Hurling

The A Team

S Johnson

E Pender C Browne JJ Hickey

C Maharaj D Glynn C Gough

C McPartlan M Hayes

A Cantwell D Gaule C Buckley

E Walsh C Tynan E Guilfoyle

The B Panel

D McGeary

T Phelan S Treacy P Turley

H Walsh N O Shea R Glynn

A Nolan J Keohane

A McDonald P Vickery D Butler

I McKeown M Casey S Clohosey

B Howe L O Hara J Murphy S Lennon G Clarke E Cantwell S Tynan

K Ormond D Bawle I O Brien D Hogan A Quinlan B Cantwell J Mahony G Walsh

and others

St Canice's v Gowran March 24th

New Year begins Well

In our first outing in the new A/B format of the county league, we travelled to Gowran and scored a convincing win over the locals. We were much bigger and stronger than the opposition. We also showed some nice hurling skills. We will without doubt meet tougher opponents shortly!

Our team was:

Sam Johnson

Eoin Predergast Caimin Brown J.J.Hickey

Conor Maharaj David Glynn Ciaran Gough

Michael Hayes Colm McPartlan

Andrew Cantwell David Gaule Evan Guilfoyle

Cian Tynan Cillian Buckley Evan Walsh

Sub: Peter Vickery

St Canice's v Kilmanagh

Roinn A round 2
March 31
Jame's Park
V Kilmanagh

After games of 7 aside hurling and football the previous two evenings, our hurlers turned in a fine performance to outscore Kilmanagh by 3-12 to 0-3 on a beautiful March day. Playing against the breeze in the first half, we led 0-7 to 0- 2 at half time, and continued in the same spirit in the second half. On a day we were without the injured Evan Guilfoyle and David Gaule, and Peter Vickery who was ill, we added both Shane Clohosey and Aidan Nolan to our panel. Both players showed that they have the skill to perform at this level.
While we were not under huge pressure most of the time, the 'management' was pleased with our performance, knowing that an improvement will be necessary when the season is nearing an end. The eyecatchers in today's win were C McPartlan, JJ Hickey, C Gough, T Hayes, C Brown, C Tynan, A Cantwell and C Buckley.

St Canice's Game 3
Tuesday 20/04/04
Roinn A/B
Venue Coote's Lane
Result: St. Canice's 6-3 St. Patrick's 1-3

Our third game in this competition saw us deliver another sound performance. We started well and had four goals scored before St. Pat's really got into the game. After our initial scoring blitz, the play was much more even. Without doubt, the St. Pats lads would like another chance to play us again - they'd hardly be so generous again in early play.
Most players played well. Special mention today to Sam Johnson, Eoin Pendergast, Colm McPartlan, Ciarán Gough (best game yet?) Michael Hayes, Caimin Brown, David Gaule, Evan Guilfoyle.
Aidan Nolan , Peter Vickery and Shane Clohosey all did well when introduced.

