Sunday 1st June: Friday the 30th May will be remembered for many years to come for all that was good about Junior Football at Celtic Park Boyle on a night to remember. Real Tubber had graciously conceded home advantage that resulted in a massive crowd at Celtic Park the majority hoping that Boyle Celtic could quench the thirteen year drought of no league silverware. The Boyle army did not disappoint with a blistering display of pace and fire power outgunning the Real Tubber rearguard with devastating and clinical finishing. Leading Super League scorer Niall Brennan grabbed a hat trick bringing his tally to twenty three league goals. Net minder supreme Kyle Suffin fired home from the penalty spot with Loughlin Conboy Lee Mc Killen and James Carthy were all on target on this historic night for Boyle Celtic Football Club. Players like Owen O Donoghue Conor Mc Gowan and manager Gerry Emmet at last seeing the rewards of their labours with the players lifting the Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel Super League Title. Their opponents Real Tubber may have lost the game but they won many fans for their never say die attitude and sporting manner in which they competed which was evident up to and after the final whistle when ever player to a man congratulated Boyle Celtic and stayed for the presentation great respect given by both sides on a night of nights at Celtic Park. Elsewhere in the Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel Super League Ballisodare United hit St John’s for four courtesy of a double from Damien Fallon plus a goal each from Conor Davey and Paul Devins. St John’s battled all the way but with the exception of a Mattie Davey goal they had no answer to the fire power of the Ballisodare Boys who are now safe in the tables St John’s however may well find themselves in a dog fight for survival should Carrick Town take a point or more at home to third placed Calry Bohs on Sunday morning. Calry Bohs at home to Strand Celtic went down by three goals to one at Hazelwood Patrick Woulfe netting for Calry while Fergal O Hara blasted home two from the penalty spot and Ryan Lynch added the third putting them in fourth place on the leader board. The Beach Boys Strand Celtic Reserves entertaining Ballygawley Celtic at Strandhill on Sunday morning in their quarter final clash of the Glasshouse Hotel Champions Cup. This was a mouth watering clash between Ballygawley Celtic Division One Champions pitched against their nearest league rivals and runners up in Division One so apart from advancing to the semi finals a lot of bragging rights was at stake in the beautiful setting at Strandhill. Ballygawley were two up at half time with strikes from Dwyane Kelly and Jimmy Reilly and it looked done and dusted despite Strand creating some great chances. Twenty minutes from time Jamie Bannigan broke on the left for Strand looked up and from twenty three yards chipped an unbelievable goal into the Ballygawley net to give his side hope but ten minutes later Kyle Carthy rifled home the third for Ballygawley and then minutes from time Barry Armstrong on the volley fired home a scorcher to insure a tense finish that in the end seen Ballygawley Celtic earn a semi spot at home to either Manor Rangers or Merville Utd who meet on Wednesday night. City United were at home in Sean Fallon Park to neighbours Glenview Stars in what promised to be another exciting clash City having finished runners up in the Super League and Glenview Runners up in the Premier League but Glenview were fresh from Cup victory last week with confidence running high so any slip by City and they would be seeing Stars. City were out of the blocks in minutes current Junior International Keith Nibbs had bagged their first goal Clive Sommers added the second on twenty minutes Keith Carthy netted number three six minutes later and minutes from half time the Silver Fox Gareth Kelly let his boots do the talking cracking home the fourth for a rampant City United. Despite the score line Glenview Stars kept plugging away and Kenneth Barlow pulled one back on sixty minutes but twelve minutes from time Eric Mc Morrow rapped up matters for a cool City United with their fifth and final goal. This sets up a mouth watering Semi Final flash away to the winners of Merville United or Boyle Celtic could this see the clash of the two Super League Giants Wednesday night next will decide that but Merville with a full side can prove a handful. Calry Bohs travelled to the Showgrounds in Carrick on Shannon with little to lose for them but what a massive game for the Town. This was the last league game of the season with a draw or more leaving the Town safe from the dreaded play off’s but it was a tall order against an exciting Calry side. The Town went ahead after only four minutes with a Jack D ‘Lacey rocket and Gearóid Keaney levelled matters for Calry on thirty minutes but the Town were on fire and five minutes from the break Thomas Lavin restored order with a brilliant effort. The second half was nip and tuck with Calry pressing for that elusive equaliser but the glory fell to Conor Shanley on sixty five minutes when he thundered home a glorious third goal for the Town and secure Super League for next season it was a fantastic day for all in Carrick and the result now see’s St John’s and Merville Utd do battle for Super League Status next season yet another mouth watering clash in store. Results: Friday 30th May: Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel: Boyle Celtic 8; Real Tubber 0, Ballisodare Utd 4; St John’s 1, Calry Bohs 1; Strand Celtic 3, Results: Sunday 1st June Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel: Ballisodare Utd 3, Real Tubber 3, Carrick Town 3, Calry Bohs 1; Boyle Celtic 3; Cartron Utd 0, Sligo Glasshouse Hotel Champions Cup: Strand Celtic Reserves 2; Ballygawley Celtic 3, City United 5; Glenview Stars 1, Fixtures Wednesday 4th June KO 7pm: Quarter Finals Glasshouse Hotel Champions League Cup: Merville Utd v Boyle Celtic, Manor Rangers v Calry Bohs, Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel: Strand Celtic v Ballisodare Utd Fixtures Sunday 8th June KO 11am Semi Finals Glasshouse Hotel Champions League Cup: Merville Utd or Boyle Celtic v City Utd or Glenview Stars, Strand Celtic Res or Ballygawley Celtic v Manor Rangers or Calry Bohs, Play Off’s Merville Utd v St John’s (Should Merville Utd defeat Boyle Celtic in the Champions Cup Play Off game will be played on Sunday the 15th June KO 11am three match officials) Radisson Blu Sligo Cup Final KO 3pm. Strand Celtic v Ballisodare United Ray Mac Sharry Complex. Fixture Saturday 14th June KO 7.45pm Final Glasshouse Hotel Champions League Cup Ray Mac Sharry Complex Ej’s Menswear leading scorers Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel: Niall Brennan, Boyle Celtic (23) Ej’s Menswear leading scorers Sligo Pallets Premier League: Ciaran Harvey MCR FC (21) Ej’s Menswear leading scorers Cleary Landscapes & Pitch Maintenance Div.1: Dylan Edwards Arrow Harps (33) The death has occurred of Sean Berry RIP Father of a dear friend and great football stalwart Bernie Cleary of Manor Rangers. Condolences on behalf of all our affiliates and management committee are extended to his loving wife Mary, son Anton, daughter Bernadette (Cleary), brothers, sisters, in-laws, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, great grandchildren, relatives and friends, R.I.P. Reposing at his residence on Sunday from 4pm till 8pm. Requiem Mass on Monday at 10. 30am in the church of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Coosan, Athlone with burial afterwards in Coosan cemetery. House private on Monday morning no flowers, please, donations if desired in lieu, to the Oncology unit, Midlands Regional hospital, Tullamore.
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