Minors Bow Out   Kildare    1-18 Mayo      1-9   The Mayo Minor hurlers crashed out of their All-Ireland 'B' championship at the first hurdle with a convincing loss to a stronger more direct Kildare outfit in McHale Park, Castlebar. Mayo's chief talisman Cathal Freeman accounted for 1-8 of his sides total while substitute Kenny Feeney got Mayo's other score after being introduced in the final ten minutes. Mayo goalkeeper Brian Waldron kept his goal intact well until the 50th minute when the Kildare pressure was eventually rewarded with a major for the Lillywhite attack.   Mayo: Brian Waldron (Ballyhaunis): Danny Mulvihill (Castlebar), Christy Walsh (Castlebar), Darren McTigue (Castlebar); Thaigh Morley (Ballyhaunis), Michael Morley (Tooreen), Sean Markham (Tooreen); Cathal Freeman (1-8) (Tooreen), Ciaran Charlton (Tooreen); Joey Ganley (Tooreen), Liam McDermott (Ballyhaunis), Stephen Fitzgerald (Castlebar); Niall McCarney (Castlebar), David Barrett (Ballina), Brian Hunt (Ballyhaunis). Subs: Barry Walsh (Ballina) for McTigue, Risteard Byrne (Tooreen) for T Morley, Joe Flynn (Ballyhaunis) for Fitzgerald, Kenny Feeney (0-1) (Tooreen) for Hunt.   SHC Update In the penultimate round of fixtures in the TJ Tyrell Cup played last Sunday, holders Ballina James Stephens overcame Belmullet by 1-12 to 0-8 to book a semi final spot and to eject the Erris men from this years championship. Tooreen also saw off the challenge of Castlebar Mitchel's in a hard fought game played in Tooreen, before eventually running out 2-13 to 0-8 winners to also book their semi-final spot. The Tooreen goal's came from Adrian Freeman and Kenneth Robinson. The remaining tie of the round between Ballyhaunis and Westport did not take place due to injury problems in the Westport camp.   In the final set of round-robin fixtures pencilled in for next Saturday, Tooreen travel to Belmullet, Castlebar travel to westport while Ballyhaunis host Ballina in a repeat of last years final.     Connacht U21B Hurling Final The Connacht U21B Hurling final between Roscommon and Mayo takes place on Tuesday evening 12th August at 7.30 in Athleague. It will be Mayo's first outing of the year at this grade after Leitrim withdrew >from the competition. Roscommon defeated Sligo by 3-20 to 1-10 last week in their respective semi-final. The Mayo management team of Martin Brennan and Pete Finnerty will draw their team from the following panelists: Sean Gavin, Gary Hayes, Danny Mulvihill, Christy Walsh, Jarlath Sweeney, Conor Douglas (all Castlebar), Michael Morley, Conor English, Cathal Freeman, Ciaran Charlton, Sean Markham, Joey Ganley, Colm Mitchell (all Tooreen), Pat McDonagh, Brian Higgins, Eoghan Madigan, Declan Gallagher, Shane Keane, Seb Doheny, Colin Staunton (all Westport), Austin Lyons, Stephen Hoban, Thaigh Morley, Brian Waldron, Fergal Lyons (all Ballyhaunis), Ger Cafferkey, Alan Stenson, David Barrett (all Ballina) AP Barrett, Nicky Carolan (both Belmullet) & Colm Monahan (Breaffy).   Connacht U15 Development Hurling Blitz Day The Mayo U15 hurling development panel are in action this Thursday 14th August as they head for Pearse Stadium in Galway for the Connacht U15 Development Blitz Day commencing at 11am. The round-robin blitz comprises of teams from Mayo, Roscommon, Galway City & Galway Gaeltacht. The Mayo panel is as follows: Daragh O'Malley, Tony Sweeney, Barry Lane, Bernard Kennedy, Joe Redmond, Jamie Redmond, Laurence Kenchington & Nathan O'Malley (all Castlebar), Eoghan Gannon, Paul Burke, Cathal Larkin, Niall Barrett (all Ballyvary), David Carr, Sean Regan (Ballina), Shane Boland, John Waldron, Daniel Folliard, Conor Henry, Adam Gallagher (all Tooreen), Gearoid Keane, Sean Griffin, John Flynn, Pat Kiely, Shane Murphy (all Ballyhaunis). Tweet

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