CLUB CALL
BRAY BOWLS
Mid Summer’s Day has come and gone and the various leagues have passed the half way stage.
Our Division 4 team were away in Santry last Monday against Sportslink and took home 1 point from a notoriously difficult rink.
Wednesday saw Division 6 take four points home from CYM where Pat Tracey made an impressive debut and Gay Cahill contributed handsomely.
The 3 Vets teams had Thursday to themselves and Vets 1 got 3.5 points in Kenilworth, Vets 2 returned pointless from Herbert Park and Vets 3 got three points from near neighbours Shankill.
Saturday saw the Ladies team defeat Greenhills in Bray, Division 1 take one point home from CYM where Brendan Duffy was outstanding and Eoghan Brady was ‘king of the wicks’.
Division 2 took five points at home to CYM to move off the bottom of the table.
This Monday sees Division 4 at home to Ierne. Wednesday has Ladies Division 1 away to Shankill.
The 3 Vets teams are in action in Bray on Thursday against Leinster, Dun Laoghaire and Westmanstown respectively.
Friday sees a party of bowlers from the Sunshine State of Florida visit Bray for a friendly game at 2.30pm.
There is no truth in the rumour that a former resident of Florida now residing in the White House will make an appearance as a lead.
Airforce 1 could not get permission from ATC to land on the Prom!
So come on down and give a great Bray welcome to our visitors.
Saturday sees Railway Union visit Bray on the double - ladies at 11.00am and Men’s Division 1 at 2.30pm.
WICKLOW ROVERS
The senior ladies gained a good point when they drew with Mourne Celtic 1-1 in the Rocky Road.
Mourne came to Wicklow boasting a 100 per cent record and with the girls missing a couple of key players it was always going to be tough.
They found themselves 1-0 down at the break but to their credit they battled back in the second half and levelled matters when Niamh O’Brien got on the end of a Rachel Bolger through ball to slot home.
A draw was probably just about a fair result with both sides having a couple of chances to claim all three points.
On the night Louise Johnson was outstanding for Rovers and was ably assisted by Kellie Ryder.
The clubs annual summer camp dates having been released, Week 1 - Monday 3rd July 2017 to Friday 7th July 2017, Week 2 - Monday 10th July 2017 to Friday 14th July 2017.
The camp will take place in the Whitegates and will run daily from 10am to 3pm.
The camp is for children from four years old to 13 years old, the cost is €65 per child, €120 for two children from same family, €170 for three children from same family, €200 for four children from same family.
For registration forms or further information please contact Johnny Dunne 087-7802098, Robbie Do- ver 087-3621049 or any committee member.
Registration forms can also be downloaded from club website at www.wicklowrovers.com. Every participant will receive a ball, jersey and medal. All participants should bring a packed lunch, drink, rain jacket, football boots and shin guards.
The club’s AGM has been fixed for Thursday night, July 20, it will take place in the clubhouse in Whitegates and will start at 7.30pm sharp.
Anyone with nominations to go onto the executive committee or issues they want on the agenda should submit them by emailing club secretary Rob Free at robfreemax@gmail.com by no later than Thursday, July 6.
No submissions will be taken after the deadline. Also please arrive early as the AGM will be starting at the scheduled time, thank you.
Open training sessions for some of our junior teams for the 2017/18 season have been confirmed, they are as follows: Under 8’s (Born 2010/11/12) are on Tuesday the 4th of July; Under 9’s [Born 2009] are on Tuesday 11th July; Under 10’s [Born 2008] are on Thursday the 6th of July; Under 13’s [Born 2005] are on Wednesday 12th of July and Under 15’s [Born 2003] are on Thursday the 6th of July. The 8’s, 9’s and 10’s will be held at Whitegates from 7pm to 8pm while the 13’s and 15’s will be held in the Rocky Road from 7pm to 8pm.
All players whether present or new players must arrive at 6.30pm to register.
More dates for other age groups will follow and be published here, on the club website at www.wicklowrovers.com and on the club Facebook page.
