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Outstanding scord sees Steve finish


MYl'lON Fold golfers, made a welcome return to their course last weekend, and . Steve Korab made ■ the most of the conditions to post an outstanding 41 points on the shortened 16-hole winter course. ' Steve was a clear ■ four


r : .


points clear o f * second ■, placed Matt Walsh, whose' result pushed his'father.' Micky Walsh ‘.off. the top ■


. ofthe Pro’s Winter Singles' League.


•' ■ ' Club .. .Treasurer .Frank


- Tunstall took third spot, a further two ~ shots in arrears.


- ' '


i twice, birdying the; first, ‘ and then eagling the. 270-' yard third.


, ..captain 'Richard GOLF 1 ^


the top four places. In the 'Winter Pairs


;. competition, the score- , card and handicaps ‘ were thrown: 'out - o f the •


‘ > window, with'Peter Main . and David Halsall card- ;• -ing an: astronomical 47


..points, again over the 16- hole winter course. • . As Peter is Chairman


-■ of the . Handicaps - and . Competitions Committee, 'Vi


: ' Matt Walsh rubbed salt ■ into the family wounds,,- dipping into the twos pot'


-.' his . performance hasn’t ; • gone unnoticed! • ■ ’ . Nick Avino and Chris'


• : Czyzyk must have thought ■ ; . that' their ,45 points were


f . . '


, Greaves was‘ . the only .. ' other twos winner, eagling . the mere 170-yard second: hole. . Mick Walsh lost- his overall lead in the Winter ■ League - to son vMatt by ‘;


‘ just one point, while Gaiy . - vMdred and Mick .Kelbie


' lie in third and fourth places respectively. Just four points cover


; enough to win the day, vyhile Club Captain John ‘-:- Beriy and Secretary Dave Gleggcould only‘ claim ■ .third place with a ; very ' creditable 44 points. ■ > : - Third spot was good


' enough to keep John and ' ‘ David, at the-top of the ■ league, with lan.Th'ornson : . and ‘ John Whittaker • in ■ v ■ second and Avino . and - Czyzyk in third spot.


road race


'THE Ribble-Valley Road Race, incorporating the


.2010 Northern : Athletics lOK Road Championships, is held on Monday, Decem­ ber 27th from Roefield Lei­ sure Centre. ■' -,. The;. race. starts a t : 11.


- a.m. from Edisford Bridge, Clitheroe, with a ’race limit ■;


RUNNING


There is a fast, traffic-free ■ • W^**®^^**^ T-Shirts to all course, with chip timing for ^


of 1,500 runners. ' - , ' . . . - finishers, with showers


athletes,- with an elite field • .“"d parking, and results on : expected. •


' thedaybyUKResults.net


;: ■ Full details, prize list and . Last year’s race was won an entry form is available at by Bolton United Harriers’. http://www.blackburnhar-. ;; Tom‘ Lancashire with a


riers.co.uk/blackburnharri— ers.htm?ribble_valiey_10k.


course record of 29mins 21 secs. Helen Clitheroe ■ of


Preston Harriers took the women’s race: with 32mins 53secs.


. > ■ - Lucy. O’Gorman of Sale


Harriers is pictured during last year’s race. .;>


c ■ .1 ' C l i th c n ie A d v e r t is e r & H m e s ,T h u r s d a y , D e c em b e r 16,2010 ' ' Sports info desk


EVO-STIK FOOTBALL LEAGUE


; -5. First Division North . P WD L P


Chester...V.;...-.....17 12 3 2'39-' CLITHEROE.;-.;::. 20 10 6 .4 36 i Chorley...........'..16 10 3 3 33 Lancaster C i ty 15.101;- 4; 31 Witton Albion .T.. 18 9 4 5 31 ',' Skel'i)aleUtd.-....15,9 3 3 30- Curzon Ashton.; 12 10 0 - 2 30' AFCFylde.r.;.-..:..16'.8'5;3'29


