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i®-;; clrther9e42M24 (Editorial), 01282 4M161 (b.’Oilhero^^ C/it/ierocRI/FG...'".;^';JSl54waS'PaubCallaghan,-a;4.’ir;;>iBlackburn got them-


fiColne and NelsonafM it?’play e r : who; can;make"Ji-'selves fb’ack i into" the THE^’two teams; were things happen.with'.the'afgame/ and drove well ball in hand. S>;'S?'’>


E n f ie ld .......... .0 Hurst Green


U=i- .2


;;Ar PAUL vChipperidale'i :” brace eitherside of.half-''- i; time ensured Hurst Green' ■ s ta y ed •■ u nbea ten; s in c e ->


■, November and maintained t ' their seven-point lead at'v the top of the tabla Hurst Green made two ■ ■jchanges as Danny Wilkin- ;.


;


;; son and Andy Waites came.; ■ in for. the missing .Tony Coupe w th Danny Walker f.


; . . The; v is ito r s made a - ■


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: good start with Waites and • L e ig h to n . grabbing an e a r ly fo o th o ld ' in '.th e ’: match.


lE V (?"' Beaten Dog must bite back!


, DOG Inn go into Sunday's relegation six-pointer with .Globe Bullough knowing that anything less than a ivin will all but condemn them to relegation.


‘


s-wThe Whalley side,' sponsored by'Darbyshire and Co. Accountancy Practice, lost 5-0 in their latest game to Church Town. . ,


,


And manager Simon Kerins cannot overstate the importance of a \vin on Sunday.


' *


boost and foster the self-belief'that has been so obvi­ ously lacking m recent weeks.


.1 ;He said:.-"A win'on Sunday will give everyone a '


■ dropping to the bench.' V . ■ ; . '“Over the past few years, this club has been ukd to' ,


winning but this year - with so" many people coming' and going-has been a real struggle.


■ Green created the first chance as Simpson played,'*-


. an exc e llent ball inside'-. V only. for. Coonan’s shot to ’ ■.; go narrowly wid& '


The v is ito r s ’ goal


arrived in fortuitous cir-« * cumstances as a Leighton' i cross from the right side' ■


: should have been cleared’-* but a horrendous mis-kick * allowed .Chippendale t o : ■ stab home.


j have never been relegated before and l won't accept we are down until it is a mathematical certain-, ty, but I accept that things are not looking good for us.' said, a mn on Sunday will take us of the bot­


tom of the table andiput a smile back on everyone's faca"


1 ' - allow the home side out of ■ *


; i .'.The striker should have had a second as Waites ; '


.V Green pressure didn’t < o ’ The home side had a


their own half many times' * spell of lO minutes where, and the home side’s best;:.' they put the visitors under chance came from a free - pressure but good defend- * k ick ’, which ; t h e y fired ing from the league leaders ' straight at Peel.


■ released him but his lob ;. • flew over the bar.


’ .. Danny. Walker made an ;* early arrival towards the ■ end of'the first half due to an ankle injury to Taylor';- and the sub almost made an instant impression as.*; his right-footed shot went : just wide.


meant that Enfield didn’t bring out a save from Peel. * ' T h e - v is i to r s 'a lm o s t


scored a second as Enfield; failed to clear a'corner- properly and Leighton hit a shot from a narrow angle which clipped the b a r . ,s - ; ij-.jWith the lead only a sin-,


gle goal there was always the chance that the horne t'


A'side could pinch a goal but i'; this was put to rest with 12 - minutes to go as .Waites


'.' was up-ended in the area.s ' Chippendale, having missed a spot kick the pre-


' vious weekend," confident- ' ly fired the kick home.


; t : Green travel to Towne- i ley again on Saturday as c they face lowly'Borrow-


/: dale United with>three points an absolute necessi-


• ty (kick-off 21-15 p.m.); *j -.i :mr •


-.' T h e ; result . k e ep s ;


V-Hurst-Green top of .the; ’ table by seven points.'-t. *'. : cvr) Second-placed Riming- ■Jton-.were: postponed^ !: against Mill Hill and now; - have five games m hand on . , the leaders. ■


.


Worsthorne a r e , also *. seven points adrift follow-**


, ; ing their 2-0 ^vin over Read ; 'United and they have four.; games in hand.'


■ *. .But Langho would now ' ’lappear to have slipped ;■ right out of the picture. ' 5 . Their - game against


* Colne*United .was also * ' postponed. * ^


■ Rimingtdn win twice to stay in hunt for title


..RIMINGTON Reserves:..; ’won twice to stay in the*;, hunt for the East Lancashire;


.. League Reserve Division; ; .title. . rThey beat Barrowford S-'-.-;


1 to build on a 5-0 success * against Stacksteads the pre- * vious weekend.


■


, : At Barrowford, the 'viator;' soon made there pressure :


. tell as Shields and Threlfall-;-; combined, Conti hooked the ;


■ ball back in and Carter ^vas . on hand to head home. *' ■ . ..* ' This seemed to have a negative'effect on Riming-■


! ton and they , were shocked ;* as the Barrowford forward:*-


• found time and space to slot'*; the ball home


On 35 minutes Rimington


took the lead again when a - pin-point pass from Nelson * found Conti on the left and * his first tune effort found the * bottom comer. Not long into the second.


; Balochi played the ball -;


forward and as ■. Carter's hooked it on directly into*:. the path of Threlfall who-/, calmly slotted the ball pa st ;* the advancing keejjer. • <


■but’ Farmer was named man-of-the-match! ’


.’.".-An early miss by Stack- ,. steads sparked Rimington ' • and they responded creating


..with their, own opening, : Carter fuing straight at the..


half Threlfall got Riming-:.: -" keeper from a tight ahgla ton’s third.


Not long before half-tune,'


’.Threlfall got his first of his" ’ ■four,and it remained 1-4) a t | thebreak."'


