It was with great pleasure that St. Conor’s P.S Omagh recently organised and hosted the Millennium Cup and Shield.
The format of the day’s action was based on two groups. Group 1 had St. Conor’s Omagh, St. Mary’s P.S, Killyclogher, Christ the King P.S and All Saints’ P.S, Tattysallagh. Group 2 consisted of Holy Family P.S, Omagh, St. Lawrence’s P.S, Fintona, Sacred Heart P.S, Tattyreagh and St. Ronan’s Recarson.
Following a morning of entertaining ‘round robin’ matches within each group and a series of gripping, hard fought semi-finals, St Lawrence’s and Holy Family qualified for the Millennium Cup Final. St. Mary’s and Christ the King qualified for the Millennium Shield Final.
In an epic Shield final, St. Mary’s emerged victorious against a gallant Christ the King team. Later, in an enthralling Grange Dental Care Millennium Cup final, St Lawrence’s edged out the Holy Family team.
Our St. Conor’s team were tremendous from start to finish. Although we lost out to St. Lawrence’s by the narrowest of margins in the Cup semi-final, the boys played with great heart, commitment and perseverance. Once again, they represented our school and their families with pride.
We’d like to commend all the children on how well they behaved on the day. Not only was the football a joy to behold but the manners and respect towards the referee and each other was also. Well done everyone!
Thank you to Paul Grugan, formally of Grange Dental Care, for sponsoring the cup and shield and for presenting the medals and trophies.
A special word of thanks to Cormac Mc Gettigan for his expert refereeing throughout the competition.
A massive thanks to Hamilton’s Spar Omagh for treating all the boys well-served treats after the tournament. Thank you very much for your sponsorship.
We want to say a huge thank you to all the staff in our school for organising another hugely successful Millennium Cup. The Millennium Cup keeps going from strength to strength and plays a huge role in helping promote sport and Gaelic games in the West Tyrone area. Thank you to all the other schools that continue to attend and support our tournament every year.
