Senior
Ballymac will play Na Gaeil in the final of The County league on Sunday the 24th of September at Ballymac, time to be confirmed .
Minor
BALLYMAC 1—21 CHURCHILL 2—8
We played host to Churchill in the Minor Central League competition last Monday evening.A fine haul of 9 points by ML Hoare and an energetic display by Cathal Dunne were the main reasons for this victory.
Churchill got off to a fine start finding the net with their first attack.Two ML Hoare points and one each by David Rodgers and D Reagan followed by a Churchill point had the scores level after ten minutes.
Two Dara Keane points and one from ML Hoare extended our lead before the visitors replied with 3 points.ML Hoare again pointed followed by 2 D Reagan points and a Churchill point.
David Rodgers was through on goal only to be hauled down with Josh O,Keeffe converting the penalty.Dara Keane got the final point of the half with the score 1—11 to 1—6 in our favour at the break.Ballymac got 5 points in the first 20 minutes of the half 3 from ML Hoare and one each from Eoin o Malley and Dylan Dunne Moriarty.
The visitors got three points followed by a goal to narrow our lead.Ballymac pushed on again with 2 points each from D Reagan and ML Hoare , D Keane getting our final point. T Brick, D Chawke, and D Dunne Moriarty were all in fine form as we picked up our second win in this competition.
Lotto Results 28/08/2017
Venue : Balyygarry House Hotel
Jackpot : €2,600
Numbers Drawn : 2, 4, 16 , 22
No Winner
Lucky Dip Winners…
1. Eimir Moriarty Rathanny
2. Darragh Flahive Ballymac
3. Sim Clifford Mounthawk
4. Maureen Harris Maugha
5. Denis McCarthy c/o Tony Marshall
Seller: Paula Silles
Next Weeks Jackpot: €2,700
Venue : Glenduff Manor
Date: 04/09/2017
Ladies
Girls U16 NK League
Ballymac 3-10 Abbeydorney 2-6
Our U16s kicked off the North Kerry League last Tuesday evening at home to Abbeydorney. Due to numbers we played 13 a side & this led to very entertaining game.
Abbeydorney were first off the mark with a point from play which they followed up with a pointed free a minute later , we responded with an Eve Creedon goal which was splendidly set up by Emily O Donaghue .
Points followed from Aine Rice , Eve Creedon & Lisa Curran . An Abbeydorney goal followed & a great move by our girls following a Maeve O Sullivan interception resulted in Lisa Curran finding the net for Ballymac, Lisa also on free taking duty added 3 more points before half time .Half time score Ballymac 2-6 Abbeydorney 1-4.
From the throw in we attacked & Aisling found Lisa with a clever pass and Lisa in turn passed to Emily O Donaghue who calmly palmed the ball to the net .
This coupled with a few defensive switches and Aine Rice to midfield gave us a good platform for the remainder of the game . Lisa went on to dominate the scoring in the 2nd half adding 3 from play and 2 frees in an outstanding display from her which saw her finish with 1-8 on the night .
Her other assistant in the full forward line Emily O Donaghue was very influential too on the night and had a hand in a lot of scores .
Eve Creedons display at centre forward was crucial too. Defensively in the 2nd half we were very good with Niamh, Sinead and Sophie O Donaghue doing good work marking the Abbeydorney forwards , Aine Rices work rate was exemplary aswell.
All in all a very good display on the night . Her other assistant in the full forward line Emily O Donaghue was very influential too on the night and had a hand in a lot of scores . Eve Creedons display at centre forward was crucial too.
Defensively in the 2nd half we were very good with Niamh, Sinead and Sophie O Donaghue doing good work marking the Abbeydorney forwards , Aine Rices work rate was exemplary aswell. All in all a very good display on the night
Team Robyn White , Maeve O Sullivan,Niamh Rahilly ,Emily O Donaghue,Caoimhe Carroll, Sinead Mc Keowan, Aisling O Connell , Ellie Mc Elligott, Aine Rice, Eve Creedon,Cait Rice,Emily O Donaghue & Lisa Curran
Team Robyn White , Maeve O Sullivan,Niamh Rahilly ,Emily O Donaghue,Caoimhe Carroll, Sinead Mc K.
