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Wolves Under 16s . . . .3 Knusden Y outh........1 WOLVES came back from a goal down to win a scrappy gama Luke Jackson hit a


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ferocious shot agmnst the crossbar in the opening minutes, but Wolves were punished for some slack defending as Knuzden’s lone striker was allowed to slot past Dominic Neary. Wolves hit the wood­


work twice more before a superb delivery from a Charlie Jackson corner was met by right back Chris Cottam to pull them level. Five minutes later,


another Jackson comer was met by centre back James Parker Clayton to take the lead. And victory was


secured when Ryan Dup- lessis won another comer, taken by Jackson, which captain Jack Parkinson scrambled homa Man-ot- the-match was Matt Riley. Lammack Juniors . . .1 Wolves Under 8 s ........1 CLITHEROE put in a spirited display to secure second placa On a perfect surface,


Clitheroe opted for the advantage of playing with a stiff breeze in the first half, and took the lead through Owen Jack- son. Some rugged defending


prevented Wolves from increasing their advan­ tage in the first period. The second half saw


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Lammack go all-out in pursuit of the equaliser, and they were rewarded with a fine headed goal from a throw-in. Credit goes to man-of-


the-match goalkeeper James Billington. Wolves Under 11s Red 0 Wilpshire Wanderers .0 WOLVES surrendered top spot after this draw. Despite having the


wind at their backs in the first half. Wolves failed to take the advantage. Will Milhgan going closest to breaking the deadlock. The second half was


much the same, with nei­ ther side dominant. In the end a draw was


probably a fair result. Oswaldtwistle............1 Wolves Under 16s . . . .3 ABOTTOM-of-the-table clash was dominated by Oswaldtwistle in the first 20 minutes before Wolves got a grip. James Parker-Clayton


held the home side at bay in defence and a corner taken by man-of-the- match Ryan Duplessis at the end of the half was met by Matt Riley to give Wolves an interval lead. A flying save from


Dom Neary kept the scores level before substi­ tute Josh Watson added a second. Oswaldtwistle pulled a


goal back before substi­ tute Kris Holden sealed the game to record a sec­ ond win in three days.


Blues let an early lead slip


Cliiheroe ....................1 Radcliffe Borough . . .1 CRAIG Sargeson gave Clitheroe the briefest three-minute lead at Shawbridge on Saturday, before bottom-of-the- league Radcliffe Borough equalised through Steve Howson. The constant heavy


rainfall throughout the game quickly reduced the pitch to a quagmire, but the standard of foot­ ball remained surprising­ ly high until the final half hour.


BLUES’NEXT GAMES


V Skclmer^ale Uld, away


(UniBond First Division North) Saturday, 3 p.m.


V Choriey, away


(UniBond First Division North) Tuesday, 7* 15 p.m.


The Blues fought


through it, kept control and possession, and the chances kept on coming. Clitheroe's 32nd- rainute strike came cour­


tesy of a Scott Redhead ball down the wing, which Carl Lomax nod­ ded inside into space for Sargeson to chest down and place past a rooted Phil Priestley from the edge of the box. However, direct from a


wind-assisted goal kick, Ian Flannery was beaten by the bounce of the ball, and Howson was in and behind to poke home a shot on the stretch past James Mann. Ryan Fisher and Gary Stopforth combined to


Football Round-Up


WADDINGTON’S Paul Ainger suffered a badly-bro­ ken leg in their 3-1 defeat aganst Oxenhope. With the loc^ trailing 2-


1, Ainger went into a solid tackle with an Oxenhope midfielder, crumpling to the ground and lying motionless with his right leg clearly badly injured. An ambulance was called,


and Ainger was taken to hospital, where he was found to have a broken leg. The game resumed, with


Oxenhope scoring a third goal 15 minutes from time, but the club’s thoughts were elsewhere, and everybody associated \vith Waddington hopes Ainger returns to full he^th and fitness as soon as possible. His skill, drive and energy


will be much missed by his team-mates and manager. Waddington had earlier


gone behind in blizzard con­ ditions, and, but for keeper Wayne Leech, there could have been more goals. And near the end of the


first half, winger Peter Fletcher received the ball just inside the Oxenhope half and unleashed a 35- yard shot that curled into the top right hand comer to equalise. The second half saw


Waddington look good for another goal, but Oxenhope scored a second against the run of play, before Ainger suffered an awful injury. Waddington then earned


a 1-0 win at a resilient Bradley. The game started with


the locals dictating the tempo. Chances fell to Mark


Harrison, Paul Tierney and Fletcher, finding the Bradley keeper in superb form, while Leech had very little to do at the other end. Player-manager Adrian


Hirst changed tactics by introducing Martin Cane in a forward role for the second half, leading to several chances being created, and Harrison missed the best of them with a point blank header that went just Mda And Mth only 15 minutes


remaining, man-of-the- match Fletcher picked up the ball just outside the box


and let fly with a fierce shot that took a wicked deflec­ tion and flew in.


