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Clitheroe 2 n d s ..........1 Springfields 5 th s___1 CLITHEROE earned a fine draw with top of the table Springfields to keep their promotion hopes intact. A point was enough to
guarantee Springfields promotion, but Clitheroe will now have to wait until their home game against Blackpool to see if they wll follow them. The visitors had a very
young and energetic team, so to counter this Clitheroe had to use their experience to good effect to earn a draw and move a step closer to promo tion.
Clitheroe took the lead
25 minutes into the game when they were rewarded with a nifty goal from Emma Taylor, who slot ted the ball neatly to the right of the Springfield keeper. The locals managed to
I Springfield to equalise, [ which were cut out by
Alison Heaton at left back.
Both keepers were \T
kept on their toes all game as the play went quickly from one end to the other, upon which Springfields scored in the second half. A silly mistake by the
Clitheroe defence let in Springfield to score wth an easy shot. This opened up the
game even more,'and as the minutes ticked by, the game became more and more intense as both sides went in search of a winning goal. Springfields applied a
lot of pressure to the Clitheroe defence in the last 15 minutes, but wth the Clitheroe keeper and defence determined not to let them score, Clitheroe held out Players-of-the-match
were Stef Teece and Heaton.
WADDINGTON Crick et Club would like to say a big thank you to all the people who helped to make their annual pres entation night at the Moorcock Inn such a success. And in particular, the
following companies and individuals who donated prizes for the raffle and auction, Mike Reilly Construction, Melt, Cas tle Cement Ltd, Moor cock Inn, So Bar, Helen Colley, Johnson Mathey, Dovecote, J. Billington. A substantial sum was raised for club funds.
hold onto the lead until half-time, despite some excellent attempts by
Riminglon.................... 3 Enfield........................... ]
RIMINGTON eased into the last eight of the Presi dent’s Cup with a convinc ing win over Enfield and it should have been by a greater margin. Despite being without
dends. A great move down the
right resulted in a fierce strike from Mankowski being parried away by the keeper into the path of the seasoned striker who slotted home from eight yards. Rimington caused Enfield
problems down the flanks and a cross flicked on by Penman found Whalley again but he mis-timed his volley.
Penman then had a cou
ple of chances but fired nar rowly wide with one and saw the other brilliantly saved. The visitors rarely trou
bled Alan Sayle and Curtis but the home side had Ker shaw to thank from a fine move which resulted in the big keeper tipping a certain goal around a post. In the last minute of the
half. Penman broke clear but was up-ended in the box and Whalley coolly slotted home from the spot. It was no more than Rim
ington deserved and the only worry was whether Enfield would make them pay in the second half. The visitors tried to force
their way back into the game and forced the home side back, but Rimington's back four stood firm, Rick Whalley in particular prov ing tenacious in the tackle and protecting Kershaw. 1 ! •
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WADDINGTON came back from two goals down to maintain their Craven Premier League title chal lenge. The home team started
strongly, and completely controlled the first 15 min
utes with some good foot ball. Chances to open the scor
ing fell to Dean, Cane and Fletcher, which were not converted. And the visitors went
ahead after 20 minutes when Waddington’s nor- mally-reliable defence was all over the place, allowing a one-on-one situation from which the forward scored. The home defenders did
not learn their lesson, and five minutes later they found themselves in a simi lar situation, with the same end result. The lead would have been
increased further, were it not for some excellent saves
Lawson, Matt Coulter and Terry Nelson, the home side switched Rick Whalley to full-back and brought in the veteran Dave Whalley to play alongside Jon Penman up front. The switch paid divi
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Hurst Green.................../ Colne United..................1 HURST Green continued their bid for an East Lan cashire League double when they beat Colne United in the President’s Cup on Sat urday. But they did not have
things all their own way against a side who were very good going forward, while looking susceptible at the back. It took the league leaders
20 minutes to take the lead. Danny Taylor’s shot from
25 yards was well saved by the Colne keeper but broke for Ian Simpson to cross and Mark Young to bundle home from close range. Colne responded by put
ting Hurst Green under quite a lot of pressure but both Walker and Young had chances to increase the lead. The former drove his shot
against the crossbar and then Young delayed his shot too long when clean through and saw the keeper block his effort.
