U14s are Roinn C County Champions 2011
Date; Saturday 24th September 2011.
Venue; Nolan Park;
Game; Duggan Steel hurling Championship County Final against The Emerals.
After 56 training sessions, dozens of broken hurls, scores of lost sliothars, winning game after game the final eventually came to St. Martin’s Under 14 squad. The Emeralds were not going to be easy and all precautions and preparations were taken seriously for this contest.
The game began with great defensive play from both sides with the first score taking over ten minutes to register. On the fifteenth minute St. Martin’s were dissalowed a goal and hit the woodwork on more than one occasion. Scores were matched on both sides with St. Martin’s leading at half time by only 4 pints. After the break St. Martin’s Lads moved up a gear and took and made all the opportunuties and ran out strong winners with a final score of 3-15 to 2-4.
The celebrations began immediately
with the presentaion by Joe Pike to captain Robert Reid and all the panel and theirfriends and families were invited back to The Cave Bar where Iris & Frank laid on food and refreshments for everyone involved.
Team;
Cierán Brennan, Seamus O’Keeffe, Paddy Heffernan, Tommy Downey, Conor Dowling, Robert Reid, Jack Manning , John Joe Kelly, Eoin Murphy, Finn Dowling, Loughlin Hogan, Sean Maher, Colm O’Neill, Brandon Sheehan and Tommy Quirke.
Subs;
Adam Kelly (used), Conor Fahy (used), Padraig Buggy (used), Evan Stapleton (used), Jack Nolan (used), Conor Dreeling, Patrick Darcy,Adam Comerford, and Cierán Cody.
Mentors;
Micheal Brennan, Johnny Kelly, Ger O’Neill, Andy Dowling and Martin Stapleton.
Big thanks to;
Jeff Doyle Sponsor
Frank & Iris, The Cave Bar.
St. Martin’s U14 face Dunamaggin in Championship Semi Final
Date; Sunday 18th September Venue; Clara Gaa Grounds Occasion; Championship Semi Final.
This game was always going to be a cracker. Two evenly placed sides got right down to action from the word go. The game went 15 minutes before a score was registered and nothing divided the teams at half time. The second half continued in the same vane with no quarters given by both sides but St. Martin’s lads battled hard and kepth their heads under emense pressure and it all paid off in the end with St. Martins winning with a final score of 1-7 to 6 pints.
St. Martin’s Lads now face The Emerals in the County Final.
Team;
Cierán Brennan, Seamus O’Keeffe, Paddy Heffernan, Tommy Downey, Conor Dowling, Robert Reid, Jack Manning , John Joe Kelly, Eoin Murphy, Finn Dowling, Loughlin Hogan, Sean Maher, Colm O’Neill, Brandon Sheehan and Tommy Quirke.
Subs;
Conor Fahy (used), Padraig Buggy, Evan Stapleton, Jack Nolan, Adam Kelly, Conor Dreeling, Patrick Darcy, and Cierán Cody.
Mentors;
Micheal Brennan, Johnny Kelly, Ger O’Neill, Andy Dowling and Martin Stapleton.
U8 Enjoy Football Blitz in Railyard
U8 Football Blitz
St. Martin’s U8’s played in their first football match on Saturday 17th of September in the Railyard blitz. In the first game against Killishin/Crettyard the lads had a slow start, but in the second half they played very well and showed great commitment to get back into the game and were only narrowly beaten in the end. In the second game against The Railyard the lads continued improving and got some great scores, St. Martin’s ran out deserving winners.
After the games The Railyard club treated everyone to tea and sandwiches in the club house and presented the players with medals, crisps and drinks. Everyone enjoyed the morning in Moneenroe and the players can be very happy with their display in their first football games.
Players; Russell Kealy, Oisin Kelly, Lorcan Agar, Aaron Meany, Tommy Flynn, Aidan Kelly, Conor Egan, Kyle Walsh, Rory Buggy, Conor Murphy, Cillian Dowling, Ross Dowling, Ciaran Nolan, Tadgh Gill, Cathal Keegan, Ciaran Rice, Niall Shore and Tommy Dooley.
U14s travel to Comer for Championship Quarter Final
Wednesday evening 14th September St. Martin’s U14s took on O’Loughlin Gaels in the Championship Quarter Final. The sides had met before so St. Martin’s had prepared well for this game.
From the throw in St. Martin’s Lads took control of the game in all areas. Once the first 15 minutes had passed they had found their form and led at half time.
During the second half St. Martin’s continued to dominate and went on the win easy with a final score of 6-18 to 2-2.
