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Gymnastics thriving at Roefield Leisure
Two wins from two at for Clitheroe ace at opening meeting in Parley Moor
® KarterKirkCattermoleof Clitheroe finished his week- endinstyle. Kirk was racing at Darley
—-.•“Moor in Derbyshire aboard his 125 open six speed gear box Raider kart, for the first round of the prestigious Eng land Championship, held over four meetings. He knew that the meeting was going to be well support-
® ed by some of the top com petitors in his class, and to win would be tough, but Kirk pulled out all the stops to lay downamarkerforthecham- pionship. Qualifying was held on
Sunday morning, in damp conditions, where Kirk man aged to qualify on pole posi tion.
The first race was going
• to be a tough one. The track . had now dried, but Kirk had an excellent start and man aged to secure first position. For the second race, a few
• minor adjustments were made to both the chassis and the engine to gain a few mph
^ ‘•^down the long straights. Kirk started in pole posi
tion, but didn’t have a good start in this race and his nearest competitor man-
. aged to gain the lead. ® But by the first corner Kirk slipped into the lead again, and held a lights to flag victory, as well as setting the new lap record on lap three. The next two rounds of
Roefield Leisure Centre, Clitheroe has a thriving gymnastics club for boys and girls from five up wards.
At present there are 142 young gymnasts on the roll.
The sessions are all
an hour, with two run on Wednesdays starting at 5
p.m., and three on Fridays starting at 4 p.m. The emphasis is on
recreational gymnastics, incorporating fun and enjoyment as opposed to competitive gymnastics. ■ For young children,
gymnastics is a great way of keeping fit and to realise the importance of flexibil ity and co-ordination. Each session is deliv
ered by qualified coaches in no more than groups of eight. The head coach is
Kirk Cattermole in action (s).
the English championship will be held on August 3rd at Cadwell Park in Lincoln shire. However, Kirks next out
ing will be in three weeks’ time for anotherprestigious meeting - the UK Cup at An glesey. Kirk would like to thank
sponsors PFP services, Mag num Motorsport, Millers Oils and Cat Racing Services.
Amanda Wilkinson who is a level 2 Artistic Gymnastic Coach and Regional Judge. Amanda has been
Local sides on the lookout for new faces
Newly-named Ribbie Valley side Edisford Bridge FCarelooking to recruit players ahead of the 2014/15 campaign. Theclub,formerlyknownas Low Moor FC, competes in the second tier of the Accrington Combination League with - fixtures played at 2-15 p.m. on Saturdays.
Anybody interesting in signing can contact manager Adrian Thomas on 07854 070937 or attend training sessions which
are held at Roefield from 6 p.m. onWednesdays. > Meanwhile, Rimington FCare
also back in training and on the lookoutfornew players. First team manager Terry
Braithwaite, new reserve team boss Warren Jackson and Gary. Kay and Trevor Robinson with the Under 21s are looking to add totheirsquads.
Tuesday was thefirstopportu- nityforpotentialnewplayersto
join and impress, with training confining onTuesdaysatthe CastleFieldfrom7p.m.
teachinggymnastics since the age o f 16, while still competing at internation al level. She has competed na
tionally since the age of seven, becoming Lanca shire champion in 2003, finishing fourth in the beam final in the British Championships in 2004, and was a member of the North West team for five years. Further to this, she has
represented England in in ternational competition in Russia in 2008 and against Russia and South Africa in 2007. . With this wealth of ex
perience, she is able to pass this onto the young gymnasts and to the other coaches. Each young gymnast
The Ribblesdale Cup-100 years after first being held was played for in brilliant ‘ sunshine at Ribblesdale Wan-
® derers Cricket and Bowling Club on Sunday.
The Ribblesdale Wanderers Bowling Club Subscription
—*fyup was first played for in 1914 :and carries a great number of
Ribblesdale bowlers names. Alan Threlfall won it this
year - having previously won it34yearsago! In the quarter-finals,
Threlfall beat P.Holt 21-15, while D. Niven won a thriller with G.Dixon 21-20. J. Holt eased past B.Hinks
21-5, while
S.Greenwood saw offADewhurst 21-17.
In the semi-finals, Threl
fall beat Niven 21-12 to set up a meeting with Holt, a 21-10 winner against Greenwood. And in the final, Threlfall
sealed a 21-9 success. Pictured from left are
winner Alan Threlfall, Chris Snape (organiser) and runner- up Jack Holt (s).
is working towards a Brit ish Gymnastics profi ciency award. If they have achieved the criteria, they are awarded their badge and certificate at the end of each course. Dependingonthelevels
at which a gymnast is at, some awards take longer thanothersandmaynotbe completed in onecourse. If a gymnast does not achieve the necessary qualification then they are awarded a certificateofachievement.
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Varley guides holders into yet another final
ByDanBlack
daniel.black@
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Opposing Charlie Jack
Brannon Varley scored a magnificent century to see holders Ribblesdale Wander ers through to asecond-suc- cessive Ramsbottom Cup Final on Sunday.
Varley’s innings of 103 came in 90 balls as Wanderers, bid ding for a third cup success in four years, were bowled out for 249 against Padiham at Church Meadow. Callum Clarke’s underdogs
never threatened to reach their target, and were even tually dismissed well short for 135, as the hosts clinched their latest final spot at Earby on July 27th. South African Varley’s ton
included 16 fours and three sixes.
son’s side at the Applegarth will be Cherry Tree after a najl-biting win off the penul- timate ball at bottom of the ta ble Brooksbottom. The previous day, in a semi-
final dress rehearsal in the league, Wanderers again came out on top against Padiham. Veteran Ian Britcliffe re
turned career best figures of 8-44 in 17.4 overs. This time Padiham batted
first, making 143 as Britcliffe, whose previous best was 7-56, claimed a first ever career eight-wicket haul. And Wanderers made light
work of their reply thanks to Ben Dougall’s unbeaten 88, out of a total of 144-3. Wanderers en te r tain
Edenfield at Church Meadow, and they travel to face Denton West away in the LCB Knock out on Sunday.
