As the 2017/18 basketball season gets underway, St. Mary’s Basketball Club has announced a new appointment to its coaching panel. Liam Culloty is to take over as head coach for the U-18 and U-20 girls and the senior ladies. “The club has made the decision not to enter the division one national league but instead…
In the continuing parade of victorious basketball teams over the years, one will stand out in the memories of the party which flew to Spain last month to compete in a long established tournament there. Even though weeks have passed since, there is still a feeling of ‘Did we really do That’ about the magic…
St. Mary’s Basketball Club’s U-16 girls made the long journey last week to Malgrat de Mar in Barcelona to take part in the 32nd annual Tomas Sola tournament. They also made history by winning it – and the first ever international title for the club in its many illustrious years in existence. Report by Liz…
St. Mary’s Basketball Club will hold its annual church gate collection at all masses over this Easter weekend. U-16 Girls off to Sunny Spain Meanwhile, the club’s U-16 girls and coaches, Aoife Nolan and Conor Brosnan are bound for the Mediterranean coast of Spain to represent the club in a long running tournament there. By…
Castleisland Community College will celebrate 30 years at its current location on Friday, May 19th. To mark the occasion they will hold three events to celebrate the three decades. Breaking a World Record, A Tractor Run and a Celebration Evening are events being planned to mark the great occasion. Past Teachers and Students “We propose…
St. Mary’s Castleisland 62, Killarney Cougars 45 In what St. Mary’s coach, Conor Brosnan described as resembling a scene from a gladiatorial battle, both teams tried to get to grips with each other in the Hula Hoops Women’s National Intermediate Cup qualifying round in Castleisland on Sunday afternoon. The was also the matter of a…
For the duration of this month, St. Mary’s U-16 girls’ basketball team members are organising a ‘Christmas Memory Tree’ at Nana Bea’s Cafe here in Castleisland. The tree will be based there for the next month and over the holiday period with the help of a local business people, Shirley and Chris Higgins, their family…
Big time basketball returns to Castleisland this Sunday, November 13th with a tip-off time at 3.45pm at Castleisland Community Centre. Castleisland based St. Mary’s Basketball Club will take on Ballincollig Basketball Club in the Hula Hoops Women’s National Intermediate Cup and their opponent Free entry to the game with a Christmas Hamper and plenty of…
Yet another local team of little heroes and heroines set forth on Sunday and played their hearts out for their team-mates, their club and their community. St. Mary’s Basketball Club Mixed U-11 team qualified at the weekend for the Munster championships in July in UL. They had three group games and they overcame Kenmare, Fossa…
