GRASSROOTS

ST Nathy’s

WE have had a busy start to the championship competitions in all our age group

Our u-12 team have played their final game of the A championship against st Marys. We are very proud to see them back in the division A. They had a very successful year with the arrival of new management and a team of girls with great determination and we look forward to seeing them play in the future.

Hard look to our u-14 team who were defeated by Eastern Harps last week. They play their next game Monday in Shamrock Gaels.

Our u-16 team have their next game on Thursday at 7pm in Ballintogher against St. Michaels.

Our Minors had their first game agains St. Marys last week. Their next appearance will be on the 3rd of September in Bunnanadden at 7pm against Eoghan Rua.

Well done to our Senior team who had a successful start to the Championship on Sunday. They defeated St. Marys 1-8 to 1-3 in a great performance. Their next game is on Sunday at 10am in Bunnanadden against St. Michaels.

EASTERN Harps

WELL done to our senior ladies who beat Eoghan Rua in the first round of the championship.

They face St. Marys in round 2 this Sunday at 10am in Kent Park. Well done to the U12 girls who beat St. Mary’s on a score line of 17 points to 10 to reach the A Championship final. The U14 boys had a great win over Enniscrone last Friday.

Congratulations to Donnacha Byrne and Luke Hogge who were part of the Connacht U18 rugby squad who beat Leinster, Munster and Ulster to win the U18 Inter-Provincial Series.

Ocean FM will be live at the Gurteen Post Office Tuesday 28th broadcasting from 9am to 11am. The show will be highlighting the issue of the Post Office closure in the village and the impact it could have on the community.

The 25th Annual Culfadda Fun Walk in Aid of North West Hospice will take place on Sunday the 9th of September. Registration is at 12.30, with the walk commencing at 1pm.

There will be music by Maureen O’Dowd in Higgins’s Lounge from 5-7pm following the walk. Phase 2 of the clubhouse has commenced and a major fundraising drive will be launched this week to finish the project. We wish to acknowledge and thank the Garland Sunday Committee for their kind and very generous donation to the club house.

Congratulations to Linda and Ross Donovan on the birth of their baby girl Rosie Anna. Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30pm in Gurteen Hall. Jackpot is €3,600 in 49 calls or less. The in house lotto is €700.

BALLYMOTE

A raffle for All-Ireland tickets will take place next Friday night in Doddys Bar, 5e a line. Contact any committee member to enter. OUR Intermediate team will play Ballymote in the quarter-finals of the Intermediate Championship on either September 8th/9th or September 15th/16th. Fixture details will be confirmed this week.

The Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey minor team were well beaten by Curry in the championship last Thursday evening, 4-13 to 1-7. Their next competitive outing is on September 14th at home to Eastern Harps.

The Enniscrone-Kilglass/ Easkey U-16s B Championship semi-final with Tourlestrane was postponed last week; this game now takes place on September 10th in Quigabar.

Our U-14s put in a disappointing display to lose out to Eastern Harps 5-7 to 0-8 in Keash last Friday. With one win and two losses from their three group games so far, they play Curry in the final round of fixtures on September 3rd.

There is top soil for sale from the pitch at Quigabar. Contact Declan Rouse (086) 2601462 for further details.

There are a limited number of lapel pins showcasing the club crest – and importantly the correct spelling of Enniscrone as Gaeilge agus as Béarla – available at present. They are a quality item that would make a great present, and also show your support for the upcoming plebiscite on the town name. They are available from any committee member for €10.

The blotto continues every Sunday night. Your support is greatly appreciated.

CLOONACOOL

THE club are running an all-Ireland football final ticket draw 2018. Ist prize 2 Hogan Stand tickets, 2nd prize €75, third prize €25.

