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Graham Hungary for bike success
Point of Ayre in the north, covers 47 miles on hill tracks and forest trails with 1,500 metres of ascent to finish at Creagneash in the south. A record number of 1,700 entrants from around the world including South Africa, Sweden and Australia, took part in the challenge. Graham recorded a creditable 45th place finish with a time of three hours and 45 minutes, which was good enough for third in the M50 category. “I found this event to my
liking as it brought together my love of off-road riding and map reading,” said Graham. “As the year progressed my results improve^ and I started to pick up a couple of wins
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CLITHEROE Ladies’ Hockey Club’s first team enjoyed a 6-1 win over Carlisle at the weekend. Judith Dugdale and
Emma Litton couldn’t be separated for the player of the match award. However, that was the
club’s only win, as their other sides fell to defeat. The seconds lost 4-2
to Blackpool’s first team, despite the efforts of player of the match Liz Collins. The thirds lost 5-1 to
Rossall lsts, with Jen Laycock the pick of the Clitheroe players. And the fourth team
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went down 2-0 against Blackpool 3rds.
up victories in the Men’s 50 (M50) after embarking on events in the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Northumberland and his confidence soared so much that his desire and deter mination took him to the Isle of Man End2End challenge. The event, starting from the
peting in mountain bike orien teering events, also known as Trail Quest, at the beginning of 2011 but has made rapid progress on the increasingly popular circuit. The event is intended to test both navi gational and mountain bike skills, and involves finding a set of numbered check points, each of varying point values using an OS map in a given area and a strict time limit. The 51-year-old has picked
BILLINGTON mountain biker Graham Fielding is Hungary for success ahead of the World Masters Mountain Bike Orienteering Champion ships in 2012. Fielding only started com
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Nick Dinsdale of NJD Sports Injury Clinic Clitheroe for his advice and direction, and his family for their support. If anyone is interested in
a hard winter of training. Next year I have set my sights firmly on representing Great Britain in Hungary, as well as a return to the Isle of Man to defend my titles in Trail Quest.” Graham would like to thank
Orienteering M50 National one day Champion, who is also the Malham Show Trail Quest: champion and North East Mountain Bike Orienteers M50 summer series winner, has one race left of the summer season before beginning a gru elling winter training period in hope of representing Great Britain at the World Masters in Hungary. He added: “I look forward to
in my category which helped me grow in confidence and fitness. I decided to take on different challenges, one of which included the Isle of Man End2End challenge. I was very pleased with my time.” The British Mountain Bike
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www.clitheroeadvortiser.co.uk Cllthcroo Advertiser & Times,Thursday, October 6,2011 Sports info desk FOOTBALL m
EVO-STIK FOOTBALL LEAGUE
... r^-FIrst Division North ' • P W D L P
Skelmersdate12 9 3 0 30 Curzon Ashton ..10 9 1 0 28 Parsley FC........11 6 2 3 20 Lancaster City.... 9 6 1 2 19 Woodley Sports 10 5 3 2 18 DurtiamCiiy.....11 6 0 5 18 AFCFylde.....;....9 5 2 2 17 Trafford....;....... 11 5 1 5 16 Witton Albion .....9 5 1 3 16 Harrogate R’waylO 5 1 4 16 BamberBndge..10 4 2 4 14 Wakefield........10 4 2 4 14 OssettTown......10 4 2 4 14 Salford City......12 3 4 5 13 Mossley........... 12.3 4 5 13 GarforthTown...10 3 3 4 12 Warrington Tn.v. 10 3 1 6 10 CLITHEROE....i..9 3 0 6 9 Prescot Cables ..12 2 3 7 9 Badclrffe Bough. 9 1 4 4 7 Cammed Laird... 10 1 0 9 3 Ossett Albion....10 1 0 9 3
NEWTON EAST LAN CASHIRE FOOTBALL
DONALD RACE &
LEAGUE RESULTS
Lancashire Amateur Cup 2nd ■ ‘ Round
Penwortham St Teresas 1, Worsthorne 5. - a First Division
Lydden Hill, the new Subaru Impreza super car required^ repairs after receiving severe front end damage. However, the car was in showroom condition at Knockhill. Simon took to the circuit
FRESH from his August Bank championship suc cess, Clitheroe’s Simon Horton tackled the wet and windy Knockhill .Circuit in Scotland last weekend in the British Rallycross Championship. At the last round at
MOTOR RACING
about to change. Heat one saw Simon push extremely hard, and he slightly over stepped the mark on lap three, catching the trail end of the Impreza hard on a barrier as he joined the pit straight, causing him to tem porally back off, costing him valuable, time, eventually
in dry conditions, in what he felt was the best car he had ever driven round the circuit in eight years of competing. However, all that was
the weather became worse and Simon only qualified for second place in the B final.
