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CRAIG Sargcson fires the Biues into the lead against Goolc on Saturday. (D250206/2a)


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Fordham hat-trick seals win


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the Guildhall Cup quarter- r \ | final at Eccleston and Hes- ‘ p kin on Saturday.. I t was far from plain


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NEIL Reynolds and Paul Stansficid congratulate Craig Sargeson on his winning goal. (D250206/2C)


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Clitheroe ................. .1 Goole A F C ............... . . .0 A STRIKE from man-of-


• the-match Craig Sargeson was all it took to secure Clitheroe their, first home victory since the end of November. And to hammer home


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the importance of the result, it was remarkably the Blues’ first league win at Shawbridge since Octo­ ber 8th, and only their third clean sheet, home and away, all season. Despite having lost just four of 20 home games


• played so far, the 1-0 win against Fleetwood Town back in September was previously the only time the locals had kept their opponents at bay for 90 minutes, and the other


Sargeson strikes!


for - as the fact Clitheroe have seen 50 different


occasion was a 0-0 draw at ColwynBay. Sargeson left it quite


late too, as although the wing-wizard shone throughout the game with the odd inspired mazy attempt on goal, it wasn’t until the 77th minute, and the aid of marathon-man Paul Stansfield, that the Blues broke the deadlock. Interchanging passes


between the two put Sargeson through on goal to tuck his ninth goal of the season inside the near post from the edge of the six-yard box. In what has been an


unsettled, inconsistent few months for the side, this was just what was called


. players make an appear­ ance of some sort this sea­ son tells its own story! That half century play­


er was Andy Sunley. Signed from Northern Counties East First Divi­ sion side Tadcaster Albion, the forward made his debut on Saturday, coming on for Alan Coar, who had impressed along­ side James Featherstone. But it was Simon Gar­


ner who should have sealed this game well before Sargeson’s strike as he had three prime opportunities to find the back of the net. His first came in the.


first half when he smashed a shot over the bar after . build up play from a cor­


ner, followed by a second just before half-time that went the same way. And the third came in


the last 10 minutes when excellent work by Sargeson down the right wing found Stansfield in the middle, who in turn laid the ball off for Garner to again blaze over the bar from 10 yards out. These were not lone


efforts as Coar had had the ball in the back of the net earlier mth a toe poke over the keeper only to be found offside. The Hurst Green for­


ward then very nearly made A goal from nothing by latching on to a Sarge­ son ball and getting in around the keeper only to be smothered out.


And his final and best


attempt was laid on by Featherstone, whose lob over the stretched Goole defence saw Coar through on goal, only to screw his shot wide of the mark. Goole then had Godwin


Douglas sent off in the dying seconds of the game for kicking out at Stans­ field. The Clitheroe defence,


Owen Roberts and Ryan Parr in particular, played a large part in this victory. But the Blues had keep­


er Peter Collinge to thank for the clean sheet as he made three good saves in the second half to secure Clitheroe’s first three- pointer of 2006.


UNIBOND FOOTBALL


LEAGUE First Division P W D


Mossley............30 18 6 Kendal T n ......... 29 15 8 Fleetsmd T n ..... 29 14 7 Bridlington Tn ...32 14 6 GresleyRovers ...30 13 7 StocksbridgePS ..27 12 9 ColwynBay ...... 30 12 8 Woodley Sports...27 13 5 Chorley............ 30 13 4 Bamber Bridge .. .31 10 12 BriggTn...........30 10 II Rossendale United 28 9 12


■ Eastwood T n . . . . .28 10 9 Shepshed Dynamo 29 10 8 BelperTn ......... 28 10 7 CLITHEROE ...27 10 7 KidsgroveAth. ...28 10 6 'Goole............. 30 8 8 Spalding Utd...... 32 6 11 Ossett Albion---- 29 7 7 Warrington Tn ...24 4 9 Bishop Auckiand .20 3 5 •points deducted


12 48 10 46 6 45


10 44 9 44


13 43 9 42 - 9 41 7 39 9 39


11.38 11 37 10 37 12 36 14 31 , 15 29 15 28 11 21 . 18 14


Two-goalRimington stay in the title hunt


Rimington.....................2 Kelbrook..........................0


THANKS to some hard


work by Buckle and Hart­ ley, Rimington’s ground was transformed from something resembling a potato patch to a pitch capable of hosting a foot­ ball match. Although not perfect by


any means, it did help to get the game played, with Rimington running out


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worthy winners. The home side were slow


to get going, and Kelbrook had a couple of half chances but failed to trou­ ble Kershaw. Eventually Rimington


