62, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, January 11th, 2007


N ew signings catch the eye


ClilherocFC ................ 7 Bradford Park Avenue . .3 FINISHING proved the difference between an established Bradford Park Avenue and a Clitheroe side


■ still finding its feet. The new players prom­


ised were all aboard, and the Blues gave a good account against a side that scored seven against the club earlier in the season. Six fresh additions were


made to the Shawbridge side's last outing on Boxing Day, across the line up from back to front.


ffeAccrington Stanley's Martin Fearon took up the gloves in Paul Horridge's absence, Russ McKenna slotted in at left-back, Ryan Fisher bossed midfield and new striker Chris Ward net­ ted on his debut. Joining that quartet was


the returning Will Exton as Ward's strike partner, and captain Simon Garner at the heart of defence. In fact this new-look


Blues created twice as many opportunities as their Yorkshire visitors, only to be denied by a couple of excellent saves made by


VPolish goalkeeper Piotr Skiba. The result flattered Bradford, but there was no


By AdrianG-apstick


denying their finishing was exceptional. David Cooke netted


Avenue's first on the half hour, breaking away after a period of sustained pressure by the Blues. The forward's lightning


pace saw him race 25 yards from the wing on to a through ball in behind the Clitheroe defence, where he tucked his shot past Fearon from the edge of the area. Two minutes later and it


was 2-0, although this time due to a defensive lapse that allowed Chris Clarke a free shot on goal. Garner brought much


stability to the centre of defence in what appeared to be a strong partnership with Gregg Anderson, flanked by McKenna and Anthony Daniels. The skipper dealt well


with Cooke's original chal­ lenge on goal, forcing the player wide with a tackle, but the Bradford player reacted first, the ball was laid back in to the middle and the danger wasn't cleared, gifting Clarke enough space to find his spot. However, Clitheroe could


have had two goals of their own by this point if their shooting had been equally as sharp. Fisher proved a thorn in


Bradford's side all afternoon and put a ball across the box in the opening 10 min­ utes that Exton struck wide at the back post. And Chris Heslop was


also guilty of leaving his scoring boots at home as he blazed over the bar, but the Blues were definitely out to make trouble in Bradford's box. However, the two first


half goals didn't stop Clitheroe competing as the introduction of player-man­ ager Peter Smith after the break brought an instant reaction. The veteran striker


forced Skiba into his first save of the game with his first touch and Clitheroe's first shot on target. And within the minute he


followed that up with another scurry into the box that called for a one-on-one save from the Polish shot stopper. But it was Ward's close


range header from substi­ tute Owen Roberts left- vving cross that brought the save of the game, as Skiba arched his back to palm


NEW SIGNINGS; (from second left) Ryan Fisher, Russ McKenna and Chris Ward and (left) keeper Stuart Bingham who later decided not to sign for the Blues. (T070107/7)


over a powerful attempt. Bradford's third goal fol­


lowed in the form of a class free kick taken by veteran former professional Neil Redfearn. The former Charlton and Wigan mid­ fielder curled a 25-yard


don at Shawbridge, Blackburn Rovers Ladies will hope for more of the same in the league on Sunday when Chelsea come to Clitheroe (kick-off 1 p.m.). New manager Adam Lakeland saw his


H


side take victory in his first game in charge, and will look to match that achievement in the league. Rovers have recorded four wins and a


draw from their opening 11 games of top flight league foothall, and find themselves in eighth place in the Premier League National Division, with some clear breathing space


effort around Clitheroe's wall to leave Fearon no chance of a save. Picking the ball out of


the net was the only time the ball got near the Clitheroe keeper in the sec­ ond half, so much was


AFTER their 3-0 FA Women's Cup fourth round win over AFC Wimble­


Clitheroe's search for a goal. So when Fisher was


tripped in the box follovying a cross into the box by Smith, Ward stepped up to fire home the spot kick which Skiba very nearly saved.


from the bottom three. And Lakeland is sure the team can sur­


vive in the top flight and push on in the cup competitions too. He said: "Our aim is to stay up and I'm


confident we can do that. We've set our­ selves a target of 19 points, so two more wins ought to do it and then the pressure will be off.


