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COOLERA/ STRANDHILL

Community Games: Coolera Community Games Art will take place on Thursday evening 6th April at 6: 00pm in Strandhill NS

Our Field Day Events will take place on Sunday 23rd April at Ransboro Park. ( Cycling on grass, please bring Helmet). Lotto There was no winner of last week’s lotto. The numbers drawn were 1, 4, 23 30. The weekly lotto draw takes place at 9pm every Monday night in Coolera/ Strandhill GAA Club House, Ransboro Park. Tickets can be bought at Keane’s Supermarket, Strandhill; Margaret’s Café, Finisklin and Bree’s Bar, Strandhill. For further details, contact Joe Gildea or Rose Cawley or check the club website www. coolerastrandhill. com. Easter Sunday Cake Sale Coolera- Strandhill Ladies are having their annual cake sale and on Easter Sunday. Cakes will be sold after the dawn mass at Knocknarea, the 11.00 mass in Ransboro and the 12.30 mass in Strandhill. Cakes can be left in to Ransboro school on the Saturday evening from 7.30 and on Sunday from 10.00. Further details soon. Warriors Quiz The Warriors Festival in association with Coolera- Strandhill is holding an Audio- Visual Quiz in the Strand Bar on Friday April 21st at 8.30pm. Tables of four cost € 20.00. Why not come along and enjoy a quiz with a difference, with a fun night guaranteed. U16 Girls Our under 16 girls got their league campaign underway with a hard fought victory over St. Nathy’s in Ransboro Pk. last Wednesday. Playing against a much vaunted opposition, our girls were slow to settle. They fell behind quickly, and it was only the scoring prowess of Eva Schoen that kept them in touch. Half time came with the visitors leading 2- 04 to 1- 05, with all bar one point coming from the boot of Eva Schoen, the other point coming from Aislinn Doggett. With the second half came a much improved performance from the home side. The midfield of Caoimhe O’ Sullivan and Eilis Burke began to get on top, and in defence Grace Molloy, Nadine Deering, and Gráinne Redmond snuffed out any Nathy’s attack, helped by Cliodhna O’ Sullivan and Ellen Given. The forwards passed the ball well and scores came more easily. Eva Schoen caused the visitor’s defence endless problems and would finish with 2- 06 to her name. Aislinn Doggett added to her tally with a long range goal. Eliis Burke, Roisin Heneghan and Gráinne Redmond rounded off the scoring with a point each. Their next match is another tough encounter with C. T. Gaels in Ransboro this evening ( Tuesday) Team: Ciara Lindsay, Ellen Given, Cliodhna O’ Sullivan, Grace Molloy, Nadine Deering, Gráinne Redmond ( 0- 01), Caoimhe O’ Sullivan, Éilis Burke ( 0- 01), Roisín Heneghan ( 0- 01), Eva Schoen ( 2- 06), Aislinn Doggett ( 1- 01), Danika Kerrigan, Eimear Callaghan. Subs; Holly Gilligan ( Danika Kerrigan), Amy Deering ( Eimear Callaghan).

CURRY

Registration is now overdue. Registration fee can be paid to any members of the club committee. All players must be covered by insurance to be put on team sheets. Nursery GAA Nursery programme for children aged from 4- 6 years continues Thursday nights 6: 30pm7: 30pm in Moylough Heritage centre. For more info contact 0872928318. All children attending nursery must be registered with the club for insurance purposes. Results Our Junior Ladies defeated Owenmore Gaels recently in their opening game of the league with a final score of 4- 11 to 3- 5. Others Notes Training for u10 boys and girls commences Wednesday at 7pm.

Important reminder that all ladies gaelic footballers in all age grades must wear a gumshield from this year.

ST FARNAN’S

HARD luck to Patrick, Eamonn, Finnian and Sligo under 21s on losing the Connaught Final. Hard luck also to James Weir and Sligo minors on the defeat to Mayo in the league. Good luck to James and the minors against Galway on Saturday.

The club is holding a tractor run on Sunday, April 23rd. Registration is in Templeboy Old School from 1pm. Entry is € 10. Please come and support this fundraiser for the club.

The minor team got their league campaign off to a winning start with a 3- 15 to 0- 9 win over St. Pat’s on Monday last.

The under 12 team participated very well in the Pella tournament held in Quigabar on Saturday. Thanks to manager Oisin Connolly for his work with the team. The team will travel to Croke Park on April 13th to participate in a blitz there. Preparations are underway for the trip.

