SPORTS DESK

(News from local golf clubs) ing their excellent win over Strokestown.

Club captain Brendan Boyle and his son Charlie were the top qualifiers in the Scramble last weekend with an excellent score of 44 points.

The club would also like to wish Dylan Beirne and the Junior Cup team the very best of luck this weekend against Tuam.

Castlerea

Cian McLoughling (65 nett) topped the leaderboard in the Tony Reilly Accountancy-sponsored competition. Jimmy Joyce was runner-up with 67 while Sean O’Connell took Cat 1 with 69, Padraic McInerney took Cat 2 with 68, and Eugene Flanagan was Cat 3 winner with 67.

Roscommon

Recent winners at the clubhouse included: J Somers (66) in the most recent Men’s 18-hole competition; Ian Delaney (41) in the Men’s Open on Friday; Marina Cribbon (39) in the Ladies’ 18-hole competition; Marie McManus (19) in the Ladies’ 9-hole; F Flanagan (39) in the Senior Men’s, and M Farrell in the Senior Ladies’.

A presentation night to the Men and Ladies took place on Sunday last. Well done to all winners and it was good to see a good turnout of sponsors and players on the night.

Commiserations to our Ladies’ Junior Foursomes team who were defeated by Athlone on Saturday last. The Ladies’ Revive Active team also suffered defeat to Enniscone on Sunday.

Our Men’s Junior Cup team will play Castlebar on Saturday (27th). The Ladies’ Intermediate and Minor Cup teams will play Co Sligo and Castlerea respectively on Sunday (28th). Best of luck to everyone

Feeley crashes out of Rás

With Dan Dooner

Roscommon cyclist Daire Feeley’s hopes of defending his Rás Tailteann title came to an unfortunate end on Friday afternoon last when he crashed out close to the finish line on stage three in Castlebar.

Feeley had been ninth in the General Classification ahead of the third stage but his Rás ended abruptly following that crash in the main peloton just four kilometres from the finish.

The 26-year-old bravely returned to the saddle to finish the stage following treatment from medical staff but was subsequently ruled out of stage four.

The Rás was once again won by an Irish rider as Dillon Corkery stole the headlines with a brilliant finish to the final stage in Blackrock, Co Louth.

Kelly Cup success for Concannon

There was yet more darts success for David Concannon last Saturday night as he won the annual Martin Kelly Cup at the The Hollywood Bar in Roscommon town.

Highest checkout on the night came from Les Rawson who hit a magnificent finish while Kieran McCormack (100), Concannon (112), and Paul Carton (124) were also on form. Other prizes on the night included Best Youth for Hannah Victory and Best Lady for Barbara Victory.

The men’s final was a showdown of two seasoned competitors in David Concannon and Thomas Concannon. Thomas remained unbeaten in the group stages before taking out Brendan Mullarkey, Les Rawson, and Paul Carton. Also unbeaten in his group, David saw off Kieran McCormack, Padraig Kearney and Mick Egan in the knockout rounds.

The final went David’s way as he stormed into a 3-0 lead before Thomas could respond. At 3-1 there was some hope of a comeback but David responded superbly to win the cup on a 6-1 scoreline.

Roscommon Darts thanked The Hollwood Bar, all 24 competitors on the night, and all those who supported the raffle. A total of €270 was raised for Roscommon Hospice.

Provincial and national honours for Coman’s

Swimmers from the Coman’s club in Roscommon town were in action at both the Long Course Connacht Championships at UL and the National Community Games in Castlebar recently.

Among the standout athletes in Limerick, Jun Hwang shone brightly, securing medals and adding to his already remarkable achievements.

Notable achievements at the Community Games in Castlebar included Ava Kiernan’s exceptional first-place finish in the U-12 Backstroke, and Aoife Lavin’s thirdplace finish in the U-14 Butterfly. Jun Hwang also took third in the U-16 Backstroke as too did the U-13 Girls’ Relay team of Beane Hwang, Annah McCormack, Ciara Lavin, Ava Kiernan, and Doireann Lally. Meanwhile, there were also impressive performances from Eoin Kelleher, Ava Clyne, Ciara Lally and Ruairi Webb.

Finally, the indomitable Marie Kean displayed her exceptional skills at the Munster Masters Championships, where she claimed an incredible five gold medals!