Entries cost €5 per line. Draw takes place on Wednesday 29th August. All support for this fundraiser will be greatly appreciated. The Cloonacool Community Park annual lotto ticket is on sale at the present moment, and ticket sellers will be calling house to house in the coming weeks and your continued support for this fine facility would be greatly appreciated. Tickets to be returned to the committee members by September 10th next. The lotto currently stands at €2100. The Cloonacool/ Tubbercurry U-14 footballers had a hard fought win over St. Marys last week on a 7-5 to 5-6 scoreline. They now play Coolera/Strandhill in Ransboro Park on Monday 27th August at 7pm. Our minor footballers had a good victory over Coolera/Strandhill last week on a 4-13 to 1-13 scoreline. The minor hurlers play Tourlestrane in Kilcoyne Park on Thursday evening next at 7pm. The Junior footballers play St. Molaise Gaels in the next round of the championship in the Sligo Centre of excellence on Saturday evening next 1st September at 6.30pm. All support appreciated. The annual family fun day will be held in the Community Park on Sunday 16th September next. Congratulations are extended to senior player James Lawrence and Oonagh D’arcy on the birth of a baby boy recently.

OWENMORE GAELS

THE senior mens team continue their championship this Saturday when they face Shamrock Gaels in Corran Park, Ballymote.

After a comprehensive victory in their first outing against Tourlestrane the lads will be looking to continue their good form. Throw in is a 6.30pm. All support is appreciated.

The senior ladies started their Intermediate Championship campaign with a loss on Sunday morning against a strong Tourlestrane. With the ladies missing a number of players, the task in front of them was going to be difficult. The girls battled hard but their opposition were too strong. The girls will pick themselves up and prepare for their next outing.

The minor boys are in action this Saturday as they host St Farnans/ St Patricks in Connolly Park. The lads have had a strong campaign so far and will be looking to improve after rescuing a draw against Coolaney/Mullinabreena last time out. Throw in is at 4.30pm. All support appreciated.

The countdown is on in our Owenmore Gaels annual raffle draw. The draw will take place in the Clubhouse Friday evening, August 31st. There are some great prizes up for grabs, with the top prize being two tickets to the All-Ireland Football final. See the Owenmore Gaels Facebook page for further details of the prizes. Contact any club member for tickets.

Gaelic for Mothers and Others continues this Monday at 8pm at Connolly Park. This is open to all women interested in getting fit and having some fun, no experience is required. Come down and give it a go, craic is guaranteed! For more information contact Anthony on 086-4110692.

Our Saturday morning coaching continues this Saturday from 10am-11am in Connolly Park. For ages 4-10 years. A fun introduction to football. To participate kids must be registered. See the club Facebook page for further details. Please share and spread the word!

For anyone to join up with any of our underage team from U-10 to U-18 please contact Niall on 0877609420.

Thanks to everyone who recently entered our Sports Prediction Quiz. Keep an eye on our facebook page for score updates!

The Lotto draw took place in Connolly’s Bar on Monday 20th August. The numbers drawn were 12,24, 26, & 32.

There was no winner of the €9,800 Jackpot. Congrats to our ‘Lucky Dip’ Winners Joan Mullen, Mary Weir, and Thomas Ryan who win €30 each.

As there was no winner of the €9,800 the Jackpot rolls over to €9,900. The next draw will be held in Culllen’s Bar on Monday 3rd September.

Thank you to all who continue to support the lotto.

ST MOLAISE GAELS

OUR senior men have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Championship following a hardfought 1-11 to 0-09 win against neighbours Drumcliffe/Rosses Point in Kent Park on Saturday evening last.

It was a tense close encounter with no more than two points between the teams at any stage throughout until Calum O’Domhnaill showed remarkable composure beyond his years to score the only goal of the game in the fourth minute of second half injury time. The sides had been level 0-04 each at the interval with Gaels grateful for the accuracy of Alan McLoughlin who kicked three superb first half scores. The game did open up a little more in the second period with Gaels gaining a two point lead through points from Mark Quinn and Jamie McLoughlin but Drumcliffe/Rosses Point continued to press but their efforts were finally ended by O’Domhnaills late goal. Well done to the squad and Management Team who now have a quarter final clash in two weeks time to look forward too.