Fixtures for the coming week are: Under12 versus Easkey on Tuesday at 6.30 in Easkey, under 14 against St. Michael’s at 6.30 on Thursday in Templeboy, Intermediate team versus Coolera at 1pm on Sunday in Templeboy, under 16 St. Farnan’s / St. Pats versus Enniscrone on Monday 10th at 7pm in Skreen. Please support.

Good luck to the under 12 draughts team in the Connaught final of Community Games on Saturday in Castlebar. St. Farnan’s ladies are having a dancing night with Robert Mizzell on Thursday in The Diamond Coast Hotel. Tickets cost € 15. All support appreciated.

OWENMORE GAELS

HARD Luck to Senior Team player Brian Mahon who was part of the Sligo Under 21 Team who lost out in extra time to Galway last Sunday in an exciting final. Hard Luck also to the James Duffy, Roland Anderson and Jack Foley who were a part of the County Minor Team that lost out to Mayo in the Connacht league on a score line of 1- 7 to 2- 9. Minor A League Result: Easkey/ Enniscrone/ Kilglass 2- 9 Owenmore Gaels 2- 12. Our minors exacted some level of revenge for last years Championship final defeat when they got the better of the western amalgamation at Quigabar this evening in a very entertaining contest. Well done to club minor Vincent Harte on winning the Handball U- 17 Con- nacht Final in Collooney today on a scoreline of 15- 5,15- 8. Vincent defeated Thomas Mahady from Roscommon.

The Senior Ladies got back to winning ways today with a win over Coolera/ Strandhill. Well done girls Training next Wednesday evening at 8 p. m.

U- 16 girls league result: Owenmore Gaels 6- 10 Eastern Harps 4- 06. Next up for our girls is an away trip to Enniscrone next Tuesday to take on Eoghan Rua.

Owenmore Gaels Girls training starts Friday March 31st for U- 10 & U- 12 6- 7pm in Connolly Park. All Welcome. All children must be registered on www. owenmoregaels. ie Parents are welcome and encouraged to join in the training session.

Owenmore Gaels U- 8 boys and girls training continues this Wednesday from 6.30 to 7.30 in Connolly Park. This is for kids born in 2009 and 2010. All Welcome. Parents are encouraged to join in with the training session. All children must be registered by April 1st on www. owenmoregaels. ie and follow the link for registration.

The club is running a 6 week nursery for children aged between 4 and 6 years old ( born in 2011/ 2012). It continues this Thursday 6th April 6- 7 in the Teeling Centre. Fun programme and an introduction to GAA with fundemental movement and basic skill development. All welcome If parents would be interested in getting involved please contact Jason on 086 103 4731.

The Senior Men begin their Divison 2 League campaign away to Geevagh this Sunday, the 9th April, with throw in at 1pm. The Senior Ladies play St. Pats in their League tie on Sunday also, in Dromard with throw- in at 10am. All support is much appreciated.

ST JOHN’S

CONGRATULATIONS and well done to St John’s star Charlie Harrison and the Sligo senior team on their great victory over Louth in Drogheda on Sunday. It was great to see Charlie back to top form including scoring a point. There was no joy for Paul McNamara and his Under 21 colleagues in the Connacht final on Saturday who despite putting in a great fighting performance were well beaten by Galway in extra time.

The Lotto Jackpot now stands at E10,400. Draw tickets can be purchased in Mc Morrow’s Shop, Cairns Rd. ; Crozon Inn ; Clifford Electrical, Carraroe ; The Blue Lagoon, Riverside ; Canning’s House and Garden, Cornageeha and Molly Fulton’s Restaurant, Carraroe.

Since March 26th and on every Saturday until 1st July football coaching will be provided by qualified coaches from 10.00 to 11.30 on the Cleveragh GAA pitch ( Opposite the Sports Complex ). The age groups catered for are U8 and U10 Boys and U8, U10 and U12 Girls. The Under 12 Boys coaching will be held on Monday evenings from 6.00 to 7.00 beginning on Mon March 27th. New players are very welcome to join. Club members must reside in the Parishes of St Annes or Carraroe which is the club area irrespective of which Primary School the child attends.