Team;
Cierán Brennan, Seamus O’Keeffe, Paddy Heffernan, Tommy Downey, Conor Dowling, Robert Reid, Jack Manning , John Joe Kelly, Eoin Murphy, Finn Dowling, Loughlin Hogan, Sean Maher, Colm O’Neill, Brandon Sheehan and Tommy Quirke.
Subs;
Conor Fahy (used), Padraig Buggy (used), Evan Stapleton (used), Jack Nolan (used), Adam Kelly, Conor Dreeling, Patrick Darcy, Adam Comerford, Conor Moloney.
Mentors;
Micheal Brennan, Johnny Kelly, Ger O’Neill, Andy Dowling and Martin Stapleton.
St. Martin’s U10 Retain Fr. Delaney Cup
St. Martins team who won Fr. Delaney Cup
Portaloise u10 panel
U14 Hurlers continue their training for Championship glory.
St. Martin’s U14 hurlers took on Tullaroan in a challenge game under lights in Muckalee Friday night 2nd September. The game was an opportunuty to try out different formats, positions and players and it proved a great success in the end. Tullaroan being a Roinn B team was always going to be a challenge.
St. Martin’s found it very difficult to find the target and left many good scoring chances behind them in the first half however after some talking and changing things around at the break St. Martin’s lads came out on fire and finished out winners with a final score of 3-6 to 1-6.
U14s represented at County Level
Congratulations and best wishes to Rober Reid who is on the Kilkenny U14 Hurling panel that will play this Sunday 28th August in the Sonny Walsh Hurling Tournament at St. Saviours’s pitch in Ballybeg Waterford. The teams involved in their group are Cork, Clare and Wexford. Robert is Captain of St. Martin’s U14 team at the moment and continues to be an inspiration to his team.
U14s play championship hurling
Conahy grounds was the venue for the 1st round of the U14 Hurling Championship with St. Martin’s up against Danesfort.
St. Martin’s came out running from the word go leaving nothing to chance. It was a tough physical encounter but St. Martin’s fough hard to take the lead into half time. The second half saw an even tougher game but St. Martin’s dug deep and played super hurling and picked their scores when the chances came and went to win easy with a score of 5-4 to 2-3.
Team;
Ciarán Brennan, Seamus O’Keeffe, Paddy Heffernan, Thomas Downey, Conor Dowling, Robert Reid, Eoin Murphy, John Joe Kelly, Jack Manning, Sean Maher, Loughlin Hogan, Finn Dowling, Colm O’Neill, Brandan Sheehan and Tommy Quirke.
Subs;
Conor Fahy (used), Padraig Buggy (used), Evan Stapleton, Jack Nolan, Conor Dreeling, Patrick Darcy and Adam Kelly.
Mentors;
Michael Brennan, Johnny Kelly, Ger O’Neill, Andy Dowling and Martin Stapleton.
Minors out of championship
St. Martins minors played Mullinavat in Tom Ryall Park on Thursday in the first round of the Championship. Starting the better Martins were ahead at the break 1-06 to 0-03. After the break Mullinavat dominated and it was all square with 15 min’s to play but Martins didn’t give up and got through for a goal to go 2 points up with minutes remaining. However Mullinavat finished the stronger and and won on a score of St. Martins 2-11 Mullinavat 3-12.
Team: Jason Shore, Alan Kelly, Ruairir Kinsella, Shane Egan, Alan Lawlor, Patrick Brennan, James Callanan, Tom Walsh, Shane Kinsella, Jack Dowling, David Breen, Adrian Farrell, Donal Shore, Luke Maher, Conor Dowling. Subs: Stephen Walsh, Tom Davies (used) Ronan Tynan, David Walsh, Damien Egan, Brian Quirke, Josh Dowling, Aidan Egan, Shane Dowling.
Selectors: Seamus Tynan, Tony Maher, Patrick O Flynn, Tom Walsh.
Referee: Eamon larkin.
U16 bow out
The U16 played Ballyhale in the quarter final of the championship on Monday night inSt. Kierans College. Ballyhale proved too strong for the lads and were convincing winners in the end. Final score St. Martins 2-05 Ballyhale 5-21.
Team: Jason Shore, David Walsh, Alan Kelly, David Healy, Eoin Shortall, Patrick Brennan, Stephen Walsh, John Joe Kelly, Robert Reid, Conor Dowling, Adrian Farrell, Shane Kinsella, Shane Dowling, Donal Shore, Richard Teehan. Subs: William Trousdell, Diarmuid Murtagh, Damien Egan, Patrick Heffernan, Eoin Murphy (all used), Ronan Tynan, Colm O Neill, Aidan Egan, Tommy Quirke.
Selectors: Tom Shore, Tom Walsh, Jimmy Kelly, Seamus Tynan, Patrick O Flynn.
Referee: Sean Cleere.