Riminglon....................2 Colne Uld......................I RIMINGTON progressed to the last eight of the East Lancashire League Presi­ dent’s Cup, thanks to a hard-fought victory over Colne United. The home side dominated


the first half, and took the lead when Glen Dinsdale stabbed in a shot from the edge of the box, which found its way through a crowd of players and left the keeper stranded. A couple of dodgy off-side


decisions ruled out two more goals, and, as the pitch start­ ed to cut up, the standard of play deteriorated. Martin Lawson, deputis­


ing for the injured Graham Kershaw, handled every­ thing Colne threw at him, and the score remained 1-0 at half-time. Rimington threw every­


thing at the visitors in the hope that they could put the result beyond doubt as the weather worsened, and sev­ eral chances were spurned before Danny Paton cut in from the right and squeezed home a left-foot to wrong­ foot the keeper. But Colne fought back


and pulled a goal back when Lawson somehow let the ball slip from his grasp, and the grateful winger squared it to the centre forward, who made no mistake This set up a nervy last 15


minutes as the pitch became a quagmire, but Rimington’s defence stood firm and saw them through. They were not at their


best, but manager Terry Braithwaite Mil know that as long as his side carries on winning, even when they don’t play well, then the dream of an unprecedented treble is still on. He needs all of his players


to concentrate on doing the job on the day, as any slip up now could wreck their hopes as the games come thick and fast. Trips to Rock Rovers on


Saturday and Worsthorne on Thursday are massive games in the title run in.


Goodshaw U ld ............. 1 Rimington Reserves .. .5 THE visitors started the brighter and should have taken the lead when Brun- skUl hit the post. The rain poured down


and dampen^ the Riming­ ton attack. Goodshaw started to


come into the game and took the lead when the \vinger swung in a cross-shot and the usually safe hands of Anderson gifted the opposi­ tion the opener Rimin^on were soon on


level terms when a long ball from Anderson was held up by Carter. He was brought down and Nelson smashed the resulting free kick into the bottom comer. Rimington took the lead


with Hall providing the cross which Brunskill head­ ed against the bar and to leave Carter the easiest of tap-ins to make Brunskill soon got in on


the act and from a Dearden corner it found the feet of Johns who unselfishly passed to Brunskill to make it three Rimington started the


second half as they ended the first and Brunskill added his second as he was played through one-on-one Not long after Hall added


a fifth with his second of the seasonl A neat one-two with Carter on the edge of the box left him clean through and he made no mistake sliding the ball past the advancing keeper. Hopes of regaining the


title are still there and the next few weeks are crucial and they seem to be getting the consistency they were lacking in the early part of the season!


Gargrave ......................1 Clilheroe Lions............ 4 CLITHEROE Lions con­ tinued their impressive undefeated run with anoth­ er away win, this time in tor­ rential and blustery condi­ tions at Gargrave. The home team got to


grips with the awful condi­ tions first, pressuring the Lions back four, with Michael Bank, a contender for player of the season, hav-


ing plenty of defending to do.


Paul Clegg and Hamilton


coped well with any aerial assaults, and eventually the Lions started to get the ball down and play the flowing, attacking football they have been associated with all sea­ son. As they kept possession of


the ball for long periods, using the width of the Gar­ grave pitch to their advan­ tage, chances started to appear. Their first goal came Mth


a superb freekickneartothe corner flag that Michael Walsh curled superbly over the keeper and into the top comer.


Although the home team


continued to push fonvard, attacks were broken up well, and just five minutes after the first goal, the Lions dou­ bled their lead when the industrious Gaughan had a shot parried by the keeper, which allowed Holgate to slot home. The third goal was sheer


opportunism from strike partner Pinard, as he poked home the ball from outside the area after the defender had mis-controlled the ball after excellent work from Avci. The second half was a


slightly different story as the blustery conditions now favoured the home team, but on a counter attack, Conti should have buried a glorious Pinard cross from five yards out, but blazed wildly over. It looked like the Lions


would regret that miss min­ utes later when a Gargrave striker was lucky to see his shot deflected in to pull one back. Gargrave sensed that


maybe they could get some­ thing out of the game, but a succession of shots were superbly saved at full stretch by the the athletic Mashiter, earning him the man-of-the- match award. And some magic from


Pinard made the game safe for the Clitheroe side, as, after a superb move, he whipped in a cross for Hol­ gate to head home his sec­ ond. This win puts the Lions


second in their inaugural Premier Division season, two points behind leaders Skipton LMS, having played more games. They next travel to Waddington on Wednesday.


