Club Notes August 30th 2020
Junior Men
Best of luck to the men who
take on St. Brigids in Ardcarne Park on Saturday evening September 5th
at 5pm.
Under 12 Boys
Our under 12 boys travelled
to Orchard Park on Sunday afternoon to take on Elphin-Ballinameen in the
Division 2 semi-final. The home team had struck with four late points to take
the spoils in the sides' league meeting at the beginning of August and another
close contest was expected. The visitors started brightly and monopolized
possession during the opening quarter. However, at the water break they only
lead by 4 points to 2. Our lads then opened up a three point advantage as
half-time approached but a couple of late scores by the hosts reduced the gap
to the minimum and we only lead 6-5 at the changeover. A determined home team
emerged for the second half and they quickly jumped in front. Play ebbed and
flowed for the remainder of the half with defences on top. St Michael's took
the lead as the game entered injury time but a late equalizer tied the score at
9 points each and forced 20 minutes of extra time. Despite falling behind in
the first minute of extra time, St Michael's boys rallied strongly and a series
of fine scores left them 14-10 to the good at the interval. The home side never
gave up and twice reduced the deficit to just 2 points, but the visitors would
not be denied and were still on top when this titanic sporting contest between
two talented teams eventually ended. Full time: St Michael's 16pts
Elphin-Ballinameen 14pts.
Under 14 Boys
The under 14 boys sponsored
by McGuinness Centra had another busy week in the Division 2 championship.
Kilbride were the visitors to Ardcarne Park on Monday evening last. A superb
opening quarter from the home team, where they scored 2-5 without reply, set
the tone for a convincing performance and they emerged victorious on a final
scoreline of St Michael's 4-12 Kilbride 0-6. Three days later the lads made the
trip to Ballinlough to take on a strong Eire Og - Michael Glaveys combination.
In a keenly contested encounter, the visitors produced a team performance full
of skill, determination and character. Another bright start saw them build an
early 3 point advantage but this was narrowed to a single point by half-time,
1-5 to 1-4. The second half saw the boys in green and red build on their lead
while defending with great resolve. At the final whistle another win had been
deservedly secured: St Michael's 2-9 Eire Og - Michael Glaveys 1-6.
Minor Boys
Our minor boys eventually
had their first outing in the Division 2 championship on Tuesday last. In
miserable wet and windy conditions, the boys competed well against a
highly-rated St Ciaran's side. Despite a slow start the lads only trailed by a
single point at half-time. The decisive score however was a St Ciaran's goal in
the 4th quarter. Full-time: St Michael's 1-6 St Ciaran's 1-12.
Confirmation
Congratulations to all of our players who were confirmed at the
weekend. Best wishes to everyone returning to school this week.
Under 16 Boys
Good luck to our under 16
boys who play St Ciaran's at home on Monday evening (31st).
LGFA
Our under 14 girls play
Kilbride in Ardcarne Park on Thursday the 3rd at 6.30 in the 3B Final. Best of
luck to Girls: E Kelly, A Healy, A Reynolds, C Bruen, A Morahan, A Glynn, A
Fallon, R Lee, C Daly, L McCawley, T mc Morrow, C McGuiness, L O Neill, E Daly,
L Gallagher, L Bruen, B McMorrow, S Earley, J Bright, H Keavaney, R McLouglin, S
Gilboy, G McCawley, S Bruen, C Morahan, I Mahey Murphy,
Mentors :Donal Kelly, Michael
Bruen, Stephen McGuinness, Joe Daly, Aileen Daly and Hilary McCawley Thanks to
our sponsors McGuinness Centra and The Miners Bar
Our Under 16 Girls were
beaten by just 2 pts in the 3B Semi Final on Tuesday last in Ballyfarnon.
Panel E Daly, R Lee, E Oates, Kate Noone, C Schusteorvi , L McCawley, M Earley,
N Reynolds, S Lee, R Lane, A Tiernan, C McGuniness, A Harte, C Gallagher,
G McPartland , H Rodrguesdo Nascimento, A Gallager, K Bruen, H McLouglin, E Kelly,
A Glynn, A Morahan , A Fallon and A Reynolds Mentors Stephen McGuinness, Donal
Kelly, Ann.Marie Harte and Hilary McCawley. Thanks to our sponsors The Miner
Bar and McGuiness Centra
The under 12 girls were
beaten by 1 point by Castlerea on Sunday in their quarter final their semi-final
is on next Sunday, venue TBC
*New Covid-19
Restrictions:*
While the new Government restrictions on outdoor sports
(banning spectators from games and limiting training to pods of 15 including
coaches) are very disappointing from a sporting and social point of view, they
serve as a warning that Covid-19 remains a threat to society and that we must
continue to maintain all best practice protocols to ensure life is as normal as
possible.
One positive is that our players are still allowed to play.
To ensure that our games may continue, we ask all club members and supporters
to respect the new restrictions banning spectators until Sept 13th. We note
that, for underage games, one parent/guardian per player is allowed to attend in
a child welfare capacity.
Thanks to all for your support and co-operation.
St Michaels Lotto
