The News:
The Juvenile footballers and hurlers are into a busy time with football league matches and hurling blitz’s. The U11 football team have just finished out their league after making it into the play off stages (see report below). The U12 & U10 football teams are starting their league matches and the U8’s are playing a friendly Go-Games match against Kill. The U8 & U10 hurlers are involved in a West Wicklow Hurling blitz and the U12’s are starting off in a series of South Kildare hurling blitzes. The Oliver Plunketts U14 team have also played out the preliminary stages of their league and are now in the play-off (see report below).
The annual BME GAA Summer Camp is due to take place in the first week of July and final preparations are being made for this. Details of this will be provided to all eligible for this soon.

Results:
Congrats to the Oliver Plunketts U14 team they have won all their league games and are now in the semi-final. Players representing Ballymore are Cian O’Neill, Edward Davis, Owen Lyons, Gary Mahon, Stephen Murphy, Ronan Raferty & Simon Ellis. The semi-final will be played on Sun. 10th July. Good luck to all involved, selectors are Tim Gorman and Paul Woods.
The U11 team have been playing in the Division 2 of the South Board league for the last few weeks. The season started off slowly with defeats to Castledermot and Eadestown. Hope was then restored by an impressive victory over neighbours Two Mile House and an away victory over Roberstown. Ballyteague were next up and this game ended in defeat on a very wet night, a minutes silence was observed at the start of this game for the late Anne Langan. The last game of the season was a must win game for the lads, in order to qualify for the semi-final, and the team delivered by beating Monasterevin on their home ground. Apart from the fine performance of the team this game was notable for Paul Murphy’s debut as a referee (he may have found a new vocation!). The semi final was a tough assignment away to Ballyteague. This game turned into a great contest with Ballymore battling back from a slow start to draw level with 3 minutes left. Unfortunately the effort required for the comeback proved too much and Ballyteague scored 2 points to win a very entertaining and skilful game of football by 1-9 to 1-7. The lads have made great improvements this year and must be congratulated on their dedication to training, skill and determination during the games, see lads the more you practice the better you get!
Thanks also to all the parents who have helped with the team by driving / supporting / training / umpiring / washing jerseys.


The U11 Football Team in Ballyteague:
Back Row: Joe Hayden, Robbie Noone, Stephen Doyle, Niall O’Neill, Tom Murphy, Daragh Kelleher, Dylan Waters, Adam Murphy. Tom McQuirk, Kevin McLoughlin.
Front Row: Tony Og Sheridan, Declan Davis, Patrick Murphy, Zak Kinsella, Rossa Doyle, Harry Murphy, Hugo McDermott, Stephen Piggot, Shane Barrett, Tadgh Dooley,
Mentors: Joe Piggot, Paul Murphy, Dermot Waters.
Supporters: Kevin Kelleher, Mark Barrett, Laura Piggot, Korey & Deron Waters, Tadgh Barrett, Ben Noone


Fixtures:
U-12 Football Division 3 League Fixtures (all matches have a 7:00 start)
05-Jun No Game 12-Jun Allenwood Home 19-Jun Ellistown Home
26-Jun Suncroft Away 03-Jul Moorefield B Home 10-Jul Grangenovel Away17-Jul Monasterevin Away

U-10 Football Division 3 League Fixtures (all matches have a 7:00 start)
07-Jun Suncroft Away 14-Jun Grangenovel Home 21-Jun No Game
28-Jun Ballykelly Home 05-Jul Milltown Away 12 Jul Nurney Home
19-Jul Allenwood Away

South board U-12 Hurling League 2007
Sat.16th.June
St. Laurence’s
Eire-Og
Castledermot

Kilcullen
Nurney
Rosglas

Ballymore
Athy
Rathangan
Sat.23rd.June
Castledermot
Kilcullen
Ballymore

Nurney
Athy
Eire-Og

Rosglas
Rathangan
St. Laurence’s
Sat.30th.June
Rathangan
Nurney
Castledermot

Athy
St. Laurence’s
Kilcullen

Eire-Og
Ballymore
Rosglas
Sat.7th.July
St.Laurence’s
Ballymore
Nurney

Kilcullen
Rathangan
Eire-Og


Castledermot
Athy
Rosglas
All games at 3.00.p.m. Venue is first team on list.
Semi-finals at 2.30.p.m.and Finals at 4.00. on Sat.14th.July. Venue TBA.