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R w i in q lo n ............................................./ Goodxhaw..............................................o RIMINGTON showed their class on home turf to cruise past a side that made them work hard for the points the previ­ ous week. The locals came through 3-2 winners


on a mud heap in Burnley, but on their own ground, made playable thanks to the hard work of messrs Buckle and Hartley, Rimington turned on the style. Last season's fixture saw the home side


begin a fantastic run of unbeaten games after they hit the visitors for seven, and this year it could have been the same as Dawson kept Rimington at bay almost single-handedly until the 35th minute. Jon Penman must have thought it


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wasn't to be his day, as time after time the keeper made saves to keep the scores level. Eventually Terry Nelson's free kick to


the far post found Jordan Walmsley, who raced in to head into the bottom corner. Soon after they made it two, as Pen­


man headed back across goal for Mankowski to finish with aplomb. Goodshaw had more possession in the second half as Rimington were content


Rimington cruise Green closer to title after big win


to hit them on the break, but they never really looked like scoring, and it was the


home side who got the all-important third. . A fine move down the right involving


Mankowski, Walmsley and Maclean resulted in a cross into the box, where Penman looped his header into the top corner to leave the keeper no chance. Andrew Hartley, Lewis and David


Whalley came on as Rimington looked strong and more likely to score at every attacL


The young Hartley made room for


himself to cross from the right, and vet­ eran Whalley headed home to kill off the game at 4-0.


Rimington now face two tough cup


ties, both at home. Enfield are their opponents on Satur­


day, followed by Barnoldswick in the Craven Cup replay the week after. Terry Braithwaite will be hoping all


his squad will be back to full fitness if they are to maintain any chance of sil­ verware this season. The club thank match sponsors Mr and Mrs Marynissen.


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HAVING fallen foul of the weather for the second successive Sunday, Dog Inn are hoping to return to action this weekend when the Athertons-spon- sored Whalley side are due to face Stanley Street Clarets at Memorial Park. The next few games will go a long way towards


determining the club's level of achievement this season, with two sched­ uled league games, fol­ lowed by the Terry Cat- termole Trophy semi-final against Griffin's Head on Sunday, March 25th. Manager Simon Kerins


said: "Having seen our eight-match unbeaten run


come to an end, it has been far from ideal to see our next two matches lost to the weather. "It is vital that we


regain the momentum that we were enjoying just a few weeks ago. Only a win on Sunday will help us to do so."


Peel P a r k ........................0 Hursl Green .................5 LEAGUE leaders Hurst Green fired a five-goal salvo as they maintained their 12-point lead at the top of the table and took a step closer to the East Lancashire League title. Travelling to Accring-


tpn Stanley’s former home, Hurst Green were greeted by a huge, bumpy pitch with a tacky surface. By the end of a compet­


itive 90 minutes, the table- toppers had proved their superiority, as excellent finishing proved to be the difference between the two sides. There were very few


chances early on, but Hurst Green took the lead when Mark Young's through ball found Danny Walker, who beat his man and finished with a clini­ cal strike. Manager Andy Holden


donned the goalkeeper’s gloves following the previ­ ous weekend’s injury to Stephen Young. And he was called on to


make a good save to pre­ serve Green’s advantage when one-on-one with a


Peel Park striker. That fright was the sig­


nal for Hurst Green to move up a gear, and Young proved why he is the league’s leading scorer by bagging a stunning hat-trick in a five-minute spell. The first came after


Young received the ball with his back to goal, turned on the edge of the area and curled in a tremendous shot. The second saw Young


rifle the ball home after being put through by Ian Simpson, and he complet­ ed his hat-trick when con­ verting a twice-taken free kick from 20 yards via the inside of the upright. Without ever really


threatening to go goal- crazy in the second half, Hurst Green were always in control and did stretch their lead when Tony Coupe headed home a Craig Dewhurst corner at the far post. Young had two more


chances, shooting wide with one, and being denied by a save from the other, but the final chance of the game fell to the


home side, with Holden again using all his experi­ ence to win a one-on-one showdown. The manager was


delighted to bag another three points, and was pleased to see Tom Bam- ber slot effortlessly into central midfield,- Darmy Walker looking sharp up front, while Young contin­ ued to make the hardest task in football look so easy. On Saturday, they turn


their attentions to the. President's Cup as they entertain Colne United (1- 45 p.m.). Ilitrsl Green Rexervex 6 Read Rexervex..............3 HURST Green had to work hard on Saturday as they overcame a sluggish start to beat a strong Read side. Just five minutes into


the fixture and the home side were one down and looking very lethargic. Vin Wilkinson brought


the Green level after 10 minutes with a bullet header from Adam Lake­ land’s corner, only for Read to immediately strike back.


Neale Brown then made


the score 2-2, when he headed home majestically from the edge of the box. The Green had well and


truly awakened, and raced to a 5-2 lead by the inter­ val thanks to some slick passing and movement. Dan Wilkinson got the


third when he poked home Nicky Wilkinson’s header in the box, with Nicky then scoring himself after neat interplay with the bustling Brown. Dan Wilkinson rounded


off the eventful first halt with a cool strike, after Lakeland had hit the post. The second half


brought Read, and partic­ ularly Wayne Addicott to life, the Hurst Green stop­ per thwarting numerous efforts. But Brown put the


game out of reach as he blasted past the Read keeper from close range. Read netted a third


midway through the half, but it proved immaterial as the home side stood firm, thanks to the old guard of Tim Craven and Pete Mallet, for three valuable points.


