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The final Newry ‘Couch to 5k’ graduation night took place in St Colman’s Sports Complex last week to celebrate the 2016 graduates of the programme.
All ages and experience levels completed the programme on Monday and Thursday evenings at 6pm. ‘Couch to 5k’ is designed to gradually build up a person’s ability to run 5k in just 9 weeks and the programme is a mixture of walking and running, gradually increasing levels of fitness and stamina. It is perfect for someone that has been thinking about exercising and wants an extra bit of motivation to help improve fitness and general health. The sessions all last roughly 30 to 45 minutes and participants who have busy lifestyles have found that the programme helps to build a weekly exercise routine.
The programme was led by Everybody Active coaches working in the Newry area with support from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick attended the graduation and said, “Couch to 5k is one of many programmes supported by both Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Everybody Active to help achieve a more active community. It is great to see the programme continuing to grow and encouraging residents in our district to exercise.”
Duty Manager at St Colman’s Sports Complex, Peter Smyth, said “This was the final graduation night for 2016. Over 150 people have graduated through the programme over the past year and it’s been great to see everyone having fun and getting fitter at the same time. Plans are well under way for the next ‘Couch to 5K’ 2017 which will start on Monday 9 January 2017.”
For more information please phone 028 3025 6166 or email peter.smyth@nmandd.org
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Raphoe 1’s 1 - 3 Newry 1’s
Newry made the long trek to Raphoe in Donegal for their latest match in the Premier league. The visitors arrived on a high having won their last three matches in a row, and this showed throughout the first half. Newry pinned Raphoe inside their own 25 for long periods but with everything so tight and compact in front of goal with this high press, clear cut opportunities were few and far between.
Newry looked dangerous but each attack was thwarted by a resolute Raphoe defence. As the half wore on the visitors started to lose patience allowing the home side back into the game having a number of short corners without luck to end the first half.
Newry flew out of the traps in the second half with Kris Fletcher scoring within two minutes of the restart with a thunderous strike from the edge of the circle. This made Raphoe change tactics, they pushed forward to press Newry higher up the pitch. This paid dividends as they forced a short corner and from the resulting shot which struck Robert Irwin on the arm on the line a Penalty stroke was awarded. Fortunately for Newry the post came to the rescue and Keeper Josh Porter was sent the wrong way but Newry retained their lead. Raphoe did not let this dampen their spirit and they were soon back on level terms scoring from their next short corner. The crowd were getting behind the home side but were quietened when Neil McKnight did brilliant to press the defence high up the pitch and win the ball back before racing to the by line and pulling the ball back for an easy tap in for Mark McCullough with five minutes left. Kyle McCombe back for his first league game of the season picked the ball up on the right hand side after the restart beat two defenders before a Raphoe player when trying to win the ball back, fell, and inexplicably grabbed out for the ball with his hand leaving the umpire with no other choice but to award a penalty stroke. Keith McWilliams slotted home to ease the nerves and give Newry their fourth win in a row moving themselves into third in the table.
Team: J. Porter, C. Henning, D. England, N. Liggett, N. Dvenport, N. McKnight, R. Irwin, J. Greer, K. McWilliams, M. McCullough, K. Fletcher, K. McCombe, A. Megaw
Newry host league leaders Annadale next Saturday at 2pm.
Newry 2’s 2-3 Portadown 2’s
Newry carried on their good form from last week. With a solid first half performance against a young Portadown side Newry were by far the better team inside the first 25 mins.
With loads of dominance from the midfield through to the forwards and their keeper called into action on more than one occasion. The breakthrough came again the same way as last week, through a short corner with Davy Hogg pinging the backboard with one of his trade mark strikes.
Newry fell foul of a lapse in concentration and Portadown capitalised on this and from their 2nd short corner scored the equaliser making it 1-1 at half time
Newry made a few changes at half time and again started to dominate the play with chances falling to the forwards Simon Mccafferty and Richy McMinn.