Our U14 Boys were beaten at home on Friday by Calry/St Josephs on a score line of 4-10 to 1-03 in the B Championship on Friday night last while the previous evening our Minor Boys went down to a heavy defeat against an excellent Shamrock Gaels side in Coola.

Nevertheless a win in their last fixture will see our very young minor squad into an A semi final.

Hard luck to our U12 Girls narrowly beaten in the B Championship semi final at home to Samrock Gaels on Friday evening. On Thursday evening our U16 Girls defeated Owenmore Gaels 4-14 to 3-10 in the A2 Championship.

Our U14 Girls were narrowly beaten by Coolera/Strandhill in the Championship on Monday evening last.

Well done to our U11 Boys who brought silverware home from the Four Masters Tournament in Donegal on Saturday last.

The next Club Lotto Draw will take place this Tuesday August 28th at 8.30pm.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support for this important Club fundraiser.

Our Club “Cash for Clobber” fundraiser continues to operate. If anyone has unwanted clothes, shoes the Club would be delighted to take them. Items can be left at the Club Buildings on Saturday mornings while Coaching is ongoing.

Any paid up Club Member for 2018 who would like to have their name included in the draw for All Ireland football tickets please contact the the Secretary at 0872626849 by 6.00pm this Tuesday evening August 28th.

The Draw will take place at 9.00pm on Tuesday night after the Lotto Draw.

TUBBERCURRY

RESULTS.

Hurling.

Minor. Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 0-6 7-12 CooleraStrandhill. Football.

U14. Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 13-7 5-10 Owenmore Gaels.

Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 5-6 St. Marys

U16. Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 0-9 7-12 CooleraStrandhill

Minor. Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 4-13 1-13 CooleraStrandhill

Senior. Tubbercurry 1-8 0-12 Coolaney/Mullnabreena. Fixtures.

Hurling.

30 Aug @7 our minor hurlers are at home to Tourlestrane. Football.

27th Aug @7 our u14 footballers play CooleraStrandhill in Ransboro. 7-5

3rd Sept @630 our u14 footballers play Castleconnor in Castleconnor.

CT Gaels Congratulations to CT Gaels u12 footballers who qualified for the u12 final with a victory over Tourlestrane.

Well done to the senior ladies on a hard fought victory over Drumcliff/Rosses Point on a scoreline of 2-15 4-6.

ST MICHAEL’S

ST Michael’s Intermediate team lost out to a stronger Bunninadden team on Sunday in Connolly Park Collooney.

The team on duty was S Clancy. G Walsh. C McTeirnan. D McCluskey. G McGowan. O Gilmartin. P Kelly. P McTeirnan. S Clerkin (01). J Haran(0-1). K Carty(0-2). N Mullen. D O’Brien(0-1). B Taaffe. R Walsh(0-1). Subs P Flanagan. J Mackey. D Harte. C Harte. Sean Clerkin. Training continues as usual this week and all players are asked to attend.

St Michael’s Senior Ladies team lost out to Geevagh in their first round of the championship.

The official opening of St Michael’s new pitch will take place on the 9th September 2018 and is to be named in honor of the late PJ Linnane who was a brilliant stalwart of the club. PJ was a former treasurer of the club and also a member of Markievicz Park committee.

Events will take place between 1pm-5pm. Official opening will take place at 3.30pm sharp. All welcome to attend.

Winners of the All Ireland Football tickets are as follows the business ticket went to Castledargan Hotel. Multi draw ticket John Gorman and members draw 1st Michelle Feeney 2nd Gerry Whelahan 3rd Collie McTeirnan. Subs are Robbie Taaffe. Sean Clancy. Martin Feeney. Niall Mullin. Sean Clerkin.

The Club would like to wish Fr Vinny Connaughton the very best in his new appointment to the parish of Ardagh. Fr Vinny will be missed in the community.

