Sporting Flashbacks

5 years ago…..2003 National Football League Division 1A: Donegal 2-10 Roscommon 1-10. Roscommon: S Curran; J Nolan, D Casey, Ray Cox; A McPadden, F Grehan, P Noone (1-0); S O’Neill, S Lohan; J Tiernan (0-1), G Cox (0-1), B Higgins; N Dineen, K Mannion, F Dolan (0-7). Subs Ronan Cox (0-1), M Beirne, G Lohan, J Dunning, D O’Connor. All-Ireland Volleyball Junior A semi-final: Drumshanbo VS beat St. Brigids, Loughrea by three sets to nil. National Camogie League: Down 2-9 Roscommon 0-3. Roscommon: M Healy; T Earley, E Farrell, C Glennon; C Cooney, C Kenny, S Coyle; A McGeeney, C Moran; O Lennon, L Glennon (0-1), D Pierse; U Hussey (0-2), AM Glennon, Y Connaughton. 10 years ago…..1998 All Ireland Colleges senior ‘A’ semi-final (at Clones): St. Colmans, Newry 2-15  Roscommon CBS 1-15 (AET). Roscommon CBS: Enda Daly; Stuart Feely, Ian Collins, J Fitzpatrick; Mike Costello, Aidan Weir, Eoin Browne (capt.); Gerry Lohan (1-11), Paul Noone (0-1); Darren Egan, Gerry Kelly, Dara O’Gara; Ken Hegarty, Danny Costello (0-2), John Hanly (0-1). Subs: B Neilan, M Brandon, C Fallon, D Glynn, J Connelly. Senior Football challenge game: Roscommon 0-11 Dublin 0-8. Roscommon won 5 boxing titles at the Connacht final: the winners were D Hanley, C O’Gara, P Conlon, J McDonagh, A Hanley. National Hurling League: Wicklow 0-13 Roscommon 1-7.  In the National Football League Tipperary beat Clare to consign Roscommon to Division 4 football for the first time in the history of the game. 15 years ago…..1993 Royal Hotel Cup semi-finals: Cam Celtic 1 Ahascragh 0; Cloonfad United 2 St. Johns Athletic 1.  CB Trotters win the Premier Division of the league after beating Glen Celtic 8-2. Ladies National Football League relegation play-off: Roscommon 1-16   Monaghan 1-8 (Roscommon escape relegation). Roscommon: D Thompson; E Donlon, L Shiel, E Gavin (0-1); J Connaughton, D Donlon, M Reilly; J Newton (0-1), S Killoran; T Grehan (0-1), T Ryan (0-3), D Donnellan; V Glennon, D Duggan (0-7), L Dowd (1-2). Sub: Eamonn McManus Junior for Grehan.  Connacht Minor League: Roscommon 2-13 Longford 0-3. Roscommon: R Lannon; O Nicholson, C O’Loughlin, K Flynn; K Keegan, K Duignan, K Ward; C Connelly (0-3), A Nolan (0-2); F Grehan (0-3), M McHale (1-1), N O’Donohoe (0-2); J Hoare (1-1), D Kelly, J Daly (1-1). Subs: F Coyne, C Looby (0-1), D Donnelly. Connacht Junior Cup semi-final: Creggs 17 Loughrea 10.