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Barnoldswick’s overseas amateur Louis Delport is caught behind by Matthew Coulter off Josh Marquet on Saturday
Clitheroe captain Paul Gaskell believes the week end could play a pivotal part in determining whetherthe club will retain its champi onship crown.
The Chatburn Road side currently head the Ribbles dale Cricket League after 10 games, but only lead Whalley and Great Harwood by eight and nine points respectively. Those two rivals meet at
Read maintain the pressure
Read keptthepressure onthe teams pushing for LCB Knock out Cup qualification with a five-wicket triumph against Cherry Tree at Preston Old Road.
The visitors, who called Lan cashire’s Kyle Jarvis in to the starting XI due to injury to professional Brandon Scull- ard, restricted their oppo nents to 178-6 with Michael Taylor (3-26) the pick of the bowlers. In reply, Mohammed Za-
fran proved he was worthy of promotion from the club’s second string as he top-scored with 43 when opening along side Joe Marshall (12). Captain Kyle O’Connor
contributed 25 to the tally, Jon Harvey fired 36, Jarvis hit 10 while siblings Conor (20) and Elliot Lowes (5) took Read over the line. “We made a few changes,”
saidO’Connor. - “The pro damaged his foot
so we brought in Kyle, while Michael Taylor, Mohammed
Zafran and Andrew Bennett have all been called up recent- ly. The pro will have a fitness test today. “Everyone has done really
well and things are starting to come together. “We are starting to build a
bit of a run which we needed.” Read are at Baxenden on
Sundayinarearrangedgame. • Ribblesdale remain on
course for a Ramsbottom and Lawrenson Cup double after their second team beat Great Harwood by seven wickets.
The three othersemi-final-
ists are Read, Stacksteads and Earby. Lawrenson Cup Quarterfinals: Read 157-6 (Elliot Artingstoll 55), Settle156 (JohnTarbox70), Read won by four wickets Great Harwood78, Ribblesdale Wanderers79-3, Ribblesdale won by seven wickets Stacksteads 85-0, Padiham 81, Stacksteads wonbylOwickets Euxton 89, Earby 90-6, Earby won byfourwickets.
Whalley stay in touch at the top
Whalley remained hot on the heels of leaders Clitheroe - eight points behind - after provingtoostrongforsec- ond bottom Edenfield.
Pradeep inspires Red Caps to victory
Salesbury leapfrogged Brins- call in the Ribblesdale League table after a comprehensive 152-run win on Saturday.
Professional Susantha Pra deep (pictured) produced the headline performance, taking 8-24 off only 12 overs - includ ing four maidens - to bowl the villagers out for 68, after the Red Caps had recorded a total 0f220-7. 0penersAneeqHassanfe2)
and Jason Rawson (58) both hit half-centuries, putting on 84 for the first wicket, while Pete Blackman added 43, and Mohamed Shabaz finished unbeaten on 30. Pradeep took eight wick
ets in Brinscall’s reply, while Shabaz mopped up the tail with 2-13 off 4.4 overs. On Saturday, Salesbury en
tertain Settle, and are also at home on Sunday against Os- waldtwistle Immanuel.
Opening batsman James Galling made another telling contribution - 80 from 170- 4 - before the visitors were dismissed for 131, with Dave Howard claiming 6-39. Captain Richard Lamb
was delighted to get another win on theboard to maintain a terrific start to the cam paign: “It was another good result. James came to the fore again with the bat, and Dave did what he does, and it keepsthemomentumgoing.” Galling batted through
for an unbeaten 54 against Salesbury last week, earn ing praise from his skipper, who added: “I thought last week would do him no harm - in-terms of his confidence,
and he took that on with a similar knock, building it up towards the end. “It’s great for him and for
me as captain, finding an-me opening batsman is a tough
gig! “He’s very much the fu- |
ture of the club, a good guy andkeentoworkonhisgame and try and improve.” Howard has been a prov
en threat at this level over the ; years, and Lamb smiled: “We « were hoping to give him less todoashehasabitofshoul- s der issue, and Sean Duck worth took the new ball and did well; “But Dave came into the ‘
attack and got stuck into them, line and length and doing plenty with it as usual.” Whalley are on their trav
els this weekend as they take on Great Harwood on Satur-^ day, before facing Earby on -Sunday
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the Cliffe on Saturday which has put more impetus on Clit- heroe’s clash with Section B leaders Earby at the Apple- garth. Gaskell’s men will then lookto avenge their Ramsbot tom Cup quarter-final defeat to Padiham on home soil just 24 hours later. Speaking poolside from
the Balearic Islands, Gaskell said: “We’re looking forward to it again after a good win against Barnoldswick at the @ weekend. It’ll be a tough game againstEarby and then we’ve got a score to settle against Pa diham after they knocked us outofthe Ramsbottom Cup.” ’ Gaskell, who skippered ,
his side to a 58-run win over Great Harwood on the open- ing day of the term, with paid man Junaka Guneratne se curing figures of 7-23 on his debut, added: “Whalley and . Great Harwood are going well and consistently picking up points. They play each other this weekend so one of them will have to drop points. That makes Saturday even more important for us because we need to press on.
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