Congratulations to our Junior 'B'
Camogie players on their great performance on Saturday in their Leinster
Final. In the end it was Presentation Kilkenny who prevailed but all credit
to the determination of the St Mary's team who challenged right to the final
whistle.
You did us proud!
Sincere congratulations to
all the panel, coaches and mentors and all who braved the freezing fog to
cheer loudly from the stands. Well done all.
Sports facilities in the school are excellent. Our
state of the art sports-hall with sprung maple floor is put to extensive
use. The hall incorporates a full size Basketball court,
Volleyball court, Tennis court and four Badminton courts. It can also be
used for Indoor Soccer and Indoor Hockey. A wide range of
Gymnastic equipment is also available.
Outdoors the school has three hard Tennis courts
and a recently developed grass pitch which is used for Camogie, Gaelic
Football and Athletics.
All year groups participate in physical
education classes.
A range of activities are offered at Junior Level
including Athletics, Basketball, Camogie, Gymnastics, Dance, Badminton,
Soccer and Rugby.
All first and second Year students attend an eight
week programme of swimming at New Ross pool.
At Senior Level other activities such as Golf and
Yoga are introduced to the P.E. programme and all students are
encouraged to participate fully.
Extra Curricular Sports Activities
Teams represent the school in the following sports:
Camogie, Gaelic Football, Badminton, Basketball and
Athletics.
Each year St. Mary's enter teams in Schools'
Hunter Trials and Show-Jumping events.
P.E. Teachers are time-tabled for Activities at
lunch time and students are encouraged to participate.
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2009
Congratulations
Congratulations to Mary Bohanna who
came third in the Junior Hammer in the All-Ireland Finals in Dublin
last Saturday. Well done Mary. Sincere thanks to Ms. Doyle for
her great work with all the members of the school's Track and Field
team.
Sports Day
Well done to all students who
took part in Sports Day yesterday. We would like to thank all present for
their enthusiasm and co-operation. We hope all who participated enjoyed the
day.
Thank you to all staff for the
huge help you gave. It is very much appreciated.
A very special thank you to
Bebhinn Kehoe who brings the Tug-of-War rope each year.
Congratulations to our Minor
Camogie team on their performance in Tuesday's Leinster semi-final against
Borris. Despite a great second half display of courage and character
it wasn't enough to pull back Borris' first half lead. Our thanks to all
team members for their efforts all year, and to Leanne, Mrs Murphy and
Mr McDonald for their work with the team.
Congratulations to Mary Bohana on
winning the Minor Javelin and the Junior Hammer in the South Leinster
Championships in Kilkenny on Wednesday last. Our thanks to Ms Doyle for her
continued work with the school's Track and Field athletes.
Congratulations to the Minor
Football team who had a magnificent victory over Ballyshannon of Longford in
Portlaoise on Wednesday. The final score was St Mary's 7-7 Ballyshannon 4-7.
Our thanks to Ms Kidd for her work with the team.
St.
Mary's V's Good Counsel College
Thursday April 2nd sees
our Minor Camogie team take on a Good Counsel College Minor team in a
challenge match. Best of luck to all the players who are preparing for their
big match against Borris. May the best team win!!
St Mary's reach another
All-Ireland Final
Congratulations to our 1st and
2nd year Volleyball teams who performed brilliantly in yesterdays Southern
Region Final in Kilkenny. One of our 1st year teams qualified for the All
Ireland Finals which will be held in University College Dublin next term. It
was a fight to the end for the girls who won their place in the finals on a
count back of scores. Determination and grit won the day. Well done to all
involved.
All Ireland Handball
Finals
Congratulations to Sandra Kelly and Mairead Elmes who won
the Under 18 All-Ireland Doubles at the National Finals held recently in
Kingscourt Co. Cavan to take yet another National Title.
All Ireland Badminton
Finals
Congratulations to Louise Bennett, Gemma Creane, Maureen
Dunne and Emily Kent who carried the St Mary's colours proudly at the
All-Ireland Schools Badminton Finals last weekend in Gormanstown College,
Co. Meath. The girls fought to the end in fine displays of excellent
Badminton, courage and character . Well done to you all.
Volleyball Regional
Final
Congratulations to our 1st and 2nd
year Volleyball teams who won the tournament they played last Friday. This
was a great achievement as both groups beat schools from Cork, Limerick and
Tralee to finish in first place. In the 1st year section our two teams
finished both 1st and 2nd. Well done to all involved.
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2008
All Ireland "Junior C" Camogie
Champions
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2009
Wall of Fame
Displayed in the corridor beside the Sports Hall is an interesting photographic record of all
past students of St. Mary's who have represented their country at
International level in a variety of sports.
The hall is open to the public every evening from
4pm- midnight and all day Saturday and Sunday. All age groups use the
facility. The hall can be hired out by groups or by individuals.
Phone after 5pm on weekdays or at weekends: 051 421637 or 087 6781568.
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Contestants for the event on Sports Day.
Photgraph: Paddy Delaney, New Ross
Training for the South East League.
Photograph: Mary Browne, New Ross
A third year student clearing the bar on sports day.
Photograph: Paddy Delaney, New Ross
Visiting American basketball coaches take a training session during Arts Week.
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