Seniors:

The Senior team were back in League action last Saturday evening away to Monaghan Harps. Scotstown were well in control for the majority of the first half, and went in at the break leading by nine points to four. Much like the meeting between the sides earlier in the season, the second half was a different story, as the Harps staged a fightback to level the game at nine points apiece with ten minutes to play. The Blues got their first point of the second period with just six minutes remaining. An injury to Shane Smyth caused a lengthy delay, and resulted in over five minutes of added time. The Harps looked to have salvaged the draw with a point in the sixty-second minute, but in a pulsating finish substitute Elliot Maguire popped up with a vital goal a minute later, followed by a Heaphey point a minute after that. The Harps registered one last point in the sixty-fifth minute, but it wasn’t enough to deny Scotstown an important victory. The Scotstown team and scorers were: Rory Beggan; Eddie Beggan, William Carroll, Emmet Caulfield; Fergal McPhillips, Donal Morgan, Mark Duffy; Francis Caulfield, Darren Hughes (0-4); Kieran Hughes (0-1), Peter O’Hara (0-2), James Turley; Dermot McCrudden, Paul Grant (0-2), Orin Heaphey (0-2). Substitutes used: Shane Carey, Elliot Maguire (1-0). There was a home game against Carrickmacross on Wednesday evening, and the side are in action again on Friday evening away to Latton with a 7.45pm throw-in.

B Team:

The last game before the knockout stages will be away to Magheracloone on August 15th. Scotstown currently lead RFL Division One by a single point ahead of Castleblayney, although the Faughs do have a game in hand.

C Team:

The final game of the regular League campaign took place on Sunday evening, and Scotstown were comfortable winners against Oram by 3-11 to 2-2. Scotstown have qualified for the knockout stages of the competition.

Under 21’s:

The League Semi-Final was played last Tuesday evening against Emerald Sarsfields. In what was a very entertaining game, the outcome was in doubt right to the end. Goals in each half for the Oram/Blackhill combination made the difference in the end as they ran out winners by 2-8 to 0-13. Emerald Sarsfields went on to win the competition with a victory over Truagh in the final on Monday evening. Scotstown team and scorers: 1 Rory Beggan; 2 Niall Corrigan, 3 David Caulfield, 4 Elliot Maguire (0-1); 5 Ross McKenna, 6 Damien McArdle, 7 Cian Mohan; 8 James Hamill (0-1), 9 Stephen Sherry; 10 Shane Rice (0-3), 11 Mark Treanor (0-1), 12 Paul Sherlock; 13 Mark Hand, 14 Shane Carey (0-7), 15 Ruairi Sheehan. Substitutes used: 21 Nessan McCrudden, 17 Michael McCarville.

Under 16s:

The A team were away to Donaghmoyne on Monday evening and recorded a narrow 2-8 to 1-9 victory. The win secures them top spot in Division One. The B team lost away at Oram last Thursday evening. The last of their Division Four fixtures will be at home to neighbours Éire Óg this evening, Thursday at 6.45pm.

Under 14s:

Both the A and B teams will be in action again on 11th August. The A team are second in Division One with two games remaining, while the B team have six points left to play for in their three remaining games in Division Five.

Under 12s:

The A team lost to Magheracloone away on Saturday last, meaning that they finish sixth in Division One. The last round of fixtures in Division Six also took place on Saturday, with Scotstown B winning against Inniskeen B. This result meant Scotstown finished joint top of Division Six along with Donaghmoyne. The semi-finals and finals of the under 12 leagues will take place in the second half of next month.

Bar Rota:

Sean McKenna and Kevin Boylan. The monthly Ciste draw takes place this Saturday night, the cost is €7 – your continued support for Ciste is appreciated.

Commiserations:

The County Minor footballers put up a spirited effort on Sunday in the Ulster Final at Clones, but ended up on the wrong end of a 1-8 to 0-14 defeat against Tyrone. The Scotstown club were represented by Conor Forde and Conor McCarthy who started the game, and Donnacha Dolan who came on as a substitute. Monaghan will now face Leinster champions Dublin in the All-Ireland series – the game will be played on the August bank holiday weekend.

The Ned Run 2012:

The second annual 5 mile charity run will take place on Saturday, August 4th at 4.30pm. Along with the individual prizes, there will also be competitions for the fastest GAA Club, fastest pub team and the quickest Mr and Mrs. There will be family entertainment (including the recreational football finals) and an evening barbecue. You can beat the rush and pre-register for this years run by returning completed entry forms with the €10 fee to Scotstown Post Office. There will also have a stall in Monaghan Shopping Centre this Saturday from 10am -5pm where participants can register and collect their official race number. All proceeds from the event will go to the Irish Heart Foundation and Monaghan Hospice Home Care.

Ladies Championship:

The Senior girls played in the semi-final of the Intermediate Championship on Thursday last. On this occasion they came up against a stronger, more experienced Magheracloone side that defeated them. The girls did not go down with out a fight, and showed great character and determination in the second half. League match against Corduff took place on Tuesday last. Training continues Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30pm in Kilmore.

Ladies Minors & U16s:

Training continues every Tuesday and Thursday in Kilmore at 7.30pm. Fixtures will take place in the coming weeks so it is important to attend training for more details.

Sympathy:

The club wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the late Maura Duffy – may she rest in peace.