With holiday season well & truly upon us, the fixtures have been scattered over recent weeks, so let's catch up!
Seniors: The last fixture before the League split saw our Seniors run out victors against Mullabrack, final score 5-15 to 0-05. There were two goals from Aodhan Casey, and 1 each for Jonjo Powell, Shea Davidson and Emmett O’Malley.
The next outing ended in a disappointing defeat away to Dorsey , 1-14 to 1-08. However, the lads made a good showing against Lissummon in an exciting encounter, typical end to end stuff. Final score 2-13 to 0-17. Well done lads.
Minors: There was a great win for the minors last Monday away to Granemore, in their first match following the League split. After a slow start, going 3 points to no score down, the lads took control of the game and went in at half-time 0-9 to 0-5 up, which included two "2 pointers" from Cathal Treanor. Granemore pulled it back to 2 points early in the second half, but our lads took control again until the end, helped by goals from Charlie Rock and Aodhan Casey to finish the game 9 points to the good. Final score of this Div.3B League R.1 : 2-15 to 0-12 👏
U16 Boys: The U16s were away against a very strong An Port Mór side for the 1st round of the League Cup in late June. The home side played the better football in the 1st half and took their scores well, leading at half time 1-11 to 0-03. Our second half was much better, with the boys coming out fighting and battled really hard in extreme heat and worked some fantastic scores. Goals from Darragh Murphy, Cathal Davidson and Noah McArdle helped reduce the deficit along with 2 super "2 point" scores from Oisin McCreesh and Noah McArdle. The lads got it back to 3 points at one stage, but An Port Mór just kept the score board ticking over, exchanging scores for the last 10 minutes. A brilliant effort from every single lad and we were a touch unlucky in the end not to get something out of the game. By far the best half of football we've played all year, so well done boys! Final score: An Port Mór 2-20 NEOD 3-12.
U14 Boys: The lads faced a very strong Éire Óg side in their Round 6 League tie, with the final score not in our favour, 9-10 to 7-06.
U14 Girls: The girls played a determined St. Peter's team on 21st June and fell short of picking up points for the League table. They're putting the hard graft in at training, so keep the efforts up!
U12 Boys: This energetic bunch hosted Loughgilly Gaels in a very entertaining evening's football. Both teams gave a great account of themselves, and will be back in action soon.
U12 Girls: The All County League has now started, with an away match against Cullaville. It was a tight tussle, and the girls narrowly missed out on a win. They'll be back in action next week as the League continues.
U10 Boys: In their last GoGames before a few weeks' break, the boys welcomed Corrinshego to Newtown. They settled well into the match, and their teamwork has improved immensely with each outing. Well done, keep practicing with school out for the summer!
U10 Girls: These girls had a brilliant run out in sweltering June heat against Forkhill. They were dominant from start to finish, and thank you to Ciaran McGlinchey for coaching the girls on the night. There'll be a number of hubs coming up for this crew to get stuck in to.
U8 Boys & Girls: Our U8s will be back in action soon, and we hope to see plenty of them at our Cúl Camp starting 20th July!
G4MOs: A number of these hardy bucks braved the elements and played Carrickcruppen in wintery conditions in Camlough on 1 July. Fair play ladies, there were some great scores captured on video!
COMMISERATIONS to our two U15 Armagh Academy Development Squad members, Lochlainn and Oisin, who were part of the Armagh squad defeated by Down in their All-Ireland Academy semi-final. By all accounts it was a fantastic match and it took extra time to ultimately separate the sides, with Down emerging as winners by a single point 3-18 to 3-17. What a brilliant opportunity for these young lads, we're very proud to have two representatives in Lochlainn & Oisin, pictured, as ambassadors for our club.
ARMAGH COACHING SCHOOL @ ST. PAUL'S H.S BESSBROOK We had 4 underage players proudly displaying their St. Michael's GFC colours on club colours day at this summer camp. Our U10 Boys Rian, Lorcan C and Frank and U12 player, Neasa enjoyed being put through their paces and participating in the Road to Croker tournament on the last day.
Monthly Draw: Stay tuned for June & July's winners.
Lotto: Enter this week's Lotto, Jackpot £7,300. 👌 That would definitely come in handy for a little holiday!
St. Michael's GFC Cúl Camp: Join us 20-24 July for the St. Michael's GFC Cúl Camp - a firm favourite for fun, football, friendship and fitness, all rolled into one on your doorstep! And they get their new gear too. Book online, choosing our club from the menu: BE QUICK! https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/booking/?county=Armagh
