U9
The Under 9’s
added another trophy to their collection by capturing the Mary Pratt Memorial
shield last Saturday morning in Lismore. Here we played Araglin in the first
match which saw our boys get into their stride quickly and run out easy
winners. William Beresford was hugely impressive throughout the day with Rian
Walsh in outstanding form in a centre forward position scoring a brace of
points, (heres hoping that his uncle Shane will be just as impressive next week
in the Munster Final) Meanwhile, Maurice Shanahan kept a close eye on
proceedings as he was the referee on the day. The second match against
Castlelyons was a much tougher and closer affair, which saw us only a point
ahead at half time. The defence held out in the second half with a great
defensive performance coming from all the backs, most notably from Kevin Keohan, Donnacha O’Dwyer and Oisin
O’Riordan. Up front, the forwards were finding
their targets with David Byrne and John Joe Queally fresh after their south of
France training and Adam Carroll Lawlor notching up the scores to impressive
effect.
The Abbeyside boys running out
comfortable winners in the end.
The final match was against the home
team Lismore and a win here would see us secure the title. Here, Sean Lanigan
was making his presence felt in midfield, with Adam Barry burrowing holes in
the Lismore defence assisted by some solid defensive work being done by Sean Og
Flynn and Mark Sheehan. Seanie Lenihan commanded the goal and made a great save
in the second half and played well when called to do so. Up front Joe Flynn was
battling hard and helping the attack keeping the scoreboard ticking over.
Lismore as you would expect made it difficult with every ball keenly contested.
But it was to be Abbeyside’s day which saw them notch up the scores and run out
comfortable winners in the end.
Well done to all the boys on three
splendid team performances which saw us bring the shield back to Village.
Many thanks to Lismore GAA club for
inviting us to this tournament and to the O’Rourke family for presenting the
perpetual trophy. Gerry O’Rourke, on behalf of the O’Rourke family presented
the trophy to Oisin O’Riordan, Captain and the winners medals to the Abbeyside
team. Mary Pratt (nee O’Rourke) died in 2006 at a young age and had a close
association with Lismore GAA club.
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| U9 Mary Pratt Memorial Shield Winners 2012 |
Thanks to the parents who travelled and
supported the team and again thanks to Lismore for the Tea, coffee and
sandwiches and goodie bags for the players.
Panel on the day was as follows: Rian Walsh, Seanie Lenihan, William
Beresford, Kevin Keohan, Donnacha O’Dwyer, Oisin O’Riordan, David Byrne, John
Joe Queally, Adam Carroll Lawlor, Sean Lanigan, Adam Barry, Sean Og Flynn, Mark
Sheehan, Joe Flynn.
Fixtures
Training Wednesday evenings at 6.00pm –
7.30pm and Friday evening training from 6.00pm to 7.30pm.Teamers will be sent
out for each session. Parents are asked to reply to the teamers after each text
as each team are only allowed a certain number of free teamer texts.
U12/
U11
Our under 11’s travelled to Tallow last
Saturday to play in the C&GD Gala day, where we played Dungarvan, Cois
Bhrid and Killeagh. This was played in splendid weather conditions and our boys
played very well in all 3 games.
Panel: Eoin Ahearne, Senan Travers, Cian O’Riordan,
Oisin Hallahan, Ethan Raher, David Hayes, Darragh Slevin, David Kiely, Colin
Foley, Niall Buckley, Sean Sullivan, Ronan Foley, Tadhg Collins, Ben O’Donovan,
Daniel Treen, Michael Troy, David Kiely.
Next outing here is Blitz next Saturday
in Ardmore.
Under
13/14
We played Dungarvan and Kilrossanty last
week in both divisions of the under 13 hurling Western championship. These
games were played in terrible weather conditions but we managed to win both
Games.
Panel: Aaron Beresford, Mark Towmey, Shane Ahearne,
Jack Kiely, Tommy Walsh, Padraig Moore, Tom Looby, Sean Crotty, Gearoid
Hallinan, Bearach Moore, Shane Kiely, David Montgomery, Jamie Walsh, John
Power, James Riordan. Cian Power, Meldan Dwyer, Jack Dwane, Johnny Treen, Sean
Kent, Eoin Ahearne, Dean Beresford, Fion Gibson Kiely, Cian Riordan, Michael
Troy, Ethan Raher, Senan Travers, Michael Kiely.
Our last games in this part of the
Championship is away to Cois Bhrid and Ballyduff upper on Monday 16th.
Under
16 Hurling
Our under 16 hurlers begin their county
championship on Wednesday night, the 11th of July at home to Sacred Heart. The
game throws in at 7.30 pm.
Minor
Hurling
Our Minor hurlers played their first
game in the county championship against Passage last Friday in a rain soaked
Abbeyside. This was a tough game in less than ideal conditions. The lads never took their foot of the pedal
in the entire 60 minutes and came away with a well deserved win. Full time
score: Abbeyside 3-8 Passage 1-4.
Cul
Camp
The cul camp took place in our club grounds
last week.A great week was had by all who attended and the sun even managed to
shine on most days.
Flag
Day
Our flag day took place over last
weekend. The response by volunteers was poor but well done to the boys who did
volunteer; your efforts are much appreciated.