: ■ The previous weekend’s '< trip to Stacksteads looked like a banana skin, but Rim-': ington returned unscathed. •


.’ Threlfall helped himself to four out of the five goals.


-sr-' It did not take Threlfall, long to get his second with *: an emphatic volley which is * a contender for goal of the - season. -


- :* i ’And he grabbed his first


, hat-trick of the season as a-' "shot rebounded off the foot' ; *, of the post and Threlfall was *


.. on hand to poke it home. : .: Threlfall helped himself : to a fourth on the hour when


• finding himself one-on-one ■ with the keeper. ’ From then on the game:


: was safe but the home side . created a host of chances:


■ and on. another day the * scoreline could have be en : different. But the back four of


iWhalley, Farmer, Hartley and Balochi held firm a s ; Anderson in goal kept his*'


, fourth' clean sheet in seven * with one top drawer sa v e : tipping the ball on to the bar! Czapowski scored the .; fmal goal m the dying min-; utes. - *


Wolves shock high-fliers : Whalley win Brier field Celtic Under 10s Reds .0 ■


■ Clilheroe Wolves Under.10s Blues2 , AN exciting and hard-fought game ’ saw Wolves take high-fliers Celtic by


.' ■ The second half was an all-out ( battle:with Celtic determined to level the score, and Wolves stubborn-, ly refusing to concede. * ■"The match was put out of Celtic’s


Noah Belcham was named as„,* - Jack Mercer, latched o n .to a by Liam Owen tha t ’was a t f irst . V through ball to open the scoring for saved"by the'Church keeper but


U ’p V i , ' ' ‘ * U I ^ 4. ' '' The third goal'came from a shot


Rossendale Valley . . . . . . . - . . . ” .2 V Wolves in the first half, but despite ' Owen followedup and scored from tliiheroe Wolves Under 8 Yellow several more good chances Wolves Ts the r e b o u n d . ' ^


A STRONG Valley team took the.^ failed to add to the score. , , 1*^ ifl '' ''^ -V,,;The visitore pulled one back from points in a hard-fought gama ,'';^>..'rt'...,With the wind behind them iii the,' a break, but the home'side responded '


. W o lv e s ’fv a l ian t a t tem p t s i to ^ second half Wilpshire made more o f ' / with'well-worked move down th e ' -breach theWalley:defence proyed.to'§’;the'advantage, and^with thehelp of.-:. - right that ended with a greatVolley-v no a va il,'as the woodwork and a'Jja'penaltyendedupontop.i^J,


, fromOwen.'^'l, ft v* *


’ superb goalkeeping display thwarted . their efforts. Ben England,- Max Gudgeon, Oliver Pallister and James * Baird all had near misses, and some *


surprise when they took the lead?excellent saves by Jenson Shaw in the;* through Lochlan Bames.


Wolves’ goal kept his team-mates in'!


•Whalley Under 10s . Church


. . . ; . ........................1 *,


WHALLEY opened thescoring with ■ a fast passing move invol-ving all the forwards withUewis Maybin side-'.* footing into the Church goal.


. , The second goal came after a good;


t e S S S ' * ' ' !■ ' /S r « " :< ioW : i lS , f g # i ;b y 5 A n d r e i | . C l i ih L c Wolves Under ‘l2s '‘V. ' . l '


f '


WOLVES'crashed to’a-rare defeat" [he^Lpos^^-^ when a combination of a pitch better The second half'ctart-pHwiti, s


reachjate m the second half when ' suited to cows than football; and a .\vhaUey pressing home their advan ' ^ B am « again scored from a Wolves ,;strong cold wind madejootball diffi-' "tage with Eliot Mashiter goingclose!


; ;*A^ that means Langho r now have just six games ; left and trail by 13 points. -


H only separated by points ’'■difference before this ■ match. Although this did not


laced with'some clas^ and masses of endeavour.s!


!')>


rchange-t-as (.a;: result. ; Clitheroe did manage to:^: of fourth. ,


’-t'-Clitheroe; fielded, a | strong side, but did not;? start too brightly and-; / conceded an early, try to ■ go 7-0 down.


’


.'".After, 10 minutes theys- started to hit back, and ?! two-penalties converted?; by


full back -


Lafranceschina got them back into the gama ; - ' With 20 minutes on,-


"He was hauled down 10 * - metres short,' and with ■ the forwards backing up, ■ the ball was q u ick ly - recycled and sent out; to , the Number 8 Curphy, ■ who narrowly missed out on a try in the corner.


■ The ensuing scrum- saw a fan ta s t ic strike : against the head by hooker . Penney. ;.The, turnover ball was sent >


-;i;s-;f:v^^^^^ ^^^^


.v.Clithero'e remain,ih;|K wards'jjUsing ^ seventh place, and mustl^gunsLlmugh the^m^ win all their r em a in in g § ||0 ' l ie ’pre^ure told; M


games to reach the g o a l0 jus t?b e fo r e ih a lf -t im e t liey scoro


- eke out a performance ;'C/if/ieroe Capaf/ers <.J5’:;‘. Bolton 4th


.5.


THE Cavaliers complet-*? ed : the :■ d o u b le o v e r ,; Bolton in a - t ight encounter.. • ' Bolton-arrived .with


10-5? iw-ln ■ the; second half good runs from second row and .man-of-the- match BenBuchanan


and fly-half,.'Francis Devine gaveTom Wal-


just 12 players, and Cav-*.,;,'; ton the platform to go on


aliers captain Rawstrpn.: ,, one of his trademm-k bul- sportingly gave the sub-;., stitutes to the opposition j to even the numbers up.: ;■


;;/The Cavaliers started, bnghtly, with some good ;* link work between for- ,;


the clock, centre ^ wards and backs. Callaghan made a great; :i".;Mar line off fly-half-Watson;


the


pivotal role at fly-half is coming of age, and man- ; aged to supply plenty of ;; ball to the new partner-; ship of Martin O'Connor : and Simon Gretton.