sudden heavy downpour hit the circuit, with semi dry pres fitted, Simon made a fantastic start before being' caught out by a huge river of water running across the tarmac on a bend, causing him to spin out and lose the lead. Despite this, he made a ■ fantastic recoveiy and claimed fourth overall. As the day progressed,
finishing seventh overall. And rn heat two, as a
There, in horrendous condi tions, he had to concede on lap three, essentially driving blind due to the amount of mud being thrown onto his windscreen by the car in front, as he ran out of water in the washers. However, the hortonrac-
double header at the Croft International Circuit near Darlington in November.
Clitheroe RUFC............3 Not the best day!
their replacement bench denuded by some work call ups, one of their most influ ential play makers, Martin Lafranceschina. was carted off wjth a nasty shoulder injury within the first two minutes. A major team reshuffle
moved Aaron Atkinson into the crash ball centre position and big Jim Smith on at tight head prop. Soon after the changes,
Mossley Hill RUFC.... 36 A BAKING hot day at Little- moor was no fun for Clithe roe’s rugby boys. . Not content to having
tried to keep attacking, and after a brief foray into the visitors’ half, they garnered a penalty, which Stuart Railton slotted over. As the game wore on
and with Dave Watson, play ing at scrum half, calling the shots, some momentum was created and Clitheroe began to up the intensity. Maybe a bit too much for the referee’s liking as centre Nathan Peel and his opposite number were dispatched for a 10-minute detention.
and before Clitheroe had set tled, Mossley were over in the comer -not the best of starts. However, Clitheroe dug in
ward ball dried up to a trickle, and as Mossley were rotating tired legs for fresh, Clitheroe could only suffer in silence. On the bright side was the
full home debut for young prop Craig Holland who is a raw talent to be nurtured.
Carnforth 2nds..........l4
Clitheroe 2nds...........17 FOLLOWING last week’s cancellation of the seconds’ home fixture against Gar-
Clitheroe’s Jack of bench cover became glaringly more apparent. The chronic lack of go-for
especially dangerous, and they cut some lovely angles, coming on to the ball at pace, causing panic in the home defence. Nevertheless Clitheroe still
The visitors’ backline was
and not long after more for ward driving play gave ideal ball for the backs to ran, and Ed Rigby scored a great team try. Full back Keough slotted
resulted in a tiy for Hayton but the ball was lost over the line. Heads still remained high
at a pace. It was only excel lent Camforth defence and an unlucky judgement for where the real tty line was by one of the. second rows that kept the scores level for over 20 minutes. Excellent' support play by the Clitheroe forwards nearly
swelled by newcomers Neil Shaw and father and son duo Geraint and Lewis Williams,' as well as quality experience in chairman Andrew Thomber and stalwart Bill Thatcher. Clitheroe started the game
over the opening weeks of the campaign and were in desper ate need of a win. Clitheroe’s numbers were
stang, skipper Bob Wilkinson and his squad were looking forward to a trip up the M6 to face old foes Camforth. Both sides have stuttered
the extras to take Clitheroe into a'10-0 lead.
