Tyrone 1st Year Hurling Blitz

By Claire Curran Fri 3rd Jun

Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh
Tyrone 1st Year Hurling Blitz
Tyrone 1st Year Hurling Blitz

5 brave Year 8 teams from Tyrone battled the elements and each other in the final outdoor hurling blitz of the year at Killyclogher GAC outside Omagh.

This was a 9 aside tournament with 12 minute quickfire games.

Holy Cross College, Strabane, St Patricks Academy, Dungannon, Dean Maguirc College, Carrickmore (with 2 teams) and St John’s High School, Dromore all descended to Killyclogher to finish the year off piting their skill against each other in this inaugural 9 aside tournament.

Apart from a slight breeze the weather stayed dry and saw Dean A and Holy Cross battle it out in the first game with a Dean Maguirc win.

St John’s played Dean B and lost narrowly in the first game.

In a tightly contested game, and probably the game of the tournament, St Patricks Academy and Dean Maguirc A went hell for leather at each other. With 2 minutes on the clock the Dean were winning by 1 point, only for the Dungannon side to sweep up the pitch and score to put them 2 points ahead and to win the game.

St Patricks Academy went on to win the rest of their games and ran out eventual winners.

By Claire Curran Fri 3rd Jun

Related News

View All

Newsletter Sign-up