Our First Year classes have been taking part in the Hurling League since the middle of September and the final was played on the 1st October.
The two teams in the final were N. Finín & N. Ronán.
The first half was low scoring but both teams produced some fantastic scores in the second half.
N. Finín were crowned 1st year Hurling Champions on a scoreline of 2-02 to 1-04
Thank you to Mr Walsh and our T.Y. Future Leaders students for organising, managing and officiating at all of the games.
N. Finín will be hoping to complete the double when the 1st year Football League starts shortly.
Recently crowned All Ireland Champions with the Cork Minor Footballers, Nathan Gough and selector Mick Hannon visited us on Tuesday 10th September with the All Ireland trophy.
We were honoured to have the All Ireland trophy back in C.S.N after 19 years.
Nathan and Mick both spoke of the huge commitment given individually and as a team in order to achieve this success. They also spoke of the physical and mental resolve needed to achieve this. It is a fantastic achievement.
Nathan has had a very successful 18 months winning Munster Colleges u16.5 and U16 Cork County College football championship medals in 2018. He also added a Munster schools u17 and Cork Cup soccer double recently again with the school.
Congratulations to Nathan, his family and his club and thank you for sharing this moment with us.
We hope that some of our future footballers will have the cup back for another visit in the coming years!!
On Thursday 16th May, our U17 team played Coláiste Mhuire, Cobh in St. Colman’s Park Cobh.
In the first half, C.S.N. played some lovely football without breaking down an organised and defensive Cobh side.
The breakthrough came in the second half. Finn Stevens played a pass to Cian Connolly in midfield. Cian’s pass found Wymin Sivakumar on the right wing. His excellent cross to the far post was met by Andrew McElligott who headed back towards goal and Michael Quirke scored with a terrific finish to send both the supporters and the C.S.N. bench wild with delight.
C.S.N. saw the game out after that and emerged victorious.
This was the perfect end to a great season which saw this panel bring off a unique Munster and Cork double.
Well done to a great group of lads whose commitment and loyalty to the school and to each other has been incredible. Their team spirit and “never say die” attitude was evident in every game.
Congratulations and Thank You to the team coaches Mr. K. O’Mahony, Mr. G. Burke & Mr. D. Davis
A special word of thanks to the C.S.N. supporters who created a great atmosphere at both finals. Chants of “Shoes Off for C.S.N.” were to be heard!
The final of this years’ First Year Championship between N. Seosamh and N. Proinsias was a very competitive game played in a great spirit and provided good entertainment for the spectators. N. Seosamh, led by their captain Seán Connolly emerged victorious on the day.
Well done to all five classes and their captains for a very enjoyable competition. The standard of football was excellent in each game.
A special word of thanks to the Transition Year students who gave of their time to act as match organisers, referees, linesmen and mentors. They did a superb job and typified the great spirit in our school.
The First year shield and medals will be formally presented on Awards Day.
Teams:
N. Seosamh: S. Connolly (Captain), J. Bastible, A. Caplice, P. Casey, L. Cole, S. Cronin, M. Crowley, C. Edward, D. Griffin, D. Harte, L. Kelleher, R. McCarthy, D. McGovern, S. Murphy, D. O’Donovan, S. Sheridan.
N. Proinsias: T. Mohally (Captain), E. Donovan, L. Kelly, S. Lombard, S. Lyons, T. Mahon, A Margham, J. Millard, B. O’Connell, J. O’Connell, M. Sheridan, A. Stack, J. Twomey, K. Werner.
Mr. D. Davis.
The much anticipated Teacher’s Cup has drawn to a close for another year.
‘Surprisingly’ the teachers survived the group stages to reach the final where they faced ‘The Brady Bunch’ lead by Matt Brady (Peter Delaney, Gearoid Murphy, Conchur O’ Herlihy, Anjan Amin, Tiernan Butler, Matthew McCarthy).
The match ended on a scoreline of 10 – 2 to the teachers.
The “Golden Boot” award will have to go to A. Seymour who scored 7 goals (controversy over one of the goals and whether it actually hit the side netting), 2 for G. Burke and 1 for S. Lenihan on his return from injury.
Matt Brady and Gearoid Murphy were on target for the students.
The last line of defence, N. Brett, proved tough to beat. It always helps when the goalie (K. O’Mahony) also doubles as the referee!