Camforth made significant inroads.
somewhat
making himself a real nuisance and stretched the defence on numerous occasions. Camforth managed to turn pressure into points, and on 55 minutes they scored their first try and Clitheroe were looking
Carnforth drove deep into the Clitheroe 22, and with a line out on their own five-metre line, Clitheroe were under pressure. The line out was lost, and with a quick drive right, the ball was returned to the left wing and the Carnforth winger dotted down in the comer.
shaky. Clitheroe couldn’t quite capture their early dominance and only scrambling defence that kept their lead intact. With only Sive minutes left,
The hosts’ fly half was
Although Camforth dragged themselves back into the game, that was how the scored stayed going into the half-time break. The second half proved different . as
The conversion was taken
with aplomb and the score stood at 14-10 in favour of the hosts. Clitheroe had only three minutes to rescue the game. At the ensuing kick-off,
game at league frontrunners Chorley. In the junior section, this
Sunday sees the visit of local rivals Burnley, with games planned at all age groups. For more information, visit the club website, check the hotline on 07930 355806 or contact
bobjwilkinson@gmail.com
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Keough kicked high and long and Clitheroe regained pos session. Strong drives from Williams Jnr and the. Procter boys took them onwards, and a penalty for a Camforth for ward killing the ball saw Chris Harper burrowing over to score an excellent try. Keough made the conversion and the final whistle blew to the relief of all those in Maroon and Gold. This week is a crunch
ing team scored solid cham pionship points with an offi cial seventh overall finish. Simon’s next race is a
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Pendle Forest 4, Colne United? 0: Read United 1, Hurst Green 2: Stacksteads SJ 4, Burnley GSOB 2.
. Second Division 0 0
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Bacup CC 0, Padiham FC 4; Churchtown FC 3. Peel Park 0; . Clitheroe RBL 2, Calder Vale FC 5: Daneshouse FC 2, Wadding- ton 6: Rock Rovers 4, Burnley Belvedere 3; Sacred Heart Celtic 2, Borrowdale United 4. F-Reserve Division
Burnley GSOB 2, Worslhorne 2; Colne United 1, Rimington 5; Enfield 2, Pendle Forest 3; Hurst Green 2, Rock Rovers 1; Oswaidtwistle St Marys 2, Langho a: Waddington 0, Read ' united 4.
FIXTURES Saturday
Lancashire Amateur Cup 3rd Round
Worsthorne v The Manxman; rS • Burnley G sO B v Preston Wan derers; Langho v Penwortham Town.
First Division
Burnley GSOB v Feniscowlos - and Pleasington; Colne United v Mill Hill; Edenfield v Enfield; Hurst Green v Rimington; Lang ho v Worsthorne; Oswaldtwistle SM v Stacksteads SJ; Read United v Pendle Forest. Second Division
Barrowford Celtic v Bacup CC; Borrowdale United v Padiham FC; Calder Vale v Daneshouse; Peel Park v Burnley Belvedere; Sacred Heart Celtic v Church- town FC; Waddington v Rock Rovers.
