| In the senior championship Barna defeated Leitir Mor on a scoreline of 2-10 to 0-11. In a very competitive match Barna produced a strong last quarter to win the game, on Friday evening the juniors started their championship campaign with a draw against the same opposition.
The U12 girls are nearing the end of their league campaign and the last two matches resulted in narrow defeats to Claregalway and St Furseys. Both matches were played away from home and on evenings were several players were missing resulted in the team lining out with no subs. The girls put on a great display of blocking, and attacking football which on another day would of got the win but narrowly missed out on both occasions. Two girls got injured during the games, Olivia Murphy and Aoife Lynagh and we wish them a speed recovery .
The U14 girls are about to start their league campaign in earnest with a game on Friday evening at Barna Pitch against Leitir Mor. Throw in is at 7 and support would be appreciated for the girls .
The Ladies tried unsuccessfully on Sunday evening to replicate what the senior team did on Sunday by winning against Leitir Mor. The game was played on their pitch on Sunday evening and with only sixteen ladies to choose from due to exams and work commitments it was an
uphill battle from the start. The home side took an early lead which they would not relinquish and although the Barna Ladies improved in the second half , the lead was not in sight and Leitir Mor ran out winners on the night.
Last Saturday Bearna faoi 8 and Bearna faoi 10 football panels took part in a blitz held in Uachtar Ard. Bearna fielded two teams in each age group against teams from Maigh Cuilinn,Killanin and Uachtar Ard. All Bearna teams participated fully and displayed excellent skills and teamwork. Alan Mullholland and a number of the victorious Galway under 21 team attended the blitz and spoke to all the footballers in the stand at the end of the blitz. Our next blitz will take place in Maigh Cuilinn
on the 11th of June. Training continues Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings for the under 7’s and under 8’s. Training for under 9’s and under 10’s continues on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings.
On June 18th the club will be partaking in a 8km walk in aid of Cancer Care West and Galway GAA as part of the Galway GAA/Cancer Care West Partnership.
This unique Partnership will incorporate an awareness and information campaign along with one joint fundraising event, Walk for Life, Walk for Health, a 5,000km sponsored walk taking place at 11am on Saturday June 18th throughout every parish in county Galway. To promote the Partnership the Cancer Care West name and logo will appear on all Galway county jerseys for the 2011-2012 seasons. The partnership will see the Cancer Care West name and logo appearing on all Galway county jerseys at no cost to the charity.
The only fundraising income that will be shared between both organisations is one joint fundraising event; Walk for Life, Walk for Health taking place on June 18th. The proceeds from the event will be divided equally between Cancer Care West and Galway GAA |
