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Dolphins win first league gala


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CLITHEROE Dolphins’ first- ever Friendly League gala re­ sulted in a resounding victory as all of the swimmers did the club proud.


Dolphins' dominated from Clitheroe- Todmorden 50.


the start and were particularly strong in the butterfly and breaststroke events. In some races Dolphins’ B "swimmer beat the A swimmers, showing hoiv strong the team is. The final result was 68 points, ■


The following swimmers h • (AS-;.


won their races: Ladies’ 100m IM Elearior White; Gents’ lObm IM Ben Stanley; Boys’ 10/u 25m Back Charles Atkinson; Boys’ 12/u: 50m Back Oliver Hood; Boys’ 14/u 50m Back Adam Stansfield; Gents’ 50m Back Cameron Deacon; Girls’ 10/u 25m Fly Charlotte Dewhurst; Boys’ 12/u 50m Fly Charlie Ainsworth; Girls’ 14/u 50m Fly Rebecca Case; Boys’ 14/u 50m Fly Adam Stansfield; Ladies’ 50m Fly Courtney Stanton; Gents’ 50m Fly Russ Brass; Girls’ 10/u 25m Breast Ellie Brown; Boys’ 10/u 25m Breast Charles Atkinson; Girls’ 12/u 50m Breast Darcy Clayton; Boys’ 12/u 50m Breast Matthew Anderton; Giris’ 14/u 50m Breast Amy Green; Boys’ 14/u 50m Breast Henry Gibson: Ladies’ 50m Breast Rachel Fox; Gents’


Roefield archery courses


ARCHERY


ARCHERY courses are set to commence at Roefield after the Easter holidays.


adults, teens and children and i will be led by Ailly-qualified


into reception or ring 01200 442188.-


- per session and full informa- ' tion can be found on the web­ site www.roefield.com


supplement other courses, which include badminton,' football, street dance, basket­ ball, gymnastics, and the spe­ cially designed course to get. kids active ‘Fit Kidz’. -. All sports'courses are £4


The- archery course will


tory price for the course, which will start from as little as just £5 jper session, which will include use of all the equipment and tuition. Tor more information, call


oL the art equipment for indoor archery. The courses will be toir


a The centre has just received grant to purchase new. state


nstructors.. . There will be an introduc­


SWIMMING


50m Breast Ben Stanley; Girls’ 12/u 50m Free Georgia Cooper’ Boys’ 12/u 50m Free Charlie Ainsworth; Girls’ 14/u 50m Free Rebecca Case; Ladies’ 50m Free Molly Thompson; Girls’ 13/u Medley Relay . (Annabel White, Aimee Bowen, Amy Green, Bethannie Morgan- Ward); Boys’ 13/u Medley Relay (Charlie Ainsworth, Henry " Gibson, Joseph Weddle, "Alexander .Dodd); Ladies’ Medley Relay (Eleanor White, Rachel Fox, Courtney. Stanton, Molly Thompson); Gents’ Medley Relay (Cameron Deacon, Ben Stanley, Russ Brass, . John Gomall); Boys’ Cannon


'(Jasper Womack-Smith, Charlie Ainsworth, Adam


swimming, with many com­ peting for the first time, with few nerves on show, but all the swimmers enjoyed themselves.


76 points; Seals 72; Sea Lions 61; Walrusses 51; Sharks 46.


The final result was: Whales Seconds do double


.CLITHEROE seconds trav­ elled to Tyldesley needing to


notch their first win since mid- January.


: beaten their opponents 69-18 . af Littlemoor at the start of • the season.'


place to go, but with the return of some new and old faces, Clitheroe were confident of doing the double, having


began to take control and at -the "five-minute mark, "Farnsworth ran strong and direc,t tearing a large hole in the home defence, and vvinger Ivan Adams was unlucky to knock on with the . line at his mercy. • ‘ Not long after, an excel-


, much-needed guile back to the Clitheroe attack. After a slow start, Clitheroe


Hardman .. started their Clitheroe careers in fine style, " while the return of captain Thomber, Dowson, Smith and fly half Watson brought some


Debutants Tom and Lewis ■ Tyldesley is never an easy RUGBY


ly id e s le y 3 rd s .............12 C liihe roe 2n d s ............43


. who evaded at least four tack- lers before "passing to Spencer to score a great backs’ try. This was quickly followed by


: He offloaded well to Birch,


; winger Adams.;. This time he made no mis­


take and rounded his opposite number with aplomb. : Scrum half Brown slotted the extras from the touchline


“ Procter gave the ball quickly and got it back after expertly looping around, before pass­ ing quickly through the hands' of Watson to get the ball to


downfield and found the ever- present John Procter.


the best try of the game. Thomber Junior galloped


lent counter from full back Bleasdale, down the right gained crucial territory. ;


,


, territory, Bleasdale and Birch once" again showed their pace on the right wing.


