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Aisling and Aoife O’Connell, Grace O’Connor and Aoife Bourke at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
OVER 150 people gathered in The Rose Hotel on Friday night as a local club dished out awards to youngsters after another great year on the courts.
Tralee Imperials Basketball Club’s juveniles enjoyed a great year explained John Dowling.
“At underage level, we had a very successful year. The under 14 girls are just back from Belfast where they finished second in the B competition – one of our players Rachel Kilgallen got MVP there. So underage we’ve had good success, we’ve been working hard.
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“The Under 18 boys won the league and cup double, which was our first Division 1 double and we also got to the All-Ireland quarter-final. Our academy is thriving with over 140 kids under the age of 10 playing. Indeed, in the town in general, basketball is on the way back with St Brendan’s doing great as well and we’re just trying to play our part in that,” said John.
It was also an occasion to handover a cheque to Kerry Hospice after fundraising events held by the club over the year, including some proceeds from their fashion show last autumn.
“On behalf of Kerry Hospice, I want to thank Tralee Imperials for choosing Kerry Hospice as their charity and we’re very appreciative of their fundraising efforts,” said Breda Barry of Kerry Hospice.
Getting the awards for ‘Most Valuable Player’ and ‘Most Improved Player’ on the night were (scroll down further for photos);
U11 Boys
MVP Ronan Grattan
MIP Will leahy
U16 boys
MVP’S Philip Corkery, Daire Kennelly
MIP Aidan Mangan
U12 boys
MVP Darragh O’Connor
MIP Cian Dillane
U14 boys
MVP Ziggy Kalekta
MIP Dean Rusk
U12a girls
MVP Clodagh Murray
MIP Aisling Ní hAinifin
U12 div 3
MVP Grace O Connor
MIP Paula Holmes
U14a girls
MVPs Rachel Kilgallen, Mary O’Connell
MIP Rebecca Conway
U16 girls
MVP rachel ryan
U18 boys
MVP Ryan Leonard
MIP Dara Devine
U18 girls
MVP Saidbh Fitzgerald
MIP Caoimhe Teahan
Christopher O’Halloran, Philip Corkery, Raul Venczel, Tristan Raymond and David Kapkowski at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Marie Dewey, Mary Gardiner and Brenda O’Connell at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
At the presentation of a cheque from Imperials to Kerry Hospice at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday, were, Sarah Dinan, Veronica O’Hanlon, John Dowling, Noreen Rusk, Breda Barry (accepting for Kerry Hospice), Niamh Collins, Socha Ui Shuilleabhain and Andrea O’Donoghue (Kerry Hospice). Photo by Dermot Crean
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Cousins, Jimmy Diggins and Meghan Rusk at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Front, from left; Sorcha Casey and Aisling Casey. Back from left; Laura Dennehy, Cara Gannon, Keelin Coffey, Niamh Collins and Valerie Enright at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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John Flynn, Siohan Barrett and Michelle Flynn at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Lara Flynn, Emily O’Donoghue, Ciara Rath, Grainne Carmody and Mimi King at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
In front, Aoife Bourke, Aoife O’Connell and Aisling O’Connell. At back; Olivia O’Shea, Brenda O’Connell and Anne O’Shea at the Tralee Imperials Basketball Club Juvenile Awards night at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
