Decision time in Winter Leagues across Mayo

Fri, Nov 23, 2012

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In the Tom O’Connor sponsored Winter League the round four winners were the team of Martin Ryan, John T Doherty, Pascal Tuohy, and Kevin Rowland who scored 46 nett. The final of the Winter League and the Winter League Plate will take place this Sunday, November 25, and the presentation of the prizes will take place afterwards. In the ladies’ nine hole stableford competition, Pauline Gilger-Tuohy was the winner on 21pts, and Siobhan Leonard finishing in second place on 18pts, with Shanua Smith in third place. The 15 hole competition was claimed by Helen Gallagher on 18pts with Marie Forde finishing in second place.

In the Tom O’Connor sponsored Winter League the round four winners were the team of Martin Ryan, John T Doherty, Pascal Tuohy, and Kevin Rowland who scored 46 nett. The final of the Winter League and the Winter League Plate will take place this Sunday, November 25, and the presentation of the prizes will take place afterwards. In the ladies’ nine hole stableford competition, Pauline Gilger-Tuohy was the winner on 21pts, and Siobhan Leonard finishing in second place on 18pts, with Shanua Smith in third place. The 15 hole competition was claimed by Helen Gallagher on 18pts with Marie Forde finishing in second place.

Ballaghaderreen look to stop Brigid’s hat-trick

Fri, Nov 23, 2012

The last time a Mayo side claimed the Connacht Club Senior Football Championship it was Ballina Stephenites on a wet and wild day in James Stephens Park in 2007 and St Brigid’s were the opposition. In the past four years the Roscommon men have gone on to claim the last two titles and are looking to make it three in a row and their fourth over all, this Sunday in McHale Park, and in the process, draw Roscommon level on 13 titles each with Mayo in the overall roll of honour. However standing in their way are a Ballaghaderreen side who are looking to claim their first provincial title and Mayo’s 14th drawing them level with Galway on the number of titles won on the roll of honour.

Connacht must grab chance against Dragons to maintain league momentum

Fri, Nov 23, 2012

Connacht have a great opportunity to continue their momentum in the RaboDirect Pro 12 when they take on Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales this evening (7pm). Having moved up the table following their merited 18-3 victory over Treviso before the autumn international break, Connacht coach Eric Elwood will be keen to ensure they keep ahead of their opponents. Traditionally fixtures between the two clubs have been tight affairs with the home side edging the result, but last season’s 27 - 19 victory in Rodney Parade ensured Connacht achieved a season double over the Dragons.

Curry outmuscled by experience and physicality

Fri, Nov 16, 2012

There was terrific entertainment at the Connacht club championship semi-final last Sunday. The opening 30 minutes was as good as I have seen at club level this year. The first half was a real quality contest, very exciting with fast flowing end to end action, some wonderful scores, and generally two teams having a right go at advancing to a Connacht final. It went a good way towards warming the blood on a chilly day in McHale Park.

Good showings from Mayo athletes in Irish green

Fri, Nov 16, 2012

Three of Mayo AC's top masters women athletes competed on the Irish team in the 25th Annual British and Irish Masters International Cross Country at Queen's University Playing Fields, Belfast on Saturday last. Three club members in Irish vests is a great achievement.

Colette Tuohy was third finisher in Irish W40 team and seventh individual, while the team were joint first - but got silver on countback. Angela O'Connor was third Irish W45 finisher and her team which finished. Angela finished seventh individual W45. Pauline Moran was in the W55 team which also finished second. It was a great effort by Pauline less than two weeks after the Dublin marathon. Ballina native and former winner of both the Ballina 10K and River Moy Half marathon, Declan Fahey, pulled on an Irish singlet for the Irish M40, Declan finished 29th overall and was third member of the Irish team.

