Senior Notes: It was a great weekend for our adult men's teams who both qualified for the knockout phases at their respective championships. First up was the Jun A championship which was held in Bray on Thurs night. Blessington played old rivals St Pat's and put on a great display sealing a win 1-09 to 0-07. This win means that with one championship game yet to play Blessington have already qualified to the semi final. Our Seniors then travelled to Aughrim on Fri night where they played Tinahely. After a solid performance the game ended with a win for Blesso 2-14 to 1-11. This now means that the seniors are through to the quarter final of the championship with the draw yet to be made. Our Jun A's played in the intermediate Div 2a league this weekend where they played Shillelagh. Blessington never really looked in any danger for this one and went on to win the game 2-20 to 1-02. There is also a busy week ahead in both leagues. Our seniors take on Bray on Tues night at 7.30pm and will take on Carnew at 7.30pm on Fri night. Both games are at home. Our Jun A's are playing Aughrim on Sat evening at 7pm away. Our Jun C take on Dunlavin away on Mon 11 Aug at 7.30pm in the West league Group 1. We are waiting on draw for 1/4 final in the championship to be done to see who we play on weekend of 23-24 of Aug.



Senior fixtures at a glance:
Mon 11 - West League Jun C v Dunlavin Away at 7.30p.m.
Tues 12 - Div 1 League Seniors v Bray Home 7.30p.m
Fri 15 - Div 1 League Senior v Carnew Home 7.30p.m
Fri 15 - Ladies Senior Champ S/F v Baltinglass at Home 7.00pm.
Sat 16 - Div 2 League Jun A v Aughrim Away 7.00pm



Ladies notes:

Well done to our Ladies who beat Valleymount in the league by 2pts 2-09 to 1-10. A great win prior to champ. Don't forget Ladies Senior Champ Semi Final Blessington v Baltinglass Fri 15 Aug at 7.00pm in Blessington. The ladies won the toss for home venue, now let's give them a massive home support. Our U8 and U10 girls played a challenge against Baltinglass on Sat morning. The senior ladies team beat Valleymount in the league on Saturday evening on a scoreline of 2-09 to 1-10.



Juvenile Fixtures at a glance:

Tues 12 Aug - U12 hurling - ARP v Western Gaels at 7.50pm. Sat 16 Aug - Football Go Games in Baltinglass. Teams attending - Blessington, Hollywood and Kiltegan.



U16's:

Our U16s finished the league campaign with a 1 point loss to Dunlavin on Thurs night in the league semi final. It was a great performance and disappointing to lose by the narrowest of margins. Final score 1-09 to 2-07. All sights now on the championship with the draw to be made on Tues night at the Coiste na nOg meeting in Aughrim. The team will be hoping to continue their progress in the championship in the coming month.



Minors:

Our Minors had a great win out in Wicklow Town when beating St Patricks by 2-13 to 3-06 on Wed 6 Aug. Blessington were behind by a point at half time but finished the stronger team in the second half coming out with a 4 point winning margin in the end. Next minor Championship game is at home to Baltinglass on 20 Aug.



Hurling: Our U8's took in the Go Games on Friday night in Blessington v Stratford and Dunlavin. Great performance by Blesso who won their 3 games.



Club Development: Pitch advertising is going very well, if you would like a sign on the pitch fencing please contact Breda Brophy 0872253892 or John Magee Snr 086 8717483 for all the info. Our Stewards are working very hard in the pitch during the week and we thank them all, it makes things much more safer for all our children, to have the lads there and we would ask everyone to show their appreciation. If you wish to help out please contact Michael Sargent.



Lotto: Club Lotto Tues 12th Aug at 11pm in Mick Reid's. All tickets must be returned by 10.30pm. Jackpot is €7200. Michael will be in the pitch at 7pm Tues if you wish to return to him. We thank you for your continued support returning your tickets and don't forget you can also buy tickets online at www.blessingtongaa.ie. All memberships are overdue but if you have any to hand in please give to Michael Sargent or John Magee Snr.



Best of luck to all our young members who will receive their Leaving Cert results on Wednesday next.



Coiste na nOg meeting in Aughrim on Tues 12 Aug at 7.50pm. Championship draw for U14 and U16s for football and hurling will take place.



Wicklow VEC have launched a new Gaelic Games & Gym Instruction Course in Bray Institute of Further Education as part of Kildare/Wicklow ETB aimed at GAA oriented students looking to have a career within Gaelic Games or in the fitness industry. Course is open to males and females of all ages. Course open to all club and county players, with leaving cert results coming out soon and mature students who are currently unemployed. The course is fulltime 9am to 4pm Mon to Fri Sep until May 2015. The course link for more info is http://www.bife.ie/p/gaelicgamesgyminstruction. />


Birthday wishes this week to Ryan Byrne, Liam Ramsey, Iain Coughlan. Holly Gilmore, Alex Gray, Oisin O'Connell, Padraig Quinn, Callan Tyrell, Cammie Bannon Byrne, Caoilfionn McGinley and Grace Quigley.



Remember to keep updated on what is happening in the Club log on to www.blessington.gaa.ie or Facebook. We have a new Club Text Phone for all alerts on Fixtures, Lotto and Club Events, if you wish to be added please text the phone 085 1607808 with your name, you must be 18 or over to receive the texts.



If anyone has anything they would like to include in the notes please email Noreen by 8pm on a Sunday night - [email protected].​

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