By Michael McMullan AHEAD of Portglenone’s county final showdown with Cargin on Sunday (Corrigan Park, 3pm), Casements’ manager John McKeever can see both sides of the line. Firstly, there is a savage hunger within the club to win a senior championship. St Gall’s closed the door three times on them in the noughties. Once they […]
By Michael McMullan PORTGLENONE manager John McKeever is hopeful Dermot McAleese can make a return from injury ahead of Sunday’s final showdown with Cargin. McAleese was replaced at half-time in their semi-final over Lámh Dhearg with a hamstring injury and faces a race to feature in the club’s first senior final since 2009. Portglenone, who […]
By Michael McMullan LEAGUE champions Portglenone have benefited from the learning curve of being involved in tough championship encounters in recent seasons. That was the feeling of Niall Delargy after Saturday’s win over Creggan. The Casements now face Dunloy as they aim to put their semi-final hoodoo to bed and book a first final spot […]
By Kieran Lynch PORTGLENONE may ultimately not need to win against local rivals Ahoghill to secure their passageway into the next round, but it certainly gives them their best chance of progression. However, don’t say that to manager John McKeever who only had one thing on his mind regarding Saturday evening’s derby clash – victory. […]
Antrim Portglenone THEY have knocked and knocked on the door in recent seasons, but Portglenone have never made it as far as a county final. Niall McKeever and his cousin John, the latter now as manager, were part of the teams of the noughties that danced with St Gall’s on three final days without getting […]
By Michael McMullan CHAMPIONS Cargin will be hoping to make it a second win when the Antrim Senior Championship resumes this weekend. Ronan Devlin’s side hit three goals in their opening round win over Rossa with Pat Shivers annexing 2-2. They face neighbours Tír na nÓg on Saturday in Portglenone (7pm) with Rossa taking on […]
By Niall Gartland TERRY Devlin, remember the name. The 19-year-old Cookstown lad is one hell of a prospect on the soccer field and a few weeks ago signed on the dotted line for Engish League One club Portsmouth. All being well, he’ll go on to have a long and fruitful career in his chosen sport […]
By Michael McMullan PORTGLENONE manager John McKeever feels winning their maiden Senior League success is another important building block towards the club’s first ever championship. The Casements begin their “difficult group” away to Naomh Éanna next weekend before games with Lamh Dhearg and neighbours Ahoghill. McKeever will have to plan without joint captains Dermot McAleese […]
By Niall Gartland RUAIRI McHugh has packed a lot into his short career, and he’s hoping to add more silverware to the trophy cabinet in Sunday’s MacRory Cup showdown against Omagh CBS. The Holy Trinity captain has suffered some bruising defeats – he was part of the Tyrone minor team that lost to Meath by […]
By Niall Gartland HE’S an Antrim man by birth, but he’s taught at Holy Trinity for nearly 15 years and is indelibly associated with their rise through the ranks of Ulster Schools Football. John McKeever will be on the sidelines for the second MacRory Cup final running, and this time around he hopes there will […]
