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St Declans N.S.

Archives News and Match Reports ’11 – ‘12

1.Athletics 2. Gaelic Football 3. Swimming 4. Hurling 5. Soccer 6. Tennis 7. Rugby

1. Athletics News 2011 – 2012

Athletics Team Lift First Cup of the Year

[Sept 20^th ‘11] Our school athletics team competed today in the Ferrybank Primary Schools Cross Country Championships held in the RSC. We had boys entered in all races from 1^st to 6^th class ranging in distance from 200m to 800m. Once again this year everyone tried their best and fortunately we had many individual winners. At the end of the day we were awarded the trophy for “Best Boys School” ….much to the delight of all the whole team. Thanks to Mr Doran and Mrs A Brennan for looking after the team today. Well done lads!

Athletics Team Share “Best Boys School” Trophy

[May 3^rd 2011] Our school athletics team travelled to the RSC today to compete in the Ferrybank Primary Schools Track Competition. We had boys competing in all races, sprint and long distance from 1^st to 6^th class. Everybody gave of their best and competed very well. At the end of the day both ourselves and Scoil Lorcain were tied with equal points in the category of Best Overall Boys School and therefore shared the trophy. This was once again a very well organised and efficiently run event so well done to the organisers. Special thanks to Mr Doran and Mrs A Brennan for looking after the team today. Congratulations to everyone but in particular to Victory who won 3 gold medals!! Picture above is Jordan Casey, team captain with the rest of the team having just been presented with the trophy.

Athletics Team Compete in Dungarvan

[May 30^th ‘12] This evening in Dungarvan, members off our athletics team who had qualified from the various races held recently at the RSC competed in the County Finals. We only had a small number of boys travelling this year and they all competed very well on the night. Victory came 2^nd in the U9 80m and our U9 relay came home in third place. Special thanks to Mr Doran who looked after the team this evening.

2. Gaelic Football News 2011 - 2012

U13 Gaelic Football Campaign match by match ’11 – ‘12

Comfortable Opening Victory for U13 Footballers

[Sept 15^th ‘11] Our School U13 Gaelic Football team opened their season with a comfortable home victory against St Saviours in the Waterford Primary Schools U13 Gaelic Football League today. St Saviours started off very brightly, however as time went on we increasingly began to convert our possession into scores. Every one played well today and the victory got the year off to a great start.

Final Score: St Declans 5 - 15 St Saviours 0 – 0

Panel: Lee Coady, Jack Troy, Kevin Hennessy, Daniel Casey, David O’Hare, Alex Kennedy, Colm Maher, Peter Grogan, Matthew O’Connor, Ciarán Corrigan, David Burke, Luke Flynn, Joshua Campus, Lee O’Connor, Eamonn Brosnan, Aidan Gannon, Cormac Power, Alex Casey

Senior Footballers Suffer Defeat

[Sept 22^nd ‘11] This afternoon our U13 Footballers played away to Ballygunner in our second round match in the Waterford Primary Schools Football League. This was an excellent game of football where from start to finish every ball was fiercely contested. We played with the breeze in the first and led at half time by a goal. On the turn around Ballygunner were soon level and drove on to take a commanding lead. Led by Peter Grogan, our lads fought bravely on and never gave up, and with only minutes to go were rewarded with a well taken goal. In the end it wasn’t enough and Ballygunner deserved their victory.

Final Score: St Declans 2 – 2 Ballygunner 3 – 8

U13 Footballers Reach Final

[Oct 13^th ‘11] This afternoon, in summer like conditions we played away to Scoil Lorcain in the semifinal of the Waterford Primary Schools U13 Gaelic Football League. We went into this game as runners up from our side of the draw against a Scoil Lorcain team that to date were undefeated. The game itself was lively from the start and very competitive, as both teams were eager to take command. Chances fell to both sides but fortunately for us our keeper David O Hare was in top form while at the other end our forwards took the scores to put us 1-4 to 0-0 at half time. Despite us getting a few early scores in the second half, Scoil Lorcain suddenly thundered into the game and were camped in front of our goal for quite a while. A late goal by Lee O Connor however put the game out of reach of our opponents and at the final whistle everyone was delighted to have reached the final. Everyone played well today but Alex Casey, Peter Grogan, Cormac Power and Luke Flynn stood out.

