Laurel Hill Vs Doon.

Laurel Hill vs. Doon.

On Wednesday, the 28 November 2012, the senior girl’s camogie squad travelled to Ballybrickin for their Munster semi-final. A bus load of 31 girls left the dock road at 9.40am heading off to County Limerick. They arrived around 11am; the girls quickly got togged off eager to play the match. They were on the pitch soon after, doing their warm ups. The girls seemed excited, yet nervous. They knew it was going to be a tough match as Doon had beaten them before, but that didn’t faze them.

The starting whistle blew, at 11.45 and the match began. Within the first five minutes Doon scored their first point. However this didn’t unnerve the girls, they were focused and ready for a tough match. Minutes later Laurel Hill scored their first goal and certainly not their last! By the end of the first half the girls were winning by an amazing 3-5 to 0-3. The half time whistle blew and they had a ten minute break.

After halftime they came back on the pitch and you could tell the girls were playing to win. The whistle blew and the second half began. The Doon girls weren’t giving up so easily though, they scored a surprising goal during the second half but that didn’t bother our girls.  Laurel Hill came back and scored a fourth goal!  The girls won the match with the final score being 4-12 to 1-3. This could not have happened without the dedicated coaching of Mr McKenna. Thanks to him, the girls are now on their way to a Munster final! The date is not yet confirmed but we at TopButton will let you know the minute we find out. Well done today girls and best of luck in the Munster final!

Today’s Squad:

Nicole Shanahan,             Dearbhla Egan,                     Grace Hurley,

Siobhan Fahey,                 Eimear O’Connor,              Caoimhe Sheehan,

Eimear Kelly,                     Aoife Coughlan,                  Tricia Murphy,

Kate Carmody,                  Megan Quinn,                    Aishling Coughlan,

Deanna Considine,           Jane Kirwan,                        Trish Condon,

Niamh Ryan,                      Niamh Doyle,                       Orla Ryan,

Jane Wilson,                       Laura Foley,                     Kate Brosnahan,

Sinead McNamara,            Karen Gallagher,                 Kate Mulqueen,

Aoife Doyle,                         Rebecca Foley,                 Emma Coughlan,

Aoife Wilson,                       Sophie O’Callaghan.

                                                           

Munster Rugby

Munster rugby players visited Laurel Hill this afternoon. It was a great surprise and the students really enjoyed it. The students cannot wait to see the team play in their next match in Thomand park.

Munster rugby players Barry O’Mahoney and Wian du Preez with Laurel Hill students after Q&A session.

Camogie

Junior Camogie:

Best of luck to our Junior Camogie team who are taking part in the All Ireland 7-a-side in Dublin this weekend, October 20th. The girls won the Munster competition in September and will be representing the province in teh Junior B division. Their opponents will be Loughrea VEC; St. Catherne’s College, Armagh and Castlecomer CS, Kilkenny. It is a great accomplishment to qualify in the JUnior B as we play in a lower division in Munster. The team are restricted to a panel of ten and two extra players in case of an emergency. The panel is Sinead McNamara (Captain), Kate Mulqueen, Siobhain Fahy, Nicole Shanahan, Deanna Considine, Niamh Doyle, Aoife Coughlan, Alison Kennedy, Roisin Begley, Dearbhla Egan and Sophie O’Callaghan. Best of luck to the girls.

Senior Camogie:
We take on Borrisokane this Thursday, October 18th, in the Munster Senior B league. A win against the Tipperary side will put us in a very strong position to qualify for the semi-finals. Best of luck to the squad. The match is on at 11am in Borrisokane. Bus will leave from the Dock Road at 9am. Best of luck to the squad.

Mr. McK.

First Year Hockey Blitz

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1st Years, Hockey, Laurel Hill, Sport

TopButton would like to say a huge  ”Well done” to all the first year students who took part in the first year hockey blitz in Crescent College Comprehensive on Wednesday September 26th.  At 8.50 am that morning, two buses set off  for Crescent Comp, the students all excited about the blitz.  The sun shone and great hockey  was played right through out the day. Well done to all involved, including the transition years who were the team managers and selectors for the day. We are now looking forward to the leagues ahead this year.

Sports day!

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2012, Competitions, Fun, Laurel Hill, Limerick, Sport, Teachers

Its sports day tomorrow so dont forget to wear your P.E gear into school so you can join in the fun games which will be held all over the school. Good luck to all those taking part in the activities tomorrow. We here at Topbutton would like to say thanks to all the P.E teachers who helped organise the day. We also want to wish all the participants in the talent show tomorrow the best of luck.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Sports Day

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2012, Competitions, Laurel Hill, Sport

Sports day will take place on the 17 th may- Thursday.See the notice board in the gym for all details on the events or talk to P E teachers. We are all looking forward to the event being hosted on the astro turf. 2euro to be paid by all students – to cover medals, prizes and charity donation.

Tag Rugby

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2012, Sport

Congrats to all teams who participated in tag rugby on Friday. The Senior A and Senior B teams both secured first place to win them the Máire Hourigan cup for the fourth consecutive year! Special Thanks to Miss Ronan, Miss Enright and Miss Hourigan who took the time to train with the girls at lunch time each week.

Senior Camogie Final

Best of luck to the senior Camogie team who take on Hazelwood College in the County Colleges final thus Friday.

The team have been very close to major success this year having made it to two Munster semi finals in the league and cup, even though they are playing in a higher division from last year.

The team had a fantastic victory over Doon in the semi final so hopefully we can build on that for the final.

A special best wishes to the three Leaving Cert students – Anna Kennedy (captain), Deirdre Mitchell and Ciara Hayes as this will be their last ever game for the school. The three girls have been great players over the 6 years and we thank them for their tremendous contribution to camogie in the school.

The final takes place on Friday at 1pm in Croagh. Best of luck.

Hockey Camp

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2012, Hockey, Laurel Hill, Sport, Teachers, Tips, Training

The 1st Southern Fried Hockey camp this Easter in Limerick in Catholic Institute on April 3rd and 4th 10-2pm.Its for ages 8-16 and for all levels.It will have top Munster and Irish coaches covering wide range of skills. See P.E teachers for information. teachers for details.

Badminton

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2012, Competitions, Sport, Training

Calling any 2nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th year badminton players Interested in playing- Monday’s 12. 45 in the gym. Why not come along?