Category: Sports

Munster Semi-Final Camogie

On Monday the 16th of December, Hazelwood College faced Christ the King’s Secondary School in the semi-final Munster Senior Camogie Competition. The team, managed by Ms. Anne-Marie McGann, got off to a great start with a Katie Coughlan point. Christ the King followed this by scoring a point to level things briefly, before going ahead with a goal. Despite this reversal, Hazelwood refused to be daunted and Rebecca Duggan and Marie Danaher scored a point each before Marie Danaher followed with a superb goal. Christ the King responded with a goal themselves, to take a one point lead. Hazelwood battled on as the half drew to an end. Orla Cunningham scored a valuable point to draw the teams level, while Cliona O’Callaghan kicked the ball over the bar twice just before half-time. Hazelwood ended the half with a two point lead.

At the start of the second half, Hazelwood faced a renewed Christ the King assault, as two points brought the teams level again. Kallie Hodgson, came on for Grainne Sheehy, just before Grainne Fitzgibbon scored a brilliant goal. This helped to establish Hazelwood’s lead, which they would hold until the final whistle. Due to the Christ the King resilience, several more substitutions were made with Laura Stack replacing Donna Mulcahy and Denise Forde came on for Grainne Fitzgibbon. The game continued to be a tit for tat affair, but with Hazelwood remaining in front. Cliona O’Callaghan’s magnificent towards the end of the game crowned a stunning achievement as the game ended 2:8 to 2:4 to Hazelwood College.

The team was: Amy Ryan, Aine Fitzgibbon, Caroline Watson, Chloe O’Brien, Emer Cunningham, Grainne Sheehy, Tara Fitzgibbon, Katie O’Sullivan, Donna Mulcahy, Katie Coughlan, Cliona O’Callaghan, Orla Cunningham, Rebecca Duggan, Marie Danaher and Grainne Fitzgibbon. The subs were Ellanah Mulcahy, Briana O’Connor, Sarah Shanahan, Chloe Ryan, Niamh O’Brien, Emma O’Callaghan, Laura Stack, Kallie Hodgson, Deniese Forde, Emer Lenihan, Sarah Nolan and Cathy Foley.

Basketball News

Picture 1: Hazelwood College’s First Year Basketball team who in the last few weeks have managed victories over Scoil Mhuire agus Íde, Castletroy A and Castletroy B basketball teams in the Limerick Schoolgirls’ Basketball League. Back row (left to right) Jessica Roche, Bríd Flanagan, Ciara Purcell, Katie O’Shea, Aoife Murray and Ciara Ahern. Middle Row (left to right) Aoife McMahon, Aisling Cunningham, Íde Cunningham, Joanna O’Connor and Rachel O’Reagan. Front Row (left to right) Nicola Madden, Amy Farnan and Julie O’ Shea. Congratulations to the girls and their coach Ms Beamish and continued success in the new year from all at Hazelwood College.

Picture 2: is of Hazelwood College’s Under 16 Girls’ Basketball team who defeated Pallaskenery 48-40 in a very tense and exciting game. The team, who were trained by Mr Liam Relihan, kept their composure under the relentless challenge posed by Pallaskenery, to emerge 8 point winners. Top Row (left to right) Rebecca Mc Guinness, Sarah Lynch, Niamh McCarthy, Cliodhna O Keefe. Bottom Row (left to right) Ellie Stone, Caoimhe Ryan, Ali Purcell, Megan Roberts.

Tag Rugby

Hazelwood College Tag Rugby Teams, who participated in a Tag Rugby Blitz in CIT. The Blitz, organised by Munster Rugby development officers was designed to encourage the growth of tag rugby, while also allowing students from across the province to see the physical and social benefits of tag rugby, to encourage student physical activity and to encourage students to emulate their provincial rugby heroes.

