Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship
It was the great American track & field athlete Carl Lewis that once said "life is about timing" and in many respects this maxim can be applied to many sports and when our senior footballers took the field last Friday 26th June, wearing a new stylish strip generously sponsored by Foxhound Travel, they secured a gritty one point victory over Scotstown, who dominated the match for long periods and played superbly throughout a highly entertaining, a highly thrilling, but I have to say it was also a very nerve-wracking & absorbing encounter played at Smithborough. In fairness, it wasn't looking good ten minutes into the second half with Scotstown leading by six points, 0-8 to 0-14 and I have to admit my heart stopped for a few beats because it looked like the game was gone out of sight. But to the lads credit they never gave up and I know it's a cliché but the determination and hard work from all the players saw them over the line as it was exactly on the hour mark that we got our noses in front and in the end our timing was everything and my heart started to beat again with pride as our senior footballers clinched a magnificent victory over Scotstown in the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship on a final score-line Rockcorry 0-17 Scotstown 0-16. To view a full match report and a selection of action photographs please visit our official website www.rockcorrygaa.ie.
Sponsorship
A couple of weeks ago I announced that we will be unveiling a new sponsor for our senior & reserve teams and at this stage you may have heard or seen that our new sponsor is Foxhound Travel. The new jerseys were worn for the first time last Friday evening and thankfully we got off to a winning start wearing the new stylish jerseys with a great win over Scotstown in the Junior Football Championship. This sponsorship deal is a massive boost to the club and it's refreshing to know that the club has the support and backing of a local company and we are obviously delighted to have Foxhound Travel on board. Foxhound Travel are a local company based in the village and they provide a luxury coach and mini coach hire plus wheelchair accessible vehicles. The Fox family have been generous supporters of the club over the years and this deal reinforces their commitment to working and supporting the local GAA club and the community and we are always grateful for the support and contribution of any company and or individuals and to get the backing from a local company, like Foxhound Travel, is hugely valued and deeply appreciated by the club and we look forward to working with them during these exciting times for the club. As well as that, we use them all the time for transporting our underage teams to various venues and to this day they have never let us down and are always more than helpful to assist whenever the odd thing falls between the cracks! This is another exciting deal for the club and once again I would like to thank them most sincerely for their support and encourage you to support our sponsors whenever possible in appreciation of their support and investment in the club.
Eurotech Junior Football League
The senior footballers will be back in action in the league campaign this Sunday 5th July when they travel to play Scotstown at 2pm. On Saturday 18th July they have a home game against Blackhill and throw-in time is 7pm.
Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League
The next outing for the reserve footballers is on Wednesday 8th July when they host Drumhowan at Pairc Naomh Mhuire and throw-in time is 8pm. On Wednesday 15th July they travel to play Donaghmoyne at 8pm.
Go Games Double Blitz
With a lovely stretch in the evenings and glorious sunshine to go with it our under 8's and under 10 footballers took part in another Go Games double Blitz held at O'Neill Park, Doohamlet last Thursday 18th July. It has certainly been a very busy time for our youngest playing members and it was very encouraging to see such a large numbers of kids giving their all and learning the skills of the game in a fun and safe environment and in truth, some of the passing movements and scores would have been very worthy of any senior team! Thanks to the Doohamlet club for hosting the blitz and on behalf of the club I would like to sincerely thank all the parents for their on-going commitment for travelling to the blitz and for supporting all the players and a special word of mention to our hard working coaches & mentors (Sean McCaffrey, Garry Calvert, Sharon Fox, Cormac McFadden, Anthony Tate, Fintan Larmer, Brian Clerkin) who give up their time to help organise and look after the future players of the club. Well done everyone and we look forward to the next blitz with huge excitement and anticipation. Keep up the good work.
Go Games Fixtures
The next outing for the under 10 footballers will be this Saturday 4th July (10am to 12 noon) when they travel to Oram to take part in another exciting blitz and other clubs are Oram, Ballybay & Corduff. The under 8 footballers are back in action on Saturday 11th July when they will also travel to Oram and same teams will be taking part. On Thursday 16th July a double blitz will be held at Aughnamullen when they both teams 8's & 10's will take part and it takes place between 7pm to 9pm.
