The draw for the senior championship took place in the Welcome Inn Hotel last Wednesday night and was featured live on Mid West Radio. Our own Willie the Shoe hosted the programme. Castlebar Mitchels were the first team out of the hat and were drawn at home to South Mayo. The first round games will be played on the weekend of May 20^th. The senior championship takes on a new format this year with a section for the first round losers who will re-enter the championship at county semi final stage.

Other first round pairings include:

Knockmore V Ballinrobe

Ballina v Burrishoole

Charlestown V Crossmolina

Garrymore V Ballintubber

Swinford V Moy Davitts

East Mayo v Hollymount

The following teams were given a bye in the first round: Kiltane, Mayo Gaels, North Mayo, Davitts, West Mayo.

It will make for an interesting championship.

The Mitchels Senior football team were invited to take part in the Irish Independent (Paidi O Se) football tournament in Ventry last weekend. Castlebar Mitchels was one of eight teams throughout the country invited to play in this tournament. The other teams taking part included Fingallians (Dublin), Moyle Rovers (Tipperary), Ballinasloe (Galway), Gaeltacht (Kerry), Tirconaill Gaels (London), Dingle (Kerry), Ballincollig (Cork). The tournament was run on a knockout basis. Castlebar played Ballincollig in the quarter-final but were beaten on a scoreline of 3-7 to 0-9. Ballincollig is a very good outfit and eventually qualified for the final against Fingallians.

Senior team manager Joe McCabe brought a panel of approx. 25 players to Kerry for the weekend. The travelling party also included Michael and Mary Diskin and family, Mick and Breege Ruane and team selectors Mickey Feeney and John Fahey.

The team that lined out against Ballincollig was:

Ciaran Naughton, Timmy Byrne, Jamie Fitzmaurice, Brian McLoughlin, John Fahy, Brian Hennelly, Declan Shaw, Shane Fitzmaurice, Russell Gibbons, Paul Fitzmaurice, Paul Jordan (0-1), Kevin Malone, Ian Walsh, Diarmuid Byrne (0-2), Kevin Filan (0-6, 4f). Subs: Mark Moore, Darragh Larkin, Eoin Keane, James McGovern, Brian Regan, Liam Raftery, Keith Gillick, Michael Durcan, Ronan Ruane, Christy Flaherty.

This will serve as a good preparation for the league that starts in early April.

As a follow up to last week, if anybody wants a copy of any of the photographs of the dinner dance, then contact either Ken Wright at 24777 or Michael Donnelly at 30945.

The ´pellet´.

A reminder to everybody who may be interested in joining the club. Club membership is now due and is only £10 for both adult and juvenile players and for non-playing members. Membership forms for senior players/members are available from John Brennan @ 22966 or James Rocke @ 25019.

Membership forms for juvenile players can be obtained from either Monica Joyce @ 22378 or Brendan O'Hara @ 23485.

An improved insurance scheme with increased benefits is available for players of all ages. While the scheme is optional, the club strongly recommends to all players to avail of this scheme if they are not adequately covered by medical insurance. The premium involved is only £20 pounds for senior players and £10 for juvenile players. Membership forms include a section on this insurance option. More information on the scheme can be obtained from Club secretary James Rocke @ 25019 or on the GAA website at www.gaa.ie.

County Board tickets are now on sale at a cost of £60. Monies raised will go to the further development of football and hurling within the club.

Tickets are available from the following: James Rocke (25019), Michael Diskin (24887), Mick Byrne (21561), John Brennan (22966), Philip Heneghan (21086), Seamus Marrinan (22285), Tony Stakelum (26506).

Training this week will continue outdoors this week on Wednesday and Friday evening at 7.30 p.m.

Training for all junior team players will continue this week on Wednesday and Friday at 7.30 p.m. All players are asked to attend.

Declan ‘Bullet’ O’Reilly has been appointed as manager of the Mitchels Minor team for the coming year.

Martin Carney, John Brennan, Seamus Marrinan and Gerry Joyce have been selected as his assistants.

The following are the first round league fixtures for teams at all levels:

Senior League: Round 1

Sunday April 8^th

Knockmore v Castlebar Mitchels

Division 4 League: Round 1

Sunday April 8^th

Castlebar v Ballinrobe

Minor League: Division 1 Round 1

Sunday March 18^th

Castlebar Mitchels v Moy Davitts

U16 County League: Division 1 Round 1

Tuesday April 17^th

Castlebar Mitchels v Ballintubber

All league games on Tuesdays

U14 County League: Division 1 Round 1

Thursday 26^th April

Castlebar v Ballinrobe

All league games on Thursdays

U12 County League: Division 1 Round 1

Monday 14^th May

Castlebar v Ballintubber

All league games on Mondays

Training continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 p.m. on the Astra pitch at Celtic grounds. All players are asked to attend.

A table quiz in aid of Castlebar Juvenile Hurling will be held in McGoldrick’s on Thursday 1^st March commencing at 9 p.m. sharp. Please support.

The annual church gate collection in aid of Castlebar Mitchels Hurling Club was taken up at all masses last weekend.

Thanks to all for their generous support.

Training for the under 14 hurling will commence next Saturday in McHale Park at 1p.m.

The following are the management teams that were selected for the coming year:

The new underage football season is almost ready to go for another year. Training times for the various age groups will be as follows:

Training will commence in early March.

Training will commence in early March.

Training will commence in early March.

Under 16 Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30 p.m, Sunday 11 am

Training will commence at the end of March

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