Hurling / long puck extravaganza

Great day at Cork Community Games finals in Ballincollig on Sunday. Mitchelstown U11 hurlers had a good battle against winners Ballincollig in the semi-final.

Team: Noah Graham, Eoin Hanley, Evan Holland, MJ Keane, Scott Kirby, Fionn Lynch, Rory McCarthy, Sean McCarthy, Cathal Moher, Luke Sheehy, Conor Spratt, Max Thornton, Liam Walsh, Sean Warren, Thomas Whelan.

Feature of the game were Rory McCarthy’s deftness of multiple overhead flicks on route to rattling the net and Aaron Horgan’s acrobatics as custodian in deflecting certain goals. What a high powered game!

LONG PUCK DRAMA

The Long Puck drama unfolded using smart touch ball 4. U12 competitors PJ Hogan finished a creditable 6th with 66 metres and Rory McCarthy 5th with 72 metres.

Ladies Caoimhe McDonald with over 71 metres and Niamh Murphy with over 62 metres finished 1st and 2nd. Caoimhe and Niamh will represent Cork at All Ireland U14 Long Puck final in Carlow on August 13.

10 area qualifiers will compete for Cork at Munster track finals on July 23 in Ennis

U8 60M Ross Thornton; 100M Eoghan Finn; Hurdles Siún Dingivan; 100M Aoibh McCarthy, Sophie O’Halloran; 100M Ava Thornton; 200M Beth Hegarty; Hurdles Mackenzie Culleton; Hurdles Kate Linehan; 100M Isabella Malmstrom.

6 Field qualifiers compete for Cork in Nationals on August 13 in Carlow. Javelin Lucy Dennehy; Long Jump Michael Quirke, Dave Towey, Molly Thornton, Cara Burke; Shot Putt Fintan O’Grady;

High Jump Orla McCallum.

Brave area athletes participated in a lovely Banteer sports last Saturday. It was a very well organised event with chip timing.

Full training at O’Connell Park, Mitchelstown Tuesday 7pm and Kilworth Parish Field Friday 7pm. Row in behind these athletes.

Area swim Matilda Higginbotham and Daniel Fitzgerald are preparing for National Swimming finals.

Activities below entry by July

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SWIMMING

Pitch and putt U16 3 boys per team, 3 girls per team

Solo talent: U12, U16 solo singing, solo music, solo dance +disco, recitation (4 mins max) -

GROUP TALENT U12, U16

Minimum 2 maximum 6 in music, Irish dance, drama / comedy sketch.

Camogie U14 12 players 4 subs. Choir U13 U16 Panel 10-12. Rounders U13, 15 Panel of 12. Soccer outdoor Boys U12. Girls U12 U15 Panel 11 players 5 Subs. Soccer 7 Aside U12 Girls- 7 Players 3 Subs. Skittles U12, 14, 16 - 5 Players 2 Subs.

PROJECT U11, 13, 16: 2-4 PARTICIPANTS

Cycling on Grass U12 and U14 in Enniskeane. Closing date for entry 17 July.

DAIRY DATES PROVISIONAL

Munster chess draughts July 3 UL Limerick. Munster athletics July 23 Ennis. Munster team games July 30, UL Limerick.

National athletics August 13 Carlow. National art, cultural and talent August 27/28 in UL

National team events, swimming September 24/25 in UL. Check www.communitygames.ie. Mitchelstown area Community Games online.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL

Entries with name, date of birth and address / email at least 10 days before events.

Queries and expression of interest to 087-3589734 seamusfox365@gmail.com

Area consists of Araglin, Glanworth, Kildorrery, Kilworth, Mitchelstown and Shanballymore. It’s time to come forward 6-16 year olds.

Check rules and programme at www.communitygames.ie