"It's something of a learning curve for


both myself and the club this season, but if wc can retain our top-flight status then wc can focus fully on both the Lancashire and FA Cups, as well as looking further ahead to the next campaign."


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Missed chances costly


Grindlelon....................2 Cononley Sports ..........4 IF a game was won on chances created, Grindleton would have won this at a canter. However it is scoring


goals that count, and this is where the village side’s Northern Plant Hire Tro­ phy clash was lost. Drawn against higher


opposition, Grindleton fan­ cied their chances and start­ ed the brighter, racing into a two -oal lead within the first 20 minutes. Martin Cowey opened


the scoring with a neat indi­ vidual goal, lobbing the goal keeper with a left-foot chip. The lead was soon dou­


bled when Scott Fielding put the ball in the back of the net at the third attempt after fine approach play involving centre half Ryan Fawcett and winger John Ash. However, Cononley


pulled one back after what looked like a blatant push on Fawcett, only for the ref­ eree to wave play on, result­ ing in a tap in for a visiting striker. Grindleton continued to


have the lion’s share of the chances and continued to press, finishing the half the stronger, Cowey rattling the woodwork with a fierce strike. The locals began the sec­


ond half as they finished the first, this time it was Scott Fielding’s turn to hit the woodwork, striking the right-hand post with only the keeper to beat. And with manager Sean


Hursl Green ...............3


IN-form Enfield started brightly against the East Lancashire League leaders Hurst Green and proved


yt^hysically strong enough to doininate the midfield in the early exchanges. It took a moment of con­


troversy, however, for them to turn that early pressure into a goal when they were awarded a dubious penalty. Hurst Green skipper


Tom Bamber appeared to be pushed in his own penal­ ty area, but when He landed on the ball, the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Mick Berry scored the


penalty, but Hurst Green did have two good chances to level matters before the


(.^interval. ■ Andy Whaites shot wide when well placed, but then forced an excellent save with a close-range effort. As the half wore on


Enfield almost doubled their advantage, but Steve Young made an excellent save with his legs as Berry threatened to strike again. With the leaders a goal


down at the interval, man­ ager Andy Holden addressed the situation by demanding much more


Rimington dish out a hammering


Riminglon ..................S Wilton..........................0


RIMINGTON got 2007 off to a great start with a com­ prehensive hammering of bottom side Witton. Mankowski was denied


an early opener after the keeper made a point-blank save after Jon Penman headed back across goal, but the midfielder put Rim- ington ahead after good work from Matt Coulter. Tom O’Neill caused


havoc down the left, but the locals were unable to profit from his quality crosses until Penman lashed home five minutes before the break. In the second half, with the next goal crucial, Rim­


from his players after the interval. And his team delivered


with a performance of which he could be proud and within five minutes of the restart they were in front. The first goal came via an


exquisite Mark Young strike at the end of a flow­


ington missed a glut of chances before Ollie Maclean unleashed a volley into the top corner, with both feet off the floor, to make it 3-0. O’Neill got in on the act


with his trusty left foot, before Rimington added four in the last 12 minutes through Coulter, O’Neill and a brace from Walmsley, just reward for his raan-of- the-match performance. The villagers will be hop­


ing for another win at Peel Park on Saturday, before they travel to Barnoldswick for a re-run of last season’s Craven Cup Final. While Terry Braithwaite


accepts the league is out of their hands, with Hurst


ing move in which the per­ sistence of Alan Coar and Danny Tayior set up Ian Barton for a cross that Young converted at the near post. And they went in front


when another excellent move involving Bamber, Whaites, and Ian Simpson sent Oliver Bolton through


