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The club are delighted that Molloy Sculptors, Callan have sponsored a new set of jerseys for our Minor team and we would like to thank them for their support.
The jerseys were presented by Tommy Dermody (Molloy Sculptors) to minor player Stephen Keoghan who had the honour of being involved with the Kilkenny Minor Panel this year. Also in the picture are Dave O’Neill (Club Chairman), Eddie Brennan and Adrian Ronan.
Big congrats to our U13 hurlers who won the Lisdowney 7s Kilkenny Supporters Shield Final on Saturday 4th August 2018.
Report by Niall Egan
GBC U12’s were invited to the Young Ireland’s U12 Tournament on Saturday May 19th. Our boys were drawn in a group with Clara, Piltown and Graignamanagh. On what was a glorious morning, we took on Clara in the opening fixture. This match was very well-balanced throughout. In the final 5 minutes, Clara pulled away with some well-taken points to run out winners GBC 1-2 Clara 1-6.
Match two saw us pitted against a strong Piltown side who were in control throughout. Despite this our boys never dropped their heads and kept hurling until the final whistle. Full Time Score: GBC 1-2 Piltown 4-4.
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Sunday 13th May saw GBC U15’s travel to Paulstown seeking their first league win of the season.
Dry sunny weather prevailed on this occasion for a change thankfully.
Playing with the breeze, Barrow Rangers raced into a 1-1 to 0-1 lead early in the first half.
A well placed GBC penalty was dispatched to the net in the second quarter by Ryan Corcoran who ended up with an impressive tally of 1-6 on the night.
Rangers went in at the break ahead by the narrowest of margins 1-6 to 1-5. The half back line of Patrick Foley, Billy Dowling and Elliot Teehan holding firm.
The annual U14 Paddy Grace competition began on Sunday 25 March. We were drawn to play O’Loughlins and Galmoy/Windgap in the Roinn A qualifiers in St. John’s park. We drew with the home side 1-3 to 6 points Scorers: Ryan Corcoran 1-0, Aaron McEvoy 0-3 (frees), Billy Egan 0-1
In our match against Galmoy/Windgap we won 3-5 to 2-4
Scorers: Eoin Egan 2-0, Jake O Brien 1-0, Aaron McEvoy 0-3 (frees), Ryan Corcoran 0-2
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Our club was honoured to have 5 lads on the Kilkenny Minor panel in 2017. Pictured at our recent Club AGM with the Hanrahan Cup were Tommy Ronan, Jesse Roberts, Conor Flynn, Killian Egan and Sean Ryan! Hopefully we will get to see these lads togging out again in the Black and Amber in the near future!
Report by Michelle Neary
2017 was a very enjoyable year for all involved due to the continued success of the St. Aidan’s school team which was backboned by the majority of Under 12 panel. We had a fairly quite start to the year, added to that 10 of our panel were also part of the under 14 panel, taking part in the Football and Hurling League and Championship and also the Féile.
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By Adrian Ronan & Tom Hogan
Minors 2017 was a year that we were so looking forward to, a year where we had great hope and expectations because we knew we had the quality. This group had delivered so much up along throughout their juvenile careers so we were entitled to dream of a Minor A Title, either League/Championship. As individual players these lads gave so much to other teams in the club, colleges and county. Read more
Well done to our fantastic U12 Hurlers who won the Stephen Coen Cup in Clarinbridge at the weekend. The beat Sarsfields (Galway), Kilmaley (Clare) Clarinbridge (Galway) and Naas from Co. Kildare in the final. Congrats to the team and management!
On Sunday 24th September the Club was privileged to hold the Annual Billy Fennelly Memorial U12 tournament. We had four teams competing our, own GBC boys, Young Ireland’s, Dicksboro and Ballygunner of Waterford. There was four cracking games with GBC beating Young Irelands on a score line of 2-8 to 2-3 while in the other Semi-Final Ballygunner prevailed in extra time over Dicksboro in an epic Semi Final.
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Report By Martin Delahunty
Graigue Ballycallan played Freshford in Tullaroan on Saturday morning last 9th September in the U16 Hurling County Final, against a hugely talented opposition, the lads gave their all but it wasn’t to be and they lost out on a scoreline of St. Lachtain’s 6-15 GBC 2-12.
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Report by Martin Delahunty
Graigue Ballycallan 2-18 Rower-Inistioge 1-16