Final Score: St Declans 2 – 10 Scoil Lorcain 0 - 3

Super Display by Senior Team

[Nov 15^th ‘11] This afternoon in Walsh Park our school U13 Gaelic Football Team appeared in the final of the Waterford Primary Schools U13 Gaelic Football League against Holy Cross Tramore. Our lads had prepared very well and today they were eager to bring the cup home to St Declans. This turned out to be a very tight game with the score at half time only a point a piece. Holy Cross were defending compactly and we found it very difficult to create clear scoring chances. Within a minute though of the restart Holy Cross created a chance of their own and went a goal ahead. Our response though was built on true Dt Declans spirit and determination and in a four minute spell we scored 3 points, before Cormac Power put us a goal ahead. Alex Casey then got the score of the match put us clear by four. Holy Cross now threw everything into attack and with only five minutes remaining had narrowed the gap to point. With some last gasp defending by Jack and Peter and a match winning save by David O Hare on goal, we held out for the tightest of victories in a final these boys will never forget. Well done to the whole team. A County Final now awaits.

Final Score: St Declans 1 - 5 Holy Cross 2 - 1

County Final Disappointment for Footballers

[Dec 1^st 2011] This afternoon in a cold but dry Fraher Field, in Dungarvan our U13 Gaelic Football Team competed in the County Final of the Waterford Primary Schools U13 Gaelic Football League against Abbeyside. A lot of effort had been made by this team in training and their sights were certainly on nothing else but a victory. We got off to a great start but unfortunately sent two good shots wide of the post. However as the half wore on, Abbeyside began to grow into the match. Their size, pace, strength and agility were all now beginning to tell and we were finding it hard to get hold off and keep the ball. By half time we behind 1-1 to 3-3. We rose our game considerably in the second half and everyone gave of their all but despite our best efforts we were unable to contain Abbeyside’s superiority and in the end we lost by 10points. David on goal was excellent today as was Peter, Luke and Alex Kennedy. Well done to Dylan Finn, who probably had his best game of the year and to Matthew who had a fantastic second half. Thanks to Mr Doran and to Mr Fitzgerald who looked after this team this year.

Final Score: St Declans 2-3 Abbeyside 5-4

U10 Gaelic Football Campaign match by match ’11 - ‘12

Good Start to the Season for U10 Team

[Sept 13^th ‘11] Our U10 footballers played the first game in the Waterford Primary Schools U10 Football league today in the College Field. St. Paul’s provided the opposition and we were extremely lucky to come away with a narrow victory.

Final score: St. Declan's 2-1 St. Paul's 0-2

Panel: Luke Fanning, Darragh Power, Nathan Finn, Adam O’Brien, Eamon Brosnan, Martin Okoro, Niall O’Keeffe, Jack Power, Barry Mullally, Panis Mungena, Seán Treacy, Harry Lawton, Tadhg Ryan, Jack Power, Killian Power, Aaron Stenson.

U10’s Win Again

[Sept 21^st ‘11] The U10 footballers continued on their winning ways following a visit to St. John’s Park to play Scoil Lorcáin this afternoon. The teams were evenly matched for the first half and we trailed by a single point at half time. Our play improved during the second half and eventually we got a grip of this game and in the end we recorded a good victory.

Season Finishes on a Low

[Oct 5^th ‘11] Our U10 footballers were well beaten by Ballygunner today. This game brought the season to a close. This was a non-competitive competition and no finals were played or cups presented. Many thanks to Mr Kirby and Mr Morgan who looked after this team this year.

Mini 7’s Gaelic Football campaign match by match ‘11 – ‘12

First Round Exit for 7 a Side Footballers

[Nov 9^th ‘11] This afternoon in Ballygunner, our 7 a side football team took part in the first round blitz of the Waterford Primary Schools 7 A Side Gaelic Football Competition. The other teams involved today were Waterpark and Scoil Lorcain. In our opening game against Waterpark we ran out comfortable winners and as Scoil Locain too had won their first game, our final game against them would decide who would progress to the next round. Within 2 minutes Lee put us ahead with a great goal but slowly Scoil Lorcain came into the game and edged into the lead. Half way through the second half Colm scored an opportunistic goal which meant we were now only a goal down. However, no matter how hard we tried we were unable to bridge the gap and Scoil Lorcain were clear winners in the end. Final score 3-7 to 3-1. We wish them the best of luck in the next round. Well done to our lads who gave their all. Thanks to Mr Doran and Mr Fitzgerald who looked after the team today.

Panel: Jack Troy, Kevin Hennessy, Daniel Casey, Colm Maher, Lee O Connor, Eamonn Brosnan, Aidan Gannon, Cormac Power, Niall O Keeffe and Dylan Finn

3. Swimming News 2011 – 2012

4. Hurling News 2011 – 2012

Indoor Hurling News ’11 – ‘12

Good Start to the New Year

[Feb 21^st 2012] Our Indoor Hurling team participated in the first round blitz of the Waterford Primary Schools Indoor Hurling Competition today at the Cill Barra Sports Hall. We played a total of four games. We had three victories over Gael Scoil Phort Láirge, Mount Sion and St. Paul’s and suffered one loss to St Saviours. We have now qualified for the final which takes place on Tuesday February 28^th. at the Butler Centre.