The Under 6 Program will commence on May 6th with registration taking place on Friday 7th April Further information on St Johns Gaa club can be found on our website www. stjohnsgaa. ie or Facebook Page @ stjohnsgaaclub or Twitter @ stjohnsgaasligo Senior Football The Dara Mc Garty- managed, Burns Car Sales- sponsored senior team, having gotten off to a great start in the Benson Cup, now look forward to the Division 2 League is due to commence on Sunday next April 9th with an away fixture against St Patrick’s, Dromard in Round 1 with a 1.00 throw- in time. Round 2 on the 14th will see our lads face Geevagh in Stenson Park and on April 17th they are also at home to St Farnans. The starting time for these games is not yet available.

The Under 14 Boys team, sponsored by KD developments, continued on their winning way with a comprehensive victory over Shamrock Gaels in Riverstown on Sunday morning on an 11- 04 to 7 – 03 scoreline . Despite the scoreline this was a hard- fought win with the result in doubt for a long period. St Johns were represented by Brendan Korniychuk; Ray Mc Carney, Nathan Mc Loughlin, Cormac Roddy; Zach Mahon, Conor Leonard, Darragh Mc Goldrick; James Burns, PeterMeehan; Ronan Flynn, Mark Korniychuk, Ronan Kelly; Mark Flohr, Keelan Roddy , Graham Kennedy; Ciaran Quinn and Joshua Davey.

The Under 16 team begin their League campaign with a home fixture against Drumcliffe- Rosses Point in Stenson Park on Monday next April 3rd with a 6.30 throw- in time. The two under 12 teams, operating in Divisions 1 and 3, have their first games on Tuesday April 4th against local rivals St Marys in Kent Park, Maugheraboy. The throw- in time for both games is scheduled for 6.30 . Members, past and present, are requested to help us out with photographs of St Johns club activities and articles. If you are interested in writing an article – long or short- on any aspect of the life of St Johns over the last 30 years then please get in touch with me at 086 0793791.

