GRASSROOTS

league final takes place this Monday in Collooney starting at 8pm, with team B playing team C ,details available on Fastcourts. SYMPATHY to the Hannon family following the death of John Hannon, Ballymote , uncle of David. COUNTY Underage Wallball league next round is in Collooney on Saturday 21-07-2018, details from club coaches or G. Coleman 087 6391331.

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BINGO takes place this Thursday at 9 pm in Collooney the jackpot is €6,850 in 47 numbers . THE 60x30 doubles competition league final takes place this Monday in Collooney starting at 8pm, with team B playing team C ,details available on Fastcourts. FOLLOW us on facebook @collooneyhbc.

ST JOHN’S

St Johns Lotto Draw

The Lotto draw took place on Sat July 7th the numbers drawn were 5 – 17 – 23 - 27. There was no winner of the Jackpot. The winners of the E25 consolation prizes were Michael Barrett, Tonafortes; Ursula Leyden, Carraroe; Laura Foley, Beltra and Allison Foley, C/O Crozon Inn. The next draw will take place in The Clubrooms, Cuilbeg next Sat July 21st at 8.30 pm for a Jackpot Prize of E12,200. Lotto tickets can be purchased from Cannings, Cornageeha; Clifford Electrical, Carraroe; The Blue Lagoon, Riverside; Mc Morrow’s Shop, Cairns Rd.; Crozon Inn; Molly Fultons, Carraroe or from club members.

Senior Team

Our Burns Skoda sponsored senior team travelled to Bunninadden on Sunday to take on the locals in the final game of the Div 2 League and came away victorious on a scoreline of 3 – 10 to 0 – 16. This result leaves us mid-way in the League table with 4W-1D-4L results. The next outing will be when we face Tourlestrane in the first round of the Senior Championship which is scheduled for the first weekend in August.

Minor Football

Our U18 minor team begin their Championship campaign when they welcome Calry-St Josephs as visitors to Stenson Park, Cuilbeg on Thurs July 19th at 7.00. Under 16 Boys Football Our under 16 team having been at home to Shamrock Gaels on Monday evening, will travel to Fr Cryan Park, Keash to play Eastern Harps on Monday 23rd. Under 14 Boys Football Our Under 14 boys team were defeated by Coolaney-Mullinabreena in the U14 Shield semi final last week.

Under 12 and Under 11 Boys Football

Our Div 1 and Div 3 boys teams travelled to Ransboro last Tuesday and neither team had success on the night. The U12 team were narrowly defeated by Coolera-Strandhill by 0-13 to 0-12 while the U11 team went down by 0-17 to 0-12

ST MICHAEL’S

THE Intermediate team lost to St Farnans this weekend with a score line of 2-11 to 2-18. This loss see’s them move down to Division 3 for 2019. The team on duty was S Clancy. G Walsh. C McTeirnan. G McGowan. P Flanagan. O Gilmartin. P Kelly. P McTeirnan. S Clerkin. R McLoughlin. K Carty. J Mackey. N Mullen. B Taaffe. R Walsh. Subs were D O’Brien. Sean Clerkin. F McLoughlin. R Healy. C Harte. Training continues as usual for upcoming Championship and all players are asked to attend. THE club hosted a very successful Kellogg’s Cul Camp during the week with over 80 children from the surrounding area taking part. The club wish to thank Pat Kilcoyne and all his coaches for making it such a good Camp. It was great to have Connacht games Manager and Roscommon player Cathal Cregg visit the camp during the week.

THE official opening of St Michael’s new pitch will take place on the 9th September 2018 and is to be named in honour of the late PJ Linnane who was a brilliant stalwart of the club. PJ was a former treasurer of the club and also a member of Markievicz Park committee.

EVENTS will take place between 1pm-5pm. Official opening will take place at 3.30pm sharp. All welcome to attend. LOTTO numbers for this week are 16 21 23 26. There was no jackpot winner or match 3 winner. Drawn winners who receive €25 each are Mary Conboy Ballintogher. Bathnaid Mc Loughlin Dromore. Willie Feely Ballintogher . Brian Taaffe Ballintogher.Next weeks draw takes place in Kellys Bar Ballygawley. The jackpot now stands at €8200. Thank you to everyone for their continued support. THE club wish to express sympathy to the family of the late Mae Keegan Sooey on their recent loss.

ST MOLAISE GAELS

CONGRATULATIONS to our Boys U16 squad and management team on their brilliant A League final win against St Mary’s in Scarden on Wednesday night last. It was an absolutely outstanding team performance by Gaels against the only side to have defeated them in this years league competition. The squad will now turn their efforts to the A championship and open their campaign this week against St Mary’s also.

OUR senior turned in their best performance of the season to edge a 0-17 to 1-12 thriller away to Tubbercurry on Sunday last in the 9th and final round of the Division I League. The sides renew opposition this Sunday July 22nd in the final of the Kiernan Cup in Bunninadden Community Park at 12.30pm. We hope to see good support for the team on Sunday. Last Sunday’s game saw the welcome return to action of Dean Carroll after a lengthy spell out injured.

