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www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Thursday, March 12,2015
Jursday, March 12,2015
www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk SPORT ALL THE LATEST LOCAL SPORT < t i y ruin the mood Clitheroe’s inconsistency strikes again as they fail to back up Darlington win
Simon Garner believes the Blues are portraying all the mannerisms of becoming one
■of the division's leading con tenders..
The midfielder, in his first sea son ofmanagement, shaped that impression after watching his players contend with the physi- calityoftitle-chasingDariington
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Q 1883 in a 2-1 win atShawbridge. Despite going down to 10
men against the Evo-Stik First Division favourites, with Rober to Bonaminio dismissed with a
ip - '’uarter-of-an-hour remaining, a Daniel Brady strike and Sefton Gonzales’ spot kick reversed David Dowson’s early opener. After adding the scalp of the
Quakers to that of Salford City and Northwich Victoria, who . make up thetop three. Garner.
t said: “They are a good team and - they’ll be there or thereabouts. • They’re the favourites to win the league with their games inhand. “ ;“It was a great result but the:
manner of it was also superb. Theyareabigsideandthey tried
'iaintimidateusandbullyusbut ■ we stood up to it.
■ Yi':V “We were superb after con- .
ceding early on and we fully de served to win, even with 10 men.
• I’m made up with the perform- ™
ance.Theplayers showed anoth- ersidetotheirgameaswellwhen coping with the physical battle.” The hosts, playing in front of
theirbiggestcrowdoftheseason of 538, even overcame absences to beat Martin Gray's men.
h i t . Tommi in a spin - but
Rally driverTommi Mead- owsisfeelingconfidentafter frinishingsixth of 17 in round
^ '“one of the Junior1000 Rally Championship last weekend
9 at Three Sisters Circuit in . Wigan.
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After finishing sixth in his first year of the championship
«-in 2014, Meadows was keen to improve on his results going into thisyear. v 1
I Tommi and co driver Ian
Oakey started the Roskirk Stages well, consistently set ting top five stage times to sit fourth overall coming up to the halfway point. However, the crew caught
a slower car in stage four and, trying to make up for the valu able seconds lost, got just one wheel on the grass after a fast chicane which caused them to spin off,hit a wall and lose an
other 20 seconds trying to re- • start the car and turn around. Tommi, 15, said: “We were
fighting for a podium place but the spin dropped us down to ninth overall. At least now I have learnt to try and stay chilled on stage I” The pair recovered to fin
ish sixth overall. The Bowland High pupil is
next in action on March 21st at Anglesey Circuit.
Tommi Meadows (s). Clitheroe celebrate Daniel Brady’s equaliseragainst Darlington 1883 at the weekend,
\ Skipper David Lynch was suspended, Cory Bent and Joey MullenhadbeenrecalledbyAFC Fylde, Zack Dale dropped to the bench after picking up a knock while Jay Hart remained side lined with a broken toe. “I’m really happy with the
squad and at the weekend we showed our depth,” said Gar ner. “Weweremissingsomekey players. “I've got a great bunch of
lads who have mixed really well. There’s a lot of positives at the moment and that’s how I want
to keep it” : ' 'i ' . • However; Clitheroe’s incon
sistency hasfbiledanyattemptto rubshoulderswiththedivision’s elite at the top end of the table. The Blues fell to Warrington
Town midweek despite leading through captain Lynch’s 12th minute strike. But the hosts hit backasSteven Tames’strike was sandwiched in-between a Nath an Burke brace to make it 3-1. Gonzales responded on the
stroke of half-time as his thun derous header cannoned in off the underside of the bar but
within secondsJamesMcCarten madeit4-2.
Gameradded: “We’vebeaten
mostoftheteamsinthetopeight which is fantastic but frustrat ing at the same time. We should be in there among them but our
inconsistency has cost us. “Maybe the lads raise their
game against the big sides be cause they keep showing that they can compete with them.” The Blues now travel to the
Brewery Field on Saturday to tackle Spennymoor Town, a fix ture that Garner will approach
withcaution.
• • “It’s a big month for us,” he said. “It’s going to be tough but the result against Darlington will give us a lot of confidence. Spennymoor are another top team and are sixth with games
irihand.Wehaven’tplayedthem thisseasonbutweknowit’sgoing to be another tough test. “I might need to be cautious
withmyplayersbecausethefinal is on Monday. I need to be wary
about injuries and suspensions so I’ll have to manage it the best lean.”
