Ballymatrin
Notes for week of 28th Feb
The Ballymartin
Gaels held their annual dinner dance
in the Balmoral Warrenpoint on Friday
night past. Special guests were
Dan McCartan (Down County Board)
& Fr Peter O'Hare. The award
winners were: U-21 Player Yr: Austin
Crawford, U21 R-up: Martin McConville;
Minor Player Yr: Paul Fitzpatrick,
Minor R-up: Darren McGuinness, Minor
Most Improved Austin Crawford; Reserve
Player Yr: Rory McManus, Reserve
R-up Ronan McCartan; Senior Player
Year: Charles O'Hare, Senior R-up
Steven Cunningham; Ladies Player
Yr: Sinead Murphy, Ladies R-up:
Michele Cousins, Ladies Most Improved:
Orla Rooney, Ladies Personality:
Carol Rafferty; Clubperson of Yr:
Maire McKibbin; Hall of Fame: Oliver
McKibbin; A special award was presented
to Jim Cunningham the outgoing president
by James Cunningham the incoming
president to officially mark Jim's
3 years in the top post. Special
awards were also presented to John
Fitzpatrick to mark his All-Ireland
Colleges triumph with St Louis and
the senior team management for the
past 2 seasons, Charlie Doyle, Johnny
Rooney, Gerry Quinn & Damian
Cunningham for all their endeavours
which were greatly appreciated by
the club.
Congratulations
to St. Louis who beat St Patricks
Armagh 2-09 to 0-13 to book their
place in the McRory Cup Final on
St Patricks day at Casement Park
against Omagh CBS. Well Done to
the Ballymartin Contingent of Peter
Fitzpatrick, Rory McManus &
John Fitzpatrick.
Senior Training continues on a Sunday
morning at Kilkeel leisure Centre
with a 12:15pm weigh in time and
cost of £5 per head. Wednesday
nights at Kilkeel Leisure centre
at 9pm sharp and friday night at
the field for 7:30pm sharp.
The U-16 girls
overcame Rostrevor on a scoreline
of 5-15 to 6-09 at St. Columbans
on Sunday in their first league
match of the season. Next game is
away v Annaclone on Sunday March
6th @ 12:30pm
Ladies Training
has now started and continues on
a Wednesday night from 7:30pm to
9pm and on a Saturday from 6:00pm
to 7:30pm. All sessions are at the
field, Pats Road. All new players
are very welcome. If there are any
girls interested in joining the
U-16 panel, they train on Tues/Sun,
see below for details, again all
new players are welcome.
Ballymartin Under-Age
training continues on the following
nights:
Monday - Minor training 7:30pm -
9pm Pats Road
Tuesday Training St Columbans: 6.00pm
- 7.05pm U-16 Girls, 7.05pm - 8.10pm
U-12 Boys, 8:15pm - 9:20pm U-14
Boys
Thursday Training St Columbans:
6.00pm - 7.05pm U-14 Girls, 7.05pm
- 8.10pm U-16 Boys, 8:15pm - 9:20pm
Minor
A limited number
of under-age Kit-bags are now in
stock. If you would like to secure
one, please contact Mary Cunningham.
Small @ £12 & Medium @
£14.
There was no winner
of the Club lotto on Sunday night
Feb 27th. The numbers drawn were
4, 5, 11, 25. Jackpot next week
is £1600. Eight people share
£60 for selecting 3 numbers.
Club Membership
is now overdue, Adults £20,
Juvenile (U-18 on/after Jan 1st)
£10 and Family Membership
£60 (2 Adults + 2 or more
children u-18).
Please contact any committee member
ASAP.
P.J. Cunningham
(Ballymartin G.F.C)
