Awards Booklet 2017

Awards Booklet 2017

Award Winners

Well done to all those who received awards at the Annual end of year ceremony. The awards were presented by past - pupil Dr. David Dempsey, who recounted his time in the Boker and expressed  his desire to see all our pupils seek their pathway and cherish the values of the school as they proceed through life. Best wishes to all students in their exams and especially to our Junior and Leaving Cert students.

Silverware

Athletic Champions

Our winning Senior and Junior teams.

Leinster Champions

Congratulations to our Senior 4 x 100m relay team who won in fine style at Morton Stadium on Saturday last.David McDonald, Luke and Sam O'Neill and Aaron Smith. Great performance. 

Also well done to David McDonald who also won silver medals in the 100m and 200m finals. They all progress to the All-Ireland Finals.

Athletics - Leinster Schools Finals

Well done to all who qualified for the All Irelands at the Leinster School Track and Field Championships held in Santry this Wednesday. There was success for the school both on the track and field again after the school won the shield for best school at the South Leinsters.   Aaron Smith won the 110m hurdles in the sprinting events. Jack Forde was victorious in the High Jump and finished in second place in the Shot Putt and qualifies for the All Irelands in both events.   Gergely Pap beat Jack to first place in the Shot Putt. Gergely finished up in second place in the Hammer.   Nathan Murphy also ensured qualification for the All Ireland schools finishing in second place in the Discus.  All four athletes will be competing at the All Ireland Track and Field Championships in Tullamore in 2 weeks time.  
The school has 3 Leinster Champions from Wednesday and will hopefully add to that tally this weekend when the Seniors will be competing at Santry.   The relay team of David McDonald, Luke and Sam O’Neill and Aaron Smith will be representing the school in the 4×100m relay.   David McDonald will also be competing in the individual 100m and 200m.          

First Year Soccer

Hard luck to our wonderful First Year Soccer squad who were defeated 3-0 in the National Final in Tullamore yesterday. They came up against an excellent team from St. Joseph's, Galway unfortunately. They will rally the troops as they have a Leinster League Final on Monday next.

Positive Affirmations

Commended for their participation in Cycle Against Suicide event from Thurles to Kilkenny.

Luke Moloney, James Crean, Cian Dempsey, Fionn Roche, Jack Nolan, Gary Carroll, Evan Daly, Paddy Dobbs, Ian Bennett, Daniel Kaltchev, Nathan Barron, Arron O’Connor, Kacpar Biernacki
Joshua Porter.

Commended for their excellent participation in all activities in the Gaeltacht, Achill.

Gaeltacht Trip Lewis Leniston Kyle Lewis Rhys Murphy Daniel Tennant Noel Browne Seán Byrne Shane Clancy Justin Dempsey Aaron Doyle Eoin Foley Jack Forde Jake Giltrap Oliver Gould Eoin Kinsella Daniel Lawlor Denis Micelescu Jordan Murphy Gergely Pap Cormac Phillips Will Sidney Oisín Waters Daniel Bent

Gaeltacht Trip Francis Dempsey Jason Kelly Josh O' Brien Gary O' Sullivan Conor Parle Paul Perejan Josh Roche Dermot Ryan Cillian Shiggins Roy Somers Eoin Afolabi Joseph Darragh Collins Cian Connolly Jason Dempsey Rian Doyle David Kelly Liam Lahiff Clyede Mapa Daniel Nolan Jesse Ryan Jack Walsh Seán White

Gaeltacht Trip Evan Farrell Adam Gourlay Mackey Owen Kong Alex Looney Pierce McDonnell Niall O' Shea Ollie Pierce Mateusz Wojciesziewicz Daniel Reck Conor Foley Evan Roche Matthew Colgan Seán Cullen Michael Day Niks Ziemilis Cillian Larkin Patrick Leacy

Water Polo

Congratulations to Denis Miculescu who won the Irish U.15 National Final with St. Vincent's at the weekend. They beat Corrib, Galway 7-4 in the final. Denis scored 3 goals in the final.

