Hurlers go in search of fourth win
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
Murtt Connolly’s Mayo senior hurling side are looking to keep up their 100 per cent record in division 3B of the National Hurling League this Sunday. Mayo will host Donegal in McHale Park on Sunday at 2.30pm. So far this season wins over Roscommon, Fingal, and Louth have Mayo sitting pretty at the top of the table with three wins from three. Sunday’s opponents Donegal have one win from their three outings in the league, with their solitary win coming away to Monaghan in their second round game. Mayo’s last outing was a fortnight ago when they ground out a hard fought win over Louth in Dundalk. Connolly’s men will also have the services of dual player Keith Higgins back in harness for the game on Sunday after he returned from a holiday recently. In their last outing Kenny Feeney was the main man for Mayo, clipping over seven points, keeping up the good form he showed against Fingal in Mayo’s previous encounter. The goals came from Niall Murphy, Derek McDonnell, and Darren McTigue with Eoin Maddigan also prominent for Mayo. After Sunday’s game Mayo will have two games left in the league against Sligo and then away to Monaghan in a double header with the football team on the last day of action in the league stages of the competition. Mayo have their first outing in the Christy Ring Cup pencilled in for Saturday April 23 at home to Wicklow, and if they can keep up their good form of the early season through the latter stages of the league it will set them up nicely for their main competition of the year.
Read more ...Three hundred participants to race on Castlebar streets
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
The Harlequin Adventure Duathlon on March 26 is set to attract a bumper field of more than 300 competitors with some of the best adventure/duathlon racers in the country taking part in the run/bike/run event.
Organiser Seb Locteau who is one of the organisers of the Connemara Marathon is extremely happy with the entry to date. “After last year’s successful event its great to see that the 2011 event will be even bigger an better,” he said. “The course is not too severe and its easy to navigate around. This year we have made it a bit more challenging with longer runs and an off road bike section. In the last few months I have seen this route being used a lot by fitness enthusiasts.”
Read more ...Connacht prepared for avenging Aironi
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
Connacht are preparing for another bruising battle with Italian outfit Aironi when they visit the Stadio Zaffanello on Saturday (4.30pm).
Read more ...John Byrne ultra marathon man
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
People often shake their heads when they hear you are about to run a marathon. Mayo AC's John Byrne is well used to dedicated preparation. He has been their most successful athlete over many years now at a range of distances from 5k upwards. He has completed 24 marathons and a 50k. Over the past year John has moved on to new goals. Given the number of training miles he runs it seemed a natural step-up that he would progress 'beyond the marathon', or that zone defined as ultra distance running. The 100k is the equivalent of running two marathons plus ten miles - 62.5 miles in total. Start out in Ballaghaderreen, run along the N5 to Bohola, take a diversion down to John's homeplace in Straide, then back onto N5 at Ballyvary, through Castlebar and Westport, then on to the R335 until you hit Louisburgh - you will still have 3k to run to complete 100k!
Read more ...Ballina Dolphins shine at Limerick gala
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
Jennifer Ward and Shane Dunne from the Ballina Dolphins club shone at one of Ireland’s top swimming galas, the Gerry Ryan Limerick Invitational, recently. Jennifer Ward came second in the 800m front crawl, third in the 400m front crawl, fourth in the 200m front crawl, third in the 50m breast stroke, third in the 50m butterfly, and cut 5.5 seconds off her best time in the 200m individual medley. Shane Dunne hit a division one time in the 100m front crawl and knocked a massive 9.5 seconds off his personal best for the 200m individual medley.
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Mayo stages a huge success
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
A year ago Kevin Barrett was the runner-up who had to watch as Melvyn Evans sprayed the victory champagne on the finish ramp of the 2010 Mayo Stages Rally. Twelve months on and there was no watching from the sidelines. This time around the genial Kildare man not just won the Mayo Stages Rally, he dominated it.
Read more ...Mayo athletics awards handed out
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Four Mayo AC members were among the winners at the 2010 C and C Cellular/ Mayo AAI County Board Awards function held in the Park Hotel Kiltimagh on Sunday last.
Read more ...Davitt College look to put the past to right
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Tomorrow afternoon Davitt College Castlebar will go to Ballinasloe looking to put the memory of five defeats in All Ireland finals behind them and bring home a national crown to the school. Standing in their way on Saturday when the ball is thrown in at 2pm in Ballinasloe is Leinster champions Cnoc Mhuire, Granard.
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Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Angling
Angling season casts off
Angling season casts off
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