News w/e 27th August 2011

U16 Boys 'A' Championship

Hard luck to our U16 boys who lost to Oughterard in the 2^nd round of the U16 'A' championship. This was a hard fought contest with both teams ending on level scores at full time.  Glenamaddy 1-10 to Oughterard 0-13. The game then went to extra time with Glenamaddy leading 2-11 to 0-13 at the end of the first period. In the 2^nd half Oughterard outscored Glenamaddy with the game fianlly ending Oughterard 1-16 to Glenamaddy 2-12.

Panel: Cormac Haslam, Mark Dolan, Ross Connolly, James Burke, Eugene Morgan, Peter T Keaveney, Jonathan Mannion, Michael Fox 1-4, Cormac Raftery 0-1, Michael Geary, Liam Glynn 0-1, Cathal Hynes 0-2, Colm Fallon 1-1, Conor Ryan 0-2, Chris Collins 0-1, Subs : Daniel Smith, Lewis Mulhearn, Mikey Conneally, Seamus Comer, Eddie Walsh, Liam Burke. 

We wish Cormac Raftery a speedy recovery as he got injured in this game.

U15 Winter League

The U15 winter league starts on Sunday Sept 18^th. The teams in our group are Headford, Annaghdown, Williamstown and Ballinasloe.

North Board Championship Semi-final - Leaving Certs!

Hard luck to Na Gleannta

Hard luck to Na Gleannta minor team who lost out to Caltra in the North Board Championship semi-final last week. This was a game that was hard fought with both sides struggling to pull away from the other with the result in doubt  right up to the final whistle.  Na Gleannta suffered a set back early in the 1^st half when both Mickie Fox and Nigel Fahy, two key players, were forced to go off due to injury. At half time Caltra led 0-4 to 0-3 with the Na Gleannta scores coming from Keith Davis. Throughout the game many players featured for Na Gleannta but the "man of the match" performance was given by Peter Lohan for his skillful defensive play.   Superb free taking by Keith Davis from almost impossible angles could not go unnoticed but unfortunately Caltra were stronger and the game ended on a scoreline of Caltra 0-7 Na Gleannta 0-5.

Thanks to the panel of players who put in such a huge effort to reach this point in the competition and we are very proud of them all. Thanks also to the management team of Paddy Joyce, Cathal Dowd, David Burke and Michael Curtin  and to all who supported the team.

Team : Brendan Smith, Paddy Kelly, Peter Lohan, James Burke, Ross Connolly, Anthony Comer, Ben Conneally, Michael Fox, Fergal Dowd, Cormac Raftery, Keith Davis 0-5, Gerard Nolan, Stephen Fox, Nigel Fahy and Mark Conneally. Subs Used : Cathal Hynes, Peter T Keaveney, Jonathan Mannion and Eoin Keady.

Liam Glynn, Conor Ryan, Chris Collins, Liam Burke, Eugene Morgan.

Leaving Certs

Congratulations to all our players who received their leaving cert results last week. We wish all of them every success in whatever course or career path that they decide to take.   

"Intermediates defeated" - amendment and apologies !!

See the post below (dated Tuesday August 16th) :-

Apparently it was Luke Conneally who got the goal against Oughterard and not Patrick - thanks for letting me know and apologies to you both.

News week-ending 14th August 2011

Intermediates defeated!

Our Intermediate team lost to Oughterard in the league on Saturday last. The game finished Oughterard 1-11 Glenamaddy 1-6. Oughterard led 1-5 to 0-4 at half time with Glan playing against the wind. Glan opened the 2nd half by scoring two points leaving just a 2 point margin, but Oughterard responded with 3 points in a row. Giving Glan great hope with a well engineered goal Patrick Conneally reduced the deficit to 2 points again, but Glan were unable produce enough scores to win the game. This was a good team performance. We wish John Keaveney a speedy recovery to an ankle injury which he picked up during the game

The next game is against Menlough on Sept 3rd .

Team : Barry Curtin, Noel Fahy, John Keaveney, Walter Burke, Anthony Divilly, Aaron Hynes, Luke Conneally, Shane Mannion, Aidan Geraghty, Aidan Hanley, Tomas Curtin 0-5, @Patrick Conneally 1-0, Kenneth Keaveney 0-1, Michael Molloy, Sean Conneally, Sub : Paul Dolan.

U15's league

The U15 league starts on Sept 18th.

Na Gleannta


Na Gleannta minor team play Caltra in the semi-final of the North Board Championship on Wednesday evening @ 7.15 in Tuam Stadium. Support appreciated.

Medals, wins and Blitzs!!

News update for w/e July 31st.

Connacht Medal!

Congratulations to Cormac Raftery who won a Connacht medal with the County U16 football team when they beat Mayo North East on Monday last in the Ted Webb competition. The final score was Galway 1-10 Mayo 0 - 5. Well done Cormac!

Na Gleannta Minors v Caherlistrane

Na Gleannta minor team had a successful start in the 1^st round of the championship when they beat Caherlistrane 0 -13 to 0 -7. This was a tough game from the start with both teams  striving for success. Na Gleannta had a well deserved lead at half time having played  the better football scoring 0-9 to 0-3 having been in command in all areas of the pitch. 

In the 2^nd half they lost Nigel Fahy to injury but thanks to the hard work of the remainder of the panel the game finished with Na Gleannta on top. This was a very good team performance and they now play Williamstown in Clonbern on August 10^th. 

Thanks to the management team and to the supporters.

Team ; Brendan Smith, Paddy Kelly, Peter Lohan, James Burke, Ross Connolly, Anthony Comer, Ben Conneally, Michael Fox 0-4, Fergal Dowd, Gerard Nolan 0-1, Keith Davis 0-3, Cormac Raftery 0-3, Stephen Fox, Nigel Fahy 0-1, Mark Conneally 0-1, subs used Eoin Keady & Peter Thomas Keaveney, Cathal Hynes, Liam Glynn, Chris Collins Seamus Comer.

U16 Blitz

Thanks to Williamstown GAA Club who  invited us to the U16 blitz that they hosted as part of their festival. We beat Kilkerrin/Clonbern and Williamstown but lost to Castlerea in the final 0 - 3 to 2 - 1.