The local Track and Field competition for Claregalway/Lackagh will be held on Sunday 14th May at Turloughmore Community Centre at 2pm sharp. Toddlers to U17s will have the opportunity to participate. Schools will be notified of events. Notices will also be posted in the Community Centres and shops in the area. This has always been a good family day out.
The County Finals of the Cross Country was held in Renmore on Sunday 16th April. Congratulations to all the Boys and Girls from the U12 andU13 teams who competed from the Claregalway/Lackagh area. They all performed very well. A special congratulations t o Darina Costello, Julianne Harrington, Robert Duggan and Shane Brennan who qualified to compete in the National Cross Country Finals in Mosney in May. Athletics training continues for all interested on a Thursday evening from 6–7pm at Claregalway Community Centre.
The County Final of the Art Competition was held in Newtownsmith on Saturday, 29th April. Again, congratulations to all the Boys and Girls aged U8, U10, U12, U14 who competed from the Claregalway/Lackagh area. A special congratulations to Eithne Brennan who was awarded the Silver medal in the U10 Girls.The County Finals of the Basketball were also played in te months of April. Congratulations to the U13 Girls who reached the final and were awarded the Silver medal.They were defeated by Oranmore/Maree. Congratulations also to the U16 boys team who reached the final. After a tough match, they were also awarded the silver medal. They were defeated by Moycullen.
Congratulations to the children from the Junior Badminton Club in Claregalway who competed in the final of the Badminton Community Games on 29th April. They were defeated by Maree, and the best of luck to the winners as they go forward for the Connacht Final.
