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OOHICI ; • ‘'-V- -i E d i t H r.~ by Dan Black
BLUES boss P eter Smith believes that the winter white- out could benefit his high-flying Clitheroe side. ■ The heavy snowfall has al
ready hit two of Clitheroe’s fixtures with their trip to.
: Wakefield falling victim to the weather while their LFA Chal lenge Trophy quarter-final match against Bamber Bridge on Tuesday.was also postponed due to a frozen pitch at Shaw- bridge. Now, with league leaders
Chester scheduled to arrive at Clitheroe on Saturday, the big freeze threatens to cause havoc once again. : Smith said: “I can’t see it be
ing on. It’s frustrating because. < we were expecting a big crowd. We are second and they are top so it would have been a great occasion. It will probably .
•be a midweek game now. The game’s not 100% off but it’s looking that way. “The: fixture would _have;
been good for the club from a revenue perspective and it’s top versus second so we would have been expecting a bumper
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■ crowd. We would love the game to be on because we are playing well at the moment and we just want these games to keep com ing.” ■
. , , However, the Blues sit sec
ond in the Evo-Stik First Divi-, sion North table having taken 36 points from 19 games. And;
Gain in
CLITHEROE Royal Grammar-School enjoyed- a hugely: successful: sports: tour to Barcelona:
recently.' - .; The school took three
football squads; and. two netball squads to take part in the Sports- Travel International,' Sports Festival.' : ' -; “ ',1; ' And the A team took
pride of place, winning the Under :14 netball competition. '/The Biteam/also:;
A team were also third. in their event.
. -As well as the . football and netball
■: c om p e t i t io n s , the • school also took in a . visit-to Camp Nou;
■ home o f Spanish: : champions Barcelona,
s and a look round the city centre.
-: - The whole: trip was;
competed well, finishing third, while the football:
. a fantastic experience and. all the' children enjoyed themselves thoroughly. T h e . .g ro u p , a re . •’ •'
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I r 5 ^ ^ 9771355365465 FROZEN OUT: Clitheroe boss Peter Smith
with teams around them having : played less games Smith knows the winter weather could force a fbtture back-log and cause a . huge hinderance to' fellow title- chasers.
' “We’ve only lost three games
in the league all season,” Smith ■ said. .“We are extremely happy with the way we are performing at the moment. We’ve played a lot more games than many o f ' the teams around us but we’ve got points in the bag. Others ’ may find themselyes with a fixture pile up because of the weather and with that comes- injuries and suspensions and that will cost them.’’: :
^ ”He added: “This weather
is a nightmare and it disrupts everyone. We could do without • that because we want games to .
; keep coming. Breaks like this will disrupt us but we’ll make
: sure that we stay fit and prepare ourselves properly for the next
. game that comes along.; , “Teams have played three or four games less than us. Post-
- ponements see games mount , up but we’ve played the games and picked the points up when . we needed to.”
; Smith, and his players still
have one eye; on returning to the Reebok Stadium in the LFA Challenge'Trophy and may see the game staged at Shawbridge on Tuesday, evening, weather permitting, ■ Smith said: “It would be great for us to get there agaiti. We’ve
;got a big game against Bamber' Bridge and it would be nice to 'advance to the semi-final.” ■
Memorial match picture : special
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Prize guy Don wins top aw’ard!
RIBBLE Valley.:Athlet- ics Club’s Don Lennon was ; crowned Coach'of the Year at the/Lancashire; Sports Awards on Friday night. Lennon was among many /
rising stars and amateur sporting champions who • were recognised at a ; glittering ceremony staged - at the Paradise Rooms, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, hosted by Sky Sports News presenter and rugby league reporter Angela Powers. There were six award
categories,'judged by former England captain, Jimmy Armfield QBE, Kara Nwidobie Sharpe, ‘Panther’; from Sky Ohe’s hit show. ‘Gladiators’, and Marie Dixon, North West regional ■ manager of the English Federation of Disability . ■ Sports. And Lennon got the bod :
their hard work and support since the club was formed = over five years ago. ■ It’s been a busy time for .;
Lennon, with Ribble Valley Athletics Club holding their,, fifth annual presentation • night on Saturday at ; . Blackburn’s Powerleague:
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- awards for best Underl 1, and Under 13 girls. -
Other.age category •
-Under 13 male athletes, ■ and Madison Barrientos -: and Libby Turner received.
some of the youngsters in their first season - Josh Wilson and Jake Broughton were best Under 11 and
Soccerdome.' There were awards for -
awards went to Lucy Lennon, Amy Bristow and KerrellWalley.
• and Leigh won the National Under-S) 800m title to add to her English Schools’win in 2009.
went to Helen Wallis and Reece Clarke, while special awards for effort went to Rachel Calow and Laura Nerenberg; . Some of the athletes are pictured (s).: :
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Lennon received awards for outstanding performances - Sam was fifth in English Schools’and sixth at the , Nationals at 800m in his'; first year as an Under 20, • '
Sam Yates and Leigh -
for the honour, which was sponsored by the University . of Central Lancashire. 'He paid tribute to Maggie ■
Schofield, JoThistlethwaite, Martin Oldfield; Daniella : .. Lennon and Alan Riding for
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