Picture: Peter Ryan
Nerves begin to
jangle at the top
With only three weeks to go in the Dorothy South- worth Indoor Bowling League at Clitheroe’s Roefield Leisure Centre, nerves are beginning to
jangleatthetopofthe table.
There were two massive games in the latest round of fixtures, and the out comes could have a de termining effect on who finishes as champions. Firstly, champions
Waddington Red were beaten by neighbours The All Blacks, but the final points score of 4-2 could have been a maximum defeat had mat two, with Kevin Ryder, John Ham mond and George Rush- ton, got home by a single shot against Don East- wood, Clive Bater and Ed die Houghton. This was after Jeff Cowling, David Openshaw and Peter Cun- liffe earned a comfortable win on mat one against Waddington’s Ian Jackson, Ken Barker and Jim Tier ney 23-14. The Tigers’ game with
Sabden was one of the clos est in the short history of the league with The Tigers getting home on both mats, by just a single shot (18-17) on mat one, and two shots (16-14) on mat two, and so taking the aggregate by threeshots, thus recording a maximum 6-0 points vic tory. This now puts Tigers - in prime position to take the title as they are now on ly two points behind cham pions Waddington Red but have a game in hand. Hurst Green and Wad
dington Blue posted max imum wins and The All Blacks completed a suc cessful week by recording a 6-0 victory over Clitheroe White.
Longridge pulled off a
4-2 victory over Read and The Wandprers overcame
.Clitheroe Blue 5-1 after a titanic struggle.
. Results: Clitheroe Blue1,Wander«rs5 -36-42(18-24,18-18); Sabden 0,Tigers 6-31-34(17-18,14-16); Hurst Green 6, French Connection 0-34-24 (15-14, 19-10); AIIBIacks 6. Clitheroe Whito 0 -39-27 (17-13,22-14); Read 2, Longridge 4-32-37(10-26,22-11); French Connec tion 0, Waddington Blue 6-23-45 (14- 20,9-25); Waddington Red 2, Ail Blacks 4-32-40(14-23,18-17)
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SPORT LOCAL FOOTBALL ROUND-UP SAMANTHAFINISHES THIRD IN SKY AWARD
[Whatley coach helps Stanley make history
Duncan part of Accrington party hosted by Paris St Germain
jwhalleyfootbalicoachDun- . I can Fearnhead has helped | Accrington Stanley create
[history. [ Duncan,AcademyFoundation I Phase Lead Coach for the Un der 5-iis at Stanley, was part of the party of 38 players and six staff who became the first group from the club to travel to Europe, as they spent three
I days training at the Camps des \ Loges-the training ground of Paris St Germain. Here they were coached
by PSG academy staff before going on to play Palaiseau, a feeder club for PSG, where players such as Thierry Hen ry and Jonathan Zebina played
as juniors. The Accrington teams,
from under u s to 13s, record ed two wins and a draw. Duncan said: “Having worked at PSG in 2011, 1
knew
what a great experience it would be for the boys to train at the outstanding facilities at Camps des Loges, so when the opportunity came up, it wasn’t
one to be missed. “We left Paris with an un
beaten start to our European adventures which also includ ed our first international hat trick, and the experience the-
Accrington Stanley youngstersare put throughtheirpacesinParis(s).
boys gained was invaluable. Stanley have to think out
side the box with their youth development, as he explained: “Because we need to produce from the academy it’s impor tant we offer something dif ferent to the numerous clubs we are surrounded by in the Northwest. “We are the lowest ranked
professional club in the North West but there’s no way we are the lowest academy.
“We are going to clubs with 10 times our budget and com
peting. “Some of the big clubs do
international trips but I’m unaware of any others taking their players abroad, and cer tainly not to train with a top
club like PSG. “It’s things like this that we
are offering to players that will set us apart and help our re cruitment of better players.* He added: “Putting Ac
crington Stanley alongside Paris St Germain was massive for not only for the academy, but for the club, as without us producing players for the first team or selling players on to raise finances, like we did with Connor Mahoney to Blackburn, it will be difficult for the club to survive. “The PSG staff were sur
prised byhowmanygoodplay- ers we had and have already invited us back out there.”
