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^Thursdayi.September.l st,i2005


Dan prepares in style for busy period


By Adrian Capstick


CLITHEROE manager Tommy Lawson was extremely pleased by the response he received from his players over the Bank Holiday weekend. The locals bounced back


from last Tuesday’s defeat a t Fleetwood 'Town to secure passage to the next round of the FA Cup, thanks to a 2-1 win against Harrogate Railway on Sat­ urday, followed by their first league victory of the season on Monday over Spalding United by the same score. The Blues boss had


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asked for a greater workrate, and th a t was exactly what he got from two dominant performanc­ es: “There were some good signs of things to come,” said Lawson. “The wn against Harro­


gate Railway was the result of hard work. “We matched them


physically and took advan­ tage in the final third for the first time this season. “On both days the lads


went on to the pitch with much more confidence, as we have worked hard a t getting them into the right frame of mind. “I thought the two cen-


tre halves Ian Kearney and Ryan Parr did great and had decent performances, Ryan especially as I thought he was man-of-the match by a street on Mon­ day. “But I’ve asked them all


to stake a claim on their shirts, and the likes of Ryan and Gary Jackson have shown me that they are not about to let go. He added: “Gary had a


good pre-season but then went away just before the season started, and so missed out on the opening games. “His attitude has been


first class, he bided his time on the bench for the open­ ing games and has shown the kind of determination that won’t make it easy for others to take his place. “He can do whatever he


wants. “Whatever he sets his


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happy in the Conference North with Hyde Unite,d and if a player is not happy and his heart isn’t in it, he won’t give 100%. “So I phoned the Hyde


boss Steve Way\vard about his availability and Simon asked if he could come back to Clitheroe. “He’s a quality addition


EXCELLENT: Rvan Parr RETURN: Simon Garner


stall out at he will succeed as he possesses everjdhing a quality striker needs. “His only fault is that he


needs to work on his 90- minute game and we will be aiming to that this sea­ son. “I don’t see him as a sub­


stitute or a bit part player as I believe we can build around Gary. “There is every chance


that he and the young lad Tony Evans will be a for­ midable pairing.” He was also pleased by


the return of Simon Gamer to Shawbridge, a player he knows well and whose progress he has been track­ ing since the end of last sea­ son: “Simon was with me for two seasons at Prescot, so he does not have to prove his worth to me as I know exactly what he is capable off. “I ’d heard he wasn’t


to the squad and I ’m sure he will play a key part.” This week Clitheroe have


just the one game at home to recently relegated Coun­ ty Durham outfit Bishop Auckland on Saturday, who lost 1-0 on the opening day to Colwyn Bay and drew 2-2 in their second fu­ ture against hotly-tipped t i tle favourites Kendal Town. And despite England’s


World Cup qualifier against Wales taking place on the same day, kick-off is a t the regular time of 3 p.m., and Lawson expects a robust, rugged, physical contest: “Bishop Auckland \vill be a test, but our tails are u,p and the name of the game is now to see us estab­ lish a good run of results. “Ben Johnson, Ross


Clegg and Chris Clark are our only injury concerns, so we’ve still plenty of quality to come.”


SKIER Dan Wyatt travelled to Edin­ burgh at the weekend to take part in the Scottish Artificial Ski Slope Champi­ onships. Wyatt, a law student at Newcastle


University and current British Univer­ sity Artificial Slope Champion, headed to Scotland in preparation for the British championships which will be held there at the end of September. Hillend, the slope at Edinburgh is


nicknamed the Wall of Death due to the steepness of the slope, and because of this, race outcomes can be very unpre­ dictable! The first of the races was the slalom,


and in spite of Wyatt achieving the fastest time of the day on his second run, by nearly two seconds, his earlier mistake on the first run meant he wasn’t able to be among the winners. Only three of the top 15 skiers com­


pleted the race - a testament to the dif­ ficulty of the course! Following the slalom there were


knockout dual slalom races, consisting of 16 teams from around Britain. The English team was among the


favourites, but anything can happen in dual slaloms and with some excellent competition from Wales, Scotland and Ireland, the outcome was never taken for granted! The team, consisting of Wyatt, Pete


Thelwell, Mike Furness, Adam Lee, Rachel Adcock and Joanne Ryding, all skied brilliantly and the final race against the Welsh Wizards provided great tension. However, the England team kept


their cool, and did indeed become the Scottish Dual Slalom \vinners! Sunday saw everyone back a t the


slope for the Giant Slalom race Wyatt was determined to do well, and


spurred on by his fast run the previous day, he went into the start gate of the first run looking confident. He skied the run in 24.01 seconds,


which was over a second ahead of most of his competitors. The only skier to


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HOWZAT: Young Read and Lancashire bowler Elliott Artingstoll. (B240805/8)


Rising star Elliott is on road to cricket success!


READ Cricket Club contin­ ues to be a breeding ground for local ta len t a t county level. The Whalley Road outfit


has several youngsters playing for Lancashire’s junior sides, all aiming to be the next Oliv­ er Newby, who featured for the full county side recently. One promising individual


who may one day make the grade is 14-year-old Elliott Artingstoll. The Ribblesdale High


School Technology College pupil has consistently taken wickets this season for Read


thirds, and the second team too. His best effort was 7-14 off


14 overs for the thirds, and 4- 13 off eight overs for the sec­ onds. But his most notable


achievement to date has to be the 6-8 he took off eight overs for Lancashire Under 14s against Cleveland recently. Lancashire bowled their


opponents out for 56 at Haslingden’s Bentgate ground thanks to Elliott’s orthodox slow left-hand spin bowling that also reaped four maidens, of which two were wicket


maidens. Lancashire then proceeded


to hit the required 57-1 to win the game in double quick time, so fast in fact that there was time for a game of 20/Twenty too. The Simonstone resident


also captains Read Under 15s and the Ribble Valley District side. He also plays for Read


Under 18s and is thought to be the youngest ever player, at 13-years-old, to play in the Veka Ribblesdale League with the Read first team.


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Skier Dan Wyati in action, (s)


put in a faster first run time of 23.88 was Scot­ tish skier David Harrison. The second run saw many of the top 15


skiers skiing out, including three times British Champion Adam Lee, who was lying in third place after the first run. With just two skiers to go, the pressure was


on Wyatt to put in a solid run to hold on to his placing, and possibly vin the title overall. He skied brilliantly to hold on to his first


place in his age category but Harrison also had a great second run which meant he finished first in the senior category and first overall, closely followed by Wyatt.


While at home in Sawley for the summer, he


has been fitness training every week and is extremely grateful for tbe continued support of Maree Leisure.


He was delighted with his win, and it gives


him a well-deserved boost as he goes on to { compete at Nonvich this weekend in the All- England Championships. He then travels to Llandudno the following


week in the Welsh Championships, then back to Edinburgh for the British Championships, finishing the season in Dublin for the Irish Championships in next month..


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