Church Town....... 8 ’ 5 1 2 16 Black Bull......... 9 4 3*2 15


‘‘-‘.StanleyLlltras.....9:’4'2i‘3 14- ‘ HelmshoreH...-;:.8'2‘ 3 3 9 ™' Gt Harwood Rvrs 8 2 1 5 7


- Ossy Refugees... 9 .0 1 8 1 if ‘ .'King's Arms and Station both ii., deducted six points for eligibility -' - offences


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' *Wam'ngton Tn.-17.;8.:7;-.2 .‘28 • SallordCity18 8 4 '6 28'. - BamberBndge..14,7.2s 5.23 Harrogate RA..'.. 16 5 3'8-18-~ GarforthTn;.....17r5.3t9 18' "DurhamCily..18 5 4 9,18 Woodley Sports.16; 5.-2; 9 ;17.;‘ '■ Trafford.;.....-.....17'4 4 9.16 ' R'cliffe Borough 1 6 -4 4 .8;16-'-‘: Mossley.;.:......s:i3 4,3 6 15 Cammell Laird.;;15 4., 3 -8 ;15


- Prescot Cables.: 17.:- 3 ‘ 59:14.... Wakefield.'........16 3 3 1012 OssettAlbion.~;17‘ 3*5:9 11 - . ' Leigh Genesis18 ;’2 ; . 1 - 1 5 . 7 .r


NEWTON EAST LAN­ CASHIRE FOOTBALL


D0NAL0RACE& icAPiic .. .


bS ‘ - First Division • -.


Langho 7, Enfield 0; Pendje Forest 4f Read United 1. FIXTURES . . ■


' i ■ First Division .


BGSOB V Oswaldtwistle SM; - Canberra v Hurst Green; Enfield" V Read United; Pendle Forest-TK;- V Mill Hill; Stacksteads SJ v - ’ 'T'-' Langho; Worsthorne V Colne United. -■ - - ,


- Second Division'


Burnley Belvedere v Barrowfotd f Celtic; Daneshouse v Clltheroe ' RBL; Edenfield v Church Town;. Feniscowles & Pleasington v - - . Calder Vale; Padiham v Peel - • Park; Rock Rovers v Baoup CC.-' ■ . Reserve Division


Barrowford Celtic V Stacksteads ' SJ; Colne United v Worsthorne; - Hurst Green v Rock Rovers;. Langho V Pendle Forest; Mill Hill V BGSOB; Peel Park v . Rimington.


, - - ■ TABLES" ;


First Division ; P :W D


Worslh6rne.-......12 6 L a n g h o 14,. 7 BGSOB............12-6 Ossy S M 12' 6 R imi n g t o n 9 6 Pendle Forest ...11; 6 Canberra


12 5


ColneUtd...:......i3 2 Stacksteads SJ;12'1 Read Utd..;...-...;.14 T. Enfield


Hurst Green.;...:.. 9 '5 Mill Hill............... 9 5


13 1


Bly Belvedere Ede


enfield............ 10


- B'ford Celtic...... 11. Church Town...... 9 Rock Rovers;.....9 - Padiham.....'.;....; 12 Clltheroe RBL....TT- Bacup C C 11 Borrowdale Utd.-13


Feniscowles .:;--.?.9; ■


L'P 2 2 2 ; 6 22 3;2F‘ 3 21" 1 20; 3 20: 2 20 - 2 17; 3 16.: 6 11‘‘ 6 8 ..;


3 10 6 2 10.5:


: Second Division; PW D


.14 8 2


L P ' :. 4 26


Calder Vale.-.*..;f:.-12- Peel Park..:..-......9 Daneshouse .......10


AFTER the recent . cold weather, Clitlieroe ‘ donned ■ • their boots in'anger for the- . first time in nearly three weeks ‘


to entertain Manchester team ‘ Aldwinians - who they just ' touched off in the away feu re ■ early in the season;-’-'-'


; :


; Fielding a strong team, but - with a few absentees from ill­ ness, the Maroon ‘.and' Gold -


-the back line iooking'to run the ball through the aggressive running of centres Peel and Waddington. The visitors'struck first with a bizarre score.-Having missed


; took. to i the -pitch, - which had: ‘ fiassed a late.moming inspect ‘ tion. The game-opened with some typically.tight exchanges,


m


- and Aldwinians were looking sharper in the opening tussles. ;


- Clitheroe were not without > * their moments however -with .