Hurst Green ................1 Canberra......................3 HURST Green were the vic- tims of the shock of the President’s Cup second round, as the First Division champions lost to Second Division Canberra. In a keenly-fought


encounter, the locis started the brighter, and their early pressure resulted in a cross being met by Walker, who saw his header strike the foot of the post. Nikld Wilkinson followed


it up, but hit his shot straight at the keeper. Within five minutes,


Hurst Green were made to pay as, from Canberra's first attack of the game, a right Mng cross was headed out to a Canberra midfielder, who drilled the ball into the bottom comer past the help­ less Young. Canberra quickly doubled


their lead when a long punt from the keeper was flicked on by the lively centre for­ ward, and the \vinger clini­ cally volleyed the ball into the net from the edge of the box. The Green were forced


into two substitutions through injury, as the in­ form Taylor and Bolton were replied by Malley and Lakeland, but they carved out a couple of chances from set pieces, without testing the robust keeper. Hurst Green came out in


the second half with all guns blazing, knowing their supe­ rior fitness would result in more possession and chances. Unfortunately Canberra's


tactics were to waste as much time as possible, and their full back was booked, before being lucky not to be sent off after dragging back Seedall to give Hurst Green a lifeline from the spot, which keeper Young stepped up to cooly finish. Now on the front foot,


and Mth the aging back four of Canberra tiring, it was


there for the taking for Hurst Green. However, with some live­


ly young players in midfield, Canberra netted against the run of play to go 3-1 ahead. The final 15 minutes saw


the introduction of Barton, and the Green threw every­ thing at Canberra, which resulted in Tipton, Simpson and Seedall all having good opportunities. Tipton was hacked down


in the box, only for the refer­ ee to wave play on, which was a surprise to even the Canberra players, but Hurst Green could not make the breakthrough due to some brave defending. Hurst Green’s next game


is at Settle on Saturday, kick-off 2-15 p.m.


Chatburn.....................10 Cononleg.......................1 CHATBURN gave the fans what they wanted as they signed off in their final home game of the season with a display that even the club’s past heroes - Bretherton, Young and McCarick - would have been proud of. Stylish and uncompro­


mising, Chatburn left Cononley bewildered, dazed and beleaguered with no answer. It this had been a boxing


match, the ret would have declared it a no contest as Chatburn struck quickly and without mercy with three goals within 10 min­ utes. The pick of the strikes


was Richard Sullivan’s 30- yard free kick, which could only be admired, but Chat- bum weren't about to let up as more goals followed from Matthew Musgrove and David Fallon, who went on to complete a second half hat-trick, in among goals from Thomas Parker and Mark Sullivan. Chatburn could afford a


few slips, and Thomas Park­ er could have added a sec­ ond from the penalty spo^ but missed. Cononley netted a s c ra ^


py consolation goal, but it was the Irishman Matthew Musgrove who stole the show with a man-of-the- match four-goal show, ooz­ ing class beyond his years.


L O 5 ■I


put Sargeson through on goal a second time, and though the winger round­ ed the keeper, he could only find the side netting with his shot. In the second half,


Anthony Johnson saw his effort saved by Priestley following a good move between Lomax and Adam Kozlowski, and both substitutes Danny Toronezak and Joel Pilk- ington had further shots blocked. Radcliffe battled thoughout, and although


their best efforts were seen in the first half, hav­ ing tested Mann as early as the n th minute when Howson was put through on goal, a draw was a fair result given the atrocious conditions. Clitheroe: Mann,


Eozlowski, Redhead, Smith (Pilldngton), EM- er, Hankin (Toronezak), Stopforth, Lomax, John­ son, Sargeson (Heap).


Gary Stopforth and Ian Flannery congratulate Craig Sargeson.


