GRASSROOTS
COOLERA/ STRANDHILL
Junior Girls The Junior Ladies’ second round tie with Owenmore Gaels ended with defeat on Easter Sunday. Despite some strong performances from Ruth Goodwin and Ciara Redmond in midfield we just were not strong enough to cope with a more experienced opposition. GAA Cúl Camps 2017 Online registration is now open for our Cúl Camp which will be held at Scarden from July 3rd- 7th. Check www. gaa. ie/ kelloggsculcamps for details, or alternatively contact Tommy Cradock on 0877866845. These camps are always popular and represent great value for money with gear and bags included in the price.
The Coolera/ Strandhill U12 hurlers played their first match of the season against Benbulben Gaels last Tuesday in Ransboro. The more experienced Benbulben edged out winners. Team: Ultan Bree, Tadgh Dogget, Aidan Moran, Oisin Whelan, Shane O’Loughlin, Kevin Davitt, Oisin Hennessy, Thomas Kinane, Jack Feeney, Cathal Gilligan, Mark Keane, Ronan Adams, Aidan O’Loughlin and Cathal Hughes.
The under 14 girls played their first league game of the season against St. Molaise Gaels on Tuesday 18th of April in Grange.
St Molaise took the lead early in the second half and despite courageous efforts our girls were unable to get the goal required to win the match. Overall it was a good performance with lots of positives, not least of which was the performance in particular of goalkeeper Susanna Garcia who was making her debut for the club.
Our U8 had their first outing against St. Marys on Friday 14th in Scarden. It was fantastic to have 3 teams lining out and well done to all. Their next match will be at home to Drumcliffe/ Rosses Point tomorrow ( Wed. 26th April).
Our u14 boys got their first win of the campaign with victory over Tubbercurry at Kilcoyne Park last Friday.
Our minor side played Coolaney/ Mullinabreena at home on Thursday in round three of the league. In what was a hard fought victory, a battling, hard working display was needed from the lads who had to overcome a deficit before winning 3- 05 to 0- 10. A Seán Coggins goal just before half time started the comeback and a disciplined defensive laid the foundation for the win, setting up some great attacking movements. Every player played his part and management can be extremely happy with every player’s attitude and desire to work hard. Next up is a local derby away to St Mary’s on Thursday at 7pm. All support is appreciated. U14 Girls Féile We brought a somewhat depleted squad to Templeboy to take part in the LGFA Féile on Saturday. Despite this, the girls acquitted themselves well, losing to group winners Eoghan Rua, but ending with a very good win over St. Farnan’s.
Our annual Musical Treat takes place on Sunday May 21st at 7.30pm in Star of the Sea Church, Ransboro. This year we are delighted to have Eurovision winner Charlie McGettigan, Eleanor Shanley, Kieran Quinn and Sandy Kelly providing the entertainment, as well as some exciting young local talent. Tickets are just € 15.00 and are available from committee members.
ST MICHAEL’S
THE Intermediate team played St Farnan’s on Sunday final score was St Farnan’s 1- 17 to St Michaels 1- 11. The team on duty were K Crawley, G Walsh, C McTiernan, E McLoughlin, H Clancy, G McGowan, J Haran, P McTiernan ( 0- 3), B Taaffe ( 0- 2), P Kelly ( 1- 0), D Kelly, D Clancy, S Clancy, S Clerkin ( 0- 1), Sean Clerkin, Subs were P Murray( 0- 3), D Harte, F McLoughlin, R Taaffe. Training continues as usual next week we play St Patrick’s. The U- 14’ s had a convincing win this evening against St Mary’s. Training continues on Wednesday evening at 7 on the new pitch. The club yearly Lotto tickets are up for renewal in the next few weeks just to make people aware that sellers will be calling in the next few weeks. The club wish to thank everyone for their continued support in making the Lotto such a great success and the main fundraiser for the club. Lotto numbers for this week are 15 24 29 32. No Jackpot winner. 1 match 3. & 100 Paul Clarke Ballintogher . Next weeks draw will take place in Moran’s Bar Ballintogher Main jackpot € 10,000 reserve jackpot € 1,800. The club wish to express sympathy to the family of Sadie Martyn who died during the week.
