Recent winners of U8 ‘Hurler of the Week’ – (in no particular order) Seán McGrath, Shane Cody, James O’Halloran & Ben Young. Keep up the good work lads!!
Category: Juvenile
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Under 10 Go Games
Report by James Cahill.
The Graigue – Ballycallan U-10 blue team played their first Go-Game of the year in Slieverue on a cold, windy Saturday morning. Playing ground hurling for the first ten minutes of the game, Charlie Cleere, with a skillful ground stroke passed the sliotar to the ever alert Jeff Neary, who scored a fine opening goal which settled the Graigue – Ballycallan boys. Jeff quickly scored another two goals. Read more
Under 10 Go Games Fixtures
U-10 Hurling Go Games Fixtures Team Blue
Round 4 Sat: 10th May 10am
Slieverue V Graigue Ballycallan (Team Blue)
Round 5: Sat 17th May 10am
John Lockes V Graigue Ballycallan (Team Blue)
Round 6: Wed 21st May 6.30pm
Kilmacow V Graigue Ballycallan (Team Blue)
Round 7: Sat 24th May 10am
Graigue Ballycallan (Team Blue)V Young Irelands (Team White)
U-10 Hurling Go Games Fixtures Team White
Round 3: Sat 10th May 10am
Danesfort V Graigue Ballycallan (Team White)
Round 4: Sat 17th May 10am
Graigue Ballycallan (Team White) V Dicksboro (Team Maroon)
Round 5: Sat 24th May 10am
Graigue Ballycallan (Team White) V Dunnamaggin
Note: Fixtures may change, so watch out for texts
U16 Hurling League Round 3 – 01/05/14
Last Thursday saw the meeting of GBC and Lisdowney in the under 16 hurling league. Both teams had two wins out of two, so it was all to play for.
Lisdowney were fastest out of the blocks and GBC couldn’t match their pace and intensity in the first half. Read more
U12 Challenge match V Bennettsbridge 3/5/2014
The U12 team visited Bennettsbridge on Saturday morning to play a challenge game in ideal hurling conditions. With a great turnout of 23 players they all participated in 3 x 20mins games.
It proved to be a fine morning’s entertainment with a great display of hurling from both clubs.
Minor Hurling League B Rd 2 – 28/04/14
GBC minors played Slieverue in a balmy Tom Ryall Park on Monday evening. Eamonn Egan scored Graigue’s first point from play in the opening minutes, but unfortunately their next score from play didn’t come until the fortieth minute, when Billy Ryan pointed. Read more
Under 8s have first games of 2014 !
Report by Niall Egan
The U8s had their first game of the year v St. Lachtain’s in Freshford on Saturday morning. We played two 7 a-side games, side by side, 15 mins a half. Team 1 were down by a 1-0 to 0-0 at half-time but rallied strongly in the 2nd half to lose out by a late Freshford goal, FT 5-0 to 4-1. Team 2 were out-muscled in the first half down 3-0 to 0-0 but like Team 1 put in a superb effort in the 2nd half and lost on a scoreline of 4-0 to 2-0. The boys have plenty to work on but showed lots of potential when they put their minds to it. We would like to encourage parents to help practice with their lads at home, 20 mins a day ground hurling, blocking, rising etc you would be amazed the difference it would make and of course make it fun.
TEAM 1: Sean McGrath, Issac Comerford, Paidi Egan, Elliot Teehan, Shane Cody, Donnacha Cleere, Robbie Tector.
TEAM 2: Cillian Hoyne, Frank McCluskey, Ben Young, James O’Halloran, Aidan Comerford, Philly O’Halloran, Eoghan Cahill.
Well done to Issac Comerford this week’s hurler of the week.
U12 Challenge matches v Danesfort – 24th April 2014
Report by Martin Delahunty
The U12 team had their first run out of the season on Thursday evening when Danesfort visited with a strong squad of 17 players. Numbers is certainly no issue with this group as we have 27 players registered for the year ahead.
Under 14 Hurling League Round 2 – 21/04/14
Match Report by Philomena Brennan
Graigue Ballycallan 6-17 Conahy Shamrocks 0-2
The Graigue Ballycallan U-14s recorded their first win of the league on their second outing in Jenkinstown on Monday last. Their opponents were Conahy Shamrocks. GBC played with a stiff breeze in the first half and quickly built up a lead, which they would not relinquish for the entire game. Read more
Under 8 Hurler of the Week
Well done to Sean McGrath this week’s U8 hurler of the week, congrats Sean.
U16 Hurling League Round 2 – 18/04/14
On Good Friday in Tom Ryall Park, GBC played host to Barrow Rangers in the under 16 hurling league. A slight breeze favoured the visitors in the first half, but within ten minutes points from Dylan Lanigan, Jesse Roberts and two from Sean Ryan left GBC leading by 4 points to 2. Read more
Under 14 Campaign kicks off! Round 1 – 15/04/14
Report by Philomena Brennan
The U-14 hurling campaign kicked off last Tuesday evening in a sunny but windswept Tom Ryall Park, Kilmanagh when Graigue Ballycallan met Bennettsbridge in the first round of the U-14 Hurling League Read more