It's Juvenile Tournament time in Castlewellan
It’s Juvenile Tournament time in Castlewellan
St Malachy’s G.A.C. Castlewellan
is currently making final preparations for its
annual 9 a-sides juvenile football tournaments.
This year’s boys and girl’s 9 a-sides
will take place on Saturday 4t August and this
year marks the 12th annual juvenile tournament,
which consists of two 9 a-side competitions
at U.12 level run concurrently at St Malachy’s
Park.
The Boys’ competition
consists of 16 teams who compete for the “Edward
Toner Memorial Cup” and individual trophies,
while the 8 teams in the girls’ competition
will be competing for the “May Steele
Memorial Cup” and individual trophies.
This years competitions have
attracted teams from Antrim as well as from
all parts of Co Down. In the boys’ competition
holders Bryansford return to defend their title
and will face strong opposition from St Johns
& St. Galls Belfast and the many local clubs.
Mourne is represented in the competition by
former winners An Riocht, and Longstone, while,
Annaclone, Burren, and Saval will represent
South Down and East Down will have, Bryansford,
Loghinisland, St Johns, Carryduff, Kilcoo and
the host club Castlewellan participating.
Teams will be divided into
sections of four and will play each other on
a round-robin basis with the winners and runners-up
in each section progressing to the quarterfinals
of the main competition and third and fourth
placed teams going into a Shield competition.
The girls’ competition
also promises to be a close affair with last
years winners Newry Bosco will be going for
back to back titles facing stiff opposition
from St Galls, Castlewellan, Bryansford, Downpatrick,
Carryduff, Bright, Bredagh and Annaclone.
As with the boys’ competition
teams will be divided into sections of four
and will play each other on a round-robin basis
with the winners and runners-up progressing
to the semi-finals and third and fourth entering
the Shield competition.
All games are scheduled to
be played in St. Malachy’s Park with the
first games beginning at 11.00am and the Girls’
finals scheduled for 3.40pm and the final of
the Boys’ competitions for 4.00pm.
As in last years competition
there will a “Player of the Tournament”
for both competitions.
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