Individual performances honoured with Advertiser-Mayo League teams of the year

Fri, Nov 16, 2012

It is a case of six of the best for Westport United in the Mayo Advertiser sponsored Mayo League Super League team of the year. The run-away Super League champions have half a dozen players picked in the 4-3-3 formation team of the season. Gary Cunningham gets the nod in goal with Martin Geraghty and Shaun Tagg the centre back pairing. In the middle of the park David Cameron is one of three midfielders with both JP O’Gorman and David Hoban making up two thirds of the strike force. Both Claremorris and Ballina Town have received two nods, with full back pairing of James Stretton and Andrew Shally claiming the awards for the south Mayo men. Michael Duffy earned a spot in the midfield three with Brendan Lavelle picking up his award in the front line. The last spot on the team went to Castlebar Celtic’s Ger O’Boyle whose good form saw him called up to the Irish junior side, before cruelly picking up an injury just before the game.

County board still waiting for referee’s report

Fri, Nov 16, 2012

The Mayo GAA County Board are still waiting the report of referee Liam Devenney from the controversial Crossmolina Deel Rovers and Ballintubber game last weekend. The game, which was moved from Crossmolina to Ballina on Sunday morning when the pitch was deemed to be unplayable, saw Ballintubber fail to show up at the changed venue. Speaking to the Mayo Advertiser yesterday morning, Mayo GAA secretary Kevin O’Toole said that until the referee’s report is received no firm decision will be made. O’Toole told the Mayo Advertiser that, “We are awaiting the referees report on the game, we are expecting to have received it by Thursday (yesterday) or Friday. What will happen is that the CCC will review it and a decision made on it then. It will be open to an appeal then by either side. There have been some communications received from Ballintubber on the issue. Even though the result went up on the website, it’s not official until we receive the referee’s report, especially in circumstances like this.”

Some great hopes for our future on display last Saturday

Fri, Nov 09, 2012

I cannot recall being as happy for a young bunch of players as I was last Saturday afternoon in Breaffy. Castlebar Mitchels u15s beat their local football rivals, Breaffy, in a pulsating encounter and in dreadful weather conditions. Most of the lads from both teams are great friends as many of them attend either St Gerald’s or Davitt College and play school football together. Winning this particular title was huge as the bragging rights would be of enormous importance when they returned to school after their mid-term break. Breaffy have several classy players at this level, testament to their solid work over the last number of years developing their underage structure, and they gave their all over the 60 minutes. But it was the Mitchels who deservedly prevailed on this occasion. They led from gun to tape and doggedly held on to the end for a magnificent victory. While reluctant to highlight individual performances at this level, Mitchels’ team captain, Rhyne Collins, was a tower of strength at no 6 and his 80 metre run from deep in his own back line in the closing minutes to lay on a match winning goal was truly inspiring. It reminded me of a young James Nallen in his heyday. I am absolutely convinced that many on view last Saturday will don the Green and Red in the very near future.

Hollymount Road Race this Sunday

Fri, Nov 09, 2012

The 47th Annual Hollymount Road Races take place on Sunday, November 11. The race will also be the final leg of the Mayo AC's 2012 C&C Cellular Road League.

Winter League events heating up

Fri, Nov 09, 2012

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Last weekend’s Greensome competition was won by the duo of Geraldine Kilgallon and Marie Flanagan, with PJ Brett and Tom Jennings finishing second and John Walsh and Pat Kilgallon coming third.

Provincial tests for Eastern sides

Fri, Nov 09, 2012

This weekend will be a big weekend of action for both Charlestown and Ballaghaderreen. The near neighbours have been focusing their attention on provincial honours since winning the Mayo intermediate and senior championships respectively.

Mayo make long trip for Oscar opener

Fri, Nov 09, 2012

The Mayo League’s representative senior side will make the trek to Letterkenny to take on the Donegal League in their opening game of the 2011 Oscar Traynor Trophy on Sunday. Michael Hutton will be once again in charge of the Mayo League side, and the Claremorris manager will be hoping to guide his side out of a tricky group that also includes the Sligo/Leitrim League and the Innishowen League. Mayo warmed up for this weekend’s game with a game away to the Roscommon League a few weeks ago. In a fortnight’s time Mayo will host the Sligo/Leitrim League in the second round of the competition, before finishing up with another long away trip to the Innishowen League on a date yet to be fixed.

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