The u14 boys had a fine victory on Wednesday evening when they defeated Leixlip on a scoreline of Ballykelly 3.15 Leixlip 3.6 This win keeps Ballykelly firmly in contention in the league with 4 wins from 5 played with 2 rounds to go. Best on the day were in goals Eoin Mcdonagh tommy Gratten Lee Moore Adam o Flaherty and Eoin Sinnott next up is an away tie v Robertstown The u10 boys continued their fine form in the league on friday evening when they drew with Twomilehouse on a scoreline of Ballykelly 5.3 Twomilehouse 5.3. This result preserves Ballykellys unbeaten start to the league after round three best on the day for Ballykelly were Patrick Nichols Jamie Gammell Jack Smyth Hayden Kemmy and Josh Lawler The u8s and u6s made the short trip to Monasterevin gfc to face Rathangan Suncroft and Monasterevin in a Southboard arranged Blitz. A total of 45 Ballykelly players made the trip in a most enjoyable mornings round of matches. All teams aqquited themselves well in their respective matches The u11 boys celebrated over the weekend after defeating Athy in the division 1 shield final in Round Towers. some superbly taken scores in the first half notebly a sublime sideline score from Wayne Sharpe coupled with some fantastic defensive displays from Derin Babalola Ian Kelly Alanna Mcloughlin Jamie Gammell Liam Allen Mitchel Dunne and Adam Lawler in goals in midfield Wayne sharpe and captain Bayo Oke the forwards Joe Breen Josh Lawler Jack Smyth Claire Melia Daniel Allen Mark Sealey and Owen Whelan who came off the bench to score the decisive score in the game to round of a memorable year for the u11 team well done to all involved The under 14 girls team had a superb victory on Wednesday night in Rosglas defeating last years winners Athy 1-7 to 2-3. Both these teams met in last years under 13 final with Athy edging out Ballykelly on that occasion mainly due to the finishing of Athys full forward Mikaela nolan. On this occasion though,for the first time in over three years Mikaela was held goal-less largely due to the excellent defending of Ballykellys Stephanie Ryan. Ryan pressured the Athy forward all night and was ably assisted by the superb Katelyn Lawlor and Tracey Greed. Ciara Fitzpatrick in goals dealt with most things well as did backs Eimear Clarke,Sophie Kavanagh and Rachel Broughan.Rachel tired towards the end of a hard fought game and was replaced by the competant Katie Lawler. The mid-field battle was won easily by the Ballykelly duo of Niamh Fahey and the non-stop dynamo Michelle Morrissey. Alanna McLoughlin eventually replaced Niamh in the middle of the pitch and frustrated Athys every move. Up front Eva Houlihan scored her now familiar screamer of a goal while Ailish Heavey dictated all that happened in the forward line. Ailish's work was well enhanced by the ever alert Michelle Cullen,Niamh Forde,Lauren Delahunt and Claire Melia. Aideen Connolly replaced Niamh Forde in full forward and performed wery well. Tara Harrisson and Amy Nash who have an under 12 semi-final on Monday were retained as subs on the night as was new recruit Jade Kelly The senior ladies championship training is now in full swing and after hours of relentless effort the players are starting to look extermely fit and sharp.Training continues every Wednesday and Friday at 7.00pm in the new grounds at present and we look forward to welcoming back all those who were doing exams over the past while. New players are always welcome--contact Ladies Secretary David Tormey--086-8808273 The u12 girls finished their league campaign with a well deserved victory over Celbridge on Monday evening on a scoreline of Ballykelly 4.5 Celbridge 2.2. The girls now wait to play their league semi final after finishing their league in second place with 4 wins and 1 defeat from 5 played. well done to all involved 08/06/2009 Jackpot : 2,800 Numbers : Winners :No winner E20 Winners were Christy & Julie c/o E Weldon Eamonn Brereton c/o P Moore Dolly Connelly c/o S Whyte Sean Ryan c/o S Whyte Christy Donohoe c/o M Dowling weeks jackpot E3,000 Well done to Joe Sharpe and Aidan Cullen on making the Kildare u16 panel The u8s and u6s were invited to Suncroft Gaa field day on Bank holiday Monday. 48 made the trip in brilliant sunshine both teams aqquitted themselves well with the u6s playing Suncroft for a trophy that Suncroft kindly sponsered on the day. The match was won by Ballykelly u6s and the trophy was collected by Captain on the day Eoin Connelly. Many thanks to Suncroft for inviting us over On our links page on our website www.ballykellygfc.ie we've added St Patricks (Wicklow) who are our opponents for the Ballykelly u14 Boys team and also Clann Eireann (Armagh) who are visiting to play the Ballykelly Girls all on the weekend of july 3rd to 5th Well done to Pauric Cullen and the Kildare minors on beating Wexford in the second round of the Leinster Championship The u14 boys wellcome St Patricks of Wicklow to the club on July 3rd for the first round of the National Feile in what promises to be a memorable occasion for these children. The u14 girls wellcome Clian Eirann from Lurgan in Co Armagh Ballykelly clubwear in Neills design is now available to buy in Early's fashion shop on main street. Jackets,Hoodie's,T Shirts,and Polo shirts from 5/6 right up to adult sizes all with club crest will be on sale at keenest prices The Ballykelly u8s and u6s began their season on saturday when they visited Kildangan.A total of 45 kids made the short trip to Kildangans new premises where they had a very enjoyable morning. many thanks to Kildangan for having us.For the u8s this is the beginning of a very important year for them as they will be taking the field in Croke park in July in what will for some of them a once in a lifetime oppertunity. They will play a full match on the hallowed turf against as yet an unnamed team on July 1st. The website is now up and running for just under a year now and is proving a huge success. To keep up to date with all that's going on in the club simply log on and type in www.ballykellygfc.ie As preparations are well under way for the National Feile in July we will in the coming weeks do a profile on every member of our Feile panel Male and Female Féile Peil na nÓg Cill Dara Young Players' Charter Tweet

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