1 t l r " 46 I CLITHEROE ADVERTISER&TIMES www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Thursday, February19,2015 [Thursday, February 19,2015 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk' CUTHEROEADVERnSER&HMES I 47


SPORT ALL THE LATEST LOCAL SPORT Mi,- ways after remarkable game


Shawbridge crowd treated to10 goals as Blues come out on top 6


Clitheroe...... . KendalTown..


[ ............................. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Clitheroe got back to winning


'' ways iri'a remarkable game at Shawbridge on Saturday. ' The Blues named new sign­


ing Zac Dale and birthday boy Peter Collinge in the starting line-up, arid were ahead after only two minutes when Ross Dent nudged the ball past Li­ am Bleeker in the Kendal goal after sustained pressure. : The Blues looked lively as


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. they seemed carve through their opponents’ defence at will, Cory Bent and Jay Hart linking up well, while Dent and Dale seemed unplayable. Midway through the half it


was 2-0 when Sefton Gonzales was pulled down in the box, a soft penalty, which was con­ verted by Gonzales for his 17th of theseason. The Blues continued their


attacking onslaught, captain David Lynch this time with the finish, asix-yardheaderwhich left Bleeker embarrassed fur­ ther in the 27th minute. The 258-strong crowd


waited a mere four minutes for the next goal, as a sloppy sliced clearance played Kend­ al’s Zach Clark in on goal, con­ fidently passing the ball into Collinge’s bottom right. But it wasn’ t long before


order was restored, Hart this time, firing past Bleeker in the 33rd minute. Just before the break, how­ ever, Seydou Bamba was ad­


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RussThompsonwasasatis- fied man after beginning his 2015 BTRDAseason with an overall top10 finish and afirst place in the group N class on the VVyedean Forest Stages.


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The 27-year-old, embarking on his second year in a Group N. Lancer Evo, capitalised on me­ chanical problems for cham­ pion Tom Naughton for a class victory over Pat Naylor.


Thompson and Naughton


had been locked in a see saw battle for the N4 bragging rights from the first stage, and with only a six-second - lead heading into the main service was poised for an in­ tense fight over the course of the afternoon. - However, with a damaged


crank sensor forcing Naugh­ ton into retirement on stage five, Thompson took a steady


approach to ensure a 20-point haul in the Genpower Produc­ tion Cup. Thompson said: “We’re


quite happy with howit’s gone. Things have fan smoothly me­ chanically and in the morn­ ing, I was happy with how 1 was driving. “It would have been a pret­


ty big fight over the afternoon had he continued, but it was a little bit of pressure taken off.” RussellThompson(s).


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Scheme returns to Clitheroe


Active Kids is back at Sains- bury’s Clitheroe. Customers can-collect vouchers in store until May 5th to help registered schools, groups and clubs across Clitheroe, who can exchange the active kids vouchers for cooking equipment and experi­ ences. Since 2005; the scheme has donated £1,655.723 to organisations in Lanca­ shire alone.


Tom earns a place with Lambs North after regional trial


Ayoung rugby player from Stonyhurst’s prep school, St Mary’s Hall, has been selected forthenextstageofthe Lambs-the Regional Rugby Championshipstobeheldat Rugby School on March 8th.


Tom Bosonnet, aged 10 who lives near Clitheroe now has


. a place with.Lambs North, which will play the other


regional teams - Midlands, South East and Southwest.


■ Thereafter, the national team will be selected to tour Ireland at the end of March. Headmaster Ian Murphy


said: “This is a terrific achieve­ ment for Tom and for Stony- hurst St Mary’s Hall’s rugby. Wewishhimallthebestfor


the championships on March 8th.”


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Tight finishes in latest round of indoor bowls league


Big wins didn’ t tell the whole story in the Dorothy SouthworthlndoorBowling


League at Roefield. Of seven games played, five, endedin 6-opoints victories but there were some very tight finishes. Pick of the wins was All Black’s maximum against The Wanderers. • Champions Waddington ■ Red eqjoyed a similar max­


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imum win against second bottom Clitheroe White.' v,,


Tigers continued their push • for honours with a comfort­ able 6-0 victory over West, Bradford, while Read and All Blacks posted maximum wins over The French Con­ nection and Longridge. Wanderers beat Sabden by 37 shots to 34 and Clitheroe Blue overcame Waddington Blue by 35 shots to 29.


Spring Classic on •


Sunday Si Wilson from Padiham o defends his Spring Classic w title on Sunday in the 49 th- consecutiverunningofthe *


North’s road race season


opener. . The race consists of 15 laps ' on a circuit in the Edisford and Bashall area just out- ' ©


side Clitheroe. It starts at 10 a.m. and fin­ ishes around 12-30 p.m. Minimaltrafficcontrolwill beinoperationanddrivers may incur short delays.


Action from Clitheroe’s 6-4 win against Kendal Town at Shawbridge on Saturday


judged to have brought down Jordan Connerton in the box, a decision which infuriat­ ed Blue players, managerial staff and fans alike. The pen­ alty was scored by Connerton and all of a sudden Clitheroe looked under pressure. Kendal commenced the


second half but only two min­ utes later Clitheroe found themselves restarting the game from the centre spot af­ ter half-time substitute Jack Keller finished past Collinge. The score now 4-3, Gar­


ner’s Blues stepped up a gear, showing some of the finest football seen of late at Shaw­ bridge as they tore the Town defence apart. Roberto Bonaminio was


unlucky in hitting the bar from a thunderous free kick in the 49th minute. Garner was then intro­


duced for Dent, and had his cross blocked by a stray Dan­ ny Forbes arm, referee Gib­ bons pointing to the spot for the third time on 68 minutes. Gonzales again despatched


the penalty, down the middle for his second of the game. At 5-3 the Shawbridge side


pushed for six, and it came in frpm a glorious 78th-ininute Louis Mayers free kick. Taken fromjust outside the


box, Bleeker stood no chance as Mayers’ curling strike was guided into the top right of thenet. . But it took only one minute


for the Mint Cakes to respond as Andrew Byrom finished off the scoring with a delicate chip over Collinge.


