There was great success for two Laois teams last weekend as they both claimed championship glory against Offaly.
The Laois 2nd Year and Junior Combined Schools teams won their respective Leinster championships.
Players from Mountrath CS, Heywood CS, St Fergal’s, Portlaoise CBS, Heywood, Mountmellick CS, Colaiste Iosagain and Portlaoise College were represented on both panels.
Players are only eligible for the combined schools teams if the school they attend does not play at A level – which none of the Laois schools do.
The second year competition, which mainly comprises of U-15 and some U-14 players, beat Kilkenny in the semi-final by 3-13 to 1-7.
They subsequently would go on to play and beat Offaly in Borris-In-Ossory by a score of 1-12 to 2-5.
The Junior competition is for players aged 16 and a half so it comprises of those in Third Year, TY and Fifth Year.
They similarly played Kilkenny and won in a landslide at 8-21 to 0-5 points in the semi final.
Offaly were beaten again in Borris-in-Ossary, but by the Junior Competitions panel this time at a score of 2-12 to 0-10.
Congratulations to both squads and their management teams.
LAOIS JUNIOR: Aidan Danagher (Clonaslee College) (Mountrath), Jack Rice (Coláiste Ìosagain) (Mountrath), Tiernan Lawless (Heywood) (Portlaoise), Bobby McWey (Heywood CS) (Ballypickas), Cian Fitzpatrick (Mountrath CS) (Camross), Daniel Bowe (St Fergal’s) (Rathdowney-Errill), Evan Stanley – (Heywood CS) (The Harps), Igor Bulak (Mountrath CS) (Mountrath), Evan McWey (Heywood CS) (Ballypickas), Oisin McRedmond (Mountmellick CS) (Portlaoise CBS), Darragh Keeshan (St Fergal’s CS) (Borris-Kilcotton), Jacob Hilliard (Mountrath CS) (Camross), John Gilbert (Mountrath CS) (Borris-Kilcotton), Scott Kelly (Mountmellick CS) (Rosenallis), Jack Mahon (Mountmellick CS) (Mountmellick), Rory Standish (St Fergal’s) (Rathdowney-Errill), Shane Carroll (Mountrath CS) (Portlaoise), Conor Hickey (Mountrath CS) (Borris-Kilcotton), Jamie Fitzpatrick (Heywood CS) (Ballinakill), Fergal Brennan (Mountrath CS) (Clough-Ballacolla), Paddy Farrell (Mountrath CS) (Colt-Shanahoe) Luke Hynes (Mountrath CS) (Camross), Tadhg Hughes (Mountmellick CS) (Rosenallis), Davy Delaney (Portlaoise CBS) (Portlaoise), Ryan Haslam (Portlaoise CBS) (Portlaoise), Conor Sweeney (Portlaoise CBS) (Ballyfin), Harry Donoghue (Portlaoise CBS) (The Harps), Shay McEvoy (Mountmellick CS) (Rosenallis), Oisin Dunne (Mountmellick CS) (Rosenallis), William Bergin (St Fergal’s) (Borris-Kilcotton), Bobby O’Connor (Mountrath CS) (Trumera), Killian James (Mountrath CS) (St Paul’s), John Coonan (St Fergal’s) (Clough-Ballacolla), Callum Jones (St Fergal’s) Borris-Kilcotton
MANAGEMENT: Brendan Phelan (Manager), Conor Doran (Coach), Cathal Brophy (Caoch), Eoghan Lonergan (Coach)
LAOIS 2ND YEAR: Joe Downey (Portlaoise CBS) (St Paul’s), Joseph Kelly (Portlaoise CBS) (Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe), Rory Hand (Portlaoise CBS) (St Paul’s), Adam Somers (Clonaslee College) (Rosenallis), Aidan Byrne (Clonaslee College) (Mountmellick), Jerry O’Connell (Heywood CS) (Abbeyleix), Brian Kelly (Mountmellick CS) (Rosenallis), Cillian Dunne (Mountmellick CS) (Rosenallis), Ben Heffernan (Mountrath CS) (Ballyfin), Billy Lawless (Mountrath CS) (Mountrath), Daniel Meade (Mountrath CS) (Mountrath), Daragh Mortimer (Mountrath CS) (Camross), David Peters (Mountrath CS) (Castletown), Fionnan Gilligan (Mountrath CS) (Ballyfin), Leo Guilfoyle (Mountrath CS) (Camross), Luke Delaney (Mountrath CS) (Castletown), Paudie Fahy (Mountrath CS) (Borris-Kilcotton), Tadhg Lowry (Mountrath CS) (Camross), Ciaran Callaghan (Mountrath CS) (Clonad-Trumera), Daniel Sheeran (Mountrath CS) (Camross), Patrick Ryan (Mountrath CS) (Ballyfin), Ryan Guilfoyle (Mountrath CS) (Camross), Sean Hyland (Mountrath CS) (Mountrath),
Richard Miller (Portlaoise College) (Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe),
Bill Dunne (St Fergal’s College) (Clough-Ballacolla), Canice Meade (St Fergal’s College) (Clough-Ballacolla), Dara Breslin (St Fergal’s College) (Clough-Ballacolla), James Doherty (St Fergal’s College) (Rathdowney-Errill), Liam Baldwin (St Fergal’s College) (Clough-Ballacolla)
MANAGEMENT: Robert Delaney (Manager), Brendan Lowry (Coach), Bryan Bredin (Coach)
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