The locals than paid the
price for those missed chances when a long throw caused confusion in the area and allowed Steven Hall to head home. After that strike Colne
had chances to take the lead but Hurst Green hung on to
It only seemed a matter
of time before Rimington would finish the game off. O'Neill had a couple of
thundering drives which the keeper did well to keep out, and Whalley had a chance of his hat-trick with a head er at the far post. Inside the last 10 minutes
and Enfield suddenly grabbed a lifeline when they scored but the game was put beyond them when Penman wrapped things up with Rimington's third strike.
by Wayne Leach. At this stage Waddington
t ACTION from the Hurst Green cup tie. (s)
keep the scores level at the interval. Assistant Manager Stephen Young had to make an enforced change at the interval, with 17-year-old Dan Taylor injured and being replaced in midfield by Ian Barton. The second period was a
completely different affair as Hurst Green played down hill and dominated for long periods. They took the lead when
Craig Dewhurst showed neat skill on the edge of the box and finished well into the far corner. Colne were then denied by
the crossbar, but that was the only time they went close as Andy Holden was again well protected in the
Thanks go to match
sponsor Andrew Little. On Saturday, Rimington face a tough replay in the Craven Cup at home to Barnoldswick. Peel Park.........................3 Riminglon Reserves......3 RIMINGTON continued their push for the title with victory in what could have been a tricky game. On the league’s biggest
pitch, Rimington started impressively with two early goals.
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started to get their game back together and pulled a goal back on the half hour when a well struck shot from Pete Fletcher found the top left hand corner of the net. The villagers drew level
five minutes before the interval when Adam Spencer crossed the ball from the left flank for Dean to head back across goal into the far corner. Throughout the second
half Waddington created several good scoring chances which were not converted, the best of which fell to Sam Dean, Stephen Holden and Danny Liles. The second half was not
going all Waddington’s way, as Leach was once again called on to produce several good saves to keep Carleton at bay.
But the home side scored
two more goals, as Eddie Snowden and Dean found
the back of the net. Late on, the Carleton
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Hurst Green goal. Young made the game
safe with a fine header fol- lomng an excellent left wing cross from Oliver Bolton and Danny Walker sealed the victory with a flicked finish at the near post following good work from Alan Coar. After that Walker and
Young both missed a succes sion of opportunities to increase their seasonal goal tallies, but the win was secured. Hurst Green return to
league action on Saturday knowing that three wins in their final four games will assure them of the title. Goodshaw United are the
visitors to the Smithy Row Ground (2-15 p.m.).
With Matt Garner
returning from injury, Rim ington were back to their best.
The first strike saw him
round the defender and pull the ball back for Mark Leach, who took two attempts to convert. The second goal came
from a free kick in the penalty area after the keep er picked up a back pass, which Gary Brunskill laid off for Garner to blast home.
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goalkeeper was dismissed for a dangerous challenge on Dean, leaving him unable to complete the match. Despite a stop-start per
formance from Wadding ton, gaining three points was the main objective, but in the remaining matches to come, the defence will need to reorganise itself. Grassinglon..................3 Clilheroe Lions............3 (Lions win 6-5 on pens)
THE Lions emerged victo rious from a Northern Plant Cup classic to stun
Premier League Grassing- ton. I t was a quarter-final
that had everything, with the Lions winning a thrilling penalty shootout. The first half was tense
and tight, although Lions keeper Michael Mashiter made a fantastic save to keep it level at half-time. After the break. Ward made an exhilarating
charge past four players, into the box, forcing a clum sy challenge from a defend er - the referee having no choice but to give a penalty. Paul Clegg duly obliged
Two goals up and looking
very comfortable, the game should have been a stroll in the park, however, the Tan gerines decided to make a game of it when Iain Cza- powski gave away a penalty that was well tucked away. Just before the break
keeper Danny Anderson kept Rimington ahead with a fantastic save after a strik er left Jason Farmer strand ed.
