48 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 1 st, 2007


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John goes ace at Whalley


R ETRIEED London policeman John Harvey, a member of Whalley Golf Club, scored every golfer’s dream last week, aceing the 12th hole in his Winter League match - with mem­ bers enjoying the custom­ ary drink supplied by Har­ vey in the bar. Elsewhere a t the club,


Colin T. E ll io tt enjoyed more than his fair share of luck in beating Roger Altham into second place in the Saturday competition, Roy Ellis was a d is tan t third - revenge was sweet in the snooker competiton which followed! The club is in the early


stages of planning for their Centenary in 2012. I t would be greatly appre­


ciated that, if, anyone who has any anecdotes or pic­ tures of Whalley Golf Club which may assist the Cente­ nary Committee in compil­ ing the planned Centenary


, celebrations would send them to the secretary at Long Leese Barn, Clerk Hill Road, Whalley, BB79DR.


Attention all bowlers


RUSHTON Street Bowling Club, Great Harwood, wel­ comes new members of any ability. Anyone interested in join­


ing a friendly bowling club can go along to the club­ house for a chat in February on Saturday the 10th, 17th


mjtt 24th between 10 a.m. and ^n o o n . Subscriptions for the 2007 season will be taken at the same time. Also entr ies are now


being taken tor the club's first open competition of the season, the Harry Cow- bum Singles. Entries should be sent to Robert Slinger, 34 Charterbrook, Great Har­ wood (01254888692).


Chris Bodeiij ower aims in the ri


Skelmersdale United___2 Clitheroe PC ...................2 WILL Exton struck twice as Clitheroe came back from two goals down to earn a deserved point against some famihar faces on Saturday - and point the club in the right direction for this \veek's home game against Alsager Town. The supersub gave the


Blues more urgency in the second half, and earned his reward, reacting well to two long passes to stun Tommy Lawson’s United. But it could have been all


three points, as Chris Ward squandered a first-half spot kick, the former Birmingham City striker hammering his effort agmnst the bar. If Ward's effort had hit the


back of net, Clitheroe were so dominant at that time there appeared only one outcome The Shawbridge side were


in full flow, s tr in ^g together some delightful moves that quickly unravelled the Skelmeisdale backline In the first 10 minutes, the


Blues carved out two good goalscoring opportunities, the best from Lennie Reid, when the winger met a right-wing cross in the sb:-j’ard box, only to be thwarted by United keeper Terry McCormick. Skelmersdale, by contrast,


threatened only from set pieces, although the Blues gave them plenty of opportu­ nity from numerous comers. The home side, also nick­


named the Blues, had four former Clitheroe players in Lawson's squad as the ex- Shawbridge boss went head to head vith new joint-coach Neil Reynolds. I t was Joel Byrom, though,


who very nearly set Clitheroe on the way to what should have been the opener. The former Blackburn


Rovers and Accrington Stan­ ley midfielder, latched on to a throughball and burst into the box. He rounded the keeper,


only to be hauled to the ground by McCormack to set up Ward.


But Ward smacked the ball


agmnst the frame of the goal, and shortly after Reid pulled up with a hamstring problem. The introduction of substi­


tute Anthony Daniels soon brought other chances. But Skelmersdale went


close at the other end through the pace of David Brooks, although captain Mark Byme spumed the attempt. Craig Sargeson and Ryan


Fisher both had efforts snuffed out, the former on the half volley saved by the keep­ er, and the latter bursting through from midfield only to slot wide So it came as something of


a shock when the home side took the lead in the second half. Capitalising on weak


marking, Skelmersdale took a quick free kick, and former Everton striker Stuart Bar- low was hand with the final touch. One quickly became two as


Simon Gamer broke down in defence under a challenge.


irection


and the ball w’as quickly played out wide. In a sw'ift passing move­


ment, Brooks first hit the post, before gobbling up the rebound with an effort in-off the bar. Changes were called for,


and what had looked a strong bench on paper proved itself on the pitch. Kris Matthews came on at


centre back. Gamer moved to left wing and Exton took up a striking role alongside Ward. The move made all the dif­


ference as the former Brad­ ford City trainee wasted little opportunit}'. Latching on to a ball


through the middle, he forced a great reaction save from McCormack, who had raced off his line, but the home keeper couldn't do anything about the follow up. And if that wasn't impres­


sive enough. Exton then showed great poise as the ball was a g ^ pumped up to the frontman, w'ho effortlessly


chipped the keeper from the edge of the box. Chtheroe had a late oppor-


tunity, only for John Osbourne’s shot to crash back off the bar, letting Lawson's old boj's off the hook in this all-Blues encounter.


