Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg

(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)

Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh

Happy New Year! We hope you had a great Christmas and that Santa was good.

Our U10 and U12 hurlers started the New Year with a bang last Wednesday night. The lads burned off any residual turkey and sweets with an action packed session at St Louis Grammar. It didn’t take long for the boys to get into their rhythm and start hurling with enthusiasm.

At the end of the night there were a few blistered hands indicating that some of the lads had allowed their hurls to gather a few cobwebs over the winter. However, with an action packed season ahead, hands will soon toughen up and any tenderness will be a distant memory.

U12 North Antrim Indoor Blitz

The U12s did not have long to wait for competitive action as they played the first round of matches in the North Antrim Indoor League on Saturday at St Patrick’s College. They did really well, finishing joint top of their section. They learned from a narrow defeat to Dungannon in their first game to win their next three matches with Patrick Pearse’s, Shane O’Neill’s and St Gall’s.

The final match against St Gall’s was a real edge of the seat affair with both teams evenly matched. The score was three each approaching full time. Just at the finish Ryan McGarry shot from an acute angle sending the sliotar goal ward, as the ball ricocheted off the back wall the whistle blew and the referee declared a draw. As the two teams shook hands the St Gall’s manager stepped forward to declare that Ryan’s shot had in fact entered the goal before passing through the net and hitting the wall, the game was duly awarded to All Saints.

Long after the euphoria of winning has abated the boys will remember this display of sportsmanship from the St Gall’s management and team. Sportsmanship like this is not unusual in juvenile hurling games; nonetheless, it is always a privilege to witness and is a great example for youngsters to emulate as they grow and mature. We hope that this magnanimous gesture brings St Gall’s good fortune in the rest of the competition.

All Saints Team

Ryan McGarry, Eoin McGuigan, Cormac Magill, Luke Mulholland, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle.

Appreciation

We would like to thank:

• North Antrim GAA for organising, and Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
• Owen Elliott who refereed the matches and his son Eamon who kept him right on technical issues and updated the score board.
• The management and teams from Pearses, St Gall’s, Dungannon and Shane O’Neills for their sportsmanship and competitive opposition..
• The principal and staff at St Patrick’s College for use of the hall.

Weekend Fixtures

The U12s have another busy weekend ahead. The second round of the North Antrim Indoor League is on this Saturday at St Patrick’s while on Sunday they travel to Bangor to take part in the Co Down Indoor League.

U12 North Antrim Indoor League

Date - Saturday 14^th January

Venue – St Patrick’s College

Time – 10:00 – 12:30

Players should be at the school for 09:40.

U12 Co Down Indoor League

Date - Sunday 15^th March

Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor

Time – 12:00 – 14:00

Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.

Training

Training for U10s and U12s moves to St Patrick’s College for the next two Wednesday nights 18^th and 25^th January. We return to St Louis on 01^st February.

Time – 18:30 – 20:00

We would like to thank the principals and staff of St Patrick’s and St Louis who are always very supportive to the club.

Events Calendar

Games and Competitions
Sat 14th Jan	U12 – NA Indoor League Rd 2	St Patrick’s College
Sun 15th Jan	U12 – Down Indoor League	Bangor
Sat 21st Jan	U12 –  NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Sat 28th Jan	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1	St Patrick’s College
Sat 04thFeb	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2	TBC
Sat 11th Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads)
Sat 11th Feb	All Saints GAC Dinner Dance	Tullyglass House

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