 74), while Dave Heesom’s consistency and a round of 73 earned him the gross prize. Sunday’s fourball medal saw Wayne


Townley and Clive Richards produce an incredible n ett 63 to win by no fewer than six shots from Andrew Child and Mark Jones. Meanwhile, Kath Townley and Gill Farthing amassed 46 stableford points


to win the fourball stableford at Clitheroe. Kris Baldwin and Tracy Bentley


(42) were runners-up by three points from Pat Taylor and Vicky Edmond­ son. Agnes Flanagan’s lady captain’s


drive-in competition at Whalley GC saw Sue Madden (104-32-72) win by three shots from Julie Stephenson (106-31-75), who took second place after a card play-off with Shirley Palich (94-19-75). Sunday saw junior captain Edward Foulds drive in at Whalley Golf Club,


watched by fellow competitors and club officials, including captain Peter Seavers. The boys made the best of the blus­


tery, cold conditions, as previous junior captain Andrew Thompson pre- vailed over the field, with 86-4-82. Edward claimed second place for him­ self, with 96-12-84. In the beginners' section, brothers


Lucien and Louis Laviscount contest­ ed the honours, Lucien edging Louis into second place on a card play-off, both haying scored 22 stableford points over nine holes.


to multiple awards as pool season ends


honours also went to the Buck to complete the men’s and ladies’ double. Pendle Hotel were run­


ners-up. The Michael


Humphries Trophy was awarded to Steve Almond of Castle A, who beat Rose and Crown B’s Paul Blackburn. Legion also provided the


best ladies players in the men’s league. Legion C’s Lindsey


Lloyd took the top honour, closely followed by Legion D’s Vicky Chatburn and Nichola Ollerenshaw. Steve Almond was the


best player in the Premier Division - the Castle play­ er winning 27 of his 32 games to beat Craig Whit­ taker into second place. Although the the Legion


A player won the same number of games, he played two more to achieve the same tally. Tony Clough of Billing­


ton A finished third with 25 wins under his belt. In the First Division, Paul Blackburn was


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crowned number one cueist with 28 wins for the Rose and Crown, narrowly beating Brown Cow’s Steve McCullough by just one victory. Dave Walmsley of the


Rose and Crown put in 24 wins to finish third. Second Division hon­


ours went to Chris Lawson with 28 wins from 32. The New Inn player


beat RBL C’s Lindsey Lloyd for the title, after recording the same num­ ber of wins by playing four games less. Horse Shoe’s Paul Spink was next in line with 24


wins. Buck Broncos S. Wilson


took the top honour in the Third Division with 26


wins, followed by Vinny Gilmour of the Station. Vicky Chatburn and


Jordan Walmsley were third with 24 for Legion D ■ and Buck Broncos respec­ tively. The best doubles part­


nership went to D. Hope and D. Niven of Buck Wrinkleys with 13 wins, followed by B. Jones and G. Brookes of Pendle with 12, and Craven’s J. Jones and P. Stevenson in third. Player of the year in the


Ladies’ Division was Sue Kemp, while third place went to Julie Me Walters. Finally, Lindsay Lloyd


rounded off a successful evening with second best player in the ladies’ league, before being presented the


Norman Gamer Memorial Trophy. The league would like to


thank the following spon­ sors for their support with the evening - Rose and Crown, Sainsburys, Tesco, Thoroughgoods, Steve Prosser Mastic Asphalt and all landlords and ladies who donated prizes for the raffle. An enjoyable evening


was had by all, dancing the night away to the sounds of the Uptown Band. A special award was


made to Steve and Wendy Prosser for their efforts


' with the league. Registration night for


the Summer Season was held at the Bridge on


Tuesday, and any players who have not yet handed back their list of registered players must do so imme­ diately before fixture lists are given out. The first game of the


new season will be held on Thursday, April 22nd, with the first round of the Chris Stewart Cup. Unclaimed raffle prizes


for tickets orange 6-10,176 -180,186-190, green 71-75 Kev of Rose and Crown, and green 96-100 John Whittaker can be claimed by ringing the following number (01282680855). Buck A and Royal


British Legion A are pic­ tured before the Harrison Challenge Cup final. (A010404/1)


Anglers without licenses


reeled in ANGLERS fishing local rivers without a licence are being reeled in and prose­ cuted by Environment Agency officers. Statistics show that dur­


ing the final month of 2003, officers from Envi­ ronment Agency North West successfully prose­ cuted 13 cheats after they were caught fishing with­ out a rod licence. The fines for Decem­


ber's prosecutions totalled £805 with costs of £720 going to the Agency. Despite the unseason­


able time of year, Decem­ ber’s successful prosecu­ tions represented an increase of 225% on the previous month. The total fines were also up over £600.


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