U12 girls Tralee town League
After a summer break our U12 girls are back in action again , we’ve entered 2 teams again in this competition Blue team div 1 and Gold team div 2. This results in 35 girls getting games in this competition which is very positive.
The gold team kicked off Wednesday 23rd Aug v Churchill in Ballymac despite the visiting side being much the stronger there was some very good displays on our side with Jill Quirke, Anna Collins, Sarah Mason and Aisling Bailey showing well .
They followed up with a visit to Connelly Park to play Austin Stacks B , this was a close competitive encounter but Stacks ability to take their scores was the difference in the end . Alice Brosnan & Anna Collins were the outstanding on the night with Sarah Mason , Nicole Walker ,Jill Quirke, Labhaoise Mansfield, Lauren O Connor and Alli Tarrant giving good support .
The blue team played John Mitchell’s on Sunday 27th August in Ballymacelligott ,a very strong first half with Rachel Griffen and Roisin Rahilly getting goals had us in a good position at half time .Ciara Palmer, Laura Sugrue, Kate Collins,and Ella Quirke adding points in the 2nd half we finished up with a comfortable win on the night.
Thursday 31st saw us travel to Killeen to take on Na Gaeilin round 2 .This was a closer affair but we showed a good improvement in point taking which had us lead by 10pts to 2pts at half time.
The 2nd half saw Na Gaeil come into it more as they added 6 points, however 1-2 from Laura Sugrue left us comfortable at the end . Good displays from Kerry Hennesy in goals , Alexia Weiss!Abby ,Orla & Niamh was encouraging. Ella Quirkes displays over the 2 games at midfield has been a big plus Roisin Rahilly while kicking 4pts from centre back was excellent defensively as well.final score 1-13 to 0-8
Next up Gold team v St Pats next Tuesday night and Blue team v Austin Stacks
Coiste Na N’Og
ERIC MASON MEMORIAL BLITZ
Last Saturday the 02nd of September we hosted the sixth annual Eric Mason tournament which took place on a beautiful day for football. This tournament is in memory of Eric who was a keen footballer and passed to his eternal reward in 2011 at the age of 15. The teams competing on the day were divided into the following groups:
Group 1: Ardfert, Ballymac, Glanmire & Firies
Group 2: Churchill, Dr. Crokes, Keel & Moyvane
This year’s competition was for players in the U12 category and some great football was played on the day despite the poor weather conditions which is a tribute to all the participating clubs.
Ballymac and Ardfert started the proceedings and Ballymac got things off to a great start when they won on a score line of 5-07 to 1-01.
In the next match Churchill got the better of Keel on a scoreline of 1-06 to 0-08. Churchill lost their next game to Dr Crokes on a score line of 1-07 to 1-03.
Crokes were to go on and win out their group with further victories against Moyvane and Keel. Ballymac’s next game was against Firies and they were two points down at half time but rallied in the second half to win a close encounter on a score line of 3-05 to 2-04.
In their final group game Ballymac played Glanmire from Cork. In an entertaining game where again we came from behind at half time to secure a one-point win on a score line of Ballymac 2-05 to Glanmire’s 2-04 to win their group.
With the group stages now complete the line-up for the the semi-finals in the Cup and Shield competitions were known. In the cup competition Ballymac would play Churchill with Dr Crokes taking on Glanmire.
In the shield competition Firies would take on Moyvane and Keel would play Ardfert. In the shield competition Moyvane and Keel would advance to the final with comfortable victories in their respective semi-finals.
In the shield final Keel would edge a close encounter on a score line of 1-08 to 0-08. Presentations were made by Anna Mason to the winning Keel players and the Runners up Moyvane.
In the first semi-final in the cup competition Ballymac took on Churchill in what turned out to be a very close encounter played in terrible conditions.