St Canice's v Clara

May 11th 2004
In Clara
Roinn A/B Match 5
Clara 5-6 St. Canice's 3-10

What a game! What a fantastic game! We lost on the scoreboard when Patrick Galvin scored a goal with the last puck of the game, but in this game there were no losers. There was no exaggeration when Richie Mulrooney said in our dressing room after the game that this was the best game of school's hurling that he had ever witnessed. It is hard to believe that boys ranging from 10 to 13 years of age could provide such a demonstration of skill, speed, courage, commitment and any other quality associated with sport at the top level. The most evident quality of all was sportmanship. Not once was there a hint of lost tempers or unfair play. These boys played the game as it should be played.
A draw would have been a perfect result. Throughout the game the lead changed many times. As the score suggests, Clara had the upper hand when it came to scoring goals, but we matched them well in all sectors of the field.
Conor Maharaj had a fantastic game in goal, standing in for the holiday-maker, Sam Johnson. Our full back line of Eoin Pender, Colm McPartlan and J.J.Hickey were under more pressure in this game that they have been in a long while and each one of them showed great defensive skills.
David Glynn was a giant at centre back. His battle with Patrick Galvin was brilliant to watch- both players are tough, skillful and brave - someday soon they will surely play on the same team wearing black and amber stripes.
Evan Walsh showed up well again in his second game at wing back while on the other wing Aidan Nolan did well when deputising for Ciaran Gough.
Our midfielders put in their usual hard working performance. Caimin Brown continues to improve each day and was well in contention for man-of-the-match. Michael Hayes never gives up!!
David Gaule led the attack with power and improved skill as was demonstrated with a fantastic point scored on the run with his weak hand in the first half. Andrew Cantwell and Cillian Buckley had the Clara backs in trouble throughout. The inside line was Peter Vickery, Cian Tynan and Evan Guilfoyle. These three are class hurlers and all played well. Shane Clohosey came on towards the end but little ball came his way so he could not show his style.
These teams are most likely to meet again. Wouldn't it be great if that meeting happened to be in Nowlan Park in the Roinn A final? However, there are two more league matches to play before we get to knock out stages, so lets not start counting any chickens yet!
About thirty adults were present in Clara today. No doubt every one of them will remember this game for a long time.

St Canice's v Kilmacow March 26th

Away to Kilmacow

In spite of great individual performances, many from 'rookies' playing their first matches in a St. Canice's jersey, our first outing of the year in the C/D league ended in a heavy defeat at the hands of Kilmacow.
Our defenders were under heavy pressure from the start. Each one of them performed admirably, but special mention to the youngest, Rory Glynn. He was great. David McGeary in goal could not be faulted for any of their scores.
Further up the field we found it hard to make progress in the early stages, but as the game developed, we improved. The pick of our hurlers in this section was the skilful Shane Clohosey, Michael Casey, James Murphy, Ivor O Brien and Alex Quinlan.
This was a learning experience for most of our novices and we expect to see a gradual improvement in the coming weeks, beginning with our next match, home to Glenmore next week.
Our team was:
D McGeary

T Phelan S Treacy P Turley

H Walsh N O Shea R Glynn

A Nolan J Keohane

A McDonald A Duggan D Butler

B Howe M Casey S Clohosey

Subs:

B Howe D Buggy L O Hara J Murphy S Lennon G Clarke E Cantwell

S Tynan K Ormond D Bawle I O Brien D Hogan A Quinlan B Cantwell

J Mahony G Walsh I McKeown

St Canice's v Dunnamaggin April 21st

Not good enough in Dunnamaggin

A disappointing first half performance put paid to our chances of winning this, our third game in the Roinn C/D hurling league, played in Dunammaggin on a fine April evening. We trailed by 5-1 to 0-1(Darragh Buggy free) at half time, and only when we introduced our subs did we begin to play with the spirit we displayed in our previous outings.
The final scoreline of 6-2 to 3-1 shows that our subs had the desired effect when introduced- special mention here to Mason Clifford, James Murphy(1-0), Kieran Ormond and Brian Howe.
Not enough of our starters played to their full potential. There were, nonetheless, very good displays from Thomas Phelan, Peter Turley, Rory Glynn, Michael Casey and Eoin Cantwell(2-0).
We are still waiting for our first victory in this competition. We must remember we had a slow start last year also and finished the year as Roinn D champions! We look forward to an improved display in our next match.

St Canice's v Windgap

May 11th 2004
Roinn C/D
Match 4
In Palmerstown
Windgap 6-1 St. Canice's 2-1

Another game, another loss.
However, there are definite signs there that our youngsters are improving. Indeed, in an odd way, this was a game that could have been won. We failed to convert some good early chances and paid the penalty when Windgap scored three gaols in their first three attacks.
Next week's game will be very tough for us against a strong Callan team. At this stage it looks like a certainty that we will play in the Roinn D for the knock out part of the championship. Here we will meet teams that we have a realistic chance of beating, so we look forward to June hurling