Boyle GAA Blog ...by Tony Conboy

The following were €20 winners in the Club Lotto Draw which was held recently in The Patrick’s Well; Michael and Sheila Furey, Carmel Goldrick, Canon Gerry Hanley, Christy Wynne, Paddy McKeon and Siobhan Conroy. The house prize was won by Jason Harrington. The numbers drawn were: 5/7/18/25. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will stand at €4,100 for next Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Kate Lavins, with Team ‘A’ in charge.

On the playing fields, the U14s’ lost to a strong Western Gaels/Ballinameen outfit.
The U16s’ will have played St Brigids in Kiltoom on Monday evening in the Division 1 League.
The National Automation Limited Minors are in preparation for their upcoming championship.
The Cooney Motors/Cooney’s Centra Juniors  were due to commence their North B Championship against St Croans in Enfield on Saturday evening next, but Croans have withdrawn from the competition, thus leaving Boyle with a first round bye. 
The McGovern Directional Drilling Intermediates had a great one point O’Gara Cup win over Castlerea St Kevin’s in O’Rourke Park on Wednesday evening last, thus taking them to the top of the league table. They hosted Padraig Pearses in the Abbey Park on Saturday, short at least five regulars and suffered a narrow defeat. This enabled Pearses to leapfrog Boyle at the top of the table and secure promotion. We congratulate them on their achievement. Boyle have a final opportunity to gain the second promotion spot when they face Clan na Gael ‘B’ Team in Johnstown on Tuesday week 30th July. Three games in a week is a hectic schedule and even professional teams wouldn’t be happy with it and also the consideration that there are swathes of the summer when there are not meaningful games.
The Club extends its thanks to Ml. Furey for his irrigation work which left the Abbey Park in perfect condition for the Pearses game.
Commiserations to the Roscommon minors who surrendered their Connacht Title on Sunday. They had real chances to draw or even win the game especially towards the end but the necessary sharpness close to goal and the Mayo defence keep them out. Hopefully they can return to winning ways against Kildare in the upcoming Quarter Final. That will not be easy as Kildare are regarded as being a very strong outfit.
All club players (adult and underage-male and female) are asked to collect tops of Lucozade Sports bottles, so that when a required total is collected, they may be exchanged for club sportswear.
The Minor Club wishes to thank all who supported the “ Predict a Score” competition. Details of the outcome will be provided next week.
Ladies Club
The Intermediate Ladies will have their next Championship outing on this Friday evening when they take on Padraig Pearses in Woodmount.
Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan/t.c. Boyle GAA P.R. Dept.

P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club

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