Reserve Division
Mill Hill v Waddington; Pendle Forest v Burnley GSOB; Rim ington v Hurst Green; Rock Rovers v Langho; Stacksteads S J v Colne United; Worsthorne v Read United. TABLES
Rimington-........6 5 0 1 15 Pendle Forest ...4 4 0 0 12 Edenfield........ ..5 3 1 1 10 Hurst Green......7 3 1 3 10 Langho.............4 . 3 0 1 9 Enfield............. 6 3 0 3 9 Worsthome .......4 2 1 1 7 OssySM......... .5 2 1 2 7
First Division • P W D L P
Rock Rovers.....6 5-1 0 16 " Church Town...... 8 5 1 2 16 Borrowdale Utd ..7 4 2 1 14 B’fordCeltic......:7 4 1 2 13 Padiham....... .....6 4 0 2 12 Calder Vale....;..., 6 3 1 2 10 Sacred Heart...... 6 .3 0 3 9 Waddington....... 6. 2 2 2 8 Daneshouse:...... 5 2 T 2 7 :
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F em s c o w le s 5 2 1 2 7 Mill Hill.........;...4 2 0 2 6 ' Stacksteads S J .. 6 2 0 4 6 Colne Utd......... 9 1 3 5 6 ReadUtd.........7 T 2 4 5 BGS0B.............6 1 0 '5 3 Second Division
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Bly Belvedere.....6 1 2 3 5 Bacup CC...........4 1 1 2 4 Clitheroe RBL..... 8 0 1 7 1 Peel Park...:.:.....7 0 1 6. 1 Reserve Division • P W D L P
BGS0B..............9 6 2 1 20 Rimington..........8 5 2 1 17 Worsthorne........7 5 2 0 17 Pendle Forest..... 7 5 1 1 16 Enfield...............8 5 1 2 16 ReadUtd............ 7 4 0 3 12 Mill Hill...............6 3 0 3 9 Hurst Green.........7 3 0 4 9 Rock Rovers.......9 2 2 5 8 Oswaldtwistle SM8 2 2 4 8 Langho.............. 8 2 1 5 7 Stacksteads SJ...7 2 0 5 6 Colne Utd........... 7 1 0 6 3 Waddington........6 0 1 5 1
Low Moor B...1B 6 5 712B
. Wag & Horses 18 8 4 6127 White Hart B.. 18 6 4 8122 Kings Arms A. 18 8 3 7117 Royal Oak B... 18 5 1 12104 Brown Cow.... 18 0 2 1670 Third DivisionPWDL P
RBL............... 1 8 1 2 3 3160 Horseshoe B.. 18 12 3 3159 BuckWrinkleys1810 4 4142 Buck Ladies... 17 9 4 4141 Read Con B... 18 7 6 5133 Black Bull...... 18 6 5 7126 Pendle Witch.. 18 5 1 12102 Craven Heifer. 18 2 5 1198 De L acy ......... 16 3 4 9 87 Craven Heifer B173 3 1184
AUTO TRADERS RESULTS
HARRY DEWHURST MEMO RIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPONSORED BY SMILES & MILES
Dog Inn 1. Black Bull 3; Great Harwood Rovers 5, Bees Knees 1; Stanley Ultras 4, Helmshore Harri ers 2; Tavern 0, Church Town 4. FIXTURES Sunday
Bees Knees v Station (Bullough); Black Bull v Stanley Ultras (Marl Pits); Church Town v Dog Inn (Fox- hill); Helmshore Harriers v Tavern (Haslingden).
TABLE P W D L P
Dog Inn..............5 4 0 1 12 Stanley Ultras..... 5 3 0 2 9 Church Town...... 2 2 0 0 6 Black Bull........... 2 2 0 0 6 Bees Knees.........3 1 0 2 3 Station...............3 1 0 2 3 Gt Harwood Rvrs 3 1 0 2 3 Helmshore H.......2 0 0 2 0 Tavern................3 0 0 2 0
GLASS CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT SUM
RIBBLE VALLEY
MER POOL LEAGUE RESULTS
Foundation Cup Final
Royal British Legion A 7, Billing- ton Brass Band Club B 5. Premier Division
Billington Brass Band Club B 6, Royal British Legion A 6; Buck A 10, Higher Buck A 2; Conserva-
- five Club A 6, Low Moor A 6; ' Kings Arms 7, White Horse A 5. First Division
Read Constitutional Club 4, Kings Arms C 8; Rose & Crown 7, Billington A 5; Bay Horse 6, White Lion 6; Kings Arms B 5, St Peters A 7. _ Second Division
Brown Cow Clitheroe 2, Horse shoe 10; Low Moor B 9, White Hart B 3; Royal Oak A 1, Stork 11; Wagon B 5, Kings Arms A 7; Whalley Con Club 8, Royal Oak B 4.
Third Division
Buck Wrinkleys 6, Read Con Club B 6; Craven Heifer B 2, Black Bull Chatburn 10; Horseshoe B 7, Pendle Witch 5; Royal British Legion 9, Craven Heifer 3.
