Seniors:
All Ireland club champions Dr Crokes proved too good at a sun drenched Strand Rd where they ran out winners in round 6 of the county league on a final score line of 4-17 to 1-12.
Fielding just 6 of the team that started in the championship vs Dingle, this was always going to be an uphill struggle against a team with the range of quality attackers and options possessed by the Killarney side who boasted Daithi Casey, Gavin O’Shea, Brian Looney and Kieran O’Leary in their starting line up and supplemented by recent All Ireland minor winners David Naughten & Jordan Kiely.
However, we gave as good as we got for long periods and many of your younger players will have benefited from the experience especially the likes of Killian Moran in goal, Gary Nolan, Darragh McElligott and the exciting Gearoid Dillane up front.
We started brightly and with Gearoid Savage prominent we led by 0-4 to 0-2 after 7 minutes with Gearoid supplying 3 of these ( all from play) and the marauding Ross O’Callaghan firing over for after good approach work by Cian Sayers.
A wayward kick out saw Crokes hit us for their first goal when Daithi Casey found the net and minutes later we were again picking the ball out of the net when Jordan Kiely found the bottom corner after wriggling free.
We never gave up however and had good scores again from Gearoid followed by a Karl Mullins point but it was the pacey Gearoid Dillane who provided the best score when he latched onto a ball and was unlucky not to find the net with great drive – we trailed at half time by 2-08 to 0-7.
The first score of the second half was a fine goal by John Ferguson who worked tirelessly all evening and was to be our only scorer in this half when notching 1-05. Rory Molloy having won the throw in fed John who drove a blistering shot past Shane Murphy for a capital goal, 2-08 to 1-07.
Crokes greater attacking threat was soon evident however and leading 2-10 to 1-07 Ambrose O’Donovan ( on as a second half substitute), ghosted in past our defence and found the net; we continued to probe for scores and John Ferguson kept the score board ticking over with 5 further points, 4 from frees. The game ended with Daniel Nix, Shane Flavin and John Dillane getting a taste of county league action as the selectors emptied the bench.
Team: Killian Moran, Andrew Thompson, Danny O’Sullivan, Gary Nolan, Jason O’Leary, Ross O’Callaghan ( 0-1), Darragh McElligott, Rory Molloy, Cian Sayers, Padraig Griffin, Karl Mullins (0-1), John Keane, Gearoid Savage ( 0-4), John Ferguson ( 1-5), Gearoid Dillane ( 0-1).
We have a two week break now until we play John Mitchels in Ballyseedee on Sat night 1st July.
U-21 : We travel to Castlegregory on this coming Thursday night June 22nd to take on West Kerry in the opening round of the county U-21 championship – this is a revision to the original fixture which was to have been played on Weds night. Throw in is @ 19.30 and all support would be greatly appreciated. Best of luck to team and management of Eugene McGrath, bainisteoir, Davy Keane and Tony Corridon selectors.
Minors: We have been drawn against Shannon Rangers in a preliminary round of the county minor championship – this game will take place on Thursday night 29th June in Tarbert where throw in is @ 19.30. We would like to wish Declan and his management team of Seán Walsh, Paul Ryan and Rob Lacey all the best in this fixture.
Junior Blues:
What a glorious morning it was up in Ballyrickard at the Juvenile Academy – massive difference from last with sunscreen needed this morning. .
Lots of drills practised, great to see all the kids improving, hoping to have a game again in the coming weeks .
Thanks again to the parents and Grandparents for bringing the children and to our wonderful mentors and Edmond for all their hard work every week.
Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the baking roster and to those who brought baking this morning.
Junior Blue Academy will continue next Sunday
@ 11am in Healy Park.
Well done to all of our players of the week :
U6 Girls Jessie Griffin
U6 Boys Shay Bowler
U6 Boys Cayden OSullivan
U8 Girls Kellie Hayes
U8 boys
Eoghan behan
Jack behan
U10 boys
Daniel McCarthy
Ladies:
U12 Girls
We played John Mitchels in Round 5 of the Co. League last Wednesday- a great game from start to finish. We battled against a strong breeze in the first half and the rain never eased off during the game. Mitchels started off the better scoring 4 points but our girls worked hard and both teams were level at half time.
Katie Nix and Aoibhín O’ Connor MacCarthy had a great game and scored 2-4 between them. Hollie Leane, Lauren Doody and Nathali Mulumba had a great game in the backs and Keelan Coffey played a stormer in midfield. Final score on the night 2-9 to 1-5. Well done girls!
U14 Girls
Training continues at 7.30pm on Tuesday. Note the change of time.
U16 Girls
Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm
Minor Ladies
After a short break for exams training recommences this Wednesday, June 21st at 8pm with Diarmuid.
Lotto: Club lotto of €7,900 was not won @ Monday nights draw ( 19th June) where the winning numbers drawn were: 3, 14, 17 & 32. There were 2 match 3 winners and they are : Michael O’Sullivan and Fred & Dylan.
Five entrants for the December 2017 draw are: Bernie Conway, B & S O’Brien, Lexi, Deirdre Sugrue and Noel O’Sullivan.
Next week’s draw is for a whopping €8,000 – make sure you play early for your chance to win or share in this great prize.
Please note that it is the responsibility of each individual playing our club lotto via direct debit to ensure that direct debit is paid monthly to the club. In the event that we do not receive two consecutive monthly direct debits an individual’s lotto numbers will no longer be valid for entry to our weekly lotto draw. If an individual cancels their direct debit their lotto entry is deemed cancelled.
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