Six Galway Teams Qualify For Community Games National Finals

On Saturday 27th April the Aldi Community Games 1st
Round Connaught Finals took place in Ballinasloe Co Galway. Over 80 teams in 22
different events, including Badminton, Basketball, Chess Draughts, Indoor
Soccer, Mini Rugby and Table Tennis were played off with the winners qualifying
to represent Connaught at the Aldi Community Games National Finals in UL from
the 24^th to the 26^th May.

The following Competitions took place in Ballinasloe, the Shearwater Hotel (Chess and Draughts), Emerald Ballroom (Badminton), Ballinasloe RFC (Mini Rugby), Scoil Mhuire (Basketball and Table Tennis), Kiltormer Community Centre (Indoor Soccer) and Maree Community Centre (Basketball).

A huge thanks from Connaught and Galway Community
Games to all who allowed the Connaught Committee the use of their fine venues.

Thanks also to Mary Shields, Kevin Larkin, Tomas
Waters, Darren Kelly, John McKenna, Conal Duffy, Declan Regan and Declan
McKeon who coordinated all the events,

Appreciation is also extended to the officials, the
Catering, Tony and his Presentation Team, John, Margaret, Anne and Damien,
Margaret Bolton, and Rachel and the Secretarial and Results Team, the
Photographers, Anthony and Breda, Michelle who posted the results as they came
in on the Galway and Connaught Facebook pages, The National Directors who
attended, Tony Lee National Deputy President, Tanya Kelly, Activities Director
and Gerry McGuiness member of National Board of Directors.

To all who helped and supported on the day, the
Connaught and Galway Community Games committee led by Connaught Chairperson
Carmel Greally,  Thank you,  A special word of thanks to and
congratulations to all the young people who travelled from all five counties in
Connaught to participate, their parents and managers, Well Done to everyone,

2019
Connaught Aldi Community Games Results first Round

Badminton
Girls U15

Winners – Turlough Towers (Mayo) 4
Runners Up – FBD Roads (Roscommon) 0

Badminton
Boys U15

Winners – FBD Roads (Roscommon) 4
Runners Up – Turlough Towers (Mayo) 0

Basketball
Mixed U11

Winners, Oranmore Maree, Galway 24
Runners Up Carrick on Shannon Leitrim 6

Basketball
Boys U13

Winners – Oranmore Maree (Galway) 24
Runners Up – Castlerea (Roscommon) 5

Basketball
Girls U13

Winners – Oranmore Maree (Galway) 40
Runners Up – Tarmonbarry (Roscommon) 11

Basketball
Boys U16

Winners – Ballinamore (Leitrim) 31
Runners Up – Claregalway (Galway) 30

Basketball
Girls U16

Winners – Ballinamore (Leitrim) 39
Runners Up – Oranmore Maree (Galway)37

Chess
U13 Mixed

Winners – Dunmore (Galway) 5
Runners Up – Kilteevan (Roscommon) 0

Chess
U16 Mixed

Winners – Dunmore (Galway) 5
Runners Up – Manorhamiliton (Leitrim) 3

Draughts
U10 Mixed

Winners – CDC (Roscommon) 10 (on Countback)
Runners Up – Coolaney (Sligo) 10

Draughts
U12 Mixed

Winners – Elphin (Roscommon) 7
Runners Up – Easkey (Sligo) 3

Draughts
U14 Mixed

Winners – Coolaney (Sligo) 20
Runners Up – Kinvara (Galway) 0

Draughts
U16 Mixed

Winners – Elphin (Roscommon) 17
Runners Up – Lough Allen (Leitrim) 3

Indoor
Soccer Boys U/10

Winners – Drum Clonown (Roscommon) 3 (AET)
Runners Up – Castleconnor  (Sligo) 2

Indoor
Soccer Girls U10

Winners – Salthill Claddagh (Galway) 4
Runners Up – Tarmonbarry Scramogue (Roscommon) 2

Indoor
Soccer Boys U13

Winners – Riverstown Sligo 7
Runners Up – Salthill Claddagh (Galway) 2

Indoor
Soccer Girls U13

Winners – Cornageeha (Sligo) 5
Runners Up – Athenry (Galway) 2

Mini
Rugby U/11 Mixed

Winners – Rosses Point (Sligo) 7
Runners Up – CDC (Roscommon) 4

Table
Tennis Boys U/13

Winners – St Mary’s (Sligo) 5
Runners Up – Castlerea (Roscommon)1

Table
Tennis Girls U13

Winners – Bunninadden (Sligo) 4
Runners Up – Castlerea (Roscommon) 2

Table
Tennis, Boys U16

St Marys Sligo Qualifies

Table
Tennis, Girls U16

Bunninadden Sligo Qualifies

The County Qualifying Count

Sligo 8, Galway 6, Roscommon 5, Leitrim 2,Mayo 1.