Our U16 boys put in an impressive performance to defeat St Johns on a scoreline of 0-15 to 2-6 in Cuilbeg last Sunday morning.  There were many fine performances throughout the team with Oisín O'Reilly and Jack Moran to the fore in midfield.  Eoghan Donoghue, Tom Armstrong, Hugh Kisby and Sean Flanagan were excellent in defence and set up a number of attacks which led to excellent score from the forwards.  Joseph Keyes, Cian Harrison, and Finnian Henry worked tirelessly in difficult conditions up front.  Sean Casey gave an excellent display in the half forward line and helped out the backs as required throughout the our.  James Creed scored a wonderful point with his left foot to draw the team level with 7 minutes remaining.  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point scored the final three points of the match to earn an important league win.  Young Josh Henry played in goal and gave a fine performance with several notable saves and clearances at vital times throughout the game. Well done to all concerned.  Our next game is against table toppers Ballymote on April 13th in Oxfield.

Hard luck to the Sligo county minor team whose unbeaten run in the Connacht Minor League came to end at the weekend against Roscommon. The club is represented on the panel by Cian Lally and Sean Power. The minors are still firmly in contention for league honours. They play Longford this Saturday evening in Markievicz Park.

Our boys U10 footballers will get their first experience of the new Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence facilities this Saturday when the take part in an U10 blitz at the Scarden venue.

The GAA nursery for U6 footballers continues this Saturday, April 4th, in Oxfield starting at 9.45am sharp.

A fun three-day Gaelic Football Camp for girls  aged 5-16 yrs is being run by Sligo Ladies GAA during the Easter holidays at IT Sligo. The dates are Tuesday, March 31st to Thursday, April 2nd inclusive . You can register for a single day (€15) or for all three days (€30). For more info, see our Facebook page.

What a week it's been for the club's hurlers. Three players Patrick. O Connor Seamie Keogh and Oisin Brady helped Ballyshannon school win their first hurling title the Donegal schools A Shield  Congrats and well done boys.. 

The U12 hurling team maintained their unbeaten record with a hard fought draw with Glencar/Manorhamilton in Oxfield last Sat. This was a good result as five of the regular players were missing The team topped their group and have now qualified for the semi-finals of U12 Connacht Suck valley  competition.  This is a great achievement for such a young side.

The U 12s and their parents travel to Croke Park on Tuesday for the Association's Connacht GAA Activity Day. The team will play three matches at GAA HQ as well as other activities. Best of luck to everybody on the day.

Oxfield will be the registration centre for the annual Carney Lissadell 10k on Easter Monday, organised by the Oxfield Centre Committee. There'll be a kids fun run in Oxfield at 11am. The 10k walk starts from Carney village at 11.30. The run begins at 12pm.

Any news items for inclusion should be emailed to the club pro Austin O'Callaghan: [email protected].

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