'.Both - centres* w e r e . hungry for ball, and the*:


■


through the hands of '. nearly -, every ’ ’ back.* towards winger Hough; * who dotted down in the :’ left hand comer. » .'.' More runs from th e . Clitheroe: b a ck s . saw-.; them take a significant * territorial advantage.-


*


-forwards didn’t disap­ p o in t ,”'giving', them ammunition in abun-* dance to throw at the.-, opposition. . '.The Cavaliers.were*


; locking .runs,, and-ho barged over the make the score 15-5.


Blackburn weren’t


; ;quite finished, and fol- ; V lowing a rather dubious " penalty, they squeezed "over to make the final -score 15-10; Clitheroe Under 12s .52


■ Chorley Under 12s . .28 FOLLOWING a narrow


;


' defeat " to -:; Burnley, Clitheroe hosted against .-amdre inexperienced


, Chorley side. Clitheroe started


" brightly, recycling the '"ball well a t ’the break- down: and; moving it


camped in the Bolton 22 - for most of the first half," a n d 'came away .with".■ their first score.through Alan Nuttall, the versa-. * tile flanker, who used his." skill from a tap penalty-* to drive over the lina- ' This was converted by.


This* paid • o f fw h e n " Bill Thatcher, to give a 7-; repla c em ent ; - - winger 0 lead at half-time.' Keough, on for. Birch, - sliced through from to. score another try for the home team; This was one * converted and Clitheroe > led 18-7. : As .well - as'-.'losing,! winger, Birch; Clitheroe ■ suffered further when; -.


g;:? The;’/;secbnll*]s; half proved to be a little more difficidt,"yrith the ppp^ sition playing well as a umt. A la p s e ih ' c ^


4i6n gave them an early! sicpreS: threiighlC^


.................- - - ........... loaned,.-.player'-iSam


taken out late. . ,-With no more back-,


’. quickly down the back- * line. After only two min-


’,u te s , -.-Isaac .Tranmer - broke through the Chor- : ley defence and passed to


( Harry Page,.who used ; his pace to dance round ih is opposing winger to ’. score Clitheroe’s first try.


;‘.Sam Hill converted. ■ ii',-. A (-second.soon fol­ lowed, with Jim Carter


■ snatching the ball at a ; maul,; before darting ■ down the le f t wing to score in the corner.. -Will Murray showed his pace in'scoring a


■ third try with Jordan Partington and Jarvis


.Watson, who had been '(-iThornber, who skirted Stanton adding two distributing well, was ""his man to score on the * left of .the posts.


Chorley started the the break,


cover on the bench, a f o r - : ward came on instead, : which meant tha t the :, versatile-Curphy was'; again pushed into service as'an emergency, centra,* --.! Worse was.to happen;;,


for Clitheroe, as Colne:. ' and Nelson pushed for


score stood at;18-12 in Clitheroe’s favour.'' 5? The second half didn’t start too well when cen­ tre and vice captain Bar-; tie was also struck down; with a knee injury. • His replacement was


veteran ''.' Number;-. ;' 8 McEntyre, and more reshuffling saw a second; row.out on the wing and i a back row in the centre.'-; ■All they could do was ;


hang "on and Clitheroe managed to only concede” two penalties, despite the


on s lau gh tU h eyk new would come. M an -o f- th e -m a tch


. .■ i i jA n ^ rhoment was avoided by Thatche r fsldt ting !? a


pem nnalty to make it 10-5. l maKe lu o out to remain in'control.


second (-«half>*; . much stronger.and only solid tackling* from . Torn Taberner and Stanton


-‘ .““'*‘ “ '=‘1“ “ “ .“ '


’The home team need-;(p®P^ ed to play their hearts


'


soon sixth


They^did this through;^-! tu t th^^ then let their s tead y forwardsfS’thftkcbncentratibh lapse


with :'!'club (avet'eransiKund’l.mis sed . tackles


ward and scored on the-:-'* Holmesj-Proctor and '‘" Allowed,Chorley back left just before the break, ps.new boyMurray leading?**; into the game with three and a t h alf - t im e 'th e the fray. 1 ”


quick scores, aU convert- The gaine was stead- ' e d . ' * *■


ied down to a level where 'iill^With JIlOSfemm the bulky-boys were irift«!reniainirig a ^ control;'and .Thatcher


’- j^ r ed his’s^bnd ’‘I to close the contest but.S


'iBlackburn Under ISslO Clilheroe UndcriSs !ii5"/2lbwed'by:'alttod


:;looked possible but Hill ’-managed'. to?work his ;'way around their defence '. to score in the comer, fol-,


(sCLITHEROE started ■^’Chargefrpm i’Pn the front foot and'i’jtbni'wh'db^geddm^ . raced into-a lead after "AUne witli’three Chp only two minutes, follow- '-'.Tdeferidere still clinphg to


;; mg prop James Wilde’s** him ..(fantastic run down the .--(-''/Chorley managed a; ' left wing. / ^


, late score but Clitheroe


'..i pnly? a few-minutes "I'twererwoHliy wriher^^^^^^^ later, centre Joe S h o r r o c k -Th e - t e am' a r e away


was on the scoresheet, -||;againstJGarstahg; oh. this time taking a more*t";Sunday,'tmeet at.;9-15' dirMt route to the line.- -:-*;::’*sra;rh.' at th^^


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’ “ KESULTS , , - FirslDnision '


"'Enfield 0,"Hurst Green 2;


Rock Rovers 2, Peel Park 1; . SLicksteads 3/ Goodshaw Utd 2;.


■ " Worsthome 2, Read Utd 0. Second Umsion


-. BarnoldswickTnS, Padiham.'


