GRASSROOTS

BALLYMOTE

U 11 Division 3 team have pride of place this week after beating St Johns in semi final last Tuesday St Johns 10 Ballymote/Bunninadden 17 in Carraroe. This win lead them to Shield final against Owenmore Gaels Thursday evening against Owenmore Gaels. 1st quarter both teams were level 3pts each. 2nd quarter B/B started to edge away score 8pts to Gaels 6pts. 3rd and 4th quarter B/B dominated and finished the game convincing winners. Final score B/B 15 OG 7. Captain Luke Durkin received the Shield and made a speech beyond his years, thanking parents, coaches and both clubs. Team Cormac McHale, Conor Boyle, Conor Walsh, James Lavin 4pts, Paddy Muldoon, Luke Durkin 3pts, Emmanuel Oyewusi 1pt, Euan Boland 1pt, Jack Clavin 4pts, Luke Murray 3pts, James Boyle. Rolling subs Ruadhan Sheerin, Thomas Sexton, Peadar O Dowd, Colin Finn. U 12 team lost their semi-final against Coolera/Strandhill last Tuesday.

U 16 have continued their great start in their championship beating Curry in Curry last Monday. Curry 3-11 B/B 3-15. Next game is against Drumcliffe/Rosses Point Monday at 7pm in Ballymote. U 14 start their championship against St Molaise Gaels in Ballymote Aug 3rd at 7pm. MINOR team play their rearranged game against Easkey/Enniscrone/ Kilglass Gaels Aug 3rd. BALLYMOTE Intermediate team hope to make up for the disappointment of losing Division 3 with a good start in Intermediate Championship against Shamrock Gaels Aug 5th at 1pm in Bunninadden. GOOD luck to all teams and come out and support all teams.

BUNNINADDEN

CONGRATULATIONS to the Bunninadden/Ballymote U11 team who won the A shield.Bunninadden were represented by Peadar O Dowd,Luke Murray,Jack Clavin and were captained by Luke Durkin.

U16 Notes,

WE played the second round of the championships v Curry on Monday last in curry. In another tightly contested game we came out with a win on a score line of 3:11 to 3:15. Another superb team performance that are showing signs of improvement every game. TEAM was. Oisin Moffatt, Shane Murray, Connor MIitchell, Garett Gallagher, Ronan Keenan, Daniel Breslin, Jim Sweeney, Oisin Gorman, Jack Lavin, Cian Kilcoyne, Roland Scanlon, Kyle Gormanly, Finn Underwood, Zack O Dowd, Tristan Regan. Subs Barry Clavin for Tristan Regan and Sonny Muldoon For Garett Gallagher. NEXT Game on Monday 30th July v Drumcliffe/ Rosespoint in Bunninadden at 7pm and on 6th August v Molaise Gales in Grange. ALL your support is appreciated as usual as the lads love to hear the support from the stand. PARK News

NEXT Saturday see the community park hosting a Senior championship game on Saturday @ 7.30pm between Eastern harps and Tubbercurry and on Sunday Ballymote v Shamrock Gales in the intermediate championship at 1pm. THE club extends it’s deepest sympathy to Sean Durkin and family on the death of Mai.

CALRY/ST. JOSEPH’S

NO joy this week for either of our under 12 teams. A very young girls under 12 team lost out to an extremely strong Shamrock gaels team by 15 points to 10 at Ballinode on Friday evening. THE lads lost their league final on Thursday evening agonisingly by 1pt to To,urlestrane.

THE very young team put up a fantastic performance but were very unlucky in the end to lose out to a well drilled Tourlestrane team. THE lads did get the news afterwards however that they were selected to play in the All-Ireland under 12 blitz which takes part in Croke Park on the 22nd and 23rd of Septemberlast. A fantastic opportunity for the young lads!! ANY past pupils of the old Calry School are invited to a School Reunion which will take place in st. Patrick’s National School Calry on Saturday the 4th of August from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30pm. All those people who attended the old school between the 1940s and up to its closure in the 1990s are very welcome to attend to share their stories and meet some old friends.

CLOONACOOL

THE Cloonacool under 8 team had a very enjoyable game against Curry on Wednesday last. Thanks to Curry for travelling.

THE Tubbercurry/Clooacool under 12 team were defeated in the Division 1 Cup semifinal by a strong St. Molaise Gaels team.