Green strong favourites, he insists tha t his men can progress in the two cup competitions. Langho Reserves.......... 0 Riminglon Reserves . . .4 RIMINGTON sent a mes­ sage out to the rest of the league with a fine win in this second v third derby clash. With four defeats in six.


games, Rimington had a lot to prove if they were to con­ tinue their title challenge, and the hard work paid off. Langho started the


match the brighter, but after a change in formation, Rimington took full control and never looked back. The Tangerines forced the breakthrough after 20


on the overlap and his dan­ gerous cross was turned into his own goal by an unlucky Enfield defender. That goal saw Hurst


Green assume complete con­ trol of proceedings with Bar­ ton unlucky not to increase the lead when his shot hit the inside of the 'post from the edge of the box.


minutes when a Jack Dear- den corner was fiercely whipped in for Gary Brun- skill to head home unmarked from six yards. A second came 10 min­


utes later as Gary Haslam forced the keeper to save, only for Brunskill to claim his second and his eighth of the season. At the other end, keeper


Danny Anderson closed down the striker to prevent Langho getting a foothold in the game, and he then tipped a shot round the post. Rimington upped the


tempo, and fantastic inter­ play in the centre of the pitch from Haslam, .Andrew Blackledge and Brunskill


Craig Dewhurst and the


prolific Mark Young - twice - forced saves from the Enfield keeper and the third goal duly arrived on 75 minutes when Barton’s run and cross found his striking partner Young, who finished in style. , Hurst Green dominated the remainder of the game


sent Dearden down the left. He then beat the right


back to cross inch-perfect for Glen Dinsdale to power­ fully head home. The second half contin­


ued in the same fashion as the first with Rimington in full control. Haslam missed a number


of chances until finally he got his just reward. When a corner was


returned to Dearden, he cut inside two players to unleash a fierce shot, only for the keeper to parry into the feet of Haslam, who made no mistake from three yards. Dinsdale was man- of-the-match.


with central defensive pair­ ing Phil Walker and "Tony Coupe ensuring that the early threat posed by Enfield never remateri­ alised. The locals will be hoping'


to stretch their lead at the top when they make the tricky trip to Silsden on Saturday (2 p.m.).


Lloyd cursing the-missed chances and the opportuni­ ty of putting the game out of the visitors’ reach, Cononley equalised with a rare attack, giving stopper Darren Jackson no chance in goal. In fact it was Jackson


who kept the scores level with a couple of fingertip saves to deny Cononley the lead. But, with over 20 min­


utes remaining, Grindleton pressed the self destruct button and leaked two goals from dead balls, one from a corner, the second from the penalty spot. Overall a disappointing


end to a game that had promised so much more. This Saturday Grindle­


ton return to league action and hopefully return to winning ways, with a game a t bottom side Trawden Celtic.


Dog-gone!


DOG Inn's hopes of begin­ ning 2007 with a win over Great Harwood Rovers were dashed when their match at 'Wilson's was called off due to a water­ logged pitch half an hour before kick-off. The Whalley side will be


hoping to get a game on against Stanhill WMC at King George’s on Sunday.


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CLITHEROE Lions’ tip­ sters helped the club to a welcome Christmas pres­ ent. They were awarded


£1,000 from newly-formed football predictions website Goalstradamus after manger Cengiz Avci and player Stephen Gaughan managed to get 89 members to sign up, resulting in the sizeable cash reward for the biggest mini-league. And a mammoth £10,000


is awarded to the mini­ league with the highest average score at the end of the year. The Lions currently lead


EAST LANCASHIRE


FOOTBALLLEAGUE RESULTS


First Division Colne Utd 0, Langho 3; Hurst


Green 3, Enfield 1; Hurst Green 3, Enfield 1; Rimington 8, Wit- ton Park 0.


. • Reserve Division Colne Utd 1, Hurs t Green 1;


Enfield 5, Goodshaw Utd 2; Kel- brook 0, Read Utd 8; Langho 0, Rimington 4; Rock Rovers 5, Set­ tle Utd 3.


