Tag: Basketball
Defeat for Portlaoise Panthers in first of two quick games
Portlaoise Panthers 80 FR Mathews 91
Mens Divison 1 National League Basketball
Portlaoise Panthers suffered their first loss of the season in their third National League...
The Big Five: There are some big games taking place this...
Despite it being a quite weekend in terms of the volume of fixtures, there is still some big games on and here are the...
GAA, soccer, basketball – all of your local sports fixtures for...
Here’s all the Laois sporting fixtures in full for the May bank holiday weekend.
FRIDAY MAY 4
GAA
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 5
Graiguecullen V...
Big weekend ahead for Laois basketball clubs at the Midland finals
The MABB Top 4 finals will take place this weekend in St Mary's Hall in Portlaoise.
The Laois teams involved in the weekend include Clonaslee,...
All-Ireland basketball glory for Scoil Chriost Ri and Portlaoise CBS
The curtain came down on the secondary school's basketball season at the weekend and two Laois schools claimed All-Ireland titles.
Scoil Chriost Ri and Portlaoise...
In Pictures: Regional basketball glory for Scoil Chriost Rí and Portlaoise...
There were multiple regional basketball titles won by two Laois secondary schools in the previous seven days.
Last week, Portlaoise CBS First Years were crowned...
More All Ireland basketball success for Portlaoise school
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Presentation SS, Castleisland (Kerry) 35
All Ireland U-16 A Girls Basketball League Final
Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise have added yet another All...
In Pictures: First quarter blitz ends the Heywood’s All-Ireland dream
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St Patrick’s Grammar School (Armagh) 65
All Ireland School Under 16 C Boys League Final
A blistering opening quarter from St Patrick’s...
Laois man selected for U-17 Irish basketball development squad
Portlaoise basketballer Rian O Connell has been selected to represent Ireland in U-17 basketball once more.
The young Portlaoise man has been selected for the...
WATCH: Heywood CS reach All-Ireland basketball final
Heywood Community School 38 Dundalk 26
All Ireland Cadet Semi Final
Heywood Community School have reached the All-Ireland Cadet basketball final following a stunning victory over...
Portlaoise Panthers move clear of bottom two with win over the...
WIT Wildcats 71 Portlaoise Panthers 74
Basketball - Women's National Super League
The Portlaoise Panthers women team recorded a good win away to WIT Wildcats on Saturday...
Three Panthers players included in the Ireland U-16 girls squad
The Portlaoise Panthers' conveyor belt of talent keeps on rolling as three of the U-16 girls teams have been named in the latest Ireland...
Scoil Chríost Rí blaze their way into All-Ireland final
Scoil Chríost Rí 70 Ballyshannon 21
U-16 Basketball All-Ireland Semi-Final
There was no stopping Scoil Chríost Rí today as they recorded an overwhelming victory over Ballyshannon...
In Pictures: Midlands basketball glory for Portlaoise CBS
St Mary's CBS Portlaoise 73 Colaiste Choilm Tullamore 59
Midlands Schools Senior 'A' Basketball Final
St Mary's CBS Portlaoise are into the All-Ireland quarter final of...
Portlaoise Panthers ladies set to begin latest Super League season in...
This Saturday night sees St Mary's Hall in Portlaoise host the first double header of the Basketball Ireland National League season.
The ladies Super League...
Tough start to life in National League continues for Panthers
Portlaoise Panthers 61 IT Carlow 80
Men’s Division One National League
Portlaoise Panthers welcomed IT Carlow to St Mary's Hall on Sunday evening, in what was...
Portlaoise Panthers set to begin National League campaign
History will be made tonight when the men for Portlaoise Panthers take to the court.
After a five year absence, the Laois outfit are back...
WATCH: Mountmellick basketball star to make his Sweet Home Alabama
These are exciting times for 17 year old James Gormley as he jets off to take up his basketball scholarship in Alabama, USA next...
Laois players shine as Ireland U-18 girls qualify for European quarter...
Two basketballers from Portlaoise Panthers are shining for the Ireland U-18s who have qualified for the European Championship quarter finals.
They made it four wins...
Portlaoise Panthers player named on Ireland U-16 men’s European Championships squad
A young Portlaoise Panthers basketballer has been named on the Ireland U-16 men's European Championships squad for the competition which begins in Bulgaria tomorrow.
Oisin...
Portlaoise Panthers announce signing of American player
Portlaoise Panthers women's team have announced the signing of a rising American star for the season ahead.
Stephanie Schmid joins from Nevada where she had...
Portlaoise Panthers to join Basketball Ireland Men’s National League
Portlaoise Panthers are among five teams to have successfully applied to join the Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One National League for the 2017/18 season.
All...
Portlaoise Panthers basketballer named in Ireland squad for Luxembourg series
Portlaoise Panthers basketballer Claire Melia has been named in the 12 player Ireland senior team that will travel to Luxembourg this weekend to play the...
Portlaoise Panthers star named on Irish Women’s Basketball squad
Portlaoise Panthers basketballer Claire Melia has been named in the 18 player Ireland senior team this afternoon.
Ireland Senior Women’s team Head Coach Mark Scannell has...
All-Ireland basketball glory for Scoil Chríost Rí
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Schools All-Ireland U-15 'A' Final
Scoil Chríost Rí avenged their U-16 All-Ireland final defeat against Presentation Castleisland two months'...
Laois girls star on Irish U-15 basketball victories
The Irish U-15 Women’s squad had a superb international test series in Scotland over the weekend, where they took on Scotland’s Under 15 and...
Kestrels and Panthers players named in basketball teams of the year
Christopher Teasley of Kestrels from Portarlington and Necole Sterling and Clare Melia of Portlaoise Panthers have been honoured for their fine seasons with their respective...
All-Ireland final heartbreak for Scoil Chríost Rí
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Schools League Final: U16 A Girls - Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise v Presentation Castleisland
It was a case of...
Scoil Chríost Rí basketballers go in search of All-Ireland glory
Scoil Chríost Rí will look to capture yet another All-Ireland title tomorrow.
This time it is the turn of the U-16 girls basketball team who...