■ 'A 7; Belvedere 2, Rawtenstall G; ; Clitheroo'RBL 2, Barrowford * -Celtic 1; Pendle Forest i ; Bum-"*


V ’lcy Boys! Club 1; Sabden 1;- Bacup CCS -


RcscreeDicisinn _


' Barrowford Celtic 1, Riming- ■: ton3;BGSOB 1, Rock Rovers2;. Colne Utd 3,'Pendle Forest 2;:


■' Goodshaw Utd 0, .Worsthome 2; t . Peel Park 0, Oswaldtwistle St. - Mary’s 3; Read Utd 2, Enfield 3.'-; TABLES


first Biiision P W D L P;


HuistGreen-..r.21’: 15,.-.4 -2 49.- .Rmiiiigton .-..•.■;.16- 13,*,3-,.-0 .42 - ’.Worslhome:.. fr.l7.14 .*- 0-” 3 .42


- .L a n g h o .--.-.20; 11.--..3’.l 6 36, ■ Stacksteads'...-.".IS. lO.v.-3-,- 5-33 ■


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Mill Hill . . . r . 16 7 2 , 7 23 Read Utd . ....'.1 6 ' 7 0 9 21 -


_EnIield............181 7 0 11 21 Colne Utd .......15 6 1 8 19


. RockRoveis..-...14..” 5,(..2,” 717 . Goodshaw Utd ..17 4 1 12 13 Canberra I .'...15 3 2 10 11 BorrondaleUtd .15-' 3 2,10 11 PeelParl.........2 0 -2 1 17 7 ■


“ Second Division P W D , L P


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' CARPETS CRAVEN FOOTBALL' LEAGUE


. Premier Division * , , ■ P M D L 'P


LongLce . . ;.16'l2 3 1 39 Gargiave ....18 12 1 5 37


"•GiassragtonUtdl7 10 *'5." 2 34 ■ SkiptonLMS.. .13 8 2 3 26


’,.CononleySporta-.18‘-.7'- 2 , (9 23; WFC Chtheroe V . I 6 5: 7 * 4'22 '


i Hcllifield Sports" .18 7 ' 1 ’ 10 22 ■Waddragton..16 ': 6* 2 -8 20 Oxenhopc Rcc .. .18 . 5 .: 4 t 9.19 ; PcadleAthletic . ;14 - 4 - 2 '. 8 14.


"•Gnndleton 15 . 3 ‘; 4 * 8 12: .;SkiptonTown .;.17. ' I 3 13 6 Second Dll iMon - P W 1) L P


Chatbum .........16 14 1 ,1 43


:. Sikden .Whitestar 19 14 ■ 0 5 42. -iWilsden Juniors -;17 11 *1 .5 -31 ■ Skipton LMS Res 14 11-' 0 S 3 33 , Carleton. . . . .


Under 15.-, P W


••Junior Clarets ’■Pendlc Forest" :. Croc Wolves . Hid SC .. .


. 15 14? ..11 9"


-B’cIiffeRovcre . . . l l : 5 Fulledgc Colts.'. .11 5


;


D I- P- 0 1'42 1 1


" Colne


- Tod. Borough .;-.14. . 5 . B’wickTn -..;*..15: 4 ;■ Daneshouse ; .*'. .12 ? 3 "Padiham Saints. (13'2 ■ .; Under 16 PM D I- P 14*10 3 *1 33


■Todmoiden ..;*.10 " 9 . O 1,27


.’IghtenLeigh*.*.14 8" 2 . 4 26 ?C'roc Wolves R..;*9 Croc Wolves *.-..10 Bacup ..*.:..(..12


■ Junior Clarets G .10 .’B’field Celtic B.; .13 ." B’field Celtic R. .11 •Tod. Borough*. .13


.14:. 10 • I .' 3 -31 ■


’- Skipton Town Res20 -• 9 ' • 2,: 9.29 "Rolls-RoyceRes .21” >.7-)>2'‘12 23.- ' Pcndle RencgadeslS -< 6." 4 ; 5 22 - Oakivorthlte ...17.',- 5 -3- 9 18"


* H o r t o n -. .'.19 ‘5 -3-11 I8s ; Embsay R e s .18" 5 2 •' 11*17. . Giass'ton Utd Rcsl6 .: 4 4 .8 16 ■


;CononIeySp.Res 17. 5 ' 1:11 16. Bam'swickBaronslO : 3 : 0 .16 9 - (..Third Division" P W I) L P


IngrowtWV .. 19 16 3 0 51


OssjSM . . . . 17 11 1 2 43 BacupCC . . . . 16 12 1 3 37 B'lordCeltic ....18 10 6 2 36 BGSOB ......... 16 10 2 4 32 Pendlefbrest .. 21 10 2 9 32 ■ R a iv tcn s la l l15 10 1 -4 31 ■


- Feniscowles19.10 -r*l.':8 31 - ChthcrocRBL';.16 .5 1 10 16


’ Belvedere *.;..;-.15':. 5 i l ” 9 16 : Padiham A . 18 5 1 12 16 B’wickTni.'.’!M6’t 5- 0 11 15 Bly Boys’Club .■'.17"4’’ 0 13 12 Sabden .. ..18 2 1 15 7 Reserve Division - P 11 D L P


ffoisthome ....18 15 2 1 47 Langho . ...?18 14 0 4 42 ’Rmiington:'.’;.i.'il5:.12--.l. -2 37


.. Huist Green p,-..';18e 11 ,“'3*';4..36- Enlield


B’loid Celtic:.20'* 9 5 6 32 . ’ Stacksteads '*.18 7.- ■


OssySM........... 15 7 3 5 21 BGSOB.............17 5 3 9 18


'Pendle Forest:-" C.18 , 5; *3 ■ 10 18 - ;; Rock Rovers: . 1 8 5 - ■ 3 ■ 10 ■ 18 . Peel Park ....'..18 4 3 11 15 ColneUtd ....14 3 .2 9 11


‘ ReadUtd......... 19 2 4 13 lO' GoodshawUtd . 17, 1 1 15 4


; HARRY DEWHURST MEMORIAL LEAGUE


_ - First Dmsion.


