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Lawson fancies Trophy upset


By Adrian Capstick


TOMMY Lawson was pleased to see Clitheroe draw Conference North outfit Barrow in the First Round of the FA Trophy, as he believes beating the Cumbrians is well within the Blues’ means. The draw, which was


held on Monday morning, saw the Blues drawn away against either the Cumbri­ an side or Redditch Unit­ ed, subject to Tuesday night’s replay. Barrow, who lost their


Football League status in 1972, beat their fellow


"league side 2-0 in that game, but Lawson wasn’t bothered which side won: “In truth it didn’t matter to me whether it was Bar- row or Redditch, as both are winnable. “Both games are within


us as we are playing well at the moment and I don’t think we have anything to fear.” And it wasn’t lost on the


Blues boss as to how close they were to a dream tie either - as the next team


“out of the hat was Accrington Stanley, and he joked: “They were lucky weren’t they (not to get us)! I know John Cole-


7fnan well as he used to play for me, and he’s hav-


Paul Stansfield


ing a great season at the moment. “It would have been


good to play them but there is always the next round!” Clitheroe won through


to the next round of the Trophy thanks to Satur­ day’s 2-1 win over Wood- ley Sports, and Lawson couldn’t be happier with how his side has pro­ gressed: “We’re continual­ ly developing. “Bradley Clegg has


come in at the centre of defence and we’re not con­ ceding goals, we’re build­ ing play up from the back, getting the ball down and enjoying our football. “Simon Garner has


made a massive difference since his return as distribu­ tion has increased. “Ian Kearney and Paul


Stansfield must be our most consistent players


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while Chris Clark has given us something differ­ ent. “And Craig Sargeson,


Mr Versatile, what can I say.” “It’s exciting when we


get the ball, and what with Paul Rogers, Gareth Evans and Gary Williams all adding different attrib­ utes up front, it’s great to watch.” He added: “Rogers is


definitely going to be a player, his movement is tremendous and he soaks things up like a sponge. “Gareth is only 20-


years-old, and, like Jacko and Tony (Evans), he gives us a lot of options and a lot of scope. “And Gary’s (Williams)


winning goal against Woodley was outstanding and he’s still not fully fit yet.” Clitheroe start the first


of two successive league trips on Saturday with a journey to East Yorkshire outfit Brigg Town. Like .Kendal, the Blues’


opponents in Tuesday nights abandoned home game, Brigg are an in-form side at the moment. They have not lost a league game since October 4th and are currently eight league games unbeaten. Clitheroe have no new injury worries for that


CLITHEROE swimmer Chelsea Andrews had an excellent weekend at the Stockport Metro Swimming Club’s last meet. Competing in her very first race


seconds off her 100m fly record and reached the final, as well as shaving 18 seconds off another per­ sonal best in the 400m freestyle. "rhe Gallica East Squad swim­


the hard work she has put in over the last six months, closely watched by her squad coach, for­ mer Olympic butterfly swimmer Rob Greenwood. Chelsea also took a further three


of the season, the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil achieved the national qualifying time for the 200m butterfly with a time of 2.27.90, achieving fourth place overall in the event and taking five seconds off her personal best. This is a fantastic result for all


game, and an upbeat Law- son says that Chris Whit- tingham (knee) and Tony Evans (ankle) are just a week or two away from making a return to the squad. However, he is biding his


time on Jackson (knee), as although his recovery is encouraging, Lawson does­ n’t expect to see his top striker back before Christ­ mas. • JIM Ruddick,


Clitheroe Football Club’s sports injury specialist, is looking for individuals interested in a career in sports science or physio­ therapy to come forward and help him with his duties, at Shawbridge Due to commitments in


London, the Clitheroe osteopath has been unable to give pitchside assistance at all of the Blues’ games this season, so he is looking for a suitable person to act as cover. The basic requirement


of the position is a first aid certificate, and individuals must be available on a matchday (Tuesday night or Saturday afternoon), and at training (Thursday night) when needed. For further information,


please contact Jim Rud­ dick at Kendal House Clinic, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe (01200 424901).


Julie wins title treble


JULIE Pym returned from Sheffield this weekend hav­ ing claimed her third British title of the year. Competing as a member


of the Ribble Valley Mod­ ern Pentathlon team, the Clitheroe athlete won the British Ladies’ Biathlon Championship. Producing her best form


of the season, she dominat­ ed her event by taking vic­ tory in the swimming sec­ tion and finishing second on the run to clinch the title by a clear margin. Having already this year


won both the British Triathlon and Biathle championships, Julie is delighted to have added the Biathlon title to her impressive list of honours. In addition to her indi­


vidual win, Julie joined with fellow team members Susan Shaw and Sue Burns to win the Masters Nation­ al Team championship for the second time in three years. Not to be outdone, fel­


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mer, who regularly trains nine times a week in Blackburn, is look-


ing forward to obtaining more national qualifying times and it looks as though it is going to be a very exciting year ahead if this result is anything to go by.


low Ribble Valley team member Tony Bush set out to retain the British title he won last year. He was well on course to


replicate his 2004 success, having set the fastest time on the run, with only the


swim section standing between him and back-to- back national titles. Inexplicably, a false start


in the swimming pool cost Tony 40 penalty points which, in the end, proved decisive to the result. Despite swimming a per­


sonal best time of 1:13.00, he could not pull the score back and, as a result, fin­ ished second overall, just a mere 18 points behind the eventual winner. However, despite his


clear disappointment, Tony helped fellow team members Peter Wadding- ton and Andrew Smith claim a richly deserved sec­ ond place in the men’s team competition. Other notable individual


success achieved over the weekend saw Sue Burns accomplish fourth, Susan Shaw and Alice Fitton attain sixth in their respec­ tive events and both Sarah Burns and Michael Smith achieve eighth in each of their events. Peter Waddington fin­


ished 18th, Andrew Smith 19th and Charlotte Dick­ inson was 23rd. Katie Vanderwalle fol­


lowed in 26th, and Rachel Byrne completed the out­ ing in 40th.


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FORMER Stonyhurst College rugby captain Joe Ansbro wins his first Cambridge ‘Blue’ next week for the university in the 124th Varsity match at Twickenham. His first team debut fol­


lows a successful season last year, when was voted Cambridge University’s Most Valuable Player in an Under 21s team victo­ ry over the RAF. Joe, 20, who is studying


Natural Sciences at Robinson College, left Stonyhurst for Cam­ bridge in 2004 after achieving four Grade As in his A levels. He is the college’s first


Cambridge or Oxford rugby ‘Blue’ for some years. Joe, playing at number


Joe for being selected to the full team. Joe has always given 100% in everything he does. We’ll be following the match with interest,” said Jonathan Hewat, Stdny- hurst’s Marketing and Admissions Manager.


13, is one of eight new ‘Blues’ in the strong team selected for the annual rugby union match on Tuesday against Oxford University. “Congratulations to


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