Westmeath Camogie Notes
April 23, 2012Westmeath 2-09
Kerry 4-08
Last Saturday our minor camogie team travelled to Mc Donagh Park in Nenagh to play Kerry in the All-Ireland championship Semi-Final. The team had been unbeaten in the previous games of the competition and had comfortably booked their place in the semi-final. Each and every player put their heart and soul into the game against a formidable Kerry side. At half time just one goal separated the teams as Kerry led 2-05 to 1-05. In the second half, while Westmeath clocked up a number of scores a goal and four points while the Kerry team put two further goals on the score board with three more points. Westmeath deserve praise for their determination and skill and their ability to score from play. Well done to this very talented group of players and also thanks to the mentors Ger Corcoran, Alo Eggerton and Geraldine Taite for their work with the team.
Scorers for Westmeath Catriona Murtagh 1-04; Aisling Boyhan 0-02; Nadina Grace 1-02; Nicola Fagan 0-01.
Under 14 Inter-County Blitz.
On Sunday the Under 14 county squad took part in an Inter-County blitz in which Westmeath entered two teams. Each of the Westmeath teams played four games and we are happy to report that the teams won each of their games and won many of them comprehensively. The opposition for the teams were from Monaghan, Down, Cavan and Louth. Well done to the players who will hopefully continue to train with the county.
Senior Championship.
The first round of the Senior Championship will start on this coming Sunday 29 April at 12 noon. The games to be played in this first round are Clonkill v Castletown Geoghegan; Delvin v St. Munna's; Cullion v Lough Lene Gaels. As there are seven teams in the Senior Championship, in the first round Raharney have a bye.
Round two of the championship is fixed for Sunday 6 May with Clonkill v Lough Lene Gaels; Cullion v Raharney; St. Munna's v Castletown Geoghegan and in the second round Delvin have a bye. Best wishes to all the teams as they embark on the 2012 Senior Championship.
Under 14 Feile Na nGael.
The Féile na nGael semi-finals are centre stage on Saturday next 28 April. While details of times and venues has yet to be finalised, the team pairings for the two games are decided. Delvin will play Castletown Geoghegan and Raharney and Clonkill will play the other semi-final. Best wishes to the teams. Supporters may recall that Raharney won the Féile final last year and represented their club and county very well in the All-Ireland Féile finals. This year Dublin will host Féile na nGael. The Féile championship in the County is always a keenly contested competition and it is safe to say that this year will be no exception.
Under 14 Championship.
The championship commenced on Tuesday next 1 May for all under 14 teams. Games in the championship will be played over six rounds on a home and away basis commencing on 1 May with Round 6 to be played on Monday 4 June. All games will be played at 6:30pm. The Premier Championship will be played in two Divisions. On Tuesday the Games in Division one are Crookedwood v Lough Lene Gaels; Raharney v Clonkill. In Division Two the two pairings in the first round are Brownstown v Delvin; Castletown Geoghegan v St. Munna's. In the U14 'A' there will be three games - St. Brigid's v St. Oliver Plunkett's; Castlepollard v Cullion; Longford v Drumraney. The following round is on Monday 7 May.
Under 16 Championship.
In the fixtures in the Under 16 championship Premier Division on Monday 16 April Lough Lene Gaels defeated St. Munna's; and St. Brigid's defeated Clonkill.
Fixtures over the next week are
Premier Division Monday 23 April Castletown Geoghegan v Raharney; St. Brigid's v Crookedwood; St. Munna's v Clonkill.
Premier Division Monday 30 April Lough Lene Gaels v Crookedwood; Clonkill v Castletown Geoghegan; Raharney v St. Munna's.
'A' Division Monday 23 April St. Oliver Plunkett's v Delvin; Drumraney v Cullion.
'A' Division Monday 30 April Brownstown v Drumraney; Cullion v St. Oliver Plunkett's.
In the Premier competition the games will continue on 11 May and 29 June and in the 'A' competition the following games are on 29 June.
Intermediate League.
Intermediate Camogie League continued with a full round of games on Friday 20 April. In Division 1: St. Munna's defeated St. Brigid's. In Division 2 Cullion defeated Brownstown and Castletown Geoghegan and Raharney shared the points in a drawn game.
There is now a break from the Intermediate League until Sunday 24 June.
Under 12 Go Games Blitz.
The first Under 12 Go games Blitz round was held on Saturday in Castletown Geoghegan. Well done to all the young players who participated in a very enjoyable morning of camogie. The next blitz will be held on Saturday 5 May in St. Oliver Plunkett's. Games will start at 11am across four playing pitches.
Following completion of the Blitzes an Under 12 Mini League will be held commencing on Wednesday 23 May 2012.
Under 8/10 Go Games Blitz.
All Go Games Blitz for under 8 and 10s will be held on Saturday mornings from 11am to 1pm and the first blitz of the year will be held on Saturday next 28 April. We wish to thank all host clubs for the use of their facilities for the visiting teams.
The details of the round of Blitzes on Saturday 28 April are:
Clonkill hosting Castletown Geoghegan and Raharney; Delvin hosting St. Oliver Plinkett's and Brownstown; Crookedwood hosting Drumraney and Longford Slashers; Cullion hosting Castlepollard, St. Munna's and Lough Lene Gaels.
The following blitz round will be on Saturday 2 June.
Foundation Coaching Course.
A Foundation coaching course will be held on 12th May (all day course Saturday). The cost is €30 per participant on the course. To book a place please email Ian Fivey at [email protected]. Each participant must submit the fee for the course to secure your place for the day.
Child Welfare.
Many thanks to clubs who were represented at the information evening on Child Welfare. The presentation was very informative and useful for the camogie clubs in attendance. Thank you to Jackie Jackson for organising the evening and to Marie O Brien for her informative presentation.
Camogie Board Meeting.
The next meeting of the Westmeath Camogie Board will be held on Tuesday 1 May 2012 at 8pm. All clubs are asked to be represented at Camogie Board meetings. Tweet
