The Seniors emerged from a tough encounter against Coolaney
/ Mullinabreena in he Belfry Senior Football Championship Quarter final in Markievicz
Park on Sunday afternoon. The game had
near perfect conditions and both sides showed their desire and determination
throughout with some strong running and tackling giving the large crowd plenty
to cheer about. Coolaney / Mullinabreena
took full advantage of the breeze in the first half and ended the half leading
by 2-7 to 1-5. St Mary's came out in the
second half and strived to keep their opposition penned in in their own
half. The midfield battle was key and
the breaking ball was being edged by the Mary's lads, and they slowly
overturned the half time deficit. The
use of the bench help Mary’s keep the scoreboard ticking over and some
determined defending limited Coolaney /Mullinabreena to 2 points in the second
half. St Mary's won the match 2-15 to
2-9 and now progress to the semi final against Tourlestrane
The End of Season Party for the Saturday Morning Coaching
took place on Saturday afternoon with over 120 Children between the ages of 4
to 12 demonstrating their football and dancing skills. The afternoon started with coaching and
finished with “Scruffy Duffy” bashing out the tunes. A special mention to Enda Brady who borrowed
a phrase from the Taoiseach when asked what was the plan, “We have a great
team”. The team came through and all the Kids had a great afternoon.
The Club would like to express its sincere thanks to all the
coaching team and would also like to encourage all the parents to consider
coming “inside the Wire” no matter what level of knowledge of the game you will
be welcomed and get great enjoyment out of the Club.
The Finals of the U9 and U11 City Board Leagues take place
in Scarden center of excellence next weekend and it will be the culmination of
a great initiative to get these age groups playing regular competitive
football. The St Mary's U9’s have played
very well and battled some very strong competitive teams and demonstrated great
skills and determination. The improvement in all these lads is noticeable and a
credit to all their coaches especially Aidan Rooney who can “fix any issue in
20 minutes!”. The future of the club at underage is looking bright.
The Club is the heart of the community and open to all our
neighbours throughout the year and you can be assured of a warm welcome and
plenty of craic and even foreign Sports on the television! Please support the
Club in all activities over the coming months.