BOTH our Boys U12 squads secured their places in the knockout stages of their League competitions following good wins at home to Owenmore Gaels.

THIS Wednesday evening July 18th our Division IV squad have their final fixture in the league with an away clash against Owenmore Gaels in Connolly Park at 8.00pm. The team have already qualified for the final of the League competition. OUR U12 Girls were beaten by four points by Shamrock Gaels in the championship on Friday evening last.

ON Thursday evening our U12 Hurlers are at home to Naomh Eoin at 7.30pm while on the same evening our Minor Boys have an A Championship fixture away to Easkey/Enniscrone at 7.00pm. THE next Club Lotto Draw will take place on Tuesday July 24th . Thank You to everyone for their continued support for this important Club fundraiser. The Jackpot now stands at 2,100 euros. THE Kelloggs Cul Camp takes place on July 23rd to July 27th at Monsignor Hynes Park. Booking can be done on line or on the first morning of the camp. Costs is 60 euro per child with discounts for 2nd, 3rd and subsequent children in each family.

COOLANEY/MULLINABREENA

CONGRATULATIONS to our Senior team on reaching the Division 1 League Final on Sunday, the final will take place in Curry on this coming Sunday. CONGRATULATIONS to the club’s U-14 team who qualified for the U-14 Division 2 Final by defeating St.Johns 7-9 to 2-3 in the semi-final on Thursday last.

WELL done to our U-12 team who had a great win against Easkey on Tuesday evening, with a scoreline of 0-15 to 0-6.

OUR Minor team will begin their Championship on Thursday evening against St. Pat’s/St.Farnan’s at Nace ‘O’ Dowd Park. Best of luck to all involved.

OUR annual summer draw will take place over the coming months. The club has assembled a vast array of prize and will soon begin selling tickets.

THE club would like to congratulate Fr. Emmet O’ Dowd on his recent ordination to the priesthood on Friday 6th of July in Aberdeen,We wish Emmet all the best in his vocation.

CALRY/ST JOSEPH’S

CONGRATS to the senior lads who picked up their first silverware of the season when they won the Benson Cup last weekend. A speedy recovery to Darragh Cummins who broke his wrist while playing in the final. THE lads also qualified for the Fureys Coaches division two league final next weekend. Although losing to Castleconnor on Sunday, they qualify to play the same a position in the league decider.

BEST of luck lads!

A very young under 12 girls team travelled to Collooney on Friday evening to play their second championship match of the season. The girls won out on a scoreline of 0-19 to 0-08 to claim their first victory of the campaign. Next up for the girls is a home fixture on Friday evening against Tourlestrane.

THE u-10 footballers play a blitz in Scarden on Wednesday evening while the u-12 hurlers travel to Tourlestrane tonight (Tuesday) to play their league fixture. Also tonight, the ever youthful Junior team have a tough assignment away in Easkey!

WE are running a draw for the upkeep of the pitch in both Ballinode and Hazelwood. This will be our main fundraiser for the year . We are asking all families to sell one book of tickets at €5 per ticket and a book of 10 . There are excellent prizes, all sponsored.

THIS is not a huge ask and every one does a little it’s done . Managers will be distributing books over the next few weeks. Thank you in advance!

COOLERA/STRANDHILL

UNDER 14 Boys COOLERA/STRANDHILL Boys u14 brought their league campaign to an end with a hardearned draw at Connolly Park against Owenmore Gaels. Playing thirteen a side on the large Collooney pitch seemed to unsettle the visitors early on and they produced a lethargic first half display. However points from Mark McDaniel, Oisín O Neill and Kevin Davitt kept the visiting side in touch with their free moving, free scoring opponents. A well worked goal from Andrew Lynch on the stroke of half time left the Coolera side just four points down but with a stiff breeze to face after the interval. The second period was to see a vastly improved display with Jamie Walsh coming out of goals having an immediate effect. Donnacha Beirne was beginning to get a grip at midfield and Mark McDaniel’s sharp shooting was chipping away at the deficit. Tadgh Doggett, Jamie Kilfeather, Oran Harte and Alfie Mc Dermott were beginning to get on top and break up the Owenmore attacks. The advantage then swung back the way of the home side as they struck with two goals putting them in front by seven points. A penalty however was to prove crucial to Coolera/Strandhill’s fate. Ross Doherty slammed the ball to the net despite the best efforts of Killian Barrett. Oisín O Neill found the net twice more and his final point was enough to secure a draw on a score line of 2.18 to 5.09. Man of the Match honours this week are split between Kevin Davitt who covered every blade of the scorched pitch and Ross Doherty whose work rate never dips below his own high standards. After a very good league campaign the boys’ reward is a Shield Final this Friday (20th) in Scarden at 7.00 against Tubbercurry/Cloonacool. All support will be most welcome. TEAM; Jaime Walsh, Owen Mc Kirdy, Tadgh Doggett, Jamie Kilfeather, Daire Mc Cormack, Alfie McDermott, Ross Doherty (Capt), Donnacha Beirne, Andrew Lynch, Mark McDaniel, Kevin Davitt, Jarlath Herbert, Oisin O Neill, Zach Gilligan, Oisin Hennessey, Cathal Ballantyne, Jack Feeney. UNDER 12 Girls The under 12 girls travelled to Buninnadden on Friday to play St. Nathy’s in the second round of the championship. Although missing ten of the panel, we were still able to field 17 players and there was plenty of talent to admire. Lulu Mooney revelled in her role on the half forward line and was top scorer with seven points. Alana Wilson was close behind with five. Others to feature on the score sheet were Orlaith Beirne (0-02), Ellen Walsh (0-01), Aoife Cradock (0-01) and Sophie Quinn who came out of goals for the last quarter to score twice. In an excellent display from the first whistle to the last the girls won 18-06. There were super individual performances from Anna McDaniel whose passing and vision were delightful, Lisa Kilfeather, Aoife Gallagher and Lauren Daltion in defence and Lauren Healy in attack whose off the ball running kept the home defence busy. Others to impress were Blaine Heekin, Áine Harte, Susannah Gilligan and Mollie Ronan in the backs as well as Aoife Hennessy, Grace Bailey and Aoife Cradock in the forwards, the latter rounding off proceedings with her first score of the year. The girls’ next outing is Friday (20th) when they face a tough assignment against the League Champions Eoghan Rua. GO-GAMES