At present our main pitch at Whitegates is going through its annual maintenance work of reseeding, sanding and goalmouth repair work.
We would appreciate it if club members would remain off the pitch while this work is been carried out, also if you see people on it while the work is in progress as club members would you ask them to leave the pitch.
Any activities on the pitch can hinder the progress of the works been carried out.
As you will appreciate the time, money and work spent on the pitch is to the benefit of all our club members to provide the best playing surface possible, please stay off the pitch and thank you.
Everyone at Wicklow Rovers AFC would like to extend their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Kathleen Poynton Dooley who sadly passed away recently, our thoughts and prayers are with her husband Eugene, her family and friends at this sad time. May she rest in peace.
Anyone with information for the club notes or the club website can contact me at 087 9108706 or e-mail me at jimmy.nolan09@ hotmail.com.
For all news regarding the club, check out the club website at www. wicklowrovers.com or the club Facebook page.
BRAY WANDERERS
Lotto draw - There was no jackpot winner on June 25. Numbers drawn were 6, 11, 13, and 24. €30 lucky dip winners were Vincent Walsh c/o V. Walsh ,Stan Griffin c/o Bray Lakers, B. McKenna c/o M. Duffy, Theresa Crinion c/o D. Crinion, Richie Purdy c/o Bray Lakers.
Next week’s jackpot is €10,025. Lotto tickets can be purchased in the club shop at home games or you can play the Bray Wanderers Lotto on line at our web site www. braywanderersfc.ie.
Lotto tickets are also printed on the rear of match tickets. Simply fill in the ticket and drop it into the club shop at home games.
Fixtures - Bray Wanderers are at home to Dundalk on Friday, June 30. Kick off at the Carlisle Grounds is 7.45pm.
Underage teams - Bray Wanderers under-19s were defeated 3-1 at home to UCD last Saturday. Jamie Aherne was the Wanderers goalscorers.
The Bray Wanderers/St. Josephs Boys Academy under-17s defeated the Kerry League 3-2 at the Academy Grounds in Carrickmines laast Sunday. Scorers were Eoin Darcy (2) and Max Murphy. The under-17s are away to Galway United on Saturday.
Match Tickets - Supporters can now purchase Bray Wanderers match tickets in advance online at http://braywanderersfc.ie/tickets-info/.
Simply print off your match ticket at home and avoid queues on match night.
Tickets can also be purchased online by using any mobile / tablet devices and can be presented directly at the turnstiles on your mobile/tablet device with no printing of tickets required.
Ticket prices for the 2017 season are adults €15, students/OAPS €10, children u12 €5. Students should note that proof of student ID will be requested upon entry at the stiles.
Mini World Cup - Bray Wanderers are hosting a Mini World Cup for U-10s (Boys and Girls) – 11 a side on Saturday 1st July 2017 & Sunday 2nd July 2017. Venue is the Carlisle Grounds.
All clubs with a youth structure within the Bray, greater Wicklow and South Dublin area are invited to enter the above Mini World Cup with entry on a first come first served basis.
All participants will be guaranteed: A Bray Wanderers FC season ticket - A Bray Wanderers T-Shirt - fantastic free entertainment lineup (incl.
Disco Dome, Bouncy Castles) - very reasonable team entry fee (€10 per panel member; €140 euro per panel of 14) - extremely great value food over the weekend - a great fun family day out on both days– not just football but focused on community inclusive events.
Full details are on our website www.braywanderersfc.ie. To book a place email: bwfcminiwc@gmail. com.
NEWTOWN JUNIORS
Saturday, July 1 is the date for our presentation day.
All the finals for our Mini World Cup will take place on this date (we will have nine finals in total) and we will need a little bit of help to make sure that things run smoothly. So if you are interested in football and can spare an hour or two on finals day (Saturday, July 1) to do maybe a bit of refereeing etc it would be greatly appreciated.
Please note that all children will play on finals day, and you never know the ever-popular “Tiny Tots” game may make a comeback.
All the age groups have been keenly contested and positions are still up for grabs as we play the final group games this week.