Today’s Panel: Seán Treacy, Josh Ryan, Ronan Power, Darragh Power, Jack Power, Aaron Wymberry, Conor Murphy, Eoin Hearne, Seán Doocey and Nathan Finn

Good Run by Indoor Hurlers Comes to an End

[Mar 6th ‘12] The Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Indoor Hurling final took place today at the Cill Barra Sports Centre. In our first game we played Ballygunner.This was a very close game and ended in a draw. Our next game was against, eventual winners, Mt. Sion and we lost this game 6 goals to 3. Holycross, Tramore provided the opposition in our last game and we were narrowily defeated 5 goals to 4. There were good performances from Josh Ryan at fullback, Nathan Finn and Jack Power up front. Overall this team gave a great account of themselves and worked very hard over the last few weeks. Next up for this group of players is the U. 11 league which commences after Easter.

Panel: Seán Treacy, Josh Ryan, Ronan Power, Darragh Power, Jack Power, Aaron Wymberry, Conor Murphy,Eoin Hearne, Seán Doocey and Nathan Finn

U 13 Hurling Campaign ’11 – ‘12

Senior Hurlers Make a Good Start

[Apr 26^th ‘12] We commenced our U. 13 campaign of the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol U. 13 Hurling League with a hard earned victory over a very determined Mount Sion side at De La Salle College today. Mt. Sion had the first score of the game when they put over an early point. Two well taken goals from Luke Flynn and Kevin Hennessy gave us a great start. We led at the break by four points St. Declan’s 2-1 Mt. Sion 0-3

Mt. Sion exerted severe pressure on our defence in the second half and we were fortunate only to concede two points during this period. We were clinging on to a two point lead heading into the last ten minutes of the game. We then broke through for our third and decisive goal from Ashley Oseni. A flurry of points followed and we were somewhat flattered by the final scoreline which read, St. Declan’s 3-5 Mt. Sion 0-5

Luke Flynn had an excellent game throughout and he finished with a personal tally of 1-7. Harry White had a very solid game on goals and was well supported by Jack Troy and Daniel Casey in the full back line. Up front Luke Flynn, Kevin Hennessy and Ashley Oseni caused many problems for the Mt. Sion defence.

Panel: Cian Mooney, Colm Maher, David Burke, Matthew O’Connor, Kevin Hennessy, David O’Hare, Lee Coady, David Heffernan, Eoin Tyrrell, Joshua Campus, Daniel Casey, Jack Troy, Alex Casey, Peter Grogan, Alex Kennedy, Ashley Oseni, Luke Flynn, Ciarán Corrigan, Brian Burke, Jason Stewart, Aidan Gannon, Dylan Finn, Cormac Power, Harry White, Eamonn Brosnan, Martin Wright, Tadhg Ryan, Lee O’ Connor, Patrick Connolly, Liam Coad.

Back to Back Victories for U13 Hurlers

[May 4^th ‘12] Today we played our second game in the U. 13 league against Ballygunner. This proved to be a most competitive and skillful game from start to finish. We had to be at our best to secure victory in this game! Peter Grogan gave an excellent performance at centre back while full back Daniel Casey was called upon time and time again to clear his lines. At mid field Kevin Hennessy was very effective in this new position for him. Liam Coad scored a fine goal when introduced as a substitute and Cormac Power caused all sorts of problems for the Ballygunner defence.

Final score: St. Declan’s 3-9 Ballygunner 1-8

We have now qualified for the semifinal and we will face Holycross, Tramore in this game.

U13 Hurlers Reach Eastern Final

[May 23^rd ‘12] The semi final of the U. 13 league was played at De La Salle College this afternoon. We put in a very good performance and emerged with a comfortable victory. There were good performances from Lee Coady and Matthew O'Connor in defence. At midfield David Burke worked tirelessly. Up front Ashley Oseni, and Luke Flynn were impressive

Final score: St. Declan's 5-6 Holycross Tramore 1-0

We now look forward to the eastern final which will be played on Thursday June 7^th. at Walsh Park.

