Ballina GAA Club Notes 24th Aug 2015

Post date: Aug 24, 2015 10:18:59 PM

This weeks notes include: Lotto Results; Juvenile Notes: U6/U8, U10s, U12s, U13s, U16s; Senior Notes: Junior B Hurlers, Minor Hurlers, Senior Hurlers, U21 Hurlers, Junior Footballers, Congratulations & All-Ireland Final Tickets.

Ballina GAA Notes 24th August 2015

Lotto Results

No winner of the lotto last week. Numbers drawn were 3, 12, 18, 19.

Jackpot for this week is €9,400. Lines are €2 each and can be bought online by clicking on the lotto link on the Ballina GAA website, https://www.locallotto.ie/localhome.asp?LL_ID=390

Juvenile Notes:

U6/U8

Our U6 and U8 players had the honour of being the first to train in the new pitch this week after the perimeter fencing was completed. It was fantastic to finally see the new field being used and to see our youngest members be hopefully the first of many generations to play in it.

U10s

“U10s Win on the double in the Jim Commons Memorial Tournament!”

The U10 boys had a fantastic day in Murroe Boher GAA Club last Saturday, at a tournament held in honour of the late Jim Commons, a staunch Murroe Boher clubman. It was a very well organised event with a barbecue and refreshments for all. Attending the event were the hosts, Dicksboro of Kilkenny and ourselves - each club with 2 x 9 a side teams. In the event, both Ballina teams made it into separate finals and both won with the blue squad beating the hosts in the shield final and the red squad doggedly denying a star-studded Dicksboro team in the cup final. Well done to the boys and their coaches!

Blue Squad: 1 William Bennett-Quaid, 2 Jack Meagher, 3 Sean Lyons, 4 Billy Collins, 5 Conor Neill (Captain), 6 Simon Grace, 7 Luke Power, 8 Paddy Bradley, 9 Pierce Ryan, 10 Conor Shanahan, 11 Callum Foley, 12 Niall Hannon, 13 Callum Black.

Red Squad: 1 Ger Sage, 2 Evan Carey, 3 Donal Houlihan, 4 Cillian Ryan, 5 Charlie Grace, 6 Zach Egan, 7 JP Mbokha Tansia, 8 Cian O'Donoghue, 9 Charlie King, 10 Jamie Meacham, 11 Conor Stritch, 12 Evan Ryan, 13 Darragh Ryan

Our own John Joe Nevin tournament takes place on Sunday September 13th. This year, the tournament will be an 11-a-side format, with Smith O'Briens, Murroe-Boher, Newport and ourselves taking part - each entering 2 teams. With the prospect of having some action (weather permitting) on the new field, it promises to be a special day for the club, the community and the Nevin family as one of Ballina's finest is remembered.

U12s

The U12 s played Patrickswell last Saturday in Ballina in a challenge match.

U13s

The U13s played challenge matches in the past week v Bodyke and Murroe Boher.

They will take part in The U13 Plate competition organised by the North Board. The fixtures for this are not yet available but it is proposed to start this coming weekend.

U16s

The U16s played Burgess on Monday night in a playoff. No result available at time of going to press.

Senior Notes:

Junior B Hurlers:

Ballina know their championship semi-final opponents following last weekends Quarter Finals. Ballina will face Portroe in the coming weeks, following their good win over Shannon Rovers. Please check fixtures for details and best wishes to the lads in this game.

Minor Hurlers:

Our Minor game against Templederry did not go ahead on Wednesday last, meaning our championship season is over for the year. Well done to all the players for the year as well as selectors Dermot Gleeson, Fran Hogan & Michael Cyran.

Senior Hurlers

The James Holohan Cup Final Ballina V Moyne/Templetuohy will probaly go ahead this weekend. Best wishes to the panel & management. Check fixtures for details.

U21 Hurlers

The under-21 hurlers had a good workout on Friday against the remaining Seniors/Juniors. This is in preparation for the forthcoming championship.

Junior Footballers

Expect fixtures in the coming days. Ballina, Lorrha, Newport & Shannon Rovers are in this championship.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Kildangan on their North Tipp SHC win. Hard luck to Templederry who contributed so much to the final & the championship.

Best Wishes

Best wishes to Tipp Minor Footballers in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday V Kildare.

All-Ireland Final Tickets

We expect to have All-Ireland Hurling Final this week, with a draw to be made over the weekend. Please contact club officers if looking for ticket(s)