NEWTOWN JUNIORS F.C.: FROM OUR four games played last weekend we recorded one win, a draw and two defeats. The under 8's away day hoodoo continued away to Arklow Town in a 1-nil defeat. In a good performance players to shine on the day were Nicola Doyle, Jordan Butler and Ciaran Keogh.

Bad day at the office for the under 9's as they exited the cup at home to Ashford Rovers on a 1-nil scoreline. On the day there was a lot of effort and toil but it just wasn't to be their day. On the day Melanie Clarke and Cian Walsh tried hard.

Wins for the under 10's have been as rare as a sunny day this year but that all changed last weekend as they booked their place in the cup semi-finals after a 2-0 victory over a gallant Roundwood side. Sean Gregory gave Newtown the lead early in the first half and it was nip and tuck for the rest of the half. Roundwood gave everything in their quest for parity but were dealt a massive blow midway through the second half when Keegan Heffernan smashed a superb second goal for Newtown.

The 12's had no game as their respective opposition failed to field a team. The girl's under 12's played a very entertaining game at home to Templeogue. Both teams cancelled each other out until 10 minutes from time and then the goals started to flow. A mix up in defence alowed the visitors to take the lead, but Newtown fought back to take the lead with two spectacular goals. Lydia Sinnott-Elliott let fly from just inside the opposition half and the ball sailed into the top corner despite the keeper getting her fingers to the ball.

Two minutes later Katie Miley decided to have a go from 25 yards out and the ball flew into the net like a rocket. With time running out Templeogue forced a corner kick and from the resultant kick, a visitors forward scored from close range.

Fixtures for the weekend of Satuday March 13-14: under 8's - fixture to be confirmed; under 9's away to Arklow Town 'A' ko to be confirmed; under 10's - fixture to be confirmed; under 12's at home to Arklow Town 'A' ko sunday at 10am; under 13's away to Ardmore Rovers 'B' ko saturday at 10am; Girl's under 12's - fixture to be confirmed; (fixtures & ko times are subject to change).

In our birthday slot this week we send best wishes to Chelsea Snell of the girl's under 12's and Dion Doyle from the under 10's. Happy birthday to both from everyone at Newtown Juniors F.C. We also send best wishes to friend of the club Sean Sutton from Bray who is recovering from a recent operation and to Laura O'Neill from Arklow who is currently in hospital recuperating after illness.

There will be a Girl's easter soccer camp from Monday, March 29 - Thursday, April 1 in the Newtown Community Centre. Cost to participate is €60 and is open to girls aged 7-11 years. For further details contact Hughie at 087-6987653.

There wlll be a commitee meeting for all commitee members and managers this Wednesday (tonight) March 10 in the Community Centre starting at 7pm sharp. For all matters relating to the club visit our website at www.newtownjuniors.com <http://www.newtownjuniors.com

SOUTH EAST ROAD CLUB

JOHN MAGUIRE took an excellent second place in the Cycleways A3 race at Navan on Sunday last from a field of over a hundred riders. Leinster team member John is renowned for his sprinting prowess and used this ability to win the bunch sprint for second place in impressive style as victory went to a lone breakaway. This was his first race of the season and it augurs well for the rest of the season. Young Stephen Bracken took the opportunity to jump a category when he competed in the A4 race and acquitted himself with distinction.

Members of the under age section of the South East Road Club will have very treasured memories from being at the Laurence Dallaglio Cycleslam which had an overnight stop in the Arklow Bay Hotel, Arklow last Friday night prior to departing to Dublin as part of a fundraising cycle taking in all six stadia used in the Six nations rugby championships. The under age members were also permitted to cycle with the celebrity group which included Laurence Dallaglio himself and English cricket superstar, Andrew Flintoff. The under age section of the Club stood in for photographs with these friendly sporting legends who also willingly signed autograph books and cycling jersies and were generous with their time

On Saturday next the club is organising a 100 k cycle to raise funds for the Wexford team in this years Ras. Three club members have been selected for the squad. They are Cathal Redmond, Anthony Mills and Derrick Evans There will be a Ras stage end and start in Gorey, thanks to the hard work of Derek Webb.

The route will take in Enniscorthy, Wexford and Gorey. There is also a shorter cycle for under age members. The cycle will leave the Naomh Eanna grounds, Gorey at 11.000 am, and "signing-on" will be from ten o'clock onwards. For full details contact chief organiser Derek Webb at 087-0617615. The club welcomed its first female member in quite some time as Dawn Hayden joined the under age Sunday Tour. Dawn proved herself to be more than capable and a very determined cyclist on a tough spin.