Ballymac were ahead at most stages in this game but a late Churchill goal tied the game up at 3-05 to 3-05 at full time.
Extra time was required to separate the teams and Churchill struck an early goal which proved to be the vital score. They went on to win the game by 2 points on a score line of Ballymac 4-05 to Churchill’s 4-07.
In the second semi-final Dr Crokes were too strong for Glanmire and the won comfortably on a score line of 4-08 to 1-05. An excellent final ensued where neither side could be faulted for their endeavour.
Dr Crokes put together some beautiful passages of play and at the final whistle they were the deserving winners on a score line of 4-08 to 0-08 to claim the cup. Presentations were made by Anna Mason to the winning Dr Crokes players and the Runners up Churchill, referees, and to the player of the tournament Billy Walsh from Churchill.
Thanks to all the participating Clubs who contributed to a fantastic day of football. A special thanks to all involved within the club and the parish that helped make this a very successful tournament.
Ballymac Panel:
1. Tommy Palmer, 2. Michael Culloty, 3. Luke Horgan, 4. Aiden Horgan, 5. Padraig Heffernan, 6. Diarmaid Galvin, 7. Sean Rice, 8. Niall Collins, 9. Evan Boyle, 10. Cian Mc’ Carthy, 11. David Lucid, 12. Jack Slattery, 13. Michael Savage, 14. Tom Long, 15. Shane Gilroy, 16. Cathal White
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The winning u14 team which qualified for the Castleisland District A final.
On Wednesday night last Ballymac qualified for the Castleisland District A final where they will play the combination team of Knock/Brosna/Duagh at a date and venue to be confirmed.
It took Ballymac a while to settle into this game with Desmond’s getting the better of the early exchanges but the concession of three first half goals put an early end to this contest and with a strong 28 player panel in attendance it gave us great opportunity to get everyone game time.
A much improved performance from all was most welcomed and we now look forward to playing in the Castleisland District Final on Sunday the 03rd of September. The final score was Ballymac 5-13 to Castleisland Desmond’s 2-06.
We played the Tralee Town League Final in Caherslee last Sunday morning and it was a very welcome victory for our 14s. Both teams were well up for this match and the first half proved to be a very competitive with a half time score of Ballymac 2 07 Rahillys 3 02.
Ballymac boys again conceded somewhat soft goals which kept Rahillys very much in this game especially where Rahillys used their counter attacking game to great benefit. Second half saw much more composed and controlled performance from Ballymac where with a few personnel and positional changes saw Ballymac gain full control of the game and limit Rahillys to only 2 points in the second half.
Ballymac showed greater desire and work rate to ensure that captain Adam Walker would be the one lifting the trophy at the end of 60mins of football. Great joy for Ballymac to reach and win their first title for 2017. Well done to all players and management team involved. The final score was Ballymac 3-15 to Kerins O’Rahillies 3-04.
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Blue Team
Ballymac made it three wins in a row last Monday evening in the central region when we beat John Mitchels away from home.
We were well on top from the start and in fact should have been out of sight at half time but failed to take glorious scoring opportunities. We stepped up our game in the second half and goals from Raymond Lowe and Michael Prendergast and a great point from Sam Mansfield sealed the victory. Overall this was a great team victory with excellent work rate shown throughout. Well done to everyone on the team. The Final score was John Mitchels 2-06 to Ballymac’s 4-09.
Gold Team
Our Gold Team played Cromane away last Monday evening last. The game was competitive throughout but we came up a just short on a score line of Cromane 3-10 to Ballymac 3-08.
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The academy took place last Sunday morning with a good turnout on the morning. Our U10 panel will travel to Killorglan next Sunday morning for challenge games with Laune Rangers. Throw in at 10.30am. The next academy will take place on Sunday the 17th of September.
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The academy resumed last Sunday morning and we had a good turnout. Our U8 panel will travel to Killorglan next Sunday morning for challenge games with Laune Rangers. Throw in at 10.30am. The next academy will take place on Sunday the 17th of September.