Team A

Pictured are back row (left to right) Katie O’Gorman, Georgina O’Sullivan, Aislinn O’Donnell, Alison Mcqueen and Roisin Sheehy. Front Row (left to right) Emme O’Connell, Chloe O’Brien, Niamh O’Brien, Roisin Cunningham and Niamh O’Connell.

Team B

Pictured are back row (left to right) Enya O’Donnell, Rachel O’Brien, Chloe Reidy, Shelia Fitzpatrick and Emily-Rose Mulcahy. Front row (left to right) Danielle Ahern, Ciara Lenihan, Grainne Ahern and Norma O’Sullivan.

County A First Year Football Final

Pictured (left to right) Conor Nicholas Captain of Castletroy College, Referee Seanie Hartnett and Hazelwood College Captain Brian Buckley just before the County A First Year Football Final. Hazelwood College narrowly missed out on victory on a scoreline of 3-07 to 3-04.

Hazelwood Hurlers Surge to Limerick Colleges’ Semi-Final Clash

Hazelwood College 4-22
St. John the Baptist -Hospital 2-12

Hazelwood College are now through to the semi-final of the Limerick Colleges ‘B’ Senior Hurling Competition after win over Hospital, which was not as easy as the score line suggests in a windy Dromcollogher last Wednesday. Hospital started well by getting the opening two points of the game. Jamie Butler opened Hazelwood’s account in the sixth minute with a fine point, from play, but Hospital struck back a minute later with a fantastic goal and two more points leaving the score 1-4 to 0-2 in favour of Hospital, who did have the advantage of playing with the breeze in the opening half. Hazelwood began to settle into the game in the tenth minute, helped by a Sean Fehin point followed by a powerful goal from the stick of full forward Shane O Callaghan. The scoreboard now read Hospital 1-4 Hazelwood 1-3 with 11 minutes played. For the next ten minutes both sides exchanged points but in the twenty second minute of the game Hospital struck with another fine goal. However, Hazelwood fought back, with a stunning goal, thanks to Diarmuid Buckley. This left the half time score at 2-7 to 2-7.

The Hospital team was first out of the blocks again in the second half and straight away got a point. Hazelwood, buoyed by their first half fight back, began to exert control with the wind at their backs. They scored 1-3 without reply. The score was now 3-10 to 2-8. Hospital replied with a point but this was cancelled out by a fine long range point from James Regan which was followed soon after by another Shane O’Callaghan goal. Hazelwood at this point were well on top, and with 52 minutes played, James Regan dropped in a high ball in front of the keeper who misjudged it allowed it to bounce into the net. It was now 4-17 to 2-12. Hazelwood crowned the victory off with five more points, two coming from Damien Lacey frees and one each from Eddie Prunty, Sean Fehin and Cillian Fahey. The final score was Hazelwood 4-22 Hospital 2-12.

Team and Scroers:
Billy Donegan, Patrick Burke, Sean Flanagan, Declan Stack, Daire Hannigan, Eric O’Connor, James O’Regan (1-2), Jamie Butler (0-5, 0-2 F), Eddie Prunty (0-1) , Darragh Kiely (0-1), Seamus Flanagan (0-1), Sean O’Sullivan (0-3) Sean Fehin (0-3), Shane O Callagahan (2-0) Diarmuid Buckley (1-2)

Subs: John Walsh, Damien Lacey (0-3, 0-2 Frees) , Paddy Lordan Lee Daly, James Kelly, Padraig Roche, Cillian Fahy (0-1)

HAZELWOOD COLLEGE WIN FIRST ROUND OF MUNSTER SENIOR HURLING

Hazelwood College 1-21
Blarney 1-18

Last week Hazelwood College began their Munster hurling campaign against Blarney in Mallow, playing with a strong breeze. Damien Lacey put Hazelwood three points to the good in the first seven minutes. James O Regan added to this lead making it four points to no score. Blarney however replied with two points of their own before Damien Lacey scored a fine free another a point from play making it six points to two. Seamus Flanegan and Darragh Kiely made it eight points to two after twelve minutes in high scoring opening. Blarney then hit back with two unanswered points before the inform Damien Lacey scored another point. In the next ten minutes both sides exchanged points leaving the half time score – Hazelwood 13 points Blarney 10 points only 3 points ahead playing into a stiff second half breeze.

