Bredagh and Castlewellan Victors In Irish News Competition

Congratulations to Bredagh u12s and Castlewellan u10s who were the respective winners of the 3rd Irish News Carryduff GAC Ladies Football Tournament on Saturday.

Over 200 girls from Carryduff, Bredagh, Castlewellan, Annaclone, Saul, Bright, Bryansford, Bosco and Downpatrick took part in a keenly contested competition played in a great spirit.

There had to be winners and the girls from Castlewellan and Bredagh took the plaudits. Bredagh's win came in another close encounter against a determined Bryansford team.

All four Carryduff teams did the club proud with the u10s finishing runners-up to Castlewellan and the u12 just losing out to eventual winners Bredagh in a fiercely contested semi-final.

Our thanks goes to Carryduff and Down Legend Greg Blaney who made the presentations and to event sponsors The Irish News and associate sponsors Powerade.

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Thirds Beat Saul

The Thirds recorded a big win at Saul in the East Down Reserve league on Sunday evening.

Two goals from Gerard Kelly and one a piece from Paul O'Neill and Ronan McLaughlin saw the Duff storm to a convincing 1-09 to 4-11 victory.

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U-16 Ladies Win Bredagh Tournament

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On Sunday Carryduff u-16 ladies took part in the ‘7’s tournament at Cherryvale.

In the first game against Aughlisnafin the Carryduff ladies got off to a shaky start going a goal and point down in the opening quarter. The ‘Duff’ ladies quickly got the measure of the running passing game and inspired by great individual performances by Catherine Rooney, Emer and Kate McKay, Carly Fay and Antonia OKane started to dominate. Emer McKay snatched two well taken goals before the first interval.

The second half saw Orla McCaffrey snatch an early goal and the Carryduff ladies were now on top in all sectors with Claire McCourt and Antonia OKane sweeping up at the rear. Emer McKay had a starring role during this period, took 4 more points while Carly Fay got in the scoring act with a good goal to leave the final score Carryduff 4-04 Aughlisnafin 1-01.

The second game against hosts Bredagh proved a more close affair. Kate McKay and Carly Fay worked hard to get two points while Bredagh responded with a point. Ciara Smyth, Julie Coulter and Emma Magorrian all got involved in the fray and with Catherine Rooney unbeatable in goals The Bredagh Ladies couldn't find a way through. Two further points from Ciara Smyth and Emer McKay sealed the issue.

Carryduff 0-04 Bredagh 0-01

The 3rd match against Downpatrick saw 2 tired teams as the humidity and earlier running had taken its toal. Carryduff were dominant but could not turn possession into scores. This match ended in a low scoring draw Carryduff 0-01 Downpatrick 0-01

The two near neighbours Carryduff and Bredagh now found themselves in the final. Carryduff took control at an early stage with the two McKays and Carly Fay dominating around midfield. Emer got a point followed by a goal. Kate then went on a long solo and notched over a good individual point. Orla McCaffrey, Emma magorrian and Claire McCourt covered acres keeping the Bredagh runners under control while joint captain’s Antonia OKane and Catherine Rooney played leaders parts in snuffing out the determined Bredagh attack and holding them scoreless. Final score Carryduff 2-03 Bredagh 0-00

The ladies all got presented with medals and Jerome Quinn presented the cup to joint Carryduff captains Antonia OKane and Catherine Rooney.

The Carryduff ladies would like to thank hosts Bredagh for the invitation to participate in this well organised event.

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Minors Beat Castlewellan In ACMFL

The minors completed a double over Castlewellan in the All County Minor Football league on Wednesday evening.

Some excellent goalkeeping from Rory Clifford and substitute Chris O'Reilly plus important goal line clearances from Darren Laverty and Michael Graham saw Carryduff through on a 1-11 to 0-09 scoreline. Conall Doherty got the Carryduff goal.

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Ladies Raise £1506

Congratulations to the Ladies on their very successful Quiz Night held on Thursday night in the Beechill Inn.

A packed house raised £1506 for Club funds. The Clubs thanks goes to all the local businesses who sponsored prizes and to the Beechill Inn who looked after everyone so well.

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u12 Hurlers Too Good For Shamrocks

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Choice of 23 Brave Carryduff Hurlers played with great spirit on Saturday June 18. The referee threw the ball into the midfielders and James Lavery was the first to capitalize by finding the loose ball he had hit forward and lifted and hit toward target. The ball was going over for a point when the Shamrock keeper got a stick to the ball and unfortunate for him directed in for a goal.

That was in the first minute. One minute later Center Full Forward Gareth Lynch struck a moving ball just outside the keepers box provided by Seamus McCann over the keeper's hurl to put Carryduff ahead by two goals. That was the way it stayed for the first half. After a knock in the first half and Keen to get back on in the second Gareth Lynch scored from a sliding tackle his second goal of the match within two minutes of the throw in. Shortly after, Left full forward Conner Rooney struck a super loose ball on the ground provided again by Seamus McCann to put Carryduff ahead by 4-00 to 0-00.