. began to get behind the visitors’ defence, and Pen­ man flashed a header just ivide from O’Neill’s cross. Matt Coulter carved


out the opening goal as he beat the full back before whipping in a cross which Penman helped over the


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; DQG Inn boosted their, promotion prospects with a 5- l.'Win.over GlaytonTlerMoors at-'Meihorial'Parkon


fine hat-trick. • He netted his first goal in the opening seconds and went.on to complete his third treble of 'the'se'as'oh: Rick Grafton and Jaihie Ehefer were also on the


Satur(iay,Ithusmamtainirig:their.-100%iwinnihg^ in 2006. * ^ ,Liam Porter was’the'Budweiser Boys’ herb with a'


Dave Whalley and


Daniel Green came on, and Whalley found the net, only for Penman to be ruled off-side, while Green looked dangerous when he got the ball and ran at defenders. Kelbrook gave it a real go


‘score sheet for the JVh'alley side. 'ffKV”*-’' - - ‘ • i •' Manage'r Simon Kerins was delighted with the‘'win."


j'We'were much'the better side, but for long periods it was a scrappy game and we know that we ivill improve ohbur performance.


jmuchratherbdo'thingsithat.way-than’playisuperbly^ but not take all three points.” '


- “However, we have won another game'and I would ^


diving keeper. Rimington made it 2-0


when Terry Nelson’s driv­ en free kick found O’Neill, who controlled the ball before hammering it home. Penman should have


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made it three just before half-time, but his looping


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header went agonisingly past the post. The second half contin­


ued in the same vein with the home side looking the more likely to score, and the visitors’ keeper had to be alert to keep out Coul­ ter on two occasions.


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in the last 10 minutes, throwing men forward in a bid to get back in the game. They were unlucky to


hit the bar following a scramble at the corner, but Kershaw and his men man­ aged to keep another clean sheet to ensure victory.. Saturday sees another


tough match at home to title-chasing Stacksteads as Rimington look to keep their winning run going. Hurst Green Reserves .1 Rimington Reserves . .1 HURST GREEN netted a late leveller to ensure this derby clash ended all­ square. Green had the wind


behind them in the first half but failed to capi­ talise. Early pressure saw cor­


ner after corner from the home side, but Rimington defended brilliantly. The back four, of


McGuire, Burgess, McCullough and Hall stood big and strong on every occasion, and keeper Anderson proved to be a rock at every opportunity. Rimington gained more


confidence as the game went on and found them­


selves countering more and more. They began to get a grip


on the game and took the lead when Dinsdale head­ ed a looping ball over the stranded keeper. . Though Rimington had


the wind behind them in the second half, this proved more of a burden than an advantage. Hurst Green came at


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Rimington from every angle, and again Riming­ ton withstood this pressure. Rimington saw more


possession in the second half but couldn’t find that killer second goal. As the game was getting


away from Hurst Green they decided to bring three first team players on. Though the players did­


n’t individually affect the' game, the team gained more confidence, and got the equaliser with around 10 minutes to go. A shot from a corner


was cleared on the near post, only to fall to a strik­ er to blast home.


Both teams could have '


won the game and Rim­ ington nearly did, only


Dinsdale’s shot was tipped around the post.


Overall it was a fair result on the day, with a


man-of-the-match per­ formance from Anderson.


sailing, however, as the vil­ lagers came under early pressure from Blessed Sacrement.


, However, it was Chip­


ping who took the lead as Mark Fordham beat the S off-side trap, rounded the keeper and deftly slotted in.


The situation improved


further after 25 minutes when Danny Austin's neat footwork created the sim­ plest of chances for strike partner Joe Melling. Chipping made a couple more chances, the best


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Maroon and Golds throw away victory


Clitheroe RUFC ............25 Carnforlh.................. .26 THERE haven't been too many games where Clitheroe have scored four excellent first half tries and still contrived to throw the game away. But this was a classic of


its type - the proverbial defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. This was the fourth time


these two sides had played this season, two league encounters and this the sec­ ond friendly, and before kick-off the series stood at 2-1 to the Littlemoor men. The sides know each


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being a thunderbolt from | full back Tom Draper which fizzed past the post from all of 30 yards.


