Crossmolina Win Corofin U12 Tournament. 

On Saturday 24^th September we returned to home of the current all-Ireland club champions Corofin to play in their prestigious Tournament

We were welcomed back as defending champions having seen off the host club in the semi-final last year and St Marys Carrick On Shannon in the final

We had 3 teams involved on the day in the cup, the plate, and the shield. We had 2 teams that were 11 aside and 1 team of 9. The groups were the same for all teams we all faced St Marys of Carrick-on-Shannon first followed by the might of Kilmacud Crokes Dublin and our last game of the round robin was against St Marys Sligo

The difficulty in the challenge for us was competing against clubs with a much larger number of players to choose from we needed players from our U10 squad to help with the 3^rdteam. Most teams there had lads that were physically much bigger than our lads but that did nothing to deter our lads from giving their all. We were delighted with the efforts of all and the never say die attitude of all players when we behind in games

One team progressed to the semi-final of the cup Competition and were once again pitted against the might of Corofin as they had come 2^nd in their group. Templeouge Synge Street Dublin were the winners of that group while a very gallant Claremorris finished 3^rd and the 4^th team in that group were the maroon and white of Doora Barefield from Clare

We overcame Corofin in a great battle to reach the finalwhile Kilmacud emerged victorious in the Dublin derby. The toll of the hard days football was beginning to tell and our lads were out on their feet we started well and Built up a half time lead but began to falter new energy arrived in the form of 2 lads from team 2 (sanctioned by Corofin ) and that was all we needed to see us emerge as 1 point victors

Mayo Intermediate Championship - Group 1
Sat, 24 Aug, Venue: Crossmolina , Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-8 Ardnaree Sarsfields 2-8

 GK: Partick Loftus

 RFB: Darren Caden, FB: Steven Duffy, LFB: Patrick Mc Andrew  

 RHB: Derek Hegarty, CB: Mike Gallagher, LHB: Kevin Mulhern (0-01)

 MF: Martin Mc Andrew, MF: Henry McLoughlin  

 RHF: David Howley, CF: Cathal Carolan (0-01), LHF: Jordan Flynn

 RFF: Brian Benson, FF: Conor Loftus (0-04), LFF: Fionan Duffy (0-02)

SUBS USED

12mins 1st half Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA--> off: Brian Benson on: Tommy Walsh

14mins 2nd half Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA--> off: David Howley on: Mickey Loftus 

15mins 2nd half Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA--> off: Henry McLoughlin on: Peadar Gardiner 

23mins 2nd half Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA--> off: Tommy Walsh on ; Gerard Haran

28mins 2nd half Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA--> off: Patrick Mc Andrew on: Keith Hopkins

Michael Walsh Junior Group 2
Sun, 25 Aug, Venue: Crossmolina, Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-5 Kilmeena 3-15

Michael Walsh League.

Kilmeena were in complete control of this Michael Walsh Group 2 league tie against Crossmolina at Tiernans on Sunday week. The visitors lead at half time 1-9 to 0-3 Two second half  goals from Patrick Loftus and Shane McKinley gave the score board a more respectable look in the end. Kilmeena ran out 3-15 to 2-5 winners.   

Crossmolina team and scorers David O’Boyle Noel Hegarty Jonathan O’Boyle Kenneth McHugh Barry Murphy Stephen O’Malley David Howley John Garrett 0-1 Colm Hegarty Robert Murphy 0-1 Shane McKinley 1-0 Patrick Loftus 1-0  Ian Kelly Edward Gough 0-2 Liam Donohoe Subs Jason Murphy for Liam Donohoe Declan Gilroy for Edward Gough Martin Connor 0-1 for Ian Kelly Fergal Gill for David Howley Ronan McDermott for Patrick Loftus Ronan Lavelle for John Garrett.

U15 League Division 2B
Sun, 25 Aug, Venue: Crossmolina, Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-9 Naomh Padraig 5-8

U15 League.

Naomh Padraig were comfortable winners in this opening round of the County Division 2 League at Tiernans Park on Sunday week. Three first half goals from Conor Barret Paddy Gough and Shane Loughney laid the foundation for a half time lead of 3-4 to 1-3 Richie Shelly getting the Crossmolina goal and points from James Maheady two and one from Eoin Murphy  The second half was a much closer affair with James Maheady kicked four points and Jack Naughton two points but further goals from Jordan Clarke and James McLoughlin kept the visitors score board ticking over  to leave final score Naomh Padraig 5 -8 Crossmolina 1-9    

Crossmolina team and scorers Jack Sharkey Jack Loftus Matthew Gordetskyy Kye Howley Danny McDonald Mickie Maloney Dara Deane Eoin Murphy 0-1 Dara Syron Richie Shelly 1-0 James Maheady 0-6 Eoin O’Boyle Matthew Williams Diarmuid Coggins Jack Naughton 0-2 Sub Ronan Loftus for Kye Howley   

