Hazelwood College

Senior Basketball News

Hazelwood College’s Senior Basketball team who defeated Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh on the scoreline of 50-11 in the County Limerick Senior Ladies’ Basketball Shield. Pictured are back row (left to right) Rachel O’Reagan, Katie O’Shea, Ellen Condon and Niamh O’Brien. Front row (left to right) Ava Mullane, Neasa Fahy, Chloe O’Brien and Norma O’Sullivan. After an initial quarter, which was tightly contested. Hazelwood launched a scoring blitz, led by Neasa Fahy, Chloe O’Brien and Rachel O’Reagan. This blitz was maintained in the course of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, tiredness caught up with the Hazelwood College effort and the frenetic pace quietened, leaving the score at 50-11.

Victory over Desmond College U16.5 Hurling

Hazelwood College’s Under 16 ½ Hurling Limerick Colleges Competition team pictured after their comprehensive 5-19 to 1-8 victory over Desmond College in the latest round of the competition. Pictured back row (left to right): Billy Ryan, Michael Quinn, Eoin Finn, Darragh Stack, James Molyneaux, Cillian Shine, Colin O’Brien, Evan O’Flynn, Dean O’Brien, Michael Barrett, Colm Galvin, Alan O’Leary, Michael Ryan and Muiris O’Keefe. Front row (left to right) Aaron Buckley, Brian Stack, Christopher Cotter, William Boyce, Jack Willis, Oisín Brennan, Jonathan Sheehan, Darragh Lane, Ben O’Connor and Seán Kelly.

Under 16½ Football News

Hazelwood College Under 16½ Football team are pictured here after their 3-09 to 3-05 victory over Salesian Secondary College, Pallaskenry in the County Limerick Football Championship. Pictured are back row (left to right): Christopher Cotter, Eoin Finn, Jack McCarthy, Padraig Roche, Anthony Nolan, Ronan O’Keeffe, Cillian Shine, Colm Ryan, Evan O’Flynn, Jonathan Sheehan, Eugene Barrett, Sean Kelly and Michael Ryan. Front row (left to right): Jack Willis, Robert Leavitt, Adam Sheahan, Darragh Lane, Colin O’Brien, Connor McCarthy, Oisin Brennan, William Boyce, Jack Pearse and Brian Ahern.

Senior Camogie Munster Semi-Final Replay

Recently the Hazelwood College Senior Camogie team took to the pitch against Secondary School Clonakilty at Castle Road Camogie Grounds, Cork.

Hazelwood started with determination and three minutes into the first half Aisling Cunningham scored the opening point for Hazelwood. Sacred Heart quickly recovered with a long range point. Clonakilty took advantage of the bad puck out of Hazelwood and easily tapped it over the bar. Hazelwood conceded a free from a Hazelwood 65, when Tara Fitzgibbon hit into Laura Stack’s who quickly tapped over the crossbar in the seventh minute of the game. Clonakilty took a quick puck out which was caught by Laura Stack who took her second point in the game. Aisling Cunningham got a goal from the rebound of Laura Stack in the tenth minute of the first half. After a bad puck out from the Cork side, Chloe O’ Brien regained possession, which she passed off to Aoife McMahon to get her first point of the game. Hazelwood kept on scoring, thanks to the accuracy of Chloe O’Brien, Íde Cunningham and Elanna Mulchay. Clonakilty scored another point from a 65 just before the half time whistle, which left the score at Hazelwood 1-8 to Clonakilty 0-3.

In the second half, Hazelwood started the half off with heart and determination wanting to win. They quickly took off, getting scores off their main scorers, Laura Stack, Bríd Flanagan and Chloe O’Brien. Clonakilty conceded a goal coming from their skilled half forward. Hazelwood fought on, as Katie Carroll got a cracker of a goal during half way through the second half. Clonakilty quickly fought back to get their second goal. There was no looking back for Hazelwood as they secured four more points from Íde Cunningham, Bríd Flanagan, Elanna Mulchay and Katie Carroll.

The score finished Hazelwood College 2-17, to Sacred Heart, Clonakilty 2-3. This was enough to secure Hazelwood their place playing in the Munster Senior Camogie Final.

Tip Top Table Tennis

Tip Top Table Tennis at Hazelwood College

Recently, Hazelwood College’s table tennis team visited Scoil Pól Secondary School in Kilfinane for a two day follow up table tennis course. This was after Hazelwood College had hosted a previous course under the tuition of Owen Kelly and his daughter Mel Kelly, who represents Ireland in international table tennis competitions.

