Floodlights completed
Well done to the development committee and all who helped to ensure this floodlight and pitch surface project in the main Glenville pitch was completed. A fantastic asset going forward for all our parish teams.
U12
Glenville 3-9 Na Piarsaigh 2-8
We put in an excellent team performance against Na Piarsaigh that earned us the victory. The great weather allowed us to play passing football throughout the game, making the most of the ideal conditions.
Our captain, Danny Murphy, was in fine form, making several fantastic saves to retain our lead on numerous occasions. We knew we had to work hard against a tough team like Na Piarsaigh.
Our team turned up, and the credit goes to every individual player. We worked tirelessly throughout the match, with some amazing performances from R Lehane, Jack O’Sullivan, Cian Murphy, Darragh Noonan and Donagh McHugh. Even though Na Piarsaigh kept pressuring us, we kept them at bay and held onto our lead.
U16 C
We had some excellent passages of play, and our teamwork was incredible, leading to scores from Cormac McCarthy who was in top form once again. We are very pleased with our third win of the season, and it’s great to see the improvement we’ve made in recent games. It was a hard-earned win that we deserved, and we enjoyed the smiles at the final whistle.
Our U16 C3 team made it 3 wins from 3 in their league game against Ballincollig last Wednesday night in a very tight game. It was always going to be a tough assignment away to Ballincollig, and with Adam, Daire, Eoghan, and Zach all missing through injury or illness the odds were stacked against us. Our expectations were further dampened when the physical disparity in size between the Ballincollig boys and the Glenville lads became apparent as they went through their respective warm-ups!
However, we got off to a strong start, and the boys worked their socks off across the field, out running and out-hustling their opposite numbers to take an early lead. The game was very tight through-out and there was never more than a couple of points in it but a goal from full forward Donnacha and a penalty save from Louie proved decisive in the end in a two point victory, on a scoreline of 1-12 to 2-7.
With only three players on the age on this team, and our U15 squad and some U14s making up the rest of the numbers, it was great to see the effort from the team rewarded. Every player made a huge contribution, but Daniel at corner-back and Josh at centre-back deserve special mention as they proved size is no barrier to success in this game.
Team: L Guichard; A Casey, S Callinan, D O’Connor; J Kelleher, J Madden, R Kelleher; D Barry, (0-5) J Hennebry (0-2); D McCarthy, C Buckley (0-1), T McCarthy; J Counihan (0-4), D O’Leary (1-0), E Hartnett; W Manley, G Fitzgerald.
Next up for this team is a home fixture v Glanmire in Glenville.
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BOOK OUR ASTRO PITCH
Looking for a location for a kids birthday party? Our club astro pitch is available for kids birthday parties or communion parties. Children can enjoy hours of fun and games in our new state of the art astro pitch facility while we also have tea and refreshment facilities and lots of outdoor seating space available to really make things enjoyable. Contact Peter at 086-0438046.
OUR UNDERAGE ACADEMY IS BACK
We are delighted to announce that our underage academy are back training. Boys born in 2016 and 2017 will play football and hurling together on Saturday mornings at 9.30 in Watergrasshill pitch and Wednesday evenings at 6.30 in Glenville pitch. Our academy is a great way to have fun and make new friends so if your son would like to give it a go, pop along on Saturday or Wednesday and we’re sure they’ll have a great time. An Cupán Tae will be open for tea and coffee or we’d be delighted to welcome new parents to get involved - no experience necessary.
DADS AND LADS FOOTBALL
Our sessions continue on a Sunday night at 8.30pm and are growing week on week. No experience or level of fitness required. Contact John on 085-7102290 for details.
GAELIC FOR MOTHERS AND OTHERS
Training continues each Thursday evening 8-9pm in Glenville GAA grounds. New members always welcome, please contact 087-2799956 if you wish for further information.
LOTTO
Jackpot €5,000. Numbers drawn 8, 9, 16 and 31. No jackpot winner. Quickpick winners - Paudie Cotter, Pat Sweeney, Catherine Stout, Eileen Murray. This week’s jackpot €5,100. Draw in Kades Kounty on 19/05.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We’d love some help if you can volunteer. An hour a week, an hour a fortnight (entirely your call) or whatever you can manage in the following areas; general administration, general maintenance, make flags, painting, cleaning, help develop our club website, organising or help in fundraising, buying or selling lotto tickets or help on lotto Friday nights draws, sponsor something, become a referee, help in the coffee shop, coaching or helping with a juvenile or adult team or if you are a new player or want to get back. Many hands make the environment better for everyone.