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footballLEAGUE TABLE


Skel’daleUtd ....36 21 8 7 71 Bradiord PA......34 22 5 7 71 CurzonAshton...35 21 6 8 69 FC United ....... 32 19 6 7 63 Bamber Bridge.. .34 19 6 9 63 GartorthTn......38 16 8 14 56 O^vttAibion ....34 15 10 9 55 Wakpfield.........36 16 6 14 54 Lancasier City.. .37 15 7 15 52 RossendaleUtd ..36 13 9 14 48 Newcastle BS....34 12 11 11 47 Clitheroe.......... 37 11 9 17 42 iiarrogaieRA ...35 9 11 15 38 Mosslev............37 10 5 22 35 Chorlev............37 7 12 18 33 BridlingtonTn...34 8 6 20 30 WoodlevSports ..36 6 10 20 28 Radcliffe Bor.....34 5 11 18 26-


• EAST LANCASHIRE


FOOTBALL LEAGUE FIXTURES


Kick-oir 2-15 p.m. unless slated Saturday


Bob Little Cup First Round: Sabden v Can­


berra. Second Round: Read Utd v


Belvedere; Clitheroe R B L v Bacup CC. Resen'e Division Cup


Second Round; Hurst Green v


Stacksteads. First Division


Rock Rovers v Rimington;


Settle Utd V Hurst Green. Reserve Division


Peel Park v Read Utd;


Rawtenstall v Rimington. TABLES


First Division P W D L P


•Langho


Rimington ........19 13 1 3 16 Hurst Green.......19 13 3 3 42 Mill Hill .......... 20 12 2 6 38 ....... 22 11 4 7 37


■RockRovers.......21 11 4 6 37 Stackstcads ......20 11 3 C 36 Borro\vdaleUtd..22 11 1 10 31 Worethome........ 20 10 2 8 32


: Colne Utd..........21 5 6 10 21 Enfield ............17 6 2 9 20 Goodshaw Utd...18 5 2 11 17 Kelbrook........... 19 5 1 13 16 Peel Park .........21 3 3 15 12 SettleUtd..........17 1 4 12 7 Second Division P W D L P


Read Utd .........22 16 1 5 49 Canberra........... 19 14 2 3 44 ClitheraeRBL...20 13 4 3 43 Bacup C C ..........20 13 2 3 41 OssyStMary's...19 11 4 4 37 PendleForest ....20 11 3 6 36 BGSOB........... 21 10 4 7 34 Belvedere..........18 10 3 .5 33 PadihamA........ 21 7 2 12 23 Rawtenstall.......20 7 2 11 23 B'lord Celtic.......21 C 1 14 19 B'fordYCW.......16 4 3 9 15 B'wickTn..........21 3 2 16 11 Bly Boys'Club...17 3 0 14 9 Sabden ............21 2 3 16 9 Reserve Division P W D L P


BGSOB.............22 16 2 4 50 Hurst Green.......20 14 3 3 45 Worsthome........ 22 13 3 6 42 Rimington.........19 12 2 5 38 Stacksteads ......20 10 5 5 35 Enfield ............20 8 5 7 29 RockRovers.......22 9 2 11 29


: Langho.............21 9 1 11 23 Rawtenstall......19 7 3 9 24 OssyStMary's...l9 5 8 6 23 Goodshaw Utd...22 6 5 11 23 Peel Park .........19 4 3 12 15 Kelbrook............18 4 3 11 15 Colne Utd.......... 18 4 2 12 14


. Read Utd.......... 18 4 1 13 13 DEVONSHIRE , CARPETS CRAVEN AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL


LEAGUE TABLES


Premier Division P W D L P


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?kiptonLMS ...15 12 1 2 37 I jM Id S p . . . . . l9 11 1 7 34 l^ ^ e L io n s . .17 9 5 3 32 CononleySp. ...17 9 3 5 30 Grassington Utd .15 8 4 3 28 OxenhopeRcc. ..16 7 4 5 25 Gargrave............19 6 5 8 23 WFCClitheroe..18 6 4 8 22 Waddington ....18 0 3 9 21 Skipton Tn .....19 5 6 8 21 ‘ Embsay........... 20 3 6 11 12 ' Eradley.............19 2 2 15 8


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First Division North P W D L P


First Division P W U L P


Oxenhope Res .. .20 12 3 5 39 Grindleton........17 11 1 5 34 Pendle Athletic. .14 11 1 2 34 Long Lee......... 15 9 2 4 29 GargraveRes ...15 9 1 5 28 AFC Padiham.. .19 8 4 7 28 Oakworth........18 7 4 7 22 Rolls-Royce......16 8 0 8 24 Keighley......... 17 5 2 10 17 Carleton ..........19 3 4 12 13 Intake............ 19 4 1 14 13 Cowiing...........17 3 3 11 12 Second Division P W D L P