You can follow all the fixtures, results, teams etc on our Facebook page.
All sponsor cards recently given out to all players are to be back with the committee on or before Thursday, June 22.
As part of our presentation day we will have loads of fun games, which will include “Bubble Football” for all our teams from the season just finished.
We will also be looking for the penalty king, accuracy king and the top bin king among other things on the day.
Schedule of all the finals etc will be posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages later in the week.
For further information please contact Hughie at 087 6987653.
All our teams made their way to the Grand Hotel in Wicklow Town for the WDSL Presentation day last Sunday were all players from Under-8s-11s were presented with their participation medals and certificates.
Our under-13s collected their runners-up awards for the Premier Cup and Shield while the under-15s collected Cup winners medals and league runners-up medals well done to all our players and thank you to the WDSL committee for organising the day.
We have three players from the club celebrating their birthdays in the coming week and they are Lucas Dowdall from the under-8s and twins Eva and Pat Carey from the under-11s.
Happy birthday all from everyone at Newtown Juniors F.C.
On a sadder note all at Newtown Juniors F.C. extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Phyllis Roe who sadly passed away recently. May she rest in peace.
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.
INDOOR BOWLS
Kildare West Wicklow Indoor Bowling Association (KWWIBA)
Shocks All Round In Kildare Bowling Tournament - The Kildare bowling tournament that started on Monday 12th June and concluded on Saturday 17th after a very busy week.
With a lot of the ‘heavy weights’ competing as always in this tournament it was always reckoned that one of those would be the eventual winners in both the Cup and Shield.
But this tournament turned that notion completely on its head as it served up shock after shock.
In the first Cup semi-final Ardclough unbelievably were completely outclassed by a rampant Prosperous team.
In the second Cup semi-final it was Rathmore versus Kill, with the former being the favourites in this contest.
Again the formbook was torn to shreds as Kill emerged as very deserving winners.
In the first Shield semi-final Baltinglass (Cup winners last year) were matched against Caragh (this years League champions). Surprisingly Baltinglass ran out convincing winners in a somewhat uncharacteristic tame performance from Caragh.
Kilcullen and Rathangan (Shield winners last year) served up a close and very entertaining game with Kilcullen deserving winners at the finish.
Rank Outsiders - So the scene was set for the rank outsiders Kill and Prosperous to contest the Cup final.
Without question both of those teams deserved to be in this final, having eliminated some of the ‘top guns’ from the competition.
Prosperous who were in devastating form throughout the tournament continued in the same vein and were always in the comfort zone, even though Kill gave a very good account of themselves but were always playing catch up. Prosperous go home the proud holders of the McWey Cup for this year.
Prosperous: Nellie Dunney, Lily Moore, Marie Kelleher and Von Nolan.
Kill: Catherine Beatty, Angela Brown, Elizabeth McGarr and Lar McGarr.
Thundering Back - In the Shield final it was Kilcullen against Baltinglass.
With all due respect to Kilcullen it was the Baltinglass team that would have been considered the firm favourites to win this contest with a comfortable margin to spare.
Up to around the half way stage of the game it looked like that general opinion was correct as the West Wicklow side were very much in command as they led by eight scores to one.
Kilcullen had no such thoughts as they came thundering back into the game and slowly began to close the gap.
With only one end to play Baltinglass were just hanging onto a slender lead of 13/12.
What a dramatic last end! With Kilcullen getting the two all-important scores to edge out the favourites by the narrowest of margins in a brilliant contest.
No luck involved here as Kilcullen played magnificently throughout this tournament and were worthy winners.
Kilcullen: Betty Barker, Dina Dillon, Mary Murphy and Billy Murphy.
Baltinglass: John Kehoe, Joey Fagan, Pat Brazil and Edward Lawrence.
This was another great and successful tournament run by the Kildare bowling club.
Thanks to all who helped to keep everything running smoothly, and especially to those who helped with the catering. To David McWey the tournament sponsor a special thank you.
To all the clubs that took part, well done and thanks.