ST JOSEPH’S AC

The first Open Cross Country race of the season took place in Adamstown on Sunday.

Competition commenced with the Tiny Tots races with brother and sister Faye and Ryan O’Leary finishing second and third in their respective races.

Isabel Griffin kept up a proud family tradition wearing the club singlet finishing 18th in the under-9 race.

Joss O’Connor started the cross country season in fine style winning the U-10 boys race. At U-14 level, Danielle Griffin finished sixth and Jamie O’Connor fifth.

The club senior ladies team had a great day with Elaine O’Donovan finishing first, Maria Griffin second, Mary Doolan sixth and Maggie Helen O’Connor tenth.

The 37th year of the St Joseph’s School Shield took place last Friday evening, with a large number of athletes running to represent their National Schools.

The five local schools represented were Ballyfacey, St Canices, Listerlin, Shanbogh and Glenmore all hoping to win the Mick Curran Shield.

Final results showed Glenmore winning with 101 points with Listerlin in second place with 67 points followed by St Canices, Shanbogh and Ballyfacey.

This is the 11th year in a row that the Shield has gone to Glenmore National School, so well done to them for turning up in such big numbers again.

On the roads recently, Patrick Bookle had a good run in the Sanofi five-mile race in Waterford in a time of 31.30. Elaine O Donovan was first woman home in the 10km cross country run in Naas racecourse.

The Richie Young Memorial 5km will take place on Sunday, September 17, at noon at the Pink Rock.

Registration from 11.30am and everyone can run, walk or jog.

Prize giving and refreshments afterwards in the Parish Pump. All donations on the day divided between St Joseph’s Athletic Club and Irish Cancer Society.