In the course of the first day of the course, hosted at Hazelwood College, student had been taught to serve and to knock their opponents out. During the second day of the course, in Scoil Pól, students were taught the various grips for holding the bat. This would allow students to play to their opponent’s weaker side.

By Leon Crowley, Transition Year

Senior Camogie News

Hazelwood College’s Senior Munster Championship Camogie team, which recently drew 0-8 to 1-5 with Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty in the Senior Camogie Munster Semi-Final. Pictured are back row (left to right) Nicola Madden, Aisling Cunningham, Emma O’Callaghan, Bríd Flanagan, Aoife McMahon, Noirín Collins, Megan Fitzgibbon, Niamh O’Brien, Tara Fitzgibbon, Sarah Shanahan and Aoife Murray. Front row (left to right) Laura Stack, Lauren O’Brien, Emily Rose Mulchay, Roisín Cunningham, Chloe O’Brien, Tara O’Leary, Shauna Cunningham and Sarah Sheehan.

Comprehensive Victory in Colleges Championship

Hazelwood College Comprehensive Victory in Colleges Championship

Hazelwood College took on St. Mary’s Newport Under 16 ½ boys last recently. In the first half Hazelwood made the most of the strong wind at their backs. The conditions encouraged the mid-fielders, Sean Kelly and Colin O’ Brien, forward, where they scored 7 points between them. This, combined with a wonderful display by Evan O’ Flynn, had a great first half scoring 1:6, saw Hazelwood take a commanding lead. In the first half Hazelwood were awarded three frees, with Colin O’ Brien putting over all three.

Despite being 3:11 ahead at half time, Hazelwood knew that Newport would have the benefit of a strong wind in the second half. Hazelwood College were thrown on the defensive immediately after the restart as a defiant Newport attempted to cut Hazelwood’s lead. Despite this early onslaught, Hazelwood were able to counterattack and Hazelwood’s Evan O` Flynn and Jamie O` Connor both scored a goal, with Sean Kelly scoring two points. Ultimately were able to maintain their comprehensive lead, despite the St Mary’s attack, to win on the score of Hazelwood College 5:18 St Mary’s Newport 2:18.

Hazelwood College Under 16 1/2 Limerick Colleges’ Championship hurling team, who recently defeated St Mary’s Newport to pregress to the enxt stage of the competition. Pictured are back row (left to right) Muiris O Keefe , Michael Quinn , Brian Stack , Alan O’Leary , Colin O Brien, Sean Kelly, Ronan O’Keefe , Evan O’Flynn , Dean O’Brien , Tommie Carroll, James Molyneaux , Johnathan Sheehan, Darragh Lane and Aaron Shanahan. Front Row (left to right) Billy Ryan, Jack Willis, William Boyce, Michael Barrett, Colm Ryan , Eoin Finn, Michael O’Callaghan , Oisin Brennan, Cillian Shine, Fergal Lane, Aaron Buckley, Colm Galvin, Michael Ryan, and Jamie O’Connor

All-Ireland Winning Handball Teams

Pictured are Hazelwood Colleges two all-Ireland winning handball teams.

Picture a Hazelwood College students Nigel O’Callaghan (left) and Evan Murphy (right) display their recently won all-Ireland Colleges Senior Doubles medals.

Picture b Hazelwood College students Cathy Foley (left) and Katie McCarthy (right) display their all-Ireland Senior Ladies Doubles medal, which they won recently.

Junior Munster Camogie Win

Hazelwood College’s Junior Munster Championship Camogie team that recently defeated Blackwater Community School, Lismore on a scoreline of 5-6 to 2-8. Pictured are Back row (left from right) Aisling Cunningham, Mary-Kate Fehin, Meadbh McCarthy, Aoife McMahon, Megan Lenihan, Sarah McDermott, Caitlin O’ Connor, Leah Downes, Anna Walmsley, Katie O’ Carroll and Sinead O’ Donnell. Middle row (left to right) Ms Geraldine Reilly, Bríd Flanagan, Sarah Sheehan, Shauna Cunningham, Clodagh Buckley, Tara Kennelly, Emma Browne, Aisling Enright, Abby McDermott, Ava Mullane, Grace Donegan and Ms Sarah Ryan Front Row (left to right) Nicole Murphy, Carla Donegan, Aisling Magner, Melanie Gilbourne, Meadbh O’ Connor, Holly Hennessy, Ella Noonan, Juliet Nolan, Yvonne O’ Kelly, Katelyn Davis, Sarah Farrissey

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