Mayo Adult League 2019 Division 2
Sat, 17 Aug, Venue: Tallagh (Belmullet), (Round 8), Belmullet 1-9 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-6

Belmullet had much the better of the exchanges in this County Division 2 League tie at a very windy Belmullet on Saturday week it took twelve minutes before the first score a Gary Boylan point from a free James Kelly and Eoin Donohoe tacked on points in between those scores Brian Benson scored for the Deel-Siders  Fionan Duffy and Cathal Barrett traded points after twenty minutes and just before the break Fionan Duffy and Cathal Barrett each grabbed points to leave the half time score 0-5 to 0-3 in the hosts favour. Fionan Duffy pointed after thirty two minutes and the next four points for Belmullet were scored by Gary Boylan in a ten minutes spell  Fionan Duffy replied with a pointed free after 47 minutes five minutes later Ryan Donoghue waltzed past a couple of defenders to score the only goal of the game and Fionan Duffy closed the scoring after a miserable for the Crossmolina men.

@DeelroversGAA; 1 - Kieran Haran; 

2 - Steven Duffy; 3 - Joe Keane; 4 – Patrick McAndrew; 

5 - Cathal Carolan; 6 - Kevin Mulhern; 7 - Darren Caden; 

8 - Martin McAndrew; 9 - Jordan Flynn; 

10 - David Howley; 11 - Conor Loftus; 12 - JP Mulhern;  

13 - Brian Benson (0-01); 14 - Tom Cafferty; 15 - Finon Duffy (0-5)

SUBS:

07mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA--> off: JP Mulhern  on: Tommy Walsh

13mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA--> off: Keith Hopkins on: Mikie Loftus

19mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA--> off: David Howley on: Henry McLoughlin

22mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA--> off: Cathal Carolan on: Peadar Gardiner

22mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA--> off: Patrick McAndrew   on: Tom Cafferty

North Mayo Junior Championship Knockout
Sun, 18 Aug, Venue: Crossmolina, (Semi Final), Crossmolina Deel Rovers 4-16 Belmullet 2-5

Crossmolina dominated this north Mayo Junior Semi-final from start to finish against a under strength Belmullet side at St Tiernans Park on Sunday week goals from Shane McKinley and David Howley within minutes of each other in the seventh minuets set the tone Belmullets Ian Togher did grab a goal from a free Crossmolina went on to lead by 2-6 to 1-2 at the break. Minutes after the restart Oisin O’Donnell gave his side a life line with a goal which was quickly cancelled out by a similar score from Conor Caden with the forwards Tommy Loftus Ian Kelly Conor Caden Fiachra Walshe John Garrett rowing in with a string of points and a further goal from Shane McKinley Crossmolina ran out 4 -16 to 2-5 winners and now face up to neighbours Moygownagh in the final at a date to be arranged  

Team 1: @DeelroversGAA .

 1 - David OBoyle;

2 - Noel Hegarty; 3 - Stephen OMalley; 4 – Jason Murphy

5 – Matt Conor; 6 - Kenneth McHugh; 7 - Barry Murphy

8 - JP Mulhern (0-01); 9 - John Garrett (0-01)

10 - David Howley (1-00); 11 - Patrick McAndrew; 12 - Conor Caden (1-04)

13 - Tommy Loftus (0-02); 14 - Shane McKinley (2-04); 15 – Liam Donohue

SUBS:

11mins 1st half substitution @DeelroversGAA .--> off: Jason Murphy  on: Fiachra Walsh (0-03)

05mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA .--> off: Matt Conor  on: Ian Kelly(0-01)

11mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA .--> off: Liam Donohue  on: Declan Gilroy

19mins 2nd half substitution @DeelroversGAA .--> off: Fiachra Walsh  on: Patrick Loftus

Mayo Ladies Summer League 2019;

Westport 5 – 15 McHale/Rovers 3 – 8 

Westport were Convincing winners of the Mayo Ladies Division 2 Summer League at Rice College Sports ground Westport on Friday week. McHale/Rovers got off to a great start with a point from Rebecca Maughan with a goal from the boot Emily Murray after 12minuets. With the impressive Saoirse Ludden Tara Hastings causing the visitors defences all sorts of problems and the points stated to mount up. Sinead Walsh McHale/Rovers  tacked on three points in a four minutes spell from the17^th minuet to the twentieth minuet. Westport secures their win with three goals in the last ten minutes of the half Tara Hastings grabbed two goals and Megan Nugent one to give the West Mayo side a 3-9 to 1-4 lead at the break Tara Hastings quickly added another goal four minutes into the new half to their credit McHale/Rovers never gave up two points from Sinead Walsh and another from Caoimhe Walsh  and goals from Shauna Maughan and Sinead Walsh kept the score board ticking over at the other end Westport were tacking on points for fun and ran out easy winners after a entertaining game with some great scoring by both sides. The fact that Westport were playing at a higher-grade football all year was a telling factor      