TABLES
Premier Division P W D L P
Low Moor A... 16 11 4 1147 RBL A ........... 1 6 1 2 3 1143 Billington B.... 16 9 2 5129 Kings Arms.... 16 9 3 4125 ' B u c k A ...........16 5 3 8108 Con Club A.... 16 4 6 6106 White Horse B 16 3 4 9 95 White Horse A16 1 3 1278 Higher Buck A 16 4 0 1277 First Division PW D LP
Kings Arm C . . 16 11 3 2138 White Lion..... 16 9 3 4122 Billington A.... 16 6 5 5121 Read Con Club16 6 4 6112 WagonA........16 6 5 5111 St Peters A.... 16 6 4 6108
' Rose & Crown 16 2 6 ,8 99 Bay Horse..... 16 3 6 7 99 Kings Arms B. 16 3 4 9 96 Second Division PWD LP
Horseshoe.... 1813 3 2167 Stork..............1810 3 5149 Whalley Con.. 18 1 12 5145 Royal Oak A... 18 8 3 7129
BOWLS
GREAT HARWOOD AND DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
NEWS The Great Harwood and District
. Bowling League will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday, No-
1 vember 7th at 7-30 p.m. at Rishton Conservative Club. Items for the agenda to be for warded in writing to the Secretary by October 24th. . Tickets for the Annual Presentation
' Night on Friday, November 11th, ' also at Rishton Con Club, are now available from the secretary.
RECTELLA INTER NATIONAL FLOODLIT
PAIRS At Ribblesdale Wanderers Qualifying Rounds Tomorrow
6-45 p.m. - M Harrison and Partner v M Dawson and N Dawson; L Nuttall and Partner v A O'Connor and B Gaskell; L Harrison and B Smith v D Rose and R Whittam; M Waterhouse and D Pilkington v A Whitehead and C Cornall; G Emmi- son and A Lord v P Wellman and D Ashworth; P Fisher and Partner v E Pye and C Lockwood; P Watson and P Botterill v K Brenkley and J Par kin; S Edmondson and C Dawson v F Whittaker and N Wilson. Tuesday, October 30th
6-45 p.m. - D Simmonds and D Wa terhouse V B Ashworth and T Bul- len; G Stephenson and Partner v G Staff and L Hammond; E Ralphson and C Chapman v D Niven and R Rushton; P Hawks and 0 Jackson v J Hodgson and P Boydell; M Gava- ghan and M Melia vV O'Donnell and M Coupe; C Crompton and B Hor: man v C Rammell and L Rammell; S Worden and J McNaboe v W Rnn and M Flemming; E Wallace and A Wallace v H Parker and I Downing.
FLOODLIT PAIRS At Ribblesdale Wanderers DRAW
BAR-BE-QUICK
Tuesday, 6-45 p.m.: G Hartley and T Holness v P Holt and A Norman; K Ryder and C Bater v M Fletcher and B Trevit; H Warren and C Simpson v G Staff and L Hammond; C Ram mell and L Rammell v P Brett and P Sutcliffe; M Edmondson and I Edmondson v M Burns and N Hill; S Gall and S Cookson v D Hargreaves and N Fryer; D Shawforth and J Larder v D Niven and G Rushton; R Westwel! and N Spencer v B Slinger and Partner. Friday, October 14th, 6-45 p.m.: J Holt and C Massey v C Chapman and Partner; P Rsher and Partner v R Evans and Partner; S Worden and J McNaboe v M Rimmer and S Roberts; J Haslem and G William v H Parker and I Downing; A Catterall and J Anderson v F Roberts and A Harrison; M Wensley and J Kerr v L Evans and Partner; E Pye and C Lockwood v F Wall and J Chambers; M Bastow and V Abell v D Walker and C Livesey. Tuesday, October 18th, 6-45 p.m.: W Rnn and M Flemming v D Rose and R Whittam; P Botterill and P Watson v G Stephenson and Part ner; V O'Donnell and M Cowpe v B Ashworth and T Bullen; B Williams and T Williams v P Stringfellow and J Hodson; G Comerbach and K Comerbach v A Hodson and J Hodson; J Hanson and J Pickles v E Wallace and A Wallace; P Hawks
- and O Jackson v B Holden and J Moran; M Gavaghan and M Melia v G Emmison and A Lord. • Friday, October 21 st, 6-45 p.m.: B Phillips and R Sandham v L Har rison and Partner; J Hodgson and P Boydell v F Whittaker and N Wilson; S Edmondson and C Dawson v A
. Whitehead and C Cornall; D Par kinson and D Butler v B Robinson and M Fieldhouse; L Nuthall and . A Dewhurst v A O'Connor and B Gaskell; K Brenkley and J Parkin v G Raynor and D Shaw; D Seed and D Leeming v P Wellman and D Ashworth; D Grogan and D Riley v M Owens and Partner.
