An Evening with Sam: Buncrana GAA will be hosting an evening with Sam Maguire and Ryan Bradley next Sunday 28th in the Plaza. The event will incorporate the Bord na nÓg presentations for the year. Sam will be there from about 5pm until 9pm with the underage presentations, which are free to attend and open to everyone, beginning at 5.30. This will be followed at 7.30pm by a showing of the All Ireland Final on the big screen, Ryan bringing the cup to Buncrana and finishing off with a disco (over 18s only). The match and disco has a €10 cover charge and the cup will be there for photos and autographs etc.
Texas Hold’em Fundraiser: There will be a Texas Hold’em Poker night on Friday 9th November at the Scarvey Clubhouse. This is to raise much needed funds to purchase equipment for our underage Hurling and Football squads. The night will begin at 8.00pm and is open to all levels, from novices to seasoned ‘pros’! Entry fee is 20euro plus 10 registration, with one re-buy/top-up before the break. Tea/Coffee and refreshments provided. We look forward to seeing you all there!
U13 Hurling: Buncrana suffered an agonising defeat in the Northwest U13 Hurling league semi final on Sunday last, played in ideal conditions and in front of a sizable crowd.The Scarvey boys were sharp from the throw in and more than matched opponents Kevin Lynch’s from Dungiven, going in at half time with a slender 3 point lead. Perhaps if they were more clinical in front of goal they could have had the game wrapped up. Dungiven came out strong in the second half and put it up to Buncrana, one of their few chances on goal found the back of the net which proved to be the difference in the teams in the end. The narrow one point defeat, although hard to take in a game we dominated for large parts, does not detract from what was a great team performance. Tears at the final whistle show what this means to this team, they will learn from this and will be back stronger next year. This result is further evidence that the hard work that has been done at all ages is beginning to bare fruit and can be built on for next year. The management can only be proud of this particular group and all are a credit to themselves, their family and the club.
Senior Football: Buncrana were in Intermediate Championship action on Sunday afternoon when they took on local rivals and Division 3 leaders Carndonagh at the Scarvey. Carndonagh got off to an excellent start, catching Buncrana cold from the throw in and moving the ball quickly upfield, resulting in an opening goal. Buncrana responded well, with Ryan Bradley and Peter Mc Laughlin dominating midfield and Odhran Doherty and Oisin Doherty registering points to bring the home side back into the game. Carndonagh continued to put Buncrana under pressure with Gerard Doherty and Eanna Newton causing problems for the Buncrana defence. It was nip and tuck for the remainder of the first half and the homeside went in at halftime with a one point deficit. HT:Buncrana 6 points, Carndonagh 1-4.
Buncrana came out fighting in the second half and registered the first score of the half putting the sides level. Buncrana began to dominate possession and they stretched their lead through points from Kevin O Loughlin, Ryan Bradley, and the score of the game from Adrian Mc Colgan. The game was marred by some off the ball scuffles mid-way through the second half which resulted in sendings off for Oliver Mc Connelogue (Carndonagh), Ryan Bradley (Buncrana) and Dominic Doherty (Carndonagh). Buncrana maintained a three point lead, thanks in part to some wayward shooting by the Carndonagh forwards. In what was a good all round team performance, there were impressive performances for Buncrana by Kevin O Loughlin, Peter Mc Laughlin, Patrick Mc Myler and Adrian Mc Colgan. FT: Buncrana 0-11 Carndonagh: 1-5.
Buncrana: Noel O Donnell, Simon Mc Grory, John Doherty, Calvin Jones, Kevin O Loughlin 0-1, William Mc Laughlin, Adrian Mc Colgan 0-1, Ryan Bradley 0-1, Peter Mc Laughlin, Odhran Doherty 0-6 (5 frees), Simon Cuff, Oisin Doherty (0-1), Patrick Mc Myler, Garbhan Friel (0-1), Ciaran Mc Nicholls.
Sports Prediction Competition: Buncrana GAA sports prediction competition is still in full swing, please see the following for the top ten positions at present; Oisin McColgan 45, Brian Moran 45, Aidan Mulholland 42, Shaun Higgins 42, Andy McLaughlin (Snr) 42, Anne Sheridan 39, Stephen Moore 39, Andrew McLaughlin 39, Sharon McDaid 39, John Treacy 39. Further details will be available on Facebook.
U10 Hurling: U10 Hurling training has now finished for the winter and we resume after Christmas. Thanks to all who have attended and everyone is welcome to attend in January.
Boys U14 Hurling: Boys U14 Hurling training takes place at the Scarvey every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7.00pm. If you haven’t played before and are interested in playing Hurling please feel free to come along.
Boys U14 Football: Training for the boys U14 team will take place on Monday evening at 5.00pm. New and returning players are always welcome.
Boys U14 & U18 Hurling: Hurling training for boys aged 14 to 18 years takes place every Saturday at the Scarvey at 3.00pm-5.00pm. New players are always welcome.
Club Notes: Anyone who would like to receive a copy of the weekly club notes should email Oisín at buncrana.pro@gmail.com to be included on the mailing list. If you have any items which you think should be included in the club’s weekly notes, please email Oisín at buncrana.pro@gmail.com by 6pm on each Sunday for consideration. To keep up to date with all the latest goings-on, please join us on www.facebook.com/buncranagaa or www.twitter.com/buncranagaa
Tags:
