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.
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
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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.
Coyle inducted into Hall of Fame
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
Geesala Boxing Club’s Gerry Coyle was joined by friends and family when he was inducted into the Mayo Boxing Hall of Fame at the Mayo Boxing Awards night recently. Gerry was credited on the night for all the work he has done for the Geesala Boxing Club including his involvement in hosting some of the biggest boxing events in Mayo. Gerry has been involved in bringing Barry McGuigan, Katie Taylor and Henry Coyle’s world title fights to Mayo.
Read more ...New para-cycling events coming up
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
After the success of last summer’s para-cycling programme held in Kilmovee, Mayo Sports Partnership, in association with Mayo League cycling clubs and Cycling Ireland, will be putting newcomers through the paces with a series of come and try events being held at Claremorris track on Monday evenings at 4pm.
Read more ...Casey's Call
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
Wow, can you believe it, London are in the Connacht final after one of the most enthralling and entertaining games the province has produced in a long while. Game over at half time with London being an unassailable 14 points ahead, or so you thought.
Read more ...Mayo Leagues reach the half-way stage
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
By the time the action comes to a conclusion this weekend across all the divisions the half way point of the league season will have been reached. In the Elverys Sports Super League last night Westport United and Iorras Aontaithe will have played the final catch up game, to leave all sides having played six games going into this weekend’s round of games. If Westport United pick up the points in that game they will have pushed themselves into second place in the table, while an Iorras win would see them move ahead of Westport into third place in the table, jumping from their current position of third bottom in the table.
Read more ...Half a dozen quarter-final spots still to be sorted out
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
It is all to play for on paper and on the field in group one of the intermediate championship, Kilmaine head the table at the moment with two wins from their games against Bonniconlon and The Neale, with Hollymount-Carramore and The Neale on two points each, with last year’s junior champions in front courtesy of seeing off their more famed fellow south-Mayo men in the last round. This weekend The Neale will host Bonniconlon in their first home game in this year’s championship, and first at this grade, knowing a win could see them into the last eight at their first attempt. In the other contest Kilmaine are hosting Hollymount-Carramore. By all accounts, Kilmaine have been moving well in this year’s championship, while Hollymount-Carramore will be ruing their loss to The Neale in the previous round. The current table toppers should have enough in the bag to make it three from three so far this year in the championship, with the Neale following them through. Group two also still has not been sorted out, with it all to play for this weekend. Killala are top at the moment with four points, from two games with Burrishoole and Swinford behind them with two points each and Burrishoole leading on the head to head rule, with Mayo Gaels rock bottom and pointless. This Sunday Burrishoole will host Mayo Gaels in McGovern Park and will be confident of picking up the win that should see them through. In the other tie Swinford will host Killala, where a win for the hosts, along with Burrishoole win, would force a three way tie and see Killala harshly miss out on the last eight despite having won their opening two game. It really could all come down to who wins out in Swinford to make the quarter-finals. In group three, Moy Davitts top the table with two wins from two over both Parke and Belmullet, and on Saturday evening are favourites to make it three from three when they take on Islandeady. The west Mayo men left their qualification ambitions hanging by a thread when they were caught by Parke at home last time out, and with Parke taking on a Belmullet side who are rock bottom in the other game it looks like a solid two points in the bag for the black and amber men. It would take big turn up for Islandeady to turn over Moy Davitts and force a three way play-off and hope their better scoring difference than Parke comes into play. In group four, both Kiltane and Kiltimagh are going through already, so it is only a matter of who takes top spot when both sides meet on Saturday evening. The real action is in Achill on Sunday afternoon where Ballyhaunis host Achill, both sides are winless and it is a battle to avoid the relegation play-offs. Achill's difficulty with getting the numbers needed to compete at this level is well known and it will take an almighty performance for them to pull this one out of the bag away from home in east Mayo on Sunday.
Read more ...No room left for error this weekend in final group games
Fri, Jul 05, 2013
The second weekend in July is where the hopes and dreams will end for eight teams in both the Mayo senior and intermediate football championships. For those who finish bottom of their groups, the task of dragging themselves back up for a relegation fight lies in store, while those who find themselves in the no-man’s land of third place in their groups will at least know they will be back to have another crack at it next year. In the senior championship this weekend, everything is up for grabs. In group one Castlebar Mitchels are leading the pack with two wins from two, while Breaffy and Crossmolina are both on two points, with the west Mayo men in front on head to head results and Davitts taking up the rear. The county town team will host Crossmolina on Saturday evening, and it is very hard to see anything but a home win for Pat Holmes' side, who put Breaffy to the sword last time out and a serious dent in the blues’ title ambitions. The other game in the group sees Declan Reilly's Breaffy make the tough trip to the borderline to take on Pete Warran's Davitts. This time last year both sides also met in the group stages, with Davitts winning out and sending Breaffy into the relegation play-offs. Apart from the Castlebar game, Breaffy have looked very impressive this year seeing off Ballintubber, Ballina, and Castlebar in the league, and Crossmolina in the opening championship game. They go into the game knowing that a win should see them through, unless Crossmolina better Breaffy’s win by at least six points in beating Castlebar. But getting that win is a big if, and Breaffy know they will have to be on top form on Saturday evening to make that happen. Davitts named Michael Conroy in their squad for their last championship game and if the Mayo sharpshooter is fit to play, he will be a massive boost to Davitts’ chances on Saturday evening. It promises to be a tough and uncompromising battle and if Breaffy do make it through, it will serve them well for later on this summer.
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