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NEWTOWN JUNIORS FC

We only had three teams in action last weekend mainly due to the boys and girls who made their First Holy Communion last Saturday. Thankfully the weather was reasonable and we hope everyone had a great day.

In on field action our under-10s had a ding-dong battle with Wicklow Rovers White in a game where our side edged the 13-goal thriller. Pat Carey with a hat trick and singles from Kacey Kelly, Mikey Synnott, Ryan Collins, David Mackey and William Valentine. Best on the day for the 10’s were Aaron Roy and Nikita Neaga.

The 11’s played out a 4-all draw with Arklow Utd Stripes in an action packed game. Jake Robertson (2), Cormac Chance and Cathal O’Toole scored the Newtown goals.

Hard luck to our under-14s who were edged out 5-4 on aggregate in their interim Cup Final last Thursday evening. With the first leg ending 3-3 it was Glencormac Utd, who started the game the brighter and they took the lead on 15 minutes. Newtown responded well and they created several chances the best been a cracking long range effort from Luke Breen that the goalkeeper finger tipped over the bar.

In the second half Newtown continued to enjoy the lions share of the possession but too often their final ball let them down. Just when it looked like time was running out Newtown got level when from a Bobby Dowling cross both Martin Kelly and Bogdan Rusu seemed to get a touch on the ball to score from close range. Soon after another long-range effort from Luke Breen again brought the best out of the Glencormac goalkeeper.

With the game heading into injury time and extra time looming Glencormac scored what turned out to be the winner. Despite a couple of late efforts from Newtown the away side held on to take the game. Congratulations to Glencormac Utd on their win and hard luck to our side. On the night among the players who starred were Luke Breen, Jason Carthy, Shane Synnott and Seán Bishop.

The following are the fixtures for Sat/Sunday, May 5/6: under-8s – fixture to be confirmed; under-9s – fixture to be confirmed; under-10s – fixture to be confirmed; under-11s away to Wicklow Rovers White ko to be confirmed; under-12s away to Sporting Greystones ko to be confirmed; under-14s away to Greystones FC ko to be confirmed – Premier Cup first Leg. (Fixtures and ko times are subject to change)

We have three players from the club celebrating a birthday in the coming week and they are John Turley and Ryan McDonald from the under-9s and Patrick Martin from the under-12s. Happy birthday lads from everyone in Newtown Juniors FC All our teams are back in training now for the past couple of weeks. There are also a couple of slots on all our teams at the moment so if there are any girl’s or boys who would like to join the club please contact our secretary Hughie at 087 6987653 and he will provide you with all the information you will need.

We finally got a winner/s of our latest Last Man Standing competition as both Elaine Flanagan and Luke Healy shared the Prize Pot (€250 each) after their selection Newcastle Utd lost at home to bottom of the table West Brom. As Elaine and Luke were the last players they share the prize and we congratulate them on their win. Many thanks everyone for your continued support. We have our popular ‘Golden Goals’ going again and we currently have coupons out for the FA Cup Final (Chelsea and Manchester Utd) and the Champions League Final. Get your coupons early to avoid disappointment.

For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors FC please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email tohughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

GAA CLUB NEWS

Newtown seniors went top of the league table following a convincing win over Ballymanus on Saturday evening last. The final scoreline was 1-4 to 6-13, well done all

Th under-9s have their next blitz on Friday, May 11, in Enniskerry. Training continues every Monday at 6.30 p.m. Give Alun a ring at 086 3017500 if you need any more information. The under-11s are due to make the long midweek trip to play Kiltegan away tonight ((Wednesday) but please check fixtures to confirm. The under-13s are playing AGB in Arklow on Monday, May 7.

Training continues every Monday at 6.30 p.m. for the under-11s and at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday for the under-13s. Contact Peter at 087 7633089 for more info about the under-11s or under-13s.

All our juvenile teams are always looking for more players and volunteers so if you want to get involved with any aspect with either a boys or girls’ team give our secretary Tom a buzz at 087 6611480. The under-12 girls had a big win last week against Fergal Og, their next match is against An Tochar next Tuesday, they are training twice a week and Loretto is the contact at 087 9295591. The under-14 girls next game in the league is at home to An Tochar next Tuesday. They are training on Mondays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Newtown wishes Kevin Ledwidge a speed recovery following a recent stay in hospital.

Deepest sympathies to the extended family and friends of the late Henry O’Kelly, both Henry and his staff always went above and beyond to help the club when called upon. May he rest in peace.

All membership is now due and as we are operating a no pay no play policy it is advisable to get it paid asap.

Newtown lottery rolled over again to €6,400 this week on numbers 3, 5, 20 and 22. Please buy a ticket a help support our club.