26th April 2010

Well done to Sligo on a great win at the weekend and congratulations to Frank Quinn and Mark Tuohy who have done their club proud in bringing home the Div 3 Title to the County.

The Seniors had a narrow one point win over St Molaise Gaels last Sunday in a high scoring game in Grange. In an evenly matched opening quarter both sides notched up five points. The Gaels opened the scoring through Peter Henry, while Derek Davey scored a good point after a great Gaels move. Joe Quinn converted from a free midway through the half while full forward Damien Lyons scored his second to level the game on sixteen minutes. The Gaels then raced into a four point lead with three points from Joe Quinn while Peter Henry got his second from a free. Joe Quinn then rounded off the half with two great points in the closing stages to leave the Gaels five points up at half time on a scoreline of 0-11 to 0-5.

St Molaise started the second half brightly with a goal immediately on the restart. They narrowed the gap to a point on seven minutes, however Damien Lyons restored the Gaels lead with a well taken goal a minute later. The Gaels were under a lot of pressure at this stage and when St Molaises were awarded a penalty on ten minutes it looked like they were about to take the lead - however keeper John Craig pulled off a great save to deny them. Joe Quinn and Colin Harte added two quick points to extend the Gaels lead to six points midway through the second half. St Molaises to their credit did not give up and closed the gap to two points on twenty minutes with two points and a second goal. The Gaels, as they had consistently done throughout the game responded strongly with three quick points, one from a Joe Quinn free and two great points from John Paul Henry. In the closing minutes, the Gaels let their guard down and could have paid the price as St Molaise's scored a third goal on the stroke of full time and followed up with a point in injury time, however the Gaels held on to win by a point on a scoreline of 3-10 to 1-17.

The team was: John Craig, Liam O'Connell, James Lyons, Niall Craig, Colin Harte (0-1), Paul Brennan, Niall Henry, Jarlath Lyons, Conor Mullen, Joe Quinn (0-8), John Paul Henry (0-2), Keith McMorrow, Peter Henry (0-3), Damien Lyons(1-2), Derrick Davey (0-1). Subs: Eoin McDermott for James Lyons, Paddy O'Grady for Derrick Davey.

The Senior team have a busy weekend with an away game against Drumcliffe/Rosses Point on Saturday at 7.30PM while they are at home on Monday to Tubbercurry at 2.30PM in the league.

The Juniors begin their campaign this Sunday with a home game against St Pats at 2.30PM.

The Junior ladies were narrowly beaten by St Mary's in Kent Park on Sunday last. They led at half time by 5 - 2 to 1 - 6 but St Mary's came back strong in the second half to leave the final score at 6 - 4 to 4 - 12. The team was:- Kate McDermott, Ruth Tighe, Caroline Lavin, Eimear McDermott, Siobhan Brennan, Meg Mullen, Edel Lyons, Aoife Harte, Simone Kelly (3 - 0), Joanne Harrison, Louise Harte, Elaine Brennan (2- 0), Michelle Tuohy (1 - 3), subs Sarah McDermott, Fiona Baker (0 - 1), Aoife Brennan and Aine O'Connell.

The Minor team are at home to Castleconnor this Thursday at 7.30PM.

The U16's had a comfortable home win against Coolaney/Mullinabreena last Monday. The final score was 4 - 12 to 2 - 7. The team was: Kevin Broderick, Liam Tuohy, Calvin Flynn, John Óg Conlon, Peter Lavin, Declan Willis, Gavin McMorrow, Adrian McCann, Eoin Carroll (0 -2), Ronan McTiernan (0 - 1), Ciaran O'Connor (0 -2), Kieran Cawley (0 - 3), Dylan Edwards (3 - 3), Jack Gethins, Jonathan Quinn (1 - 1), subs Stephen Scanlon for J Gethins, Aaron Cawley for J Quinn and Sean Quigley. Great to see Jack Gethins back in the team after his sickness last year.

The U16 are away to Coolera/Strandhill on Monday 26th at 7.00PM.

The under 16 girls were well beaten by St Nathy's on Wednesday last in Riverstown Park. The team was:- Megan Finan, Catherine Collery, Rachel Higgins, Ciara McGann, Clare Benson, Ciara Brennan, Aine O'Connell (0 - 1), Aoife Brennan (0 - 2), Leanne Keegan, Sonia McDermott (0- 1), Aisling Boyd, Emma Morrison, Laura Brennan, sub Naomh Quinn (0 - 1) for Rachel Higgins (inj).

U14 team had a great win over local rivals St Michaels in the league last Friday. Having not had a lot of luck so far in the league it was great for the team to register such a good performance. The teams were evenly matched in the first half with two points each from Daniel Willis and Michael Kilkenny while Mark Kearns got in for a goal to leave the half time score at 1-4 to 1-5 in favour of St Michaels. St Michaels extended their lead on the restart with two points before Mark Walsh leveled the game with a goal - however celebrations were short lived as St Michaels scored a goal within a minute after a high ball into the area ended up in the net. The Gaels responded well with a point from Michael Kilkenny. In a tense last ten minutes both sides exchanged points before Mark Keegan got in for a decisive goal and this was followed up by another goal from Ciaran Kilfeather to give the Gaels a six point victory on a scoreline of 4-9 to 2-9. The team was: Stephen Keegan, Conor Heffernan, Paul Higgins, Conor Carroll, Caolan McCann, Caolan Morrisroe, Ryan McKenna, Daniel Willis (0-3), Ciaran Kilfeather (1-0), Michael Kilkenny (0-4), Mark Keegan (1-0), Mark Walsh (1-1), Mark Kearns (1-1).

The U14's are away to St Pat's this Friday 30th April.

The U12 teams had mixed fortunes last Tuesday against St Molaise Gaels. The Division 2 team 'The Gaels' had a great win 0-14 to 0-6 while the Division 1 team 'The Shamrocks' lost by three points on a scoreline of 0-12 to 0-15. They have no game this week and are away to Tubbercurry next Tuesday 4th May.

The U8 and U10's have a blitz this Saturday morning at 11.00AM at home against Tourlestrane.

The Club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Margaret (Peg) Burke, Gleann and Michael 'Boxer' Conlon, Geevagh who died at the weekend.