;an easy penalty kick, Glitheroe took ^the 22 ■; drop > out / and landed the ball around the 10 metre line, only for the cateh- ing Aldwinian player to snatch a drop goal that sailed between the stieks.‘-As theyvattackedi


fromLafranceschma saved the duly awarded and taken by the -the line from fi.n hnpi^'.n^ day and Clitheroe iooked to


again' a fine trv-savinv'tqrHp' ' U.''" frnn! ’


t attack and repay the pressure.'


;• Marching into the Aldwinian half with the pack working well.


Maroon and Gold. , RUGBY


Clitheroe..'.r.......:....„ 10 Aldwinians 2nds....... 20


charge, with the pair of flank­ ers Cowgill and Rigby working at their usual high work rate to ensure , the ball came back on the Clitheroe side.-Eventually the pressure was too mueh for '-


; pressure; into'thef Aldwinians


/ half, .vvithfthe; half .backSVof: Smith and Watson controlling the ball well and setting some good drives up' through the


second rows Mick 'Tliorhber "forwards and releasing the ball and Edmondson fe d f 'th e '‘ 'veil to the back line. After a-.


series of, driving rucks, where i .the front row of Graves, Jim ’ Smith, and Andrew Thomber ;/were;-instrumental > in getting


^ .1 ^ ‘hc visitors, and a penu ty, W3S .T‘And. Lafranceschina burst into' " in midfield led to a break'a- : full .backhand


“■y'-n lui. -v““ over the gain line to set •


-j Clitheroe‘werevwarming'to‘:!-.ep'-the^ruck.-Again the hard; .'the task. and had some good .‘“'"'orking pack ensured the ball'


came back on the Maroon and


> the. balLmoving. forward,v-the ‘ - ball was released to the; backs"'


Gold side. Graves picked it up “ and demolished the defence to touch down. The conversion' was taken and Clitheroe went into a 10-3 lead. Aldwinians hit back before half-time with ‘ a ‘Well worked score of their own, which started on the half


way line: and finished under the posts. -, Five minutes into the second ‘ half,'Aldwinians scored again


- after a dubious-ball turnover


way try against the run of play, and;, again- they took a pen­ alty, to .move a clear 10 points' ahead...Glitheroe never gave up and repeatedly pressed the


Worsthome.;;'-....T3 10 2'; r 3 2 : ‘' ' PendleForest....10-;6.’T;.3;i9' ;


.


Adwinians line, where the vis­ iting defence took ever desper-


'ate measures to prevent clean ball to the home- team. One move looked like succeed-


' ing, but the final'pass would just not go hand for Simon Couiter,; - who;; was' i looking sharp on his first XV debut for the season. On the other wing


< Ben Rigby also had some good runs when the-Aldwinians full back tried to tesbhim with the high kick, which he'retumed with a vengeance. •Tlie game closed out. with


Aldwinians securing a win, and both Clitherie teams are at Leigh on Saturday.


P W D L P


r.HurstGreen.;..’...10 5 2 347■; ' Langho......'.....10 4 4 2 16


.B'fo^dCelllc..'....11'5•'33'18• Read U n i t e d 12 6 0-6 18 •' Mill Hill.............9 5 2 2 17


: SlacksteadsSJ;.-10.'5 0 -5-15" - Rimington..;......8 3 2 3 11


Rock Rovers....12 3 ’2- 7 11 * Colne Utd.........10 1-2 7-5 , BGS0B....;.;.....;.,6 .^1 0 5 - 3 ' Peel Park.....■.;.... 9 j l 0 8 3 - - '


harry


A p TRADERS'^ -


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' Knee & Crown.:.-. 7f; 6 1*0-19 levern.-.;......9',5,1 -3 16"


