Tyrone Club News (Wednesday 31/05/06)

Glenelly are the new Grade two minor league champions after a comfortable 4-5 to 0-4 victory over Fr Rocks on Monday night. Cappagh meanwhile secured the grade two championship crown last weekend when they saw of a fancied Ardboe. Two good teams battled it out but the point scoring of the West Tyrone club saw them move up to grade one on the scoreline of   1-19 to 3-5 Both sides will certainly find the going tough in grade one with some quality sides already well established there.

Galbally also got their moment of glory last week when in a very entertaining grade three championship final they secured a 6-7 to 3-6 victory over the ever improving Drumragh. Still at underage level the semi-finals and quarter finals of the Tyrone Under 14 championships went ahead and expect a cracking grade one final after two close semi-finals. Aodh Ruadh advance after a 4-7 to 1-6 victory over An Charraig Mhor and the Dungannon girls now face St Dympnas Dromore in the grade one final after they edged out a decent CillIseal team 2-7 to 1-5.

Down the grades there were wins for St Macartans who brushed aside Mna An Omaigh and   Clan Na Gael, while in the other grade two quarter final played it was scores galore as Fintona beat Sperrin Og 7-10 to 5-11. Grade three also produced there own high scoring spree when Urney just snatched victory over Badonney with the scoreline reading 8-5 to 5-11 , elsewhere   Kildress, Galbally and Sigersons advance with the near neighbours Strabane and Urney kept apart in this Mondays semi-final meetings.

Moving now to the senior football league which continues this weekend with a full round of Saturday fixtures. In division one An Charraig Mhor were big winners over Aodh Ruadh while St Dympnas who have never beaten Errigal went mighty close in what prove a thriller at Dunmoyle. 2-6 a piece it finished with Dromore unlucly to miss out on full points. St Macartans also drew with Glen as Aghyaran snatched a one point victory over new girls Glenelly.

In the second division it was a case of so near and yet so far for St Endas who will feel hard done by as they lost to Loughmacrory last Thursday night. Understrength because of exams Omagh battled well but in the end it proved to be an uphill struggle and they lost by a disputed point. Cappagh hit form at just the right time ahead of their first senior meeting with Omagh this Saturday as they beat Badonney, Sperrin Og and Fintona also secured two points each.

The biggest division is of course division three and the competition for promotion is going to be fierce here as the last series of results show. Teams are certainly finding the scores easy to come by and it appears Galbally   can do no wrong at the moment they hit 7-10 past Sigersons. An Charraig and Cill Iseal were comfortable winners too with Beragh and Moortown beating Pomeroy and An Charraig Mhor B.

Watch out for Ardboe though, they eased past new club Eoghain Rua comfortably at the weekend.This weekend An Charraig Mhor at home to Glenelly and Errigal Ciaran   away to Dungannon are the pick of division one while the Omagh versus Cappagh derby is set to be the game of the day in division two. An Charraig Mhor B host Ardboe with Drumragh hosting Eogain Rua in divison three.

The club championships swing into life mow on the 11 th June and preparation is certainly taking a step up in many clubs. At County board level then the official announcement on the new championships sponsor will be made next Tuesday night. Clubs are asked to have representatives at the St Endas clubrooms promptly at 8pm

The new under 12 league has fixtures pencilled in for this weekend, home clubs should have referees available.