By Michael McMullan LAVEY minor hurlers are preparing for the Ulster semi-final on Friday week but will have to wait until this weekend to see who the play. The Derry champions will take on the winner of Saturday’s shield final between Eoghan Ruadh Dungannon and Sean MacCumhaill’s of Donegal. Manager Martin Convery said the recent […]
Shaun Casey charts the Ulster clubs that have landed All-Ireland Senior Football Championship honours Crossmaglen (6) ULSTER’S most successful club at the top level, Crossmaglen, won six All-Ireland titles during a glorious 15-year period. Their first All-Ireland crown came in 1997, and they backed that up with a brace of titles in 1999 and 2000. […]
By Michael McMullan BALLINASCREEN will against host the cream of Ulster minor hurling when their annual tournament gets underway this weekend. Both shield semi-finals will take place on Sunday with the winners then joining the Derry, Antrim and Down champions in the cup competition. Of the teams in action this year, the competition’s 28th season, […]
By Michael McMullan GLEN never take the Derry Championship for granted insists midfielder Emmett Bradley. Speaking within minutes of kicking four vital points in their slender win over Lavey, Bradley also spoke of the need for mental resolve when their quarter-final opponents played keep ball for the opening 20 minutes. It took Ethan Doherty’s fourth […]
By Michael McMullan LAVEY face the task of downing All-Ireland champions Glen in Saturday’s Derry SFC quarter-final. Following narrow defeats to Newbridge and Magherafelt, Lavey picked up three wins to get their season back on track in the group stages. If their championship campaign has been about progress, their season, as a whole, has been […]
By Michael McMullan THE 12 teams still in the hunt to get their hands on the John McLaughlin Cup will be shaved back this weekend with the penultimate round of group games in the Derry Senior Football Championship. Sleacht Néill and Newbridge have won all three games to date inflicting the only defeats on All-Ireland […]
James Sargent and Eamon Young were named on the Electric Ireland minor football team of the year after helping Derry win a second successive All-Ireland. They told Michael McMullan about the journey JAMES Sargent and Eamon Young were born to play. You can tell by how natural they are on the ball and the ease […]
By Michael McMullan LOUP manager Declan McVey has hailed the work of coach Gerard McNulty after his side’s vital win over Steelstown gives them a chance of making the knock-out stages. After a draw with Ballinascreen, Loup were on the wrong end of a heavy Newbridge defeat to leave last weekend’s game a vital hour as the […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry u-20 goalkeeper Jack Scullion is set to make this American Football debut on Thursday. The Lavey player signed a scholarship with the Rutgers in New Jersey and is in line for action when they entertain Howard on Thursday night (6pm EST). The game will be screened live via the Big […]
By Niall Gartland CROSSERLOUGH were in superb form in their opening round victory over Lavey and it would be a massive shock if they don’t make it two-from-two when they come up against Laragh tonight. Managed by Tyrone duo Ryan Daly and Stephen Beattie, 2020 champions caught the eye with a resounding win over Lavey, […]
