St Mary's Newport enjoy plenty of success in schools athletics and on the football pitch

On Wednesday, April 26 St Mary’s Newport had great success in athletics with 25 individual medals and three Relays team medals.

There was a great start to the morning with two golds in the high jump - Clodagh Donoghue and Scott Ryan. Clodagh also took gold in the long jump and also in the girls’ relay with Sophie Walker, Ava Palmer and Leah Berry.

Leah Berry won the Junior 100m. Sophie then won the girls’ inter 100m with third place in the long jump and then Josh Devlin took gold in his long jump.

In the javelin we had gold in the Junior Boys with Callum Hier throwing over 24m and Rubi Walker taking silver in the junior girls. We also had silver medals from Ava Palmer in the inter girls’ shot with a PB 7.61m; Oisin Kennedy in minor boys 800m; Josh Devlin in the hurdles, Dara Kennedy in senior long jump just missing out on gold by 1cm. Athol Harvey in boys’ junior 100m

We had plenty of third placings with Darragh McNamara in long jump; Josh, Ellen Hacket and Kenneth Blower in the 100; Patrick Sheehan in 800m; Aideen Kinsella and Dillon Walsh in the shot, with Dillon also third in the inter boys’ 400m

We had three teams in the inter boys’ relay where we took 2nd and 3rd place and the junior boys relay took silver.
Overall a very successful and enjoyable day and now onwards to the North Munsters in Castleisland.

St Mary’s host blitz for local primary schools: On the April 25 we invited over 100 primary school students to Lacken Park, Newport, for our first annual hurling blitz.

We were delighted that Ahane NS, St Ailbes, Murroe NS, Newport Boys School, Lackamore NS, Boher NS and Birdhill NS could join us on the day.

A massive thank you to our TY, first and fifth year students who organised the event, which was a massive success on the day.

We would like to thank all who participated and and a congratulations to our three winners: Newport Boys’ School, the cup winners; Boher NS, the shield winners and Ahane NS, the plate winners.

We are already looking forward to next year where we look forward to running both a hurling and camogie tournament going forward.

U15 Munster Minor Trophy: Our U15 boys travelled to Cahir Park on Thursday, April 27, for the Munster minor trophy final against ERSS Carrick-on-Suir.

Anyone who travelled was treated to a great game of soccer.

St Mary’s started brightly and were almost rewarded when Cathal McNamara had a goal chalked off after 12 minutes.

St Mary’s kept applying pressure but some last gasp tackles from the Carrick center-half prevented any shots getting through to the keeper.

Carrick almost scored late in the first half when a long range effort was tipped onto the crossbar by Tommy Whelan.

The deciding moment in the game came seven minutes into the second half when captain Ben Ross nutmegged the oncoming centre-half and found the top corner with a sweet strike from outside the box.

St Mary’s kept the pressure on and a couple of more good chances came by Scott Nugent, Alex Woodland and Cathal McNamara but none found the net.

Nathan Ebo then struck the crossbar with a long range free kick.

Carrick tried to find an equaliser late in the game, but hard work from Tadgh McGelligot and Kevin Fitzpatrick in midfield stopped Carrick from launching attacks.

Thank you to Ryans Centra and Inver for our new jerseys. Also thank you to Mr Nolan and

Girls Junior Soccer: In a nail-biting match on Monday, St Mary’s Newport Junior Soccer girls team emerged victorious against John the Baptist, Hospital.

The girls put on a strong performance, showing their determination to win from the very start.

The game was intense, with both teams fiercely battling it out on the pitch. However, it was Newport who showed their resilience and perseverance, ultimately triumphing over their opponents with a final score of 4-3.

The goals came from Jayne Ryan, Emma Sweeney, and Abi O’Mahony, each demonstrating their impressive skill and ability on the field.

The team as a whole worked tirelessly, showcasing their unwavering dedication. Their hard work has certainly paid off, as the win sees them rise to the top of their group in the League.

Congratulations to the team on their well-deserved victory.