The McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors are in preparation for their
Senior Championship outing against Elphin, which will be played in Croghan on
Friday week 13th June. The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors will have
their next Division 4 League fixture against Kilglass Gaels on 21st June.
Congratulations to our neighbours Boyle Celtic on winning Sligo Leitrim Super
League. Best wishes to John Evans and the Roscommon Seniors, and especially to
our Boyle representatives Donie and Enda and also Gary in the
backroom. Best wishes are also extended to all our young players and
supporters who will commence their Junior Cert and Leaving Cert exams this
week.The U14's were unfortunately beaten in their League
Semi-final on Saturday against a strong Tulsk team in Elphin. Boyle
were up against it from the off as some of their main players were
absent, which is disappointing especially with such an important game,
but those who did tog out must be credited for their performance and
attitude. In addition the Boyle cause wasn't helped when Louis
Garvin had to be replaced early in the first half through injury. Boyle
started brightly and took the lead through a Toams Regan point and should have
increased this lead but missed a couple of easy chances. Tulsk registered a goal and
three points before Boyle responded with a goal from their full forward Greg
Doherty after good work from Adam O'Connor and Kelvin Morris. Tulsk added
another goal somewhat questionably this time, as a long free dropped into
the square, the referee blew his whistle with the ball in mid air, both
sets of players stopped, but the ball ended up in the net, and the goal
was allowed leaving this reporter scratching his head, along with many in
the stand. Marcus Meehan added a free for Boyle before Tulsk scored a
couple of crucial goals allowing them to put distance between themselves and
Boyle. The Boyle sub goalkeeper Enda Carr did his best to keep Tulsk at bay and
produced one outstanding save before the half time whistle. The second half saw
Boyle much improved and added another goal after good work from
Adam Simon. Adam O'Connor added a point soon after that
following a long run from Jack Morris. The Boyle midfield of James Bolger and
Adam Simon (who inherited his height from his mothers side of the family im
guessing!) worked hard in the second half and showed good athleticism by
helping out in defence as well as attack. Tomas Regan added another free after
he himself was fouled before Tulsk were let in for a few easy scores towards
the end of the game, seeing them over the line. Overall the team never gave
up and showed a good attitude and work rate. It appeared that Tulsk relied
heavly on their centre back, midfield pair and centre forward and unfortunately
at times these players were too strong. The league is now over and the team can
hopefully take the positives from this performance into the championship. Best
on the day for Boyle were the midefield pairing of James Bolger and Adam
Simon, Kelvin Morris and Adam O'Connor with Man of the Match shared
between right half back Ciaran Calpin and full forward Greg Doherty. The Boyle
panel was: Gerard Conway, Killian Doyle, Diarmuid Conway, Martin Kennedy,
Ciaran Calpin, Louis Garvin, Tiernan Henry, James Bolger, Adam Simon (C),
Marcus Meehan, Kelvin Morris, Adam O'Connor, David Battles, Greg Doherty, Tomas
Regan, with Enda Carr, Brian Regan, Sean Brogan, Rees Shanley, Ethan Byrne,
Mikey McGrath, Alan Enright
LADIES:
The U12 team play St Brigids in their quarter final match on Wednesday
evening at 7.30 in the Abbey Park.The U14 team lost by a point to St Croans in
the Abbey Park on Friday evening last.
The Intermediate Ladies continue training in preparation for their next
championship game. Best of Luck to all starting Junior & Leaving Cert this
week. Congrats to Boyle Celtic on winning the Superleague Title this weekend.
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