FIXTURES Saturday


First Division Langho v Rock Rovers; Peel


P a rk V R im in g to n ; S i lsd en v Hurst Green. Second Division


Barrowford YCW v Clitheroe


RB L ; Mill Hi l l v S a b d e n ; Rawtenstall v Read Utd. Reserve Division


Hurst Green v Kelbrook; Read


Utd V Stacksteads SJ; Rimington v Rock Rovers. TABLES


First Division P W D L P


Hurst Green ........ 16 13 1 2 40 Rimington............. 18 11 3 4 36 Rock Rovers......... 17 10 2 5 32 Ungho................... 19 10 1 8 31 Silsden................... 13 8 3 2 27 Stackstcads........... 17 8 3 6 27 Goodshaw Utd ...13 7 2 4 23 Worsthome........... 15 6 3 6 21 Enfield................... 13 6 2 5 20 Colne U td ..............17 6 2 9 20 Kelbrook............... 16 5 1 10 16 Settle Utd ............ 14 3 3 8 12 Peel Park.......... ...13 1 1 11 4 Witton P a rk ..........17 1 1 15 4. Second Division P W D L P


B'daleUtd..............17 13 1 3 40 Belvedere................16 II 2 3 35 Mill Hill................14 10 . 2 2 32 BGSOB..................15 9 1 5 28 Bacup C C ..............14 8 2 .4 26 B’fordYCW..........14 8 2 4 26 Padiham ...............17 8 2 7 26 Read Utd................15 8 0 7 24 Ra\s1enstall............16 8 0 8 24 OssySM .............. 17 7 3 7 24 B’ford Celtic..........17 7 0 10 21 Clitheroe RBL ...16 6 0 10 18 Bly Boys’ Club ...16 2 1 13 7 B’wick Town..........14 2 0 12 6 Sabden....................16 2 0 14 6 Reserve Division P W D L P


Colne U td ............19-10 7 2 37 Rimington..............16 11 1 4 34 Langho....................18 9 7 2 34 Hurst Green ........ 17 9 3 5 30 Rock Rovers..........16 8 5 3 29 Enfield....................17 9 2 6 29 BGSOB..................16 9 1 6 28 Peel Park................16 9 1 6 28 Worsthome............19 8 3 8 27 Goodshaw Utd ...15 6 4 5 22 Stacksteads............18 4 5 9 17 Read Utd................ 15 3 3 9 12 Settle U td .............. 17 2 3 12 9 Rawtenstall............12 2 1 9 7 Kelbrook................ 15 1 0 14 3


HARRY DEWHURST


MEMORIAL LEAGUE RESULTS


Fir.sl Division G r i f f in ’s H e a d 1, D o g a n d


Otter 2; Stsnhill WMC 1, Church Town 2.


Second Division F o r ts Arms 1, Horseshoe 4;


the standings, and have a great chance of winning. Also, a monthly prize of


£500 and 10 runners-up prizes of £50 are awarded to the highest point scorers on the website, so even more money could be won by the end of the season. This money came as a


great help to the Lions, which will enable them to progress and grow as a club. Meanwhile, the Lions


began the new year in emphatic style with a con­ vincing 5-0 victory at mid­ table Intake. The game heralded a wel­ come return for current


First Division player-of- the-year Gaughan, who had missed the previous four games with an ankle injury. The Lions made an excel­


lent start after just 10 min­ utes, with Holgate threading a neat ball through to Pinard, who hit a great shot which went in off the near post. The hosts then applied


some pressure of their own, and a deflected cross brought an excellent full- length save from the diving Mashiter. The ball was cleared


downfield by the impressive Pickup, and fell to Hamil­ ton, who went on a mazy


run down the wing before whipping in a dangerous cross that was put into his own net by an Intake defender on the far post. Again the home side


turned the screw, but good goalkeeping and an excel­ lent central defensive dis­ play from promising.new partnership Paul Clegg and Avci kept Intake at bay. With their tails up in the


second half, the Lions poured forward, and good work from Callaghan put through Pinard, whose drilled shot was saved, but Holgate was there to bun­ dle home.