One of the chances saw McMinn one on one with the keeper waited till the keeper went down and cooly looped the ball over the top of him into an empty net making it 2-1 with 20 minutes to go.
Again though Newry stepped of the pressure and some bad marking at the back saw a unmarked Portadown forward all alone in the circle.
So when the ball was squared to him he had time to pick his spot and finished high to Collum's right making it 2-2
This saw both sides pick up the pace and with real end to end stuff for last 15 mins.
The ball was intercepted in one of the Newry attacks by a Portadown defender and his pass found his team Mate in the Newry circle, he beat his man and slammed a reverse shot hard and low to a helpless Collum's stretched right foot 2-3 with 7 mins to go.
Newry threw everything at them and had several chances to square the match but with a wonder save from their keeper to stop Davy Hogg from getting his second and McCafferty seeing his well Struck short cannon back off the post It just wasn't meant to be.
Team: Collum, A. Marks, A. McMinn, R. Cartmill, A. Baird, S. McCafferty, R. McMinn, M. McCaigue, D. Liggett, D. Hogg, P. English, G. Alerdice, P. Moffett, S. Graham.
Next week see Newry Travel to Portadown were they hope to take back the 3 points and make honours even.
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Fliers v Eagles 15/11/16
After losing their first few matches of the season, the Fliers went into this game wanting to prove themselves. The Eagles being a big physical team had proved to be tough opponents in the past but Newry were up to the challenge.
The first quarter started off with a quick score from Newry’s Decky Mathers. The Eagles replied almost immediately by drawing a foul and heading to the free throw line for two easy points. The Fliers struggled on defence initially allowing the Eagles to score and gain a lead of 9-4. Great play from Paul Crawley getting himself on the scoresheet and feeding the ball to Aaron O’Reilly for some pinpoint shooting closed the gap between the two teams near the end of the quarter and the Newry men found themselves up by one point.
The second quarter proceeded with Crawley and O’Reilly providing the baskets for the home team. Each basket was matched by a basket from the Eagles and the scores remained close. The addition of Anthony Greene onto the court aided in Newry’s play as he controlled the ball and supplied great passes to Mathers who scored three free throws at the end of the quarter to extend the lead to 23-21.
Newry headed into the second half confident as a result of their play so far, however, this confidence was short lived as the Eagles came out strong and dialled in their shooting early. The away team was able to break into the lead with some accurate shooting and tough defence. Only Gavin Cumiskey and Anthony Greene were able to break through this tough man defence with some strong work under the basket. The Fliers found themselves down by 8 points with 1.5 seconds left. A great inbound pass from Finn Ovesen to Aaron Miller lead to a basket just as the buzzer sounded for the end of the quarter with the score at 37-31 in favour of the Eagles.
The Fliers went into the final quarter frustrated with their play in the 3rd but ready to put in all they had to snap their losing streak. It all started on defence. The men had to stop the other team from scoring if they were ever going to cut the lead. Some great hustle from everyone on the team lead to turnovers in possession. Great offensive rebounding from O’Reilly meant Newry had more control of the ball. Baskets were contributed by a variety of players on the team and the game became level. After a poor start to the game, Miller finally found his way at the end of the game and scored the final 8 points for Newry giving them a 6 point lead. Excellent defence ultimately won the Fliers the game as they only allowed three baskets to be scored against them in the final quarter. The final score was 51-46, with Newry bagging their first win of the season.
Scorers
P. Crawley – 11, A. O’Reilly – 10, A. Miller - 10, A. Greene – 9, D. Mathers – 9, G. Cumiskey – 2
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Shane's Senior Ladies into All-Ireland Final
A fantastic performance from our senior ladies saw they beat Parnell’s of London by three points on Sunday, 3 – 7 to 1 – 10, and in doing so making it through to an historic All-Ireland final.
