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PHOTOS: St Brendan’s Basketball Club Holds Annual Awards Night

May 16, 2023 Dermot Crean

Charles O’Sullivan and Pa Carey with Special Award winners Elaine Burrows Dillane, Amy Quirke, Deirdre Lynch and Aoife Hartnett at the St Brendan’s Basketball Awards on Friday evening at The Rose Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean

By Alan Cantwell

St. Brendan’s Basketball Club held their Annual Awards last Friday night in the Kerry Suite at the Rose Hotel with a crowd of over 300 people in attendance.

Teams from U11s up to Senior Men and Women received their KABB trophies and medals and MIP and MVP awards winners announced at the various age levels. The Club Person of the Year on the night went to Deirdre Lynch, a thoroughly deserving recipient.

There were also two Special Merit Awards on the night awarded to Amy Quirke in recognition of her Table Official of the Year award from Basketball Ireland and to Elaine Burrows Dillane recognising her amazing achievements in Open Water Swimming over the last few years. Aoife Hartnett was awarded the Table Official of the Year.

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Padraig Fleming at the St Brendan’s Basketball Awards on Friday evening at The Rose Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean

Club Chairman Pa Carey thanked the club committee, players, coaches and managers for their service this season.

He commended the efforts of the fundraising committee and the tournament organising team that put in a huge effort to ensure the many tournaments and blitzes throughout the season ran smoothly and successfully. He also made special mention of the many sponsors for their valuable and continued support for the club this year.

The club now looks forward to next season and especially 2024 when it celebrates its 30th anniversary since its foundation in 1994.

The club is also planning to have the Annual Mass and AGM next month and members and friends will be informed of the details in the coming weeks.

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Individual Award Winners

U13 Girls

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Coach Karen McMahon with MIP Sophia White, Fergal O’Sullivan and MVP Keelin O’Sullivan

U13 Boys

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Coach Anthony Walsh, MVP Rory Bowler, Fergal O’Sullivan, MIP Liam Swords and Asst. Coach Brayden Pierce

U14 Girls

MVP Avril Doyle with Coach Steven O’Callaghan and Manager Katie Doyle

U14 Girls

Coach Steven O’Callaghan with MIP Chloe O’Brien

U14 Boys

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Fergal O’Sullivan, Manager Majella Moynihan and Coach Steven O’Callaghan with the U14 Boys 2 squad including MVP Fionn Cotter and MIP Tadhg Somers

U14 Boys

Noelle Kingston accepting the MVP for Danny Kingston from Coach Simon Mitchell

U14 Boys

MIP Sean Og O’Connor accepting his award from Coach Simon Mitchell

U15 Boys

Manager Elaine Burrows Dillane, MVP Ryan Sheehy and Coach Liam Dowd

U16 Girls 3

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Coach Karen McMahon and Fergal O’Sullivan, with the U16 Girls Div 3 squad including MVP Abbie O’Donnell and MIP Meghan Noonan

U16 Girls 2

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Coach Lar Cotter, Fergal O’Sullivan and Manager Susan Fernane with the Girls U16 squad including MVP Taylor Stack and MIP Abigail O’Shea

U16 Girls

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Coach Claire O’Sullivan, Fergal O’Sullivan and Manager Deirdre Lynch with the Girls U16 squad including MVP Shauna Kirby and MIP Aisling Browne

Boys U16 Div 3

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Coach Liam Dowd, Manager Elaine Burrows Dillane and the U16 Boys Div 3 squad including MIP Adam Johnston

U16 Boys

Club President Charles O’Sullivan with MVP Ryan Hand, Fergal O’Sullivan and Manager Robert Pierce

U18 Girls

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Fergal O’Sullivan with MIP Abi McNamara, MVP Deirdre Quigley, Coach Ethel Meehan and Manager Anne-Marie Burke

U18 Boys

Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Fergal O’Sullivan with MVP Evan Boyle and Coach Gareth Moore

Senior Men Div 2

Club President Charles O’Sullivan with Senior Men Div 2 MVP Rob Mulcahy and Club Chairman Pa Carey

Senior Men Div 1

Club President Charles O’Sullivan with Senior Men Div 1 MVP Padraig Fleming and Club Chairman Pa Carey

Fergal O’Sullivan, Club President Charles O’Sullivan, Special Merit Award Winners Amy Quirke and Elaine Burrows Dillane, Club Person of the Year Deirdre Lynch, Table Official of the Year Aoife Hartnett and Club Chairman Pa Carey

News, Sport

PHOTOS: Imperials Look Back On Another Year Of Growth At Awards Night

April 5, 2019 Dermot Crean

At the presentation of €1,875 to Kerry Hospice at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night were, from left; Helen Pierse, Niamh Collins, Mary Shanahan, Daire Kennelly, Mairead Fernane, Daragh O’Hanlon, Jimmy Diggins and Sarah Dinan. Photo by Dermot Crean

IT’S been a great season for basketball in Tralee and a local club looked back on the year at its annual awards on Thursday night.