EASTERN HARPS
WE have been calling to houses in the area selling our buy a block tickets to help fund raise for our new clubhouse which will be commencing shortly. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who purchased tickets. The response has been extremely positive. Our senior men lost to Tourlestrane last Sunday on a scoreline of 1: 17 to 1: 11. They are away to Calry/ St. Joesphs this Saturday at 7pm. Our U14 boys had a good win over Shamrock Gaels last Friday. Our U16 boys play away this Wednesday evening to Geevagh/ St Michaels. Our Minor boys maintain their 100 start to the year with a win over Tubbercurry / Cloonacool. We wish a speedy recovery to Sean Bruen after recent knee surgery. Congrats to Rachael Hannon and Lisa Powell who were part of the Sligo U16 team that defeated Leitrim in Connaught Championship. Our ladies made it 3 wins from 3 in the league beating Shamrock Gaels. They play Drumcliffe/ Rosses Point this weekend. Keep an eye on our facebook page for time and venue. The club is hosting a golf classic on Saturday May 6th in Carrick on Shannon golf club. Teams of 4 at € 30 per person with dinner included. Contact Paul on 0868745777 or Kevin on 0872112748 or email admin@ easternharps. com. Bingo continues every Friday night in Gurteen Hall at 8.30pm. The jackpot is € 2,500 in 50 calls or less. The in house lotto is € 400. A huge thank you to all who took part in our very successful Tractor Run. Thanks to the many people who helped on the day, too numerous to mention. Thanks to The Beach Bar for sponsorship of the prize for guessing the number of balloons in the mini digger. The voucher was won by Luke Hannon. THE minor team got their third consecutive win in the B league with a victory over Calry/ St. Joseph’s on Thursday in Templeboy. The final score was St. Farnan’s 4- 15, Calry 0- 10. The team play Tourlestrane next on Tuesday at 7 pm in Tourlestrane. There was no joy for our very young under 14 team against Castleconnor on Friday last. The under 16 Easkey / St. Farnan’s hurlers had a comfortable win over Tubbercurry/ Cloonacool on Wednesday by 6- 16 to 3- 1. They play away to Naomh Eoin on Monday, May 1st. On Saturday they are at home against Carrick in the Táin league. On Tuesday the under 12’ s face Enniscrone/ Kilglass and the under 8/ 10’ s face the same opposition on Wednesday. Both games are in Templeboy at 7pm. The intermediate team defeated St. Michael’s on Sunday by 1- 17 to 1- 10. The team play Bunninadden on Saturday at 7 pm in Templeboy. Well done to Eamonn Kilgannon who played corner forward for Sligo hurlers against Lancashire on Saturday . Good luck to Eamonn and the team on Saturday next against Warwickshire.
ST MOLAISE GAELS
OUR Junior Ladies had their first win of the League campaign overcoming CT Gaels by 3- 09 to 4- 05 in a thrilling game on Sunday morning last at home. Our senior men went down to a 4- 12 to 2- 10 defeat against a very impressive Coolaney/ Mullinabreena side at Monsignor Hynes Park on Sunday afternoon. Next Saturday it’s a trip to take on Tubbercurry in the 5th round of fixtures. Sundays fixture saw the welcome return of Eoin McHugh to the Club. Thanks to all the children who attend a very successful Camp Friday event last week. Sincere thanks also to our Club Players, Breda Feeney, Lisa Flynn, Sorcha McLoughlin, Ronan Keegan, Keelan Waters, Aaron McLoughlin and Dara Elliott for their contribution to a very enjoyable day. On Friday evening our U12 Girls produced an excellent display to defeat St Johns in the League by nine points. This Friday night April 24th they entertain Coolera/ Strandhill with throw in at 7.00pm. This Tuesday evening April 25th our U12 Boys Division I and III squads are away to St Johns in Cuilbeg at 7.00pm and on Wednesday evening our U8 and U10 Boys entertain their counterparts from St Mary’s also at 7.00pm. Thursday night sees more action at Monsignor Hynes Park when our Minor Boys take on Ballymote/ Bunninadden again at 7.00pm. On Monday last our Minor Boys were beaten 2- 14 to 1- 14 away to Eastern Harps in the A League competition while Friday night saw our U14 Boys defeat Ballymote/ Bunninadden 6- 18 to 6- 07 at home in the A League. Our next Club Lotto Draw takes place on Monday May 8th at 8.30pm. Thank you to everyone for their continued support for this important fundraiser. The Club extend sympathies to the Burns family Mount Temple on the death of Paddy Burns. 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. 