The pitch was shrouded in thick fog in the lead up to throw-in time but it burnt off sufficiently to allow the game go ahead and what a game it was for the large crowd in attendance. The Shane's hit the front in the opening minute when Aoife McCoy was upended in the square and Aimee Mackin stepped up to take the resulting penalty and great save from the Parnell’s keeper forced the goal bound effort over the bar. An Aimee Mackin free edged the Shane's further ahead and the same player scored a brilliant point from play minutes later to give her side a 0 – 3 to 0 – 0 lead. Two points in a row, one from a free, from Parnell’s had them one arrears but a great individual point from Shauna Grey put the Shane's two up again. A further pointed free from Parnell’s kept them one in arrears before the sides swapped points with Aimee Mackin on target again for the Shane's to keep her side narrowly ahead. With half-time fast approaching Aimee Mackin fired over another point before a great ball from Blaithin Mackin found her sister Aimee in a bit space in front goal and she made no mistake, firing the ball to the Parnell’s net. This late flurry from the Shane’s saw them go into the half-time interval leading by five points, 1 – 6 to 0 – 4.
An early second-half free from Aimee Mackin stretched the Shane’s advantage to six before some great defending resulted in the Shane's powering forward and the ball found its way to Aimee Mackin who made no mistake, driving the ball low to the net. The Shane’s led by nine points at this stage but the contest was far from over as Parnell’s then hit a bit of a purple patch and began to dominate and they scored 1 – 5 without reply to trail by just one point. It really was backs to wall stuff now but the Shane’s defence, who were magnificent over the hour, stood firm and refused to let their opponents get back on level terms. Their breaking up of Parnell’s attacks was superb and one of these defensive efforts saw Shanua Grey turn over the ball which again made its way to Aimee Mackin and having beat her marker for pace she rifled the ball to the roof of the Parnell’s net and give her side an all-important four point advantage. Parnell’s fought hard to get themselves back into the game but again the Shane’s defence stood strong and restricted the London side to just one further point and at the final whistle the Shane’s had done enough to see them through to the All-Ireland final on a score-line of 3 – 7 to 1 – 10.
All roads now lead to Parnell Park on Sunday 4th December where the girls will take on Annaghdown from Galway in the All-Ireland Intermediate final.
Everyone at the club would like to congratulate all the girls and their management team on a tremendous achievement and really hope they go on and win the All-Ireland title.
U10s
Training for the U10s continues this Thursday evening in St Paul’s school from 7.00pm – 8.00pm.
U8s
Training for the U8s continues this Thursday evening in St Paul’s school from 6.00pm – 7.00pm.
U6s
Training for U6s continues every Wednesday evening at 6.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre. All boys and girls at this age group are welcome to attend.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
Training for all age groups has now moved indoors for the winter and will take place every Tuesday evening in St Paul's school sports hall from 6.00pm – 7.00pm.
The camogie club are holding a bag pack next Saturday, 26th November in Tesco and volunteers are required to help out on the day. Anyone who can spare an hour or two is asked to contact any committee member; your help would be much appreciated.
Well done to all those who received their awards last Friday at the Meabh O’Neill’s prize-giving night.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 8, 13, 19 & 23. There were no jackpot winners and 2 x match three winners. The jackpot now stands at £4500.
Condolences
The club would like to offer its sympathy to the Jordan family and Middletown GFC following the death today of Joe Jordan, former County Chairman. May he rest in peace.
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Senior Ladies – All-Ireland Semi-Final
Next Sunday, 20th November our senior ladies host Parnell’s of London in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship semi-final.
Having recently added the Ulster title to their Armagh crown, this young Shanes team face a formidable test as they strive for an unprecedented treble.
With Parnell’s having already won the Intermediate All-Ireland title only four years ago there's no doubting their quality and experience. However, the Shanes senior ladies are definitely a team on the rise and possess huge levels of heart and spirit to add to their undeniable skill and style.
All of us associated with the club extend our best wishes to the players and management and urge everyone from our club, community and further afield to get to the Shanes next Sunday to give these young ladies the support they deserve. Please note that the game throws-in at 12.30pm.