K. Canty appears to have a problem with taking direction and may be at risk of being dropped for next year!
Well done to all of our 6th Year teams that took part. It will be up to next years 6th years to defeat the teachers!! “Straight out of da Hassig” (3 years ago) are still the only team to achieve that.
Our First Year Soccer team are through to the semi-finals of the Cork Cup!
They played the quarter final on Wednesday last against Presentation Brothers and won with a scoreline of 2-1.
Well done to the team and their coaches and best of luck in the semi-final!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIOR HURLERS!!!
They have just won the Lord Mayor’s Cup.
The half-time score was 0.10 – 0.05 to Coláiste Choilm but C.S.N. rallied in the second half and the match ended in a draw 0.15 – 0.15.
The winners were to be decided on 65′s. The best of 3, but it stayed level and went to sudden death.
Dylan McSweeney took the final 65, scored and secured victory for C.S.N.
Thank you to Coláiste Choilm for playing a very sporting and brilliant game of hurling.
Congratulations to the team and their coaches Mr Canty & Mr Walsh from all in C.S.N.
Photos courtesy of our 3rd Year student Jack Kelleher.
Our U17 Soccer team played the FAI Schools Munster Semi-final in Clonmel on Tuesday 22nd January against High School. Clonmel.
This keenly fought semi-final was played in great spirit by two teams giving their all for a place in the Munster Final.
C.S.N. took the lead in the first half but High School equalised from a free-kick. It remained 1-1 at half time.
There was little between two well-matched teams in the second half with both defences holding out. The real drama happened in extra time!
High School took the lead with a looping header and when it seemed that the game was gone from C.S.N., Wymin Sivakumar scored a stunning equaliser with virtually the last kick of an enthralling match.
The penalty shoot out was even more dramatic and tense with both teams matching each other at 5-5. It was down to a sudden death shoot out which went to the 8th penalty. Michael Quirke scored number 8 for C.S.N. and when a High School player hit their last kick there was an explosion of joy and relief from the C.S.N. squad. The “Never Say Die” spirit of this group of players was evident again.
Team: K Delaney, Cian Connolly (Capt.), I. Quirke, K. Donovan, F. Stevens, W. Sivakumar, K. O’Sullivan, C. Quirke, C. Connolly, M. Quirke, D. O’Regan.
Subs who played : A. Buckley, L. Hogan & A. McElligott.
Congratulations to all of their team and their coaches Mr. K. O’Mahony, Mr. G. Burke & Mr. D. Davis..
We wish them the very best of luck in the Munster Final which is due to take place in February.
The hectic schedule saw us play eight games per-week, so many teachers were required to referee and their smartness with the whistle made sure that all of the games were free-flowing spectacles. Also, our fourth years, who cut their managerial teeth with aplomb, did an excellent job in managing their respective teams’ talents and enthusiasm. As ever, these leagues could not happen without this help, so we’re incredibly grateful to all who gave up their free-time.
Football seems to be a more popular game with this years’ First Years as each class saw a spike in numbers for the football league.
Naomh Proinsias found themselves amongst the pace-setters and it was Naomh Micheál who joined them in winning all of their games as both teams made it through to the decider.
Period six on Wednesday saw all first years receive the opportunity to cheer on their schoolmates in glorious sunshine and, truth be told, there was little talk of anything else all day.
Naomh Proinsias, buoyed on by the disappointment of the hurling final, were well on top throughout and plundered four goals on their way to an insurmountable total of 4-3.
Jack Twomey, Seán Lombard and Kevin Werner were the goalscorers and they were led to glory by their captain from St. Finbarrs, Jordan Millard.
The T.Y. managers for Proinsias Naomh were Connor O’Neill & Shane Butler. Naomh Micheá were managed by Matthew Nason, Nathan Gough & David Holland
Well done to all of the class teams for taking part and making it a very memorable league.
Ms.G. O’Connor
MARA SPORTS DAY 2018
On Friday 28th September our annual Mara Sports Day took place and it was a huge success. The weather was perfect and everyone had a really enjoyable day.
Students took part in soccer, chess, uni-hoc, tag rugby, basketball & table tennis. Some of our 4th & 5th Year students were on duty as D.J.’s and kept the music blaring!!
There was a cold start to the day but the hardy 6th Years battled the elements and didn’t let the cold deter them!
Ms. O’Connor took to the pitch for her debut as a soccer ref and she was outstanding!
Well done to all of our staff and students!