Then Right Full Forward Michael McGrath in his second week just back from injury got a goal on the scoreboard. The best goal of the match must have been that of Eoin Conway's hit hard from the Carryduff half right on target, too hard and accurate for the goalkeeper and defenders to keep out. Gareth Lynch scored the next goal and then Seamus McCann who had provided a lot of the balls forward deservingly got a goal of his own. Goal Keeper Daniel McGlinchy was itching to come out of goals was replaced by Eoghan Rodgers and when he did scored the first point of the match. Gareth Lynch matched this with a point of his own.

Towards the end of the Match James Lavery hit a strong and accurate shot on target to secure his second goal providing the first and last scores of the match. The Newry Shamrocks got a good point of their own taken forward by two frees and deserved better than the score line showed.

Full Time Score

Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh 9-02 Seamrogai An Iuir 0-1

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Carryduff Scorers

Gareth Lynch 3-01

James Lavery 2-00

Michael McGrath 1-00

Eoin Conway 1-00

Conner Rooney 1-00

Seamus McCann 1-00

Daniel McGlinchy 0-01

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Seniors Lose To Downpatrick

The seniors lost at Downpatrick on Thursday evening by 1-11 to 0-09.

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Under 16s Defeat Castlewellan

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The Under 16 hurlers had a magnificent 11-5 to 6-5 victory over Castlewellan this evening. Last Friday in the first match of League Section 2, they had suffered a 4-5 to 3-4 defeat at Ballyvarley. It had been a game in which Carryduff played a poor first half, staged a second half fightback and were unlucky to lose. The players had obviously learned from that Ballyvarley experience and the 13 players who played against Castlewellan were determined to secure victory. It was a fighting performance from the start with Paddy Craig, Rory Conway and Stephen Adams resolute in defence. The midfield of Niall Rodgers and Declan Doherty dominated in the first half and laid on numerous chances for a free flowing forward line.That forward line made the most of the chances on offer racking up 8-5 (to Castlewellan's 0-1) before the interval. Carryduff's first half scores came through Darragh Brownlee (6-0), Declan Doherty (1-2), Conall Early (1-1), Eoin Conway (0-1) and Liam Morgan (0-1).

It was clear that Castlewellan's performance would improve in the second half as they sought to reduce the large deficit. They launched attack after attack and notched up a number of goals as a result with Jason Croskery and Brain Mc Cartan particularly threatening for the visitors. Despite the Castlewellan onslaught, Carryduff had enough possession to retain a comfortable lead throughout with Darragh Brownlee adding a further two goals to his tally while Aaron Mc Aneaney(1-0) had Carryduff's other second half score.

The performance was all the more remarkable as Carryduff fielded without a number of regulars. Under 12 player Eoin Conway had a brilliant game while Ross Mc Parland also made a valuable contribution. Above all, the goalscoring display of Darragh Brownlee was the highlight of the match as he notched up 8-0 during the course of the game.

Full Time Score

Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh 11-05 Caisleán A' Mhuilinn 6-05

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The Carryduff Team was

Conor Harding

Rory Conway Paddy Craig Stephen Adams

Conall Early Conor Turner Niall Rodgers

Declan Doherty Liam Morgan

Aaron McAneaney Ross Mc Parland Eoin Conway

Darragh Brownlee

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u14s Unlucky Against Ballyvarley

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In their Section 2 games, the Under 14s have been very unfortunate in their matches to date. Opening against Castlewellan some weeks ago, they put up a battling performance before going down to a narrow away defeat. Gary Morris, Conor Harding and Conor Mc Cormack had strong performances in this match.

In the subsequent game against Mourne, the U-14s lost by two points to a Mourne team who had in any event conceded the game due to their fielding of overage players. The most recent U-14 match was last Monday at home to Ballyvarley and what a game it was.

Fielding with 13 players due to competing fixtures, the boys put up their best performance of the year. They raced into an early lead with Gareth Lynch hitting the net on a number of occasions. Darragh Goodwin and Conor Mc Cullagh were also in excellent form while keeper Jason Lynch kept the opposing forwards at bay, assisted by Ryan O Reilly and James Rooney.

A late spell of Ballyvarley pressure saw them draw level at the interval with the half time score 5-2 each. In the second half, the Ballyvarley team, led by Chris Short, took control and hit two goals to put the visitors ahead. Carryduff however fought back strongly and with ten minutes remaining had again drawn level.

At this stage the game could have gone either way, but it was Ballyvarley who caused heartbreak for the home team when they hit a late goal. Despite this defeat, the Under 14 management can be proud of the team performance with Matthew Adams, Jason Lynch, David Turner,Jamie Gunn, Matthew Jones and Gareth Lynch all playing their part.

Full Time Score

Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh 7-02 Ballyvarley 8-02

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The Carryduff Team was

Jason Lynch

Ryan O Reilly James Rooney David Turner

Conor Mc Cullagh Matthew Adams Conor Harding

Gary Morris Jamie Gunn

Darragh Goodwin Matthew Jones Gareth Lynch

Conor Turner

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This week's winning numbers (21/6/2005)

5, 9, 10, 12

There were no winners of the Jackpot.

Congratulations to the Match 3 number winners who each won £47

Mrs A Price

Mrs A Carty

Mr J Fitzsimmons