U21s
Despite leading by seven points at one stage our U21s fell to a disappointing one point defeat to Craobh Ciaran in Middletown on Sunday, 0 – 12 to 0 – 11.
Both sides swapped early frees with Mark McCabe on target for the Shanes before the Camlough side went on to score seven on points in a row with Mark McCabe (0 – 5, 3 frees), Ryan Quinn (0 – 1) and Greg McCabe(0 – 1) getting the scores. Two points direct from 45’s saw Craobh Ciaran go in at the half-time five in arrears.
Craobh Ciaran began the second-half where they left off in the first and scored they themselves scored seven points on the trot, two from frees, to lead by two, 0 – 10 to 0 – 8. A free from Mark McCabe had the Shanes back to within one before Greg McCabe levelled things up at ten points each. A free from Craobh Ciaran edged them in front again before Greg McCabe pointed a 45 to tie the teams once more but another late free from Craobh Ciaran saw them claim the win by one, 0 – 12 to 0 – 11.
The final outcome of the group is still unknown as there is still at least one group still be played.
U10s
Training for the U10s continues this Thursday evening in St Paul’s school from 7.00pm – 8.00pm.
U8s
Training for the U8s continues this Thursday evening in St Paul’s school from 6.00pm – 7.00pm.
U6s
Training for U6s continues every Wednesday evening at 6.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre. All boys and girls at this age group are welcome to attend.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
Training for all age groups has now moved indoors for the winter and will take place every Tuesday evening in St Paul's school sports hall from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. The prize-giving night for the Meabh O’Neill’s camogie club will take place next Friday, 18th November at 7.30pm.
Best Wishes
Best wishes to our minor footballer Emmet Osborne who is currently recovering following cruciate surgery.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 10, 11, 23 & 29. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x match three winner. The jackpot now stands at £4450.
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Newry 1sts 2-1 Campbellians 1sts
Newry hosted Campbellians on Saturday hoping to continue their recent run of good form and notch up their third win in a row.
They managed to do so with a dominant display from start to finish. The home side laid down a marker early on with their quick accurate passing as Cambpellians sat back hoping to hit on the break. Newry with all their possession did not have a clear cut opportunity until the 15th minute when Mark McCullough fired himself at a low cross but was unlucky to see his deflection at full stretch go just wide of the post. They came close again when Keith McWilliams had a reverse stick shot from the left hand side of the circle but again it flashed just wide of the post.
In the second half Newry got their noses in front early on when Kris Fletcher picked the ball up at the edge of the circle after a miss-hit clearance, he took his time and stroked the ball into the far corner to give the home side the lead. It was nearly two when Colin Henning moved forward from right back and fired in a low cross which Greer deflected goal wards but the keeper pulled out a great stick stop and was then quick on his feet as he denied McWilliams on the rebound. Newry made it two with a well worked short corner which saw Colin McKnight lay the ball into the centre of the circle where David England was on hand to slide the ball home.
Campbellians pushed forward and were unlucky to see a fierce drag flick from a short corner cannon back off the upright with Irwin then shovelling the ball out of play to clear the danger. They did get a consolation goal on the final whistle with a great drag flick which beat keeper Josh Porter as it flew into the top right hand corner.
Team: J. Porter, C. Henning, N. Liggett, D. England, N. Davenport, C. McKnight, R. Irwin, N. McKnight, D. Andrews, K. McWilliams, M. McCullough, J. Greer, K. Fletcher, A. Megaw
Next week Newry travel to Donegal to take on Raphoe.
Campbellians 2’s 3-4 Newry 2’s
Newry 2nds 4th league match of the campaign saw them travel to Campbell College to face Campbellians men's 2nds. Campbellians were 4 league places above the Newry side heading into the match but only 3 points separated them; A win would see them level on points. With this in mind the boys knew it would be a tough encounter.
Newry started really well and inside the first few minutes had as many as 3 short corners.