The first ten minutes of the second half was end to end with Damian Lacey scoring three more points for his side and Blarney also scoring three points. The game then sprung to life with a Damian Lacey penalty rattling the Blarney net. Blarney refused to give up and responded three minutes later with a goal of high class. With ten minutes to play, the score was 1-19 to 1-15 in favour of Hazelwood. Blarney struck twice with two points but Sean Fehin and Eddie Prunty scored a point each to seal the win for Hazelwood College. Blarney put pressure on with a late point to leave only 3 between the teams but it was not enough to salvage a result, leaving Hazelwood victorious. Hazelwood Play Carrignavar in Mallow, at 1 PM on Wednesday Oct 17th in the 2nd round.

Team Billy Donegan, Cillian Cagney, Sean Flagagan, Declan Stack, James O Regan 0-1, Eric O Connor, Daire Hannigan, Eddie Prunty (0-1), Jamie Butler (0-1), Peter Mulcahy, Seamus Flanagan (0-2), Sean O Sullivan (0-1), Darragh Kiely( 0-1), Damien Lacey (1-11 0-8 frees), John walsh.
Subs
Sean Fehin (0-2), Shane O Callaghan, Steven Ahern, Paddy Burke, Padraig Roche, James Kelly, Luke Broderick, Lee Daly, Paddy Lordan, Cillian Fahy,

Dramatic Munster Senior Hurling Encounter

Defiant Hazelwood lose out in extra time in dramatic Munster Senior Hurling encounter.

Hazelwood College 1-17
Carrignavar 3-12

On the 17th of October 2012 Hazelwood College narrowly lost out to Carrignavar in the second round of the Munster Colleges. Carrignavar started at a blistering pace, with two goals in the first seven minutes. Despite this, Hazelwood fought back with 4 points of their own, three from the stick of Damien Lacey and one from Darragh Kiely. Following Hazelwood’s sustained response, both sides exchanged points with Damien Lacey scoring from placed balls, leaving the score at half time 2-5 to 7 in favour of Carrignavar.

Hazelwood surged forward at the start of the second half, with scores from Damien Lacey, Sean Fehin and Sean Flanagan. In the fourth minute of the second half Hazelwood scored a goal through John Walsh. From here Hazelwood managed to push into a clear lead, thanks to the team’s sterling second half performance. Though Hazelwood’s heroic efforts cost the team valuable energy, the team looked set to achieve a remarkable victory. Unfortunately with two minutes left on the clock, Carrignaver grabbed a goal leaving them a point down and in stoppage time Carrignavar then snatched another point from a free. This meant that the game headed into extra time.

The first half of extra time turned into a low scoring tight affair, ending with the score even yet again thanks to John Walsh’s fine point for Hazelwood, which answered Carrignavar. Despite Hazelwood’s tired legs, the team rallied for the the second period, which was end to end action. Carrignavar scored an early point before Damien Lacey replied. Unluckily for Hazelwood, Carrignavar seized their chance and scored the decisive point to clinch the victory in the dying moments of the game.

Team and Scorers:
Billy Donegan, Cillian Cagney, Daire Hannigan, Declan Stack, Patrick Burke, Sean Flanagan (0-1), James O’Regan, Peter Mulcahy, Jamie Butler, Eddie Prunty, Shane O’Callagahan (0-1) Sean Fehin (0-1) John Walsh (1-1), Damien Lacey (0-12 0-9 Frees), Darragh Kiely (0-1)

Subs: Paddy Lordan Lee Daly, Steven Ahern, James Kelly, Padraig Roche and Cillian Fahy

Hazelwood Athletics Hot Shots

On what turned out to be a gorgeous sunny day in CIT, four Hazelwood College athletes (Kevin O Leary, Laoise Bennis, Mairead Lordon and Maria Cremin) competed in the Munster Schools Combined Events Competition. Among the very stiff competition, the Hazelwood College athletes competed fantastically. Combined Events Competition involves the athletes competing in five disciplines over one day, being allocated points on how the preform in each event. Hazelwood College’s athletic team gave great individual performances over the course of the day, but were unlucky, in narrowly missing out on medals.

