Saul Notes - Nov 5th 2007
Saul Ladies Presentation
Saul GAC Ladies had
a very successful presentation evening
on Sunday where players who represented
the club at U12, U14 and U16 levels
came together along with their parents
to review and recognise the achievements
of a great year. Ulster, Down and
RGU star Kyla Trainor was the guest
of honour and she encouraged the girls
to focus and achieve their sporting
dreams. First up on the honours list
were the winners of the internal tournament
which was run at the end of the season
and won by Rachel Curran's 'Green'
team. Medals were also presented to
all the competing teams and the top-10
individuals from the tournament which
took place over 3 weekends. The focus
then moved onto the teams who competed
in Blue and Gold across the age groups.
2007 saw Saul ladies compete at U16
level for the first time and after
a mid-table finish in the league and
with virtually all of the side available
again in 2008, things look bright.
For the U16's, Tara Laverty won the
sportsperson award with Grainne Laverty
taking the player of the year. A special
presentation was also made to Gemma
Toner and Roisin Torney who also competed
excellently in the blue & gold
colours while temporarily transferred
from neighbours Bright. For the U14
girls, managers Irene Fitzsimons and
Margaret Laverty rewarded Katie Bohill
with the sportsperson trophy and county
representative Rachel Curran took
the player of the year award. Finally,
came the U12 girls who made history
this year when winning the first silverware
in Saul GAC Ladies history when they
won the all-county B league. Managers
Paul & Donna Vaughan introduced
Sarah Curran who accepted the U12
cup from Kyla with the victorious
squad all getting their league medals.
On the individual level, Ethna Morgan
won the 'most improved player' award
and midfielder Kate Turley was presented
with the U12 player of the year trophy
before the night was brought to a
close with Kyla Trainor receiving
a gift from Saul in appreciation for
her efforts in ladies football in
Down and beyond. Registration date
for the 2008 season was set for January
20th 2008 when Saul ladies will begin
preparations for the next step upwards
in their short history.
• U13 team - taken prior to
the Drumaness game on Sunday (U13Team-2007.jpg)
• U12 Girls Team - U12 League
winners 2007 (U12Girls-LeagueWinners2007.jpg)
• U12 Girls - Award winners.
(U12Girls-PrizeWinners2007.jpg)[left
to right - Kate Turley, Kyla Trainor
and Ethna Morgan]
• U14 Girls - Award winners
(U14Girls-PrizeWinners2007.jpg) [left
to right - Rachel Curran, Kyla Trainor
and Katie Bohill]
• U16 Girls - Award winners
(U16Girls-PrizeWinners2007.jpg) [left
to right - Tara Laverty, Kyla Trainor
and Grainne Laverty]
Any problems/questions, let me know
by reply or call me.
Under 13 League:
Saul 6-5; Drumaness 7-6
Saul welcomed a lively
Drumaness side to Saul on Sunday for
another under 13 league match and
it was a sporting encounter between
2 evenly matched sides. Saul had the
better of the initial exchanges and
struck for 2 early goals through Tony
Molyneaux, and John Hampton but overtime,
they were finding it difficult to
cope with the strong running Ryan
Murdoch who had an exceptional game
in the Drumaness midfield, and at
half-time the teams went in level.
On the resumption
the visitors hit Saul with early goals
to go into a deserved lead. giving
the home side a mountain to climb
but they battled bravely to get back
into contention, with Ciarán
Harney finishing a mazy run with a
superb goal. Líam Dunlop followed
up with another major score but unfortunately
the "Blue & Gold" couldn't
secure any further major scores and
Drumaness ran out winners on a scoreline
of 7-6 to 6-5.
The Saul lads will
take a lot from this game as they
start to become accustomed to playing
on the bigger pitch. They will reflect
on some strong performances from the
likes of Sam McKee and especially
Cormac Byrne while a feature of the
game was the leadership of inspirational
skipper Mikey Rice at half back.
In a reverse to the
originally planned fixture for this
weekend, Saul now host Carryduff on
Sunday for their penultimate league
game. Players to be at Saul for 11.15am.
Meanwhile, and prior
to that game, Down and Ulster star
Dan Gordon will be our special guest
at the boys - juvenile presentation
in Saul at 5pm this Saturday. We need
all parents to help either with food,
drink or sponsorship etc, to make
it a special night for all our players
who have enjoyed such a successful
season at all levels.
Club Dates (events
in the clubrooms unless otherwise
stated)
- Boys Presentation
(U10, U12 & U14s) - This Saturday,
Nov 10th at 5pm
- East Down Scor-na-nog Finals - This
Sunday @ 3pm at St Aquinas Hall, Dundrum
(Good luck to all 6 Saul entrants)
- Annual Club Dinner Dance - Fri,
Nov 16th in the Burrendale Newcastle
(Tickets available now from all committee
members - price £25)
- Childrens Quiz - Sunday, Nov 25th
@ 4pm
- Annual General Meeting - Sun, Dec
16th @2pm
- Saul Ladies Registration 2008 -
Sunday, 20th Jan 2008