THE under 12 hurlers play away to Castleconnor on Tuesday at 7pm. THE under 14 footballers begin their A championship campaign away to Shamrock Gaels on Wednesday evening at 7pm. THE Tubbercurry/Clooacool under 16 team play Owenmore Gaels in the C championship on Monday at 7pm in Kilcoyne Park.

THE Tubbercurry/Cloonacool minor team had a good win over an under strength Coolaney/ Mullinabreena team on Saturday at Cloonacool Community Park. They won on a scoreline of 3-14 to 1-9. There were a number of good performances on the night and this win reignites their championship hopes.

THE minor hurlers play at home to Easkey/St. Farnans on Thursday at 7pm in Tubbercurry.

THE Cloonacool junior team continue preparations for the championship with training on Tuesday and Thursday evening. We play Curry in the first round on Sunday 12th of August in Bunninadden at 1pm.

CLUB merchandise can be purchased from the website including our new senior jersey available in adult and child sizes.

COOLERA/STRANDHILL

SHIELD Final

THERE were mixed fortunes for our under 12 boys in Scarden last Thursday. Our Div. 1 team were first in action when they played Drumcliffe/Rosses Point in the Shield Final. In what was a very wet evening the pitch was in excellent condition and there was a great atmosphere. We were slow to settle with Drumcliffe getting off to a flying start leading 7 scores to 3 in the 1st quarter. At half time Drumcliffe had an 8 point lead, 12 points to 4. Great credit must go to our lads who put in a powerful 3rd and 4th quarter, with some excellent scores from Jack McDaniel, Oran Harte, Aidan Moran, Darragh Ballintine and Thomas Kinane to draw level 15 points each. However, Druncliffe scored the winner with the final kick of the game to leave the score Coolera/Strandhill 0-15 Drumcliffe/Rosses point 0-16. Congratulations to Drumcliffe/ Rosses Point on their win. This was an excellent game of football played in the right spirit by both teams with some excellent skills on show. Our lads showed great fight and determination to draw level going into injury time. Despite the result, the boys and their management can be extremely proud of their efforts and achievements in getting to the Shield Final. TEAM; Ronan Adams, Shane O’Loughlin, Conor Finan, Oisin Whelan, Ben Lawlor-Kerr, Oran Harte, Thomas Kinane, Mark Keane, Jack McDaniel, Hubert Healy, Eoghan Healy, Aidan Moran Devon Carey, David Kennedy, Darragh Ballintine, Ultan Bree. CUP Success

THE younger team played Eastern Harps in the Div. 3 Cup Final at 8.15. This too was to be a nail-biting affair full of endeavour and skill. A one-point lead after the first quarter turned into a three-point deficit by half time and the boys were really up against it facing a much older opposition. However, like their older counterparts, they showed great character to get themselves back into the match helped by scores from Killian O’ Neill and Cathal Gilligan both of whom excelled in the middle of the field and Jack Keaveney, while James Lynch and Luke Gilgan kept the Harps attack at bay. Up front the running of Jack Keaveney and Oscar Choo caused problems. Going in to the final minutes Aidan O’ Loughlin pounced on a loose ball to chip over putting the Coolera side in front. It proved to be the winning score as the boys defended the lead to take the honours on a score of 10-09. They have been unbeaten all year, winning ten games in a row and had to show great grit and determination to grind out this victory. Congratulations to all the boys and to the management team of Philip and Gary. Team; Stefan McMahon, Luke Gilgan, James Lynch, Steven O’ Connor, Aidan O’ Louhglin, Cathal Gilligan, Killian O’ Neill, Eoin Fenton, Jack Keaveney, Oscar Choo, Jack Savage, Shane Galvin, Conor McMahon, Shane O’ Loughlin, Jack McDaniel. THE teams finished off the evening in Mammy Johnsons with some delicious ice creams and thanks to Neil Byrne for staying open so late. TUS Scheme COOLERA - Strandhill GAA Club, Ransboro, wish to appoint a person for general maintenance duties under the TUS Scheme. For information regarding eligibility requirements, please contact Gerard Mullaney, Tus Programme Supervisor, Sligo Leader at mullaneygerard@eircom.net or alternatively, by mobile at 086/8221995.