All -Ireland Final

First Year Soccer - All-Ireland Semi Final

Wexford CBS 2-1 Douglas Community School

THREE goals in the last six minutes made for a dramatic finale as Wexford CBS defeated Munster Champions, Douglas Community School in the Bank of Ireland FAI Schools First Year Boys National Cup Semi Final at Kilrush Park, the home of Dungarvan United AFC yesterday (May 11)

Having dominated the first half and creating the vast majority of the goal chances, they were still goalless at the break, and it was six minutes from time, before they hit the front on an excellent playing surface.

Midfielder Eoin Hartigan forced the ball home on the line after Kyle Clancy’s header on the end of Jack Foley’s corner crashed off the underside of the bar, but to be fair, it was a goal the all-purple clad Wexford boys deserved.

The goal had been coming for a long time but once in the lead the Wexford boys were unable to hold on to it, and inside five minutes of Hartigan’s goal, it was 1-1 and the possibility of extra-time came into the equation for the first time.

Douglas were back to parity when a free kick near the half-way line was flighted deep into the penalty area and the unfortunate Darragh Carley at centre-half headed the ball into his own net.

A minute later and in a welter of excitement, Douglas goalkeeper Michael O’Neill made a brilliant one-on-on save to deny Jack Wilde but the CBS boys clinched it at the death with a second goal.

Full-back Foley’s cross near the corner flag was touched on by Wilde for Aaron Roche to bundle home the winner and the golden goal to take Wexford to the National Cup Final on May 17.

They snatched the win at the death, despite Douglas having the better of the second half, but it was a deserved victory for the John Nolan-Padraig Whitty managed Wexford side.

A strong wind made conditions difficult as Wexford settled into their stride with Roche twice, Jack Wilde and Jack Foley all going close before JP Linehan’s 20th minute shot for Douglas was saved.

Skipper Oran Crowe who plays his club football with Midleton had a half chance go wide and then he set up Sweeney but the Douglas striker poked the ball wide.

Jacob Jackson was off target with another effort nearing the break but the Cork side had a big let-off on 28 minutes when O’Neill dropped the ball in the box but Wilde was unable to apply the finish.

Linehan had another shot go over before Douglas produced their best opening of the first half when Luke O’Leary’s cross was headed off target by Crowe and the ball fell to Linehan whose rising shot carried over the bar.

Best for the winners were left back Jack Foley, John Hoare in midfield and Aaron Roche in attack while Deri Delma and Eoin Nash did well in defence for Douglas CS and Oran Crowe and JP Linehan also impressed.

DOUGLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL | Michael O’Neill; Dylan Cotter, Deri Delma, Conor Sheehy;  Luke O’Leary, Jacob Jackson, Oran Crowe (capt), Oscar McCarthy; Ger Sweeney, JP Linehan.

SUBS | Stephen St. Ledger for Sweeney (48), Ugo Okonkwo for Cotter (55), Cotter for Okonkow (60), Guillaime Lucas & Gary Farakas, Fionn Crowley



WEXFORD CBS | Cian Roche; John O’Sullivan, Callum Corcoran (capt), Darragh Carley, Jack Foley; John Hoare,  Eoin Hartigan, Michael Mackey, Kyle Clancy; Jack Wilde, Aaron Roche,

SUBS | Josh Howlin for Wilde (48), Jack Mullan, Jack Dempsey, Eoin Doyle & Tommy Gallagher



REFEREE | John Ferncombe (Waterford)

Second Year Gaeltach Trip To Achill

Athletics

Congratulations to our Track and Field athletes who participated in the South Leinster Championships in Waterford last week. Our Junior Boys performed very well, collecting 5 medals. Gergely Pap won Gold in the Hammer and Shot, Jack Forde won Gold in the High Jump and Silver in the Shot, while Nathan Murphy won Silver in the Discus. We wish them best of luck in the Leinster Finals.

All Ireland Champion

Congratulations to Matthew Colgan, 2nd Year Beethoven who became Irish Champion in Portumna, Galway recently. Matthew won Gold at the Kettle Bell Championships, winning the 7 min. Long Cycle with 77reps in the 16kg event.