Halep named top sportswoman
World modern pentathlon champion Samantha Mur- ray finished third in the votingfor the Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Month for February. Romanian tennis player Simona Halep took the honour, ahead of England cricket captain Charlotte Edwards, after winning the Dubai Championship.
fRA • ;■ Samantha Murray
SABDEN WARM UP FOR SEMI-FINAL IN STYLE Five for Fallon in romp
Sabden.................... .......... 9 Great Harwood Rovers.....1 Great Harwood ’ s prepa
ration for their cup semi final against the Treacle Miners of Sabden were dealt a serious blow as they were comprehensively played off the park at a muddy Nutter Barn. After a sluggish start, Sab den got a hold of the game after about 10 minutes, and never really loosened the grip. It took until the 28th minute for the first goal to arrive, David Fallon combining with Charlie Collinge to poke the ball home. Five minutes later, Fallon
■ doubled the lead-again in the right place to steer home a Dean Foxall pass. Just before the break, Fallon completed his
hat-trick, latching onto goalkeeperTomDiggins'
clearance, and going on a mazy rim before steering
theballhome. Within a minute of the restart, Fallon turned pro- vider to Foxall, whose close range shot found the net. Two minutes later, Fallon netted his fourth, follow- inga defence-splittingpass from Ryan Graves.. Star-man Fallon then
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played in Adam Fuller who > skilfully guided his shot into the corner of the net. On the hour, Paul Astin scored his' 29th goal of the season, running onto a pass from Will Child. Child him- self scored on 72 minutes, and Fallon scored a scruffy ninth after 75 minutes, following a goalmouth scramble, before Harwood scoredaneatconsolation. _
Disappointment for Green as they lose crucial away game
Burscough Richmond...........2
Hurst Green..................... -.....0 Hurst Green travelled to West Lancashire to face old rivals Burscough Richmond in a game neither side could af ford to lose. Both sides cancelled each
other out in a first half of few chances. The home side did create some pressure which brought a couple of openings but the half ended 0-0. In the second half, the
game cpntinued in a similar vein with nothing to separate
the two sides. Leading marksman Alan
Coar replaced Walker on 65 minutes and almost imme-
diately was played through, but took his shot early but the keeper made a great block and recovered to save the fol
low up. Five minutes later the
Green were one down. Tipton slid in to make a challenge and
got the ball prior to making contact with the Richmond forward, however, the referee from 50 yards away pointed to
the spot. Galliers dispatched the
penaltyanditwasabodyblow when on 80 minutes Bailey
slotted home the second. The Green now have to rely
on other results if they are to clinch second place.
Mort at the treble to fire reserves into cup quarter-finals
Hurst Green Reserves........6
LythamTown Reserves.......1 Hurst Green got back to winning ways following last week’s disappointing result at Coppull United. The home side enjjoyed
most of the possession in the first half, without threaten ing the visitors’ goal on too many occasions. However Green did take
theleadthroughyoung strik er Danny Mort on 30 min utes. The visitors from the Fylde Coast had a few rea sonable opportunities, but were unable to find a way past Joyce in the home goal. The second half saw
Green play some excellent football and run out convinc ing victors. Mort went onto complete
his hat-trick, with his third goal a wonderful 40-yard ef fort. The talented Sam Whit- takerscored twice, finishing expertly. The final goal came from 18-year-old substitute Conor Mallett with a superb left-foot strike following a mazy run. Lytham managed a con
solation goal but this didn’t take the gloss of a very en couraging performance. Green will now play at
Hesketh Bankin the quarter finals on Easter Saturday.
Repairs for HonieSR
Leaders are given a scare by youths after early goals
Hurst Green Youth.............2
Ramsbottom United...........5 Hurst Green Youth gave league leaders Ramsbottom United-a mighty scare, al though defensive errors at set plays once again proved costly. The Green took the lead
on 20 minutes as an excel lent George Young deliv ery found the head of Ollie Shipston six yards out, and though his powerful header produced a fine diving save, Dec Barnes was on hand to smash home the rebound. After half an hour the
Green deservedly increased their lead as telepathic play
between Shipston and Tom q Reede sent the latter scamp ering clear, and he rifled home a right foot shot. Unfortunately, within the
first five minutes of the sec- 0 ond half, the Green conced- n ed two goals from corners. They rallied, and Ship- *
ston was upended outside the area by the Ramsbottom A k
keeper, who was only yellow carded.. • Within moments Green @
conceded again from an other set play. The visitors grabbed a fourth on 70 min utes following a short corner^ and with 10 minutes remain ing, added a fifth.
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