■ t a b l e ' . P WD' -L P*


DEWHURSTMEMU-: ' RIAL FOOTBALL V- ■ LEAGUE SPONSORED BY SMILES & MILES


1:3 22 . 3 0 21 0 2 21 3 4 1 8 2' 4 17 1 6 13 1 8 13 0 10 6 0 9 0 0 10 0


2 1 23. 1 1 22


Reserve Division' '


FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLE


■ Under 15


• Brierfield Celtic.. 10 7 • 0 - 3 ,21 ■ - Cowling Youth.;;11 -7 0 4 21 Colne................8 6 1 1 19 ■'


' - P W 0 L P


L CIilheroe Wolves 7 ' 6 0.1 '18 ' : TrawdenCeltic;.10 5 3-2 18


‘ Burnley Phoenix 10 4 0 6 12 Pendle Forest .;..11 2 1 8 7 ’


. B'swick Barons-..8 2 0 6 6 Briercliffe Rovers7 1 '1 5 ‘ 4


;-Has’denJuniors.6, 1 0' 5 3 '


GLASS CLITHEROE and DISTRICT WIN- ter POOL LEAGUE . Premier Division'


RIBBLE VALLEY RESULTS ' '


Billington Brass Band Club B 8, -White Horse A 4; Buck B 4, Low


Moor.Club 8; Read Constitution­ al Club 4, Kings Arms 8; Royal British Legion A 4, Buck A 8; ' ‘


Wagon & Horses 4, Conserva- tlVe Club A 8.


‘ First Division - .


Clltheroe Social Club 6, Bil- ''; lington A 6; Conservative Club - B 5, Royal Oak A 7; Kings Arms C 6, Bay Horse 6; St Peters B 7, Higher Buck A 5. . ;. Second Division


Horseshoe 6, Whalley Con • Club 6; Kings Arms B 5, Royal British Legion 7; Low Moor B 10, Kings Arms A 2; Stork 4, S t ' Peters A 8.


: Third Division Craven Heller 4, BuckWrinkleys


■. 8; De Lacy 4, Craven Heifer B 8; - Royal Oak B 8, Wagon B 4. FIXTURES


Premier Division


Buck A V Read Constitutional Club; Conservative Club A v .


. Billington Brass Band Club B; - Kings Arms v Wagon & Horses;


; Low Moor Club v Royal British : ■ Legion A; White Horse A v - BuokB. . ■


■ First Division


; Bay Horse v St Peters B; Bil- lington A V Conservative Club' • : B; Higher Buck A v White Horse . B; Royal Oak A v Kings Arms C;


■ While Hart B v Clltheroe Social ■ Club.


Second Division


‘ Kings Arms A v Horseshoe; Royal British Legion v White Lion; St Peters A v Low Moor • B; Whalley Con Club v Kings Arms B.


Third Division Buck Wrinkleys v Brown Cow


-.: Clltheroe; Craven Heifer B v Whalley Arms; Read Con Club


-.: B V Craven Heifer; Wagon B V ■ DeLacy.


TABLES


Premier Division P W 0 L P


Low Moor.;...... 8 .7 0 1 80 Buck A ...... ......8 5 1 2 65 RBL A. ......;7 4 1 2 59 Con Club......... 8 5 0 3 56


• Read Con Club8‘ 4 0 '4 53 .- - BillingtonB......7 3 1 3 52 . WhiteHorseA 8 2 r s 47 . - Kings Arms..... 7 2.1 4 43 - ' BuckB..;.... ....7 2 1 4 41 , - WagonA...-.;....8 1 0 7 36' : .


