AS the midweek throw-in times edge backwards, it's a sign that summer is just around the corner and the heat is also being cranked up in the Antrim football leagues.
Gerard Walsh hadn't played in a competitive hurling game since a county quarter-final last September, but he needed no time to get up to speed in Saturday's win over Wexford.
FROM the lowest of lows in Nowlan Park six days previous, Antrim's hurlers produced an heroic performance at Corrigan Park on Saturday to stun Wexford and grab their first points of this year's Leinster Hurling Championship.
THE manner of their defeat in Nowlan Park last week spoke for itself, Antrim’s hurlers must ensure they don't dwell on it as they welcome Wexford to Corrigan Park on Saturday.
"YOU didn't think that was the end of 'The Mighty Celt', did you?" was how Tyrone McKenna responded when asked if it was true he was hitting the pause button on his decision to retire from boxing.
CLIFTONVILLE boss Jim Magilton admits that his team selection for Saturday evening's clash with Linfield was dependent on Monday night’s game between Linfield and Larne.
EVEN with John Cooney's last-gasp penalty seeing Ulster claim a 19-17 win over Cardiff last week, they still slipped outside the URC playoff places, so getting back inside the top eight is the objective when they host Benetton on Friday (7.35pm, live on BBC).
St Gall’s continue to remerge as a strong force in Antrim football and in Creggan on Wednesday, they recorded their fifth win in five starts to move proudly to the top of the league after a win over Kickham’s on the Staffordstown Road.
SEVEN points from the boot of PJ Toal helped Éire Óg make it back-to-back wins in Division Three on Wednesday and deny St Malachy's their first points of the campaign.