UNDER 12 Girls It was a tough week for the under 12 girls last week, losing matches to Eoghan Rua and Eastern Harps. The hol- iday season meant that despite having a large panel, reduced numbers meant that a few under 10 girls were called into action. On Monday they faced a very strong Eoghan Rua team. The girls never got going and suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the League champions. There were still positives from the encounter though, with excellent performances from Lauren Healy, Lisa Kilfeather, Aoife Gallagher and Molly Rooney. ON Friday the girls faced Eastern Harps, and once again some uinder 10 girls had to help make up the numbers. This was a much closer affair and the girls were well in contention until the third quarter when the opposition pulled away. There were scores for Ellen Walsh, Alana Wilson, Eva White, Aoife Cradock and Susannah Gilligan. Lisa Kilfeather and Anna McDaniel were super in defence supported by Blaine Heekin and Sarah McDaniel. Alana and Eva worked hard in midfield and in attack Lauren Healy, Orlaith Beirne and Tilly Ellwood were industrious. The tie ended 15-09 to Eastern Harps and the girls have a break until August 10th when they play St. Farnan’s/St. Pat’s in their last group match.

A special mention to Keelyn Russell, Sarah McDaniel, Niamh Hennessy and Kate Golden, all under 10, who did so well when playing up an age last week. Thanks too to Lauren Healy who made a special effort to come back from Galway for Friday’s match, and to Eva White who played both games despite being under the weather. SENIOR Hurling

OUR senior hurlers continued their good recent run in the championship with a hard fought victory over Calry St. Joseph’s GAA club at Ransboro Park on Friday evening last. With very little breeze but wet conditions underfoot Coolera got off to the brighter start and slotted over some early points. However, a Calry goal mid-way through the half was a setback but the lads recovered well to go in at half-time leading by 1-08 to 1-05. The pattern in the second half was somewhat similar with Coolera notching over a number of points but a second Calry goal set things up for a very tight finish. However, the lads hung on well to finish off on the right side of a 1-16 to 2-9 scoreline.

MINOR Football

THE minor boys played Owenmore Gaels in Ransboro last Wednesday evening. It was a close encounter for the first quarter but the visitors found their scores easier to come by. The home side’s cause wasn’t helped when they were reduced to twelve just before half time, and although they battled on in the second half Owenmore Gaels went on to win 1-15 to 0-07.

BORD na nÓg Quiz THANKS to all who attended a very enjoyable Bord na nÓg Table Quiz on July 6th last. Sincere gratitude to our quizmaster Jim Doyle who gave so generously of his time to ensure an entertaining and fun night. We would also like to thank our hosts Coolera House who had everything perfectly set up for us. Finally, a huge thank you to our generous sponsors on the night - Mitchell Construction, Brian Healy/ Dolmen Engineering, Sean Carroll, Paul Cullinan, Pat Kerrigan/Diageo, Keane’s Centra Strandhill, Eamonn Mullen, Pamela Higgins, Phillip McMahon/The Belfry, Brian Redmond, Seamus Kilrehill and Stephen Whelan.

DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT

BIG congrats to our boys U12 footballers who lifted the Division 1 Shield title last Thursday in Scarden when they beat Coolera/ Strandhill in the decider by a single score - on a final scoreline of 0-16 to 0-15. This followed up their semi-final success over St John’s two days earlier. Well done to all the players and the management team of Declan Carroll, Ed O’Mahony and Paul McDonagh. WELL done to club players Sinead Regan, Michelle McNamara and the Sligo footballers who beat Laois last Sunday to top their All-Ireland qualifier group and qualify for the last eight of this year’s TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football championship. They play Wicklow in the quarter-finals this weekend.

OUR senior men’s footballers have a bye on the opening weekend of the Belfry Senior Football Championship. We are in Group 2 along with Coolera/Strandhill and St Molaise Gaels. Our first match is on Saturday week, August 11th against Coolera/Strandhill in Kent Park at 7pm.

OUR ladies intermediate footballers begin their championship campaign on August 19th. THE girls minor team continue their championship with a round-robin match against Tourlestrane this Wednesday evening at 7pm. The girls U16 team begin their ‘A’ championship campaign with a match against the same opposition on Thursday evening (August 2nd). Good luck to all involved. THE boys U14 footballers begin their championship campaign this Friday evening when they host Enniscrone/Kilglass at Oxfield at 7pm.

