.
Seniors:
We return to county league action next weekend with a home game vs Milltown/Castlemaine – throw-in in Strand Road is at 3 pm – the game will be preceded by our Div 6 fixture when we play An Ghaeltacht @ 1 pm.
Our division 6 team suffered defeat at the hands of Fossa on Tuesday night last, eventually going down by 6 points despite having led by 4 points early in the 2nd half.
Masters Golf :
Our annual Masters Challenge proved to be a huge success, exceeding all expectations and raising a significant amount of funds in a remarkably short space of time.
The fundraiser, coming so soon after our Golf Classic, quickly gained momentum once tickets were issued and attracted a large number of supporters who were eager to contribute.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our supporters who have dug deep over the past number of weeks ensuring a major injection of funds which will be used in various initiatives in the coming months.
The winner was none other than our former chairman, Seán Kissane who finished on ( -20) two shots clear of Carmel Daughton who was a further 2 shots clear of Shane Corcoran. Congrats to you all.
Karen McLysaght was the winner of the consolation prize of €50 with Viktor Hovland not making the cut.
For the record, Seán’s picks were: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffle, Ludvid Agberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Colin Morikawa & Hideki Matsyuama.
Juvenile:
As training continued in Tralee Sports Complex due to pitch conditions, our U5 Boys and U6 Girls trained indoors as all other age groups from U7 to U10 trained outside on the astros.
All age groups enjoyed a fun filled session while learning key skills and developing their skills further every week. Training will continue next Sunday in Tralee Sports Complex at the later time of 10am to 11am. Hope to see full attendance and as always new members are more than welcome to join our fantastic club.
Bring a friend:
We are running a little initiative where everyone that brings a friend who is a new member to Academy will be entered into a draw for themselves and their friend for a full Kerins O’Rahillys Kit and Football.
Under 11
U11 Boys:
Our U11s had their first game of the season in Pat Healy Park Thursday evening. The opposition was Castlegregory. The lads played brilliantly and showed that all the work on the training field is paying off. They defended brilliantly and the midfield delivered lovely balls into the forwards. Our forwards on the night combined brilliantly and took some lovely scores. Well done to all.
Under 13
U13 Boys:
Our young guns went down by 2 points v Na Fianna this evening on a scoreline of 3-09 to 5-05 . It was a game of two halves as the wind played havoc with the game – Aaron O Sullivan stood out for KOR and Adam Quills sweet striking kept the scoreboard ticking over . Well done to all today.
Under 13
U13 KOR A Teams:
Our A team had a dominant display at home v Na Fianna winning well in the end. Jack Hanlon and Rian Tuohy were clinical, while Kipras Mockas and Cameron Quirke won the midfield battle. We were worthy winners on the day.
Training continues Wednesday night in preparation for the games ahead this week which are as follows:
-A team at home to Fossa Friday 6.30pm in Healy Park
-A team away to Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane Sunday evening.
-B team away to An Ghaeltacht Sunday evening.
Kerins O’Rahillys/St. Pats Minors:
Kerins O’Rahillys/St. Pats V Ballyduff:
On Monday April 1st we had an excellent win in our final league game of the campaign against Ballyduff with Oisìn Cronin turning in a man of the match performance.
A back and forth game was decided deep into injury time from the boot of Dara Murphy with an excellent winner. Breandàn Meehan and Brayden Pierce gave fantastic defensive performances and Oisìn dominated the middle of the park following the loss of Michael Enright to a head injury. Jack Costello, Ryan Onyekwere, Ben Pierce and Aaron Horgan worked tirelessly around the middle and fed the full forward line well with Dara his usual creative self and Nick in fine form scoring 1-7. Final score: KOR\PATS 3-9 v Ballyduff 2-11.
Kerins O’Rahillys/St. Pats v St Michaels\Foilmore\Skellig\Valentia
Qualifying for the Division 4 Shield Semi Final was a fantastic achievement for this bunch as they were hampered throughout the league with a number of injuries and it only got worse prior to our game last week.
Already down Jamie McCarthy and Daniel Aneke, we lost Michael Enright the previous week and Ryan Onyekwere was unavailable leaving us very light. In the end it wasn’t our day and we would eventually fall to a 10 points to 1-11 loss at home. Nick Lacey was a constant thorn in the opposition side scoring 9 points and was well assisted by massive performances from Ben Pierce, Sean O’Mahony, Aiden Hayes, Oisìn Cronin and our captain Breandàn Meehan.
Best of luck to St Michaels\Foilmore\Skellig\Valentia in their final. Our attention now turns to the Central Region on Monday April 15th at 7pm in Strand Road against Annascaul\Lispole.
Clubzap:
It is vital that all members download clubzap and add Kerins O’Rahillys to their account. Clubzap will be used for all communication regarding each age group from U5s upwards. If you are having any difficulty with joining clubzap please ask one of our committee members on Sunday mornings to assist you and we will be happy to help. Or contact us through any of our social media outlets.
Registration:
All juveniles need to be registered at this stage if you have not done so can you please register asap. If you need any assistance or have any queries please contact us through any of our social media platforms or ask a coach/committee member at training. We are happy to help.
As always we as a club are very thankful and proud for all our wonderful volunteers from coaches to committee members and everyone that takes time out of their busy lives to ensure the smooth running of our Juvenile Section thank you.
Ladies:
Huge well done to the Kerry U14 teams on Saturday that took part in the Munster LGFA U14 Festival of Football Stage 2. Well done to both teams and management. Representing our club was Taylor Kate Leane, Sophie Constable and Lexi Keane. Well done girls, we are very proud of you all. Best of luck to both teams in their respective finals.
Under 12 girls
U12 Girls
KOR U12 girls put on a great display of football against Na Gaeil in Ballyrickard last Tuesday evening. Every girl played their hearts out and got stuck in. The tight marking of our girls gave Na Gaeil no room to play and resulted in a lot of turnovers for KOR.
A special mention to Erin Collins, who captained the team, for her cool head and super fielding skills. All in all, it was a fantastic team effort and all the girls should be very proud of themselves. It is lovely to start the season with such a rewarding performance.
U16 Girls:
Training this week was our first training on the grass in Ballyrickard. It was great to finally start back on grass but with the horrible weather and the school trip to Madrid numbers were low
But our girls were delighted to see the “hill” again…
Massive effort was put into the gym as usual on Friday night, all our girls improving every week ahead of our first game next week. See ye all Tuesday evening.
Hard luck to the Kerry U16 B Ladies at the weekend in the Munster LGFA U16 B Championship A Final. Representing our club was Aoibheann McCarthy and Saoirse O’Connor McCarthy (Captain)
Condolences:
We offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the late Michael White, O’Rahillys Villas.
Michael was a native of Mountcollins and a proud Limerick hurling supporter. He was a keen supporter of our club, an always willing volunteer in pitch maintenance and grass cutting in Strand Road. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
