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Drogheda trio debut
THREE girls from Drogheda and District AC made their club debuts in the beautiful Skryne Valley last Friday as Tara AC held its first 5k road race.
McTeggart Combined Events joy
LAST Sunday Mark Rogers and Niamh Fussey from St Peter's AC were in action in the Leinster Combined Events' Championships in Navan.
Wheelers ace Campbell scoops All-Ireland medal
DROGHEDA Wheelers rider Ciaran Campbell produced a brilliant effort at last weekend's All-Ireland Youth Underage Championships at Coalisland, Co Tyrone, and returned home with a richly deserved bronze medal.
TALKING dogs and horses
ENTRIES were revealed at the weekend for Dundalk's flagship race, and some interesting names are among the 32 possibles. The Group 3 Diamond Stakes is one in a series of 'win and you're in' races. The 'in' refers to the Breeders' Cup Marathon to be run at Churchill Downs on 5 November. Since it was first staged in 2008 every Marathon winner has prepped on the Dowdallshill allweather.
Drogheda's athletes are masters of relay
ON Sunday last, the All-Ireland Masters Track & Field Championships were held in Tullamore. This event attracted a huge entry and provided local clubs with some great success. Drogheda and District's Jim McEvoy at 73, retained his 400m & 800m titles in his age group, maintaining a clean sheet since he was 40, a remarkable career for the man who seems ageless.
Locals turn out for 10 Mile event
LAST Saturday, August 21st, saw in the second of the build up races in the run up to this year's Dublin Marathon. The Frank Duffy 10 Mile was run in glorious sunshine in the Phoenix Park at and a large group of runners from Drogheda and District AC made the trip to represent the club for this event. This race has been growing rapidly in popularity in the last few years from a field of just over 2000 entries in 2007 this years field of 6400.
Exciting weekend of cycling across Meath
ON Saturday evening the Beechmount Cup race was hosted by Navan Avonmore Road Club and attracted a field of over 60 riders. The race was contested over a distance of 40k with victory going to John Murray from the Lakeside Mullingar CC.
Celebrations all round for the Rogers family
LAST weekend four athletes from Dromiskinbased St Peter's AC competed in the National Community Games in Athlone.
Sutton eyes break into the pro ranks
LOCAL snooker star John Sutton is gearing up for a shot at the big time after qualifying to play on the PTC semi-professional tour in the UK. The 30-year-old from Clogherhead will be rubbing shoulders with Ronnie O'Sullivan and other world-famous players in the 12-event series, and for the semi-pros who do well there is the opportunity to earn a place at the 'top table' in the full professional ranks.
Impressive turnout for Ardee Sports
ARDEE and District AC held their annual sports day in the Boys School field on Sunday last and there was a great turnout of athletes from all clubs, far and near – with plenty of local success.
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