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, does best, straightening up in midfield. This created the space for Thombef to rim into, arid after delaying the


j tors repelled them well before commencing a two-try spell in the 10 nunutes pnor to half- time, albeit with a home team tiy in the middle. First,. Sharpies showed bril­


liant footwork by evading a tired-looking defence to touch down under the posts. Brown


up with 25 minutes gone, lyidesley once again started to exert some pressure on the Clitheroe line, but the visi-


So with Clitheroe 17-0 Farnsworth did what he


■ initial pass, he passed left to. Spencer, who delivered a great pass to Adams to dot down for his second.


get back into the game, but after gamely taking back some


Mth his fine leg peg. Tyldesley tried valiantly to


Tyldesley pound the Clitheroe line, and the pressure eventu­ ally told with a good maul cre­ . ating the platfonri for a good However, Clitheroe has


team try. . . . the final score of the half


This was Clitheroe back to playing the way they had


when scoring at will before Christmas and it was great to see.


Captain Thombef exhorted plai


to the floor but found Brown then Procter in support, who nonchalantly placed the ball down to score a brilliant team try-


when a Tyldesley . knock on arourid halfway saw fly half Watson scoop up the loose ball. Unswervingly the team pivot, Watson pinged the ball to Sharpies, who drew his man beautifully before giving the ball to Thombef. Thomber eventuaily went


added the simple conversion. A quick restart saw


/ veiy short secdon half. It’s ; difficult to single out


- ance, howeyer, Adams was good value for his brace and Procter, despite entering his 51st year,'gave a fantastic all­ round performance. - On Saturday, both teams


’British and Irish Lions play in Australia in June and Clitheroe Rugby Club will be showing each game, as well as putting' on various . mgby themed events over the summer. Contact the club on info@clitheroerugby.com for more information."


Willows, while the seconds travel to neighbours Burnley. Remember


that the


are away. TTie firsts play Newton-le-


same vein_ in the second half, and despite some stubborn Tyldesley defence, Clitheroe scored two more tries through wnger Birch,, now playing at inside centre, in what was a


individuals in what was an excellent team perform-


was Sea Mammals, for swim­ mers aged 10 and under. It was a great evening of


house gala recently to give the younger swimmers' a chance to compete and enjoy themselves. The theme of the evening •


Stansfield, John Gomall). Dolphins also held an in-


IHurst Green............ ..........................2


■Kendel County......................,,,,,,,,,,,,^ HURST Green sfrengthened their grip on promotion from the West Lancashire Football League Second Division as they edged past a


Idetermined Kendal side after coming from be­ hind in this tough encounter. The visitors came to Smithy Row with a


■decent record and were certainly no pushovers. I The first half was a very tight and competitive ■affair with both sides huffing and puffing but ■■with no real end product, I On what is a wide pitch, Green’s'play was ■decidedly narrow and rarely got behind the visi- Jtors, though Green thought they should have ■had a penalty as Hayes appeared to be held ■down by the keeper as they both went for a ■loose ball. The home side had one or two half chances


■but nothing clear-cut as Coar and Walker were I well-marshalled by the visitors’ backline. I Kendal took the lead shortly before half- Itime as they headed in a near post comer with I Chester helpless. With their ears ringing. Green appeared for


Ithe second half, in a more determined mood, with a plan to deliver more balls into the box, and this immediately paid dividends, Tipton delivering a cross from deep and Brierley steal­


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ing in to volley home at the back post for the equaliser. The home side seemed sharper in the tackle


and began to turn the screw, and scored the winner soon after.


