Weekly News: 24 Oct 2014

Well done to the Castlegar U10's who rounded off a tremendous season with overall victory in the finals of the Rahoon-Newcastle league tournament last Sunday. They faced Clarinbridge in the final with both clubs fielding two teams. With one win a piece there was a play off for overall winner with Cashel sealing a deserved victory​. Following hot on the heels of their win in the St. Mary's tournament it has been a very successful season and our thanks and congratulations go to all the players and mentors involved.Our U15's season came to a close last Saturday, they were defeated by Turloughmore in their A-Championship semi-final on a scoreline of 1:12 to1:05. The lads battled bravely and played some good hurling at times, but never managed to maintain momentum in a very stop start game. While they will be disappointed, overall it was an encouraging season and with many of the panel still under 15 next year the prospects are good. Many thanks to all the players and mentors for all the hard work and to our hosts Turloughmore for their excellent hospitality on the day.Indeed with all our juvenile teams finished at this stage, a word of thanks to all the players, parents, and mentors for their efforts. It has been an excellent season in terms of developing and improving players. As usual Castlegar competed at A-level in all juvenile championship ages and made the semi finals in all.Our U21 team are still standing and face Athenry in the A-Championship quarter finals. That game is to be played on bank holiday Monday the 27th at1:30pm in Loughrea. They have been training well and we wish them all the best.This years Club AGM will take place on Friday November the 21st at 8:30pmin the Clubhouse main hall. It has been a busy year and all members are encouraged to attend and have their say.

Weekly News: 10 Oct 2014

Our U15 team have qualified for the A-Championship semi finals following their play off victory last Saturday. They were away to Kilnadeema-Letrim and won on a scoreline of 2:14 to 1:08. Having drawn the previous week in a very high scoring encounter, both teams were determined to tighten their defences. But it was Cashel who succeeded having clearly done their homework and ran out deserving winners. They now face Turloughmore in the semi finals, with that game due to be played in Lackagh on October 18th.
The best of luck to our U21 team who are due to face Loughrea on Sunday at 3pm in Kenny Park. That game is a preliminary quarter final.

Weekly News: 03 Oct 2014

A lot of age groups are finished at this stage, but Castlegar are still active in the U15 and U21 A-Championships. The U15 team drew in a very high scoring Group-1 encounter against Kilnadeema-Letrim the week before last, but last Monday evening they were defeated by Clarinbridge. That leaves them tied for second place in group one. The top two teams in each group contest the semi finals, so tomorrow, the 4th, they face a play off against Kilnadeema-Letrim for that semi final spot. The game is at 11am in Letrim and extra time will apply if they finish level this time. The winners will take on Turloughmore in the semi finals in a couple of weeks time.
Our U21 team were due to play last weekend, but the game did not take place as Ahascragh-Fohenagh conceded the fixture. That result leaves us in a preliminary quarter final against Loughrea on Saturday the 11th at 3pm in Kenny Park.
The best of luck to both teams and as ever check our social media pages for the results on the day.
Our Last Man Standing fundraiser for schools coaching looks set to be a great success once again. Round one starts with tomorrows Premier League fixtures, many thanks to everyone who entered and the very best of luck. The results will be posted on our website during the week.