Camogie

Ballygarvan senior team v Glen Rovers

Friday 5th March at 8.00pm

in Ballincollig

Well Done to our U11 Camogie team who reached the A semi final in the Walsh Traders U11 Camogie Blitz hosted by Ballinhassig Camogie Club.

Ballygarvan: Eimear McAndrew, Isobelle O Regan, Gwen Kelleher, Robyn McAuliffe, Emma Bateman, Maya Shears, Allison Anthony, Rebecca Looney and Emilie Legrand.

Ballygarvan U11 camogie team will participate in a Blitz held in Riverstick GAA grounds on Saturday 27th February 2010. Games begin at 11am - players are asked to be in attendance at 10:30am. Please bring a packed lunch. Support welcome.

Ballygarvan Camogie Club AGM

There was a large attendance at the Ballygarvan Camogie Club AGM held recently in the GAA Club House. The Chairperson, Noreen Daly, welcomed everybody and thanked them for all their work during the year. Noreen also paid tribute to our President Nora Brady who sadly passed away during the year. Nora was one of the members involved when the club was re-established back in the late 80’s.



Congratulations were extended to Emer Dillon on winning another All-Ireland medal with the Cork Senior team. The Chairperson also congratulated the other girls in the Club who played on Cork teams: Aine Moynihan - Senior B, Sara Quilligan, Rebecca Murphy and Lorraine Browne - under 16 and Katie O Donovan – the Cork Colleges under-14 A team. Well done to Katie for achieving 2nd place in the Feile Skills competition. This is the 4th consecutive year a Ballygarvan player has received a reward in this competition. Also congratulations to Amy Walsh who has been selected to play with the Cork Colleges Under-14 team in the coming year. Well done to Lorraine Browne and Rebecca Murphy on receiving awards from Christ King School for their contribution to school camogie and to Rachel Keohane who qualified as a referee last year.



Secretary, Pauline Browne, then outlined some of the club successes during the 2009 season.

Under- 9’s: Won the Carrigdhoun indoor blitz in Riverstick and outdoor blitz in Blackrock.

Under 10’s: Won the 'B' cup at the Ballinhassig Declan Crowley Memorial Blitz. They competed in new league started by the Carrigaline Camogie Club this year. This League is as yet unfinished, but the girls have done very well winning 5 out of 7 games and are awaiting finals day.

Under 11’s: Won the South East B final, beating Tracton in a very exciting final 1-2 to 1-0. Under 18’s: Reached the County B Final and were unlucky to be beaten by Eire Og by just 2 points. Junior B: This team started the season with a loss to Inniscarra but went on to win their other games, beating Ballinhassig, Douglas and Valley Rovers to meet Inniscarra for the second time in County Final. This time they made no mistake, taking the title on a scoreline of 2-5 to 3 points. Congratulations to all involved.



Terry Brady, Secretary of Ballygarvan GAA Club, chaired the election of officers and the following were elected: President: Ollie Hallahan; Vice President: Yvonne Lane; Chairperson: Ollie Hallahan; Vice Chairperson: Jennifer Browne; Secretary: Pauline Browne; Treasurer: Ann Byrne; PRO: Marie Murphy; Registrar: Ann Byrne.

At the  recent AGM held on the 21st January 2010 the following officers were elected:

 
President: Ollie Hallahan
Vice President: Yvonne Lane
Chairperson: Ollie Hallahan
Vice Chair: Jennifer Browne
Secretary: Pauline Browne
Treasurer: Ann Byrne
PRO: Marie Murphy
Registrar: Ann Byrne

Under-16  Inter-Divisional Camogie Blitz

Well done to Ann Keohane, Aine Walsh, Katie O’ Donovan and Rebecca Murphy who played on the Carrigdhoun side that reached the final of the under-16 Inter-division County Final. They started very strongly in their first  match against Seandun, winning 3 points to no score. After a mere ten minute break, they were out on the pitch again, this time playing against Imokilly. The Carrigdhoun forwards found the Imokilly defence difficult to penetrate in the first half, scoring only one point. However, in the second half they had all the play and finished 1-5 to no score.

