Under 6 and 7
On Saturday morning last we took part in an under 6 and 7
blitz against Fourmilewater at the Burgery. In glorious weather everyone from
both sides acquitted themselves well and a good day was had by all.
Under 8
The under 8 season is currently in full swing with lots
going on. We played in the second night of the Western Football tournament in
Clashmore on the 3rd June and a great night was had by all. We host
the final night of this tournament on this Wednesday night the 17th June at
18.30. The group also had two teams in Carriganore for a hurling blitz last
Saturday morning and all the lads played some great hurling on the day. The
Tuesday night wall ball sessions are really paying off for this group. A big
thank you must go to all the parents who bring their kids out to training and
providing transport to the blitz games. Play and Stay games for the under 8
team start with hurling on Monday the 22nd in Dungarvan. As always
new members are always welcome to join at any stage throughout the year.
Under 10
Wednesday the 10th we continued the U10 Western Football
Tournament. Host club for the night was Kilrossanty, so we headed off to
Lemybrien on a beautiful summers evening. First up was Affane, and not since we
beat Tramore by one point to nil in the minor football county final of 1959 did
Ballinacourty record the same score line in a game, but that was the score on the
night. Cormac got the point for us. Our 2nd game was against Clashmore. A much
closer game than the 1st night saw us lose by four points. In to the B final
again on the night and we met a much stronger St. Olivers outfit than on the
first night we played them and we lost out by a couple of goals. Final night
will be played in Cappoquin on Wednesday 24th where we will bring our full
squad. Panel on the night: Conor Gough,
Jake Fitzgerald Drummey, Jake O Donnell, Cathal Sweeney, Ethan Keohan, Jack O
Donovan, Sean Walsh, Cormac Dunne Fitzgerald, Darragh Walsh, Sam Phelan. Missing
on the night was Brian Callaghan, who we wish a speedy recovery from a broken
collar bone sustained recently. We also wish his brother Sean well who also
broke his arm during the past week.
Under 13
We had a great win last Saturday in the Under 13 Football Championship Final against Gaultier. This was a great team performance full of
determination, skill and a never say die attitude.
We started very well with Daire and Alec winning the midfield
battle and kicked 7 unanswered points in the first 10 minutes, then Gaultier
got going and scored three points. We then scored the first goal of the game
where DJ Kiely slipped through the defence to finish to the net. Then Gaultier
really came into the game and brought the game back to a two point game .We
exchanged points in the second half with the opposition, and the game was very
tight when Ben O Donovan rose high above the goalie to fist the ball to the
net.
Our defence were playing really well, with Niall, Daniel,
Jamie, James, Sean and Colin cutting out several scoring chances. The forwards
of Willy, Eoin, DJ, Tadgh, Ben and especially Jack battling very hard and
taking their scoring chances. We then introduced Oisin, Joe and Rian as legs
were getting tired.
As the final whistle blew it was all square so extra time
was awaiting us. The extra time was five minutes a side and Gaultier got first
run and scored two unanswered points in the first half. On the changeover we moved
the ball very quick and up stepped Rian Walsh to find the net and within two
minutes we had another goal from Daire Slevin. We defended very well for the
last minute and ran out deserving winners. Our goalkeeper David played very
well between the posts and stopped several goal chances. Our captain Niall
Buckley received the trophy on behalf of the panel and thanked the opposition
for a very sporting game. Every panel member whether playing in the final or
not contributed to this fantastic win.
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| County U13 Division 1 Football Champions, 2015 |
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| Captain Niall Buckley raises the County U13 Football Division 1 Championship Shield |
Kelloggs Cúl Camps
The Waterford GAA Cúl Camps are back again this year and
this year they will take place in Abbeyside / Ballinacourty from June 29th to
the 3rd July. Our club co-ordinator is Audrey and she can be
contacted on (087) 6987388 for any information regarding these camps.
Alternatively you can find information on these camps and book your place on
kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie.
