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The deadliest catch small boat fishing competition
8 boats entered
winners were
the heaviest fish - Peter Good
the most species - Tony O' Shea
the heaviest catch - Peter Good
the Mark Pinfield memorial cup went to Peter Good for the heaviest catch

West Corks Slowest Bicycle Race attracted a huge crowd of spectators over 40 people entered into this the slowest bicycle race ever seen in West Cork this was ran in heats of 4 with the slowest from each heat going through to the next round this was then reduced to 3 participants per heat as one of the bikes was damaged in a minor crash
The final saw 3 people sweat it out to control their bikes in order to be last to the finish line
Winners
1st Kevin Maguire
2nd John O' Sullivan
3rd Donal O' Driscoll

Goleen Festival Sports Day 13/08/11
The Festival Sports atracted a good crowd to the Community Sports Centre, the weather thankfully cleared and the schedule of relays, wheelbarrow, 3 legged and spud and spoon races were able to go ahead with only a slight delay. There were a number of stalls set up in the new extension and with bouncy castles, the U6 and U8 Go Karting and the Massive Tug of War Competition there were plenty of activities for all the family.

The Goleen Festival Art competition had some great entries as ever and was very well supported:

Winners of the competition are as follows:

Under 6:
1. Niamh Wilson, with 'Village of the Sea'
2. Zoe Cooper-Reid, with 'Summer Flower'
3. Aishling Quinn, with 'Terrific Fairy House'

Under 8
1. Amber O'Sullivan, with 'Slate painting'
2. Caragh Ciffone, with 'Dolphin Collage'
3. Mark Russell, with 'Shapes & Colours'

Under 10
1. Connor Quinn, with 'Ballyrisode View'
2. David Ciffone, with 'Lion Collage'
3. Brendan Arundel Sheehan, with 'Farm Life'

Under 14
1. Eloise Powell & Niamh McMullan, with 'Tempted'
2. Matthew Dundan, with 'Amy Winehouse'
3. Mair Kelly, with 'Greyhound'

Overall winner of the Laurens Stafford Memorial Shield:
Harry Cooper-Reid (age 6), with 'Titanic'


Brothers Go Head To Head
The first Harbour Take Away Paper Aeroplane Challenge took place at the Goleen Community Hall on Thursday 11th August as part of the Goleen Summer Festival. There were entries of all shapes and sizes as well as the planes themselves! James Kelly held both the Open and U14 record for some time but was overtaken in the Open by a rocket of a throw by Kieran Sheehan and then Shane Barry Murphy took the U14 record. Pat Kennedy surpassed Kieran’s throw in the Open which brought Kieran back to the hall once again. However Tony Ramsey soared his glider out beyond to hold the record which Kieran was unable to match. It fell to Tony’s brother Jerry Ramsey to take the lead with what appeared to be an unbeatable flight that reached the end wall. In the meantime with the entries closed Niall Kiely launched his streamlined plane to take the U14 title with one of the last throws of the day. The last throw of the day fell to Tony Ramsey who once again took to the runway with his modified plane and matched his brother’s attempt also hitting the wall and sharing the top prize of €40 donated by Colin Moynihan the event sponsor with the U14 prize of €10 going to Niall Kiely.

The Vintage Rally

The annual Vintage Rally took place from Goleen to Crookhaven with loads of vehicles taking part once again this year.

Route To Crook
The 7th annual Route to Crook race was a great success with 137 runners in the main event and a large number of walkers and U14’s also taking part. We were lucky with the weather this year as the rain held off and the conditions were perfect for the race. Kevin Wilmot from Bandon AC was the overall winner in a time of 27mins 33secs. The first woman past the post was Rosaleen Mackeown from Leevale AF in a time of 34mins 45secs. Kevin Barry was the first Goleen runner home in a time of 34mins 45secs. Congratulations to all those who took part and a big thank you to all the many volunteers who helped out on the day. Full results can be found on the Mizen Rovers Website

06/08/11 Table Tennis
The Festival had a successful start with the Table Tennis Camp. Over 30 players took part over the 4 days and Irish National Champion John Murphy made a welcome return to the club. The Goleen Festival Tournament as held with 4 Singles Divisions. The new "Family Doubles" proved very successful with an adult/child section and child/child section. The O'Driscolls overcame the Coughlans in the all kids section. Results and report can be found under Goleen Table Tennis.