U12s travel to Lucan Sarsfields
Our U12 team traveled to Lucan Sarsfields on Saturday29th August last to compete in their Féile Competition. The team travelled by Bus on Saturday morning and played 3 games in total. They finished the day 3rd in their group and all thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
List of players as follows ;
Back row : Ciaran Fahey, Tommy Downey, Eoin Murphy, Loughlin Hogan, Tommy Quirke, John Joe Kelly, Patrick Darcy, Robert Reid, Sean Maher, Finn Dowling, Adam Grogan
Front Row ; Jason Comerford, Jack Nolan, Adam Kelly, Conor Dowling, Colm O’Neill, Padraig Buggy, Conor Fahey, Matthew Cullen, Ciaran Brennan, Dean Farrell, Conor Moloney.
Congratulations and well done to all involved.
First Title for Junior B
A first Title for Saint Martins at this grade after a great game between two good sides .The Rower Inistioge were first to settle and dominated the early exchanges only some last gasp defending and good saves kept Martins in the game and when Martins scored a great Team goal they went onto lead at half 1-6 to 0-8.In the second half Martins added nine points to four for Inistioge to claim this historic Victory.Martins lined out without Damien Maher following an injury in the North Final also lost forward Brian Malone to injury at the start of the second half.Dermot Lalor accepted the Cup from County Board Chairman Paul Kinsella who congragulated both sides on their sportmanship and Martins on winning.
Team Mark Murphy,Aidan Murphy,Philip Shore,Geoff Doyle Nicky Purcell,Aidan Lalor0-1,Brian Byrne,Mick Morrissey0-1,P Haughney0-1,Brian Malone1-1,Tom Morrissey0-2,Stephen Murphy0-5,Conor Kinsella,D avid Shore0-2,Dermot Lalor0-2.
Fionn Lalor(used)David Breen,Dave Dooley,Jonathan Walsh,Niall Clancy,Thomas Dowling,Damien Tynan,Pauric Keegan,Philip Agar,Cathal Healy,Keith Davitt,John Haughney,Paddy Lalor,Don Callinan(inj),Mick Keane(inj).
Selectors Patsy Murphy,Tom Agar,Richard Nolan.
30 August2009 Nowlan Park Ref. Willie Kearney
St. Martin’s on Kilkenny teams
Best wishes and good luck for the All Ireland Hurling Finals to Canice Maher, captain of the Kilkenny Minor team and Eoin Mc Grath on the Seniors.
Also best wishes to our U21 memebers, Colin McGrath, Paddy Nolan, James Dowling, John Mulhall, Ollie Walsh, Thomas Breen and Grace McCormack.
All at St. Martin’s will be shouting for ye.
U 14 loose to Graigue ballycallan
The u14 played Graigue ballycallan in the final of the Paulstown tournament . They started the game well and led a half time 1-07 to 0-02. Ballycallan up their performance in the second half and with the aid of the strong breeze won by 1-09 to 1-07.
Team J Shore D Healy E Shortall S Walsh A Kelly P Brennan C Dowling A Farrell T Davis W Trousdell D Shore S Dowling M Dowling S Kinsella D Murtagh subs J.J. Kelly D Egan A Healy used R Tynan A Egan D Walsh injured
The u14 next game is against Dicksboro B in the championship.
Pictures from Junior B final
Dermot Lawlor recevies the cup from Nothern Board chairman Donal Brennan
North Champions
St Martins are North Junior B Champions after defeating Erins Own in a great contest at Ballyragget.The standard of the hurling was top class despite the high wind. Erins Own had first use of the wind and led at half time by 1-9 to 1-4 . Wind assisted Martins set about reducing the lead in determined fashion and added twelve points ,despite heavy rain in the last minutes the standard of the game never dropped ,great credit to two fine teams .This was Martins first victory at this grade.The Cup was presented to Martins Captain Dermot Lalor by Northern Board Officer Donal Brennan.Final Score 1-16 to 1-11.
Team Mark Murphy, Aidan Murphy, Philip Shore,Geoff Doyle,Nicky Purcell,Aidan Lalor,Brian Byrne,Michael Morrissey,Damien Maher,Brian Malone,Tom Morrissey,Pauric Haughney,Conor Kinsella,David Shore,Dermot Lalor(c)
David Dooley(used) David Breen,Fionn Lalor,Niall Clancy,Jonathan Walsh,Damien Tynan,Tom Dowling,Philip Agar,Cathal Healy,Keith Davitt,John Haughney,Paddy Lalor.
Selectors Richard Nolan, Patsy Murphy, Tom Agar.
J.J.Kananagh and Sons North Junior B Championship Hurling Final 2009
23 August2009
Minor match off
The Minor Championship match against Dunnamaggin fixed for this evening 21/08/09 is off untill futher notice.
u14 Reach Paulstown Final
18/08/09
The u14 played Paulstown in the semi-final of their tournament last night. This was a very good team performance with some good points scored. They led a half time 2-09 to 0-06. They continued to dominate in the second half and finished easy winners 3-15 to 0-09. On reaching the final they had a win over Danesfort and a walk-over from Ballyraggett. Next up is Graigballycallan in the Final on Sunday morning. Best of luck boys.
Team: J Shore J.J. Kelly E Shortall S Walsh M Healy P Brennan A Kelly A Farrell T Davis S Dowling D Shore C Dowling W Trousdell S Kinsella M Dowling. subs J Dowling R Tynan D Healy A Egan D Egan A Healy D Murtagh D Walsh(injured)
Martins win replay
St Martins made no mistake in the replay of the Northern Junior B Championship against a batteling Lisdowney side in Ballyragget.Martins lined out without the injured Tom Morrissey,and led at the break 1-8 to 0-6.The second half was was just as exciting as the first with the final score 2-11 to 0-9,our opponents in the final are neighbours Erins Own next weekend.
Team M Murphy A Murphy,P Shore,G Doyle,N Purcell,D Maher,B Byrne,M Morrissey,P Haughney,S Murphy,A Lalor,B Malone,C Kinsella,D Shore,D Lalor.
Subs.D Dooley(used)P Keegan,D Breen,N Clancy,J Walsh,J Haughney,C Healy, K Davitt,P Agar,P Lalor,F Lalor.
16August 2009
First Win
St. Martins got their first win of the League against Graigue Ballycallan at Nowlan Park this evening.Martins were generally on top but had a lot of wides in the first half and led at the break 0-6 to0-5.Martins pulled away in second half and won 1-16 to0-12.
Team C McGrath,S Cadogan,P Nolan, O Walsh,N Moran,James Maher,D Maher,P Maher,J Dowling,JohnMaher,JoeMaher, J Mulhall,S Coonan,E McGrath,M aher,
Subs R Maher(used)M Murphy,R Shore,M Morrissey,B Byrne,B Maher,A Murphy,M Dowling,A Murphy,P Dowling,N Darcy,K Kelly,B Mulhall,G Doyle.
15 august 2009