Senior Hurlers Retain Eastern Title

[June 12th ‘12] Our U. 13 hurlers regained the Eastern title following a very good performance in the final of the Waterford Primary Schools U13 Hurling League v Ballygunner at Walsh Park today. We opened brightly with three early points, two from Luke Flynn and a “65” from Matthew O’Connor. This lead was cancelled out in the tenth minute when Ballygunner scored their first goal. Luke Flynn then went on a scoring spree and added 1-3. Lee O’Connor also got in on the scoring as he scored 1-1. A second “65” from Matthew O’Connor left the half time score St. Declan’s 2-8 Ballygunner 1-1

The second half proved to be an entirely different affair as Ballygunner came right back into the game. Goals in the first and the eight minute of the second half really put us under pressure. Luke Flynn replied with a pointed free. Two more points from Ballygunner left a goal between the sides with time running out. We were under severe pressure in the dying minutes and defenders Dan Casey, Peter Grogan and Aidan Gannon were called upon time and time again to clear their lines. The last score of the game fell once again to Luke Flynn as a long range free in the last minute ended up in the back of the Ballygunner net. Team captain Luke Flynn accepted the trophy amid scenes of great celebration.

Final Result: St. Declan’s 3-9 Ballygunner 3-3.

County Final Heartbreak

[June 21^st ‘12] Our U. 13 hurlers played in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol, County Final at Ballygunner GAA Grounds today. Conditions were very wet and windy but both teams served up a terrific game of hurling. We played against the gale force wind in the first half and we were two goals behind at the interval, St. Declan’s 1-1 Abbeyside 3-1. We piled on the pressure in the second half and succeeded in reducing the deficit to two points at one stage. However the physically stronger western side added two late points to secure a three point victory. Harry White played well on goal, defenders Peter Grogan, Dan Casey and Alex Kennedy worked very hard. David Burke and Jack Troy were tireless at mid field. Upfront Luke Flynn once again gave a great performance and he got great support from Dylan Finn and Cormac Power.

Final score: St. Declan’s 3-1 Abbeyside 3-4.

Panel: Harry White, Cian Mooney, Colm Maher, David Burke, Matthew O’Connor, Kevin Hennessy, David O’Hare, Lee Coady, David Heffernan, Eoin Tyrrell, Joshua Campus, Daniel Casey, Jack Troy, Alex Casey, Peter Grogan, Alex Kennedy, Ashley Oseni, Luke Flynn, Ciarán Corrigan, Brian Burke, Jason Stewart, Aidan Gannon, Dylan Finn, Cormac Power, Eamonn Brosnan, Martin Wright, Tadhg Ryan, Lee O’ Connor, Patrick Connolly, Liam Coad.

Primary Game Achievement

Congratulations to Luke Flynn, St. Declan’s School, who has been selected on the Primary Game hurling team. Luke will line out in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Munster Hurling Final day. The Waterford primary schools hurling team will face Tipperary at half time during the senior game.

U 11 Hurling Campaign ’11 – ‘12

Brave Start to Season by U11 Hurlers

[Apr 17^th ‘12] Our U11 hurlers began the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol U11 league campaign against Mount Sion this afternoon in bright but showery conditions. St. Declan’s had the first score of the game as Tadhg Ryan struck an early point. However the physically stronger Mount Sion side gradually took control of the game. We trailed by 1-2 to 0-1 at the interval. Mount Sion continued to dominate the second half and ran out worthy winners on a scoreline that read Mt. Sion 1-5 St. Declan’s 0-2.

There were good performances from Seán Treacy on goal, Adam O’Brien and Luke Fanning in defence. Ronan Power worked hard in midfield and Tadhg Ryan was impressive when moved to defence.

Panel: Seán Treacy, Josh Ryan, Adam O’Brien, Luke Fanning, Eamonn Brosnan, Nathan Finn, Ronan Power, Jeff Fanning, Aaron Wymberry, Jack Power, Barry Mullally, Tadhg Ryan, Niall O’Keeffe, Conor Power, Harry Lawton, Aaron Phelan, Seán Doocey, Jack Power, Darragh Power

U11 Hurlers Find in Difficult in Tramore

[May 11^th ‘12] This afternoon our U11 Hurlers travelled out to Tramore to face Holy Cross in the Waterford Primary Schools U11 Hurling League. Conditions were dry and bright but there was a strong cross field wind blowing. Despite the good start we made to this match, the truth is that it was a game dominated by Tramore. Once they settled into the game they steadily widened the gap on the scoreboard. Our lads did try very hard and to their credit never gave up and in fact finished the game quite well.

