Casey's Call
Fri, Jun 28, 2013
The Mayo Senior championship was in overdrive last weekend (I am sure James Horan was waiting anxiously by his phone to ensure all his players came through their respective games) and while I was not surprised and had predicted most of the results, the drubbing Castlebar dished out to Breaffy left me a little shocked especially as I had them pencilled in for my “value bet of the week”.
Castlebar are not going to be far away again in 2013. Danny Kirby and Aidan Walsh made light of the fearsome reputation of Mayo’s number one midfield partnership while Richie Feeney had a huge influence at full forward for the Mitchell’s .
Read more ...Gilvarry’s Mayo look to book final spot
Fri, Jun 28, 2013
Last Saturday evening in a windy McHale Park, the Mayo minors opened up the championship account for the year with a comprehensive 10 point win over Leitrim setting up this Sunday’s semi-final against Galway. Speaking to the Mayo Advertiser this week ahead of the game, Mayo manger Enda Gilvarry looking back on the Leitrim game said, “It’s good to be up and running, we could have done better, but coming into any championship game you’d take a 10 point win.” He also pointed out that it was a hectic week for a number of his players last week. “It was a difficult week for some of the lads, who were coming off the Leaving Cert and then facing into club championship games the next day.”
Read more ...Club championships back in action next weekend
Fri, Jun 28, 2013
The runners and riders for the places in the last eight of the Mayo senior and intermediate football championships have just over another week to get their houses in order for the final round of group games in the championship. The final round of games are down to be played next weekend, Saturday July 6 and Sunday July 7, two weeks before the scheduled Connacht final meeting between Mayo and the winners of this weekend’s replay between London and Leitrim. Mayo County Board vice chairman confirmed to the Mayo Advertiser yesterday that the games were to go ahead as planned and that the County Board CCC were meeting last night (Thursday, June 28) to set out the fixtures.
Read more ...Buru and Nash are National Junior Cadet Champions
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
Four Mayo boxers were in action in the 2013 National Junior Cadets semi and finals last weekend. Eric Nash (Knockmore BC) was to participate in his semi final in the 52kg division against Peter McCarton (Bishop Kelly BC, Tyrone) but the northern boxer withdrew from the championships. Nash was up against a good clean puncher Airijus Vitlipas (St Davids, Naas) in the final on Saturday afternoon. Nash and his father and coach had the luxury of watching the Polish boxer in his semi final on Friday evening and the important notes and video was taken to view later that night. The homework was done, the hard training was complete and when Nash stepped into the ring at 2pm on Saturday he was simply outstanding throughout the three rounds and caught the Naas boy every time he lead a punch and missed which was quite often. Vitlipas was considered a quality boxer by various club coaches after his impressive semi final win but Nash made him look quite ordinary and the Knockmore boxer went on to win his second personal title and the clubs second in their short five year history. The three judges gave all rounds to Nash and he won on a unanimous decision 3-0.
Read more ...Third annual White Tiger challenge this weekend
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
For martial arts fans, Breaffy International Sports Arena will be the place to be this weekend for the third annual White Tiger Challenge, taking place over Saturday and Sunday.
In 2012 the White Tiger Challenge attracted so many competitors that the event organisers felt they had no option but to change the event from one day to two days’ duration. “We had in excess of 450 entries across six different competitive disciplines last year,” event co-ordinator Damien Gormley said, adding that “this year we are expecting even more, with competitors travelling from all over Ireland and the UK to take part.”
Read more ...Cane Pro-Am brings a quality field to Mayo
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
Balla
In last weekend’s stableford competition sponsored by Rings and Things, Castlebar was won by Pat Mohan on a score of 36pts, with Ray Mannion in second place on 35pts and Pat Walsh taking third place. In the ladies’ competition Geraldine Kilgallon was the winner with a score of 38pts, with Mary B Prendergast finishing in second place and Rose O’Connor taking third spot.
Success in Norway for Mayo athletes
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
Mayo AC's Michael McNeela took the long road to Norway to run in the Nordmarka Skogsmaraton set entirely in a forest just outside Oslo and finished in an excellent time 3:24:58, Michael ran 3:14:08 in Dublin 2012 and was the recent winner of the Inishbofin half marathon.
Read more ...Mayo GAA Fixtures
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
Saturday June 22
Treanlaur Catering SFC Group 3 (At 7.30pm)
League Cup semi-finals take centre stage this weekend
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
The action across the divisions in the Mayo League will take a back seat this weekend with the semi-finals of the divisional cups down for decision. The FCS Cup last four sees the meeting of Ballina Town and Castlebar Celtic on one side of the draw, with Westport United and Ballyheane going toe to toe in the other semi-final, both games are down for Saturday evening with 7pm kick-off times.
Read more ...Casey's Call
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
Lambs to the slaughter; the class of a top four in division one team against division three mid-table mediocrity, use whatever other phrase you like but the gulf in class between Mayo and Roscommon was of epic proportions. I was being very kind to Roscommon last week while predicting a five to six point win for Mayo, and was fearful of insulting any Roscommon reader in my first column, truth is I expected it to be a lot more, and when asked before we went live on Mid West Radio on Sunday if I thought Mayo would win, I told Shane Curran (former Rossie keeper and current St Brigid’s net minder) and all listening that Mayo would hammer them.
Read more ...No rest for county men as they join the local party
Fri, Jun 21, 2013
Fresh off the back of their trouncing of Roscommon last Sunday, the best that Mayo have will be back in the colours of their clubs as round two of the Mayo senior and intermediate championships take centre stage this weekend.
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