Our U10 girls travelled to Ballysodare
last Tuesday, and put in an impressive display against strong opposition from
our hosts. Every girl showed the type of
enthusiasm that bodes well for the future and showcased the skills they have
worked so hard on all season. The skills on show, coupled with the girls’ determination
and work rate bodes well for the future. Our talented squad for the evening was,
Chloe Kenny, Deanna Mulanney, Saoirse McNally, Daniella Durkin, Saoirse Darcy,
Emily O Toole, Orlaith Scanlon, Caoimhe Morgan, Caoimhe Duffy, Leah Meehan, Eva
Gerrity, Madison Rooney, Jessica O Connor, Sienna Kelly, Ella Niland and Anna
Breheny. The girls are in action again
this Tuesday when they welcome St Johns to Kent Park with a throw in at 6:45. Training continues on Saturday mornings.
The U16 Girls joined their U14
counterparts in reaching the A Championship final. In another impressive display, our team
defeated St Farnons on a scoreline of 9-10 to 4-07. After
an uneven first half, the Marys girls tightened in defence and provided a
strong platform for the forward line to put the match beyond the Farnons
girls. Their opposition in the final
will be Tourlestrane, and a fantastic match is in the offing as these 2 teams
have developed a healthy rivalry over the years and have had a series of close
encounters. The flags are up and Markievicz Park is the
destination this coming Saturday for the Sligo Ladies Intermediate football
final between St Marys and Drumcliffe/Rosses Point. Throw-in is at 2pm and this year the game will
be streamed on the Sligo Ladies Youtube channel. Our girls have had a brilliant
and impressive run to the final, particularly given the need to introduce so
many new players over the season. Best
wishes to everyone and come to support our girls in this important contest.
The U14 boys
unfortunately came out second best to St Maloise Gaels in the A Championship
final last Thursday in a wet Markievicz Park.
It was an entertaining contest with little to separate the teams. Despite going in 2 points down at half time
after playing against the wind, our boys just couldn't push on and instead
after a Conor White goal gave us the lead, Maloise grabbed the initiative and kept
the scoreboard turning over with some impressive point taking. Disappointment all round but on the night Maloise
were the better side as shown in the final score of 3-16 to 4-05. This Monday the U16 boys take on Drumcliffe
Rosse Point in a Championship play-off, which takes place in Scarden at
6-45pm. The guys have been steadily
improving throughout the season and had their best performance of the year last
time out against Tourlestrane. Building
on that performance will give them every chance of progressing.
In Mens
football, the Junior side were unable to handle a very strong Ballymote side
and lost their Championship game. It
was better news for the Senior side who had an impressive victory over Curry
and can look forward with confidence to the remainder of the Championship. Marys did not have it all their own way in
the match and the final score was 14 points to 8. Next weekend the focus will be on the All
Ireland between Dublin and Mayo and St Marys ticket draw for the match will be
held this Thursday evening in the Clubhouse.
We
extend sympathy to the family and friends of Donal Healy who passed away last
week after illness. Donal was hugely
respected and popular within the Club over his many years of Membership and may
he rest in peace. Sympathy is also
extended to the Finn family in Ballinode on their loss of Seamus.