This is a big week for our senior club captain Neil Ewing as he prepares to lead Sligo out in the Big Apple this weekend against New York in the preliminary round of the Connacht Senior Football Championship. The match is live on Ocean FM and RTÉ Radio on Sunday evening (May 7th) from 8:15pm. We wish Neil and all our club supporters who are travelling stateside an enjoyable and (hopefully) successful trip.
Please return any Championship Score Forecast Cards to Michael Kilcoyne (0876755753) or Austin O’Callaghan (0876855621) by this Saturday May 6th at 1pm. You still have time to enter the competition, which marks Neil’s captaincy of the county team. Predict the final scoreline (after normal time) from Gaelic Park this Sunday and win a €100 voucher for Davis’s Restaurant. Cards are available from Michael and Austin and full competition details and rules are available on drp.gaa.ie.
Our senior men’s footballers suffered another defeat in Division 1, going down to Coolaney/Mullinabreena at Cloonacool last Saturday evening on a final scoreline of 0-16 to 3-4. We remain second from bottom in the table after five matches. The league takes a break for a few weeks now. The senior’s have Kiernan Cup game against Eastern Harps in two weeks’ time.
The ladies intermediate footballers were beaten by Eastern Harps in Division 2 last Friday evening at Oxfield. While Harps deserved their win, the match was much closer than the final scoreline (2-8 to 8-6) suggests. This was the team’s first league defeat of the season. They can still reach the league final with victory in their remaining round robin match v Tourlestrane.
The club is proud to have four representatives on the Sligo minor ladies panel which plays Mayo this bank holiday Monday, May 1st (Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, 3pm) in the Connacht minor ‘B’ championship final. The four are: Jayne McCormack, Michelle McNamara, Sinéad Regan and Kate Keyes.
Our girls U16 footballers were beaten 3-11 to 1-8 by an impressive St Farnan’s team in Division 1 last week. We can still reach the play-offs if we get a result in our concluding league game against Tourlestrane on May 9th.
The U14 girls entertain Eastern Harps this Tuesday evening (May 2nd) in Oxfield at 7pm while, two days later (Thurs 4th), the girls U12 footballers host Calry/St Joseph’s at Oxfield in the league at 7pm.
The boys minor footballers were beaten by St John’s in Division 3 of the league 7-7 to 3-4 last Thursday. They travel to St Brendan’s Park to play league leaders Castleconnor this Thursday 4th.
The boys U14 footballers play Ballymote/Bunninadden in the league on Friday evening in Oxfield at 7pm.
Fresh from their recent Sligo Féile final success, the Benbulben Gaels continued their unbeaten run in the U14 league with a comprehensive 5-13 to 2-1 victory over Naomh Eoin last Thursday. Among the highlights of the match were two fantastic catches by Eoin Kerrigan and a brilliant save by goalkeeper Conor Donaghy. The U12 hurlers are at home to Tourlestrane in the league this Tuesday evening at 7.
Thanks to all the U8 and U10 footballers who took part in last Wednesday’s fun blitz with Coolera/Strandhill in Ransboro – and to the parents for their support.
