Mayo female’s shine at Europeans
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Six Mayo female boxers travelled to Keszthely in Hungry last Sunday week for the 2013 European Union youth, junior and senior championships. Jacqui Lynch (Golden Gloves BC), Ciara Sheedy (Swinford BC), Ciara Ginty (Geesala BC), Grainne Gavin (Castlebar BC), Lycia Heneghan (Ballinrobe BC) and Cathy Higgins (Ardnaree BC) were part of the 26 boxing team hoping to bring home a medal.
Read more ...Mayo league team time trial over 25kms
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Western Lakes CC savoured a great win against what looked like unbeatable opposition in Castlebar, beating the usually strong Westport Covies and Castlebar squads by 25 seconds and 75 seconds respectively. The five man Western Lakes squad had no room for error as they started with the bare minimum of five of which seven riders are the max per team.
The Team TT is a new discipline to the Mayo Cycling League and it proved very popular with 8 teams pulling themselves together to do battle.
Read more ...Captain’s prize’s take over the clubs of Mayo
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Balla
The Balla Town Parks open stableford competition last weekend was won by Michael Clesham on 36pts, Pat Mohan finished in second place and Colm Walsh took third spot. In the ladies section of the competition, Margaret Forkan was the winner on 40pts, with Kitty O’Connor in second and Gabrielle Clesham taking third spot. The junior winner was Adrian O’Connell on 33pts.
Summer series passes the fourth round marker
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
The fourth race in Mayo AC's Summer 5k Series took place at Brickens on Tuesday evening last proved to be the toughest so far. Not the terrain – gently undulating – but the temperature. Heat is the one thing that runners of all levels fear most.
Read more ...Westport move back into serious contention
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
A brace of wins in three day’s from last Thursday to Sunday along with table toppers Ballina Town suffering their first loss in the league this season, saw Westport United move to within two points of the table toppers last weekend. Westport United kicked off their weekend double header with a 4-1 win over Iorras Aontaithe at home, thanks to first half goals from Philip Keegan and Dave Hoban along with late, late strikes from JP O’Gorman and Vinny O’Malley in the final five minutes. Strangely, it was the same opponents who did Westport United a big favour last Sunday afternoon when they turned over the leaders, by the odd goal in five in Carnenash and leave only a brace of points between Ballina Town and Westport United going into this weekend’s round of games.
Read more ...Mayo GAA Fixtures
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
Saturday July 13
Breaffy House JFC Group 1 (At 7.30pm)
Breaffy House JFC Group 1 (At 7.30pm)
Read more ...Casey's Call
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
The dust has just about settled on the group stages of the Mayo championship and there is never a weekend that goes by that you are not intrigued or partly shocked by some of the results. I’m not quite the expert tipster I thought I was- our east Mayo friends in Aughamore let me down (Jimmy Killeen- the lethal Garrymore forward bagging himself eight points) along with Tomas Tierney’s Westport who failed to deliver on their promising victory in Tourmakeady.
Read more ...Mayo look to avenge last year’s defeat
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
This time 12 months ago, the Galway ladies side staged an ultimate snatch and grab raid when they overturned a ten point deficit with 15 minutes left to claim the Connacht title in McHale Park. They outscored Mayo by 3-5 to 0-2 in that final quarter of an hour, to avenge a defeat handed out to them in the division two league final a few months previously. This Sunday, both sides will meet again in the provincial decider, this time with the Tribeswomen having home advantage in Tuam Stadium for the 4pm throw-in.
Read more ...Final eight sides emerge in senior and intermediate championships
Fri, Jul 12, 2013
The final round of group games in both the Treanlaur Catering Senior Football Championship and the Egan Jewellers Intermediate Football Championships took place last weekend. In the senior championship, the defending county champions Ballaghaderreen were held to their second draw so far this year in the championship, when Ballinrobe engaged them in a 0-20 to 2-14 shootout — alas for the south Mayo men it was not enough for them as Garrymore’s win over Aghamore saw them through with Ballagh’ into the last eight.
In group one, Breaffy shook off the shock of their big defeat to neighbours Castlebar Mitchels in the previous round to get the job done against a teak-tough Davitts side in Ballindine and join the Mitchels in the hat for the last eight.
Read more ...Deanes reign supreme
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
The Deane family name is rapidly gaining a high calibre reputation in the sport of autocross. On Sunday last Derek Deane extended his winning streak on the National Loose Surface Autocross Championships to three, with a commanding performance in his JB buggy.
Read more ...Lady Captain’s prizes about to take centre stage in Mayo
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
Balla
Sean Canny was the winner of the Mulroys Petrol Station sponsored competition last weekend with a score of 38pts. Fenton Barrett finished in second two points further back, with John O’Connor coming home in third. The ladies’ competition was won by Mary B O’Donnell on 43pts, with Geraldine Kilgallon finishing on 40pts, and Breege Moran on 36pts.
