Feile Cup Winners St Johns U14 Girls
Our U14
girls did our club, and county, proud over the Feile weekend when they finished
as winners of their cup competition. These girls epitomise what football is all
about – belief, preparation and execution. They believed they could do it. They
trained hard with focus. Then they pulled it off with style. A win against
Scotland, while keeping them scoreless, was followed by a win over Drumcliffe–Rosses
Point keeping them to 1 – 1. Next came a win against the club we were hosting
Delaware County, Philadelphia restricting them to 0-2. This put our girls into
a quarter final in Boyle against Calry-St Josephs where we overcame them by 6-5
to 0-1. After a brilliant Saturday evening’s entertainment in Cuilbeg where we
had BBQ and live entertainment, we set off for Castlerea to play Gloustershire
in the semi-final. After a tough start, taking knocks and conceding a point our
girls let the football do the talking and the opposition never scored again
while St Johns registered 3-5 to qualify for the final where we met our
visitors again Delco Gaels. With both teams hungry for the title, St Johns got
off to a great start with the aid of the breeze scoring 3-1 by half time. Delco
came back strongly, scoring 2-5 but our girls tacked on 2 points to maintain
their lead even into the seven minutes of added time. So the girl’s dreams of
being Feile Champions had become a reality and it was just reward for all the
hard work put in by the girls and their dedicated mentors Keith and Olivia Mc
Loughlin and Liam Kelly.
Under 12 Girls Shield Winners; Congratulations and well done to
our Under 12 Girls team and their mentors on their great achievement in winning
the shield competition in the League when they defeated St Molaise Gaels.
Under 14 Boys League
Winners; On
Thurs evening last our U.14 boys team secured the league title in a dramatic
final, when they overcame the challenge of a gallant Shamrock Gaels team by the
narrowest of margins on a scoreline of 3 – 9 to 3 – 8. Having played with the
aid of the strong breeze the Gaels led by 1 – 8 to 1 – 2 at half time but some
positional changes by the Johns management had the desired effect and gradually
they reduced the deficit before taking the lead. But the Riverstown boys were
not going to roll over easily and they came back to regain the lead with a fine
goal. Straight from the kickout our boys moved the ball swiftly upfield and
struck a great goal to leave them 2 points ahead with only a few minutes left
to play. Some staunch defending kept the Gaels to only a point, leaving St
Johns winners as the Referee Joe Hynes blew the final whistle. After the game
Cathal Martin presented the cup to co-captains Corey O’Dowd and Seamus Casey to
great applause from the strong St Johns support. St Johns panel; Brendan
Kournkuk, Abhainn Savage, Lee Conway, Michael Saca, Adam Kenny, Ben Henry, Jojo
Tanko, Gary Farren, Corey O’Dowd, Reece Armstrong, Thomas Mc Niffe, Dylan Cox,
Kyle Mc Loughlin, Seamus Casey, Dylan Kearins, Oisin Mullane, Luke Lyttle,
Barry McNamara, Thomas Nooney, James Barnicle, Hughie McGinley. A huge
congratulations and many thanks is due to Seamus Casey and Darren O’Connor for
their great work with these players and also to our Sligo players Paul McNamara
and Brian McGowan who helped out.
Celebration; Our winning teams U12 and U14 Girls
and U14 boys were paraded with their trophies at half time in the senior league
game in Stenson Park on Sat evening in recognition of their successes
Senior Football; On Sat evening last our senior team
have a very important victory in the Div 2 League game in Stenson Park when
they overcame the challenge of visitors Bunninadden on a scoreline of 0 – 19 to
0 – 14. Next Sunday at 2.00pm in Hazelwood they face neighbours Calry-St
Josephs in the final League game.
Under 12 Boys Our two Under 12 teams have their
next fixtures on Tuesday July 9th in Stenson Park, Cuilbeg when they
play hosts to St Molaise Gaels, Grange in both Div 1 and 3.
St Johns Lotto The numbers drawn on Sat 6th July
were 10-26-27-29. There was no winner of the Jackpot and the winners of the E25
consolation prizes were Aine Finan, Ferndale; Annie Harte, Skreen; Pat Dooney,
Green Rd and Pat Mc Caffrey, Carraroe. The next draw will take place on Sat.
July 20th at 8.30pm in The Clubroom, Cuilbeg for a massive Jackpot of E13,500. Tickets
at E2 each or 3 for E5 can be purchased in Clifford Electrical, Carraroe; The
Blue Lagoon, Riverside; Gerry Mc Morrow’s Mace Shop, Cairns Rd; Molly Fulton’s
Bar and Restaurant, Carraroe; Canning House and Garden, Cornageeha or in The
Crozon Inn, Caltragh or from club members. The Lotto can now be done on line
which is a great idea for supporters of St Johns who are away from home to help
our club. To check this out please go on to St Johns GAA facebook page for more
info. “ If you are not in you can’t win”
Kelloggs Cul Camp In Stenson Park,
Cuilbeg July 15th-19th.
For booking visit
website www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie
Feile Celebrations; A big thanks to all who contributed
to a very successful Feile weekend from the tasteful catering of John Greene,
to the wonderful entertainment by the many performers, to the families who
hosted the visiting Delco Gaels Boys and Girls teams and mentors, to the
sponsors - Sligo Wood Flooring, Hopes and Dreams, K&D Developments Ltd, and
the Sligo park Hotel. Without all these the weekend would not have been
possible