Club Notes 11.05.25
Under 11 Hurling
Our Under 11 hurlers travelled to Aglish on Monday evening for a hurling blitz, playing two highly competitive games against Fourmilewater and St. Olivers. The team continues to show fantastic improvement week on week, and it’s great to see some of our young girls contributing so strongly to the squad’s performance. Well done to all involved!
Under 12 Hurling
The Under 12 team made the trip to Clashmore on Friday the 9th for a league fixture. In what was a high-scoring and exciting match, our lads delivered a great team performance with plenty of goals and fine points taken. The hard work at training is really starting to shine through, with noticeable improvements in high catching, striking, hooking, and blocking.
Next up is a return to football, as the Under 12s face the Brickies this Friday evening in Ardmore at 6.30pm.
Minor Hurling
Our Minor hurlers were in action on Thursday night, May 8th, where they came up just short against Stradbally in a tight and hard-fought encounter. The final scoreline was 1-18 to 3-09, with little separating the sides throughout. It was a tense contest with plenty of heart and commitment shown—plenty of positives to build on as the season progresses.
Under 12 Camogie
St. Declan’s Under 12 camogie team played out a thrilling game against Gaultir on Tuesday, May 6th in glorious sunshine. The sides were evenly matched throughout, but unfortunately our girls were narrowly beaten by just a single point at the final whistle. A huge positive was the number of players involved—22 girls togged out on the day, which is a brilliant sign for the future. Round 4 of the league is set for May 27th against Tallow, and a challenge match will be arranged in the meantime to keep the momentum going.
Under 14 Camogie
Our Under 14 camogie team are in action again this Tuesday, May 13th, when they take on Lismore in Round 3 of the league. Throw-in is at 6.30pm in Clashmore. Best of luck to the girls and their mentors.
Under 16 Camogie
The Under 16s began their season last Thursday in Ardmore with a strong performance against a powerful Lismore team. Despite the 4-6 to 0-12 defeat, the final score didn’t reflect the close contest. The team’s work rate and determination were exceptional, and the commitment shown in training is clearly paying off on the pitch. Their next outing will be against Abbeyside in the coming round of the championship.
Adult Hurling
Our adult hurlers secured their first win of the league campaign with a thrilling one-point victory over St. Mary’s Touraneena in Round Friday 9th of May. In a game full of intensity and fine scoring, the final score read 4-15 to 2-20.
Trailing 2-8 to 2-7 at half-time, the team dug deep in the second half to turn the tide. The final stages were nervy as St. Mary’s clawed back with a series of converted frees—Eoin Kearns landing 10 points from placed balls (including 7 frees in the last 15 minutes). Nonetheless, our lads showed resilience to see the game out.
Scorers:
Oisín O’Dwyer 0-2 (superb throughout)
Luke Veale 1-0
John O’Brien 1-2
Kenny Murphy 0-5
Joe Mc 1-0
Seamus Keating 1-5 (0-4 frees)
Adam Power 1-0
Round 3 sees us travel to face Roanmore on Wednesday 14th.
