Raheen GAA Club Notes
G.A.A CLUB NOTES
DATE: 11 AUG 2014
LOTTO
The numbers drawn in the Lotto draw which took place on Tuesday 05 August were 13 22 23 25. There was no Jackpot Winner of €9,400 and 1 Match 3 Winners [ Brian Cleary C/O Ger Cleary] [€200]. Next week’s draw will take place in Direen’s, Cloneygowan on Monday 18 August 2014.
INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Raheen GAA Club will be playing Senior Championship Football next year after securing their place in this year’s Intermediate Championship Semi Final by beating the previously unbeaten Cappincur in the penultimate round of the group stage last Thursday evening in O’Connor Pk, Tullamore on a scoreline of 4-09 to 0-08. Cappincur opened the scoring with a point inside the first min before Raheen equalised with their first point 5 mins later. Then on 9 mins Raheen struck for their first goal to set them on their way when Dylan Hyland made a run into the square before laying it off to Ben Ridgeway who in turn passed it to Declan Byrne to fire it into the right corner of the net. Cappincur responded with 2 points before Raheen were in for goal no 2 when Declan Byrne took a free in midfield which Paddy Rigney caught around the 45m line and went on a run towards the square where he passed it to Ben Ridgeway who blasted it past the keeper into the net. Raheen added another point before they raised the green flag for the 3rd time on 21 mins when Ben Ridgeway made a run in from the left wing and dispatched it to the net himself and he added 2 more points before the end of the half either side of a point for Cappincur which saw Raheen with a healthy lead at the break 3-04 to 0-05. Again Cappincur were first off the mark in the 1st min of second half with a pointed free but over the next 20 mins Raheen steadily increased their lead as they added 4 points to Cappincur’s 2. Then with 3 mins left Raheen wrapped it up when a quick break downfield saw Dylan Hyland setup Paddy Rigney to fire in goal no 4 and Raheen completed their tally with the final point in the last min from Richie Reynolds. Raheen now go into the final round against Bracknagh knowing they are through as group winners.
RAHEEN: James Boland, Brian Corcoran, Liam Boland, Mikey Keogh, Brian Crombie (0-01), James Lalor, Chris Floody, Padraig Bracken (0-01), Declan Byrne (1-00), Dylan Hyland, Ben Ridgeway (2-02), Liam Gorman, Paddy Rigney (1-03), Niall Dempsey, John Crombie (0-01).
SUB: Richie Reynolds (0-01) (for Mikey Keogh)
JUNIOR B FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL
Raheen Junior Footballers followed the lead of their Intermediate counterparts as they also have secured their place in the Semi Finals of the the Junior B Championship by seeing off the challenge of Clonbullogue in the Quarter Final last Saturday evening in Gracefield on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-08 in a game Raheen were in control of throughout as they led from start to finish. Raheen got off to a dream start as they cracked in the goal inside the 1st min when Jack Keogh’s shot was spilled by the keeper with Johny Byrne quickest to react to shoot it to the net and they followed it up with the first 5 points in a row before Clonbullogue got off the mark with their first point midway through the half. The remainder of the half saw both sides add 2 points apiece which left Raheen leading at the break by 1-07 to 0-03. Raheen increased their lead with 2 points inside the first 3 mins of the second half. Clonbullogue replied with a point on 10 mins and this is how it remained for the next 10 mins when the sides swapped a point apiece. Clonbullogue did add 3 points in the last 3 mins but it was too little to late and Raheen held on to claim the win.
RAHEEN: Nigel Gorman, Eanna Direen, Stephen Byrne, Ciaran Coughlan, Cathal Maher, Sean Gorman, Mark Garry, Niall Leavy, Donie Boland, Garrett Garry, Shane Carroll. Johny Byrne (1-02), Eoghan Bolton, Jack Keogh (0-06), Damien Arnold (0-01).
SUBS: Shane Hyland (0-01) (for Cathal Maher), John Tobin (for Mark Garry), John McEvoy (for Garrett Garry), Jack O’Brien (for Damien Arnold).
BARRY LEE 5K FUN RUN
The 2nd Annual Barry Lee 5k Fun Run will be held in Geashill Village on Sunday 24th August 2014 @ 12 Noon. Competitors may Run or Walk the route. Entry Fee is €10 for Adults, €5 for Students or €15 for a Family with the proceeds this year going towards Raheen GAA Club. Registration will take place from on Saturday (23 Aug) from 10am to 1pm & Sunday (24 Aug) from 10am in Raheen GAA Clubhouse. The event is AAI Approved with Prizes for all Categories. Refreshments will be served afterwards. All Support would be much appreciated. Contact 086 8248928 for more info.
