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48 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 14lh, 2009 S p o r t iN T o RM A T lo y D e ; k
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»H i l l VALLEY i i i l RESULTS
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O ONLINE - 1 i - f f Luke’s GB call-up.
PIONEER 79 swimmer Luke Tasker has been selected to represent Great, Britain at the Europe Cup Modem Pentathlon in the Czech Republic. Fifteen-year-old Luke,
from Waddington, gained selection for the Under 16 team after impressing at cup events held through-
' out the season up and ; down the country. He will be the youngest
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male selected and still has one more year remaining in this age group. He made his debut in
the squad last year aged just 14. ■ Luke will be part of a four-strong GB team and
the events are pistol shoot ing, 200m freestyle swim and a 2km run. A total team score will
determine the medals and the team is hoping to grab a top-three spot after fin ishing in the top eight last year. Luke trains with head
coach Lee Stringfellow at Blackburn and Hyndbum- based Pioneer 79 Swim ming Club which this year celebrates its 30th anniver sary. - His coach said: “Luke
has been hammering the miles over recent months in preparation to compete for his country. “He is a formidable
competitor who trains very, very hard. “Luke has achieved per
sonal bests in all strokes lately, but has really begun to concentrate on the 200 free event. “He is hoping to go
2.05.00 long course, which would rank him amongst the best swimmers in the country for his age, let alone modern pentath- letes. “The club wishes him
the very best and hopes he can bring back an interna tional medal". Luke also trains with
Blackburn Harriers and Ribble Valley Pentathlon Team.
Luke Tasker (right) with Lee Stringfellow. (s)
...as athletes ride high...
BRIGHT prospects Leigh Lennon and Robbie Schofield are riding high in the UK rankings after a successful start to the out door athletics season. Fresh from warm weath
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er training in Malta, the Ribble Valley Athletics Club duo both won their events at the British Mil- ers Club PB Classic at Millfield School, setting the standards with quick times. And the club as a whole
Leigh Lennon (s) u Robbie SchoHeld (s)
achieved a string of per sonal best-times, in prepa ration for the Lancashire County Championships at Stanley Park in Blackpool. Leigh, of Accrington
and Rossendaie Coliege, led the field in the ladies’ A 20s 800m race, to win in a personal best time of 2 mins 07.92 secs - the sec ond fastest time ever achieved at the event. Leigh is now ranked sec
ond in Great Britain for Under 20s. Robbie, of Sawiey, a
sixth form pupii at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, led the field from the 300m mark in the men’s A 800m race, win ning in a personai best time of 1 min 50.73 secs. ■ Robbie was also second
fastest ever at the event - only 0.42 seconds off the course record.
This result means Rob
bie is currently ranked first in Great Britain for Under 20s. Sam Yates of Norden
Sports College was the only Under 17 competing in the men’s A race, and although he came last, he also achieved a personal best time of 1 min 58.6 secs. Kristie Leybourne of
Newham and Essex Bea gles, who trains with the club, won the ladies’ B 800m race, and also achieved a personal best time of 2 mins 16.03 secs. Anyone interested in joining the club can visit - the website w\
vw.rvac.co.uk
...and four get Red Rose call
CLITHEROE Hockey Club have seen another four junior players selected to play for Lancashire. Lucy Parker has been called up
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for the Under 13s, Beth Walker- Smith for the Under 15s, and Stef Teece and Jessica Pye tor the Under 16s. Teece, who at 15 plays for
Clitheroe’s first team, and is the youngest player in the squad play ing Premier League hockey, has been named Lancashire captain. Both Teece and Pye, also 15,
have been selected for North of England trials as well. The quartet are pictured, from
left: Jessica Pye, Lucy Parker, Beth Walker-Smith and Stef' Teece (s).
MATRIX creator Charlie Jackson (s)
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INNOVATIVE football coaching scheme, the Matrix Soccer Academy, is coming to town. The Academy is nmning
a foundation training course for full and part- time soccer coaches on Sunday, May 31st at Moorland
School,
Clitheroe. The Academy places the
emphasis on skill, enjoy ment and carefully-choreo- . graphed technical drills, aimed at working with young piayers. The course will be deliv
ered by Matrix creator, UEFA'and FA advanced grade coach Charlie Jack- son, director of football at Moorland. Jackson, Blackburn
Rovers’ Advanced Techni cal Skilis Deveiopment Coach, was also with Man chester United for. six years, and painstakingly devised the sophisticated drills.
’ He plans to expand the
Matrix concept from its north west base, by famil- ^ iarising more coaches with his unique methodology and, in the longer term,. training and qualifying . further Matrix academy coaches, hopefuliy with their own local franchise areas around the country. For the new foundation
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