Pride of place this week goes to the DRP girls U16 footballers (pictured below) who lifted the U16 ‘A’ league title in dramatic fashion last Monday evening in Kent Park, when they survived a storming rally by Calry/St Joseph’s to win the final by a single point: 3-13 to 5-6. The team led by 14 points going into the closing quarter of the match but three quick fire goals from Calry in a two-minute spell sparked their revival. In a nerve-jangling finish, the winning score for DRP came from the boot of Aoife McLaughlin in added time. Congrats to all involved including the management team of Barry O’Sullivan, Tim O’Sullivan, Carmel McDonagh and Sheila McLaughlin. A special mention too for former senior club captain Siobhán O’Sullivan who kindly assisted in the team’s preparations for the final in recent weeks.
Players: Megan Byrne, Anna Flanagan, Alannah Gallagher, Leah Fehrmann, Caoimhe Connor, Lorraine Oates, Eimear Kivlehan, Oda Carthy, Sophie McDonagh (Capt), Amy Coyle, Keela Scanlon, Maeve Casserly, Leah McCarthy, Aoife McLaughlin, Kitty Leydon, Aveen Dunleavy, Holly O’Boyle, Teresa Devaney, Irauni Garia Oskoz, Laoise Moylan, Emma Shanley.
The girls U14 footballers also had a good week, recording a 9-6 to 2-11 win over Tourlestrane in the league last Tuesday evening.
Big congrats to the Scoil Réalt na Mara boys team from Rosses Point who won the Sligo Cumann na mBunscol 4-teacher final last week. The players involved were: Cian McSharry Daly, Daire Scanlon, Ross Clifford, Luke Harrison, Adam Platt, Sean McCabe, David Evans, Donnchadh O’Brien, Jamie Finnegan, Ronan Tobin, Eamon O’Mahony, George Gillen, Adam Burgess & Ronan Vogt.
Good luck to the Rathcormac NS girls football team who contest their Cumann na mBunscol final this week.
It’s a big weekend for the club on the hurling front as the 2018 All-Ireland U14 Féile rolls into Oxfield this Friday and Saturday. Benbulben Gaels are one of 60+ host clubs across Connacht who are staging Ireland’s biggest underage hurling competition. Benbulben Gaels are contesting Division 8 this year. We are delighted to be hosting the East Cavan Gaels hurling club. Our U14s will play two group games on Friday evening at Oxfield, against St Eunan’s (Donegal) at 5pm and Castleconnor at 7:15pm. Our final group match against East Cavan Gaels is on Saturday morning at 10:45am. The players would appreciate big home support on this special weekend.
The GAA nursery will continue as usual this Saturday morning in Oxfield.
Players born in 2012 and 2013 at 9:45am. Players born 2008 – 2011 at 10:30am. New players are always very welcome.
Our U8 and U10 nursery footballers travel to Keash this Wednesday evening (June 6th) to play Eastern Harps in a midweek blitz at 7pm. Players are asked to assemble at Fr Kevin Brehony Memorial Park in Keash by 6:45pm.
Our junior men’s footballers travel to Connolly Park in Collooney this Friday evening to play Owenmore Gaels in Division 4 of the league at 8pm.
Commiserations to Neil Ewing and the Sligo senior footballers on last Sunday’s Connacht Championship exit at Salthill. The team now prepare for round two of the All-Ireland football qualifiers on June 23rd.
The club action resumes this Sunday with our senior men’s footballers travelling to Coola to play Shamrock Gaels in Division 1 at 1pm.
It’s a busy week for our boys U12 football teams. They travel to Corran Park on Tuesday evening to play Ballymote/Bunninadden. Then, on Thursday, we welcome Eastern Harps to Oxfield. All U12 matches have 7pm throw-ins.
Good luck also to our girls U12 footballers who play Curry in the ‘C’ Shield final this Saturday afternoon (June 9th) in Kilcoyne Park Tubbercurry at 3pm.