Minutes later Pinard was


again clear on goal, and an unselfish pass left Clegg with the easiest of tap-ins to make it four. By now it was one-way


traffic, and substitute and man-of-the-match Johnny Mashiter was at the heart of all the Lion’s creativity.


Sport Information Desk


Welly Clayton 11, Helmshore Harriers 1.


FI.XTURES First Division


Gt Hanvood Rovers v Church


Towti (Wilson’s); Griffin’s Head v Glibe Bullough (King George’s); Stanhill WMC v Dog Inn (King George’s).


Second Division Clayton le Moors v Station


(Wilson's); Dog Sports Bar v Welly Clayton (Roefield); Horse­ shoe V Boca Seniors (Memorial); Low Moor v Helmshore Harriers (Roefield); Ossy Refugees v Forts Arms (King George’s). 0 Venues may be changed in


order to give matches the best pos­ sible chance of taking place. Affect­ ed clubs will be notified of such changes a t the earliest opportunitj’’. TABLES


First Division P W D L P


Dog and Otter....10 7 3 0 24 Church T n .............7 5 1 1 16 DukeofWeirton ..8 4 2 2 14 Dog Inn................8 4 2 2 14 Stanhill WMC ....9 3 3 3 12 Griffin’s Head . . . . .6 2 1 3 7 Gt Hanvood Rvrs . .7 2 0 5 6 Stanley St Clarets..8 1 1 6 4 Globe Bullough.. . .7 0 1 6 1 Second Division P W D L P


Boca Seniors........11 10 0 1 30 Welly Clayton... :I1 8 1 2 25 Station.................10 8 0 2 24 Low Moor............ 9 6 1 2 19 Ossj’Refugees ....12 5 2 5 17 . Horseshoe...........10 4 1 5 13 Dog Sports B a r ....9 3 2 4 II Clayton-le-Moors .11 3 1 7 10 H’shoreHarriers ..10 2 2 6 8 Forts Arms ......... 10 I 1 8 4 Commercial OB ...8 0 1 7 1


ROEFIELD LEISURE FIVE-A-SIDE


FOOTBALLLEAGUE RESULTS


Bucksters 0, White Horse 1;


Beeer Can 4, Mad Dogs 5; AC Men 10, Kings Arms 0; Dunop Who 0, New Inn 7. FIXTURES


9 a.m. - Beer Can v Bucksters;


9- 35 a.m. - AC Men v White Horse; 10- 10 a.m. - Dunop Who v Mad Dogs; 10-45 a.m. - Mysterious Monkey Slayers v Kings Arms.


THWAITES


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT POOL


LEAGUE RESULTS Tonight


Premier Division


. Bay Horse 2, RBL A 10; Billington A 7, Castle A 5; Buck B 8, White H a r t 4; RBL B 1, Buck A 11; St Peter’s 7, Higher Buck A 5.


First Division Craven A 7, Horseshoe 5;


Higher Buck B 7, Red Pump 5; Stork B 8, Brown Cow 4; Waggon A G, Stork A 6; White Horse A 5, Billington'B 7.


Second Division Bridge 7, RBL C 5; Buck D 4,


Coach and Horses 8; Castle B 4, S ta t io n 8; Dog 5, Waggon and Horses B 7; Low Moor 11, Con. Club 1.


Third Division Black Bull 9, Royal Oak B 3;


Pendle Hotel 2, Sun Inn 10; Sta­ t io n B 5, B u ck W r in k ley s 7; White Lion 8, D e Lacy 4. FI.XTURES Tonight


Premier Division Billington A v Whalley Arms;


Buck A v S t Pe ters ; Castle A v RBL B; Higher Buck A v Buck B; White Hart v Bay Horse. First Division


Brown Cow v Higher Buck B;


Craven A v White Horse A; Horse­ shoe v Stork B; Stork A v Billing­ ton B; White Horse v Waggon A. Second Division


Coach and Horses v Castle B;


Con Club v Buck D; Dog v Royal Oak A; R B L C v Low Moor; Waggon and Horses v Bridge. Third Division


Buck W r in k ley s v P en d le


H o te l; De L a c y v S ta t io n B; Kings Arms v Craven B; Sun Inn v Black Bull.