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. Senior Team News St Pats seniors faced Easkey in the league on Sunday last. St Pats played well but were unlucky to loose by four point. St Pats missed chances early in the second half and paid for their misses. St Pats play home to St Michaels next Saturday @ 7pm Final score was St Pats 1- 12 Easkey 2- 13. Ladies Team News St Pats Ladies hosted Coolera on Sunday last and secured victory on the scoreline of St Pats 5- 5 Coolera 1- 10, St Pats played well and were full value for their victory. St Pats travel to play C. T Gaels on Sunday next @ 10am. Training continues on Tuesday@ 8pm and Friday @ 9pm. Minor Team News St Pats Minor play away to Calry/ St Josephs on Thursday next April 27th @ 7pm. St Pats lost to St Marys last week. U16’ s Team News St Pats / St Farnans U16’ s next game is home to Coolaney/ Mullinbrenna on May 8th @ 7pm U 14’ s Team News St Pats U14’ s next outing is home to Easkey on Thursday next April 27tht @ 7pm Training continues Wednesday evening from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. St Pats traveled to play Coolaney/ Mullinbrenna on Friday last and ran out winners on the scoreline of Coolaney/ Mullinbrenna 4- 4 St Pats 2- 12. U 12’ s Team News. St Pats U12’ s travel to play Castleconnor on Tuesday April 25th @ 7pm. U 10’ s & U8’ s Team News St Pats U10’ s & U8’ s play home to Easkey on Wednesday evening @ 7pm. THE U14 boys continued their A League campaign away to Curry last Thursday. With a number of key players missing the lads suffered their second defeat of the league and will be looking to bounce back in the coming weeks. Another great performance on Sunday morning by the Ladies saw them beat Curry on a score line of 1- 11 to 3- 3. This is a great result against a strong Curry side. Brilliant stuff girls! The senior men suffered a 5- 15 to 0- 6 defeat at the hands of a strong St Johns side in Connolly Park on Sunday afternoon. Next up is Easkey at home next Saturday in Connolly Park in what could be a season defining game. Throw in at 7pm. The Minor Boys played out an exciting draw against Ballymote/ Bunninadden on Thursday evening last. The lads went down to 14 men early in the first half but battled back to claim a valuable point. Wishing Kevin Healy also the best after the nasty injury he picked up during the game. The Minors are out again this Thursday in Connolly Park where they will face Curry. The U16 Boys are in action away to St Johns on Monday 24th April in Stenson Park. Throw in is at 7pm. For all upcoming underage and Senior Owenmore Gaels fixtures, visit www. owenmoregaels. ie/ calender. Thanks to everyone who continues to support the club. As there was no winner this week, the Jackpot will roll over to € 6,400. The next draw will take place in Connolly’s Bar Collooney on Monday May 1st. CONGRATS to Vivian Boyd who scooped the lotto jackpot of € 2,500 at the weekend with the winning numbers of 5, 17, 20, 26. The jackpot now reverts to € 1,000 with the next draw on 6th May in Tommy Macs. The monthly club meeting takes place this Friday at 9PM in the clubhouse, preceded by the Bord Na Nog meeting. The annual Golf Classic takes place in Carrick on Shannon on 10th June – contact Niall Kearns on 086 859 9792 or the Golf Shop to book your tee time. The 7K Fun Run/ Walk takes place next Sunday 30th April at 12PM from Coola, registration from 11 on the day. Refreshments served afterwards in the clubhouse. Thanks to all who supported the Dinner Dance last weekend and to Ursula Lyons, Michael Brennan, Eugene Carroll and Chris O’Neill for organising the event. The player of the year awards went to, Joe Henry, Senior, Diarmuid Jinks, Junior, Liam Tuohy, U21 and Simone Kelly, La- dies. Thanks to the Boyd, Galvin, Connolly and Duncan family for the sponsorship of these awards. The Seniors had a good 0- 11 to 1- 10 win over Drumcliffe/ Rosses Point on Sunday. They now take on St Mary’s at home next Saturday at 7PM. A depleted Junior team lost 1- 17 to 1- 7 to Cloonacool last Saturday. They now take on Tourlestrane at home next Sunday at 2PM. The Ladies Senior team lost to Drumcliffe/ Rosses point last Friday. The Minor team stretched their winning run with a 2- 9 to 3- 8 win over Curry last week. They now play Tubbercurry at home this Thursday at 7PM. The U16 boys play Ballymote/ Bunninaden this Monday at 7PM in Ballymote while the U16 Girls play Tourlestrane on Tuesday at 7PM in Riverstown Park. The U14 boys lost 2- 17 to 2- 4 against Eastern Harps last Friday. The U14 girls got their league campaign off to a good start with 2- 7 to 1- 7 win over Drumcliff/ Rosses Point last Tuesday. The U14 girls progressed to the Feile semi- final with wins over Geevagh and Eastern Harps on Saturday. They now play Calry in the semi- final next Saturday, venue and time to be confirmed. The U14 girls also progressed to the feile semi- final with wins over Geevagh and Eastern Harps on Saturday last. They now play Calry in semi- final next Saturday with venue and time to be confirmed. The U12 boys play St Mary’s away this Tuesday at 7PM. The U12 girls had a good win 16- 6 over Geevagh last Friday. The U8/ U10’ s are away to Ballymote this Wednesday at 7M. The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Mary O’Sullivan ( née McDermott), Dublin and formerly of Riverstown. COOLANEY/ MULLINABREENA CONGRATULATIONS to our Ocean Fm “pole postion “quiz team of John Marren, Padraig McGourty and Shane O’Brien, who won the final on Sunday last defeating Eastern Harps in a very close encounter. With the Sligo GAA coaches we will run our own GAA Kellogg’s Cul Camp this year from 31st July to 4th August. Places can now be booked on this camp at www. kelloggsculcamp. gaa. ie . The U. 14 team were narrowly defeated by St. Patrick’s in the league during the week, the game ended on a scoreline of 4- 4 to 2- 12. The minors lost to Coolera / Strandhill with a fulltime score of 3- 5 to 0- 10. The U. 8 / U. 10 team