Picture: Peter Ryan Ending 6-4, the result left


neither defence happy, but does mean Clitheroe move onto 41 points, four ahead of Kendal. H ow e v e r , a w in fo r L a n c a s ­ te r C it y k e e p s th e B lu e s in 12 th


p o s it io n a n d f iv e p o in ts away f ro fn


10th p la c e d M o ss le y .


Clitheroe: Collinge, Morton, Bam­ ba, Bonaminio, Esdaille, Dent (Gar- ner55), Dale, Lynch (c), Gonzales, Hart (Mayers 73), Bent (Burns73). Subs: Walker, Cattermole.


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‘Big fight’ awaits Clitheroe’s Blackledge


Jason takes over as new


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Haydock Park # Luke Blackledge


Clitheroe boxer Luke Black­ ledge has revealed that an of­ fer of a ‘big fight’ has forced him to pull out of his forth­ coming contest on February 28th. The 24-year-oldhad been


added to the card at Preston Guild Hall where he was due to feature alongside the likes of Scott Moonan, Tomi Tath- am, Morgan Jackson, Kurt Grieve, Ricky Gooding and headliner Ricky Skelton as VIP Promotions, in associa­ tion with Karl Ince, presents ‘Boxing is Back’. However Blackledge,


who had been sparring with Prizefighter champion Tom Doran prior to the eight-man tournament, said onhis Face- book page: “Just to let every- oneknowlVepulledoutofthe fight on February 28th. I’ve got a big fight coming up and I’ll let you know in a couple of days when it’s confirmed.” Blackledge, coached by


Alex Matvienko, has been pursuing a shot at the Com­ monwealth strap.


Coar hits four as the Green Amble to win


,4 And reserves beat runaway leaders .Garstang with Foley brace


Ambleside United.........................2 Hurst Green.............. .....................5 Hurst Green kept their dis­ cipline to record a victory at the picturesque Ambleside ground. . Conditions under foot


were poor which contributed to a sterile opening 15 min­ utes. However, marksman Coar sprang into life firing


home a fine free kick. The referee then took cen-


' tre stage awarding both sides dubious-looking penalties, which were both converted, Coar netting for the villagers. The Ambleside left back then received his marching


orders and Coar subsequent­ ly ran riot - he slammed home a header from superb Wilkin­ son cross and crashed home his fourth from close range. Thesecondhalfbeganwith Greenstalwart Walkerfinish­


ing well from close range. The game meandered to a


conclusion with the homeside grabbing a late consolation to make the final score 5-2. The Green still have every­


thing to play for and there are some massive games aheadin the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Hurst Green


Reserves beat runaway league leaders Garstang Reserves 3-0


at Smithy Row on Saturday. The home side began the


game with terrific intensity, with Cookson and Steele set­ ting the tempo in central mid- field, Holt providing pace and endeavour on the right and the experienced Hayes proving a excellent outlet up front. The home team had chanc-


• esbeforetheytookadeserved lead on 10 minutes when Bol­ ton scored from a sweetly- stuck inswinging free kick. As the half progressed,


Garstang got into the game, but were unable to penetrate the home defence in which centre backs Young and Bar­


ton were in control.. ThesecondhalfsawGreen


increase their lead on 58 min­ utes when terrific skill from Foley saw him beat three de­ fenders and finish with a tre­ mendous left foot strike. Garstang had several half


chances but were unable to beat keeper Mahon. Darnell had a great chance


to put the game out of reach, following an,excellent run from half way but was unable


to finish. However, the final goal


came on 75 minutes and was again finished expertly by Fo­ ley following a superb move.


Jason Fildes(s).


Ribble Valley businessman Jason Fildes, whofounded Lancashire's Barden Mill,, hastaken over asthe new General Manager at Hay- dock Park Racecourse.


A keen racing enthusiast, Fildes, who lives in Pendle­ ton, near Clitheroe, said: “I am passionate about the suc­ cess of HaydockPark, its sta­ tus in the local community and in British horse racing. “My involvement with the


course goes right back to my studentdaysasayoungrace- goer." Fildes, who has been a


racecourse committee di- rectoratHaydocksince20i3, added: “I have very fond memories of seeing Forgive ‘N Forget winning the Tom­ my Whittle Chase almost 30 years ago, and that was a spe­ cial day.


“ I’m thrilled to be in- •


volved at Haydock.” Lord Daresbury, Chair­


man of Haydock Park Race­ course, said: “Jason has a. thorough knowledge and passion for racing and is very well connected in the busi­ ness community. “I think he will make a


fantastic contribution to the future of Haydock Park.” Fildes succeeds Garry


Fortune in the General Mari- ager role, who has been ap­ pointed as Head of Jockey Club Venues. Haydock Park hosts 32


race days annually on the Flat and over Jumps. Highlights include the


Betfair Chase Festival, Bet- fred Sprint Cup Festival, Swinton Hurdle Day and the Temple Stakes.


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