Tuesday Ladies Division Buck A V R B L A; Buck C v


Buck B; De Lacy v Pendle Ladies. January 25th


TInvailes Cliullenge Cup Low Moor V White Horse A;


Billington B v Billington A; Cas­ tle A V White Lion; Wagon A v Station A; Brown Cow v Pendle Hotel; RBL C v RBL B; RBL A V Bu ck A; D o g M u s ic B a r v Craven Heifer A. TABLES


Premier Division P W D L P


RBL A .....................9 8 i 0100 BuckA.....................8 5 1 2 73 Billington A .............8 7 0 1 73 Castle A ...................8 4 2 2 63 RBLB.....................8 4 1 3 57 St Peter’s H G ......... 8 4 0 4 53 W i t e l l a r t .............9 3 0 6 50 Bay Horse...............8 -3 0 5 49 Whalley Arms.........8 1 1 6 39 BuckB.....................8 2 0 6 39 Higher Buck A . . . .8 1 0 7 34 First Division P W D L P


Billington B ............. 8 7 1 0 73 White Horse........... 8 6 0 2 67 White Horse A . . . .8 4 2 2 63 Craven A .................8 4 1 3 61 HorseShoe............. 8 4 0 4 57 Stork A ..................8 4 1 3 57 BrmvTi Cow............. 9 3 0 6 55 Higher BuckB . . . .8 3 1 4 53 Wagon A ................. 8 2 2 4 52 Red Pump............... 9 1 2 6 51 Stork B ..................8 1 2 5 41 Second Division P W D L P


Low Moor............... 8 6 2 0 79 Station..................... 9 7 0 2 77 Royal Oak A ............8 6 2 0 75 RBLC..................... 8 5 0 3 71 Coach & Horses . . .9 5 2 2 71 D o g ......................... 8 3 1 4 56 Bridge..................... 8 3 0 5 52 BuckD ..................8 2 1 5 50 Castle B ................... 8 2 0 6 37 Wagon B ................. 8 2 0 6 37 Con. Club ..............8 0 0 8 25


Third Division P W D I. P


Sun Inn ................8 7 1 0 86 Black Bull............. 7 6 0 I 65 Station B ............... 7 4 2 I 59 Kings Arms............8 4 0 4 59 White Lion ...........8 5 0 3 58 Buck Wrinkleys ...7 3 0 4 46 Craven B ............... 7 2 0 5 40 DeLacy................. 7 2 0 5 38 Roj-alOakB..........7 1 0 6 27 Pendle Hotel..........6 0 1 5 24 Ladies Division P W D L P


BuckB...................6 5 0 1 45 RBLA...................6 4 0 2 40 Pendle Hotel.......... 6 4 0 2 39 BuckA...................6 3 0 3 34 BuckC...............5 3 0 2 28 Royal Oak..............6 1 0 5 21 .DeLacy................. 5 0 0 5 13


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT SNOOKER


LEAGUE RESULTS .


Team Knockout Cup Preliminary Round: Clitheroe


Con A beat Riminton B. Last 16: Billington A 1037,


Billington B 927; Police beat Slaidburn/Waddington; Low Moor B 1027, Waddington B 992; Clitheroe Con A beat Chatburn A; Social Club 863, Low Moor A 928; Clitheroe Con B 938, RBL 793; Rimington A 873, Whalley 897; Catholic Club 1049, Chat- burn B 943.


