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Under 10 girls welcoming seniors on to field
Senior Ladies
Bon Secours Junior A Championship Round 7
The final round robin game, a do or die battle. We needed a win or draw to secure a home semi-final; a loss would probably have us away from home. Laune Rangers needed a win to stay in the competition.
When the pressure comes on this group of ladies that is when they seem to always raise their game.
Today it was a fantastic defensive performance that set the tone. Only 6 points conceded (3 from play) was the rock from which this victory was built on. In the end the 3-8-to-6-point win doesn’t really show the good performance from a very game Laune Rangers team.
We got off to a great start with 1-3 without reply, with Roisin Rahilly converting a penalty after 4 mins, but Laune Rangers No.11 putting a penalty wide after twelve minutes.
Then we got hit with 2 points in a row from poor turnovers by us, Ella Quirke responded with a point from play. Laune Rangers had the final point of the first half, leaving the score 1-4 to 0-3 at half time
Under 10 Ballymac girls with Laune Rangers under 10 girls
During the halftime break we were treated to a great U10 football exhibition by our young ladies v Laune Rangers. Well done to our U10’s and coaches Kevin, Des and Tom.
The second half threw in, we dominated the ball a lot more, but costly turnovers were preventing us from moving away from them. Then a goal from Ella Quirke put 2-7 to 0-4 ahead and from there we coasted to a 3-8 to 0-6 victory, with the third goal from Kate Collins.
This will mean a home semi-final for the fourth year in a row, this time in the Junior A Championship. We will play Clounmacon Moyvane for the fifth time this season, they have 3 victories to our 1 so far, so next Sunday we will need our supporters out in strength to shout us on and wave their fantastic array of flags.
Squad today was Kerry Hennessy, Robyn White, Grainne Galvin, Niamh Rahilly, Anna Collins, Ciara Kerins, Una Morrissey, Emily O’Brien, Rachel Griffin, Emma Daly, Aisling O’Connell, Eve Creedon, Ellie McElligott, Roisin Rahilly, Keelin Enright, Rachel Creedon, Caoimhe Carroll, Kate O’Connor, Ella Quirke, Lisa Curran and Kate Collins.
Thanks to Sean Hennesey for the reports the last few weeks
Under 14 Girls
U14 girls lost out to Duagh in the north Kerry league on a score line of 1:13 to. 1:09.
Our next game is away to Ballyduff next week. TBC.
Under 15 boys
Under 15 boys
Ballymac U15 boys played Cordal in the Castleisland District final in Knocknagoshel last Monday evening. Final score Ballymac 4.16 to Cordal 3.11
Well done to all players and thanks to the coaches who have worked with the lads all year
Under 13 Boys
Division 3 Town League Final Sun 24th Sept 2023
Our Gold team played familiar rivals Austin Stacks B in the Div 3 Town League Final. The throw in was put back an hour due to the heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Our boys played into a very strong wind in the first half and naturally found it hard to get the ball out of our own half.
Huge credit to the boys who battled hard and scored 1-2 from the few chances they had. Half Time score was 3-7 to 1-2.
As luck would have it, right at half time the wind completely stopped. Stacks tagged on two more goals early in the second half and ran their bench of 12 subs. In fairness to our boys, not one of them dropped their heads and fought for every ball and kept running till the end.
They were a credit to the Ballymac jersey and their families. With such great attitude better times lay ahead for them. Congrats to Austin Stacks on a sporting game
Academy
Our Academy enjoyed some sunshine this morning a nice change from the rain last week.
U8 & U7 girls joined up for academy and enjoyed a great morning in the sunshine.
Our U10’s travelled to Killorglin to play Laune Rangers at half time during our Senior Ladies clash the Killorglin side.
A great morning was had by all and thanks to Laune Rangers for their invitation and hospitality.
Health and Wellbeing
We are delighted that Ballymacelligott GAA has been awarded a Gold Healthy Club Status from Croke Park. This is the highest standard of Healthy Club. This award reflects how our club policies, partners, activities & environment are aligned with supporting the holistic health of our members and community.
This achievement is the compilation of a number of years work with like-minded people who are invested in a healthier and more inclusive club and community. Thank you to all. We are always open to new initiatives and ideas from our community. If you have any suggestions and or would like to know more about what we do, please contact Christina 0871811249.
Wellness walks at Ballygarry Estate, Hotel & Spa continue on Sunday at 11am. Open to all and dogs are permitted on leads.
The Kerry Mental Health & Wellbeing Fest takes place from October 7th to 14th, 2023. This Fest holds a number of free in-person and online events through diverse and engaging activities. To check this out, go to www.kerrymentalhealthandWellbeing fest.com.
GAA Generations initiative is looking to engage young GAA and LGFA aged 12- 21 years of age to record on their mobile phone a conversation with ‘One Good Adult’; someone who they look up to and admire in the 55+ age bracket.
It could be, for example, a parent/grandparent, a coach, or a teacher, past or present, that saw and nurtured your potential. Older participants will also be given the opportunity to quiz their young interviewees on their GAA experiences and how it may have impacted their understanding of who they are.
100 lucky participants will be invited to a special event in the Autumn with Cillian Murphy, Actor and Patron of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre in University of Galway. If any coach / parent, can think of a youth in this age bracket who would be interested in engaging- please contact Christina as soon as possible – 0871811249.
Lotto
On Monday 25th September, Oonagh O’Rahilly and Angela Lenihan conducted the Lotto draw online.
The Numbers drawn were: 12, 18, 22, 32
There was no winner of this week’s Jackpot of €4,600. Congratulations to the lucky dip winners this week:
€30.00 – Gerard Collins, Kielduff
€20.00 – Stephanie Leonard, Ballymac (Annual Ticket)
€20.00 – Sinead Joy, Gortalea (Annual Ticket)
Next week’s Jackpot is €4,700 and the draw will take place on Monday 2nd October. Play Ball Lotto Ticket sales close at 6 pm sharp.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking here https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2258&PC=0&RP=#Anchor
or from our regular sellers Paula Silles and Maureen O Shea. Quick Pick Envelopes and €2 cards are available at The Half Way Shop, O Riadas Bar and C.A Galvin Ltd. The closing time for entries will be 4 pm on Mondays to facilitate the draw.
The club appreciates every ticket that is bought in support of our Lotto. The funds go straight back into our club to cover expenses from Academy up to Senior Level.
Check out all the latest news from Ballymac GAA Club by clicking here http://www.ballymacgaa.com/category/s1-news/c38-weekly-notes/
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