Crossmaglen Rangers Club Notes 

It was a busy weekend all round , our 100,000 Step Challenge on Saturday and on Sunday a clash of fixtures saw both our U16’s and U21’s in action .

Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Champions Tournament
On Sunday our U16 team travelled to Dromore to play Lavey in the Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Champions Tournament .
It was a highly entertaining competitive encounter played in cold and dismal conditions .
Lavey were quick to settle registering three points before we hit our opening score , a point from corner back Oran McKeown in the ninth minute .
Points from Dara O’Callaghan (2) and Oísín Doyle in the next ten minutes put us in the lead for the first time . Some great passing movement resulted in a superb shot from the boot of Patsy Finnegan which ended up in the back of the Lavey net and give us our first goal of the match and put us in a more comprehensive lead but Lavey fought back and with minutes to go until the half time whistle they were awarded a penalty which they converted to leave just the bare minimum separating the sides . As the game entered the final stages of the first period Oisín Doyle and Liam Finnegan scored a point each to leave us three ahead at the break .
The second half was only seconds old when a great pass from Dara O’Callaghan to full forward Shane Morgan who finished the ball into net . Two points for each side (James Teelan & Shane Morgan ) kept our lead secure and in the final minutes of the game Lavey got their final score , a point but we finished the game strong with points from Patsy Finnegan and Dara O’Callaghan helping to seal the victory .
Cross 2-11  Lavey 1-06
Well done lads and management and a special mention to Liam Og Finnegan who was named man of the match .

Thanks to Martin McGlone for the photos from today’s U16 clash .

 

Below ; Colm McRory , The Crosshill Gallery presents Liam Finnegan with his man of the match award .

 

 

Paul McGirr QF , Cross V St Bridgids , Belfast  on Sunday 12th November in Dromore ,TBC.

 

U21 Championship Group B 2
We welcomed Armagh Harps to Cross on Sunday for our round 2 clash of the U21 Championship .
Better performance today from U21s. Cross started well and went into an early lead which we held throughout. We went in ahead by 0-11 to 1-04 at half time. The second half followed a similar pattern and Cross ran out convincing winners
Final score ;
Cross 1-15 Harps 2-07.

U21 Championship Group B 3
Silverbridge V Cross , Sunday 19th November @2pm in Silverbridge

 

100,000 Step Challenge ( Underage Fundraiser ) & Presentations .
Our underage fundraiser on Saturday was a huge sucesss . The challenge was to reach 100,000 mark but an amazing 209,000 steps were recorded . It was great to see many of our older footballers in action once again as they stepped it out . Well done to everyone who participated .
Noel Luckie cut the ribbon along with a number of Rangers greats to get the challenge underway .

Many thanks to Noel for a job well done . Also we greatly appreciate the tremendous support from Gerry McElroy (Gerry’s Prepared Veg , Ballybay ) and Gerard and Jacequeline McKeown .
If anyone has any sponsorship cards , they can give them to Thomas McKenna or Roisin Murtagh in the coming days as we finalise the total amount of money raised .

Below ; Our Chairman and Ireland International Rules Manager Joe Kernan completed his steps alongside Ciaran Sloan , strength and conditioning coach for the Irish squad before they travelled to Australia . Safe travels Joe and the entire Irish squad .

 

Competition Winners
Calendar Competition ; Declan MCoy, Mobane .
Lego ; The total amount of Lego pieces was 1481 and the winner was Rían Morgan , Lisseraw .
Well done Declan & Ryan and many thanks to everyone who entered the competitions .

 

 

U6 , U8 , U10 , U12 Teams at the 100,000 steps challenge with the silverware they won during the past twelve months .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well done Ruairí .
Thank you to everyone who attended, generously donated and helped us raise awareness of Meningitis. The morning itself, which was held in Crossmaglen Rangers hall on 24thSeptember 2017, was a great success as we raised £3,800.45. A special thank you to Meningitis Research Foundation who provided professional information of the disease! To Know Yourself Nutrition for providing expert services regarding health and nutrition! To Crossmaglen Rangers for allowing us to use their facilities! To Egg and Liam O’Neill for providing us with their skilled barista coffee services! And to all the local families and businesses who generously donated to the cause! If anyone would like to find out more information about the disease, please don’t hesitate to contact the Meningitis Research Foundation on 02890321283 or you can go to the website www.meningitis.org , Ruairí O’Neill .

Pictured (Left to Right): Sinéad McMurray from Meningitis Research Foundation with Ruairí O’Neill.

 

Festive Christmas Party Night

As the festive season fasts approaches , preparations are in full swing for our festive Christmas Night which takes place on Saturday 16th December in the Rangers Hall. It has just been confirmed , Paul Cullen will play live in the Rangers Hall during our Christmas party night . Paul is a highly renowned singer / guitarist based in Spain .
A mulled wine reception , a scrumptious four course meal , dancing into the wee hours and a great nights craic is guaranteed .
So wether it is a work function , a family get together or friend’s uniting to kick off the festive season , you are all very welcome . No group to big or to small . Transport available if requested .
You can book now by contacting Róisín (Tel.0876659126) ,Tim (Tel. 02830861588/0868768365) or Mona (Tel.30861780).

 

Sweet Caroline 

A great night was had by everyone who attended the 80’s disco in the Rangers Hall on Saturday night . All proceeds went to the Sweet Caroline foundation .

 

Crossmaglen Annual Christmas Fayre , Sunday 12th November , 11.00pm-5.00pm , Rangers Hall. There will be over forty stalls on the day with something for everyone , young and old .

 

Hall Schedule :

Monday ;
Mother & Toddler Group ; 10.00-12.00pm
Ceili Dancing with Majella ; 4.30-5.30pm (Scór dancers begin at 4.00pm)
Irish Classes ; Rangers Hall , 7-8.00pm.
Bingo ; 8.30pm.
Tuesday ;Bowls ; 8.30pm . Executive Meeting , 9.00pm.
Wednesday ; Slimming World , 5.00pm & 7.00pm

 

Lotto

Thank you to everyone who continues to support our weekly lotto and to our hard working lotto committee .

Draw ; 05/11/17

Numbers Drawn ; 1 7 10 18

No Jackpot Winner

7 matched 3 numbers

Next weeks Jackpot ; £ 6400/ €7400

 

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