Monaghan Electrical IFL – Last Sunday the 31st of May the senior team made the journey to Tyholland. Despite scoring 12 points Drumhowan finished 2 points down – Tyholland’s victory coming in the main due to two 1st half goals and a lot of wayward shooting from Drumhowan. Despite the conceding of the 2 goals Drumhowan went in only 3 points down at half time with the score Tyholland 2 – 4 Drumhowan 0-7. However Tyholland then scored the first points of the 2nd half. Drumhowan then found another gear and scored an unanswered 5 points but in the last 15 minutes kicked as many wides to leave Tyholland hanging on to secure a valuable two points. The full time score finished Tyholland 2- 8(0-14) Drumhowan 0-12 Team and Scorers Enda Duffy, Paddy Mulligan, Ciaran Duffy, Barry Mc Guirk, Niall Mooney 0-1 , Liam Mc Guirk, Darren Duffy, John Paul O’ Neill 0-1, Dermot Mooney, Anthony Mulligan 0-1, Kevin Mooney 0-1, Colm Lambe 0-6 (4 frees), Kieran Mooney 0-1, Aidan Duffy, David Millar 0-1 Subs used All 2nd half Owen Quinn for Aidan Duffy, Aiden Quinn for Ciarán Duffy, Michael Atkinson for Anthony Mulligan. Emyvale were the opposition last night Wednesday the 3rd of June in Drumhowan. Please check social media for a result. That game also completed the 1st half of the league with the 2nd half commencing with a star game on Sunday 14th of June in Páirc Mhic Eoin with the opposition being Clones.
Platinum Tanks RFL Div 2A – Drumhowan have a home against Éire Óg next Wednesday 10th June at 8pm
Gerry’s Prepared Veg U14 Div 2 Truagh 5-11 Drumhowan 4-10. We suffered a 4pt defeat away to Truagh on Tuesday evening last. Despite the result this was a good performance by the boys and let’s hope they can build on it for the remainder of the season. Next up is a home game v Maghercloone on this Saturday 6th June at noon.
Gerry’s Prepared Veg U12 Div 2 Truagh 2-14 Drumhowan 4-7. Again we went under away to Truagh on bank holiday Monday by a point. Despite a hatrick of goals by Ciaran Keenan we were unable to grab a draw near the end. This was a game of two halfs as driving wind and rain left it very difficult to play against the conditions. With the elements in their backs Truagh set about reducing their half time 8 point defecit and Drumhowan struggled to get out of their own half. Despite some heroic defending we couldn’t manage to hold out long enough. Well done to all our players on a spirited display and we get back to training on Thursday night. Next up is an away game to Clones on Saturday 13th June at noon.
Under 10 – There is a competitive Blitz for this team in Cloghan on this Saturday morning. All clubs will be placed in groups of 4 and top two in each group will make the cup quater finals with the bottom two in the shield. All players should be in Cloghan at 9-10am. There will also be a family fun day in Cloghan also during the games. All support welcome.
Blackhill Sports – This now takes place on this Sunday 7th June in Blackhill. Our under 7 team will have a match on the day against Blackhill. All players aged 5.6,7 should be in Blackhill for 3-15pm on Sunday.
Drumhowan Family Fun Day – Our own Sports day is on Sunday June 14th and our Under 8 side will have games against some local opposition. More details next week.
Training. Under 8-10-12-14 training takes place on this Thursday evening at 7pm.
Super Valu Super Family – (kindly sponsored by Mc Mahon’s Super Valu, Castleblayney ) takes place as part of the family Fun Day on Sunday June 14th It’s a competition of not just simply of physical endurance, but rather a series of more broadly-based tests with a really wide range of skills involved, not least the skill of having fun and being a little foolish.
The competition itself will have six tests for each family: ‘Who or what?’ a recognition quiz with twenty pictures to identify; a special welly throwing test where accuracy and distance are combined; a time trial with sack, wheelbarrow and bike race rolled into one; an assembly job the details of which are still being worked out; a ‘Guess ‘ game where contestants guess or estimate weights, numbers etc.; and finally a water game called ‘A Hole in the Bucket’ which naturally features a bucket or buckets with holes. There is a great mix of skills involved in these games, but it is strongly advised that teams should all be over sixteen to maximise the chances of success.
This competition will take a lot of setting up, so the organisers will need to know in advance how many families will be taking part, therefore there has to be a last day for entries, which is Tuesday the 9th of June. If you have any queries about what constitutes a family for the purposes of the competition contact Noel at 086-1931933 (e-mail noelduffy77@gmail.com ) or Tommy at 042-9745023 email tommymcardle@eircom.net . They will clarify whether the family proposed is OK within the rules and will send out entry forms. Entry for a team is €30 payable with the entry form. This will also cover the cost of admission to the venue on the day. Full details are available atwww.facebook.com/DrumhowanGAA
