Borrisokane Community College School Notes
Coláiste Chiaráin Croom V Borrisokane Community College: 1st Year North Munster Cup
Venue: The Manor Fields Adare
Our 1st year boys started 2022 in perfect fashion with a compressive win over Coláiste Chiaráin Croom in the North Munster Cup. This was a vital game as both schools had lost their opening group games to St. Caimins of Shannon. It was Borrisokane who started the brighter with Ciaran Fitzgerald setting off down the right wing having latched on to a well-placed through ball. Ciaran made no mistake and finished well into the bottom corner of the net within the opening 2 minutes. Tommy Hutchinson doubled Borrisokane’s lead on 12 minutes after an excellently delivered corer. Borrisokane were 3 to the good two minutes later, when Tommy doubled his own tally with another excellently placed volley from a carbon copy corner. 1 nil up inside 15 minutes. However, some lax marking in midfield allowed Croom a one on one opportunity, which they gladly converted on 19 minutes. It was Croom who would get the next crucial goal 3 minutes later which brought the deficit to one. However, Borrisokane dug deep and steadied the ship. Philip Lemanczyk fired a well-placed daisy cutter into the bottom right hand corner on the stroke of half time, to put some distance between the teams once again.
The second half started with the same frantic pace as the first, with both schools going close on several occasions. However, it was the menacing Ciaran Fitzgerald who slotted home his second and Borrisokane’s fifth of the day. Philip turned provider on 52’ minutes when an exquisite through ball that split the two Croom defenders and ran smoothly into Fitzgerald’s path. He made no mistake and added his 3rd goal of the day to secure his hat-trick.
Congratulations to our 1st years on an excellent win that leaves them in contention for a qualifying spot in the knock out stages. Well done to Croom for never giving up and playing right to the very end, in a game played in great spirit.
Goals: Ciaran Fitzgerald 2’, 46’, 52’ Tommy Hutchinson 12’, 15’ Philip Lemanczyk 29’
MOTM: Ciaran Fitzgerald with a hat-trick
Borrisokane Community College first year soccer team with their coach Mr. Mark McGinn.
Borrisokane Community College Badminton
Twenty-Six students from 1st to 6th year travelled with Ms. Collison to the CBS Thurles to play a friendly competition in three categories last week. There were three teams in the 1st and 2nd year category, two teams in the 3rd and TY category and one team in the 5th and 6th year category. All students played brilliantly, and most students had some success by winning their singles and/or doubles matches.
The badminton league matches are being held on the 7th February for the girls and the 8th February for the boys.
Borrisokane Community College Badminton teams.
U 17 Soccer Munster Quarter Final.
The U17 panel played a Munster Quarter Final against St. Marys Newport last week. It was perfect conditions for a game but it was St. Marys who got the perfect start and never looked back. Credit to the Borris boys, they rallied, dug deep and outplayed St. Marys for long periods in the game and scored two well worked goals. Well done to all members of the team, you can be proud of your efforts all year. The future of soccer is bright in Borrisokane.
Borrisokane Community College Senior Girls Soccer.
Hard luck to our senior girls who travelled to Newport for a game this week. The girls played very well but lost 8-3. Our goal scorers were Ellie Troy and Dara Bourke.
1st & 2nd Year Boys Basketball
Our 1st & 2nd years travelled to Banagher College this week. The 2nd years came out on top winning 18-15 and the 1st years narrowly lost out by 3. Well done to all involved.
TY Future Leaders
Our Future Leaders were busy again this week. Well done for organising a soccer blitz for TYs as part of their event management module. The blitz was a great success and well done to all involved.
Defence Forces Talk
Thanks to LT Jack Feeney who provided an excellent virtual talk to our students detailing all the opportunities within the Defence Forces.
Senior History Talk with Tomi Reichental
5th Year History students had the opportunity this week to attend an online talk hosted by St. Patricks College Carlow. They hosted a live talk with Tomi Reichental a survivor of the Holocaust residing in Ireland since 1959.
They were in awe of Tomi’s brave journey as a survivor of the Holocaust and truly inspired by his life story.
Tribute to Ashling Murphy
The Traditional Music Group paid tribute to the late Ashling Murphy with a sessiún ceoil. This video can be viewed on the school Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages. Thanks to Ms. Fogarty and Ms. Duffy and all who were involved in making this tribute.
