DRUMCLIFFE AND ROSSES POINT
GAA CLUB: Hard luck to our senior women’s county footballers Sinéad Regan, Michelle McNamara and Rachel Quigley, who lost out to Kildare in last Sunday’s Division 3 semi-final. The Lillywhites included former club captain Siobhán O’Sullivan in their ranks. We wish them well in the league final.
There was no joy either for our men’s county players Seán Power and Cian Lally in Portlaoise as Sligo lost out to Wexford in the Division 4 shield final.
Our women’s intermediate footballers were beaten by Connacht club finalists St Nathy’s in the opening round of the Division 1 league on Sunday morning. It’s early days in the season – and for the first time, we are pleased to report that the club is fielding two adult women’s football teams this year. We will also be contesting the junior LGFA league.
Our senior men’s footballers had their first competitve outing of the season last Saturday evening – in a Benson Cup quarter-final against Ballymote at Corran Park. The game went to extra-time and then penalty kicks. The home side prevailed in the end to progress to the semifinals. DRP play their opening Division 2 league game this Saturday evening against Castleconnor at Oxfield.
Our junior men’s footballers were beaten by neighbours St Molaise Gaels in their opening Division 4 league match at Oxfield last Friday evening on a final scoreline of 0-11 to 0-6.
Our boys under-17 footballers made a winning start to their campaign last Monday evening with a fine 2-14 to 1-8 win away to Enniscrone-Kilglass in Quigabar. They host St Mary’s this Thursday evening in Oxfield at 7pm. Commiserations to our boys under-14 footballers who were beaten by an impressive Eastern Harps team at Markievicz Park last Monday afternoon in the 2020 County ‘A’ Championship final. There is lots more to come from this talented group of players, who can take much encouragement from reaching the county decider.
Both our boys under-12 teams produced spirited performances in their respective 2020 county finals at Markievicz Park last week. Unfortunately, the results didn’t go their way (congratulations to St Mary’s and BallymoteBunninadden) – but the future looks bright with this very promising crop of players. Well done to all the players and their coaches on reaching the showpiece games of both competitions.
Our girls under-12 footballers made a winning start to their new season last Friday at Oxfield with a win against Calry/St Joseph’s.
Well done to our under-nine and under-11 hurlers who took part in their first ever blitz last Saturday in Manorhamilton. The teams played enjoyable games against the host club and Calry/St Joseph’s.
Our boys under-15 footballers play St Molaise Gaels this Tuesday evening in Oxfield at 7pm. The under-13s play St John’s on Friday evening at 6.30pm.
A reminder that we are still accepting old or outgrown pairs of football boots at our ‘swap shop’ during the Saturday morning nursery coaching at Rathcormac NS for the next few weeks.
You can drop them off at our swap
shop ‘bins’ which are located at the nursery entrance between 9.30am and 11.30am this Saturday. You may also pick up a suitable ‘secondhand’ pair of boots for their son or daughter – for free.