Fixtures:
Friday, July 31: U-16 FC Division Four v Inniskeen (Home) at 7pm
Sunday, August 2: U-12 FL Division Six v Latton (Home) at 11am
Monday, August 3: LGFA U-14 FC Division One v Castleblayney (Home) at 7pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday’s draw were 2, 3, 11 and 20. Jackpot of €3,200 not won. This week’s four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Robbie O’Farrell c/o Fiona Sherry (Ladies’ Club); Colm McElwain c/o Mothers & Others; Owen Treanor c/o Marian O’Brien; and Lorcán, Rían & Fíadh Donnelly c/o Paddy Donnelly. The sellers’ prize of €20 was won by Matt McCaughey. Jackpot for Sunday, August 2 is €3,300. Thanks to everyone for continuing to support our Lotto and to the committee and the regular helpers for their efforts in keeping the show on the road and providing essential funding towards our development work over the last three decades. We would greatly appreciate if every family involved in the club would consider setting up a recurring Lotto entry via ClubZap. Please note that the cut-off point for ClubZap each week is 6pm on Sunday.
IFC: We have been drawn in Group Two of the Intermediate Football Championship, where we will face Ballybay, Doohamlet, Éire Óg and Emyvale. The opening round is set for Friday week, August 7 at home to Éire Óg.
Reserves: Our Division 3B team won away to Truagh on Sunday. A Shay Cooney goal and scores from the likes of Shane McGarry and Eoin Sheridan helped us recover from a slow start to lead by a point at half-time. We retained a narrow advantage throughout the second half, with Mark Lynch hitting the net to seal a 2-14 to 2-9 win.
Team: Joe Gunn; Zach Mallen, Dáire McKenna, Gregory O’Connell; Conor Devlin, John Sherry, Ruairí Smyth; Mark Lynch, Max Mallen (Capt.); Colm Shalvey, Shane McGarry, Shay Lambe; Ali Galligan, Shay Cooney, Eoin Sheridan.
Sub used: Kyle Murray.
Minors: Our minors took on Sarsfields Shamrocks on Tuesday.
U-16: Our U-16 Division One team drew at home to Magheracloone in the first round of their championship last Thursday evening. Goals by Calum McCaffrey, Kyron Coughlan and Gabriel Cunningham helped us to a five-point lead midway through the second half, but Magheracloone came back strongly to edge ahead late on. A two-pointer by Calum McCaffrey earned our lads a draw on a scoreline of 4-8 to 2-14.
Team and scorers: Callum McCullagh; Darragh Garvey, Tristan Brannigan, Finn McCaffrey (0-1); Moustapha Mbaye, Liam Ginley, Gabriel Cunningham (1-1); Cillian McKenna, Matthew Duffy; Séadanta Ó Grianna (0-1), Kyron Coughlan (2-1), Ryan Lynch; Daimhin Brett, Calum McCaffrey (1-3, 1 2-pt, 0-1 ’45), Conall McGinnity (0-1).
Subs used: Daithí Graham; Tiernan Cleary-Keenan.
Our Division Four team won at home to Inniskeen on Friday, July 31.
U-14: Our U-14 Division One team won at home to Clontibret in round two of their championship on Saturday. After trailing by 0-6 to 0-5 at the end of a tight first half, our lads pushed ahead, helped by goals from Tiernan Loughran, Cailean Clerkin and Callum McCormilla to win by 3-11 to 0-9.
host Clontibret in round two of their championship on Saturday. The Division Five lads are at home to Truagh on Sunday.
Team and scorers: Caolán Donnelly; Donnacha Mac Airt, Tommy McElwain, James Brannigan; Niall Brett, Senan Durnin, Conor O’Farrell; Dahy Finnegan, Callum McCormilla (1-3, 1-0 pen, 1 2-pt-f); James Morgan, Tiernan Loughran (1-4), Cailean Clerkin (1-2, 0-1f); Diarmuid Woods, Shay McCaffrey (0-2), Shay O’Neill.
Well done also to the Division Five lads, who won at home to Truagh on Sunday.
U-12: Our U-12 Division Six team are at home to Latton this Sunday.