Lotto numbers for this week are 5.10.18.27. There was no jackpot winner. There two match 3 winner of €50 each were Martha Hamilton Ballintogher and Frankie McGowan Ballintogher . The jackpot now stands at €8,800. Next weeks draw will take place in the Innishfree Bar. Thank you to everyone for their continued support.

ST FARNAN’S LADIES

THE Juniors opened their championship campaign against Curry on Sunday.

The game was a repeat of the ACL Shield Final played back in May and the management and players would have been hoping for a reversal of the result on that occasion which saw the spoils going to the South Sligo side. Our girls put in a solid performance and there was little between the sides until the Curry girls pulled away in the closing minutes to emerge victorious on a score line of 3-10 to 1-9. Next up for the team is a visit to Molaise Gaels next Sunday.

The St. Farnan’s / St. Pat’s minors had a three point win over Geevagh / St. Michaels on Wednesday last. The result means that victory in their final game against Calry / St. Joseph’s will see the side clinch a spot in the final of the competition.

The St. Farnan’s / St. Pat’s U-16’s have a busy week ahead with home fixtures against both Eastern Harps tomorrow, Mon- day, and Coolera / Strandhill on Thursday.

The Sligo Ladies narrowly missed out on clinching a spot in the All-Ireland Intermediate Final when going down to Tyrone in dramatic fashion at the semi-final stage on Saturday week last in Ballyshannon. In a game that ebbed and flowed throughout, the Ulster side seemed to be home and hosed when they opened up a five point lead with the game in the dying minutes.

However, Paddy Henry’s charges dug deep and conjured up two goals in as many minutes to put the game back in the melting pot with stoppage time beckoning. Tyrone weren’t to be outdone though and snatched the last few scores, including a goal, to take the spoils on a score line of 3-14 to 3-10.

Hard luck to all involved on the day including our own Leah Kelly. Meanwhile spare a thought for the dilemma our other player in the squad, Claire Dunne, found herself in.

The talented youngster, who has featured in all of Sligo’s matches since being drafted into the panel in June, looked like being a definite starter but she had also qualified to compete in the All-Ireland Fleadh which turned out to be at the same time on the same day on the other side of the country.

In what will be probably the most difficult decision she will likely have to make in what looks like being a promising football career she opted for the Fleadh on this occasion, thereby missing out on what would have been the biggest game she would have played to date.

Speaking of the All-Ireland Fleadh which was held in Drogheda, congratulations to the many of our players, past and present, who took part in the event and especially those who managed to get among the prize winners.

Congratulations to former club underage player, Emer Reynolds, and Chris Myles, on their recent engagement.

Well done to those of our players who have got their Leaving Cert results recently and good luck in the years ahead, be it in college or working.

ST FARNAN’S

THE Junior team got their second win in the Junior B championship when they defeated neighbours Easkey on Saturday last in Templeboy by 2-16 to 2-13.

St. Farnan’s dominated the start of this game leading 1-5 to no score. David Culkin got the first goal.

Easkey we’re allowed back into the game but a second goal from Shane Feeney meant we had a one point lead at half time. After the break St. Farnan’s lost Conor Feeney to a second yellow.

The team played a man down until the last ten minutes when Thomas Rolston got a second yellow. There were goal chances for both sides but were denied , thanks to the work of both goalkeepers.

The team was Sean Hallinan, Declan Taylor, Darragh Gillen, Niall Crean, Patrick Flynn, Oisin Connolly, Kieran Kilgannon, David Culkin, Shane Feeney, Stephen Tempany, Gavin Calpin, Niall Culkin, Stephen Crean Subs: John Mc Nulty, Karl Hannon, Conor Feeney, Tomas Ryan, Ronan Molloy, David Finnegan, Cormac Mc Gowan.

Easkey/ St. Farnan’s under 14 football team defeated Ballymote/ Bunninadden on Friday night in Templeboy in a high scoring encounter, 9-8 to 6-13.