A big thank-you to everybody who helped out with the recent Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camp at Oxfield. It was a terrific week with a record 198 participants over the five days, which included visiting players from Argentina, Australia and Florida. All the players were a credit to their families and club(s). Special thanks go to our hardworking local Cúl Camp co-ordinator Mary Power for all her work. TICKETS for the club’s new Lotto Draw (2018/19), priced at €50 for the full year, are now on sale from any club officer. Please support this important club fundraiser. OUR Saturday morning GAA nursery coaching will resume on August 18th at the usual times. BEST wishes to Darragh Cox on his recent appointment as Sligo GAA Hurling Games Promotion Officer.

EASTERN HARPS

OUR Senior Men play Tubbercurry in Bunninadden this Saturday evening at 7.30pm in the first round of championship. The U12 and U11 boys County league finals took place on last Thursday in Scarden. Congrats to the U12 boys who beat St. Molaise Gaels with a score of 22 points to 17. Commerisations to the U11 boys who lost by a single point to Coolera. Thanks to all coaches and parents for their support and encouragement.Thanks to Mary in the Picnic Basket in Ballymote for staying open late to accomadate the boys and to Dan and Aine McKeon for sponsoring the food. The U12 boys go on to compete in the Under 13 Feile commencing the end of August. We wish them the very best of luck in the competition. Match reports of both games are accessible on the club facebook page and soon on the club website. Thanks to Orla Dorrian for writting them. Congrats to our U12 girls who emulated the boys with a 6 point win over Cool- era/Strandhill in the 4th round of A Championship in Scarden last Friday 27th of July. Our minor girls play Shamrock Gaels Wednesday at 7pm in Keash. Well done to the G4MO squad who took part in a blitz on Saturday morning 28th of July in Enniscrone and thanks to Enniscrone/Kilglass GAA for organising the event. Thanks to all who attended the Water Safety Talk with the RNLI in Gurteen Hall on Wednesday 25th of July. A special thanks to Paul Taylor of Eastern Harps and Hugh Slevin from Sligo RNLI for giving the talk. Thanks also to the Gurteen Hall Commitee for providing the venue on the night and to the Healthy Club Committee for organising this event. Eastern Harps were delighted to be involved in the running of The King Of The Hill alongside Corran AC and the Keash On Garland Sunday Committee. Over 100 people participated on a beautiful sunny Saturday evening in July. Alex Hunter from Rathoath in Co Meath won the race in a time of 34.43. Second was Dylan Mannion from the U.S.A. Mathona Conheady was the first lady home. First Local man was Colm Duffy and First Local Lady was Laura Queenan. The winning over fifties lady was Pauline Gorman. Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30pm in Gurteen Hall. Jackpot is €3,200 in 49 calls or less. The in house lotto is €300.

ENNISCRONE/ KILGLASS

OUR Intermediate team get their Championship campaign underway next Sunday afternoon at 1pm in Tourlestrane against neighbours Castleconnor. Best of luck to the players and management for the upcoming campaign.

THE Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey minor team have a rescheduled league fixture away to Ballymote/ Bunninadden next Friday at 7pm. THE Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey U-16s played out an entertaining draw with Tourlestrane last Monday in the B Championship. They face another away trip on Monday (July 29th) when they travel to Shamrock Gaels for a 7pm throw-in.

OUR U-14s commence their B Championship campaign on Friday evening with an opening round tie away to Drumcliffe/ Rosses Point from 7pm. OUR U-12s had a very busy week but unfortunately came out on the losing side in two finals. Despite a gallant effort last Thursday at Scarden, they were beaten (in only their second defeat of the year) by an impressive Geevagh outfit, 0-22 to 0-10, the Division Two Cup final. On Sunday, they participated in the Billy Anderson Cup organized by the Ardnaree Sarsfields club and following wins over Lahardane MacHales and Castleconnor progressed to the decider but fell short against the hosts. Despite these two losses this team and squad has shown very well throughout the year. Well done to all the players and management.

A huge thanks to all participants, parents and coaches involved in last week’s massive Cúl Camp at Quigabar. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves! SATURDAY provided a major highlight of the football year so far following a superbly run Mothers and Others blitz at Quigabar as part of the Enniscrone Black Pig Festival. This was organized by the Enniscrone/Kilglass Mothers and Others group. 11 teams from across Sligo and Mayo took part, with plenty of off-the-field activity