All four athletes had fantastic races in their hurdles races, finishing no lower than third in each race. This high Hazelwood standard was maintained when Mairead, Kevin and Laoise all achieved personal bests in the long jump. Laoise raised the standard further when she went on to win her high jump, with a personal best equalling jump of 1.45m, narrowly missing out on 1.50m. Kevin also had an impressive high jump, smashing his personal best to jump 1.35m to finish second. Maria struggled with her mark in her strongest event, the long jump, but still managed 3.76m. She also equalled her personal best in the high jump and ran a new personal best in her 800m. Mairead was very pleased with her solid run in the hurdles and saved her best performance for the last event of the day the 800m getting a new personal best of 2min 47sec, showing great promise for the cross country season.

All in all it was a fantastic day with lots of personal bests, but more importantly it shows great promise for the future.

Picture 1: Hazelwood College tag rugby teams that participated in a tag rugby blitz, which was run by Rugby Munster Branch.

Picture 2: Another of the tag rugby teams from Hazelwood College who participated in tag rugby blitz which was run in the grounds of Shannon RFC. Also pictured with them was Fiach, who is a Development Officer with Munster Rugby and acted as one of the referees on the day.

Picture 2: The third Hazelwood College tag rugby team who participated in the Munster Rugby branch organised tag rugby blitz, where they faced opposition from SMI Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale. Also pictured is one of Munster Rugby’s Development Officers, who acted as a referee for the tag rugby blitz.

Picture 3: Hazelwood College students mixing with students from SMI Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale who all participated in teh tag rugby blitz run by the Munster Rugby Branch at Shannon RFC.

Hazelwood Triumph over Rathkeale in Senior County Limerick VEC Colleges’ Final

On May 15th, Hazelwood College Senior Camogie team faced the stiff challenge provided by Rathkeale. The team, led by Aideen O’Flynn, started strongly, helped by a brace of goals by Becky Ryan and a combined six points by Katie Dillane and Aideen O’Flynn. By the end of the first half Hazelwood were 2-7 to 1-1, a score line that does not reflect the challenge posed by Rathkeale.

Rathkeale, helped by the breeze in the second half launched a stern defence and fight back, but could not overcome the strong defence marshalled by Tara Fitzgibbon and Grainne Sheehy. Thanks to the experienced heads on the team, further points were added to keep a safe distance between the teams. Further points by Becky Ryan, Katie Coughlan, Donna Mulcahy, combined with a leading performance by Aideen O’Flynn ensured that at the end Hazelwood were on the right side of a 3-12 to 2-3 score line.

Hazelwood College Team

1. Rebecca Duggan
2. Caroline Watson
3. Grainne Sheehy
4. Orla Cunningham
5. Loretta Hanley
6. Tara Fitzgibbon
7. Sarah Shanahan
8. Aideen O’Flynn
9. Katie O’Sullivan
10. Cliona O’Callaghan
11. Donna Mulcahy
12. Kallie Hodgeson
13. Katie Coughlan
14. Becky Ryan
15. Katie Dillane
16. Aine Fitzgibbon
17. Sarah Nolan
18. Grainne Fitzgibbon
19. Marie Dannaher
20. Brianna O’Connor
21. Chloe O’Brien
22. Aine Cunningham
23. Emer Cunningham

Hazelwood Scorers
Becky Ryan 2-2
Katie O’Sullivan 1-0
Katie Coughlan 2 points
Katie Dillane 3 points
Aideen O’Flynn 4 points
Donna Mulcahy 1 point.