Club notes 1st May 2016

FUNDRAISING Winning numbers for Lotto on the 25th were 4, 6, 8, 16. ‘Chester’ was included in Match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is 7400euro.

Strictly Come Dancing has its official launch in the Horse and Hound on Wednesday next 11th at 8.30 pm. Come along and show your appreciation for the brave participants!

PEIL The Division1 footballers defeated Tinahely in Tinahely 3-17 to 0-9, thanks to a scoring spree from Sam Thompson. Unfortunately they followed this with a 1-10 to 0-9 loss to St Pats in Dunbur.

The Division3 team lost to Laragh in Laragh on the 24th , 1-14 to 0-6.

 

PEIL na gCAILN U-12: an embarrassment of riches. As mentioned earlier the number of girls eligible to play at u-12 has grown to 40. However there is a very wide spectrum of abilities.

31 girls turned up for last Tuesday’s home match against An Tochar. This placed the mentors in an invidious logistical situation : how to give each girl some game time in a 25-minute a-side match? Can’t you just imagine it ! The trainer trying to manage the team and constantly being followed by the subs, each, as in the Bthar Charity’s ad, asking the question am I on yet, am I on yet?’ ire g won 4-6 to 2-1. With the constant chopping and changing of players the team found it difficult to develop a shape so it struggled to get scores and but for An Tochar inaccuracy ire g could have been in serious trouble at the break. Jane Merren (0-2) and Eva Sterritt (3-0) were the main architects of our victory.

The u-14s were at home to the same opposition on Thursday night. ire g won but victory did not come easy. Our cailn dominated the 1st half and led 2-9 to 1-2 at the break. However Greystones failed to score in the 3rd quarter while the visitors amassed 5 points. It was only in the last 10 minutes that victory was assured. Jane Merren also scored in this game.

CAMGAOCHT U-14. The weather in Greystones on Monday 25th was far from ideal for the playing of camogie: a blustery wind blew from the northeast and well insulated adults shivered. Yet the gallant girls of the visitors, Avondale, and hosts, Na Clocha Liatha, braved the conditions without complaint and served up a thoroughly enjoyable game of camogie. The name Young Irelanders (ire g) is particularly apt for this particular team as the average age of the girls is much nearer 12 than 14. It was not surprising then that Avondale ran out deserving winners. The 14 girls who proudly represented the club were: Grainne Shortt, Siobhan Darcy, Faith Brock, Caoimhe Ryan, Ailbhe Coughlan, Keela Keogh, Eva Sterritt, Aisling Goff, Laura Parkinson, Kate Burns, Ella Keane, Niamh Booth, Charlotte Norton, Amelia Gulliver.

U-12 This team travelled to Aughrim on Friday night last for the 2nd of its 3 pre-league blitzes. The girls played against Donard The Glen, Glenealy and Aughrim and proved themselves well able to hold their own against these well established opponents. It may be only 30 miles from Greystones to Aughrim but the contrast in the weather between the venues could not have been more stark. The cailn left behind a Greystones in the grip of arctic conditions and were welcomed by an Aughrim bathed in sunshine. While all the girls

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