Awards night at golf club


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Knights feeling' cock-a- hoop


by Dan Black


GLITHEROE have edged one step closer to rekindling their rocky romance with the Reebok Stadium. '


The Blues’ euphoric 2009/10


LFA Challenge Trophy journey caused a welcoming stir around Shawbridge, though, despite enjoying the experience, the Premier League venue was the setting of a 4-0 final defeat at the hands of Southport in April.


A stunning 3-2 vietory over


Conference North-seeking Kendal Town on. Tuesday was hugely reminiscent of last


. season’s second-round giant­ killing, as Clitheroe thrashed Fleetwood Town 3-0. . Now. Wigan Robin Park, Southport, Gh'orley, Bamber Bridge, Fleetwood Town, R am sbot tom U n i ted or AFC Eylde and Daisy Hill or Radcliffe Borough await in the quarter-final wings. ■. . . - . :


■ After seeing goals from Alan Coar, a Danny Williams penalty and a Mark Jackson strike secure a quarter-final place, manager Pete Smith said: “It


. was a great win for us. ; “The lads were fantastic, and it puts uk in to the draw for the quarter-final of the Lancashire . . Cup'now. . “We got to the final of the competition last year, so if ■ , we get a kind draw in the next •


. round then anything can happen.


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last year’s efforts,'!! not go one' step further.,


. “It would be good to repeat . . .


■ “Tuesday night was a great


team performance. ; , ■ ,“We. conceded, two ■ poor


get into those play-offs, and anything is jsossible, but we. won’t be getting carried away just yet. “We are up there, but we just


want to keep our heads down' and get on with it. “There’s a long way to go yet,


: lads.” ' ; : HAPPY: Peter Smith


goals from our point of view, but we’ve been positive, picked our heads up and opened them up a couple of times. “We loiew we had to tighten


up at the back, and credit to the lads because they’ve done that, gone on to create chances and taken them.” And while Smith’s squad


exhibit their prowess in the Challenge Trophy, the Blues continue_ to excel in the, Evo-Stik First Division North.


at the end of the first half gave Clitheroe a 2-0 victory away at Warrington Town on Saturday, which has put them sixth in the table.


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• Smith added; “The 2-0 win at Warrington is another great win,; esjjecially away:from home. ■


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: “It was a tight game but we, .'competed well and we matched them physically. “That’s exactly what I wanted


from them.'


, “But we won’t be getting too ' excited. “It’s a tough league and we


are excelling ourselves now. • ■ “Of course we want: to


Two goals in as many minutes.


but we are enjoying our football and I hope that continues. “I’m really pleased for the


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- Next up for. the Blues is a tough test against fifth place Curzon Ashton at Shawbridge on Saturday, and Smith is. eagerly antic ip a t in g the prospect of an evenly-matched encounter: “To have won our last, two matches away from homeisgreat. ;‘Tt sets us up for Saturday


, season. “It’s a big game, they are near


on them.' “If we can perform and get


•we can’t get something from the game.” . - . . ■ . ' ■ ,


a result, then it will prove just how well the lads have done. “Confidence and morale is high, so there’s no reason why


■ Clitheroe will also be hosting a special football match in memory of Keith Lord.


■ .Clitheroe versus Lordy-s Legends, managed by Neil Reynolds, will kick-off at 1 p.m. on Sundajf, November 28th. Admission to see a plethora


of Blues greats back at': Shawbridge is free, and all >. proceeds made from the event - will be donated to The Stroke Association'.:


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us in the table and they are one of the favourites in the league. “But the expectation will be


against Curzon Ashton, who have only lost two games all


A 12-YEAR-OLD golfer from Clitheroe has received - an England call-up. ■ Young Sophie Lamb is ' ■ hoping to give the sport an


injection of fresh impetus in the Ribble'Valley by flying the flag for female competitors. And, if her rapid progress ■


continues, the Year 8 Westholme pupil could follow in the footsteps of * • leading ladies Michelle : :Wie,'Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez.


. The Clitheroe Golf Club


representative was faced with a tough deliberation last October - whether to continue her passion for horse4iding or dedicate her .


.full time and attention to her 'clubs.•■;::


Sophie chose to combat ■ the 18 holes. '


Coach Jane Forrest’s ■' prowess is currently helping to pave the way for Sophie’s . ' sporting success as the ■ youngster attends regular ■ .lessons on the fainvays of • - - Clitheroe, and at Rishton’s . Lee Valley Golf driving ■ - range. •


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the golfing ranks initially earned her a county call-up for Lancashire following numerous eye-catching performances.. Her handicap has


Sophie’s tenacity in


;Whitley Bay in August.. Prior to that, she won the


Under-12s section of the Junior British Golf Tour at Surrey’s Heythrop Park


after firing a birdie on an 18th hole play-off. ■ ' She has also taken the


crown at Clitheroe’s junior ■ knockout competition. - ■ And Sophie took full


advantage of her reward by winning her first match for ■ . the county in Lancashire’s' , victory over Cumbria. Her first training session


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for England is on Sunday, • November 21st, at Rudding Park in Harrogate. ■ . . Sophie’s mum Carina • said: “It’s been quite/ ' ' ' ' incredible really. ■ ' ' V' . “She’saspprtygirl and '


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dropped from 23 at the beginning of the year, to 12,' and she won the best overall net with 143 at the Northern Girls’Championships at -


everything’s just snowballed.


My husband Phil is a golfer, and we come from quite a big family who are involved in golf. “I think that’s where her


enthusiasm came from. “Clitheroe have been


; absolutely brilliant with Sophie.


“The club has really


helped to push her along. - “They’ve made her feel part of the whole set-up


. there and she’s really enjoying it. They’ve been fantastic.”


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