Due to a strong wind, the final was a game of two halves. After the first 25 minutes Carrigdhoun were leading last year’s winners Avondhu by 7 points and went a further 3 points ahead after a good start to the second half. However, Avondhu then began to take control of mid-field and their superior strength prevented our forwards gaining sufficient possession to score any more. While the girls were extremely disappointed to lose by the narrowest of margins, they can be congratulated on doing their division and their club proud.

Carrigdhoun (0-3) v Seandun (0-0): Aisling Moloney, Courceys (0-1 F) Rebecca Murphy, Ballygarvan (0-2).

Carrigdhoun (1-5) v Imokilly (0-0): Julie Mulcahy, Courceys (0-1), Emma Jordon Ballinhassig (0-3), Rebecca Murphy, Ballygarvan (1-1).

Carrigdhoun (3-5) v Avondhu (3-6): Carrigdhoun scorers: Julie Mulcahy, Aisling Moloney, Courceys (1-0 each), Emma Jordon (0-4,0-2F;0-1,45), Orla Murray, Ballinhassig (1-0), Rebecca Murphy, Ballygarvan (0-1)

The Ballygarvan Camogie Club’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 21 January at 7.30pm in the clubhouse. Please contact Chairperson Noreen Daly or Secretary Pauline Browne for further details.

By Joe Kennefick: Eire Og           2-6 Ballygarvan:  1-7 Eire Og had a very hard fought two point victory over Ballygarvan in the final of the Evening Echo sponsored Cork County Minor B Camogie Final. Played yesterday at the Camogie grounds in Mahon, a biting wind made this a game of both halves, but at the end, the girls of Eire Og had two points to spare after a thrilling finale. Eire Og led by six points at the interval after playing with a gale force wind, and when Aoife McCarthy goaled early in the second half to put them nine points ahead, they looked the likely winners. However, Ballygarvan dominated the remainder of the game, but could not get the scores they needed. Ballygarvan had the perfect start against the wind and led by 0-2 to 0-0 after three minutes, the scores coming from Rachel Keohane, who could easily have goaled, and a Lorraine Browne free. Eire Og gradually found their feet though, and could have had two goals before Elaine Scally found the net in the seventh minute, after a free from Rosin Murray dropped into the goalmouth. Claire Meaney  showed her class, as she hit four points from play, while Scally pointed a free to leave the half time score 1-5 to 0-2 to the girls from Ovens. Ballygarvan, with the wind at their backs were rocked in the 33^rd minute when McCarthy goaled. However, they put in a tremendous last twenty minutes. Hard working midfielder Maeve Moynihan, started the recovery with a point in the 36^th minute. Lorraine Browne then pointed two frees to narrow the gap to six points. Eire Og were defending desperately at this stage, but in goalkeeper Marie Gleeson and backs Aoife Hennessy and Kattie McCarthy, they repelled attack after attack.  Rebecca Murphy thundered into the game, and she goaled in the 51^st minute, and had two further points, while Aoife McCarthy  replied for Eire Og. With the game in the balance, Ballygarvan threw everything at the winners, but time ran out and Eire Og held on to be champions.   Scorers: Eire Og: E Scally 1-1(1f), C Meaney 0-4,  A McCarthy 1-1. Ballygarvan: R Murphy1-2, L Browne 0-3(3f), R Keohane 0-1, M Moynihan 0-1. EIRE OG: M Gleeson: M Cockery, A Hennessy, S Hutchinson; C O’Keeffe, K McCarthy, O Meaney: C Meaney, O Boyle; E Crowley, R Murray, M E Desmond; A Murphy, A McCarthy, E Scally. BALLYGARVAN: M E O’Donovan, K O’Donovan, L O’Callaghan, L Kennefick; A Keohane, L Browne, A Walsh: M Moynihan, C Murphy; K O’Sullivan, R Murphy, A Byrne; S Quilligan, R Keohane, A Walsh. Subs: C O’Sullivan foe A Walsh (48). Referee: John O’Leary ( Mallow ).

Sunday, 13th December, 2009 in the Clubhouse Santa arrives at 2.30pm. Prizes galore at the spinner including: Turkeys, Hams, Whiskey, Wine etc. etc. Ballygarvan N.S. painting competition on display Also face painting and pictures with santa.