EarbyTn......... 18 13 1 4 40 ■Chatburn........18 12 3 3 36 ‘Ttawden Celtic .17 11 6 0 36 PendleForest ...18 10 3 5 33 Skipton Tn Res. .21 8 4 9 28 Pendle Rencgadesl6 8 1 7 25 G'tonUtdRes ..18 5 4 9 19 Embsay Res ....15 4 5 6 17 Rolls-Royce Res .16 4 3 9 15 CononleySp.Resl7 3 4 9 13 Horton.............14 3 2 10 11 Skipton LMS Res 15 1 4 10 7 Third Division P IV D L P


B’lrickBarons ..15 12 0 3 36 Skipton Tn A ...18 11 2 5 35 Silsden Whitestar 15 11 0 4 33 Grindleton Res. .16 9 0 7 27 Settle Utd........12 7 2 3 23 Oakworth Res...18 7 1 10 22 EarbyTn Res ...19 6 2 11 20 Waddington Res .16 6 1 9 19 Cowling Res ....14 5 2 7 17 H'lieldSp.Res ..12 4 0 8 12 Bradley Res __15 2 0 13 6 •points deducted


HARRY DEWHURST MEMORIAL


LEAGUE RESULTS Sunday


First Division Boca Seniors 4, Dog Inn 2;


Gt Harwood Rovers 2, Stanhill WMC4.


Second Division Clayton le Moors 5, Globe


Bullough 3; Commercial OB 2, Ossy Refugees 2. FIXTURES


Sunday, March 30lh Terry Caltermolc Trophy Semi-finals: Church Town v


Boca Seniors? Dog Inn v Welly Clayton.


Second Division Brewers United v Station;


Commercial OB v Clayton le Moors; Helmshore Harriers v Globe Bullough. TABLES


First Division P W D L P


Welly Clayton....9 6 1 2 19 Dog and Otter ...8 5 0 3 15 Boca Seniors...... 8 4 1 3 13 Dog Inn............ 7 4 1 2 13 ♦Stanhill WMC .10 5 0 5 12 Church t n ......... 8 2 1 5 7 Gt Harwood R . . .10 1 2 7 5 Table recalculated following Griffin Head's and SSC’s resignation. Second Division P W D L P


Brewers Utd...... 9 8 0 1 24 Station..............8 5 2 1 17 Globe Builough.. .9 5 2 2 17 Clayton le Moors 11 4 1 6 13 Ossy Refugees...11 2 2 7 8 ’Commercial OB 10 3 1 6 7 Helmshore Harr. .8 2 0 6 6 ’points deducted Table recalculated following Forts Arms’ resignation from league.


ROEFIELD LEISURE INDOOR FIVE-A- SIDE FOOTBALL


LEAGUE RESULTS


AC Men 12, Wilkies Warriors


1; A F C Buck 3, Regulators 2; Beer Can 13, Real Rosslee 2; Chicken Legends 3, Real Blad- dered 4; Clitheroe Clowns 0, New Inn 1; Drunken Monkeys 4, Morning Glory 3; Mad Dogs 5, MMS5.


FIXTURES Sunday


9 a.m. - AFC Buck v AC Men;


9-35 a.ra. - Beer Can v Wilkies Warriors; 10-10 a.m. - Clitheroe Legends v Regulators: 10-45 a.m. - Clitheroe Clowns v Real Rosslee: 11-20 a.m. - Drunken Monkeys v Real Biaddered; 11- 55 a.m. - Mad Dogs v New Inn; 12-30 a.m. - Morning Glory v MMS.


ACCRINGTON YOUTH FOOTBALL


LEAGUE TABLES Under 9 P W D L P


Acc. Stanley......19 18 I 0 55 R’daleValley0. ..20 17 1 2 52 HuncoatUtd ....19 13 2 4 41 St Joseph’s ....... 20 10 4 6 34 RishtonUtd......19 11 1 7 34 •VTialley.......... 19 7 4 8 22 Wilpshire Wands .19 6 3 10 21 Greyhound Ford .19 4 2 13 14 Haslingden....... 18 4 0 14 12 ’R’daleValley B. .20 3 2 15 8 Church............20 2 2 16 8 Under 10 P W D L P


Act Stanley......20 17 2 1 53 Wilpshire Wands .20 16 4 0 52 Gt H’wood R\ts . .21 15 3 3 48 C’roeWoh-esB. ..22 14 0 8 42 Forest White ....21 12 1 8 37 Forest Green......22 10 2 10 32. R’dale Valley R...21 7 4 10 25 RishtonUtd......21 8 1 12 22 C’roeWohtsR. ..20 6 3 11 21 R’dale Valley B. ..22 4 2 16 14 VTialley .......... 20 4 2 14 14 Church ............22 1 0 21 3 Under 11 P W D L P


