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'Superstar' status for Seamus Keohoe
THE ANNUAL North Sligo AC Superstar competition took place in Grange recently there was a good turnout of enthusiastic athletes who took part in the various events.
Night of awards
SLIGO TENNIS club held their annual end of season party recently.
Students on top form in cross-country
SLIGO SCHOOLS figured prominently in the medals at the North Connacht Schools Cross-country championships at Sligo Race Course on Thursday last. A total of 804 young athletes from schools from Sligo, Mayuo, Leitirm and Longford took part in the event.
Another quest for glory by Breheny
HE'S ONE of Sligo's longest serving players, having made his Championship debut against New York ten years ago, but Mark Breheny has plenty of miles left on the clock.
McGee fit and ready to hit the ground running
AFTER MISSING last season with a serious shoulder injury, Sligo marksman, Colm Mcgee, is hoping to hit the ground running in 2012.
St. Attracta's bid for semi-final spot
ST. ATTRACTA'S Community School, Tubbercurry, is hosting the Under 19 'C' Girls All Ireland quarter final tournament on Saturday next. St. Attracta's, Beech Hill College, Monaghan, St. Aidan's Comprehensive School, Cork and Mount Temple, Dublin, will be competing in the tournament.
Sligo's League Fixtures
February 4th Antrim v Sligo
Cook insists Rovers must hit the ground running
AS SLIGO Rovers return to pre-season training, manager, Paul Cook, has demanded that his new-look squad hit the ground running at the start of the new campaign.
Cook linked to Accrington
SLIGO ROVERS manager, Paul Cook, is a contender for the manager's job at English League Two club, Accrington Stanley, according to sources in the UK.
Cost of running the Cup winners was €750,000
SLIGO ROVERS 2011 FAI Cup winning team cost over €750,000 to run, according to figures revealed at the club's annual general meeting in the Clarion Hotel.
Inside Sport
Weather disrupts weekend fixtures
SEVERE WET weather conditions saw games fall in every division but thanks to the fantastic new Astro pitch facilities at Cleveragh that was on the go all weekend in the only match played in the Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel Super League was between Manor Rangers languishing near the dreaded drop zone and needing points but they had a tough encounter with fifth in the table Ballisodare United.
Hard work pays off in hurling
SLIGO'S TROJAN work at promoting hurling at under-age level resulted in many encouraging signs during 2011 with county under 14, under 16 and minor teams all making significant progress in their respective age groups.
Sligo team selection is delayed
SLIGO HAVE delayed naming their team for Saturday's opening Allianz League Division Three showdown with Antrim at Casement Park as manager, Kevin Walsh, assesses a number of niggling injury worries within the squad.
In Pictures
Historic postcards Over 6,000 photographs, political prints and portraits from days gone by form part of a project launched at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. To view collection and buy the images, visit www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards.
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