UNIBOND


FOOTBALLLEAGUE First Division


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Dog shock the title favourites


Dog and o t te r .............. 2 Dog I n n .........................5 DOG Inn ended t itle favourites Dog and Otter's unbeaten record with this superb victory. The Whalley side started


like an express train, with two Liam Hill strikes - the second a stunning lob from outside the area. However, the Great Har-


w'ood side hit back with two goals midway through the first hah, either side of Dog In n ’s third, courtesy of Jamie Enefer. The hosts looked set to


equalise on the stroke of half-time, but Dog keeper Calum “Bushy” Mahon pulled of f a fine penalty save Mahon excelled further after the break as Dog and


Otter steamed forward in search of an equaliser. And despite losing


Michael Bill and Rick Grafton to injury. Dog bat­ tled on, and their spirit was epitomised by Chris West's stunning goal line clearance The Whalley side netted


further goals late in the sec­ ond half, as Darren Fothergill's stunning free-


kick was swiftly followed by another clinical finish from Enefer. Manager Simon Kerins


was ecstatic: "I thought that our win over Griffin's Head back in November was special, but this won is on an even higher level. "While we can play


attacking football of the highest quality, we can also


fight like warriors under pressure. The fact that we can play even better offers the utmost encouragement for the future." Dog take on Globe Bul-


lough at Wilson’s in Sun­ day's Terry Cattermole Trophy quarter-final. A win will leave them just one win from the final at Accrington Stanley.


Successful weekend for Valley athletes


RIBBLE Valley Athletics Club enjoyed a very suc- cessful weekend in Sheffield. The North of England


Indoor Track Champi­ onships is the first major meet of the indoor season, and, with the cream of the north competing, medals did not come easy. But th e local athletes


showed that they can com- pete with the best. Robbie Schofield and


Leigh Lennon led the team to glory, and staked their


claim for places in the 2007 rankings. Schofield won gold in the


Under 17 men’s 800m with a time of 2.00.32, ranking him second in the 2007 list. He also won silver in the


1,500m in 4.14.14sec, which took him to sixth in the rankings. Lennon, meanwhile, took


the title in the Under 17 1,500m in a time of 4.48.38, and added a silver in the 800m with a time of 2.15.91, just missing out on gold by sooths of a second.


Both of Leigh’s times


took her to second in the national rankings for the 1,500m and 800m. Leigh has now collected


seven medals a t these championships in the last three years, with this being her first major gold. Both Leigh and Robbie


will now go on to the Nation­ al Indoor Championships, which take place at the NIA in Birmingham on February 24th and 25th. Both will go there as medal contenders. Nathan Riding also


moved into the rankings. His time of 4.05.78 placed him second in the Under 20s list, and also gained him a silver medal. Nathan also ran 2.02.92 in the 800m to achieve fifth in the final. Other medallists were


Ashleigh William, who won silver in the Under 20s 800m with a time of 2.27.26, and fifth in the 400m final, plac­ ing her seventh in the national rankings. Elliot Bailey was a sur­


prise medallist, gaining a fantastic bronze medal. He


also broke 2.30secs for the first time in the Under 15 boys’ 800m, finishing in a time 2.27.43, which puts him 11th in the national rankings. Other athletes competing


were, in the Under 17 girls’ 800m; Suzanne Bailey 2.32, Sarah Crossley 2.35, Amy Crabtree 2.36, Alex Bellard 2.52. Under 17 men’s 800m; Joe Basquill 2.02, Ian Yates 2.04, Luke Watson 2.32. Under 17 girls’ 300m Clare Bunting 48.77, Heather Williams 51.77. Under 17


girls’ 200m Clare Bunting 30.31. Under 17 men’s 200m Michael Aspden 25.90. Under 15 girls’ 800m Abbie Dow'ling 2.35, Hayley Huntoon 2.35, Abbie Thistlethwaithe 2.41, Tess Parkinson 2.45. Under 17 men’s 1,500m Joe Basquill 4.25, Luke Watson 5.05. Under 17 girls’ 1,500m


Sarah Crossley 5.32, Amy Crabtree 5.38, Alex Bellard 5.53. Under 20 women’s 800m Jennifer Mitchell 2.45. Under 20 women’s 400m Jennifer Mitchell 69.0.


Paul Davison (s)


Top swimmer Paul is the star guest


INTERNATIONAL swim­ mer Paul Davison was a special visitor at Ribbles- dale Pool recently. Around 70 swimmers


took to the water as Dari- son provided a breaststroke clinic. Davison, who a t 23


recently retired from com­ petitive swimming after a shoulder injury, has been coaching for sN years, hav­ ing swmm the 100m breast­ stroke a t the European Championships. He taught the swimmers


drills he found worthwhile, and tweaked their tech­ nique before getting into the water to demonstrate. The session was enjoyed


by all, and beneficial to both the swimmers that took part, and the Clitheroe coaches. Then, on Sunday after­


noon, a team of young swimmers aged between seven and 12 travelled to Fleetwood for a friendly gala, and they certainly did the club proud, coming third overall out of six teams. Preston came first, fol-


low'ed by Blackpool, but the Dolphins W'ere a close third, beating Garstang, Fleet- wood Eels and Fleetwood Dolphins. All the swimmers did


well, several achieving per­ sonal best times, and many swimmers won spot prizes for individual and team events. The stars of the gala were


the girls’ nine years and under team, who won four out of five of their relay events, a fantastic achieve­ ment.


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