Kilcoo Club Notes
July 28, 2014On Thursday the under 16 boys had home advantage over An Riocht. Fielding a relatively young team the Magpies couldn't make the home advantage stick, but whilst the visitors were indeed the better team the home team were unlucky not to have registered a higher score. Final score Kilcoo 00-08 An Riocht 03-11.
On Friday the seniors played neighbours Bryansford in Division One. The home team put the Magpies under pressure right from the throw in, registering the first point after raids from both sets of forwards registered wides. Faced with a determined Bryansford team the Kilcoo lads dug deep and playing an attractive brand of attacking football they began picking of scores and with the award of a penalty just before the interval they built up a small breathing space which allowed them to push on in the second half. Final score Bryansford 01-07 Kilcoo 02-14
On Saturday the senior ladies were at home to Castlewellan. The home team did manage to rack up an impressive 01-07 against a very strong opposition but in the end Castlewellan ran out comfortable winners. However the Kilcoo ladies can take a lot of comforts from large areas of their game and with the senior league almost split in two the Kilcoo girls primary aim is to keep putting in good team efforts and in time they shall make the jump to title contenders.
With the U'12 boys game against Bredagh called off, the boys lined out against the U'14 girls on Sunday morning. In a full blooded effort from both sides, the game was level on about 6 occasions, with the referee having to keep a firm eye on things as the odd brother and sister did not hold back in tackling! Football was the winner in the end, despite some of the spectators doing their best to influence some of the decisions!! The match proved to be great run out for both teams and very worthwhile, with a re-match definitely on the cards.
The U'12 boys line out against Downpatrick at home next Sunday
On Sunday the Seconds played Castlewellan in the Premier Reserve Championship and with Kilcoo able to field a strong side they progressed to the next round with a final score line of Castlewellan 00-06 Kilcoo 02-19
Congratulations to Kilcoo's Callum Rogers who had a fantastic couple of weeks. Attending Campa Chormaic he picked up an individual award for his use of the Irish language and then he had the honour of being picked as one of the Down representatives from Cumann Na mBunscol during the half time games at the Ulster Final in Clones. These children also formed a guard of honour during the introduction of the Tyrone team from 1989. Callum was presented with a commemorative Ulster medal for his day at the Ulster Final, and represented his School, his club and his county with honour. Well done Callum.
There was no jackpot winner in last week's tote draw. Numbers 2, 11, 21 and 27. £10 winners Amanda McEvoy, Deidre O'Hare, Gary Keenan, Packie Fox and Susan McAlea. Next week's jackpot £5,200.
Trip to Kilmainham Gaol and Guinness Brewery1st November 2014. This promises to be another entertaining and informative day out after the success of last year's visit to Glassnevin and Croke Park. Numbers will be limited and will be allocated on first come basis. Ensure you are booked early by contacting Roger Morgan.
This week the Cúl Camp will be running in Kilcoo and the Down Rural Network camp will run in Kilcoo between 11th and 15th August 2014.
Anyone interested in a trip to Mount Errigal on the weekend of 13th September should contact any committee member for more details. Another upcoming event is the Strictly Come Dancing and with the success of last year's and the interest which has already been generated tickets for this shall be on sale soon. Don't miss out.
With the arrival on site in the near future of contractors we would ask that parents warn their children of the dangers of building sites and make suitable arrangements for dropping of and lifting their children from the pitches. Tweet