McHale/Rovers Team and scorers Niamh Larkin Danielle Kelly Ruth Queenan Avril Noone Aoife Deane Marie Larkin (Capt) Grace Murray Eilis Keane Caoimhe Walsh 0-1 Emily Murray 1 -0 Shauna Maughan 1-0 Katrina Maughan Sinead Walsh 1-6 Rebecca Maughan 0-1 Laura Walsh Subs Sinead Mulhern for Laura Walsh Katie Merrick for Grace Murray Marie O’Donnell for Avril Noone

County Ladies Minor Semi-Final.

Castlebar Mitchels 6 – 8 McHale/ Rovers 4 – 12

Castlebar Mitchels enjoyed a much greater return on the score board from the possession in the opening half with the direct running of scorer in chief Niamh Hughes who scored 3-4 of her sides total of 4 -7 in the opening half. McHale/Rovers full forward Sinead Walsh was her sides main threat scoring 2-1 Ailish Keane Caomihe Walsh Lisa Lavelle and Amy Blake scoring the points for McHale/Rovers who were denied a couple of goals chances with great defending by the Mitchels defence when they were playing into a stiff breeze. McHale/Rovers were more of threat in front of goal in the second half and came right back into contest  and with Sinead Walsh grabbing a goal and six points and Emma Murray also added a point Niamh Hughes was Mitchels only scorer in the Second half with 2-1 to her credit and when Ailish Keane cracked home McHale/Rovers goal in the 56^th minute only two points separated the sides. The Mitchels defence stood firm to deny their visitors any chance of the goal they needed to win this high scoring and very entertaining County Division 2 League semi-final   

McHale /Rovers team Ava McLoughlin Ciara Naughton Aoife Deane Caoimhe Loftus Ciara Gordan Grace Murray Clodagh Barrett Ailish Keane 1 – 1 Nicole Gallagher Caoimhe Walsh 0 -1 Emma Murray 0 – 1 Amy Blake 0 – 1 Caoimhe O’Mallay Sinead Walsh 3 – 7 Lisa Lavelle 0 – 1 Subs used Chloe Blake Ethel Leonard Amy Murphy Rosien Walsh Emma Pritchard

U13 Girls Football 

McHale/Rovers were unlucky too loose out by a point 1-8 to 1 -7 to visitors Moy Davitts on Monday last who lead at the break by a point 1-3 to 0-5. A Gráinne Loftus goal gave McHale/Rovers a one-point lead but two late points from Moy Davitts secured the win 

McHale /Rovers Team Alicia Brennan Hannah Keane Kathlyn Leonard Clodagh O’Boyle Lauren Gallagher Deirbhle Doyle Zara Moyles 0-1 Roisin Tolan Sarah Gough 0-1 Grainne Loftus 1-0 Meave Cosgrove Ayla O’Malley 0-3 Orlaith O’Boyle 0-1 Elena Blake Nash Aobheann Gallagher Gráinne Joyce Lucy Lavin 

Club News 

Draws 3 and 4 have taken place and we had 7 winners; 

€500 P.J.Sweeney , €200 Barry Murphy, € 200 Aidan Crowley, €200 Michael  & Marie Gallagher, €200 Helen and Sean Keane, €200 David McGuire Ballina and €200 Patrick Loftus Tubbermore

In the first 2 draws we had 5 winners

€1000 Gerry and Ann Heffernan   and €200 each to Dermot & Breege O’Malley, O’Donnells Centra,

Barry Murphy and Maureen Mulligan.  Congratulations to our winners and wishing everyone good luck in the following draws.   Full list of winners here https://bit.ly/2G25cPS

Click on link below for GAA Club Newsletter for July 2019;

https://www.gaa.ie/news-archive/news/read-the-latest-gaa-club-newsletter-july-2019/

Connacht GAA News;

Here is the new Connacht GAA Coaching and Games Quarterly Report for April – June 2019 

http://connachtgaa.ie/news/

Membership;

Any adults wishing to pay membership are asked to contact Mary Lynn at 0876430598 for new membership forms and GDPR compliance. 

Membership can also be paid online at www.deelrovers.com

Votes of Sympathy.

At the Executive meeting of the Crossmolina Deel-Rovers G A A Club on Tuesday night 9^th July. Votes of sympathy were expressed to the Families of our club members and their relations on their recent   Bereavements. May they rest in peace

Club members

All Club members are asked to email deelrovers@gmail.com with any jobs that they see needs doing around the GAA grounds. We are actively seeking suggestions on any way to improve our Club.