• Church Tn 5,-Dog.Inn 0; . . Glob Bullough 0, Boca Seniors -- 10; Welly Clayton 5, Clarence 1; : Second Division


-'.V • > Kings Arras 4,- Helmsore Har-•’ t Tiers 2; Spinning Jenny 3,' Ossy v Refugees 1. •


. - c • Brwers Utd V Boca Sniors ■ ' WARBURTONS


- Sundaj First Division


’


.''..(Foxhill); Clarence V Church Tn^y (Hashngden); Globe Bullough v ■ • Dog Inn (Bullough). Second Division


• mercial OB (Marl Pits); Kings * ' Arms V‘Gt Harwood Rovers V


i: “:Helmshire Hamers v Com-1. -


(Rcefield). - ' TABIES I* irst Division


^ - P JV -D L P


Welly Clayton . 9 7 1 - 1 22. BocaSemors . . . 8 .6 0-"2 18 ChurchTn. . . . 8'’ 5 2 1 17 Clarence


8 5 0 3 15


BrewersUtd . . .8 - ^ 2 ' ' l 5 7 Globe Bullough.. 7 '' 1 0 6 3 Doginn ....... : 8 0 -sO ^ 8'*0 ^ Second Division , P>^\ D L P


-i(SpmmngJeimy“.%10vf;-7’ “1 i^(2 22:f; ^ Duke of Wells..1 1 6 , 1 4 19"<'


'j-KingbArms....* 10 5-^0 5 15 Ossy Refugees r.'. .8 1- 5 3 ? 15 .r


r Gt Harwood R.r> .7- i-4-r^’-2f-7M4«'• ^ CoramocialOBs 8i. 1 ^ 2 ^ 5 5 H'shore Hamers s.8 v* 0 7-r- 0 8 0


- y FIXTURES ^ .


.i.17, 10 3 4 33 ■ 4 7 • 25 .-


.,Jumor Clarets . '..B’wickTn .•.'.■;-*.13 •points deducted


I 0 25 I - 3 19 1 5 19 2 *3 17 3 7 12 4 5 10 1 ,9


11 " I- 0 10 .*3 0 - 0' 13, 0


EAST LANCASHIRE FOOTBALL ALLIANCE


14 8 1 5 25 14 7 0 7 21" I 5 16 0;''6.:i5:; 0 - ; ;9 : i5 ; . i . i O ’is :


2-;'7:ll(‘ o-rii .6:-;


Under I2.S Red P W D


.'.GromGreen . 9 9 *.0s "CrownYellow ..11 6 1 HuncoatUtd... 11 6 0 Laugho..............9 “ I 1 Mill Hill.. .. 11 4 0


■ Gt Harwood Rovsl l1"* 0 Under 12s Yellow


P W D


'BlueStar..........13-11 1 "Belvedere*.;; . .*11 v 9 *' 1 ’. Whallcy............9 7 0


■Ossy Rangers....12 ’:'5'j..l. Uashngdcn . . . . 6 4 0 B’burn Eagles *.. .12' 2 1 ;■ , Lammack . .*'. ..*10 Ir-.' 1..


OssyStMaiy's ..l l ; 0 * 1- Unilcr I2s Green . P W D


Darwvn Rangers .13 11 '1 BIucStarAces ...12-. 9 " 1' Clayton Park ..12 6 3 Mellor Black .12 5 2


■ Preston Utd. . . . .12 ." 5 . .1 ■ Padiham Saints..1 2 3 '. .1,. Drw-nR Boys . 13 3 1 St Joseph’s


12:. 2' 0.:


Under. l;!s Red P W D


. ’ UndcrO.sRed P M I) L P


. KnuzdcnWhitc..l8.17*■-I. ' 0 52


; Croc Wolves Red 17 *14 c 1 -2 43 : Lammack ...*■..17 10 . '3 : 4 33 MiUHdlRcd . 18 8 5 5 29 Langho.......... 16 6 5 5 23 Mellor . . ..18 4 6 8 18


.'Long Lee Res.. ..16 11 4 "1 37 ■ - Long Preston.*..13 « 8 1 4 25 - Colne Juniors’*..18 :8 *0 10 21 Settle Utd Res.'..16 8 O' 8 21


..GrindlelonRcs ..13 7. .2 4.23' .'EarbyTnRes’..*17-,-.7 ; I- 9 22- Cowling Res ■. . . .18 5 3 10.18


.■.Silsden\V.Rcs-.; .!5 5 0 10 In "'WaddinglonResIl * 5 - 2 4 14 .’B’»ickB.Res-...17 4 ' 2.11 14 Bradley Res ;.;*.15 I 'D 14. 3 ’ •points deducted ■


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ROEFIELD LEISURE; . FIVE-A-SIDE


FOOTBALLLEAGUE RESULTS .


Mad Dogs 2, One Touchl; Real Rosslec 3, Drunken Mon--


;. Gt Hanrood Eovsl8: 4 ' * 3 :11 15 .■Fcniscowles,....-*17 Cram Paints....17 -


-Ossy Rangers__ 16" :■ Under 9s Yellow


P W I) I, P M'estEnd . . .19 15 2 2 47


..Hashngden-.'..**17.15". 1. 1.46: ..BlueStar .......1 8 13 l>,4-40 . Globe Bullough. .16 - 9 *


-*i; *6 28 KnuzdcnDgers-..18 .8 0 10 24;


- Fcniscowics ......18 . 6 , -3: 9 21 * Whalley.... 18 6 2 10 20


-(’ DarwcnRangera.lO 6 *1 12 19 . ; Mill Hill Blue*...18 -14.'- 2 12 14 ' YVolvesY'clIow . 18 3 4 11 13


, Ross’daleUtd:...17 -4;::.l 12 13 UnderlOsRed .. PM D L P


■keys 4; New Inn, O Mayfield " Budgies 3; AFC Buek 11, Chick-; en Legends 3; Morning Glory 12, * MMS 0


FIXTURES Sunihiy


.: 9 a.m. A FC Buck v Dunken


; Monkeys; 9-35 a.m. Chicken ' Legends v AFC Crackotf; 10-10 ;-a.m. Real Rosslee v Mayfield ; Budgies: 10-45 a.m. New Inn v •MMS; 11-20 a.m. Mad Dogs v ;


. Morning Glory:-11-55 a.m. Drunken Monkeys v- Real Rosslec.


