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Penalty woe for Ballinamallard
Football: Intermediate Cup Final - H & W
Welders 1 Ballinamallard Utd. 1 (H & W
won 4-3 on penalties a.e.t) – Ballinamallard
were defeated in the most cruel of fashions
in the Intermediate Cup Final last Thursday
night, the dreaded penalty shoot out was the
only way the top two teams in the ‘B’
Division could be separated.
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Mallard’s season far from over
Football: To watch your team lose on
penalties as a supporter is hard to take, as a
manager it must be excruciating. For Harry
McConkey, who has done so much to bring
Ballinamallard to this level, the penalty
defeat undoubtedly hit hard but he was in
stoic mood come Tuesday and, in fairness,
he has every reason to be so.
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If ’Gers defeat Kesh they survive
Football: Enniskillen Rangers 0 Lisnaskea
Rovers 0 – The score line suggests a boring
scoreless draw. The truth is, two poor sides
battling bravely to avoid relegation, both
lacking a goalscorer.
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Valiant Valley denied at final hurdle
Rugby: Junior Cup Final - Clogher Valley 5
Dungannon II 24 – Too many players with
All Ireland league experience were the main
reason why Dungannon defeated Clogher
Valley in the final of the Junior Cup at
Ravenhill on Tuesday night. Dungannon’s
extra experience told in the end as they
withstood all that Clogher could throw at
them in the first half before pulling away with
a decisive burst in the opening period of the
second half.
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Father and son toast Smirnoff success
Golf: One of the most eagerly anticipated
competitions of the year is always the
Smirnoff Shootout, and last Saturday the
golfers of Castle Hume turned out in force in
a bid to win a trip to sunny Spain.
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Ten races over three days promises exciting
sailing spectacle
Sailing: Lough Erne Yacht Club,
Fermanagh, will host the Waterways Ireland
24th Irish National J/24 Championship, the
lake’s first big yacht racing event this year,
with 10 races over three days on the May
Day long weekend, 3 to 5 May.
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Electrical failure leaves Jennings in the dark
Rallying: It has been a tough fortnight for
Garry Jennings. After two years when the
Ballinamallard rally star could seemingly do
no wrong, his luck has taken a drastic turn
for the worse, resulting in early retirements
in both the Circuit of Ireland Rally and the
Pirelli Rally.
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Eventful day’s racing for Britton
Motorcyling: The road-racing season really
got underway on Saturday, with a dramatic
Cookstown 100 meeting, made treacherous
and unpredictable by the ever-changing
road conditions. Enniskillen rider Richard
Britton had a relatively successful day, with
several top finishes, although a race win
proved elusive.
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Minors rue start
GAA: Ulster Minor League Final -
Fermanagh 1-10 Armagh 2-9 – Despite a
strong second half performance, Fermanagh
suffered disappointment in the final of the
Ulster Minor League, eventually losing out
by two points to Armagh at O’Neill Park,
Dungannon.
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Gaels goal power finally wilts Shamrocks
GAA: Enniskillen Gaels 4-08 Rosslea 2-11 –
New manager Liam Donnelly saw his
Enniskillen Gaels side get off to a winning
start in the Fermanagh Senior League with
the Gaels having three points to spare
against newly promoted Rosslea.
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Life’s a beach and then you improve
GAA: From Enniskillen to Croke Park, on to
Gran Canaria and back to Enniskillen, it had
been a long week for the Fermanagh team
and their mentors. From the manicured
playing surface of Croker to the less
forgiving sand dunes of Playa del Ingles, the
Fermanagh players had met with defeat,
disappointment, hope and optimism in equal
measure but, by their return, the optimism
with which they had left for Dublin had
returned and while the focus was now on
Donegal as opposed to Tyrone, the aim was
very much the same - victory in their next
match.
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Historic win for Fermanagh u-16 ladies
Ladies GAA: Tyrone 3-06 Fermanagh 4-05 –
Played in perfect conditions in Fintona last
Thursday, the young ladies of Fermanagh
made history by defeating a fancied Tyrone
team to book their place in a historic first
Ulster final with Cavan.
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Gawley and McVitty triumph
Bowls: Christchurch Bowling Club hosted
their annual pairs this year for the first time in
their newly built church hall. The superb
building was the ideal setting for what turned
out to be one of the most successful
tournaments held this season.
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