Ballela Notes 16rd April 2007
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The Annual Ballela Golf Classic will take place on Friday 4th May at
Banbridge Golf Club. This has always been a successful event and a
brilliant days entertainment. We would like to have as many teams as
possible entered this year and there are some timeslots still
To enter a Four ball will cost £140 which includes: A round of golf,
meal, entertainment and prize giving. Top prizes to be won and once
again we urge parishioners to support this event. Would any member or
player who has teams or sponsors to enter please contact Bernard Mc
For more information regarding sponsorship or entering a team please
contact any Committee member. The sponsorship fees are: £100 to
sponsor a Green, £50 to sponsor a Tee-Box, £150 for the 1st Tee-Box.
Minor Hurling (Amalgamated with Ballyvarley, playing as St Patrickʼs)
Monday April 16th v Ballycran (in Ballyvarley)
Under 14 Hurling ( Amalgamated with Ballyvarley, playing as St Patrickʼs)
Wed 11th April v Liatroim (h) , Saturday 21st April, Feile in
Castlewellan, Wednesday 25th April v Carryduff (h) , Wednesday May
2nd v Castlewellan (a) , Wednesday May 9th v Liatroim (a).
Ballela Camogs will begin their challenge in Division 2 this season
at home to Clonduff on Monday 30th April.
Training will continue at the field on Thursday nights at 7 pm and on
Sunday Mornings at 11 am. Matches will continue on Tuesday nights and
all players are asked to check the Irish News on a Tuesday morning
for fixtures etc or contact Malachy Magee.
New players and ex players are more than welcome to join and rejoin
the club as members and we would like to see a few more turning up
for training and the matches in support of the team.
All players are reminded that Membership is now overdue and must be
forwarded to Club registrar Noel Burns ASAP.
Upcoming Under 12 fixtures to date
Sat 28 April - Ballela Bye
Sat 5 May - Warrenpoint v Ballela
Sat 12 May - Clonduff v Ballela
Sat 19 May - Ballela v Shamrocks
Sat 26 May - Ballyvarley v Ballela
Have a go at the Ballela GAC Lotto and win the massive Jackpot of £3150
The winning numbers for Saturday 7th April were: 2, 4, 11, 23. There
was no jackpot winner and M Mc Cann and V Mooreland won £10. Sean
Burns won the sellers draw.
The winning numbers for Saturday 14th April were 2, 9, 20, 23. There
was no jackpot winner and Ewan Ward, Donald Mc Cusker and Tracy Burns
won £0 by matching 3 numbers. John Doyle won the sellers draw. This
weeks draw will be in Mc Cuskers pub with the numbers being drawn by
Dermot Mc Cusker and Sean Burns.
St Patrickʼs will play Tir Na Nog in Ballyvarley on Friday 20th April
@ 7.00 pm. All players must be at the field no later than 6.30 pm.
Training will continue every Sunday morning @ 9.30 am at the field
for all senior & minor Camogie players in preparation for their first
league match of the season at home to Clonduff on Monday 30th April.
Fixtures are available to view on the club website - www.ballela.com
or on the notice board at the clubhouse.
Under 8, 10 & 12 hurling training will continue every Monday Night at
The Ballela Golf Classic will take place on Friday 4th May at
Banbridge Golf Club. For more information regarding sponsorship or
entering a team please contact any Committee member. The sponsorship
fees are: £100 to sponsor a Green, £50 to sponsor a Tee-Box, £150 for
the 1st Tee-Box. To enter a Four ball will cost £140 which includes:
A round of golf, meal, entertainment and prize giving. Top prizes to
be won and once again we urge parishioners to support this event.
Would any member or player who has teams or sponsors to enter please
contact Bernard Mc Cusker ASAP.
Down will play Dublin in a County Hurling Match on Sunday 6th May
2007 to mark the official opening of Ballela Hurling & Camogie Clubʼs
new pitch. This will be followed by Down Juniors v County Leitrim.
