update 28th March

The U8/U10 Futsal team had their final games for this season in Sligo I.T. Saturday morning. We hope they enjoyed the games over the past number of months and hopefully will have improved on their skills. Thanks to the parents who brought them to Sligo each week, its an early start on a Saturday morning so we are grateful to you for making the effort.

The last U8/U10 training for this season is this Sunday the 3rd of April.

The U12's hosted trand Celtic on Saturday, an early goal from Rory McHugh got us off to a flying start after 8 minutes but a strand penalty levelled it and strand scored 2 more before the break. Villa pushed hard in the 2nd half and Eunan Curran had a fine effort come back off the post but were unable to add to the early goal. good displays from Fergal Ryan, Iarla Connor, Ronan Molloy and all 5 subs kept up the pressure till the final whistle. Result Dromore Villa 1 Strand Celtic 6.

U12 & U12 Cubs training at Hynes' field Tuesday 5pm

games played weekending 20th March

U12 Boys travelled to Boyle on Tuesday evening and played their first game under lights, the game was played with good spirit and a goal from Joe McHugh was enough to earn a well deserved draw. Result Boyle Celtic 1 Dromore Villa 1

U16 Girls remain unbeaten after a pulsating scoreless draw against fellow table toppers Ballymote on Saturday. Both teams went for it from the start with Villa missing a penalty and Ballymote hitting the crossbar in the first half. The second period was end to end with both defences coming out on top. Both managers will be happy getting a share of the spoils. Result Ballymote 0 Dromore Villa 0

U12 Cubs travelled to Cliffoney on Saturday afternoon and were defeated by a much stronger Cliffoney/Grange side. Despite some good performances from the lads they failed to break down the Cliffoney /Gramge defence. Result Cliffoney/Grange Cubs 7 Dromore Villa Cubs 0

A new Sligo Junior Ladies Soccer League will be commencing in May.Anyone interested in joining Dromore Villa can contact Joe Burns 087 7995458 or any club member.

McSharry & Foley Cup- Dromore Villa 2 Gurteen 0
Despite missing some regulars Dromore Villa Junior side overcame Gurteen at home in the McSharry & Foley Cup. Outstandiing performances from David Culkin (scoring twice) and also Keith Lang.

St Patricks Day Parade & Sligo Leitrim Girls

All U8 and U10 boys and girls are invited to take part in the Dromore Villa entry in the Dromore West St Patricks Day Parade, meet at the Community Centre at 2:30pm, jerseys will be provided, a few parents will be required for supervision please.

Well done to Megan Duffy and Emer McHugh who were on the U16 Sligo/Leitrim League team in their win over the Donegal League last Saturday in Strandhill and also to Leah Kelly who was on the U12 Sligo/Leitrim League team in their friendly at the same venue, keep up the good work girls.

games played 12th & 13th March 2011

Only two of our games went ahead this weekend, our Junior team travelled to Coolaney on Sunday where they were defeated on a scoreline of 4 goals to nil, looking forward to a better result next weekend in the McSharry & Foley Cup when the are at home to Gurteen Celtic.

U12 Cubs game was called off due to the severe overnight weather, U14 Boys game didn't go ahead either due to a fixtures mix up.

U16 boys travelled to Calry in their last game of the league on Saturday. We were missing some regulars. They tried hard in the first half and put some good passing movements together but a couple of quick goals from Calry left Villa chasing the game from then on. The lads found themselves 5 Nil down at the break. Calry added a further 2 in the second half with a consolation goal for Villa scored by Jonathan Higgins. There were fine displays on the day from Cormac Hallinan at the back and Ryan Burns up front. Result Calry 7 Dromore Villa 1.

Well done to Dromore West/Templeboy Community Games who won Gold at u10, U12 & U14 County Draughts in Riverstown on Saturday, Villa players Fionn Connolly, Adam Kilrehill, Conor McNamara & Chantal McCloat(u10), Keelan Kilrehill, Kian Kilgannon, Cahan Hallinan & Gavin Connolly(U12), Cassandra McCloat Caolan Gillen & Fergal Ryan (U14) were all involved and we wish them well in the Connaught Finals in Roscommon on 9th April

REVISED FIXTURES and U16 girls news

Please see revised underage fixtures on the right of this page for this weekend 12th & 13th March.

Congratulations to Megan Duffy and Emer McHugh who have been selected to play with the Sligo Leitrim U16 Girls team in Strandhill at 12 noon this Saturday, their opponents are the Donegal League and we wish them well.

St Patricks Day Parade

We have entered our U8's and U10's in The Dromore West St Patricks Day parade again this year, will supply more details when available re start time and assembly point. With the help of a few parents to help with supervision we hope a good day is had by all.

Community Games

Good Luck to all our players taking part in Community Games Draughts in Riverstown this weekend and well done to U16 Chess (winners) and U12 Chess (2nd place) in Sligo recently.

games played 5th & 6th March

In the Sligo Pallets Premier League Dromore Villa had a home game v Carrick Town and won on a scoreline of 2 goals to 1. Villa had several chances before Keith Lang hit the target in the first half. Villa had the better of the chances again in the second half and Fergal Kilgannon added the winner to take all 3 points. Final score Dromore Villa 2 Carrick Town 1

Evan Kilrehill and Gavin Connolly were Villas scorers in The Cubs match v Arrow Harps Tigers. The match was well contested by both sides but a great team effort from Villa Cubs saw them earn the spoils. Result Arrow Harps Tigers 1 Dromore Villa Cubs 2

U14 boys had a home game v Strand Celtic on Sat 5th March. It was a competitive first half with Villa taking the lead with a fine score from Finnian Cawley. He added a second from the penalty spot when Jamie Kelly was fouled in the box. Strand didn’t give up and pulled one back before the break.The second half saw Strand draw level and scored a further 3 before the final whistle. Niall Crean had a busy day in goals, Jamie Kelly and Darragh Gillen linked up well in attack. Result Dromore Villa 2 Strand Celtic 5

Villa U 18 Girls went down 2-1 to Strand Celtic in their opening game on Sat. The match was played in ideal conditions and both teams had few chances in the first half. Five minutes from the restart Strand put one on the scoreboard with an og from a corner kick.Villa responded well and had numerous chances before Leanne Dunne equalised with a great individual goal ten minutes from time .With the game heading for a draw Strand scored in the last minute with another og from a corner kick. Final Result Dromore Villa 1 Strand Celtic 2