First going wide, second bringing a good save from their keeper and the third striking a defenders foot on the line but the umpire did not see it.
The breakthrough came on another short corner with Davy Hogg easily beating the first two defenders and firing a ferocious shot low into the bottom left corner.
This goal awoke the Campbellian team and they upped their game, scoring from their first short corner. The shot striking the inside of Ashley Collums kicker.
This give them new confidence and saw them attack Newry down the left hand side, with a pinpoint cross picking out their striker who scored with a first time finish.
From the restart Newry drove forward and created a lot of chances one crashing off the post seeing the keeper beaten. With half time fast approaching Newry were looking that equalising goal to see them go into the break on a even keel. This goal came through another short corner won by Davy Hogg, who beat 3 players and was fowled in the D . This one was slipped back to Andrew Marks who made no mistake this time.
2-2 at halftime and Newry going into the break the happier of the 2 teams having played the better hockey and created more chances.
After the restart Newry picked up where they left off in the last 10 mins of the first half, dominating play and creating some really good chances with the forwards of Alan McMinn and Simon McCafferty torturing the back three defenders.
McCafferty had two good chances to take the lead but seen one saved and one put wide of the left post.
He made up for his errors though when Davy Hogg's pass found him marked by two defenders but with a great first touch and a silky shimmy seen him beat the two defenders easily. He then ventured into the circle drawing the keeper out, instead of going for glory himself he showed great awareness and composure by slipping the ball to his striking partner Alan McMinn who crashed the ball home, 3-2.
Newry knew Campbellians would come at them now and that's exactly what happened, through another short corner they slipped the ball to the left and it was dispatched well out of the reach of Ashley, 3-3.
The last 10 minutes saw both sides search for that all important winning goal, with Campbellians having two chances from short corners but both were dealt with by the outstanding back four for Newry of Robbie Cartmill, Paul English, Andy Baird and Eddy Graham, including a great save from Ashley.
From their last short corner which Eddy Graham charged down, the ball was passed into Andrew Marks in midfield who drove forward Graham had continued his runoverlapping to his left, the ball was played to Graham before their 25. Having beat one defender easily, he then had options to his left and right, however, he had other ideas, with a drop of the shoulder he faked a pass and without breaking stride crashed a bullet from the top of the circle, low into the left corner. The match ended 4-3
Team: Collum, P. English, A. Baird, E. Graham, R. Cartmill, A. Marks, S. McCafferty, A. McMinn, P. Moffett, D. Hogg, S. Graham, J. Niblock
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Sports fans, clubs, sports bodies and schools in the Newry area have been urged to nominate their top sporting stars for 2016 with the launch of the Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards.
The prestigious awards honour our top sporting achievers in both the amateur and professional arenas.
The gala ceremony, which attracts some of our most famous and successful sporting heroes, will take place in Belfast in the New Year.
The Sports Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of local sports people from grassroots to elite sport and the public can nominate in each of the 12 categories by emailing sportsawards@jcomms.co.uk
Nominations can also be made by post to Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards, c/o JComms, Sylvan House, 232-240 Belmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2AW.
When nominating please include the name of the person or team you are putting forward for consideration, the reasons why you feel they should win an award and the category you believe they should be included in as well as your own contact details.
The closing date for nominations is December 9 2016. Nominations will be judged and shortlisted next month and finalists will be invited to come along to the glittering awards evening.
As well as the coveted Sports Star of the Year title, category awards include Manager/Coach of the Year, won last time by Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill, Young Team and Young Player of the Year, the Malcolm Brodie Player of the Year, Local Heroes and Sportsperson with a Disability. Other categories are the Special Recognition Award, George Best Breakthrough, Team of the Year and the WJ ‘Paddy’ Patterson Award for services to Sport presented by the NI Sports Forum.
We will also be including another Northern Ireland sporting legend into the Belfast Telegraph Hall of Fame. Your suggestions will be very welcome.