Gerry's Prepared Veg - Under 12 League
Did you ever have one of those days where nothing goes right? From your first step out of bed things just go wrong and everything you do seems to go sideways!  Unfortunately, some days are like that and when our when our under 12 footballers travelled to play Monaghan Harps last Saturday 27th June in the Gerry's Prepared Veg Division 4 League they experienced a day just like that where nothing went right for them and everything went right for Monaghan Harps as they, for most parts, dominated the match and secured a comprehensive victory on a score-line 10-21 to 3-5. The game was played on a lovely summers day with conditions perfect and we clearly struggled to keep pace with Monaghan Harps and their style of football who produced an outstanding performance and it was 5-11 to 1-2 at the half-way stage. When play resumed, Monaghan Harps continued to assert their authority on the game with scores flowing freely they tacked on another 5-10 after the break. Our boys and girls continued to work so hard both defensively and offensively and while we were in a lot of possession we were finding it difficult to penetrate the Monaghan Harps defence and only managed to add 2-3 leaving the final score Monaghan Harps 10-21 Rockcorry 3-5. They have a bye on Saturday 11th July but are back in action on Tuesday 14th July when they travel to play Oram and the game has a throw-in time of 7.30pm.
Gerry's Prepared Veg - Under 14 League
Our under footballers secured a great win last Thursday 25th June when they travelled to play Inniskeen in the Gerry's Prepared Veg Division 5 league campaign. I caught up with their team manager, Eamon Clerkin, after the game and he said despite missing a few players the lads worked hard and put in a fantastic all round display of football and got the rewards for their collective efforts to run out fully deserved winners on a final score-line Inniskeen 2-6 Rockcorry 2-15. They are back in action on Saturday 18th July they have a home game against Latton at 12 noon.
Gerry's Prepared Veg  - Under 16
The next game in the league campaign is scheduled for Thursday 2nd July when they host Toome at Pairc Naomh Mhuire and throw-in time is 7.30pm. On Thursday 16th July they travel to play Tyholland at 7.30pm.
Minor Football League Division 3 Shield
With all the examinations over for another year the minor footballers are back in action on Tuesday 7th July when they host Doohamlet at Pairc Naomh Mhuire and throw-in time is 7.30pm and on Tuesday 21st July they travel to play Emerald Sarsfields at 7.30pm.
Gerry's Prepared Veg Under 16 Championship
The under 16 footballers will get their first taste of championship action on Thursday 9th July when they travel to play Toome and the game has a  throw-in time of 7.30pm.
Terence Reilly Memorial Shield
I have been informed that our under 12 footballers will play Noel Reilly's club from Dublin for the Terence Reilly Memorial Shield and it all takes place on Saturday 18th July at Naomh Pairc Mhuire. This tournament is now an established date in our calendar and is organised every year to honour and respect the memory of Terence Reilly. Former players always have a special place in the history of the GAA and this event promises to be an entertaining day out for all football fans and is always a huge success. Refreshments will be served afterwards and your support for all the underage players would be very much appreciated.
Guess the Score Competition
Monaghan will play Donegal in this year's Ulster Senior Football Championship final on Sunday 19th July and our juvenile committee have decided to run a "Guess the Score" competition. This is your opportunity to test your knowledge and predict the score of the game. The sheets will be handed out during the week to all underage players and all proceeds will go towards costs associated with running all our juvenile teams and your support would be deeply appreciated. Thank you for your support.
Ulster Final Tickets
The Ulster Senior Football Championship Final between Monaghan v Donegal takes place on Sunday 19th July at Clones. Any club member that wants to place an order for tickets can you please contact club Secretary Martina McKeown (086-1509735) before 6pm on Friday 3rd July. For your information ticket prices are detailed on our website at www.rockcorrygaa.ie or visit are Facebook page for further information.
Happy Birthday
The club would like to extend their congratulations to Pat Brannigan who celebrated his birthday last weekend. Known far and wide Pat has been a long serving club member and has made an outstanding contribution to the club and he continues to play a major role in fund-raising and helping out with basically anything and everything. Happy birthday Pat and we hope you celebrate many more of them.
Top 4 Lotto Results
The numbers drawn on Monday 29th June were 1, 2, 6 and 24. There was no jackpot winner of €2,900.00. The following won €15 each :-  Pat Rehill, Scotshouse, Aiden Sheridan, Rockcorry, Mickey, Barry, Patsy & Tricia, Rockcorry, Noel Calvert, Rockcorry, Hugh McGuirk, Swans Cross, Bernie, Garry, Calum & Ella Calvert, Rockcorry, Natasha Leonard, Aghabog, Tessie & Pauric Reilly, Dartrey. Next week the jackpot will be €3,000.00 and the draw will take place in Fitzpatrick's. Thank you supporting our Top 4 lotto draw.
Annual Top 4 Lotto Ticket
Don't forget, you can support the club's Top 4 lotto by entering for 12 months, 6 month or a 3 month period. To play simply select your four numbers between 1 and 28 complete the form and you need never miss a draw again! Tickets cost €90 for the 12 month option. Your continued support is always much appreciated and we wish you good luck in future draws.
News
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