Acc. Stanley......22 18 I 3 55 ’ C’roe Wolves R. .SI 16 6 2 54 RishtonUtd......24 16 3 5 51 Baxenden Villa.. .26 14 4 8 46 C’roeWohtsB. ..24 14 2 8 44 Wilpshire Wands .25 13 3 9 42 B’ford Celtic......21 12 5 4 41 R’daleValley ....25 10 5 10 35 HuncoatUtd ....22 10 4 8 31 Gt H’wood Rvre..24 7 6 11 27 ’Darwen...........26 11 2 13 26 Church ............26 2 3 21 9 ’Clay'tonPR ....23 2 2 19 5 WTialley...........SI 0 0 24 0 Under 12 League One P W D L P


AKZONobel ....17 14 2 1 44 Acc.StanleyB....18 11 3 4 36 Ossy Rangers ....16 10 5 1 35 BrunleaDjm........15 9 2 4 29 Wilpshire Wands .16 8 2 6 26 Dartt’en.............17 6 1 10 19 Os\\aldUist!e....l6 '5 2 9 17 FulledgeColts ...16 3 3 10 12 Langho.............15 3 1 11 10 St Joseph’s .........16 1 I 14 4 Under 12 League Two P W D L P


Pendle Forest... .18 17 0 1 51 RishtonUtd......16 14 1 1 43 R’daleValley ....18 10 3 5 33 Acc.StanleyR. ..18 8 2 8 26 Haslingden....... 13 8 2 3 26 Gt H’wood Rto ..16 7 0 9 21 HuncoatUtd ....18 7 0 11 21 Church ............17 4 2 II 14 C’roeWolves......17 3 2 12 11 BelthomUtd ....17 0 0 17 0 Under M League Two P W D L P


C’roe Wolves.... .20 18 2 0 56 0si\'aldtwistle....21 18 0 3 Globe Bullough ..21 11 3 7 36 RishtonUtd......21 8 4 9 28 GtH’vs-oodR\Ts..2I 7 1 13 22 BorrowdaleUtd ..20 5 6 9 21 B’fieldCeltic ....20 3 2 15 .11 R’daleValley ....20 2 2 16 8 Under 15 League One P W D L P


Belvedere.......... 18 14 3 1 45 Greyhound Ford .15 11 2 2 35 Acc. Stanley........15 10 1 4 31 ReadstoneUtd...l7 9 3 a 30 Forest.............. 18 9 0 9 27 B’ford Celtic........17 8 2 7 26 HuncoatUtd ....17 6 2 9 20 Gt H’wood Rvrs..16 3 2 II 11 WOpshire Wands .17 2 3 12 9 Rossendale Utd ..16 1 2 13 5 Under 15 League Two P W D L P


AKZOGreen ....18 18 0 0 81 Ossy Rangers... .17 11 4 2 37 RishtonUtd........15 10 2 3 32 AKZO Orange ...17 9 2 6 29 Feniscowles......... 18 8 2 8 26 Blackburn Tn....17 8 1 8 25 Baxenden Villa...18 5 4 9 19 BorrowdaleUtd ..17 5 2 10 17 •Haslingden........17 2 2 13 2 C’roeWolves........18 0 1 17 1 Under 10 P W D L P


RcadstoneUtd...22 17 3 2 54 Feniscowles.........23 15 3 5 48 R’bottomUtd ...20 15 2 3 47 Wilpshire Wands .22 14 3 5 45 Belvedere...........19 13 2 4 41 BaxendenVOIa...21 12 2 7 38 Nekon...............20 11 2 7 35 Forest...............19 11 1 7 34 Knuzden........... .24 8 3 13 27 AKZO Nobel ....24 7 3 14 24 Oss}'Rangers ....21 6 2 13 20 Haslmgden......... 24 5 1 18 16 C’roeWolves........23 3 1 19 10 Oswaldtwislle... .21 2 0 22 6 ’pointaadjudstment


WARBURTONS YOUTH FOOTBALL


LEAGUE TABLES Under I I P W D L P


Pendle Forest ...16 13 1 2 40 Junior Clarets ...10 10 0 0 30 B’cliffe Rovers...10 9 0 1 27 Trawden Celtic . .15 9 0 6 21 Tod.Borough ...16 7 2 7 23 Fulledge Colts...17 7 2 8 23 B’wickBarons...16 6 4 6 22 C’roeWolves ....11 7 0 4 21 Biy Rangers......15 4 3 8 15 B’ttickTn


15 4 1 10 13


Daneshouse...... 12 4 0 8 12 Padiham Saints..14 2 2 10 8 T o d .s e .............. 15 I 1 13 4 Under 15 P W D L P