TABLE P n D L P


RESULTS ^ ~ AFC Buck .. 17 13 4 0 13


: Mormng Glory.. .17 13 :; 1 :■ 3.40 MayfieldBS ....17 11 2 4 35 Newinn . ...17 10 2 5 32 AFC C rackotf16'.' 8 ■ 2:;6'26


Knuzden . . .. 16 14 1 1 43 Langho Blue ...16 11 I 4 31 .MillHillRcd..'Al8 10 ;i:.'"7 31


- CrownYellow ..-.15 .6 .2 '7.20 ". Lamniack- .*•;...16 . 6 ■


’ (DarwenRangere .16 ■ 7 " -1 8 22 - Haslingden .-..*.16. 7, 1' 8 22 . ■


0,10 18.


-Wol’vcsRcd..;-.*16-.5 0' lM5- • ’Ross’daleUtd-;;‘;14-*3 .3 8 12; Under 10s Yellow". *P Y\ D L P


■ Gt Harwood Rvs .18, 15 :2 . 1 ■ ■ * Ossy St Mary’s . .17 5 - - 2 10 17 r 46 -.


- HuncoatBadgcis 18 14 ." 4 :: 0 46 " Ossy Rangers .*..18 12 --2- 4 38*


' Blackburn Utd . .17 ll-.:3' 3 36 - Mill Hill Blue ..18 10 2 6 32 ,


■'WolvesYellow .-..19 ;.7 - 2-10 23 , BcIthoraUtd....l8''*5' 3,10 18 ' - DanrenRangers .18 5 1*12 16*


■'.HiuicoatAllStarsl7 : 5 .,1.11-16* -*' B’bura Eagles * . .18 2.. 3 * 13 ■' 9;: Mellor


’ ■ .’. UnderlOsGrecn-’-’' .


(-DruakenM’keys.lG-,-7 3 .6 2t MadDogs.... 18 6 6 6 a MMS..............16 4 , 2 10 14 ChickcnLegends.l7 .” 4 ...2,11 14 ■ RealRosslee ....16 2 1 13 7 One Touch .. 18 2 1 15 7


YOUTH LEAGUE . RESULTS ' Under IJ


’■■■/"Clitheroe Wolves 0, Bnercliffe Rovers 1.


_ ■ Under 15 Wolves 1. ,


Fulledge Colts 2, Clitheroe ,


. . ^ Under 16 ‘ .'-i Uarnoldswick Town v 0,


. Clitheroe Wolves 1. ’ TABLES Under 13 P W D L P


B’fieldCeltic....11' l l 0 0 33 Colne ■.'... .*....*14 ’*.9_>:; 1 -r 4,28 .Cowhng:*.*i.'.'.*14 (’.9-; 1:;,;.4 28; Hashngden ..'...13 7 2■'4 23


■ Ighten Leigh ■. . .*11 6 ..,2 r: 3 20 Fulledge Colts. ■. .13., . 5 (* 5 ■ ' 3:20.


■Belveder e; . 1 4 5 v 2 *,7,17i ’C'roc Wolves *.;*11 5 r , : 4 2,19. B’fotdCellic ..-..U" 4 1*813 B’chfieRovers.--..12 4 1 -7 13 Pendle Forest .. 14 2. 4 .'8 10


-Trawden Celtic -;'.14 Bniiilca


12


' . . 19 1 1 17 4 P W_D L P


". B'burnEaglesBlue20 12 ..5: ,3 41 Preston Utd . 19 12 4 3 40


' VB’biirn Utd Acad 20*12 ". 2* 6 35 .-: Blue Star Colts . 20 11 1 8 34 .' Langho Maroon, . 1 8 9_. 4 ■.■


■ ■. 5.31".


• ■. Blue Star Hawks .18 ■ 7 ~ 5 , .6 26 ■Grom Green * . . .19:. 6 ".-5 . 8 23 ■. Feniscowles ......17 -6'-3- 8 21-, B’bumYVhitc . 20 7 1 12 22


*'.DarwenRangcis .20 ,, 3 ■; 5 .12"14.’- y". Padiham Saints.-.20 ...2.’ 2. 16..8 ., - Under It s Red -; P YV D L P


' Lammack ■ * .'.'. . .15 .14,-":1- * 0 43


cLangho Maroon. .15:11 2 .'--2- 35 r KmizdenRed ...14 .'S-.-.* 4 c 2.28 iMiUHill. . . . 14 8 1 5 25, OssyStMary’s ..15 .7 2 .6 23 Langho Blue '.'.*.16 ,Belralcrev*.T...16


'iGt Harwood RovslS iB’bura Eagles *'.-.16


'


.Blue Star Lads;.12 Under 1 Is Y’cllow


■ Padiham Saints .*15 *13 : Grom Paints;. *;15 9


:*BIueStar Boys ■.*16'-:i9 "Ossy Rangers.-.. .15 *. 9


McllorBlack . . .13' 7 Knuzden Blue * -. .16 *- 5 c


.Danren Rangers .16*'*4 ; OssyStMary’sR 17 .-.*2*


P W D


1 0 11 3 L P


.


