Congratulations
Congratulations
and well done to St John’s stalwart Paul Mc Namara and his Sligo colleagues on
their fine victory over Roscommon in the Connacht Under 21 semi-final last
Wednesday. They will play Galway in the Connacht final on this Saturday at 6.00
in the Markievicz Park. Please come out and support these lads as they strive
to win a long overdue first Connacht Under 21 title for Sligo. The game will be
preceded by the Connacht Minor League game between Sligo and mayo which has a
4.00 throw-in time
St John’s Lotto
The Lotto
Jackpot now stands at E10,400. The next draw will take place on Saturday April
1st. Draw tickets can be purchased in Mc Morrow’s Shop, Cairns Rd. ;
Crozon Inn ; Clifford Electrical,
Carraroe ; The Blue Lagoon, Riverside ; Canning’s House and Garden, Cornageeha and Molly Fulton’s Restaurant, Carraroe.
Under Age Coaching
Starting on
Saturday March 25th and on
every Saturday until 1st July football coaching will be provided by
qualified coaches from 10.00 to 11.30 on the Cleveragh GAA pitch ( Opposite the
Sports Complex ). The age groups catered for are U8 and U10 Boys and U8, U10
and U12 Girls. The Under 12 Boys
coaching will be held on Monday evenings from 6.00 to 7.00 beginning on Mon
March 27th. New players are
very welcome to join. Club members must reside in the Parishes of St Annes or
Carraroe which is the club area irrespective of which Primary School the child
attends.
The Under 6
Program will commence on May 6th with registration taking place on
Friday 7th April Further information
on St Johns Gaa club can be found on our website www.stjohnsgaa.ie
or Facebook Page @stjohnsgaaclub
or Twitter @stjohnsgaasligo
Senior Football
The Dara Mc
Garty- managed, Burns Car Sales- sponsored senior team, having gotten off to a great
start in the Benson Cup, were most disappointed when their scheduled game
against Easkey did not take place on Saturday last as there was no referee
available. We do not know when this game will be refixed for but please keep a
check in the fixtures section on the Sligo GAA website. The Division 2 League
is due to commence on April 8th with an away fixture against St Patrick’s, Dromard in
Round 1. Round 2 on the 14th will see our lads face Geevagh in
Stenson Park and on April 17th they are also at home to St Farnans.
The starting time for these games is not yet available.
Under 14 Football
The Under 14
Boys team commenced their league campaign on Sunday last at 11.00 against
Eastern Harps in Stenson Park, Carraroe. The team sponsored by Liam Kelly and
Clement Devaney of K&D Developments got off to a great start with a
comprehensive victory on a scoreline of 13 – 5 to 7 – 13 Well done to the team and management and hopefully this
bodes well for the coming year.
Under 16 Football
The Under 16
team begin their League campaign with a home fixture against Drumcliffe-Rosses
Point in Stenson Park on Monday next April 3rd with a 6.30 throw-in
time.
Under 12 Football
The two
under 12 teams, operating in Divisions 1 and 3, have their first games on
Tuesday April 4th against local rivals St Marys in Kent Park,
Maugheraboy. The throw-in time for both games is scheduled for 6.30
St John’s Magazine
Members,
past and present, are requested to help us out with photographs of St Johns
club activities and articles. If you are interested in writing an article –long
or short- on any aspect of the life of St Johns over the last 30 years then
please get in touch with me at 086 0793791.