Sligo Rugby Club claim impressive win in Rainey to stay second
Sligo strengthened their place in second spot in the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League Division 2C thanks to a hugely impressive defeat of third-placed Rainey Old Boys at Hatrick Park in Magherafelt on Saturday afternoon. A try from Conor Kerins midway through the opening half proved crucial for Sligo, as they…
St Attracta’s crowned Connacht junior champions
St Attracta’s have claimed the Connacht Junior A Championship title for the first time. Tuesday’s commanding 2-8 to 1-6 defeat of Tuam’s St Jarlath’s College at the Connacht GAA Centre means the Tubbercurry school have claimed a junior league and championship double. They can achieve a similar feat at senior…
Northwest schools to contest soccer, GAA and basketball finals today
A number of schools from the northwest are contesting provincial finals this afternoon in various sports. In soccer, Summerhill College will take on Rice College of Westport in the Connacht Senior Final at Milebush in Castlebar today at 1pm. In Gaelic football, St Attracta’s Community School in Tubbercurry will contest…
Medals for Sligo and Leitrim runners at Connacht Schools Cross Country
There was some Sligo and Leitrim success at Connacht Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships held in Calry on Tuesday. Keelan Kilrehill from Colaiste Iascaigh claimed gold in the boys Intermediate 5000m event, while Summerhill’s Michael Morgan was second in the Junior 3000m. Lauren Maguire Reynolds from Carrick-on-Shannon Community School finished…
Summerhill overcome Sligo Grammar in Senior Cup
The local bragging rights in Sligo schools rugby belong to Summerhill College, for the time-being at least, as they defeated hosts Sligo Grammar School by 32 points to 19 in a pulsating tie in front of a massive crowd at The Mall. Summerhill had a blistering first half and led…
Summerhill to begin championship title defence on January 18
Holders Summerhill College will begin their defence of the Connacht Senior A Football Championship on Wednesday week, January 18, at the Connacht GAA Centre. The Sligo school will face St Gerald’s Castlebar at 12.30pm in Bekan, with the winners progressing to a quarter-final against St Jarlath’s of Tuam on February…
Leitrim will host interpro final
Carrick-on-Shannon will host Saturday’s interprovincial football final. Holders Connacht will host Ulster at Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada at two o’clock. Sligo’s Niall Murphy and Kevin McDonnell were part of the Connacht panel that beat Leinster in last weekend’s semi-final, as were Leitrim’s Emlyn Mulligan and Donal Wrynn. Murphy says it…