B’field Celtic R. .18 15 1 2 46 Todmorden...... 16 15 0 1 45 B'cliffe Rovers...15 13 1 1 40 Colne .............. 15 11 1 3 31 Bacup..............13 9 0 4 27 Junior Clarets C. .18 8 2 8 26 C’roe Wolves R...15 7 2 6 23 Tod.Borough ...12 7 1 4 22 IghtenLeigh ....15 6 2 7 20 B’field Celtic B...15 5 0 10 15 B’ttickTnRed ..16 3 2 11 11 B’wick Tn Blue..19 2 1 16 7 Junior Clarets ...19 2 1 16 7 ’ B’ttickBarons ..16 1 0 15 0 ’points deducted


, Daiis aml Do


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS


LEAGUE FIXTURES Monday


John Dobson Trophy First Round: White Lion v


Pendle Friar Tucks; Swan B v Low Moor A; Legion Y v Swan Y; Horse Shoe Hotpots v Grey Horse Shoe; Royal Oak B v Royal Oak A. FINAL TABLES First Division P W L P


Pendle Inn............ 14 11 3 76 Swan & Royal A ...14 10 4 73 Royal Oak............14 6 8 66 Buck Inn..............14 8 6 63 R B LB .................14 6 8 61 Waddington ........14 6 8 56 Low Moor............ 14 6 8 51 St Michael’s..*........14 3 11 48 Second Division P W L P


Craven Heifer....... 12 10 2 77 Brown Cow A ....... 12 9 3 69- White Lion...........12 8 4 58 BrowmCowB........12 8 4 55 HorseShoe ......... 12 5 7 55 RBL A .................12 2 10 47 Swan&RoyalB ...12 0 12 17


RIBBLE VALLEY LADIES’DARTS


ASSOCIATION RESULTS


Trebles Knockout Final: M.-Hargreaves, W.


Chipperton and J. McQuade (Legion) beat G. Geldard, J. Holden and R. Booth (Craven). Semi-Finalists: A. M. Bellan-


ca, N. Iddon and P. Dixon (Black Bull); L. Celestial, L. Cook and C. Stanley {Billington BC).


HIGH SCORES 100 - J. McQuade, W. Chip­ perton. THWAITES


CLITHEROE AND . DISTRICT POOL


LEAGUE RESULTS


Premier Division White Horse B 4, Billington


B 8; R B L A 8, Bay Horse 4; Billington A 9, R B L B 3; Buck


A 9, White Hart 3. First Division


Read Con Club 8, Horse


Shoe 0; St Peter’s B 4, Buck B 8; Low Moor Club 6, St Peter’s A 6; Higher Buck A 4, White Horse A 8.


Second Division Con Club G, Station 6;


Brown Cow 7, Stork B 5; Kings Arms B 5, Rose and Crown B 7; Bernards Buck 5, Royal Oak A 7.


Third Division Buck D 6, Dog 6; White


Lion 7, Sun Inn 5.' Fourth Division


Craven B 5, Buck Wrinkleys


.7; Pendle Hotel 5, Bridge 7; Royal Oak B 4, Black Horse 8; De Lacy 5, Higher Buck B 7. Ladies Division


Buck A C, De Lacy 3. • Registration for the sum­


mer season will take place at the Station Hotel tonight, between 8 p.m. and 9-15 p.m. The final of the Thwaites


Challenge Cup, between R B L A and R B L B, will take place at the same venue on the night. O The annual presentation


night will take place at the Kings Arms on Thursday, April 24th. Could the current holders of the Michael Humphreys Knockout, Thwaites Challenge Ciup, Thwaites Ladies’ Chal­ lenge Cup and Norman Garner Memorial Shield please return the trophies as soon as possible so that they can be engraved in time forn the presentation night.


TABLES


Premier Division P W D L P


RBLA .......... 15 11 1 3134 Buck A .......... 14 10 4 0132 Station B ........14 9 3 2119 Billington A ....14 6 2 6101 BillingtonB ....14 5 4 5 98 White Hart...... 15 3 5 7 93 White Horse B ..14 3 3 8 78 Bay Horse........14 1 4 9 71 RBLB ...........14 2 2 10 70 First Division P W D L P


Low Moor........15 12 2 1145 BuckB ...........14 10 2 2126 StPeter’s A ...... 14 7 6 1114 Waggon A ...'...14 6 4 .4105 White Horse A ..14 5 3 6 97 Read Con..........15 4 2 9 93 St Peter’s B ...... 14 5 1 8 84 Higher Buck A ..14 3 0 11 70 HorseShoe...... 14 2 0 12 56 Second Division P W D L P


