Moycullen look to build on first Superleague win

Thu, Nov 26, 2009

Moycullen men’s basketballers will head to Belfast on Sunday looking to add momentum to their Superleague campaign after claiming their first victory at the weekend.

Galway fighter takes All Ireland crown

Thu, Nov 26, 2009

Galway’s Whitney Huish claimed the official IKF All Ireland Ladies’ Bantamweight Kickboxing crown on Saturday night in Thurles.

Portumna avenge defeat

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Usually Portumna align themselves to a cause, and on Sunday afternoon at Pearse Stadium the All Ireland champions avenged a particularly

Great performances from local handballers

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

The main weekend action concerned trials in various grades for the Irish team who travel to Chicago to compete in the USHA Junior Nationals championships at the end of December.

Maree basketballers knock UCD-Marian out of National Cup

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Maree, already off to a respectable 2-2 start in their first ever Men’s National League campaign, knocked out 2008 winners UCD-Marian in their first round National Cup encounter in Oranmore on Saturday November 14th. It was a tough, physical game, in which UCD-Marian incurred several technical fouls, and Maree struggled to find their form, before pulling away for a 69 – 56 win. An encouraging aspect of the Oranmore-Maree outfit’s victory was that 5 players finished with 10 points or more, the kind of spread of scoring that they and their coaches have been looking for.

Corinthians accept defeat

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

An excellent display by outhalf David Smith helped Old Wesley to a well deserved victory over Corinthians at Donnybrook.The home side were on top from the off. After seven minutes Wesley went in for an easy try, with the visitors back line at sixes and sevens the home side fullback Brian Doherty touched down in the corner. Smith converted same.

Corinthians got their act together for the next half hour with Pat Cunningham winning good ball, well assisted by flanker Shane Connelly. Michael Roche attempted to get the ball out wide but the visitors’ back line kept spilling the ball. Eventually Wesley got a penalty after the visitors’ fullback Darin Classens tried to run out from behind his own line but held on to the ball in the tackle. Smith converted same to leave the home side leading 10 points to nil at the break.

Bike skills event

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

West Coast Wheelers Cycling Club, with the assistance of Galway City Sports Partnership, is working to get more people in Galway city involved in physical activity. On Saturday morning, November 21st the club will hold a ‘Bike Skills’ event in Dangan, part of the club's 'Ar do Rothar/On your bike' series.

Keane believes in Corofin

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Ger Keane has been involved with Corofin football in different ways for the past 25 years or more. And next Sunday he will bring his team to O'Hara Park, Charlestown, in another big day out, where they face the home side, in their own back yard, in the Connacht club final (2pm).

Connacht defeat in women’s Interpros

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

A well fought battle between the two provinces took place last Saturday in the Sportsground, when Munster came away with the 22-0 victory. Connacht started out by conceding a penalty in the first four minutes in the game, with Niamh Briggs putting three points on the board for Munster. Within 10 minutes of this score, they also managed to score in the corner, with some poor defence by Connacht. The Connacht side managed to keep the score line of 8-0 up to half time with some great defence work by Clare Molloy, Carol Staunton, Clare Raferty and Allison Miller. Connacht were unlucky not to score a try before half time with severe pressure put on Munster’s defense.

United survive seasonal challenges to retain premier status

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Despite slipping down to eighth place on the final day of an interesting League of Ireland season, Galway United can still reflect on a year in which so many youngsters acquired top-flight experience.

SPORTS SHORTS

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

•Anthony Testa of West Coast Wheelers had a storming ride in the second round of the Kearney Cycles Connacht Mountain Bike League in Westport on Sunday when he rode to victory in the Experts’ class, beating Connacht champion Padraig Marrey (Western Lakes CC) into second place. The race was over five rounds and Testa was well ahead after three but then was passed by Marrey when his chain broke. Amazingly he sorted out the chain, set off in pursuit, and was first to cross the line two laps later, aided by Marrey having his own mechanical problems. The next round is in Derroura, outside Oughterard, on November 22.

Dubarry stay the distance

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Ballinasloe’s based footwear company Dubarry has once again teamed up with the Connacht Rugby as the official footwear supplier.

Trains for internationals

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Special trains will be running from Dublin to Galway for the upcoming soccer and rugby internationals.

No respite for Moycullen in Superleague

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Moycullen face a key basketball cup fixture this weekend.

Maree notch another league win

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Maree recorded another victory in the National League, overcoming AOL Broadband Waterford before a large crowd in Oranmore on Saturday.

Wegians prepare for fourth cup quarter-final

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Galwegians, for the fourth year in succession, have secured an AIB Cup quarter-final berth following a comfortable 29 - 16 victory over UCD in Dublin on Saturday.

Medal haul for athletes

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Galway athletes took full advantage of the favourable conditions at the Athletics Ireland West Region Cross Country Championships for juvenile athletes aged under 11 to under 19 years. Hosted by Tuam Athletic Club, the championships saw a host of impressive performances from Connacht athletes. Individual titles were won by Liam Costello of Galway City Harriers in the u-11 boys, Annie Tynan Daly of Ballinasloe & District in the u-13 girls, Alanna Lally of GCH in the u-15 girls, and the Brassil sisters of Ballinasloe, Sive and Maeve, in the u17 and u-19 girls’ competitions respectively.

Swimmers shine

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Swimmers from all of Connacht and some from Munster competed over the two-day swimming festival at Leisureland, Salthill.

Kickboxing action

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Galway Black Dragon kickboxer Sean Cumiskey, who is the current IKF All Ireland and five Nations Full Contact Kickboxing Champion, will jet out to Minnesota, USA this weekend with his coach Pete Foley to challenge for the vacant IKF world lightweight title.

Cumiskey’s opponent is North American champion and world no 1 60 kilo fighter Jordan Allan and the fight will be the main event on an-action packed full contact kickboxing and mixed martial arts (mma) promotion put together by one of America’s top promoters, Mitz Bandeiras.