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They were fortunate I defensively, however, as


Blessed Sacrement hit the | | : ;


post twice and the bar and | the defence of Dean T; Austin, Ryan Hilton, Draper and sweeper Mick ^ . i ; Garth were called upon to make a number of desper- ate challenges.


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ing. Chipping conceded the * • sloppiest of goals as a free ^ kick from the left was missed by everyone and drifted into the bottom corner. Worse was to follow


early after the restart when stand in full back Hilton tripped Blessed Sacrement's lively forward, who picked himself up to score from 12 yards. The next goal was cru­


cial, and Austin and Melling both had clear chances, but the opposi­ tion goalkeeper was having a superb game. I t fell to Fordham to


restore the Villagers’ lead with a finish from a corner. As both teams brought on substitutes, the game began to open up.


i ^ i Steve Procter was put on ;


in his familiar striking S ' position as Chipping re- o ‘ jigged. Before he could influ- ^


ence the game by scoring w his 23rd goal of the cam- a ~ paign, he could only watch ™ ■ as Chipping failed to chal- £ lenge at another set piece, from which their oppo­ nents scored with a bullet header.


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final whistle, man-of-the- @ ? match Fordham complet- ^ :; ed his hat-trick with Chip- W ping's fifth goal.


A ball played over from ^ .


the left was dispatched ruthlessly past the out- ^ 4 stretched keeper.


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other well, perhaps too well, as Clitheroe knew, in spite of a good first 40 minutes, the visitors would come back strongly.


Playing with the howling


gale at their backs and the benefit of the slope in their favour, Clitheroe knew they had to rack up a points cushion to defend. They started confidently,


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using the wind to find field position well, then applying the pressure. I t wasn't long before


Clitheroe opened their account as young loose for­ ward Richard Slinger touch­ ing down, shortly to be fol­ lowed by fly half Nathan Peel after some lovely inter­ passing down the touchline. Next up it was power­


house prop Ben Graves, who showed a remarkable turn of speed to barrel over for the try.


Then, to cap a top drawer


first half, Slinger was on hand again to grab his sec­ ond.


In between, Chris Waddington slotted a con­ version and a penalty. The only blemish on the


first half performance was a softish try for the Carnforth winger. Clitheroe were satisfied


enough at the break, but right from the start of the second half the locals were on the defensive. They were driven straight


back into their own half, and that, is where they stayed for most of the game, unable to retain possession for long enough. As time went on, Carn­


forth slowly narrowed the . gap and seemed to grow stronger, whereas Clitheroe seemed to fade. Worryingly, the scrummage began to go to pieces, reducing the sup­ ply of clean ball to a trickle. And with only seconds


left on the clock, Carnforth forced a scrum five metres out from Clitheroe's line, and with the maroon eight under pressure and back pedalling, Carnforth scored to put them just a single point behind. Clitheroe could hardly


watch as the conversion sailed through the uprights


to seal their fate. Some hard work on the


training paddock will be needed this week, before Clitheroe travel to Black­ pool for a very tough league fixture. Blackpool .......................27 Clitheroe Cavaliers ___ 8 UNDER the shadow of Blackpool Tower, the town’s very own Super Mario stole the show to give the seaside outfit an emphatic win over the Cavaliers. Clitheroe’s fonvards start­


ed the drama, pushing the play forward, and then tak­ ing it to the Blackpool pack. Clitheroe, with its players


in a rampant mood, drove ruck after ruck into the Blackpool half, led by Mark Curphey and Alan Nuttall, who were the choice of the pack. The play then went to a


scrummage, with Blackpool trying to break the dead­ lock. They broke on the blind side of the scrum, however James McAlonan took the interception and scored an individual try. The frustrated Blackpool


pack kept killing the ball, the upshot of which was a penalty to Clitheroe which put the Cavaliers into an 8-0 lead. Both sets of forwards


thought they could domi­ nate play, which resulted in the frustrated backs waiting for a quality ball. And after 30 minutes of


