Successful Year for Saval Ladies
2004 has been a very successful
year for ladies football in Saval
and the playing feats of the girls
in the under-12, under-14, under-16,
and junior teams augurs very well
for the future of the club.
Under 12
The Under 12 team, under
the management of Edmund Lennon
and John McCarthy, won the prestigious
May Steele Tournament in Castlewellan
for the second year running.
Under 14
The Under 14 side, again
under Edmund and John’s management
won the Down League for the second
year in succession. Earlier in the
year they won through to the All
Ireland Felie Final in Omagh only
to be narrowly beaten by a strong
Armagh side.
Under 16
The Under 16 side, managed
by Anthony Crozier, Damien Lennon
and Barry Havern had a very successful
season going all the way to the
league final. In the final the play
was full of excitement and at the
final whistle Saval went down by
just 2 points to Castlewellan. Despite
the obvious disappointment of losing
a final, the girls can take great
credit from the game and can be
proud of what they achieved this
season. This is still a young team
with 21 out of the panel of 24 all
eligible again next year.
Junior
It was also a very pleasing
and good season for the Junior side
who were playing at this level of
football for the first time. Although
a young side, the panel contained
a lot of talent and were able to
compete with the more established
teams. At the conclusion of the
league programme the Saval girls
did themselves great honour by finishing
third in the league, having won
seven, drawn two and losing three
of their twelve match programme.
The management of Anthony Crozier
and Damien Lennon must be well pleased
at the displays of their team and
can certainly look forward to further
progress next year.
Down Stars
The following players have
represented Saval club at county
level this year-
Under 14 - Christine McCarthy,
Grace Cole, Naimh McGowan, Naimh
Millar, Natasha Lennon, Rachel O’Hare
and Lorraine Havern.
Under 16 - Aine Crozier and Vicki
Lennon.
Minor – Seannine Hanna and
Aideen Collins
