Success for Sligo at Community Games finals
THERE was great success for Sligo in Individual and Team Events at the Community Games National finals which was held in UL Limerick for the first time. Gold Medal winners Marathon Under16 Michael Morgan St Mary’s; Under 12 Girls Freestyle Liadan Ruddy Cornageeha / St Ann’s; Under 16 Freestyle Danielle Farrell Cornageeha / St Ann’s; Under 16 Boys Butterfly Mouric McSharry Cliffoney/ Grange; Under 8 Boys Art Kieran Devanarayannan Ballymote; Under 10 Boys Art Kevin Devanarayannan Ballymote; Under 12 Girls Model Making Charlenne Sariwardane Drumcliffe; Under 14 Boys Model Making Joe Campbell Drumcliffe; Group Dance Irish Contemporary Under 12 Riverstown; Table Tennis girls Under 13 Bunninadden; Quiz Under 14 Drumcliffe; Project Under 11 Rosses Point; Under 16 Marathon Team of Michael Morgan St Mary’s, Aaron Brennan Ballymote, Barry Clavin Mullinabreena, Kenneth Mulrooney Enniscrone.
Silver Medals Duathlon Under 14 Nicola Dunleavy Drumcliffe; Under 8 Boys Freestyle Matthew O’Grady Skreen/Dromard; Under 14 Boys Butterfly Ronan Kilcoyne Coolera; Under 16 Boys Model Making Sean Woods Ballymote; Table Tennis Under 16 Boys Bunninadden; Draughts Under 12 Coolaney; Draughts Under 14 Coolaney.
Bronze Medals
Under 16 Girls Art Rayann Tighe St Michaels; Table Tennis Under 13 Boys Rosses Point; Indoor Soccer Under 13 Boys Riverstown; Mixed Distance Relay 14 Boys - Oisín Brennan Ballymote, Joe Campbell Drumcliffe, Ben Clavin Mullinabreena, Rian O’Callaghan Drumcliffe, Patrick O’Connor St Feichins; Under 13 Boys Swimming Squad Rosses Point; Under 11 Mini Rugby Rosses Point; 4th Place Medals; Marathon Under 16 Boys Aaron Brennan Ballymote; Model Making Under 16 Girls Aisling Doherty St Feichins; Model Making Under 10 Boys Ross Campbell Drumcliffe; Choir Under 13 Girls Cornageeha/ St Ann’s.
Mini Rugby. A special prize of an International Referees Jersey was presented to Andrew Ryan Rosses Point by George Clancy International Referee for Fair Play, Sportsmanship and Respect for the Game. AOIFE McDermott was voted the Railway Union RFC Player of the Year at the club’s recent awards. The Riverstown native got her first cap for Ireland and Leinster this year. Aoife has also played basketball for Ireland and was massively successful in this sport too. She said she was delighted to be named Player of the Year after the event. Aoife featured for Ireland women’s team in the Six Nations campaign earlier this year. Aoife said: “Incredible honoured to have received the Player of the Year award. To say it was unexpected is an understatement. I count myself so lucky to play alongside so many strong and talent women, that this award really could have gone to any number of them! I’m so proud to play for Railway Union RFC and it’s the people in the club that have made it possible for me progress through the grades and get capped for both Leinster and Ireland this year. Can’t wait to get back on the pitch with the girls and working towards finally winning the AIL!”