Tag: Basketball

The first and second year girls Basketball teams taking time out for some fresh air on Ballybunion beach after two hard fought games. They were unlucky on the day but put in two very strong performances.

Hazelwood College took on Castletroy College on Monday March 5th in Dromcollogher. The Hazelwood girls continued their winning ways with a final score of 23-11 to Hazelwood. It was a tough match with excellent performances from both sides but Hazelwood stayed focused on their task and came out on top. Big thanks to Castletroy College for their great effort and well done to both teams.

 

Thanks to Nicole Mc Carthy and Leah O Donoghue for the report

Hazelwood Heroines Blaze Brilliantly in Basketball Battle

Hazelwood College’s Senior Ladies Basketballers, including sixth year veterans Katie McCarthy, Rachel O’Reagan and Julie and Katie O’Shea sought to end the year and in the case of the sixth years names their second level basketballing experience with a final triumph in the South West Division B Shield last Friday. Their opposition was Coláiste Nano Nagle, an experience and skilled opposition. After a slow start, Hazelwood’s determination to win became irresistible and Hazelwood’s heroines pulled of a comprehensive 48-20 point win, under the guidance of Ms Grainne Phelan and Ms Tricia Bridgeman. For the sixth years it was a final victory, before the one hoped for in June!

Tenacious Hazelwood Heroines Put Final in the Basket

Hazelwood First Year Girls’ Basketball team took to the court in UL to battle it out for the title of the South West Girls’ Final winners 2017. They were up against a tough Villiers School Limerick, side.
The girls started off well with great scores and defence and kept this intensity up throughout the match. With 3 minutes left Hazelwood were firmly in front leading 20-11 but Villiers came back to trail by only 3 points with only 20 seconds remaining. A Villiers player threw up a shot from the halfway line but the buzzer had already gone and Hazelwood had clung onto their small lead to win the South West Regional Girls’ Basketball Final

First Year Hazelwood College South West Girls’Regional Basketball Final winning team Back row from L-R Ava Noonan, Zara O’Connell, Caoimhe Cunnigham, Ella Donegan, Savannagh Harty, Yvonne Stack, Katie Burke, Caoimhe Horan.
Front row from l-r Muireann O’Callaghan,Niamh Galvin, Niamh Fahy,Caoimhe McCarthy, Hannah O’Sullivan, Roisin Daly, Ellie May Sweeney

Hazelwood College’s Limerick Schools Junior Girls Basketball League team are pictured after their recent success against Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh on a 36-21 score line. After beginning the encounter with at a blistering pace, Hazelwood ratchetted up an impressive 25-8 lead by the midway mark. However, Hazelwood had to withstand an impressive fightback by Gaelcholáiste, who thundered through the third quarter, in order to advance to the next round of the Limerick Schools’ Junior Basketball League. Pictured are (back row, left to right): Melissa Duggan, Melanie Gilbourne, Chloe Farrell, Fiona Wright, Sinead Wright. Front row (left to right): Ciara McCarthy, Sara Enright, Evelyn Mancassola, Roisin Normoyle and Aisling Shanahan