A much-needed half-time
team talk from manager Liam Carter got the troops rallied and constant pres sure in the second half fol lowed from Rimington, but they couldn’t quite get the elusive third goal. That was until the
inspired substitutions in Gari Haslam and Chris Heslop, coming on to give the game some electric pace. Haslam effectively killed
off the game with a thun derbolt header from left back Warren Green. And then man-of-the-
match Brunskill played a 40-yard ball to Haslam which took him two attempts to score. At 4-1, the game should
have once again been nice and easy, however Riming ton were made to hang on to three points in the end, after conceding another two. The first was an unchar
acteristic mistake from Anderson, who parried a cross straight to a striker for a tap in.
And Peel Park’s third was
from a long ball which Cza- powski headed back to goal, but slipped in the process, leaving the striker one on one with the keeper, which he took well. All in all a much better
"aiiLc ui me game.
performance, though the tight score-line doesn’t reflect Rimington's domi nance of the game.
Missed chances costly
WFC Keighleg........................3 WPG rued numerous missed chances as they crashed out of the League Cup to a last-minute Keigh ley winner. The Waggon side started
brightly and had two or three good chances before Geoff Young added to his account with a well taken header at the back post after good work from Gaz Hickling and Sullivan on the right wing. Almost immediately a
mix-up at the back saw Danny Turner smash the ball against defender Oak ley and the clearance ended up rolling into the back of the unmarked net. WFC continued to play
the better football and Matt Coulter netted to give the home side the lead at the break. Against the wind in the
second half Waggon were really under pressure. The team defended far
too deep and allowed the visitors to dominate. Against the run of play,
though, WFC kept on cre ating chances as Jamie Stoddart and Coulter saw numerous chances go ago nisingly close. However the writing was
on the wall that Waggon would concede and they did so on the hour mark as Hughes misjudged a cross and the opposing forward struck a great volley into the corner of Gaskell’s net. A superb full-stretch dive
an unlikely victory.
moments later from Gaskell kept Waggon in the game at 2-2, and five minutes later, as the game looked destined for extra-time, a deep cor ner was headed home at the back post to give the visi tors from the lower division an unlikely victory.
WaddWingladdmgton’s brave fightback, Lions win shoot-out, Dog go goal crazy The ball bounced once,
and curled into the goal, taking a slight deflection. The home side were in
and despatched the ball into the corner of the goal, giving the Lions a shock lead.
The Lions hung on as the
slippery surface was now getting unplayable, howev er, the home side were awarded a fortuitous free kick on the edge of the area that was smashed into the roof of the goal, leaving Mashiter with no chance. The game went into extra
time, but Grassington took advantage of a rare defen sive slip-up and headed the ball into a gaping goal. Hamilton equalised to
make the game 2-2 with a similar header in the second half, and Pinard had two chances to snatch the lead before Grassington scored a bizarre free kick from the half-way line.
buoyant mood until Hol- gate came up with the most delightful of chips a minute before the end to take the game to penalties. The Lions missed their first spot kick, and Grass
ington scored their next three. But
Gaughan,
Callaghan, Pinard, Holgate and Hamilton all scored, while Mashiter made two terrific saves, leaving it to captain and man-of-the- match James Clegg to fin ish the game, quite fittingly
by smashing the ball into the corner. The Lions now await the
draw for the semi-final with bated breath as they attempt to win their first ever cup trophy. Dog In n .........................
Slanleg St Clarets..........0 DOG INN returned to win ning ways by securing their
record competitive victory over Stanley Street Clarets at Memorial Park.
The Athertons'-spon-
sored Whalley side scored six goals in the first half, courtesy of Liam Porter (2), Jamie Enefer, Darren Fothergill, Chris 'West and Nick Fielding. Enefer went on to com
plete his hat-trick in the second half, as did Liam Hill.
There could have been ©
even more cause to cheer for Dog, but impressive debu tant Craig Barnes saw his shot hit the post, while sub s t itute Dave Dewhurst, making his first appearance of the season, had an effort ruled out.