Bernards Buck ..15 8 3 4119 Kings Arms B ...14 7 3 4104 Stork B ...........14 7 3 4109 Rose & Crown B .14 7 3 4108 Royal Oak A . . . .14 8 2 4108 Brown Cow...... 15 3 4 8 91 Con. Club A ....14 3 5 6 88 Station ...........14 4 3 7 84 Craven Heifer A .14 3 2 9 75 Third Division P W D L P


Dog................14 10 1 3122 Rose & Crown A .14 8 2 4115 Con.ClubB ....13 7 3 3101 White Lion...... 14 5 4 5 98 Waggon B ........14 3 6 5 94 Buck D ...........14 4 3 7 90 Castle B ......... 13 3 4 6 80 Kings Arms.....13 5 1 7 80 Sun Inn...........13 2 4 7 71 Fourth Division P W D L P


Higher Buck B . .15 12 1 2144 BlackHoise ....14 10 3 1126 Buck Wrinkleys .14 8 4 2115 Pendle Hotel ....15 4 6 5 98 White Hart B . . .14 6 I 7 94 Royal Oak B ... .14 5 2 7 85 DeLacy ..........14 3 2 9 79 Craven B ............14 3 1 10 75 Bridge...............14 2 2 10 65 Ladies’ Division P W D L P .


Station ........... 12 9 0 3 87 RBLA ........... 12 8 0 4 78 DeLacyB .......12 5 0 7 65 Royal Oak........12 6 0 6 65 Buck B ...........12 6 0 6 62 Buck A ...........12 5 0 7 54 DeLacy A .......12 3 0 9 47


SPORTS DESK Adrian Capstick


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Edward Lee


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Chris Boden


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Phil Simpson


phil.sinipson@castlancsncws.co.uk 01282478165


Matfs podium finish


RACER Matt Griffin earned his first podium place with third in class at the North Humberside rally on Sunday. In his borrowed Nissan


Micra, the 17-year-old for­ mer Ribblesdale student overcame problems in the second half of the competi­ tion to finish 77th overall out of 107 teams. Griffin was pleased Mth


his effort in only his second rally, as he was one of 80 cars to finish the six stages. Contrasting weather


made for a rally of two halves, as the same three stages were used twice, in the morning and after­ noon, going from sunny and dry to wet and treach­ erous conditions. He said: “Up to the last


stage we had been doing well, but early on the last stage I misjudged my


speed and ended up hitting the banking on the right hand side of the road, and the momentum of the car bounced across the road into the ditch on the left. “We were stuck, but for­


tunately this stage had many spectators willing to help us out, and once out we were able to carry on having lost between three and minutes. . “We made it to the end


of the rally thinking we were last, but as we had a lead of more than 4.5 min­ utes on the team behind us, we finished third in class.” Griffin’s class is the For­


mula 1000 Forest Rally Championship. His stand­ ing is now third in the championship. His next challenge is the


Quinton Rally on Satur­ day, July 5th.


Horton races to first place at Lydden Hill


CLITHEROE Rallycross drivers Richard Horton and Mark Strange recent­ ly competed in the second round of the BTRDA Clubmans Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill in Kent. The two-day event wit­


nessed mixed weather con­ ditions, including snow on both the Sunday and Monday. Richard had a much


more successful weekend after completing a rewire of his car following a disap­ pointing event at Croft earlier in the month. In the three heats he


produced good results of first, second and first, and set the fastest time of the day during heat one, despite concerns about the track temperatures that had already caught out a number of competitors during the practice ses­ sions. However, it was a rever­


sal of fortunes for Strange, who had produced some spectacular results during his debut at Croft, as he could only achieve second place in heat two, with the other heats producing dis­ appointing results. Following a collision


ivith another competitor in the final heat, Strange’s car was badly damaged.


but the frantic efforts of the pit crew saved the day and enabled him to make the B final. Unfortunately, his day


didn’t get any better as he was baulked on the start line by a fellow competitor who had stalled, leaving him at the back of the pack. And with Lydden being


a circuit with very few overtaking opportunities, he was unable to make up any ground. The race was won by


Adrian Love, and Strange had to settle for fifth place. In the A final, Horton


sprinted away from pole position, establishing a useful lead ahead of a fran­ tic battle for second place, eventually consolidating his lead with a masterclass drive to take the chequered flag. He was presented his


trophy by Devon Busi­ nessman and Rallycross champion Pat Doran. For readers interested in


rallycross, the whole of the Lydden event will be broadcast by Motors TV on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th and 10th April. The next round of the


British Rallycross Cham­ pionship will take place at Pembrey in May.


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