This is a momentous occasion in the long and proud history of Ballela
Hurling and Camogie Club and we ask all Parishioners to show their
U-14 Hurling Match Reportʼs
The Ballyvarley/Ballela under14 hurlers had an easy win over
Castlewellan two weeks ago, romping home comfortably. Played in
perfect conditions the locals dominated from start to finish Patrick
Mackin leading the way for the Reds with a well taken point before
the goals started to come. Peter Verhoven got off the mark with a
close in strike before Owen Magee added two fierce strikes to the
back of the net. The win was based on a strong defence with
Christopher Martin excellent at centre-half, ably assisted by the
tireless running of Thomas McKernan and James OʼMeara, while Lisa
McCusker and Michael Downey ensured no easy scores would be had by
At midfield Tony Hegarty and Conor Strain dominated, the former
getting a total of 3-4, the last goal coming after a piercing solo
run was finished with a low drive to the net.
Upfront all the forwards were in fine form. Ciaron Heaney and Rory
McShane provided the ammunition for Patrick Mackin, who was very
strong at half-forward, and the accurate finishing of Owen Magee.
Ciaron Davis came on to score two goals very quickly and Ryan
McCusker grabbed himself a lovely goal before the end.
It was a comfortable win for the Ballyvarley/Ballela hurlers,
Ballyvarley providing eleven of the starting line-up. Saturday 21st
April sees the under 14s play in the Under 14 hurling feile in
St Patrickʼs Under 14 Team:
Michael McAlister, James OʼMeara, Michael Downey (1-1), Lisa
McCusker, Thomas McKernan (1-0), Christopher Martin (0-2), Michael
McKay, Conor Strain, Tony Hegarty (3-4), Ciaran Heaney, Patrick
Mackin (1-4), Cathal McGrath, Owen Magee (2-2), Peter Verhoven (2-0),
Jonathan Lennon (0-1). Subs: Rory McShane, Ciaron Davis (2-0), Jack
Devlin (1-0), Stephen Caruthers, Ryan McCusker (1-0).
Ballela and Ballyvarley have joined forces this season and will play
under the name of St Patrickʼs.
St Patrickʼs entertained Liatroim at All Saints Park Ballela on
Wednesday 11th April and came away with a well earned two point
victory. This is a relatively young underage squad and they coped
well with what was a quick and skilful Liatroim team. St Patrickʼs
were missing a few players but everyone gave their all in what was an
enthralling contest. In the end St Patrickʼs came away with a 2 point
victory with the final score being 5-9 to 6-4.
Will take place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April in
Castlewellan. Please contact the club officials for further
St Patrickʼs are in Section A along with Castlewellan, Carryduff and
The first match throws in at 12.00 on Saturday and the clubs would
like as much support and help at the matches. Each match will last 7
mins each half and the final will be played on Sunday.
Minor Hurling Match Report
Ballela, Ballyvarley and Newry Shamrocks have joined forces this
season and will once again play under the name of St Patrickʼs. This
is a very strong and skilful squad that the management trio of Joe
Cosgrave (Ballela), Gerard OʼNeill (Ballyvarley), and Ronan Sheehan
(Shamrocks) have this season and they will only develop as the season
The whole team played well from Niall Burns in Goals, James Mc
Dermott at Centre Back, Gary Courtney at half back, Ronan Mc Conville
who had a superb game in midfield, right through to Paul Cairns and
Kel Magee in the forwards.
The St Patrickʼs team was as follows.
Niall Burns: Jamie Murray, James Mc Dermott, Ryan Haughey: Niall
Higgins, Gary Courtney, Lee Mc Conville : Malachy Magee, Ronan Mc
Conville: Michael Doyle, Shane Courtney, Connor Mc Clorey: Paul
Cairns, Kel Magee, Paul Sheehan.
Subs: Ciaran Maquire and Martin Connolly