ST PATRICK’S

SUPPORTERS Club : St Pats have launched their new look supporters club. There are three levels to chose from with great prizes in quarterly draws including All Ireland tickets and vouchers for hotel breaks! Club officials will be promoting membership in the coming weeks. Please contact Mark on 087 6183392 or any committee member for further details. JOKER Jackpot : St Pats Joker Jackpot now stands @ € 2800 as their was no winner in the last weekends draw. Next draw takes place on Sunday April 16th @ 10pm in Rafters Bar. Tickets available from all usual outlets. Thank for your continued support. Winners in draw were Tomas Conlon, Ted Kilgallen,& Gerry Smyth. Sign Advertisement A review of all pitch signs is currently been under taken by the new club committee, outstanding monies owed for rental space to be paid as soon a possible. If you would like to put up a sign advertisement around the pitch. Please contact any committee member. PLAYERS Membership. Players membership is now over due and can be paid to either Martin Giblin or Claire Walsh. All players are asked to pay their membership this week. A big thanks to all who have paid up already. THE Big Clean Up St Pats will hold their annual parish clean up on Good Friday April 14th. The club urged the whole community to come out on the day and help clean up the area. All that is required is a high viz and a hour of your time. So theirs no excuses. All meet at the Community Centre @ 10,30am gloves and bags will be provided. SENIOR Team News St Pats commence their league campaign when the play home to St Johns on Sunday next April 9th @ 1pm. LADIES Team News St Pats Ladies open their league campaign on Sunday next April 9th with a home game against Owenmore Gaels.@ 10am Training continues on Tuesdays @ 7pm and Fridays @ 9pm. MINOR Team News St Pats Minors were defeated by St Farnans in their opening league game last week. St Pats next game is home to St Marys on Thursday April 13th @ 7pm. U16’ S Team News St Pats / St Farnans U16’ s next game is home to Enniscrone/ Kilglass on Monday April 10th @ 7pm U 14’ s Team News St Pats U14’ s are due to play away to Geevagh on Friday evening Fixture will be confirmed to all players during the week. Training continues Thursday evening from 6pm to 7pm. U 12’ s Team News St Pats U12’ s indoor training continues every Wednesday from 6.45pm till 7.45pm. St Pats U12’ s travel to play Enniscrone/ Kilglass in their opening game of the league this evening Tuesday April 4th @ 6.30pm. St Pats then play home to St Farnans on Tuesday April 11th @ 7pm. U 10’ s Team News St Pats U10’ s training continues on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm till 7.30pm in the Community Centre. ST Pats Nursery St Pats nursery for under 8’ s takes place on Friday evenings from 6.30pm till 7.30pm in the Community Centre. All Boys and Girls who are attending national school are welcome to attend The nursery continues on Friday evening next from 6.30pm till 7.30pm. DRUMCLIFFE/ ROSSES POINT COMMISERATIONS to our U21 footballers Seán Power, Jude McGarry, Cian Lally and the Sligo team on last Saturday’s Connacht U21 final extra- time heartbreak against Galway. The team put in a courageous display on the evening and can hold their heads high. THANK you to everybody who attended our Open Club Planning Workshop last Friday night at County Sligo Golf Club. The evening provided club personnel and interested members of the local community the opportunity to give their opinions on the best way forward for the club over the next five years. Some good ideas were generated. We’ll be holding a similar event in Drumcliffe after Easter. OUR ladies intermediate footballers were well beaten by a strong Eastern Harps team in their concluding ACL Cup game last Sunday morning. Between injuries, illness and county commitments, we were without 10 of our frontline players and this had an impact on the game. The team will now regroup for their opening Connacht Gold Division 2 intermediate league match this Sunday morning in Oxfield against Calry/ St Joseph’s. Throw- in is 10am. All support is very welcome. OUR senior men’s footballers begin their Furey’s Coaches Division 1 league campaign this Sunday afternoon with a trip to Kilcoyne Park to play Tubbercurry at 1pm. OUR girls U16 footballers made a fine start to their Div 1 league campaign on Wednesday evening with a 5- 8 to 2- 4 win over St Mary’s at Oxfield. The boys U16s made their Division 3 entrance on Monday evening with a trip to Stenson Park to play St John’s at 6: 30pm. Match details on our club Facebook page. THE boys U14 footballers play Curry in their opening match of Division 1 this Friday evening in Oxfield at 6: 30pm. Training for the girls U14 footballers continues every Sunday evening at 7pm. New players are always very welcome. Contact girls U14 manager Tom O” Boyle on 0872792686 for more information. Good luck also to our two boys U12 football teams in their respective league matches against Ballymote/ Bunninadden this week. WE’VE a great family event taking place this Sunday afternoon ( April 9th) from 5- 7pm in Rathcormac Hall - our annual Family Table Quiz. With questions and prizes to suit all ages, it promises to be a very enjoyable couple of hours for both young and not- so- young! See the club’s Facebook page for more event information. THE Club lotto results for April are as follows: Numbers drawn were 7 11 17 25. No jackpot winner of € 5000. The match 3 winners were Anthony Gilmartin and Myles Philips. HARD luck to our quiz team who bowed out of the Ocean FM Pole Position sports quiz at the weekend after losing a high- scoring quarter- final to Owenmore Gaels. GOT a news item for our club notes? Please email our club PRO pro. drumclifferossespoint. sligo@ gaa. ie or phone/ text 0876855621.

CLOONACOOL

HARD luck to St. Michaels national school boys who lost out to Gaelscoil Sligo in the mini- sevens played in Collooney on Thursday of last week. The team lined out as follows Kyle Maloney, Kevin Carnahan, Diarmuid Henry, Zack Clarke, Calum Rowley Hopkins, Eamon Byrne, Keenan Moylan, Stephen Mooney, Zack Brennan, and Oran Gallagher. Well done to each and everyone of them and their teachers and coaches. YOU can now register on line for this years cul camps at kelloggsculcamps. gaa. ie and anyone that does so before June 9th gets their gear delivered to the school before the camps begin. WELL done to all the children who attended the nursery gaelic football in the community centre in recent weeks. GAELIC football training for our u/ 6s u/ 8s and u/ 10s starts at the community park pitch on this coming Friday evening April 7th at 6.30pm. All players must wear gum shields. SYMPATHY is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late Denny Kilgannon Masshill, also to the family, relatives and friends of the late Thomas Normally Tourlestrane who went to their eternal reward during the past week. May they rest in peace. LAST Saturday night in Gormleys Bar Ballymote GAA held the Winter Fuel Raffle Draw. Thank you to everyone who supported it and the winners are 1st Brendan Gormely, 2nd Sharon Flannery and 3rd Pat McGrath. THE junior team league campaign starts next Saturday 8th April against Enniscrone/ Kilglass in Enniscrone at 6.30 pm.