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U16 and Minor teams begin fitness training.
No rest for the guys on the U16 and Minor teams in St. Martins. The enthuastic lads gathered in Muckalee to begin fitness trainnig.
U16 & Minors training.
The amount of work been carried out at Bord na nÓg level is incredible and all are looking forward to an exciting year ahead.
New Senior manager for St. Martins.
After much speculation Charlie Carter has been selected to manage St. Martins Senior Hurling team for 2013. Work will begin immediately and there is much excitement and enthusiasim within the Club who all are lookig forward to working with Charlie in the coming months.
U16 try hard in Football Championship County Final.
Early in the game saw St. Martin’s Brandon Sheehan take a point from a free after just 3 minutes. Defending well St. Martins however gave away a few handy frees but Piltown failed to capatilize. The umpire was over ruled on a tough decision to give a 45 from which Piltown eventually got a point.
St. Martins were in hard luck with a many attempts going wide. Piltown struck the post but it went to left and wide. St. Martins found it very difficult to get through for scores but they tried hard.
After some serious attacking St. Martins got a free near the goal end but it was put wide and were then awarded a penalty which Mark Dowling took well but denied by the Piltown goalie. Minutes later they were awarded another free but Aran Healy was denied by the post.
A strong attacking period by St. Martins failed to bear fruit and it was the turn of the defence to work hard. St. Martins got a free on the 21 yard line which Owen Murphy converted with a point. Piltown responded at the end of the first half with 2 points to leave the score at half time 3 points to St. Martin’s 2 points.
Second half started with no quarter been given on the pitch or on the line. Piltown piled on the pressure but St. Martins defended well and after been awarded a free, Aran Healy put it over the bar. Piltown eventually got back to attack with a drive on goal but Conor Fahy stretched long to deny a sure goal. St. Martins attacked again and were rewarded with Brandon Sheehan fisting the ball into the Piltown net.
The action focused on the St. Martins backs again and they responded well if not a little too strong at times. The ref took control and Brandon Sheehan was sent to the line but a hop ball was given and Piltown eventually got a point. The game livened up with the St. Martins defence being tested and they responded strong but Piltown eventually got a point to leave St. Martins leading the game with 5 minutes to go.
Piltown came back again and put the ball in the net as the game entered stoppage time and then got another 2 points with 2 minutes to go. The extra man proved too difficult to contain and the game finished with disappointment for St. Martins with a final score of 1-7 to 1-4.
TEAM –
Conor Fahy, David Healy, Robert Reid, Tommy Downey, Loughlin Hogan, Richard Teehan, Stephen Walsh, John Joe Kelly, Brandon Sheehan, Mark Dowling, Jason Shore, Eoin Murphy, David Walsh, Aaron Healy & Conor Dowling.
Subs :
Sean maher, Tommy Quirke, Aidan Egan, William Trousdell, Ronan Tynan, Colm O’Neill, Diarmuid Murtagh, Shane Dowling(inj),
Team Mentors;
Joe Dowling, Pat Murtagh, Ger O Neill, Seamus Tynan, Michéal Brennan.
Bord na nÓg AGM is well attended.
The 17th St Martins Bord na nÓg AGM took place in Ballyfoyle on 30/11/2012. There was a great attendance for this important meeting and some great debates took place with some good decisions being made in order to benefit the younger members of the Club. A big thanks to our main sponsors Willie Forde (Eurospar Castlecomer)minor, Jim Bolger(u16) and Geoff Doyle(u14). Well done to all who helped with fundraising throughout the past year, looking after teams, sponsors for tournaments and anybody who helped the club in the past year. Officers that were elected are Chairman Patrick O flynn, Secretary Michéal Brennan, Treasurer Michael Manning, Pro Martin Stapleton and Co Board reps are Breda Tynan and Donnacha Quinlan. Selectors for each age group were also elected and all are looking forward to an eventful year in 2013.
Best of luck
Best of luck to Sean Kelly on his appointment as selector with Kilkenny Minor hurlers for 2013
U21 loose out
St.Martins lost out to the Fenians of Johnstown after a well contested hours hurling in Ballyragget . Martins had a narrow lead at half time 1-3 to 0-5,the goal coming from Donal Shore who latched onto a good through pass from Canice Maher to finish well .The second half continued as the first with never much between the sides and with time almost up Martins were chasing a leveller it was the Fenians who scored a goal to leave the final score 1-13 to 1-9 .