Manager Simon Kerins
was delighted with both the goal feast and the clean sheet, a timely confidence boost ahead of the Terry Cattermole Trophy semi final clash with Griffin’s
Head on Sunday, March 25th.
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Readslone Under 10s.....1 Racup Juniors................1 TWO goals from Adam Heys and one apiece from Luke Gent and Ben O’Neill were enough to see Read- stone progress to the semi finals of the Consolation Cup. Michael Greenhough was
named man-of-the-match. Headstone Under 13s Yel low..................................0
■ Junior Clarets...............7 READSTONE suffered heavy defeat against Junior Clarets in their semi-final cup tie. A poor performance was
witnessed from all quarters although Elliot Riley did just enough to claim star man. Readslone Under 14 Girls 5 Agsa Girls.......................0 AN impressive five goals sent the Girls through to their cup final.
Two strikes by Melissa
Hetherington and a further goal apiece from Sophie Hindle, Niamh McCarthy and player-of-the-match Natalie Cassidy won the day. Readslone Under 16 Girls 1 Glenross.........................0 A HARD fought match against Glenross brought a single winning goal from Readstone's Sarah Chap man. Ella McDermidd was
named player-of-the-match. ReadsloneUnder 14s.....4 Belvedere....................... 2 VICTORY over Belvedere saw Readstone United Under 14s move up to sec ond place in the league. Two goals by Sam
Schofield and one apiece from Ryan Molyneaux and Kieran Lee sealed the deal. Adam Greenwood was named star man.
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Wolves Under 14s...........6 Rrierfield Celtic Red.....1 AFTER an even first half, the Wolves cruised into the cup semi-finals with a dom inant second halt display. On a heavy pitch, the
players made every effort to play the ball to feet and used both wings to good effect, in contrast to the first half when play often stagnated in the middle of the field. Man-of-the-match Mick
Clarkson led the line well and put in some powerful shots. The two attacking mid
fielders, Max Harrison and Jack Dewhurst, had excellent games and both seized their goal scoring opportunities. In midfield, Joe Swier-
czynski had one of his best games, and on the right side Eliot Bailey attacked well and deserved his goal, while Andy Hutchins performed some e.xcellent defensive work. Ilelvedere Juniors.........0 Wolves Under 11s.......... 6
■ CLITHEROE Wolves Under 11s continued their recent winning ways with a match that was much tougher than the scoreline suggests. The first halt was very
evenly balanced and flowed from end to end with both teams having chances to score yet neither goalkeeper being beaten. Wolves emerged in the
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second half more deter mined than the home team and within a minute of the restart were able to take the lead through Elliot Kay. The goal gave the boys
just the boost they needed and they started to impose themselves on their oppo nents.
Some good passing foot
ball led to Nikolai Petriaho finding the back of the net twice and his brother Mak sim adding to his tally for the season. A further goal from Kay,
plus a strike that was to be the last play of the game from Daniel Mort, sent the boys home happy with all three points.
Whalleg Under 13s.......4 Blackburn Eagles.........2 TWO goals from Ben Rat- cliffe helped Whalley to vic tory in the Blackburn, Dar- wen and District League. A swift strike saw the
locals take the lead, before the Eagles fired back with two goals in the space of 10 minutes,. Ratcliffe netted his sec
ond to level matters, and early in the second half, Whalley took the lead for the second time when top scorer Henry Farnell gave them the advantage. Whalley’s chances came
in abundance, but they could not capitalise on the pressure, until they were awarded a penalty kick which Travis confidently stepped up and converted Whalley saw out the
game to clinch an impor tant win and make it 16 points in 15 matches, with a game to go. Whallcg Under 14s........9 Darwen Rangers Hawks 1 WHALLE'Y returned to winning ways as they cruised to victory against the Hawks. With a strong wind
against them, it took the villagers a little time to set tle down, but once Joe Bentley had fired them into the lead, they never looked back, and the goals began to flow. By half-time they had
netted three more through Jack Ryden, Michael Clegg and a second from Bentley, to lead 4-0 at the break. Despite manager Dave Astley ringing the changes, Whalley continued their domination, pushing for ward at every opportunity. Goals came regularly, and
both Ryden and Bentley completed hat-tricks, and there were goals from Clegg and Liam Kinney. For Whalley there were
excellent performances in midfield from Tom Baldwin and Jonathan Frayne, whilst Bentley was always dangerous. James Wade was voted man-of-the-match.
