Oxenhope secured their third cup final place for the season when they comfortably disposed of Hellifield 5-2 in the Division One Cup semi-final.

Hellifield were unlucky not to take an early lead when a snap shot hit the inside of the post and ran along the goal line before being scrambled away. Oxenhope too then hit the woodwork following a strike from Chris Day.

It was the young and competitive Hellifield side though that took the lead when their striker's shot hit the bar and the rebound was forced over the line. But the Worth Valley side levelled soon after when Scott Nelson hit a powerful low shot into the bottom left hand corner.

Nelson doubled the score when he put away a penalty just before half time.

Early in the second-half Hellifield's 17-year-old keeper blocked two successive shots, only for Day to hit the second rebound into the roof of the net from close range.

On the hour Oxenhope substitute Jonathan Clewes's well-flighted corner corner was met by a powerful header from striker Tom Wallbank to make it 4-1. Hellifield were determined not to let their cup final place go without a fight and gave themselves hope with a well taken goal from a corner.

It was Oxenhope though that sealed the victory, when late on a defence-splitting through ball from Clewes was met by sub Chris Newman who forced the ball over the line.

So after an entertaining game the cup holders Oxenhope reached the final where they will meet Skipton LMS.

In the Craven and District League Cup they will face Waddington in an attempt to lift the trophy for a fifth consecutive year and in the final of the Keighley Cup they are up against a formidable Crosshills side at Cougar Park on May 2.

Settle United will join Grassington United in the final of the Skipton Building Society Morrison Cup Final on Friday, May 9, at Skipton Town.

They defeated Gargrave in a penalty shoot-out following a scoreless 90 minutes which was harsh on the home side who for the majority of the game dominated play without creating chances to trouble Settle goalkeeper James Hamer, who turned hero by saving a penalty with the scores level at 5-5.

The East Lancashire League side, who have struggled all season at the foot of the table, had to thank some dogged defending for restricting Gargrave to long range shots.

Only in the last 20 minutes did they put any pressure on stand-in goalkeeper Kristian Hodgson, before the drama of the dreaded penalty shoot-out which brought joy to Settle who have applied to re-join the Craven League next season.

A torrential downpour before the start of the Smart and Cook inc. Slater Marchant Craven Challenge Cup semi-final on Tuesday night made for very wet conditions.

Rimington eased into the final with a 6-0 victory over a plucky Dent side who to their credit never stopped trying and could themselves have scored when an effort hit the bar and another was headed off the line.

Rimington, who are currently leaders of the East Lancs Premier Division, played some excellent football on a Settle United pitch which stood up remarkably well in the damp conditions.

With Richard Oughton in the Dent goal making some very good stops in the latter stages the scoreline could have been bigger.

The final will be played on Friday, April 25, at Barnoldswick Town FC.

Earby Town, with two wins, clinched promotion to Division One, a Gavin Garbutt goal enough to defeat Embsay Reserves 1-0.

In wintry conditions at Horton a 3-1 win means that a victory on Saturday against the same team will make them champions.

Paul Oldroyd with a brace and an Anthony Dean, with a free-kick, were on target while Horton scored through a penalty.

Oxenhope Reserves lost 5-3 to Gargrave Reserves after going 2-0 up in the first five minutes. They expected to go on to win comfortably but Gargrave regained their composure and despite playing up the slope held out for the half-time whistle.

The first minutes of the second-half saw Ben Brown finish from close range and Christian Moon put the visitors back level.

Oxenhope re-took the lead with a well-placed free- kick. Christian Moon sent a cross into the box which resulted in an own goal. Moon continued to figure prominently and scored his second with a thunderous strike from the edge of the area. The icing on the cake was supplied by Kevin Newhouse when he broke away and lobbed the keeper with the outside of his boot.

Rolls Royce Reserves were hammered 7-2 at home by Trawden Celtic and then 6-2 at Skipton LMS Reserves.

Two more games in quick succession and two more disastrous results for a Rolls Reserve side that have experienced a terrible run of defeats.

The first game was against a very young and very well-drilled Trawden side who seemed to relish the opportunity to play on one of the best surfaces in the league.

It was a tight first-half and Rolls went in at half- time only one goal behind, having given as good as they had got in a very even opening 45 minutes.

The second-half was a totally different story. Rolls found themselves two goals behind within the first ten minutes and despite a very brief comeback, through a typical towering header from Craig Walton to bring the score back to 2-1, this just seemed to act as the kick-start that Trawden needed.

They went on a goal spree and totally ripped apart a very tired looking Rolls side, tallying seven goals. Rolls did manage to grab a consolation through midfielder Gavin Phillips, but that's all it was, as defeat was inflicted by clearly the better side on the day.

Rolls' second game of the week came two days later against a supposedly lesser side, lying below them in the league table. Again it was another very laboured performance from Rolls, who looked like a team suffering from a severe lack of confidence.

Again the first-half was very even and both teams neglected their defensive responsibilities and opted for all out attack. They exchanged five goals in the opening 25 minutes, with Carl Ashton and Gavin Phillips on target for Rolls.

Half-time came with the scoreline at 3-2 but that was as close as Rolls got to their bottom-of-the-table rivals, as LMS added a further three goals in the second-half to run out eventual 6-2 winners and leave the Rolls players red faced with embarrassment and totally bereft of energy.

This was never going to be Skipton Town A's day when they entertained Silsden White Star. They were behind on three occasions levelling each time only for the referee to award a penalty with only nine minutes remaining.

Town started the game slowly and soon found themselves a goal down. Ryan Jackson equalised with a shot from close range. Town seemed to have more of the possession but again it was Silsden who took the lead - a well-taken free-kick found the fullback out wide totally unmarked and his cross was headed in.

This caused uproar as the player scoring appeared to be offside. Town found themselves with two bookings for dissent.

Back came Town and again they equalised at 2-2 with a great volley from Michael Judson.

The second period was very even both teams having chances before a slip in the Town defence let in Silsden to lead 3-2. Town pushed forward and a good run down the right and a cross from Johnny Pepper found Will Knight who pulled the ball back from the byline for Judson to head home. With nine minutes left came the turning point in the match when the referee awarded a penalty to put Silsden into a 4-3 lead. Town again pushed forward and were unlucky not to score again. Silsden broke and scored a fifth.