Tavern win thrilling battle
SEÁN’S Tavern are crowned Dundalk & District Dart League champion of champions after a thrilling battle with the Windmill Bar.
The Seán’s team of Tony ‘Viva’ Fenton, Trevor McGuirk, Simon Wicks, Jim McKevitt, father and son duo Don and Conor Brennan and Nicky Mahon win 4-3.
It is a close game in O Fhearon’s Bar, Park Street. A good crowd is treated to great darts from both teams with 112 and 114 finishes, just two of the highlights.
In the end, Séan’s Tavern’s experience in the A League allows them to press home their advantage.
The Summer Cycling League kicks off in style with a record 75 competitors.
Riders split into five groups for a 20-mile course out to Dunleer and back.
He is looking forward to pitting himself against some of the best in the world live on Sky Sports.
De La Salle end a three-year spell without a rugby trophy when they win the U-16 Andy McDonald Cup Final.
It finishes 12-5 against Dundalk Grammar School at Mill Road.
DLS dominate possession in the early stages but can’t make it count on the scoreboard whereas Grammar cash in on their opportunities.
This leads to them taking the lead when Cían Byrne drives over from a 5-metre scrum. It’s 5-0 at the break.
Seán McGuinness crosses for De La Salle in the first minute of the second half, the try brilliantly converted by Jason Clarke with the ball hitting the bar in its way over.
The new leaders get on top during the last 10 minutes.
They opt to run a couple of penalties and are rewarded when John McDonnell touches down.
Michelle Dolan, in her first league race, is unlucky to touch wheels with another cyclist and comes down.
At the end, a small group of three battles it out, and first home is John McKenna, followed by newcomer Joe Meehan and Andrew Flood, dad of defending champ Jordan Flood.
The rest of the first group take up positions fourth through sixth. Sonya Rea is first woman home in fifth.
Bryan McCrystal is first scratch rider to the finish at Sexton’s pub.
Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick pours cold water on rumours that two prominent players are contemplating leaving the senior panel.
Speculation is rife at a challenge match against Down that John O’Brien and Colm Judge have withdrawn from the squad, but the manager insists he expects both to be involved against Longford in Portlaoise on 23 May.
‘John is struggling with an ankle injury, so we give him the weekend off, and Colm plays with Newtown Blues,’ says Fitzpatrick.
‘We are missing quite a few players through injury and the challenge is a good opportunity to give some of the juniors a run.’