Final Score: St Declans 0 -2 Tramore: 5 - 3

Good Victory for U11 Hurlers

[May 18^th ‘12] Our U. 11 hurlers recorded their first victory of the campaign following a much improved performance at Cleaboy this afternoon. We led by two points at the break St. Declan’s 1-1 St. Stephen’s 0-2. Further scores were added during the second half and we ran out winners on a scoreline that read St. Declan’s 3-3 St. Stephen’s 0-.2

Seán Treacy played well on goal, Tadhg Ryan, Jeff Fanning and Nathan Finn were solid in defence. Up front Eamonn Brosnan and Ronan Power were prominent. Well done everyone!

INTO Hurling Mini 7s ’11 – ‘12

Mini 7’s reach Eastern Final

[Mar 20^th ‘12] Our Mini 7's Hurling team competed in the first round blitz this afternoon at Gracedieu. We played St. Paul's and St. Stephen's and recorded two good victories. We have now qualified for the Eastern Final which will take place on Tuesday March 27th. at the same venue.

Panel: Harry White, Jack Troy, Daniel Casey, Lee O'Connor, Aidan Gannon, Cormac Power, Ashley Oseni, Colm Maher, Dillon Finn, Daniel Connolly, Eamonn Brosnan.

Historic Victory for St Declans

[Mar 27^th ‘12] Our 7-a-side hurling team competed in the final of the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Mini 7’s Hurling Eastern Final at Gracedieu today. We played a total of four games and succeeded in winning all four to emerge as Eastern Champions for 2012. In the first game we faced Newtown Ballydurn and we had a 6-4 to 1-2 victory. Mount Sion provided the opposition in the second game, we played well in this game and the final scoreline read St. Declan’s 0-8 Mt Sion 0-1. We played Ferrybank in our third game and we had a five point victory, 3-3 to 2-1. Portlaw made it very difficult for us in the last game. We had a narrow victory St. Declan’s 3-3 Portlaw 3-1.

Kevin Hennessy, team captain, accepted the trophy {for the first time ever!}on behalf of a very determined and skilful group of players. We now look forward to the County Final on Tuesday April 24^th. at Walsh Park.

Panel: Harry White, Jack Troy, Daniel Casey, Lee O'Connor, Aidan Gannon, Cormac Power, Ashley Oseni, Colm Maher, Kevin Hennessy, Dillon Finn, Daniel Connolly, Eamonn Brosnan.

Hurlers Unlucky in Walsh Park Final

[Apr 24^th ‘12] Our 7-a-side hurling team competed in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Mini 7’s Hurling County Final this afternoon. Our players gave an excellent performance in this game and battled valiantly to the very end. We were ahead by a point at the break St. Declan’s 1-1 Scoil Mhuire 0-3. A physically stronger Scoil Mhuire team gained the upper hand in the second half and ran out deserving winners by six points. It was disappointing to come away empty handed on the day as this was our first appearance in this particular county final, however all our players will have learned from this experience. We now look forward to the U. 13 hurling League which will commence shortly.

Final Score: Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyside 2-5 St. Declan’s 1-2

Panel: Harry White, Jack Troy, Daniel Casey, Lee O'Connor, Aidan Gannon, Cormac Power, Ashley Oseni, Colm Maher, Kevin Hennessy, Dillon Finn, Daniel Connolly, Eamonn Brosnan.

5. Soccer News 2011 - 2012

Jack Kennedy Cup ’11 – ‘12

We were crowned Jack Kennedy Cup Champions in June 2012. {No report available}

EA Sports 5 - a - Side National Soccer Competition – 2012

5 a Side Soccer Team Compete in Tralee

[May 16^th ‘12] Having qualified from the local group stages over the last two weeks, our school 5 a side soccer team {A} progressed on to the Munster stages of this national competition for Primary Schools played in Tralee today. Despite the very early start…6:30am!.... and the long bus trip….4hrs!.... everyone was eager to do well and were looking forward to the competition. Although overcast, conditions were perfect. We played St Anthonys {eventual overall winners} from Cork in our first game and were comprehensively beaten 8 -1. We however were far from our best and there was no doubt but that the long journey had impacted on us. Nenagh were next up and we were determined to give a better account of ourselves in that game…and we did. We were far more energetic and focused and played with a lot more urgency. Although we lost 4-3 in the end, we deserved a draw at least. As a result of our 2 defeats we progressed no further in the completion.

Overall there were some very good individual performance from Lee and Jason but most especially from Dean on goal who made countless important saves. Thanks to Mr Morgan for looking after the team and thanks also to parents for getting the lads up, and there on time so early this morning!

Panel: Dean Fowler, Alex Kennedy, Luke Flynn, Favour Eddy Atu, Lee O Connor, David Burke, Aidan Gannon and Jason Goldsmith.

School 5 - a - side Soccer League Final

6. Tennis News 2011 – 2012

7. Rugby News 2011 - 2012