DARTS
SOCIATION RESULTS League
RIBBLE VALLEY LADIES’ DARTS AS
Rose & Crown A 5, Bay Horse 4; Catholic SC 1, Craven 8; Rose & Crown B 2, Low Moor 7. High Scores
112, L. Whittaker; 111', T.L. Townsend, J. Brown; 104, R. Davies; 101, A. Haydock; 100, D. Ryan. Points and Positions
1, Rose & Crown A, Craven 22; 2, Petre Arms 21; 3, Black Bull, Low Moor 19; 4, Billington BC 14; 5, Legion 13; 6, Catholic SC 8; 7, Bay Horse 6; 8, Rose & Crown B 5; 9, De Lacy 4.
CLITHEROE SUPER
LEAGUE DARTS RESULTS Ladles
Clilheroe 4, Todmorden 1: Winners - Louise Proctor 2-1 (average 32.84); Becky Bolton 2-
(39.21); Player of the match Lindsay Astin 2-0 (49.27). Men
Heywood 3, Clitheroe 7: Win ners - J. Phillips 3-0 (76.42); M. Taylor 3-2 (71.97); J. Dewhurst 3- 2 (55.81); G. Robinson 3-0(63.31); H. Pilkington 3-0 (68.51);
M.Guiver 3-0 (68.51); Man ol the match A. Gudgeon 3-0 (77.74). Ribble Valley Superleague team had a bye. ________
BADMINTON
TON ASSOCIATION RESULTS
First Division
Clitheroe A 12-351 (16), Telecom A 6-310(9); Independent A 0-241(1), Blackburn Seniors A 18-378(23);Tag 4-311(7), St • Philips 14-367(18); Westholme A 15-348(19), Roefield A 3- 197(4).
Third Division
Abacus B 11-323(14), Blackburn Harpoons 7-213(8); College 12-349(16), Goodshaw 6-311(9); Telecom B 15-383(20), Blackburn Seniors D 3-283(5). FIXTURES
October 12th - Committee meeting, 6-30 p.m.; October 15th/16th - Open Doubles Badminton Tournament, Audley Sports Centre, entries to 07969 948204 (cash and equipment prizes) or send e-mail for further' details to blackburnsportsdub®
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Duffer beats champs!
FOR the second year in succession, a “duffer” beat the champions in Mytton Fold Golf Club’s Champion of Champions and Duffers Cup competition. Players who have finished first or second in this season’s competitions vie for the
mantel of Champion of Champions, while the rest squabble for the Duffer’s Cup. This very popular late-season event was played in atypical steamy September con ditions and brought out the best golf in the big field. Danny Glover’s 91-26=65 was
1 (40.93); Linda Waring 2-0
beating Division One winner Wayne Ivinson on a card play-off. Wayne’s 74 was the lowest gross of the day and his best ever gross score. Scott Stanworth took Division Two with an excellent 93-23-70.
Ihe Pharman Cup, took the honour of being this year’s Champion o f Champions. Ray Standnng (77-8-69) took the final podium position some three shots in arrears,
together with the home team’s seniors captain, Gordon Lucas, put on a special show mbeautiful weather conditions.
tition and dinner, held at Mytton Fold. Outgoing President, and Mytton Fold Golf Club member, John Hammond,
Aspinall with 84-22-62 nett, second was Ted Crosby with 67 nett and third was Nigel Smith with 68 nett.
