Caffrey a class act as Cabin prevail

Friday

RACE 1 Droopys Chimes won in 28.79 for Emma & Pauline Buckley and Banbridge trainer Willie Connolly

Race 2 Bourbon Country won in 21.90 for Colm Farrelly (Hackballcross)

Race 3 Express Finish won in 28.88 for Michael Corr (Coalisland)

Race 4 Verrazano won in 28.77 for owner/trainer Aiden Cullen (Dungannon)

Race 5 Fridays Platini won in 21.54 for owner/trainer Paul Whyte (Lifford)

Race 6 Drumnafern Ciara won in 29.09 for Eugene F. Skeffington (Dungannon) THE final day of the Leinster Cross Country Championships took place in Adamstown on Sunday.

A total of 11 St Peter’s athletes made the two and half hour journey. The underfoot conditions were quite good for running with a few challenging places but the weather wasn’t ideal as it changed from sunshine to heavy rain and even hailstones.

The ever improving Niamh Brady was once again the shining light for the St Peters club, every race Niamh just seems to get stronger, this week she was moved up an age to under 15 but that didn’t deter this in form athletes as she managed to win an individual medal coming home in ninth place but also a significant factor was that she

Race 7 Moyola Cara won in 21.56 for Colleen Bradley (Derry)

Race 8 - Cable snapped after Race 7, this race getting ran as 1st race Friday 16th November

Saturday

RACE 1 Wellpad Control won in 22.06 for Ciaran O’Neill (Coalisland) also led the Louth U15 team to silver in the inter-County Championships.

As in recent weeks Dearbhla Allen doesn’t like Niamh to have all the limelight as she to ran exceptionally well to move up an age an take her place on the Louth team that won bronze in the girls under 13 race, which also included Ellie Fitzpatrick who battled hard through the big field to claim her place also.

Isabel Fitzpatrick managed to finish the race which was an achievement in itself as she sustained a knee injury at the halfway point, all three girls like Niamh Brady can look forward to competing in the National Cross-Country Championships in Navan on the 15th December.

The first race concerning the

Race 2 Santro Ollie won in 29.83 for Michael Fitzpatrick and trainer Gary Silcock

Race 3 Conors Bert won 21.60 for Gerry Daly (Keady)

Race 4 Nushkas Rosey won in 21.98 for Arthur Ryan & Maureen Finnegan and Swords trainer Maureen Finnegan

Race 5 Calfornia Chrome won in in club was the girls Under 11 race and the ever-willing Emily and Hannah O’Reilly moved up an age to compete with Emily being one the scoring six on the Louth team that qualified for National in fourth place.

Rory Carpenter was the only representative from St Peter’s in the under eleven boys race and his progress was very evident for all to see.

The boys under 13 race had three St Peter’s athletes in action. Harry O’Reilly led the club charge with Ben McKeown and Conor Litchfield and all three had strong runs.

The last race concerning St Peter’s was the Boys Under-15 race where Mark Litchfield moved up an age and ran well throughout the 3,500m course. 29.06 for Michael Doyle & Catherine Johansson (Drogheda)

Race 6 Tick To Five won in 29.83 for Leslie A. Smith (Portadown)

Race 7 Fridays Rosaleen won in 29.59 for owner/trainer Paul Whyte (Lifford)

Race 8 Fridays Adele won in 29.43 for owner/trainer Paul Whyte (Lifford) IT was a clash of the titans in last week’s Dundalk and District Dart League as top-of-the-table Avenue Celtic travelled to Blackrock to take on the might of the defending champions Uncle Toms Cabin.

The holders showed they are still the team to beat as they raced into a 4-0 lead with great performances from Pat Ward, John Lawlor and John Donnelly.

The man who put them all in the shade, however, was Owen Caffrey who showed his class with a 14 and a pair of 15-leg darts.

Although the match was lost, the Avenue team plugged away and got their reward with victories for Raymie Carroll and Austin Thompson in the bottom two matches.

At the other end of the division, the Malthouse and Uncle Toms could not be seperated and remain locked together at the bottom of the table after an entertaining 3-3 draw.

In Division 1 Punters Panthers stayed two points clear of the field but were made to work very hard to overcome McManus Maniacs 4-2.

When Sean Fisher and Paddy Shields both won to put the home side 2-1 in front it looked like the leaders were in trouble, but a fightback launched by Brian McGuirk and Michael Noone got them over the line.

Commercial Classics are now in sole possession of second place following a dominant 6-0 win over Punters Pumas, with John McCartan particularly impressive. In the other match, Harrys Bar lost ground on the leaders when they were held to a 3-3 draw by the Bodhran Blues.

In Division 2 there was a surprisingly easy 6-0 win for Bodhran Eagles over Castle Bar Knights, with Brian Ward in outstanding form for the victors.

Courtneys climbed into second place in this division after two wins in three days. Following a 5-1 victory over Stags Blue in a deferred fixture played on Tuesday night, they were given a real battle by the Clans and had Tony Reynolds to thank for getting them across the finishing line.

Bodhran Hawks are up to third after edging Commercial Celtic 4-2, with Kieran McCrave their star performer, while Callans picked up their first win of the season by beating Stags Blue 4-2, with Glen Hanratty shining for the Blayney Road outfit.

The league takes a break for the next two weeks, but the divisional cups begin on Thursday.

Fixtures Avenue Cel v Bodhran, Malthouse v Uncle Toms

McManus’ v Stags Head; Punters Panthers v Harrys Bar; Punters Pumas v Bodhran Blue

Bodhran Hawks v Bodhran Eagles; Castle Bar v Clans; Commercial Celtic v Callans; Stags Blue v Courtneys