GBC U21’s played Cloneen in a one sided north quarter final on Sunday in chilly Ballyragget. In the first half GBC were dominant but their wides tally mounted. Eamonn Egan, Willie O’Connor and Conor Murphy did manage to find the range and Eoin Corcoran began to dominate mid-field. With only three points to show after 20 minutes, Conor Murphy drove through the Cloneen defence and blasted a shot to the net. Points from Willie O’Connor, Darragh Egan and Eoin Robinson followed to bring the score at half time to read GBC 1-8, Cloneen 0-1. Read more
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Minor Hurling B County Final, 15/11/14
A steely determination was evident in the face of every GBC player as they lined up for the pre-county final photo in Piltown last Saturday. They were there to take on Slieverue, a team that had put up very impressive scores all season. Read more
Camogie Medal Presentation
The club will hold a medal presentation for the u-12s, u-14s & u-16s this Saturday night 15th November. It will take place in Ballycallan hall at 8.15pm. All welcome!
Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final, 08/11/14.
Traditional winter activities were thankfully put on hold again this weekend, as another GBC team qualified for a County Final. This time it was the turn of the Minors as they took on St. Martin’s in Clara. The boys played with a strong breeze in the first half and after eight minutes they had three points on the board from Philly Cahill (2fs) and Padraic Dunphy. Read more
Minor Hurling Championship Quarter Final, 01/11/2014
John Locke Park was like a scene from “Waterworld” on Saturday last when GBC minors took on a highly rated Callan side on their home ground. Graigue started brightly and had a point from Philly Cahill (65) and one from midfield from Colum Prendiville, within six minutes of the throw in before Callan opened their account with two pointed frees. Read more
Intermediate Hurling Semi-final, 26/10/14
A wet and windy Nowlan park was the venue, GBC and St. Patrick’s Ballyragget the contestants, in this Intermediate Hurling semi-final. Playing into a gale in the opening half, GBC found scores very hard to come by and a point from play each from Eddie Brennan and Philly Cahill was a worrying sight on the half time scoreboard. Ballyragget had eight points on the board, most of them from frees and our only hope was that the breeze might help to produce a GBC fight back. Read more
Intermediate Hurling Quarter Final, 12/10/14.
Graigue Ballycallan’s Intermediate team returned to Palmerstown to face Thomastown on Sunday afternoon last with the memory of last year’s disappointment at the same venue still lingering. Philly Cahill had three unanswered points on the board from frees within five minutes, but GBC’s hard work was cancelled out on seven minutes, when John Joe Farrell picked up possession on the twenty-one yard line and slotted home a goal. Thomastown added three unanswered points, before Philly steadied the ship with a pointed free, GBC 0-4, Thomastown 1-3. Read more
Under 16 Roinn B County Final 11/10/14
The Graigue Ballycallan under 16 squad went to Freshford on Saturday last with a dream of entering the history books; they returned to Tom Ryall Park that night with a memory that will last a lifetime.
Galmoy/Windgap started briskly and had three unanswered points on the board within four minutes. The GBC boys didn’t panic and when Ciarán Hogan got possession on the edge of the square, he gave the goalie no chance. Read more
Under 16 County Champions Homecoming, Tom Ryall Park, 11/10/14.
Under 16s are Hurling County Final Winners !
U-14 Roinn B HC Semi-Final Report
Report by Philomena Brennan
The eagerly awaited u-14 Roinn B Hurling Championship Semi-Final took place in Tullaroan on the 4th October last. Conditions were ideal and a large contingent of supporters looked forward to a competitive encounter with near neighbours, John Lockes of Callan.
John Lockes got off the mark quickly with two points from placed balls. A lovely point from nippy corner forward Paddy Brennan saw GBC get on the score-board which was quickly followed by a similar score from Oisín Egan. Read more
Intermediate camogie through to county semi final
Well done to our intermediates on getting through to the county semi final. They played Clara in a very tough quarter final last Sunday 28th September.
From the throw in it was a tough, high intensity game. Clara were the first on the scoreboard with a point from their half forward line. Serious work from midfielders Aisling Dunphy and Laura Hennessy and the half back line meant the forwards were getting plenty of ball and the first score came from Laureena Murphy in the 8th minute. Soon after Antoinette Power followed with another. Read more