There was a big crowd in The Rose Hotel as Tralee Imperials players received awards with three Tralee Warriors, Daire Kennelly, Eoin Quigley and Darragh O’Hanlon also present.

“We’ve had a good year with numbers up and new coaches on the scene,” said Vice-Chairperson Helen Pierse. “It’s all about building and developing our players. The Warriors success on a national stage is certainly helping.”

Highlights of the year included the Girls U13 and U17 teams winning the County Cup competition, the Girls U14 got to the County final, the U18 side got to the quarter-finals of the National Cup for the first time and the U20 team competed in the Cork League, finishing in 4th place.

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It was also an occasion to present a cheque for €1,875 to the Kerry Hospice Foundation thanks to fundraising efforts in the club.

A good year then and — with the level of interest in basketball in the town — even better ones are sure to come for Tralee Imperials. Scroll down for photos…

Juvenile winners

U12 Boys Team 1 MVP Fionan Ryan MIP Darragh O’Shea

u12 Boys Team 2 MVP Daniel Sheehy MIP Jamie Cleary Lynch

U14 Boys MVP Tomas Kennedy MIP William O’Donoghue

u16 Boys MVP Darragh O Connor (Beag) MIP Darragh O’Connor (Mor)

u18 Boys MVP Daire Kennelly MIP David Burke

u12 Girls Team 1 MVP Lisa Slattery MIP Rebecca O’Mahony

u13 Girls MVP Holly O Brien MIP Siun Fitzgibbon

u14 Girls MVP Niamh Collins MIP Cara Gannon

u16 Girls MVP Ciara Rath MIP Aoife Burke

Dean Rusk, Daire Kennelly and Zygi Kaletka at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Oliver Hart, Jerome Linnan and Daragh O’Hanlon at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

David Leahy and Paul O’Connor at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Juvenile members at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Brenda O’Connell, Anne O’Shea and Olivia O’Shea at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Adam Quill with Eoin Quigley at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Darragh O’Shea with his U12 MIP award at the Tralee Imperials awards night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sport

PHOTOS: Celebrating A Great Year For St Brendan’s Basketball Club

May 19, 2018 Dermot Crean

Ladies MIP McKenzie Keane MVP Katie Costello.

THE St. Brendan’s Basketball Club Season 2017/2018 Awards took place on Friday night at Moyderwell Gym in Tralee.

A huge crowd of club players, coaches, members and friends gathered to celebrate the club’s excellent season and selection as KABB Club of the Year.

Fr. Tadhg Fitzgerald from St. John’s celebrated Mass before the awards were complemented with the beautiful singing of Mary Ellen O’Connor.

The award winners on the night are as follows (scroll down for photos)…

• U11s Girls – Coaches Deirdre Hartnett, Mairead Kelly, and Anna

MVP Brid O’Shea MIP Róisín Cantwell

• U11s Boys – Coaches Amy Quirke and Joe Quirke, Manager Robert Pierce

MVP Brayden Pierce MIP Jamie Scannell

• U12s – Coach Cyril Wallace

MVP Mark Lynch MIP Liam Og O’Connor

• U14s – Coaches Tony Griffin and Pa Carey

MVP Gary Lynch MIP Simon Carey

• U14s – Coaches Liam O’Dowd and Mike O’Halloran

MVP Evan Healy MIP Cathal Concagh

• U14 C – Coach Nathan Roche

MVP Phoenix Costello MIP Paddy McMahon

U16s – Coaches Fergal O’Sullivan and Pa Carey

• MVP Enda O’Connor MIP Jimmy O’Sullivan

U16s – Coaches Charles O’Sullivan and Pa Carey

MVP Sam McCarthy MIP Dean Farrell

• U18s – Coaches Ger Donnelly and Donald Fok-Saeng

MVP Stephen Bowler MIP Aaron Fleming

• U18s – Coaches Donald Fok-Saeng and Denis Sugrue

MVP Eoin Culloty MIP Dylan McHugh

• Senior Ladies – Coaches Pa Carey and Claire O’Sullivan

MVP Katie Costello MIP McKenzie Keane

• Senior Mens Div 2 – Coach Cyril Wallace

MVP Liam O’Sullivan MIP Ian Carey

• Senior Mens Div 1 – Coach Charles O’Sullivan

MVP Fergal O’Sullivan

• Overall Player of the Year – Rap Buivydas

• Clubperson of the Year – John Fok Saeng

U11 Boys MIP Jamie Scannell MVP Brayden Pierce

U11 Girls MIP Róisín Cantwell MVP Bríd O’Shea

U16 MIP Jimi O’Sullivan MVP Enda O’Connor

U18s MVP Stephen Bowler’s mum Mary accepts.

Sport

PHOTOS: Tralee Imperials Holds Annual Awards Night For Juveniles

April 16, 2016 Dermot Crean

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 — 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