Team David Breen, Ruari Kinsella , Geoff Doyle, Thomas Walsh, Patrick Brennan, Bryan Byrne, Jamie Heffernan, Patrick Dowling (Capt.), Shane Kinsella 0-7,6f, Adrian Farrell 0-1, Luke Maher,Dave Dooley, Damien Tynan, Canice Maher 0-1, Donal Shore 1-0.
Subs. Cathal Healy, Shane Egan, Keith Davitt,Eoin O Mahony, Damien Egan, Jack Dowling , James Callinan.
Selectors Paul Maher, Seamus Tynan, Patrick o Flynn, Dick Dooley, Anthony Maher.
First Aid Breda Tynan.
Ref. Denis O Sullivan.
!0 November 2012
U2s travel to Laois for challenge
On Sunday morning St Martins travelled to Laois to take on Clough Ballacolla in a u-21 challenge match. A poor start by ‘Martins was soon erased by a well taken Damien Egan goal. Both sides exchanged points which ‘Martins trailing at the break 3-6 to 1-5.
Laois senior hurler Willie Dunphy got Ballacolla further out in front with a number of fine points. This young Saints team were not going to lie down and came storming back into the game. A number of missed goal chances in the dying embers of the game saw St Martins lose out by two. Final score St Martins 2-14 to 3-13 Clough-Ballacolla.
St Martins: Canice Maher, Cathal Healy, Geoff Doyle, Alan Kelly, Paddy Dowling, Thomas Walsh, Keith Davitt, Paddy Brennan, Adrian Farrell, Shane Kinsella, Luke Maher, David Dooley, Donal Shore, David Breen, Damien Egan.
Sub: Brian Byrne
Quarter exit
St. Martins made their exit from this years championship at the quarter final stage in Nowlan Park . Martins opponents were City side Dicksboro who started the better to lead at the break 1-8 to 0-9. Martins started the second half well and take the lead but two further goals from Dicksboro sent them into the semi-finals. Despite scoring 19 points with great contributions from John Mulhall and John Maher the goals just would not come despite some gallant efforts by all the lads. Final score 3-15 to 0-19.
Team Colin McGrath 0-1, Oliver Walsh, Ronan Maher, Shane Cadigan, Niall Moran,Patrick Nolan (Capt.), James Dowling , Paul Maher 0-1, Thomas Breen 0-1,Eoin McGrath, Brian Mulhall, Joe Maher 0-1, John Mulhall 0-5, John Maher 0-9, 6f,165, Robert Shore 0-1.
Subs. Mark Murphy, James Maher (used), Canice Maher (used), Mick Morrissey (used), Bryan Byrne (used), Brendan Maher, Podge Haughney, Noel Darcy, Luke Maher, Brian Cadigan, Aidan Murphy,David Breen, Eugene Maher, Thomas Walsh, Shane Kinsella, Paddy Brennan, Adrian Farrell, Donal Shore.
Manager Sean o Neill ,skills coach Niall Moloney.Selectors Jonny Brennan, John McGrath, Brendan Morrissey.
First Aid Dermot Lawlor.
Ref.Peter Burke
Sat.20 October 2012 Nowlan Park
Second Shield win
St.Martins collected second ever Shield Final win with a victory over James Stephens ,the game was played in Nowlan Park. Each side lined out short some players due to injuries,an it was the City side who raced into an early three point lead but Martins recovered well to be a point up at the break 0-7 to 0-6 . The second half saw the only goal of the game and it was for Stephens to once again give a three points differance in the scores put Martins finished well to win by 0-16 to 1-11.The Shield was presented to Saint Martins captain Patrick Nolan by County Board Chairman ,Paul Kinsella.
Team Colin McGrath, Ollie Walsh, Ronan Maher,Shane Cadigan 0-1, Niall Moran, Patrick Nolan (Capt.), James Maher, Paul Maher 0-1, Thomas Breen , Canice Maher 0-2,1f, Bryan Byrne 0-1 , John Mulhall 0-7 ,2f 1 65 ,Pauric Haughney,Brian Mulhall 0-3, Robert Shore 0-1.
Subs Eugene Maher, Brendan Maher (used), Michael Morrissey (used), Noel Darcy (used), Brian Cadigan, Aiden Murphy, Luke Maher, Thomas Walsh, David Breen, Jack Dowling, Shane Kinsella, Adrian Farrell, Patrick Brennan, Joe Maher(inj.),James Dowling(inj.), Eoin McGrath (inj.), John Maher (inj.), Mark Murphy (inj.)
Manager Sean o Neill, skills coach Niall Moloney. Selectors Brendan Morrissey, John McGrath, Jonny Brennan. First Aid Dermot Lalor