. First Division


Royal Oak A.... 8 -Social Club .....7


if Kings Arms C . 7 Bay Horse....;.. 8 Billington A.;.*..: 8


I While Horse B 7 -


‘.While Hart B..;7. ■Higher Buck A; 8* 1 2-5 47, fStPetersB.;-..;6T2 0 4 36 ; Con Club B.;;;.8 -1 0 :7 36 - ■ Second Division


Low Moor B...; 7,.-


‘ .Horseshoe.-;;..'.?., :: Stork.....-...'......'.8 .White Lion....... 6 ‘ Kings Arms B..7- i.WhalleyCon..;7j


WD L P 5 it ' 2 63 ; 4 3 0 59 . 4.2 1,58, 3 ‘2 3.57;- 3 2-'3 56': 3 3 1 55 2 3 2.51,';


- .Dog Inn............ 4 2 0 2 6 - , ; ‘Kmg'sArms....8 3 2 3 5-- ‘Station.........t.8 3 1- 4 4 '


'


, Legion......-....;;;7:.-1 -1 :5 3a • Third Division - P WD L P


Royal OakB....8 Brown Cow .....'7


, B c Wrinkleys? Read Con B....6


Wagon B.;;..;;:-.?- uoki


St Peters A...';.; 64 3 0 '3 44 , Kings Arms A.-. 7 ‘ 3 0 .4 43


6 2 0 74 ' 4 2 1 58 4 0 -3 57 4 0; 3 56,.


WARBURTON YOUTH ■ Whalley Arms-. 5.. 0 ‘1 4 17 ,


'.Craven Heifer.; 7 -: Craven Heifer.B7 2 i 4 39:' De L a c y 6 1 0 5 27 :'';


/ CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE J f


- ‘ RESULTS


, ; , - Knockout Cup • ■ Group One


Low Moor B 3, Clitheroe 2; I. Perry 69, D. Allen 77; C. Hayton 85, T. Brown 75; S. Stell 70, D.


. Bowler 95; C. Drinkwater 68,1. ' Nash 15; I. and S. Rushton 52,


Waddington B 1, Billington B4: I. Jackson 106, J. Ainsworth 72; L. Cowking 52, T. Wilson 75; S. . Dean 81, M. Unwin 83; B. Phillip


-.- 69, T. Wright 75; G. Laxton and S. Baines 78, D. Hargreaves • .;■' a^d P. Kiddie 104. - ‘ Group Two


'


Social Club B v Rimington A no card.


- ' ■


- Con. Club 4, Chatburn B 1: S. ’ West 101, C. Crooks 62; J. Whit- tajer 86, A. Lambert 75; P. Clegg


, 78, R. Parker 43; S. Shaw 45,1; Holgate 68; M. Whittaker and B.


Catholic Club 4, Social A 1: - S. Punchard 80, D. Moore 32;


Waddington 95, S.SimkinandT.' Cordeau 72. ■ Group Three


Jim Byrne 64, E. Barnes 83;. ; I. Cooper 93, D. Walmsiey 48;; "


: T. Byrne 76, T. Hoisefield 72; Joseph Byrne 109, R. Simpson,' 87; M. Byrne v M. Horsefield. - Royal British Legion 2, Whalley , 3: L. Sutcliffe 45, A. Riley 94; - ' J. Scriven 80, B. Catlow 32; G. - -


Brunker 81, J. Sumner 96; S .; Almond 85, L. Catlow 45; B. Watson and D. McTear 53, J. WagettandJ.TimperleyBS. Group Four


Chatburn A 4, Slaidburn 1: G. 392(17); Clitherde B 3-326(6)'


: -f Clltheroe A 17-414(21). .:-. ' ; • a : ■!. Second Division


■


“ ‘ Stanhill 1-248(2), Roefield A- : ■, 19-417(23); Abacus B 2-283(4)


, St Philips 18-414(22); West- : ' * holme B 6-342(9), Whitehall 14-


■ Third Division Clitheroe C 8-337(11), Inde- ■'


‘ pendent B 12-298(14). FIXTURES •


Wednesday- Management •-'■


- Committee meeting, 6-30 p.m.; ■ Cup Handicap meeUng, clubs - invited to attend to fix hand!- - ' caps, 7-30 p.m. -• TABLES