2 12 11 2 12-11- 4 11 7


Mill Hill.. . .8 8 0 Ossy St Mary’s ..10: 7. -3 : Cip*™Paints;:*.12 ■ 7 . 1~ B'burn YY'amors .10 4 0 GtH’woodRovs ..6 3 1 BarrfordCeltic ..10 3* 1'


. ChthcroeYVolvcs..9: I -1 ■ . Ossy Rangers....1 1 - 1 .1 . ■ • .Under I'ls Yellow,- p W D L P


Knuzden . .. .. .. ..5 5 9 9 15 J F G ............... 8 ,5 9 •3 15 Rossendale Utd ...8 3 2 3 11 Haslingden Blue ..5 3 1 1 10 Blackburn Tn ....7 2 1 4 '7 Wolves Red . . . . . . T 0 9 7 0 ■ Under MsGrecn P .w D L P


BlueStar.........9 8 9 1 21 Langho


10. 6 0 4 18


Sporting Athletic .9 6 9 3 18 Mellor


Wolves .Yellow,....9 4 9 5 12 Pad Saints V......9 3 9. 6 9 Dan^'en Rangers .10 0 9 "10 0 .Under l.^s Red P tv D * I, P


WaltonleDale .j .6. 6 .9 0 18 DarwenRngs .6 6 9 .;0 18 Ross’daleUtd ....6 3 *9 3 9 Lammack . ......7 3 •9 *4 9 Greyhound Ford . .6 1 1 4 4


. L a n g h o . . . i . . 9. 0 I '■8 2 .. . Under I5s Vello^'


P tv D L P


.Haslmgden;;....9- 6 2 1 20 RishtonUtd v.:..9 6 1 2 19 BlueStar .......10 5 2 3 17


* Whalley Jumors...9. 4 1 4 13 Barrforf Celtic .■.-.7.-; 2 I 4 7 B’bura Eagles ....6 2 9 4 6


.RossUtd Colts -..'.S' 9 -1- 7 3 . : V Under IGs Red P tv D.; L:P


MiUHiIl. . . . 8 5 1 ; 2 16: -B’burn Eagles •...8" 4 2 : 2.14 Belvedere


.M 2 0 14


Pendle Forest-."..10 3 4 ;■ 3 13 L a n g h o . . ‘..'..5- 3 1 1 10 B’cliffe Rovers..;.7 6 4 3 4


"BlueSlar .;..';...8 9 9 '8 0 : Under I6s Yellow


P tt D: L P


Blackburn Tn .. .11 9 . 2 0-29 Lammack Juns . .10. 7 2 1 22 ™ i e y ..........10 5" 1 4 16 DarwenRngrs..;!! 4 3 4 15


-Darwen Spartans 11 • 5 9 6 15 Sporting Ath A.".'.13 4 3 6 15 Hashngden-.7....7; "1 2 4 .5 Blackburn Utd .U3 " 1 I 11,4 -/.Under 17s Red


P tv D l' P Old Blacks' . .. 11 19 1 ^0 31


"AVilpshirev..!-...12; 9 1 2 28 -Crown Paints. ;.;12:: 6 2 4 20 Fulledge Colts‘. . .10:: 4 2 4 14 B’ford Cel tic. .11 3- 4 4 13 Wolves.


1 8'22. 4 8 to 3 10 9" 2 12 8


0 2 39 4 2 31 4 3 31 1 5 28


Blue Star Eagles .16 8 3 5 ■ 27 ■:


3 3 24 1,10 16 3 9 15 ' 2 13 ,8 '


110 4 Mcllor Yellow ...1 5 ,'0 1^4 ^1


Knuzden Youth . -.12? 2 1 9 7 BTield Celtic..? 12 1 9 11 3


RIBBLE VALLEY


; LADIES’DARTS ASSOCIATION


, - RCSULTS


■ ' "’.Black.‘‘Bull 8,•• Graven '1;;: • Gathobc 5, Low Moor 4; Legion 2,-::


" 140 and 120, M, Brown; 134, R ;Shanley; 133,*J. Smith; 125, A . '


. . . 8 5 9 *3 15 • •:■


^ Southwell and D. Stevenson; 12U ■: D. Baker and S. Dobson; 117, J . : Pye; 114, D. Stevenson; 110, D.


rBaken 105, M; Hargreaves;101; A. McLean; 100, B. Gnenes (2), L ; Pedlar, L Celestial TABLE


' - v ;


•! Low Moor.'.. . .v.v Craven


- DcLacy ;...


..................... .v;v


• Rillington BC; Royal Oak


' Bay Horse ‘..V..V. . Legion. . ; .V.. . ■; .r;.-. .v


THWAITES CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT WINTER *:


POOLLEAGUE RESULTS


D. ami L. Groundworks . ; ■ Challcncc Trophy -


“• > *- . Billington B 7,. Buck A 3;


. ■White Horse A 7, Bay Horse 6. " First Division .


' Station7, Rose and Crown 5. * riXTLRES


. i i • * Tonight


. Premier Division i ? Billington B 6 v Buck B ;


. R B L A V "White Hart; St Peter’s " A V Bay Horse; White Horse v,-’ R B L B • 'Fi rst Division .


Black Horse A v Read Con.. - Club;. Got. Club v White Horse


i A;Kings"ArmsvWagonA;Rose and Crown A V St Peter’s B; Sta­ tion v Dog. V ■ Second Division - .


• Higher Buck A v-Buck (Grmdleton); Stork v Castle;-


rVictona A v Higher Buck B ;. Wagon and Horses B v Buck D;


^White Lion v Black Horse. ^ : Third Division ■ . .. •'


• Buck Wrmkleys v De Lacy; Horseshoe v R B L D; R B L C v Kings Arms B ; Whalley Arms v Brown Cow (Chatbum); \Vhite-


.Hart B v Pendle Hotel. ■ D. and L. Groundworks -


Challenge Trophy Final ‘ • • Thursday, April 2nd


• .r. Billington B v White Horse A at the Buck, Lowergate.


•


Sport.s Diary MARCH


■21 - Clithoroe Cobras Girls ' ■ cricket open day,_Ghat-


■ '* burn Road, 11-30 aTm. ■ APRIL


18 - Derek Lord Memorial - ' Mixed Doubles, Wballey Bowling Club


18 - Harry Cowburn Sm- * gles, Rusbton St Bowling , Club - entries to Cyntbia Bullen, 82 Russell Place,-


:■ Gt-.’ Harwood (01254 8894071).


■20 - Pendle and Burnley- * Grand Prix meeting, Burnley Boys’ Club 6-30 p.m.