FI.XTURES Tonight


First Division Rimington A v Clitheroe Con­


servative A; Biliington A v Rim­ ington B; RBL V Low Moor A; Clitheroe Con B v Waddington A. Second Division


Police V Chatburn A; Chat-


burn B V Billington B; Low Moor B V Slaidburn; Waddington B v Catholic Club. Last night and Wednesday Team Knockout Cup


Last eight: Catholic Club v


Whalley; Low Moor B v Police] Billington A v Clitheroe Conserv­ ative B; Clitheroe Conservative A V Low Moor A. TABLES


First Division P W D L P


Rimington A .........8 4 2 2 58 W e y ................8 5 1 2 56 Low Moor A .........8 4 3 1 54 RBL.....................8 3 3 2 50 BilllngtonA...........8 2 2 4 50 C'roeCon.B.........8 3 3 2 48 Rimington B .........8 1 5 2 44 WaddingtonA....... 8 0 4 4 38 C’roeCon.A.........8 1 3 4 34 Second Division P W D L P


ChatbumA...........8 5 3 0 62 Catholic Club....... 8 2 5 1 54 Slaidbum..............8 4 .1 3 52 Police..................8 3 3 2 50 BiilingtonB...........8 2 4 2 48 Chatbum B ...........8 2 1 5 44 Low Moor B .........8 1 5 2 42 Waddington B....... 8 2 1 5 40 Social Club ...........8 2 3 3 40


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS


LEAGUE RESULTS


First Division Royal Br itish Legion B 5,


Craven Heifer 4; Buck In n 5, Pendle Inn 4; Royal Oak 5, Waddington 4; Low Moor 4, Swan A 5. Second Division


St Michael’s 7, Horseshoe 2;


Bridge 5, White Lion 4; Swan B 2, Royal British Legion A 7; Black Horse 7, Browm Cow 2. FIXTURES First Division


Pendle Inn v Low Moor; Swan


A v Royal Br itish Legion B; Craven Heifer v Royal Oak; Waddington v Buck Inn. Second Division


White Lion v S t Michael’s;


Horse Shoe v Black Horse; Brown Cow v Swan B; Royal British Legion A v Bridge Inn. TABLE


First Division P W L P


Low Moor..............8 7 1 45 Pendle Inn.............. 8 5 3 43 Royal Oak.............. 7 6 1 39 Swan A ..................8 3 5 36 Legion B ................8 4 4 33 Waddington ...........8 3 5 30


-Buck Inn................7 2 5 28 Craven Heifer.........8 1 7 25 Second Division P W L P


St Michael.............. 8 8 0 54 Black Horse ...........8 6 2 40 HorseShoe.............8 7 1 40 Brown Cow.............8 2 6 35 Legion A ................8 3 5 34 White Lion.............8 3 5 32 Bridge Inn.............. 8 3 5 28 SwanB ................. 8 0 8 25


RIBBLE VALLEY LADIES DARTS


ASSOCIATION RESULTS


Black Bull 10, Craven Heifer 2;


Royal British Legion 4, Catholic Social Club 8; De Lacy 6, Judge Walmsley 6; Castle 8, Bay Horse 4; Billington Brass Band Club 8, Low Moor 4. HIGH SCORES


140 - N. Smith; 124 - L. Proctor


and H. Coleran; 121 - M. Waddington and E. Twist; 117 - L. Hoyle and V. H ag gar tr lll - D.


. Ryan; 108 - S. Garner an d L. Proctor; 105 - M. Brown; 100 - J. Johnson, S. Flannery, B. Grives and L. Lambe. TABLE


P


Catholic SC..................................77 Low Moor....................................75 Black Bull....................................75 DeLacy...........'.......................... 69 BillingtonBC .............................. 66 Judge.......................................... 63 Castle.......................................... 57 Legion ...............


53


Craven...........^............................53 Black Horse..................................44 Bay Horse.................