First Division P WD L P ‘ ■


. Blackburn SnrsAS 8 0 0 156 - i - :WestholmeA......7 6 0 1 125 "


A^Pilkington and D. Bowness ,


- Independent A.... 9 6 0 3 122 - -TelecomA.........9 -5 0;'4121:" Clltheroe A........6- 4 0 2 98 - - Clitheroe 8.........9.2 0 - 7 82 Tag................... 7 3 0 4 81 - Abacus A...........8 0 0 8 68 ‘


. Halsteads.;;.....:..7-1.0 -6 57 Second Division


St Philips..;.:....... 7 :-5 0 2 122 ■ ‘ RoefieldA.........-.7:5 0 2121


P WD L P


V Blackburn Snrs B7 6 0 1 110 . St Nicholas......... 8 3 0 5 99 :


: Westholme 8...... 8 -4 0 4 93 - Whitehall...........6 - 3 0 3 75 .


. Slanhill........:..-..-..7 2 O' 5 71 ■- Abacus8...........8 TO' 7 58 ' Third Division " P WD L P


Independents....8 8 0 .0160


::College.;.............7.-5 0 2 97. • ‘ Olympic...........:..? 4 0 -3 86 - - Clltheroe0.........8 -2 0 6 85 Telecom B . 7 3 0 ’ 4 81 Blackburn Snrs 06.2 0 4 73


■ St Matthews6 2 0 4 65 - RoefieldB.......-..5 1 0 4 57'


DISTRICT DARTS AND CLITHEROE AND


DOMINOES LEAGUE RESULTS


Darts Team Knockout


Brown Cow 5, Swan & Royal ■ 4; R.B. Legion 7, Horseshoe 2;


Clark 88, G. Parker 54; P. Clark 78, W. Robinson 58; G. Simkin: • 34, D. Cowking 73; M. Avery 91, T. Robinson 75; D. Larkin and Z. Holgate 84, N. Hey and D. ■ Harrison 61. Rimington B 2, Low Moor A 3: P. Hobson 51, C. Lawson 82; R. Bolland 52, P. Mercer 88; J.' Lund 84, S. Tandy 79; J. Bolland 81, S. Kerr 45; S. Petty and K. Platt44, P. andS.Traynor69.


FIXTURES Tonight


' . Knockout Cup


Billington B v Low Moor B ; . . Clltheroe v Waddington B; Chat-: burn B v Social B; Rimington A V Con. Club; Social A v Royal


'


British Legion; Whalley v Catho­ lic; Low Moor A V Chatburn; Slaidburn v Rimington B. ■ TABLES ' Group One - P F W L P


. , BillingtonB;.;.-...;2■10.7’ 3 7 ' ' Low,MoorB...-....2-10 6 4 6 - -


:-Clitheroe......-....2‘‘10 4 6 4 .WaddlnglonB....2‘ 10 3 7 3 r - GroupTwo P F W L P


, Social Club 7, RO Waggon 2; White Horse 5, Buck Inn 4. HIGH SCORES


’•


180, J. Schofield; 140, L. Wright x3, R. Jones x3, S. Goodbier. - x2, A. Porter, J. Wilson; 139, J. Wilson; 133, D. Gudgeon; 132, ‘ S. Kenyon; 121, L. Wright; 120, ' P. Greatorex, T. Parker; 117, A. Porter (Check), L. Pierce; 104,- J. Hall; 103, T. Parker; 101, T. Wilson; 100, S. Kenyon x4, J. Wilson x3, S. Conti x3, R. Jones x3, M. Hargreaves x2,S. Wilson x2, J. Dewhursl x2, M. Proctor: ■: x2, M. Mercer x2, T. Peel x2, P. Winslanley x2; S. Goodbier ■ x2, A. Kenyon, P. Greatorex, L. , Astin, D. Heap, T. Gudgeon. TABLES :


;


■ Darts P WL P


- CalholicClub.......2 10 7 3 7-


- Social ClobB...'.-.;1-5.4 '1 4 ' - ■'? ChalburnB.............2 10 2 8 2 Group Three : P F W L P .