CARNEW FC

THE SENIOR men were at home to Wicklow Town In the league and had a comfortable 5-0 win. Scorers for Carnew were Sean Kinsella with a hat trick and Eugene Jordan with a brace. The ladies were at home to New Ross Town and won 5-3. Noreen Lambert scored a hat trick with two brilliant taken free kicks and a penalty in the second Half. Nicole Kavanagh was also on target twice for the home team. The ladies had a brilliant first half team performance and were leading 4-0 at half time, unfortunately the visiting team clawed three goals back but Carnew held on for a well deserved win. The under 12's were away to Wicklow Rovers B in the shield and unfortunately lost 3-1, Enda Donohue was Carnew's scorer on the day. The under 10's were at home to St Anthony's A in the Joseph Blunt Cup and won 2-0. Cillian Gilligan and Lorcan Rossiter were scorers on the day. The under 8's were at home to Greystones C and lost 30.

BRAY WHEELERS

THIS WEEKEND saw Bray Wheelers out in force for the beginning of the racing season with a sizeable show in both Saturday's and Sunday's races. The crisp spring weather must've put a spring in the legs on Saturday as everybody finished comfortably in their respective bunches. Particular acknowledgement must go to Alex Boland who competed in his first open race in the Mick Lally Memorial race on Saturday, and to Will McCabe who's made a return to road racing after his junior cycling days in the 90s! Pat Fitzpatrick, Anthony Crean, Scott Hannon, Dermot Hickey and Darren O'Toole all completed their first race of the 2010 season with ease. Sunday's race in Navan brought another clear, crisp day. There was only one Bray Wheeler in the A1/A2 category, Ronan Kearney, who described the race as 'fast with a few tough efforts as a couple of breaks were chased down.' He finished comfortably in the bunch, very happy with his form. Ger Ivory, Brian Harris, Jason Howick and Cailan Murphy (first open race as a junior) competed in the A3/A4 category. Well done to all the lads. For further information about all Bray Wheelers activities go to www.braywheelers.com

WICKLOW ROVERS

THE LEINSTER Senior League team had a great win over Wayside Celtic in the second round of the Lanigan Cup last Saturday at the whitegates.A brace of goals fron David O'Sullivan earned them an extra time win to progress to the third round.

Recently Luke Byrne was credited with the goal that won the game for the first team away to Newtown Rangers when in fact it was Stephen Earls so to set the record straight it was Stephen who scored the only goal of the game, well done Stephen.

Our Wicklow League division one side had an excellent win at home to odds on title favourites Enniskerry YC at the whitegates on Sunday. A brace from Dave Rowan and singles from Aidan O'Neill and Conor Tobin gave them an impressive 4-2 victory.

A couple of weeks ago we had one hat-trick hero in the club. That honour fell to Keith Carty who hit three cracking goals for the under 8A's against Ardmore. Well done Keith. The week before last we had two hat-trick scorers, Aidan Long [8C's] and Conor Tobin [WL Div 1] hit hat-tricks. Well done to both..This week we had one hattrick scorer, Gavin Weir, who hit three for the under 15B team at home to Arklow Utd A.

With the website now up and running all match reports should be emailed to Jimmy Nolan at jimmy.nolan09@hotmail.com

Also if a manager wants other news regarding their team or the club posted on the website they can e-mail me at the above e-mail address or contact me at 0879108706.

Everyone at Wicklow Rovers would like to congratulate Pat [Sting] Kavanagh on his nomination to be Grand Marshall for this years St Patricks Day parade. It's an honour well deserved by one of the all time greats to grace the soccer fields of Wicklow and beyond. Sting has won every major honour in the county, he also has an All Ireland medal to his name when he was part of the Oscar Traynor team that defeated Galway back in 1986. Onnce again Sting congratulations.

John, Brendan, the under 13 B team and all at Wicklow Rovers would like to wish Matt Doyle a speedy recovery from injury.hope to see you back between the posts soon. Also Jimmy, Brian, the under 12 B team and all at the club would like to wish Liam Kavanagh a speedy recovery from injury. Hope you are back in action soon.

Congratulations to Conor Lincoln who lined out for the under 12 county team away to the Carlow League last week,the match was a good advert for schoolboy/girl soccer and after a very exciting game the spoils were shared in a 3-3 draw.

Congratulations to Hughie Nolan [Newtown Juniors] on his award of youth manager of the year at the recent National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sport. Well done Hughie.

WICKLOW TENNIS CLUB

THE DUBLIN Lawn Tennis Council Winter League has come to an end for the teams representing Wicklow Tennis Club. On Sunday last the club had two teams in the quarter finals and unfortunately both were beaten. The Men's 1st team playing in Class 3 were beaten by a stronger Mount Pleasant team at home and the ladies 1st team narrowly lost out to a stronger Carrickmines team in Carrickmines. Hard luck to all the players, they had a great run to the quarter finals and thank you to everyone who either played on a team or subbed along the way throughout the competition. Men's 1st team: T. Morrissey and R. Pickerill, M and C Sexton, J O'Brien and S. Storey. Ladies 1st Team: T. Meehan and S. McHugh, J. Baker and G. Fitzsimons, L. Gallagher and C. Geraghty.