BRAY BOWLS
The summer league season came to a conclusion last Wednesday night and our Division 6 team travelled to Kenilworth and came home with one point. As mentioned in earlier reports the team finished in second place in the league. A big thank you goes to those captains and selectors who gave of their time during the season. As you know the hurlers on the ditch can always do a better job!
Anyway all eyes are now on next weekend when the club championship finals take place. The two blue riband finals i.e. the ladies and men’s championship finals take place on Sunday afternoon when the 2017 champions Breeda Keogh and Christy McEvoy have made it to the final again where they will be up against Peg O’Toole and John Dunne respectively.
Other finals taking place include the Men’s 2 Bowl Singles featuring Brian Walshe and Niall Shelley, the Men’s 2 Bowl Pairs where the partnership of Aidan Galvin and Colm Heaslip take on Peter Gough and Nick Howlett, the Men’s 4 Bowl Pairs where Aidan Galvin and John Dunne are up against Tommy Cahill and Niall Shelley.
The mixed triples are also down for decision and in this John Dunne/ Terri McKeon/Patrick Brosnan take on the trio of John Reynolds/Jean Kane/ Gabriel Cahill.
There are still some semi-finals to be completed before all finalists in the Men’s Handicap Singles and Ladies 2 Bowl Singles are known.
Both Patrick Brosnan and Terri McKeon have qualified and await their opponents. As can be seen a number of people have qualified for multiple finals so they will be busy over the weekend. The full timetable will be published later in the week. The last session of the club lotto has commenced with Danny Heffernan being the lucky winner this week. games while there were singles for Naoise Lowe, Cathal O’Toole, Dylan Dunleavy, Cormac Chance and Dayle Carthy in what was an excellent team display.
Can I please remind all parents that if they are travelling direct to away venues that there are a couple of important things to remember and they are: 1: make sure you know where the pitch is, and 2: arrive at the venue in plenty of time as all players need to warm up prior to the game and it’s not good enough to arrive at kick off or 15/20 minutes into the game. Also, it is helpful to all coaches not only in our club but also across the country that all players/parents inform their child’s coach/s if they can’t make training or matches.
Please remember your child has football thanks in the main to the coaches who give up their time voluntarily and contrary to rumours are not on the huge big money contracts our friends in the pro game receive. Also, a thank you after your child’s game to the coach or ask him/her if they need a hand with anything would be very much appreciated.
All fixtures, competitive and non-trophy, will finish weekend November 17/18, followed by the WDSL awards, presentation day in the Parkview Hotel on Sunday, November 25, (details times etc. to follow in October).
Our ever-popular Development Squad started back and will continue every weekend from 10am until 11am and new players are welcome. The cost is €2 per head.
At the moment we have a large number of boys and girls attending each week and thankfully at the moment we have the required coaches needed but we wouldn’t say no to a few more volunteer coaches.
If you think you can give an hour or two each week, please contact our secretary at the contact details below.
We have three players from the club celebrating their birthdays in the coming week and they are Leon White from the Development Squad, Kevin Egan From the under-8s and Brooklyn Doyle from the under-11s. Happy birthday guys from everyone in Newtown Juniors F.C.
Our Last Man Standing competition will start back on September 29/October 1 and it’s our first one of the season. To enter it costs €10 per head and the more players we get the more money we can hand out. If interested in taking part please contact any committee member or coach in the club for further details. L.M.S. Rules are posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors F.C. please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages. will depart from the Carlisle Grounds at 2.30pm. Prices are €20 for adults, €15 for students. To book a seat please call or text 087 9968969.
For the latest club news visit our website at http://braywanderersfc.ie. were caught out by an Ashford break and an unmarked player buried the ball in the top corner.
In the second half, Arklow again were quick out of the blocks and quickly took command of the game.
Attack after attack was broken down with both Town wingers taken off with injuries.
A quick adjustment and Town struck back with a great individual goal from Joe Ledwith after beating three defenders.
It looked like Arklow would go on to win but with eight minutes on the clock a freak kick of the ball while the keeper was off his line bounced into the Arklow net. Ashford shut shop and battered down the hatches and Town could not snatch an equaliser.
The future is bright for this team who were missing five players from the squad on the day and were also carrying injuries. Several players showed great heart and were consistent in their play and encouragement.
Our U12 WDSL team welcomed Clara Town to Bridgewater Centre Park on Sunday in the first round of the Sketchers National Cup.
The team started off well - playing some nice football and creating some good chances, but we did not put them away and were made to pay for missed chances as it was the away team that took the lead.
Credit to our lads - they kept playing football and creating chances and, within a few minutes, the game was all level.
Just before half-time the lads took the lead and went in 2-1 up. In the second half we continued playing well. Goals scored by Shane Monaghan (3), Tiernan Gahan (2), Caden Kinsella (1), Darren Williams (1).
Arklow Town FC run a dedicated children’s football Academy every Saturday morning on our state of the art astro facility in our grounds in Bridgewater Centre Park.
Our ‘Little Astros Academy’ is free of charge and is open to boys and girls aged between four and seven years old.
Growing in numbers and popularity weekly, this Academy is held under the direction of Michael Walker and his dedicated team of coaches.
It’s aim is to introduce football to this age group in a fun manner in a safe and secure environment.
We welcome all newcomers to join us on Saturday mornings at 10am for an hour of fun football.
Check out our Facebook page at The Town - Arklow Town FC for all that is happening within our club.