* Ballela hosted Ballycran
on Tuesday night at Pairc
na Naomh and got beat by 3-12
to 0-14. Full match report
in next week’s
news.
* The Ballela whist drive
will be on Sunday 22nd June
in Ballela School.
* The club would like anyone
interesting in playing or
sponsoring the Club’s
annual Golf classic at Banbridge
Golf club to get in contact
with any committee member.
*The club would like to inform
the Ballela community that
there is the option of joining
a Music Club, established
by Tullylish GAC, which will
begin on Sunday 8th June.
The classes available within
this club are: Banjo/Mandolin,
Traditional Guitar, Bodhran,
Fiddle/Violin, Tin Whistle,
Flute and traditional Irish
singing. If anyone wishes
to avail of these classes,
please contact Martin Mc Cann
for further information.
Approved local musicians provide
all classes.
*Ballela will be running the
Cul Camp from 18th August
to 22nd August, please contact
any committee member for further
information or ask any of
the coaches at the Coaching
academy on Friday nights.
Application packs will be
available shortly for the
Cul Camps
*Senior Hurling Training continues
at Pairc Na Naomh every Thursday
night at 7pm, would all players
please attend including minor
and under 16's.
* Ballela GAC Golf day has
been organised for Friday
5th September at Banbridge
Golf Club. Please contact
any committee member for further
information.
*If anyone wishes to avail
of Pitch side advertising
at Pairc Na Naomh, please
contact a committee member
for further information.
With a lot of matches being
played at Pairc Na Naomh this
season, this is an ideal opportunity
to get your advertising across
to a wide range of people
from all over the country.
Please contact any committee
member for details.
* The club would like to invite
sponsors for a new scoreboard.
Ballela will be hosting various
inter county matches this
year at Pairc Na Naomh. This
is an ideal opportunity for
various sponsors to get their
advertising across and reach
a broad range of people from
all over Ireland.
*Last week, twelve members
of the club took part and
completed a defibrillator-training
course. Everyone who was there
believed that this was a course
well worth doing as it is
a life saving piece of equipment.
Ballela believe that this
is essential training and
we also believe that all clubs
in the county should have
this training and also have
a defibrillator which could
save a life.
Anyone else wishing to avail
of this training or learn
more information please contact
any committee member.
SENIOR MATCH REPORT V LIATROIM
Ballela seniors made the
short trip to Liatroim on
Tuesday night as they continued
the hard fight in division
one with the same squad of
16 players, which had won
in Kilcleif the previous week.
Ballela knew this would be
a tough game against a Liatroim
team that was mixed with youth
and experience.
The match started with Liatroim
in the ascendancy as they
went 3 points up without reply.
Johnny mc Cusker then started
a run of scores, which were
exchanged with the home team
as the match was end to end
with a high standard of hurling
being played. Ballela were
on the receiving end of some
harsh decisions from the local
referee, which enabled the
home team to stroke over 4
frees from dubious decisions.
Despite this, Ballela and
Liatroim played out a spectacle
of hurling and showed what
can be provided from players
from the south down area.
Gary Mc Mullan played well
as usual in goals and had
to withstand a lot of pressure
for a period in the first
half as a lot of sliotar was
dropped in under the bar.
The back line, well marshalled
by the captain Paddy Mc Polin
alongside the experienced
Noel Burns and Andy Mc Givern
done their job and kept the
forwards quiet and no goals
conceded in the first half.
Donal Mc Cann, (who failed
to score) Dan Mc Cusker and
Malachy Magee played their
usual consistent game but
were punished a lot for fouls
that no one else could spot.
Danny Doran and Noel Burns
(jun) played hard in midfield,
as they had to do a lot of
running and were under pressure
from the start as the Liatroim
midfield dominated the first
20 minutes of the game, although
the lads got to grips with
this in the latter stages
of the first half. The match
was played with tremendous
spirit and the challenges
were flying in hard but fair
as the ash clashed.
Ballela didn’t
want the half to end as Johnny
Mc Cusker netted a goal as
they were reeling Liatroim
in. Despite this, the first
half ended with the home team
winning by 2 points.
Liatroim 0-11 Ballela 1-06
The second half began with
a lot of Ballela pressure
but they could not get the
score that would bring them
within touching distance.
Liatroim added a further 6
points and then a sloppy goal
as the defence got their wires
crossed with a few players
trying to clear the same ball.
The player’s
effort and determination cannot
be faulted as the fifteen
that were wearing the jersey
played with heart and pride.
With credit to the Liatroim
back line, the Ballela half
forward’s,
namely, Joe Cosgrave, Mick
Doyle and Ronan Mc Conville
could not get into the game.
Despite this, Johnny Mc Cusker
added another 2 points in
the second half, with Dan
Mc Cusker and wire being the
other point scorers in the
second half.
