By Niall Gartland THEY’VE been a whisker away from achieving promotion back to the Intermediate ranks in recent years but Aghaloo manager Paul O’Hagan is the first to acknowledge that there’s no prizes for second place. This is the Galbally man’s third year as part of the set-up and his first as manager and it’s fair […]
Veteran Ronan out to end Glenelly’s long wait
By Niall Gartland ONE of the veterans of the Glenelly cause, Ronan O’Kane, is hoping for some long-awaited redemption in Friday evening’s Junior Championship semi-final against Aghaloo. O’Kane was corner-forward the last time Glenelly made the last four of the Championship, back in 2012, where by coincidence they fell short against Aghaloo. Glenelly’s exit on […]
Fintona braced for major step up
By Niall Gartland FINTONA are gearing up for their first Junior Championship semi-final appearance since 2011, but their captain Niall Murray recognises they won’t get anything handed to them by a strong Aghaloo side. The Pearses last reached the final four back in 2011, coming up short against Killeeshil, and it would be a big […]
Aghaloo upbeat heading towards Championship
A Five-point win for Aghaloo on Sunday against Drumquin nudged them into third place in Division Three and while manager Stephen Donnelly was happy at the win, especially after finding his side four points down, getting players back from injury is the main boost ahead of the Junior Championship. The O’Neill’s have been unable to […]
Quinn: Attention turns to championship
By Alan Rodgers A FULL focus on the key target of championship success is now the big aim for the Tyrone junior teams as the race for honours launches the Red Hand knock-out season this weekend. League action during recent weeks has highlighted the expectation that the race for the Pat Darcy Cup is set […]