Nuachtlitir Cumann Fánaithe na Claise Vol 8 Issue 39 Action from the South East Junior A Hurling Final Upcoming Fixtures Junior A County Football Championship Valley Rovers V St Michaels Tues 02nd Oct @ 7:30pm in Pairc Ui Rinn Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Valley Rovers V Courcey Rovers Sat 06 th Oct @ 4:30pm in Riverstick U16B Camogie Championship Valley Rovers V St. Finbarrs Weds 03/10/18 @ 6.00pm in Togher U13 South East Camogie Final Valley Rovers V Tracton Sat 06/10/18 @ 12.00pm in Brinny Lotto Results Last Week's Numbers: 3, 9, 23, 31 No Jackpot Winner 20 Winners: Chrissie Nyhans c/o Johnnys. Tony Sylvester, Bandon. Denis O'Donovan, Lissard. Tim McCarthy, Clondrohid. Mairead Cotter c/o Johnnys. Eva & Emily Ryan c/o F Kearney. Eoin O'Riordan, Clashanimud Padraig O'Sullivan c/o Donal O'Sullivan Rebecca Crowley, Ballinacurra. Noel O'Donovan, Curra. Next week s lotto at Johnny Crowley s Bar Jackpot 3,350 All fixtures subject to change, please check website homepage prior to games Page 1 of 10
Fixtures continued Ladies Football Junior A 13-a-side Championship Valley Rovers B V Knocknagree Sat 6/10/18 @ 6.00pm in Cullen U18C Camogie Championship Valley Rovers V Bishopstown Sat 06/10/18 @ 1.30pm in Brinny SE Junior A Football Championship Final Valley Rovers V Ballymartle Sat 13/10/18 @ 5:00pm in Ballygarvan SE Junior A Hurling Championship Final The Junior hurlers were unfortunately denied the three in a row when they contested the South East final against Courceys on Sunday morning last in Belgooly. It was a one point loss in the cruelest of fashions where a draw would have seemed a fair result given the game ebbed & flowed for both teams over the hour. The Rovers played with the wind in the opening half but some wayward shooting had them just a point up at the interval, 0-7 points to Courceys 0-6. With the wind picking up in the second half, Courceys pushed on & went into a two point lead before Darragh Looney converted two frees & Adam Settini fired over to put the Rovers one up with 3 minutes remaining. Courceys responded with two more to take the lead & while the Rovers had a chance to draw the game, it was not to be & the game finished on a final scoreline of Valley Rovers 0-13, to Courcey Rovers 0-14. Team: Eoin Burke, Shane O Leary, Tim Cummins, Don Lynch, Ian Crowley, Michael O Brien, Gary Deane, Darragh Lordan, Bill Hawkes, Joe Crowley, Darragh Looney, Mark O Leary, Aaron Lyons, Misko Savic, Adam Settini. Subs: Pa Hurley for Misko Savic, Dan Sweetnam for Mark O Leary & Stephen Lordan for Bill Hawkes. Scores: Darragh Looney (0-8 (7 F & 1 65)), Joe Crowley (0-2), Aaron Lyons, Bill Hawkes & Adam Settini (0-1 Ea). U13 Hurling & Football The past week saw our C3's in Rebel Og league football action. They welcomed Ballincollig to Brinny Sunday afternoon in the last C3 league game of the season. Ballincollig started strong and got some early goals, even though Valleys preformed strong in patches of the game they found it difficult to stop the Ballincollig forwards and Ballincollig went on to take a win. Donal Cremin Hurling Tournament Valley Rovers U-13 s got a late invite to participate in the Donal Cremin Hurling tournament hosted by St Finbarr s on Saturday last. Valleys accepted the invite and entered a team. With a cup and plate a total of 8 teams were entered. Page 2 of 10
Valleys were grouped with St Finbarr s, Na Piarsaigh & Carrigaline in 12 minute a side group games. Valleys won their 3 group games which took them into a semi final V Aghada. With very little separating these two sides it was valleys who did enough to take a place in the final V Midleton. Valleys started strong in the 15 minute a side Final and with the lads playing some excellent hurling and keeping composure at important times during the game it was enough for Valleys to take a great victory in the final. On hand to present the Cup on behalf the Cremin Family was local man Tom Cremin, he was very pleased to be presenting it to Valley Rovers & Captain Conor Desmond. Thank you to all who supported the lads on the day, and to Eddie McGrath & Eamon McCarthy who umpired for Valleys games. Thanks to St Finbarr s who ran an Excellent tournament and looked after everyone so well. Page 3 of 10
U10 Hurling Valley Rovers U10 hurlers travelled to Bishopstown last Saturday morning where two Rovers teams took on the host club. Both teams acquitted themselves excellently winning both games but more importantly they played really well in both games, displaying great commitment and skill. It s great to see their skill level coming along and to see them grow in confidence with every game. Next up for the under 10s is a football blitz next Saturday before they head to Thurles for a Munster Hurling blitz the following Saturday which promises to be a great occasion. Below is a picture of the U10 hurlers that played against Bishopstown. Well done to all involved and remember to keep practicing at home. Please note a Special General Meeting will be held in the parish hall on Thursday 4th October @ 8.30pm to discuss a sports capital grant for installing lights at the proposed pitch 3 development in Brinny and to discuss bank borrowings for same proposed development. Club members are asked to attend. Valley Rovers had three winners in the Club incentive draw which is part of the overall Cork GAA Clubs Draw. Well done to Bernice Lynch, Don O Sullivan & Barry O Sullivan who won 100 each. Panel: Conor McGregor, Conor O'Donovan, Daniel Holland, Daniel Hyde, Daniel O'Donovan, Donnacha Lynch, Eoghan Galgey, Jack Healy, Jack McCarthy (Innishannon), Jack McCarthy (Castelack), Jack O Donoghue, Kyle Burke, Liam O'Donovan, Mark Hurley, Matthew Humphries, Michael Croke, Paul Cremin, Ronan O'Leary, Rory Curtin, Fionn Lucey, & Sam Barry. Tickets for next year s draw (1 st draw is Nov 18) can be purchased now also. This year the club has had over 6,000 in prizes won & the prizes for the coming year has more prizes than ever with 10 prizes of 20,000, 10 year Premium Páirc Uí Chaoimh Tickets & 19 other prizes of cash & hotel breaks in each of 12 monthly draws. Tickets cost 100 or 10 per month for 10 months, & of this money, 45 is returned to the club to help fund the great sporting and recreational facilities being provided in our parish. For tickets please contact Denis O Riordan 087-9096691, Paul Hoey 087-6196254, Claire O Shea 086-3470503, or Ted O Donovan 086-8246827 or online at corkgaadraw.ie. Page 4 of 10
Reminder: The October drop of dates are approaching soon Page 5 of 10
Irish College GAA Scholarships now available please see application details below Page 6 of 10
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U12 Girls Our u12s finished up the season Sunday evening with a great display against St.Vals. These girls have improved game after game and are definitely a team to keep an eye out for in the future. U7/8 Camogie The U7&8 girls played their final blitz of the season when they participated in a Carrigdhoun competition hosted by Carrigaline camogie club last Saturday morning. Valleys fielded two teams & both played excellently in games against Crosshaven, Carrigaline, and Ballygarvan & Sliabh Rua. Well done to everyone on a great year in which they have shown great improvement in skills & great commitment to the game. A big thank you also to the parents who have supported them & helped out whenever required over the year. U15 Result Valley Rovers 5:9 O Donavan Rossa 4:8 Next weekend will see the club host a gala morning of camogie in which the U7 s & 8 girls will show their parents some of the camogie skills they have acquired & where they will meet some special guests & indulge in some after training treats!! Well done to the Valley Rovers players who were part of the West Cork Senior ladies football team who defeated Eire Og in the county Semi final last weekend. They now go on to play Mourneabbey in the final next weekend. Those involved were Emer & Daire Kiely, Carol Cremin, Niamh Hurley and Jane Mulvihill. Page 8 of 10
U9/10 Girls The U9 & 10 teams also participated in the Carrigdhoun blitz last Saturday morning, in which they too excelled & displayed some great skills. Well done to them all! That was the last outing for the U10 team while the U9 team will host their last blitz of the season in Brinny this coming Saturday morning. Best of luck to them! Both age groups will also attend & participate in the club gala morning on Sunday morning next, which is hoped to be a lovely club event. Upcoming Fixtures: U16 Championship V St. Finbarrs on Wednesday 03 rd October in Togher @ 6.00pm U13 South East Final V Tracton on Saturday 06 th October in Brinny @ 12.00pm. U18 Championship V Bishopstown on Sat 06 th October in Brinny @ 1.30pm (Provisional) A lot of action still on the camogie front so we wish them all the best of luck with the U13 s hoping to make it a South east double with the U11 win already, & the older girls striving to stay in championship contention over the coming weeks. Come Hurl with me - End of season Club Gala Morning The club will hold an end of season gala this coming Sunday morning in Brinny from 10 12pm. All underage camogie players & their parents & families are invited to attend & celebrate with the club. Page 9 of 10
Valley Rovers History Valley Rovers are in the process of gathering information with the view of recording the History of Gaelic games in the parish in a book. This project is covering all aspects of Gaelic games, be it Hurling Football, Camogie and Ladies Football. If you have any memorabilia, pictures, old medals, old minute books in your procession, old AGM reports etc or equally important, any historical information we would greatly appreciate if you would share it with us. We have set up an email address valleyrovershistory@gmail.com that you can email any items. Also we will be in Innishannon Hall on The September edition of the Gaa Club newsletter is now out & can be seen here for anyone that s interested; http://gaa.ie/news/read-the-latest-gaaclub-newsletter-september-2018/ Re-fixed Date to be Confirmed For people to come and bring any interesting items which we can scan & photograph so you can take your items home again. All information is welcome and we will endeavor to include as many items as possible. For more details or any queries please contact John Lynch (Knockroe) at 0877617532 or any club officer Valley Rovers GAA Contact Valley Rovers Phone 0857038198 Email chairperson.valleyrovers.cork@gaa.ie secrectary.valleyrovers.cork@gaa.ie pro.valleyrovers.cork@gaa.ie Every effort has been made to ensure the contents of this newsletter are correct, Website: however www.valleyrovers.com we take no responsibility for any errors, omissions or misprints that may occur in this publication from time to time Page 10 of 10