The match started to get
tense in the last ten minutes
as Ballela still thought they
could get something out of
the game, and as they dominated
the final minutes the Liatroim
keeper saved a penalty and
various one on one’s.
Then in the last minute Liatroim
netted a goal as the Ballela
team had gave their all.
Full time Liatroim 2-19 Ballela
1-12
UNDERAGE PORTAFERRY BLITZ
Ballela under 8's travelled
to Portaferry on Saturday
to take part in a blitz tournament.
The first game was against
Bredagh 2 nd team. This was
very even game with end-to-end
hurling and both teams going
close on many occasions. Michael
McGrath done well to keep
a clean sheet and Aiden Mulgrew
and Ciaran Branniff close
to scoring at the other end.
The game finished with no
score and a draw a fair result.
The second game was against
the strongest team in the
section Ballycran 1 st team.
From the start this young
Ballela team was under pressure
and Ballycran were camped
in the Ballela half and this
lead to four first half goals.
At half time Ballela made
a few positional changes,
which took time to settle,
and Ballycran scored another
two goals. Owen McGreevy and
Niamh McCrory working tirelessly
in midfield got the ball forward
quickly and James McGrath
scored a great goal. This
was the last score of the
game and gave Ballela a bit
of confidence going into the
last game against Ballycran
2 nd team.
The team for the last game
saw a lot of positional changes
with Ronan McCrory in goals,
Kathleen McCormick and Oran
Hughes in defence with Michael
McGrath, Owen McGreevy now
partnered with Conor Mulgrew
in midfield, James McGrath
in the forwards was along
side Niamh McCrory and Cathal
McClure. Ballela started the
strongest with Owen McGreevy
working hard in midfield playing
good ball into the forward
line. Ballela went close on
a number of occasions before
Cathal McClure pulled on a
ball which ended up in the
Ballycran net. As the half
ended Ballela went close to
scoring again.
At the start of the second
half Ballela pushed forward
and got their due reward with
a well-taken goal from Niamh
McCrory. Then Ballela got
caught out pushing forward
and Ballycran pulled one back.
This only fired up this young
team and they moved forward
in search off another goal
to stretch their lead. The
pressure told and Niamh McCrory
found the net for the second
time and this turned out to
be the final score off the
game and a well-deserved victory
for Ballela.
Ballela would like to thank
the Portaferry club for the
invite their club sponsor
O'Rourke Motors and to all
parents for their continued
support.
Ballela Panel: M McGrath,
J McGrath, A Mulgrew, C Mulgrew,
C McClure, C Branniff, O McGreevy,
N McCrory, R McCrory, O Hughes
and K McCormick.
Training continues on Friday
night at 7pm in Ballela.
* The club would like anyone
interesting in playing or
sponsoring the Club’s
annual Golf classic at Banbridge
Golf club to get in contact
with any committee member.
*The club would like to inform
the Ballela community that
there is the option of joining
a Music Club, established
by Tullylish GAC, which will
begin on Sunday 8 th June.
The classes available within
this club are: Banjo/Mandolin,
Traditional Guitar, Bodhran,
Fiddle/Violin, Tin Whistle,
Flute and traditional Irish
singing. If anyone wishes
to avail of these classes,
please contact Martin Mc Cann
for further information. Approved
local musicians provide all
classes.
*Ballela will be running
the Cul Camp from 18 th August
to 22 nd August, please contact
any committee member for further
information or ask any of
the coaches at the Coaching
academy on Friday nights.
Application packs will be
available shortly for the
Cul Camp.
*Senior Hurling Training
continues at Pairc Na Naomh
every Thursday night at 7pm,
would all players please attend
including minor and under
16’s.
* Ballela GAC Golf day has
been organised for Friday
5 th September at Banbridge
Golf Club. Please contact
any committee member for further
information.
*If anyone wishes to avail
of Pitch side advertising
at Pairc Na Naomh, please
contact a committee member
for further information. With
a lot of matches being played
at Pairc Na Naomh this season,
this is an ideal opportunity
to get your advertising across
to a wide range of people
from all over the country.
Please contact any committee
member for details.
* The club would like to
invite sponsors for a new
scoreboard. Ballela will be
hosting various inter county
matches this year at Pairc
Na Naomh. This is an ideal
opportunity for various sponsors
to get their advertising across
and reach a broad range of
people from all over Ireland.
*Last week, twelve members
of the club took part and
completed a defibrillator-training
course. Everyone who was there
believed that this was a course
well worth doing as it is
a life saving piece f equipment.
Ballela believe that this
is essential training and
we also believe that all clubs
in the county should have
this training and also have
a defibrillator which could
save a life.
Anyone else wishing to avail
of this training or learn
more information please contact
any committee member.
