Under 14
Last
Monday the 22nd our under 14 team played St Pats in the Western Hurling Final
in Fraher Field. Our lads put on a good display of hurling and came away
comprehensive winners. This was a positive start to what was a big week for
this team.
On
Saturday the 27th they played in the County Hurling Championship Final in Walsh
Park against De Le Salle. The two teams had met earlier this year in the Feile
County Final which was a great game and required two periods of extra time for
us to come out on top by a point. This time our boys played with great
intensity from the throw in. In the first half we played against the breeze and
went in at half time with a deserved 2-5 to 1-2 lead. The second half started
with some excellent skill and determination and despite De Le Salle closing to
within 3 pts with 6 minutes to go our boys never lost their composure and
pulled away again to record a 3-13 to 3-4 win. This was a great team
performance with some excellent scoring from the team considering all the
Abbeyside scores came from play.
This
is the first time the club has won an under 14 division 1 hurling since 1997.
This really topped a memorable season for this panel of players who during the
year represented the county in both the Hurling and football Feile finals. Great
credit must go to the players and their mentors, for their performance
throughout the year, also a word of thanks to all the parents who helped out
all year driving and supporting at the games.
Panel: Aaron Beresford, Tommy Walsh, Shane Ahearne,
Padraig Moore, Bearach Moore, Gearoid Hallinan, Tom Looby, Sean Crotty, Sean
Whelan-Barrett, Shane Kiely, Ben Flynn, James Riordan, Jack Kiely, David
Montgomery, Dean Beresford, Jamie Walsh, Mark Twomey, Meldan Dwyer, Daithi
Brunnock, Johnny Treen, Michael Kiely, John Power.
Our
under 13 squad played their 3rd game in their hurling championship last
Thursday night the 25th and had a good win against St. Olivers. Next game in
this is against Dungarvan in Abbeyside next Thursday 1st August at 7:00 p.m.
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| U14 County Hurling Champions & Supporters |
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| Seán Crotty & his Grandfather, Mick Brett celebrate victory in the County U14 Hurling Championship |
Under 12
The
Under 12’s travelled to the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick last Tuesday 23rd to
play in the Munster hurling blitz. This was a great experience to play other
teams from outside the county with all our players getting plenty of game time.
After they finished playing Limerick midfielder Paul Browne was on hand to give
the lads a tour of the stadium and gave them some insights to playing hurling
at inter county level, spoke about training, diet, match days etc. On the way
home the group stopped in Thurles to see the minor Munster Final between
Waterford and Limerick. Despite the minor result they had an extremely
enjoyable day.
Under 9
Our
U9s travelled to Lismore on Saturday 20th July last for a hurling blitz. Eleven
of the squad were available for selection on the day and each and every one was
up for this challenge. From keeper to corner forward, all did their part
throughout the day. Our boys reached the final of this event and what a match
this turned out to be. Abbeyside v Bride Rovers of Cork stood shoulder to
shoulder for the throw-in. The Cork side started the stronger of the two, but
it didn't take long for our lads to get to grips with the pace of the game and
at the half time whistle they were only trailing by a single point. Come the
2nd half and both sides went score for score at the start but the Cork side
looked to be finishing the stronger after going 4pts up with only five minutes
remaining. But the villagers dug deep and with their backs to the wall managed
to claw their way back into the game and force a draw at the final whistle. No
one player could take sole credit for this tenacious come back as it truly was
a team effort. And so it was the case that Abbeyside were to take home the
silverware on the day because of a higher scoring average throughout the
tournament .Thanks to Lismore for the invite and for their hospitality shown to
all visitors, during the event. Thanks also once again to the parents that
travelled on the day, we all know that we witnessed a cracker.
Players
on the day were: Rian Cossie, Oisin
Brazil (Capt), Fergie Slevin, Michael Walsh, Jack Kiely, Charlie Treen, Eoin
Kiely, Jack McGrath, Sean Callaghan, Rory Tyrell and Charlie Gough. Well
done to all involved.
Minor Hurling
Our
minor hurling team played their second game in the county minor hurling
championship on Wednesday night last. Our opponents on the night were Roanmore
and after a titanic battle we ended up losing this game by the slimmest of
margins. This game also acted as the match used to play for the Kieran Lennon
cup in memory of a man who did so much work for our club down throughout the
years.
Outdoor Hurling
Outdoor
hurling continues every Saturday morning from 10.30 for boys age five and up.
Helmets and hurleys can be purchased through the club at a discounted price.
Lucozade Sports
Collection
Lucozade
Sport is offering free match and training equipment and clothing. Just drop
your caps into the Lucozade sports club collection bag in the club house or,
bring to training. The more caps we collect the more gear we can get. For more
information contact Carmel on 0872598923. Please get behind this free
fundraiser and help our club raise its game.