play, Blackpool spun it wide to give their flying winger Mario the ball for the first time. His exceptional speed illustrated why this young lad from the juniors was given his first chance at sen­ ior rugby. The first time he received


the ball, he ran wide of every Clitheroe player and scored in the corner. Black­ pool, then realising what weaponry they had, gave him the chance again imme­ diately after to score his sec­ ond try and this took the half-time score to 12-8 in Blackpool’s favour. Clitheroe knew that they


had to persevere and keep the game tight. They fought hard to stop the youngster getting hold of the ball and for 30 minutes that was what they did. ■ f This, however, failed to


put points on the board for Clitheroe. A similar scenario ensued


10 minutes from the end of the game. Mario and the rest of his backs scored two tries and a penalty which resulted in a final score of 27-8 in Blackpool’s favour. The Cavaliers now have


two home games to regroup and make amends for this defeat, starting vvith Tar- leton seconds on Saturday at Littlemoor, kick-off 2-30 p.m.


? By Edward Lee


CLITHEROE golfer Paul Dwyer goes in search of his second European Tour pay­ day today. , By the time you read this,


Oakhill College trio proudly represent Red Rose county


THREE girls from Oakhill College in Whal­ ley - Sophie Hindle, Gemma Bland and Amber Hazelton - are representing Lan­ cashire County Netball in the current sea­ son.


Since September they have attended reg­


ular training sessions with.the squad in Pre­ ston, comprising many different drills fol­ lowed by games to test their individual and team development. All have greatly enjoyed the Lancashire


experience and are very proud to have rep­ resented the county.


Now that the season is all but over, the


girls are thrilled that the Under 14 team has remained unbeaten in the Northern Coun­ ties League, which includes Tyne and Wear, Durham, Newcastle, Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and, of course, Lancashire. At the recent final round robin tourna­


ment held at Pensby Boys School on the Wirral, the team reinforced their unbeaten record with a seven-match clean sweep.


It was a fantastic result and a credit to


their skill, determination and the excellent coaching they have received. They started learning in the Preparatory


School at Oakhill when they were coached by former England player Anna Newell. As they moved into Senior School, they


were taught during lessons by Head of Girls’ PE Mrs C. Lee, who is ■vice-chair of the Rib- ble Valley Netball Club and, at lunchtimes, by Sarah Thompson who is chairperson of the Clitheroe-based club Not only do the girls represent Lan­


cashire, they also represent their respective netball clubs, Sophie and Gemma at Ribble Valley and Amber at Oldham. And if they continue to make such good


progress, maybe one day the England team will be enjoying an Oakhill presence. The Oakhill netball players are pictured


(left to right) Gemma Bland, Amber Hazel- ton and Sophie Hindle. (s)


he will have completed his first round in the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesian Open. And having successfully


made the cut in the recent Maybank Malaysian Open, Dwyer will be hoping to do the same this weekend and climb up the Order of Merit.


. In Malaysia, his hopes were ivrecked by consistent thunderstorms that cur­ tailed the event to three rounds. One under for the first


round, he scored steadily in the second before a birdie barrage of five in seven holes . gave him a back nine of 32, a round of 66 and a tie for 12th spot after 36 holes. The third round did not


start well for Dwyer and was then halted by the weather. At that stage the organis­


ers decided to reduce the event to 54 holes, with Dwyer already four holes into his final round.


Junior Football Round-Up


Readslone United Under 8 s .................................... . .2 Barnoldswick Town .. .0 ANOTHER excellent per­ formance from Readstone United Under 8s against Barnoldswick Town at the weekend continued their push for the top of the table. Man-of-the-match Sam


Peters scored both goals, but all of the players deserve praise for their efforts. Readslone Under 9s .. .3 Clitheroe Wolves..........1 A DOMINANT second half from Readstone’s Under 9s secured the points against Clitheroe 'Wolves. The scores had been level


at 1-1 at half-time thanks to an Aidan Radcliffe strike, but a brace from man-of- the-match Adam Heys put the game beyond any doubt. Readslone Utd Under 13


Readslone Under Ids . .6 Clitheroe Wolves ..........1 UNITED gained the upper hand on local rivals Clitheroe Wolves thanks in part to an Andy Ledger hat- trick. Two goals from Thomas


Wadsworth hammered home the advantage before Tony Haworth rounded off the rout. The previous week the


team played Wilpshire Wanderers, who have already secured the title, and lost 1-0 in what was a very close encounter which could have gone either way. Jacob Uttley was star man in that game.


