• At the Erne Head of the River, there was great success for Enniskillen Royal Boat Club, who clinched five wins and a number of top-class performances to take the Overall Junior Club award at the successful event. Two ERBC crews then competed at the Schools’ Head of the River in London, with both taking second place in their category.
• St. Michael’s Sean Corry made history as he became the first runner from a Fermanagh school to win an All-Ireland Schools’ Cross-Country title. Corry held off Jamie Wallace of Colaiste Mhuire, Mullingar to take gold in Mallusk. St. Michael’s also went on to take team gold, while there was an excellent run by ERGS’ Harry McKenzie to finish fourth in the Minor Boys race.
• Corry and Tiaran McManus helped Ireland to silver at the Schools’ International in Wales.
• Holy Trinity pupil Megan Mullally raced to victory in the Flahavan’s Primary Schools’ Cross-Country finals.
• In the Girls Schools’ Cup final, Erne Integrated took the honours as they defeated neighbours Enniskillen Royal Grammar School in the final at Kingspan Stadium. In a tight contest, Integrated came through to secure a 9-8 win to land the title.
• There was disappointment for Clogher Valley in their bid to secure the Championship Division One title.
The league went down to a final day shoot-out against Instonians but it was Instonians who prevailed at Shaws Bridge, sealing a 35-26 victory.
• Ballinamallard’s promotion hopes were ended following a tough March. Defeats to HW Welders, Loughgall and Dergview put an end to Harry McConkey’s side’s chances of forcing their way into the top two in the Championship.
• In the Mercer League, Tummery Athletic finished March in a strong position to retain the title. Ryan Hanna’s side sat three points clear at the top of the table ahead of Dergview Reserves, who had also played a game more.
• Victory for Orchard Farm against Fivemiletown II saw the Tempo-based side retain their Division Two status, but the result was a bad one for Lisnaskea Rovers as they dropped into Division Three.
• Mark Cutler bagged all four goals as Enniskillen Rangers defeated Enniskillen Town 4-0 in the Mulhern Cup, with Kesh and Augher Stars also booking their place in the last four of the competition.
• Fermanagh’s Division Three campaign came to an end in March with Kieran Donnelly’s side having to settle for a fifth-place finish. Promotion hopes had been high after Sean Quigley, Ciaran Corrigan and Darragh McGurn all netted in victory over Laois, but this was followed by defeat to Louth at Brewster Park, before they rounded things off with a draw against Westmeath and a loss to Limerick.
• Fermanagh hurlers though secured their place in the league final with wins over Lancashire and Leitrim.
• Fermanagh U-20s failed to perform as they made their exit from the Ulster U-20 Championship with a 2-13 to 0-07 defeat to Down in Newry.
• Fermanagh Ladies booked their place in the league semi-final with a 5-14 to 1-04 win over Derry, but a late Limerick surge denied them a final berth, with Limerick eventually finishing up 4-10 to 3-09 winners in their last four clash.
• Alastair Fisher claimed third place in the West Cork Rally with a late charge. The podium finish reignited Fisher’s Irish Tarmac Championship challenge.
• In the pool, Anna McDade and Ellie McCartney were part of the Ulster team that regained the Inter-Provincial title.
• Golden Star Boxing Club’s Caelan Doherty, Lucy Freeman, Caithlin Murray and Bernard McElholm all landed Ulster Junior titles.
• Bridge Gymnastic Club gymnasts Gracie Curtis, Lili Kurek and Joni O’Mahoney all produced gold medal-winning displays at the Northern Ireland Championships.
• Ballinamallard native Alastair McCrea became a double Short Mat bowls world champion.
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