Former Northern Ireland World Cup skipper and current Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill said he was ‘overwhelmed and honoured’ to be brought into the Hall of Fame at the 2015 awards ceremony.
Belfast Telegraph Group Sports Editor Jim Gracey said: “This year has been an amazing year for Northern Ireland sport. All around the world our sporting heroes have excelled.
“It is fantastic to honour these stars at the Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards, which is always a wonderful occasion, and I would really encourage everyone, from our readers to sports governing bodies, to put forward nominees for consideration from both the grassroots and elite sports sectors.
“Northern Ireland sports stars continue to give the country something to feel extremely proud about and year on year the judges face a huge challenge deciding who should be shortlisted and who should win each award. I’m looking forward to a great line-up of nominations.
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Senior Ladies – All-Ireland Semi-Final
Preparations are well underway for senior ladies All-Ireland semi-final where they will meet Parnells of London. Depending on London team’s travelling arrangements the game will take place in Camlough on either Saturday 19th November or Sunday 20th November. More details will be provided when they become available.
As the girls continue to prepare for the All-Ireland semi-final the club is planning on putting up good luck signs throughout the local area. The signs will be priced at £25.00 each and any businesses or individuals wanting to sponsor one of these signs please call to the club on Monday evening from 8.30pm or contact any committee member.
U21s
Our U21s boys made the long journey to Maghery on Sunday for their latest group game and comprehensively defeated an understrength home side on a score-line of 5 – 23 to 0 - 9. The Shanes went ahead in the opening minutes and by mid-way through the first-half the result was never in any doubt. The Shanes played some great football over the sixty minutes and were fully deserved of their win. Next Sunday the lads travel to Derrynoose to take on Craobh Ciaran at 2.00pm. Training continues as normal this week.
U10s
Training for the U10s resumes this Thursday evening in St Paul’s school from 7.00pm – 8.00pm.
U8s
Training for the U8s resumes this Thursday evening in St Paul’s school from 6.00pm – 7.00pm.
U6s
Training for U6s continues every Wednesday evening at 6.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre. All boys and girls at this age group are welcome to attend.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
Training for all age groups has now moved indoors for the winter and will take place every Tuesday evening in St Paul's school sports hall from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. The prize-giving night for the Meabh O’Neill’s camogie club will take place on Friday, 18th November at 7.30pm.
Shane’s Shoot-Out Darts Classic
The club is hosting a darts classic next Sunday 13th November with a total of £300 prize money on offer. Entry fee £10 per person….registration at 2.00pm with throwing starting at 3.00pm. Everyone welcome.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 11, 19, 26 & 27. There were no jackpot winners and 2 x match three winners. The jackpot now stands at £4400.
Condolences
Everyone at the club would like to offer their sympathy to the family of Eileen McGenity (nee McGleenon) from Dromintee who passed away last week. Originally from the Quarter Road in Camlough, Mrs McGenity was the aunt of senior ladies manager and club vice-chairperson Peter Lynch and grandmother to our senior ladies player Aoife McCoy. May she rest in peace.
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council held a Civic Reception for Cathal Fegan’s Tae Kwon Do Schools in recognition of their success at the recent International World Championships recently held in Brighton.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick said, “Congratulations to all of the competitors who participated in the World Tae Kwon Do Championships. It truly was a magnificent achievement to come home with a grand total of 40 medals, 9 gold, 13 silver and 18 bronze. Success doesn’t come easily. It takes a lot of hard work and determination to win your way to a world championship title and you have all proved that you have the ability to be world champions.”
Councillor Fitzpatrick continued, “It would be remiss of me not to pay tribute to your coaches, especially Cathal Fegan who has put in many hours to ensure your success. All of you have been great ambassadors for the Newry, Mourne and Down District; you have helped raise our profile throughout the Island of Ireland. You are a credit to your families, your Club and to the entire community and I have no doubt that Cathal Fegan’s School of Tae Kwon Do will continue to go from strength to strength”
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