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Fglde Saracens............23 Clitheroe......................17 ANOTHER missed oppor tunity tor the beleaguered town team was witnessed as Clitheroe played well enough to Mn, but were just not clinical enough to finish it off. A dry fast track wel
comed the Maroons, slight ly different to the softer Lit- tlemoor pitch, and an open game of rugby was on the cards. Unfortunately a strong
wind blowing across the pitch made for difficult han dling and kicking. Clitheroe were slow out of
the blocks, and almost before they had woken up Fylde had scored twice, although fortunately both conversions were missed. Clitheroe knew they had
to buckle down to some hard graft to avoid a cricket score. And they did so with
some aplomb. Good tactical kicking got
them into opposition terri tory and then the pack got busy with some close range drives. When the moves seemed
to have stopped, the ball was spun out, but then clev erly passed back inside to dynamic back rower Ralph Rigby to power over for his second try in as many weeks. Nathan Peel was on tar
get with the extras. Clitheroe then almost
straight away scored anoth er. A long clearance kick was seemingly going into touch when the Fylde winger flicked the ball back in field, unfortunately there was no one home, except Clitheroe's wingman Rob Park and Russ Shiels, who between
them secured the ball along with scrum half Mike Daw son, Peel again popped up and skipped over for the try, again he converted. After the interval it was
nip-and tuck all the way as both teams looked tor the clinching score. Clitheroe pressed and
gained a penalty, over it went, now 17-10 ahead, and the to\vn team had thoughts of victory on their minds. But Fylde came roaring
back and had Clitheroe pinned on their o™ line for an age. And after a protracted
series of five metre scrums, they eventually managed to score a close range try to close the gap before they retook the lead with a penalty. Clitheroe went hunting
for the breakthrough score, but just when a bit of calm ness was needed, an unforced error in the Fylde 22, led to a breakaway try for the home side. In spite of this, Clitheroe
came storming back and nearly broke through, but the Fylde defence was res olute. A good performance from
all players, but special men tion goes to Shiels at full back, who had a fine game and also to blind side flanker Alan Nuttall who was in the thick of every thing as usual. Clilheroe Buccaneers Minis........................... 20 Colne and ^^elson........10 SUNDAY was a milestone for the Buccaneers as they recorded their first win in a competitive game. A record squad of 14
players gave the coach a few headaches in selecting a team to fulfil a nine-a-side
fixture, so regular rotation of players was needed to give everybody a run out. The two teams were well
matched but playing up the hill in the first half, Clitheroe started the stronger. Robust play from skipper
Will Lawton took the Buc caneers deep into Colne ter ritory before releasing the ball to Will Harrison who shrugged off several tackles to score in the corner. However, Colne came
back and some weak tack ling by the Clitheroe mid- field allowed them to level the score and see the teams go into the half-time break at one apiece. In the second half some of
the less experienced players entered the fray, with Jacob Wright, Bruno and Ben Rawston all showing good potential. Kieron Meadows also
worked hard, putting in some strong tackles with Molly Walton showing good speed \vith the ball in hand. However, Colne started to
demonstrate good handling skills and early in the second half took the lead. Sensing that the game
might slip away from them, the Buccaneers stepped up a gear and started to display more effective passing and running rugby. James Carter, who put in
some splendid tackles, and Tom Taberner were quick to the breakdown, feeding the ball to the speed men Sam Hill and Jack Croker, and Hill levelled the scores. With 10 minutes remain
ing, Clitheroe were deter mined to secure the victory and Alistair Sanson fed the ball to Jarvis Stanton deep in the Colne half.