Cookson’s long range shot wasn’t dealt with


properly by the visiting keeper, and Hayes bun­ dled the ball in off the defender for a scrappy but important goal. Kendal were rocked but Green continued to


search for a third and ultimately killer goal and did have chances to score. Coar had the best chance as he missed from


yards out, and Cookson and Walker both had good headers fly wide. With Green kicking up the slope, Kendai


Blues’ late boKt


had them penned inside their own half during the final moments of the game as they went in search of an undeserved equaliser, but crosses and comers were dealt with admirably by the Greenbackline. Bolton had a great chance in the final minute as he was sent clear, but his effort was well


FOOTBALL I Ciitheroe.................... ........................i


j his own net to gift Paul Moore’s side a I cmcial win.


1 Chris Dykes replacing the unavailable I Dean Canning.


Moore made bne^ charige from Saturday’s defeat , at Warrington, with


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I denied by former Blues keeper Danny. 1 McDonald. Midway through the half. Mason’s flick


Tbe home side shaded the opening period, and after quarter of an hour Chris I Mason found himself in the clear, but was


J.came on 36 minutes as Hakan Burton I stood tall to deny Ryan Winder after he ' was played in by Simon Wills. Clitheroe came ■ close to opening the'


I beaten. Lancaster’s best chance of the -half


from a Lee Pugh throw in was met with a ferocious Simon Nangle volley which narrowly cleared the bar, with McDonald


scoring five minutes-later as Danny,: Mahoney rattled McDonald’s left-hand Itost with a powerful driveifrom outside, the penalty area.


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restart as a battling Mahoney won the ball on the edge of the penalty area.


to build any momentum or exert any pres­ sure in a lacklustre second-half. Dykes fired wide 10 minutes after the


,^ e r the break, neither side managed •. : , , .season.:-


Ciitheroe limited Lancaster, to few goal- scoring opportunities, ultimately keeping- their lOtn clean sheet in the league this


Blues struck. a post throu^ Gregson : following Darren'Green’s comer, with- .Dykes clearing Rory Winters’, rebound effort off the line. This was the: visitors’ final -chance ":as'


-■.i.,.-- With 20 minutes remaining,- the Dolly :


I Lsncflstor City..........................o IA last-gasp Danny Gregson own-goal I gave Clitheroe a -vital three points on I Easter Monday, as their pursuit of the I the Evo-Stik League Divison One North I play-offs continues. I A game, of few clear-cut; chances I looked as though it was drifting towards I stalemate until Gregson headed through


as though both sides would have to settle for a point, which may not have been enough in the Blues’ quest for a play-off spot.


With time ebbing away, it was looking


page time, Clitheroe snatched victory as Gregson headed a Mahoney cross past McDonald.


(c), James, Higgins, Birchall, Nangle, Mahoney, Dykes (Kusaloka 8^ , Mason (Dent 68), Woods (Smith 90).


. of chances but were guilty of not making the rnost of these opportunities as Paul "Moore’s side lost ground in the hunt for


W a r r in ^ o n Town............... ............ 2 Clitheroe............... ....... ................ . . l ON Saturday, Clitheroe created plenty


' a play-off place. ■ Andy Fowler gave Warrington a first- half lead, added to late on by substi­ tute "Ashley Ruane, before Lee Pugh halved the. arrears with an injury-time consolation. • On his return to Cantilver Park, former -


. The visitors started positively and Chris Mason was denied in the fourth minute ' when keeper Christian Dibble did enough to divert the. ball agonisingly wide of the post.


Warrington manager Moore named an unchanged line-up with the same players who beat Cammell Laird a fortnight ago, on duty again.


'.beat..


— As the Blues continued to dominate:: proceedings. Mason glanced Pugh’s entic-;: mg cross wide while Dean,Canning,tried%' his luck from range but was off-target.-. . Clitheroe’s best opportunity came > midway through the half when the lively 'e (Tanning found himself in the clear'but failed to hit the target with only. Dibble to .


Chris Smalley powered a free header over u the bar.