Con.Club...............2 10 5 5 5 RimingtonA....-...1-5-4 1 -A--- '-


• • RBLegion..-..;.;.'..2---10 4 : '6 '4 ': r , '■ Whalley....................1 5 3 2 3 S0CialCIUbA;..;.1,.5;1:-4 1 Group Four - - V P ’ F W L P


- Chalburn'A..........2 10 8 2 8


'■-- LowMoorA.....T;2 .10 6, 4 ‘ 6 Rimington 0.........2 10 3 7 3 ' ’ Slaidburn......;..2 10 3 9 - 3 ' -


L,P , 2 58 1 55’ , 3 50 '


,2 49 4 49' 2 48,.


TON ASSOCIATION ' ' RESULTS:' : . First Division'


BLACKBURN AND DISTRICT BADMIN- .


‘ Independent A 15-407(19),. .. ■.- Abacus A 5-308(7); Telecom: . : , f. A 7-325(10), Westholme A 13-


Brown Cow .....4 4 0 33 ■ ■ Swan&Royal;5 4 1 30 RB Legion....... 4: 4.0 26 Black Horse ...-.4 3 ‘1 22 — - Social Club...... 6 2'4 21 - ' ' Judge..;;..........3 2 -115. ‘ ,- - Horseshoe...... 3 2 1 1 4 .... While Horse.... 5 2 3.14 Royal Oak......: 5 0 5'12 Buck...-....... ......4 0 4 10 KingsArms.....3 0 3:10 ' :.. ' , Dominoes .... . ■'■ . • P W L P


Social Club .:...6 2 4 65 White Horse..:.5 3.2 54: Swan & Royal:5 - 2 3 52 RB Legion....-.-..-4: 3 ;1 51 ■ Royal Oak....... 5; 2 3 51 Brown Cow..-...4»4 0 48' Black Horse ....4 3 ‘1 43: Judge.-.....-;-;:.':.:. 3; 3 0 39 Buck..-;:;.....-.;..:.4f.0 4 29 - Ho r s e s h o e 3-'-0 3 26 Kings Arms.:.:. 3, 1 2 25;


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.. 5-305(7), Blackburn Seniors B - 15-


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394(18); St Nicholas- 384(19).


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West-Riding Challenge Cup by knocking out 'West Riding County Amateur First • Division side Westbrook.


Rimington....................................................................................... ........... ; 3 Lancashire League champions Rimington progressed into thTiast 16 of’the


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(J Neill, Penman, .Wharton and Dinsdale, the silver lining to this black cloud was the- return of influential skipper Oil McLean.


“ depleted squa^ missing Green, Hartley, Heslop, Leach,


T, ^®Try ®raithwaite had to shuffle his side, with Lawson coming in at right back and Hutchinson moving into midfield.


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' Luke Conti started on the left, with McLean partnering Lloyd up front. ' y ,The opening period was rather cagey, the teams seeming to be weighing each other


. up but gradually the visitors started to knock the ball about with some confidence and both Lloyd and McLean had one-on-ones with the keeper, but could not find the


■ finishmgtouch.: . r L' 0 A m n / T A i r a n fU A w n U . command ing hi hiss------- - . Lawson thought he had opened the scoring when he headed in a Walsh free kick thniioht hp IiqH


area and generally ensuring his defenders didn’t switch off. fko


w i io u im g mo uv.n.,iiui.,io u iu i i i swilcu u u . ‘ J - TT7-II1 • __?_• t


but It was ruled out for off-side, so the score remained O-O at half-time. Jn the first min of the second half, Lloyd rose to head down a cross and this pan­


icked a defender into crashing his attempted clearance past his own keeper to put Rimington 1-0 up.


but McLean reacted quickest to slam the ball home. It wasn’t long before it became 3-0 as Walmsiey stroked his shot with the outside of his foot past the keeper and in off the post.