And with several tacklers
hanging on to him, Stanton used his strength to battle his way over the line and see the Buccaneers re-take the lead. Still Clitheroe maintained
pressure and mth Colne tir ing, gaps began to appear in their defence. Albert Lawrenson put in
some mazy running to take the ball up the field, before feeding the ball to Will Har rison who shrugged off sev eral tacklers to score his sec ond and Clitheroe’s fourth try of the game, just before the final whistle. An excellent all round
performance and the team has an opportunity to secure another victory when they play the same team again on Sunday, this time away at Colne and Nelson. Meet at the clubhouse for 10 a.m. Clilheroe Colls ........... IS Bolton Colls.................15 CLITHEROE successfully beat a team from a higher division who turned up with 19 men and more than a lit tle confidence in their step. That confidence appeared
to have been justified when the visitors ran in their first try four minutes into the game. However, this just stiff
ened the Clitheroe resolve and the home team immedi ately took the game to Bolton mixing some brave attacking play from both forwards and backs with their best defensive display of the season. In the face of Clitheroe’s
determination, Bolton's dis cipline and ball handling began to falter, and the number of penalties award ed in the home team’s favour were put to good use
in gaining ground - eventu ally allowing a fine drive by tbe pack to release James Pate for a well deserved try. Joe Lee distinguished
himself throughout the game for his hard straight ^ running, supporting his fel low players in the hack line with unyielding determina tion not to let a red shirt past him. Dec Fitzhenry at outside-
half showed a confidence which, when Bolton disci pline let them down again, shone through when he took control of the ball and kicked for the three points which saw Clitheroe ahead at the break. Early in the second half
Bolton scored two more tries to take the ascendancy. But Clitheroe did it
again, they knuckled down to some solid and impres sively organised defensive play, won the ball and their confidence returned. Midway through the half-
Bolton infringed close enough to their posts for Fitzhenry to kick confident ly from 30 yards and bring the score to 15-11. The next 15 minutes saw
both teams fight hard. On two occasions the determi nation of the Clitheroe defence saw a visitor held up on the line. And then James Dickin
son showed his searing pace on the right side, passing -19 five Bolton players to gain 30 yards. Possession was retained and Alex Newton took the ball over for five points which Fitzhenry con verted. The Colts now play Man
chester at home in the next round of the League Plate on Sunday, March 25th, kick-off 12-30 p.m.
iMYTTON Fold captains Anlhony Cross and Jean Sanderson (above left, A100307/3a) and Slonyhursl lady captain Sue Kirk (above right, Altlll.'!t)7/1) ^
B NEW captain Tony Cross opened the season at Mytton Fold with the traditional Drive In. After worrying several train pas
sengers with his opening tee shot, to tumultuous applause from the members. Cross enjoyed a fine start to his tenure with a fine day and a course in immaculate condition for the time of year. A large turnout added to the day
and the result was a close and high ly competitive event with no less than 10 teams finishing within five
points of the winners in the better ball event. However, Bob Scott and Dave
Pennington, with a fine 42 points, emerged victorious and picked up the first trophy of the new season. Gary Davies, who just missed out
winning the event for the third year running, and Chris Hughes came home in second place with 40 points with Tony Wilson and Bernard Downes (38) coming out best in a four-way tie for third place. Following the prize presenta
tions, Cross also congratulated the winners of the two main winter competitions. The singles order of merit for the
winter series - awarded to the most consistent golfer over the winter months - went, for the second year running, to David Clegg and the Winter Pairs winners were Jim Hindle and Gordon Lucas. On Sunday,- the lady captain,
Jean Sanderson enjoyed far more temperate weather than her prede cessor, who had to call off the corre
n L m m £18
sponding event because of snow last year, for the lady captain's drive-in. First place went to Abbie Clegg
with her mother, Linda, close behind in second place. The Winter League finals at
Stonyhurst saw the two leagues playing off for the overall places. After a much enjoyed new for
mat, the winners were Mike Bradley and John Austin. Runners- up were Tony Lee and Ross Hib- bort and third place went Richard Moody and John Buxbaum.
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