From Simon Nangle’s resulting comer, - . ;


only for the former Bamber Bridge for-" ward to head wide with Pugh again the


Danny Mahoney was next to go close,;'" ;


ers Skelmersdale United on Saturday (kick-off 3 p.m). Clitheroe: Burton, Smalley, Pugh


Next up for Clitheroe are league lead­ . However, as the game entered stop­ provider. .


taking , their chances as Warrington opened the scoring in the 32nd minute completely against the mn of play. A David Mannix comer eventualiy found its way to Fowler at the far post


cit in stoppage time.as Pugh raced onto " Woods’,pass and lifted the ball over the advancing Dibble.for his third goal of the rampaign.' ’»


. :'i-Tbere^as‘.st|ll;jiine for-Pugh and Co 'Dibble..:.4?'::"'^^-,7


to/ almqS^at'ch''’an'unlikely point" as Burtoa’s?free-kick’found "its" way ‘ to the •.full-back..whose: header was erasoed bv


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',r-..Clitheroe: vBurton,'-Smalley, Pugh : : (c),'.> James,"; Higgins, .• Birchall, Nangle, ' Mahoney;-; Canning (Kusaloka 60),: Mason, Woods.:.Subs-not,used: Dent, Dykes," Smith ' ROSS MCLEAN


The Clitheroe. L.mo . rn vertiser and 1 imes


Wire .sealed-victory as Ruane - who had replaced Jon Newby - produced an exqui- C site - volley from , distance which gave Burton no chance.' ■ (Tlitheroe rallied and reduced the defi­


again denied Mason after the former Guiseley striker had chased a forward ball and out-muscled the Warrington defence. Shortly after the hour- mark. Dibble somehow kept out Mason’s • powerftil downward header from a Nangle comer to maintain Warrington’s lead. ■ ..The Blues defence coped w.ell with anything/the hosts had to offer although Burton was required to tip a Mannbc free- lock over the bar in the 78th minute." ^ With Lour minutes remaining,; the:


pattern to the first with Clitheroe in the ascendency for large periods but unable to put the ball in the net when opportuni­ ties came. ■ Five minutes after the restart. Dibble


in the match and Hakan Burton was required to tip Fowler’s low snapshot from the edge of the area around the post in first-half stoppage time. The second period followed a similar


whose shot' across. goal was deflected home. Hie goal gave Warrington a foothold


NEXT WEEK


ANEWIOOK A NEW OUTLOOK The visitors were punished for not mnnd -


league Milnthorpe Corinthians on Saturday, kick-off 3 p.m. • ■


vital in the push to clinch the league title, the game started at a frantic pace,.


victors against a formidable Rishton side on Saturday. In a match which both sides knew would be


the upper edge. With the pacey Watkins making piercing mns down .the left wing and Lloyd and Kay controlling the midfield, the breakthrou^ soon came when Hibbert latched on to a cross from the left and the forward made no mistake "with his finish.. Unfortunately the lead was short lived as


However it was Clitheroe who looked to have


when Hibbert collected the ball on the right his long range shot somehow managed to elude the visiting keeper and ^ve Wolves a 2-1 lead. Luck seemed to be on Clitheroe’s side as


Rishton began to gain ground, and;^er some fine football they pulled the scores level. . Undeterred,-Wolves pushed on again, and


.


• IN an eagerly-awaited top of the table clash, Clitheroe Wolves Under 9s emerged the


tion rivals Leyland United dropped points once again. Green are at home against bottom of the


from Bolton County after the win but promo­


saved. Hurst Green stay top on goal difference


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Hursl Green close In on promoh'on goal


shortly after, a clearance by the keeper can­ noned off the Hibbert’s knee, straight back into Rishton’s net to give the young striker his and Clitheroe’s third goal. The second half started much the same,


with both teams pushing forward, testing each other’s defence. However, it was Wolves’ back three that showed their resolve, with Atkinson and. Jackson snubbing out the waves of attack, while Byrne in goal, when called upon, was in'" magnificent form. Chances fell for both sides and Lloyd,


Hibbert and Sutcliffe all came close to extend­ ing Wolves’lead. A fine strike for Watkins from the left looked


goalbound until somehow the Rishton keeper managed to steer it round the post. However, it was Rishton who managed to


capitah'se as they grabbed their second to bring the game to a nervy finish.


But Clitheroe emerged with the 3-2 victory.’ In a shining example of junior football,


both teams can be immensely proud of their performances. Wins in their last two games will see both


teams tied on points for the title, which may have to be decided in a'one-game play-off.


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