Soccer Blitz fell foul of the weather

The heavy snow which fell on Saturday night/Sunday morning left us with no option but to call off the boys and girls under 13 soccer blitz which was to be played in Rochfortbridge on Sunday morning last.We now find ourselves in the position of having to appeal to the Leinster Executive for permission to play the under 13s outside of the closing date and we won"t know until the weekend if we are successful or not.However, the boys and girls Under 15 soccer blitz will go ahead in Gainstown (Mullingar Athletic F.C.) on this Sunday, February 15. All teams must sign in at least 30 minutes before the start of their game. If for any reason your team cannot take part, please don"t leave it until Sunday morning to contact us, do it immediately so that we can revise the draws and times.Team Manager"s numbersThe importance of putting the name and contact number of each team on the panel forms was borne out on Sunday last when we had to contact Team Managers to cancel the soccer blitz at the last moment. There were a large number with no telephone number which left us trying to contact area secretaries and they, in turn, had to contact the team manager. For future reference, when filling out panel forms, please include the name and contact number of the team manager.Sunder, February 15Boys Under15 IndoorSoccer - Court 110am (1) Mt. Temple/Baylin v Gainstown; and (2) Delvin v Ballymahon Road.10.30am (3) Multyfarnham v Kinnegad/Coralstown and (4) Castledaly v Collinstown/Fore.11am (5) St. Pauls v Tubberclair/Glasson and (6) Mt. Temple/Baylin v Moate.11.30am (7) Retreat v Castlepollard and (8) Ballymore v Delvin (B).12pm(1) v (2) and (3) v (4).12.30pm (5) v (6) and (7) v (8).1pm Semi-Finals.Girls Under-15 Semi-Finals1.30pm (1) St. Pauls v Gainstown and (2) Delvin v The Downs.2pm (3) Collinstown/Fore v winners of (2)Boys and girls FinalsDetails of the boys and girls Under 13 will appear in these notes next week.Closing datesDon"t forget that March 31 is the closing date for entries for the following competitions: Art & Model Making, Projects, Recitation, Culture Corner, Comedy Sketch. Solo Modern Dance, Set Dancing/Trad. Irish, Modern Dance Group, Group Singing, Under-14 Quiz, Cross Country, Sports Induction. Only panel forms received by 31st will be included in draw.Winter Games FinalsWhile we are delighted with the manner in which the majority of Areas got on with their games and kept to the tight schedule, we have to say that competitions with the least number of teams are the ones who leave their games to the last possible dates and therefore leave no time for any unforeseen eventualities.Time is now running out for the finals of the winter programme to be completed (15th February) and all winning county teams must have copies of their competitors birth/baptismal certificate with the County Secretary by this date. Only winning teams with their certificates will be brought to the Leinster Registrar on Monday morning, 16th February. So, you have been warned often enough not to miss out.Basketball DrawThe following is the draw for the boys and girls Basketball competition and we would ask all team managers to ensure that the final are played on or before 31st March. The first rounds to be played on or before 1st March. Second Rounds by 8th. Semi-Finals and Finals by 31st March.Winning Team Manager MUST tel. results immediately after match to: Mick Brick at 085-1743409 or Kay O"Connell at 0906-472873 with signature sheets from game to be sent to office immediately after each game for checking.Boys Under 13:Zone 1: (A) 1. Beechpark/Coosan a bye; (B) 2. Retreat v Mt. Temple/Baylin. Zone final, 1 v 2.Zone 2: 1. (A) Milltown/Empor a bye; 2. (B) Multyfarnham a bye; 3. (C) Kinnegad/Coralstown a bye; 4. (D) The Downs v Gainstown. Semi-finals - A v B and C v D;. Zone final,1 v 2.Boys Under 16:Zone 1: (A) 1. Retreat a bye; (B) 2. Tubberclair/Glasson v Beechpark/Coosan. Zone final, 1 v 2 .Zone 2: (A) 1. Milltown/Empor a bye; (B) 2. Delvin a bye; 3. (C) Kinnegad/Coralstown a bye; 4. (D) The Downs v Gainstown. Zone semi-finals - A v B and C v D.Zone final, 1 v 2.Girls Under-13:Zone 1: (A) 1. Beechpark/Coosan v Tubberclair/Glasson; 2. (B) Retreat v Mt. Temple/Baylin. Zone final, 1 v 2.Zone 2: (A) 1. Milltown/Empor a bye; 2. (B) Multyfarnham a bye; 3. (C) Kinnegad/Coralstown a bye ; 4. (D) The Downs v Gainstown. Zone semi-finals - A v B and C v D. Zone final, 1 v 2.Girls Under-161. (A) Milltown/Empor a bye2. (B) Multyfarnham a bye.3. (C) Kinnegad/Corals town v Beechpark/Coosan4. (D) The Downs v Gainstown.Zone semi-finals - A v B and C v D. County final, 1 v 2.Notice to all team managersPlease ensure that all games are played in a friendly and sporting manner. In preliminary rounds - first named teams have home advantage and are responsible for officials and venue. Please give opponents plenty of notice re games and remember, don"t leave your fixtures until the last dates (play them early) as anything could turn up where you might need to postpone a game.Dates for your diaryIndoor Soccer Boys & Girls Under-15 Blitz - Sunday, 15th February in Gainstown (Mullingar Athletic F.C.))National A.G.M. - Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 20th, 21st, 22nd February.Progressive 25Our thanks to all our card playing friends who turn out every Monday night to support the Community Games. The winners on Monday last were: Jimmy Murtagh, Mick Keogh, Nellie Lynam, Lizzie Lynam. Raffle: Martin Wall, Peggy Egerton, Larry O"Rourke. Last game, Matt Garry, P. J. McCrumb. See you all on Monday night at 9pm.