.The visitors were in control now, and Walsh’s shot was palmed away by the keeper - ^ Westbrook threw men forward, and with just 16 minutes left they gave themselves


. tmpe when a shot took a slight deflection off Clark as he vainly tried to block it, and the ball found Its way into the far corner of the net.


fantastic last-ditch clearance off the line in the dying minutes. Braithwaite svas delighted with not only the result, but the way in which the players


W 6 iit about the jobi We weren’t the favourites, especially with so many players miss-! ing, but the character the lads showed was top drawer.


-


- “It doesn’t surprise me though because when they put their heads'on the job they can beat anyone for team spirit. '


, • -■ . ; “We have a home draw in the next round and if we do get through it will be a


fabulous achievement for a club of our size to find itself in the last eight, but we have another massive game this week at home to Bentham in the Craven replay, which we must win as we don’t want to go out of that cup.


. , -


our cup games - but that goes hand in hand with being successful and long mav that continue!”


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CHtheroe C produce Odd scoie against leaders


P E R IL S one of the oddest scores in the Blackburn and District Badminton As­ sociation was found in the Third Division.' ■ - Division leaders Independent B travelled to Oakhill College for what should have .been a forgone conclusion against Clitheroe G.


' ■


^ With the leaders forced,to field a team with a lady short. Independent realised that they were giving Clitheroe some four games and 84 aces before the match started.


^ However Clitheroe could only take one of the mixed doubles, plus the three games given by their opponents.


■ .


.Things went even worse, for the home side in the level doubles as Independent took five of the events.


, • - , 'The final score went in favour.of the visitors 12-8, but, having given away valuable


,, aces a p result of playing short,'Clitheroe recorded 337-398 on the night; ' While Clitheroe lost the match, they were able to move up one place in the table


with Independent still leading the table In the First Division there was a meeting at the top of the table with second place Telecom A entertaining third place.Westholme A.


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: Telecom, still experiencing their run in the First Division, were made to play hard - against a well-organised Westholme side;


. The visitors took nine of the niixed doubles and looked as though they would be -racing ahead. In the level doubles, Telecom made a comeback and secured half of the event'


5 : With the final score going in favour of the visitors 13-7, the two side changed piaces at the top of the table. -


^ ■ - Roeficld A put pressure on St Philips in the Second Division, as they completely


‘ behind St Philips, who had an easy game against Abacus B, securing an 18-2 victory. ;. Witlr some clubs fighting.hard-to avoid relegation-and move up the table," Westliolme B and Whitehall are both tiyinghard to secure victories.


' outplayed Stanhill, who were forced to play tlie match with'a lady short." .' With _Roefield taking 23 bonus .points, they now-find themselves just one point


• ' Lowly visitors .Whitehall did themselves' a power of good by moving out the danger


|Zone by defeating the home side: Westholme 14-6, and dropping.Stanhill into the -danger area. ’


L , Blackburn, Seniors B now. move into third place', in the table, having defeated ^former St Nicholas from this position 15-5.


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f - Preparations are now.in hand for the various cup competitions to be held in-thc ^NewYear.


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Clubs are reminded that their cup pools must be returned to the fixtures secretary mo later than Sunday. - '


| ‘;rA''handicap meeting will.be held'on Wednesday at ,7-30 p.m; and all clubs are ■ Imyited.tq send a representatiye to the" meeting to help fix their own’handicap and f those of other clubs.-.


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“We can then concentrate on the league as we are slipping behind because of all .


‘ 5 Kershaw bravely saved at the feet of an onrushing striker, and then Lawson made a ' . - ' • ‘ ---------miu piuuuccu uii awc:juiiic uispiay ___ ________________ 1 t •


■■ At the other end, Kershaw returned to the side and produced an awesome disolav ot keeping, even though he didn’t have many saves to make, showing sound handling,


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