Hurlston Hall taking the runners-up slot. • AT Stonyhurst Park Golf Club, the men’s October Medal was won by Greg
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- a Stableford competition - was won by Lady Captain Janette Dowdy with 34 points, second was Margaret Carrington with 32 points and third was Val Fairless with 30 joints. Nearest the Pin was won by Margaret Carrington and the Longest Drive by -ady Captain Janette Dowdy. The results of the Ladies I
"Hie re-scheduled Ladies Shirebum Trophy, sponsored by proprietor Steve Alcock Fourball Better Ball, again a Stableford, were: In first
Jim Sprint had a better back nine and the same 40 points for first prize. Garry Moores, left Ryan Ratcliffe,Paul Burrows and Peter Clayton in his wake as
Dean, Peter Harrison,Tim Stanley, Alan Gillespie Team took the Honours with a gross 58.
;. and six pais but were only good enough for third place. I The Junior Medal found two outstanding young golfers going head to head, and
with 12 birdies for second place. Clive Wood. Simon Swindells,Steve Ackers and Daniel Turner recorded 12 birdies
* Hayden Moorcroft with a nett 66 had a one-shot margin over Tom Forrest, who : carded 72-5-67 for second prize.
; Club President Chris Stokes scored a red hot 40 points to win the Ladies’ “Wear i It Pink Stableford”. A massive eight-point margin over second placed Tracy Bentley. : Jean Holt got the nod over Marilyn Fletcher for third in Division One. It was tighter in Division Two when only two points split the top five, but Lynda-
: Mercer got her nose in front of Pam Laveiy to top the list. ' Elaine Grinrod took third after a count-back with Sue Madden and Barbara Crowther on 32 points.
F Trudy Walne had a two on the fifth but so to did Sue Johnson,Sue Gibson and Jill James, Karen Thompson, Vivien Birtwell and Wendy Green with 61.5 points.
arthing. ® AT Whalley, last Thursday’s competition was a Texas Scramble won by Kath
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he slipped into third with 37 points. It yvas Birdies Galore in the popular Four-Man Texas Scramble. Nine on the front nine and four on the return including three twos and the Steve
petitors on 37. Nigel Schofield had to settle for second place in Division Two when canny Scot
points and the runners-up spot. John Wetton took third but only after scrutiny of the cards with three other com
Weekend s Single Stableford with a superb 40 points. Jonathan Mitchell had blobs on the first and 10th, but a tidy finish gave him 38
Roberts found the extra point to snatch second place with 38. Swamy Narayana rounded off his good season by winning Division One of the
the Advertiser and Times Trophy at Clitheroe with 39 points. Peter Pedder recovered from a no score on the 16th to post 37 points, but Geoff
• TWO birdies m the last four holes saw Alex Rigby finish with a flourish and win d Margaret 1......... ............. .. The team competition was won, fittingly, by the home team with league champions
the first, whilst Wayne Ivinson and John Parkinson birdied the ninth. Mytton Fold’s ladies went to Knot End for their Autumn Away Day. In beautiful playing conditions Joanne Allen won with 31 points and was followed m a three-way tie for second place by Jean Sanderson, Maureen Board and Allison Nuttall. The North West Seniors League closed its season with its President’s Day compe
The twos pot was a four-way. split, with Phil Hammond and Danny Glover birdying
an outstanding score to take both the Duffer’s Cup and best nett score of the day. , Just one shot behind came Patrick Ashworth (91-26-66) and, having previously won
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WINNER: Joan Whit taker is pictured with the Ladies’ Observer Golf Tro phy at Whalley GC. The competition is a knockout played over the summer, with seven local clubs taking part. The final took place at Rossendale GC, and Joan, known as JTV (Joan the Vet), triumphed on the 16th green, winning 3 & 2 against Rita Summers of Ac crington. This is the second year in suc cession Whalley has produced a winner - last year’s winner being Vivien Birtwell.
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