MAY


*3 Pendle .and Burnley "i Grand Prix race. one, ■


. Hameldon Hill, starts . from Turkey c Street ".'School, Accrington.at noon


;; -** : ..10 4 1 6 13


8 - Pendle and Burnley • Grand Pnx race two, Pin- - ■ haw Fell Race, starts from.


' ,*. Red Lion Street, Earby at * ' 7 p.m. '■ 18 - Matthew Thompson


• - Open Doubles, Rushton I' St Bowling Club - entries . to Jean Heys, 10


’•,** Grimshaw, St,-'Gt Har-; wood (01254888107).'


22 - Pendle and.Burnley


- ( ■ Grand Prix race three, •’ *. Burnley Lions lOK*starts: • *:from Colne Cricket Club ■ "atTpm.?.^ .


j De Lacy.7; Royal Oak 3, Billing- ton 6; Judge 3, Bay Horse 6.iT,V‘ :?? ■ HIGH SCORES


:31 - Pendle and'Burnley


i .Hendon iBrook, starts ■ ■ from Marsden Park Golf *. Club, Nelson at 11 a.m. '


P


Catholic SC . ‘T : .........................81 Black B u ll.........r r ........................76 Judge


■


: GISBURN Primary School finished a creditable joint - seventh at the’'recent Lancashire Gymnastic County ’. Final held at Hyndburn Sports Centre, Accrington. The school, representing the Ribble Valley after finish- -


Gisburn gym joy' , ■


■ ing top of the borough schools at the Hyndburn and Rib* ■ ble Valley School Sports Partnership Fmal, took a squad


’ of seven along to the event to compete against the best . schools m Lancashire and did not disappoint. '”r. The participants had to take part in both a vault event. as Yvell as a floor exercise and all scores Yvere added up to eventually find a winner.


_ -


•The team, managed by Steph Dugdale and Alison ■ Watson, only finished just over a point off the top three


- which was a fantastic achievement for theschool.: : .: 'Roger Haythornthwaite,.Competition Manager for * the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley School Sports Partner-


: ship, said “Gisburn Primary School did magnificently. well in the competition in what was an exceptionally high


. standard of gymnastics. They all should be proud of their efforts.”


-. " The team consisted of-Lois Walne, Levi Wrathall, Freya Humberstone," Connor Moore, Jack Huckm, fsabelle Bargh and Brianna Culver.


Cup run ends


■DESPITE three wins each for Alison Leaver and Louise ’ Burrill, a draw against TAG will not be good enough to take Clitheroe A further in the Blackburn and District Badminton League knockout competition.


, • *,


- The B team also look to be crashing out following a defeat by Blackburn Seniors. The Bill Robertshaw-Ann Taylor and Pete Woods-


Sheila Perry painngs Yvere the only winners on the night. ■ In the Mid Lancs League Second Dmsion, the A team stormed to a 14-4 victory. Steve Pym, Pete .Wright, Paul Cronshaw, Louise Bur­


rill, Christine Smitton and Alison Leaver, performed ivell in securing a potential fourth spot.-,


National pool date THE Clitheroe town pool team booked their tickets to


* the national pool finals in Great Yarmouth on Sunday. . . An emphatic display at Rileys in Preston saw them :


return unbeaten with an October date to look forward to. They opened up with a draiv against Wigan. .■


- But after that they were too good for their opponents .


as they beat Lancaster 10-3 and then got the better of Accrington by a 10-4 scoreline.


Darts final


THE finals of the Ribble.Valley Ladies’ Darts Associa-. tion Anne Bentley Trebles take place on Wednesday. The action will be at the Catholic Club starting at 8


p.m.


.. The teams through to the semi-final stages are: J. Hamer, E. Twist and J. Mirkovic.(Judge); P. Waring, T. L; Townsend and G. Geldard (Craven); A. Haydock: D. Stevenson and M. Brown (Low Moor); D. Townsend, C.


’ O’Neill and R. Booth (Craven); T..Fielding, H* Burgess and W. Chipperton (Legion);-M. Boyd, K. Peel and D. Hodds(Low Moor); J. Pye, D. Riley and M. Wilkinson (Bay Horse); D. Ryan, D. Barnes and D. Clark. (Low . Moor).


Junior openings


. THE Warburton Youth Football League based in Burn-* ley have vacancies for teams for season 2009/2010 at ages Under 7s, 8s, 9s,10s and 11s * Please contact the secretary Mrs Eileen Salmon (01282 436102) or email eileen.salmon@zen.co.uk ,; * *


Five-a-side


.ROEFIELD Leisure Centre is on the lookout for new* five-a-side football teams; And the winners of the Sum­ mer League will be given the opportunity to win a sea- ; son's length free gym membership!- ’ This offer is available to all registered players of the winning squad, but there.is a catch. Each player must -.


■ participate in at least 50% of the games in the season. ,r- ■


’ opportunity.to have a l 0% discount on gym member­ ships.


' 'This is an exciting time for five-a-side football at Roe*


field and with the added incentives of prizes to be won in . search of silverware; competition will ultimately increase, ■ "making this the best league in the Ribble Valley! >*: *;.* ,■**


■ '"Affiliated to the Lancashire Football Association and? also continuing with the RESPECT campaign, organis-: ers are hoping to be accredited to the FA Small Sided -;


- League AYvard; making the league .stand out from the* r e s t ? ,


,


, ....In operation for more than a decade,' the new season* willkick-off on Sunday, April 19 th.'- -


/ r '


'-'" Registration forms are available from Roefield, with a * deadline of April 5th. More information is available from; ' Ben Dewhurst (442188) or email ben.roefield@live.co.uk.


'FO^ COiijIFiTITfVi PRICES WITH CRIA7 SIRVIOE - VISIT P3 OOMPUTIRS' -A*- ► f ^ fV I ■


< 1 •_* — 7»- A t


■ In conjunction with this, each registered player the. /


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