41 Brown Cow..................................35 A glorious pass from him


resulted in another good run from Hamilton, who in turn fed Ward for the fifth goal. It was just the result the


second-placed Clitheroe side needed, as their next game is against top of the table Oxenhope Rec at Roefield on Saturday.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS AND DOMINOES


WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS


Trebles Knockoul Final: L. Waring, J. Schofield


and R. Jones (Black Horse) beat L. Astin, and J. and T. Hargreaves (Black Horse). Semi-Finals: L. Astin, and J.


and T. Hargreaves beat H. Fish, J. Cheetham and M. Mercer (Wagon and Horses); L. Waring, J. Schofield and R. Jones beat S. Simpson, A. Holland and N. Birtwell (White Horse). LEAGUE POSITIONS Darts


P


HorseShoe....................................31 BuckA.........................................28 Wagon and Horses........................ 28 Black Horse..................................27 Swan and Ro}*al............................ 27 Bridge Inn ................................... 26 White Hart....................................22 \\Tiite Horse..................................17 Black Bull ................................... 16 RovalOak .................................. '.11 Buck B ............................ , ..........10 Social Club..................................... 8 Dominoes


P


Horse Shoe Black Bull BuckB . . . White Hart. BuckA . Swan and Royal. . . . Roi'alOak ............. White Horse........... Waggon and Horses.


MMDIIMY MAHCH


-SPOBfSIL UST


OCTOBER


NOyEfdBEB DECEMBER


16 - Ribblesdale Wanderers bowling section annual meeting, Church Meadow, 8 p.m.


JANUARY


7 - Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn Junior and Youth Football League meeting, Furthergate WMC, Barnes Street, Blackburn, 7-30 p.m. All clubs must send a represen­ tative.


FEBRUARY


• All items for the Sports ■ Diary must be submitted three days before the issue in which they are to be first published.


Social Club....................................56 Black Horse................................. 55 Bridge Inn ....................................52 .........51 .........50 .........50 .........49 .........17 .........47 .........45 .........43 .........43.


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, January 11 th, 2007 63


Clitheroe win table top clash


Clilheroe Hockey Club .1 Springfields.................. 0 THIS was a tough encounter between table-'^ topping Clitheroe and third place Springfields. The game started at a


fast and furious pace, and Clitheroe forced the first penalty corner after only three minutes. A cleverly-worked routine


ended in the league leaders taking advantage, with Anna Griffiths powering the ball past a helpless keeper. The game was end-to-end


for the entire first half, with both keepers making saves. Both teams played some


excellent hockey, and it was hard to call who would end the match with the points. Just like the first 35 min­


utes, the game ebbed and flowed in the second half and was every bit as exciting. Springfields held firm in


defence and managed to keep the quick, skilful Clitheroe forwards at bay. Springfields then hit a


purple patch and forced five penalty corners in quick succession, but more out­ standing defending from Allen, Moorby, Hunter and Haugh maintained Clitheroe's advantage. The last 10 minutes saw


the league’s top scorer Rachel Walmsley, back after five weeks out with injury, Griffiths and Box- Morton go close, but Grif­ fiths’ goal proved enough. Southport 3rds .............0 Clilheroe 2 n d s .............. 9 CLITHEROE'S seconds had a great start to the New Year with a convincing win over Southport. The away team got off to


a flying start with a goal from a short corner after two minutes. Clitheroe continued to


dominate the first half with some excellent passing and , attacking play, which soon found gaps in the Southport defence, resulting in anoth­ er four goals in the first half. The Southport keeper


had an excellent game and saved many of Clitheroe's attempts to see the half­ time score at 5-0. Southport came out


strong after half-time and put together some good play to get through the Clitheroe defence, forcing some short corners and excellent strikes on goal. Clitheroe kept these


attacks at bay, and respond­ ed by being able to link p together yet more excellent play down the right wing, resulting in three goals from open play and one from a short corner. Both teams played in a


good spirit which resulted in an enjoyable match. • Clitheroe would also


like to thank Springfields and Southport for taking « part in a minute’s silence in remembrance of Eric Chard, the club’s first presi­ dent and umpire, who died recently.


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