Bttxendale V i l la .......... 5 Accrington Stanley 10 R e d ................................1 football. Wolves entered


Clitheroe Wolves Rangers Under 13s . . . .3


THIS was a tale of two


G ir ls ...................... ............6 halves as Clitheroe Wolves Brier field Celtic............0 Rangers narrowly suc- READSTONE’S Under 13 Girls had a convincing win over Brierfield Celtic at the weekend. The goals came in the


form of a hat-trick from player-of-the-match Natalie Cassidy, followed by a brace from Sophie Hindle and a final strike by Ashlyn O'Connor.


cumbed to First Division opponents Baxenden Villa. Losing the toss, kicking


uphill and having the wind in their faces. Wolves strug­ gled to get out of their own half and found themselves trailing by four goals at half­ time. But the second half saw Wolves dominate and it was


Juniors............................. 3 AFTER last week’s good win over Stanley, Wolves lost out to them in the League Cup. Although Wolves started


well, with more chances than their opponents, they were unlucky to concede a goal in the first half. Stanley then converted


two more opportunities in the second half before man- of-the-match Josh Dean


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no surprise when Bateman beat three men before slam­ ming the ball into the net. The best goal of the game


followed when a loose ball 35 yards from goal was thun­ dered home by the out­ standing Robinson. His second came just


after Villa had added their fifth, when a pinpoint cross by Bradshaw was headed home at the far post. But for all their play in


awarded to Wilson. . Clitheroe Wolves Under


the second half it was just too much of a mountain to climb for Wolves although they can take heart from a good performance against higher league opposition. Man-of-the-match was


pulled one back ffom a free kick.


Wolves came close on


other occasions but couldn't manage to alter the score­ line. Barnoldswick Town Under 1 3 ..........................0 Clitheroe Wolves Under 13Red


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WOLVES started this match with great apprehen­ sion only having 10 players due to the holidays. . When the whistle went


every man stuck to his task and after 10 minutes a fan­ tastic low shot from Clark­ son went into the bottom corner of the net and gave Wolves the lead. With some good attack­ ing, and a lot of defending


half-time holding the lead. As the second half started


Wolves continued as before and on 39 minutes Haworth headed past a defender and followed through with a vol­ ley to double the lead. Man-of-the-match was awarded to Charlton.


Oswaldtwistle FC . . . .2 Roefield Under 11s . . . .6


ROEFIELD Leisure start­ ed this cup game in good form against the league


champions. Roefield must have been


affected by cup fever because they matched Oswaldtwistle in a game played in atrocious condi­ tions at Witton Park. James Duerden was dan­


gerous in attack, Simon Col­ ley strong in midfield and Roefield’s man-of-the- match Jack Gaffney gave an excellent performance in defence with some strong tackling. In the second half Roe­


field pushed forward and James Duerden was unlucky not to score with two good strikes one of which came back off the post. Oswaldtwistle had a good


spell midway through and caught Roefield on the break to make it 1-0. They kept up the pressure and scored again within a few minutes of the first. ' Roefield fought back but


could not convert in front of goal for the match to finish at 2-0. The locals may be out of


the cup but they did them­ selves proud with a spirited performance on a day when the weather made it hard for both teams.


Fourteen holes of his final


round should have laid the foundations for a big score as he carded nine pars and five birdies. But a couple of bogeys, a


double and a disastrous seven at the par-four 12th saw him return a two-over par 74, drop to five-under for the tournament and a tie of 55th place. Having already success­


fully made one cut, Dwyer will be hoping for more to follow.


thunderstorms curtailing events in Indonesia this weekend, but the course is set up for low scores and Dwyer will be hoping to get in on the act. But then his early-season


was 13th alternate for next week’s Singapore Masters, and entries have not been confirmed for the TCL Clas­ sic the following week. ' That is the last of the


early-season events co-sanc- tioned with the Asia Tour. And then the European


Tour heads back to base, and by the end of the month he will be competing in the Madeira Island Open.


There is still the chance of


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