MANY thanks to Cecil Whiteside of Whiteside’s Supervalu, Ballisodare, for generously sponsoring 92 footballs for our Go-Games children. (Photo attached shows Cecil with Myra McDaniel (Go-Games Co-ordinator), Ronan Hennessy (Coaching Officer) and some of our future stars.) SENIOR Football

IT was a disappointing weekend of results for both our senior teams, On Friday evening the seniors played host to table-toppers Tourlestrane in their final league game, losing out on a score of 2-13 to 1-08. With senior status secured for next year, the focus turns to the championship when we play St. Molaise Gaels in the first round on August 4th. Our junior footballers also suffered defeat losing to Drumcliffe-Rosses Pt. 1-18 to 3-07 in their final outing. They play Tubbercurry in the first round of the championship in August.

ST MARY’S

THE Senior team’s Division 1 league campaign drew to a close on Sunday afternoon when Kent Park hosted Drumcliffe/Rosses Point. Both teams needed a win, with Mary’s eyeing a second place finish in the league and a place in the Division 1 final. The win was as important to Drumcliffe, in order to have any chance of avoiding relegation to Division 2. On top of this both needed conflicting results from the clash of Coolaney/ Mullinabreena and Eastern Harps to assist with their final standings in the league. Drumcliffe struck first with a goal, then Mary’s replied with a composed finish from Rory Guinan who placed the ball into the bottom corner after some fast moving team play. Mary’s began to dominate and were awarded a penalty when Jonathan Davey was fouled. Drumcliffe to their credit used this as a wake up call and began to claw their way back into the game, and just before half time Mary’s were caught flat footed from a kickout, with Drumcliffe reacting quickest to crash the ball to the back of the net and raise the green flag. Through the second half, Drumcliffe were the more clinical side in front of goals, and the made full use of a strengthened breeze that really picked up at half time. Their direct play led to a fortuitous 3rd goal, when a shot crashed back off the crossbar, hit a Drumcliffe player and ended in the goals. This was a real turning point and Marys were 3 points down with little time left. Still we rallied and showed great composure to bring it back to a single point. A final chance was created, but it was not to be as the shot was smothered and the referee brought proceedings to a close at 2-11 for St Marys and 3-09 to Drumcliffe. Unfortunately for Drumcliffe results elsewhere did not go in their favour and relegation could not be avoided. ST Marys minor boys start there Championship campaign away to Castleconnor at 7 pm on this Thursday. The U12 boys squads recorded two excellent wins in our final league ties against Ballymote/ Bunninadden, and qualified for the county semi final in each competition. These finals are scheduled for Tuesday July 24th (details of venue to follow). The U14 boys suffered a first league defeat of the season to a rampant Shamrock Gaels team on Thursday last. The lads had already qualified for the final and this is scheduled for this Friday at 8.15pm in Scarden against Castleconnor. The U16 boys had no luck in their league final as they met hot favourites, St Molaise Gaels, who took the title. The sides meet again on Monday in the group section of the A Championship (we travel to Grange for a 7pm throw-in

ON the Ladies side of the Club, our minor team have their first game of the season, when they host Owenmore Gaels this Wednesday at 7pm in the Championship. Elsewhere, training continues for the U16 squad in preparation for their Championship which commences in early August

THE St. Marys Community are on the Move! St. Marys GAA club are undertaking a “24 Hour Relay Run” Fundraiser. The event aims to get all the community involved in a fun and healthy physical activity. Participants of all fitness levels are welcome, as participants can either run, jog or walk their 2 x 1-hour legs of the 24 hour event which will be based in Mitchell Curley Park. The event will start at 7pm on Friday 14th September will continue through the night and will finish at 7pm Saturday 15th September.