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Senior Football League
Aghaderg 1-13 Bright 1-8
The Aghaderg senior footballers kept themselves well in the hunt for promotion, with a well-deserved victory over Bright on Monday night. Cathal Mc Grath opened the scoring with a well-taken point followed by a crisp shot from Paul O’Neill to put them two up. Bright responded with a point from a free before some slick passing saw
Stephen Comiskey through on goal to blast to the net from close range. Rory Simpson extended the locals lead with a fine long range effort but a lack of discipline in the
tackling saw the reds give away another soft free which Bright duly dispatched over the bar. Aghadergs response however was immediate with Cathal Mc Grath converting a 30m free. Bright managed a couple more points before a Rory Simpson free put the locals back on track. Bright did have the last say however to point from another free just before the break.

Half Time: Aghaderg 1-5 Bright 0-5.

If Bright thought they had a chance in this match it was very short lived as Aghaderg upped the anti. Within ten minutes of the restart, the local lads had hit six unanswered points from, Conor Lavery, Rory Simpson (3), Cathal Mc Grath, and Stephen Comiskey. Aghaderg were nine points up and coasting, but Bright had not given up and hit 1-2 in the following five minutes to close the gap. Conor Lavery and Cathal Mc Grath notched up another point each before Bright finished the scoring with a point.

Team: Mark Mc Grath, Thomas Lennon, David Mc Govern, Martin Fitzpatrick; Aaron Mc Avoy, Paul Mc Givern, Barry Quinn; Rory Simpson, James Mc Grath; SimonCahill, Stephen Comiskey, Conor Lavery; Cathal Mc Grath, Stephen Fitzsimmons, Paul O’Neill.
Subs: Christopher Conlon for Paul O’Neill, Andrew Carr for Stephen Fitzsimmons, Ciaran Connolly for Thomas Lennon, Willie Fitzpatrick for Stephen Comiskey, Conor Mc Clorey, Philly Grafton, Jack Devlin, Niall Poland.

Aghaderg GFC and Ballyvarley Hc Club Notes
Senior Hurling
The Ballyvarley Senior hurlers played Portaferry in the league on Tuesday night. The Reds lost 3-15 to 1-11.

The next match for the senior hurlers is against Clonduff in the league. Date to be confirmed. Ballyvarley Senior Hurling training is on every Sunday at 12.15pm.

The draw for the Minor Hurling Championship has been made. The minors play in the Preliminary Round away to Warrenpoint on Monday 25th August.

Senior Gaelic Football
The Senior footballers played Bright last Monday winning 1-13 to 1-8. The footballers are still in the race for promotion and are preparing for the Junior Football Championship which begins in a few weeks time. The Aghaderg senior footballers continue to train away on Mondays at 7.30pm.

Underage Hurling
The under 10, 12 and 14 hurlers continue to train away.
The under 16 hurlers had a comprehensive win over Carryduff last Friday night. They won by 4-12 to 2-5. The under 16s now play at home to Kilclief this Friday night.
The next under 12 hurling game is at home to Ballela on Saturday 16th August.

Underage Camogie
The under 14 Camogs and under 12 Camogs continue to train away.
The under 12 camogs play away to Dromara on Saturday.

Hurling/Camogie Coaching
The ability coaching programme for 7 to 12 year old camogs and hurlers has commenced with great attendances and enjoyment had by all. Anyone interested in learning the skills of Camogie and Hurling are invited to these coaching sessions on Saturday mornings @ 11.00. Coaches interested in assisting with the programme would be very welcome. For further information contact Pat McGrath.
There are also mid-week coaching sessions for hurlers and camogs. They are at the following times:
Under 12s - Monday Night 7:00 – 8:15 – Contact Pat McGrath(Hurling)/Marty Malone (Camogie)
7-10 year olds - Monday Night 6:30 – 7:30 - Contact Peter McConville (07815 142912) /Kathleen O’Meara
Underage Gaelic Football
The under 14 footballers play away to Longstone on Thursday 14th August.
The under 16s play away to An Riocht on Tuesday 12th August.
The under 12 footballers play away to Newry Shamrocks on Sunday.
Under 12 footballers train on Thursdays from 7-8pm.
Under 8/10 football coaching on Wednesdays from 7-8:00pm.

Ladies Football
Football for girls aged 10 – 14 years has commenced and anyone looking details of it should contact Ciara Devlin 07511477877.

Down County Camogie Finals
Castlewellan GAC have agreed to host 3 matches on Senior County Final Day (17th August) which promises to be a great day for Camogie. The program for the day will be:
U12 Championship Final
Ballycran v Castlewellan
Div 3 Championship Final
An Riocht / Darragh Cross v
Longstone/Warrenpoint
Div 1 Championship Final
Ballycran v Clonduff

Club Merchandise
Shorts and socks in club colours will be available in Ballyvarley Hall at 12 noon to 1pm every Sunday. All juvenile and senior players should be kitted out in club colours.

Family Fun Day
The Club are having a “Family Fun Day” ahead of our annual Barbecue from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on the 9th August. This will be instead of the sports day which was cancelled due to the poor weather last Sunday.

Annual Club BBQ
Annual BBQ on the 9th August 2008. Bar opens @ 7:00pm. Music by “Highland Paddy”. Tickets are now available Admission £10. There will also be a Novelty Football match ahead of the Barbecue starting at 7:30pm.

New Club Website
Our new Club website is now up and running and we will try to keep it up to date with all the club activities. We are currently inputting information on the site so
log in and watch the progress as the content grows. The website can be found on either www.aghaderggfc.com or www.ballyvarleyhc.com.

Lotto

JACKPOT £3250
Draw On 27/07/08
WINNING NUMBERS
1, 4, 8, 20
No Winners.

For further information on any of the above notices contact club Secretary Aidan Hegarty 07813713707.