By Joe Kennefick: Ballygarvan 2-8 Glen Rovers 1-4 Ballygarvan had a hard earned, but well deserved victory Glen Rovers in the semi-final of the Cork Minor Camogie championship. Played in arctic like conditions at the splendid Cork Camogie grounds in Mahon on Sunday, Ballygarvan recovered from a poor start to be level at the interval.  And when Rachel Keohane struck for her second goal early in the second half, there was no stopping the winners as they pulled away, and they now face Eire Og in the final. Glen Rovers, who were favoured slightly in the opening half, by the strong cross wind, had the perfect start and led by 1-1 to 0-0 after 4 minutes. However Ballygarvan responded well with points from Lorraine Browne and Rebecca Murphy. However, they really rocked the Glen in the 17^th minute when Rachel Keohane had the first of her two goals. Glen Rovers responded well and had two points in the 17^th and 18^th minute to go back in front. Keohane should have had another goal in the 23^rd minute, when she gained possession at the edge of the small square, but her point blank shot was brilliantly saved by the Glen keeper. Rebecca Murphy had the final score of the half to leave the half-time score 1-3 apiece. The game changed in the 33^rd minute, when Keohane had her second goal after good work by Ashling Byrne. Lorraine Browne pointed three frees to put Ballygarvan into a strong position, before the Glen had their only score of the half in the 44^th minute. Glen Rovers really upped the pressure in the last quarter as they tried to claw back the deficit, but the Ballygarvan rearguard were magnificent, as they repelled every advance. Rebecca Murphy and Lorraine closed out the match with a point apiece to leave the final score Ballygarvan 2-8, Glen Rovers 1-4. But while the scorers get a lot of the credit, this was a magnificent team performance from everyone involved, and we wish them all the best in the final. Scorers: Ballygarvan: R Keohane 2-0, L Browne 0-3(4 f, 1 45), R Murphy 0-3. Team: BALLYGARVAN: M E O’Donovan; A Walsh, L O’Callaghan, K O’Donovan; A Keohane, L Browne, L Kennefick; M Moynihan, C Murphy;  A Byrne, R Murphy, K O’Sullivan; C O’Sullivan, R Keohane, S Quilligan. Subs; C Keohane for C O’Sullivan(48), R O’Halloran for A Walsh(59), A Murphy  for R Murphy(59). Referee. C O’Mahony (St Finbarr’s)

U11'S FINISH SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE Last Sunday saw Ballygarvan's u11 camogie team defeat Tracton in a nail biting Carrigdhoun Final on a score line of 1-2 to 1-0. The game took place in Minane Bridge on a crisp, sunny morning and the Ballygarvan girls were really looking forward to the challenge. They certainly had a challenge on their hands when Tracton opened the scoring halfway through the first half with a goal. Ballygarvan never dropped their heads however and had a number of goal chances which were narrowly missed. Tracton persisted and the Ballygarvan defence held tough and went into half time just one goal down. Refreshed after the break Ballygarvan gave everything they had in the second half and scored two points in quick succession leaving the score 1-0 to 0-2 in favour of Tracton. As time ticked on, it looked like luck was just not on their side as although Bally had much of the possession they could not convert a score. The girls never gave up and were rewarded when a long range ball found the back of the Tracton net. A penalty to Ballygarvan was the last scoring chance of the game but this however was saved and left the final score of a very exciting game at 1-2 to 1-0. The girls are a credit to their club and trainers as all players from the hardworking goalkeeper and defence to the tireless midfielders and diligent forwards tried their best and were duly rewarded. Scorer: Michaella Buckley 1-2. Panel: Avril Hourihan, Amy Bowen, Niamh O’Mahony, Rachel Fitzgerald, Robyn Mcauliffe, Michaella Buckley, Muireann O’Shea, Emma Bateman, Isobelle O’Regan, Eimear McAndrew, Maya Shears, Gwen Kelleher, Allison Anthony, Rebecca Looney, Jody Herlihy, Gabie O’Brien, Emilie Legrand, Jane Harris, Ellen O’Regan, Sarah Ahern, Sarah Jane Brady, Leah O’Keeffe, Aisling O’Mahony,  Liadh Murphy, Ellen Buckley Keating