Waddington lack cutting edge


Readxlone Uld Under 13x Yellow . . .7 Readslone Vld Under 13x B lu e ......... 0 TWO goals from Nathan Holland helped the Yellows to a derby win. Daniel Martin, Raees Bleasdale, Con­


nor Stuttard and Elliot Riley were also on target. Readxlone Untied Under U Girls . .6 Lylham Juniors .................................. 1


READSTONE beat Lytham Juniors twice in as many games to remain second in the league. Zara Pollard and Sophie Hindle both


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scored hat-tricks in a 6-1 victory, before they ran out 4-1 winners in the second fixture, thanks to goals from Pollard, Abigail Seddon, Niamh McCarthy and Alex Czernianin. Gabby Preugschat was named player-


of-the-match. Colne FC Black....................................... 6 Readslone Under IB s ..................


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ADAM Radcliffe scored Readstone's only goal in their defeat to Colne. Bradley Docherty was named man-of-


the-match. But they had more joy against Colne


Red with a 0-0 draw. Luke Wilde was named man-of-the-match. Readxlone United Under 16 Girls. . .1 Cammack Ju nior s................................ 5 JODY Simpson scored United's only goal in this loss. Melissa Mackay was named player-of-


the match. The previous week, however, the same


team enjoyed a 4-2 win over Walshaw. Goals came for Chelsea Rinaldi,


Charley Almond and player-of-the- match Mackay.


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Langho Under 1 0 s ................................6 Haslingden..............................................1 LANGHO enjoyed a real goal fest in appalling conditions at the Rydings. Pressure forced an own goal from


Haslingden, which was swiftly followed up by a dazzling effort from Edward Yates. A third goal followed from Jack Stones


to finish off the first half, before wonder­ ful link up play by Jake Willacy and Patrick Fordham saw the former net twice, and the latter bag another after the break to keep Langho in the hunt for sec­ ond place in the league.


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Barnoldswick Town............................. 0 Wolves Under 11s..................................S A HAT-TRICK from Elliot Kay helped the Wolves to victory in this game, which was switched to Victory Park. Despite what looks to be a one-sided


game, Bamoldswick really gave the locals a game of it in the first half, even though their visitors led from the off. Captain Zak Robinson opened the scor­


ing in the seventh minute, but the Wolves back four had to battle hard to keep the opposition at bay. However, with the weather rapidly deteriorating, and three minutes remain­ ing in the first half, Kay rounded the keeper to double Wolves’ advantage and the game, was there for the taking. 'The second half saw Wolves battling


against the rain and mud as well as the opposition, but it only took two minutes for Kay to find the back of the net again. From here on in. Wolves never looked


back, as Kay completed his hat-trick, Daniel Mort got the fifth and Callum Sykora hit two more, before George Banks rounded off the rout.


Waddinglon.................................1 Hellifield S p o r ts ..........................1 THIS was a game that Wadding- tori should have comfortably won. Hellifield had the majority of the


possession in the opening 10 min­ utes, as the locals struggled to get to grips with the heavy conditions. But after this initial, setback,


AVaddington controlled the game, creating several good goalscoring opportunities, two of which were cleared off the line following intense periods of. pressure from the home team. Hellifield took the lead in the


20th minute when, following a cor­ ner kick, Stephen Holden was adjudged to have handled the ball


in a crowded penalty area, and from the resulting penalty, the vis­ iting centre forward scored, despite Leach making a superb effort to keep it out. The introduction of Danny Liles,


making his debut, seemed to give the locals more impetus going for­ ward, but despite creating and missing several more chances, the score remained 1-0 in favour of the visitors at half-time. The second half saw Waddington


kick down the slope, whereupon they produced some good passing football to find an equaliser on the hour. A tierce shot from Martin Cane cannoned off the underside of the


crossbar, and Sam Dean proved the quickest to react and tap home The home defence was seldom


troubled throughout the game, and on the rare occasions that they were, they were more than equal to the task. A the game progressed, it seemed


only a matter of time before the home side scored again, but despite good efforts from Eddie Snowden, Cane and Holden, Waddington couldn't win tbe game. This Saturday Waddington are


at home to Carleton, kick-off 2 p.m. All players will be informed of selection by phone and must meet at Waddington pavilion at 1-15 p.m.


Scott earns a point for Grindleton


Long Lee Juniors........1 Grindleton................... 1 A SCOTT Fielding goal 10 minutes from time ensured Grindleton took a share of the spoils from this hard- fought fixture. The match was preceded


by a rallying call from manager Sean Lloyd for more commitment from his players, and for the opening 20 minutes the Grindleton team duly replied. Both goal scorer Field­


ing and fellow striker Steve Walker were guilty of


squandering early chances which would have deservedly given Grindle­ ton the lead. In response, the York­


shire side tried to stem the flow with a series of rash and late challenges, with winger Martin Cowey proving their main target. But despite early


chances from both teams, neither side could break the deadlock and the first half finished level. However, just a few min­


utes in to the second half, the home side took the


lead, as a long ball over the top allowed the advancing Long Lee striker to get the better of full back Dave Towler and dispatch a neat finish that gave goal keep­ er Lloyd little chance. Moments later the home


side could have found themselves further in front, but a tine goal line clearance from Dave Towler ensured Grindleton remained in the game. To their credit, and


despite the home side’s continued efforts to intimi­ date the away team.


Grindleton did draw level. Fielding benefiting from a handling error by the Long Lee keeper to instinctively head home from short range. Despite a tense finish to


the game, the game remained level until the final whistle, and after the disappointment


of


Grindleton’s last outing,' this was a marked improvement from which positives can be drawn, considering the conditions in which they found them­ selves playing.


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