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.