A depleted senior men’s football team were beaten by Eastern Harps at Keash in Division 1 last Sunday on a final scoreline of 3-7 to 0-10. The concession of an early goal meant we were chasing game for long periods, and while we did get level at one stage in the second half, our opponents scored two second-half goals to propel them to victory. The game was notable for the return of goalkeeper Ronan McCormack from a lengthy injury lay-off as he came on in the closing moments, while Oisín O’Reilly also got his first taste of senior league football when introduced as a substitute. The seniors now have a two-week break on the match front. Sunday’s team was: Justin Lyons, Tommy Finnegan, John McGowan, Aaron McCormack, Jude McGarry, Dara Long, Jamie Gillen 0-1, Brian Óg Murphy, Brian Monaghan 0-1, Stephen Regan 0-1, Niall Canning, Hugh Kisby, Paul Logan 0-5., John Hester, Kevin Davey. Subs used: Oisín O’Reilly for Kevin Davey, Niall Collery 0-1 for John Hester, Ronan McCormack for Justin Lyons.
The junior team also suffered their first defeat in Division 4, going down to Coolaney/Mullinabreena at Cloonacool 5-12 to 0-9. Next up for the juniors is a home match against St Molaise Gaels next Sunday in Oxfield at 2pm. The senior league takes a break for a couple of weeks.
Good luck to the girls U16 footballers in their their Division 1 league semi-final against St Mary’s this Tuesday evening at Kent Park, Ballydoogan. Throw-in: 7pm. The team would appreciate your support at this game.
The boys U16 footballers host Ballymote/Bunninadden in round 8 of the league next Monday, May 28th, at 7pm.
The club meeting for May takes place on Monday 28th in the Oxfield Centre at 9pm.
The boys U14 footballers play Coolera/Strandhill in the league this Thursday evening in Oxfield at 7pm.
Our boys U12 football teams played Tubbecurry in the league last week. The Division 1 side lost by 0-16 to 0-13 while the Division 3 team enjoyed a 0-14 to 0-7 win.
Our U8 and U10 nursery footballers played a very enjoyable midweek blitz against St Mary’s last Wednesday evening. A big thank-you to all the parents, grandparents, guardians etc. who came along to lend their support and encouragement. We host St Molaise Gaels in another midweek blitz this Wednesday, May 23rd in Oxfield at 6:45pm. Players are asked to assemble by 6:45pm.
Benbulben Gaels U14 hurlers beat Tourlestane last Thursday evening in the league by 6-7 to 4-2. The composition of the team’s group for next month’s All-Ireland hurling Féile is now finalised. The Gaels will be in Division 8, Group B along with St Eunan’s (Donegal), Casteconnor (Sligo) & East Cavan Gaels. The Féile runs across Connacht Connacht from June 8-10th and we are one of 60+ host clubs.
