EAST REGION U15 LEAGUE DIVISION 1 FINAL SPA 0-12 KEEL/LISTRY 0-11
Monday September 13th 2021 in Fitzgerald Stadium: Huge congrats to this wonderful courageous team who pulled off a great victory by the narrowest of margins. Down by 5 points they chipped away at the gap and edged their talented opponents by one. They played like a team and listened to their mentors from the sideline. Both teams were well disciplined and they showed their skill and talent in Fitzgerald Stadium. A pleasure to watch and nail biting till referee Eddie Walsh blew the final whistle. Keell/Listry are a great team and a bright future ahead of them. However, there’s only one winner on the night and it was Spa's captain Aidan Cronin who had the pleasure of lifting the trophy from East Kerry's Denis McCrohan.

Many thanks to fantastic management Adrian McCarthy, Denis Doolan. Michael Finnegan and Dr Des Spillane. Also ,to parents, supporters and Coiste na nÓg officers.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RD1 SPA 2-10 DR CROKES 2-22
Spa began their senior club championship campaign against neighbours Dr Crokes in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The game was quite competitive until the second Crokes goal at the end of the third quarter, with Crokes dominating the game from there.

Spa were first off the mark with an Evan Cronin free within the first minute, and David Shaw replied with the first score for Crokes. Cian Tobin and a brilliant point from Dan O’Donoghue followed before Micheál Burns rattled the net in the 9th minute. Spa quickly levelled with Mike Foley splitting the posts from an incredible angle, but Crokes added four before the water break, two from Burns and two from Tony Brosnan, to lead by 1-5 to 0-4.

A second Crokes goal was almost on the cards but Kieran O’Leary’s effort was just a little two high. Evan Cronin and Mark O’Shea exchanged points before Crokes were again threatening the Spa goal, Tony Brosnan’s shot hitting the upright and cleared. Brendan Falvey extended the Crokes advantage but in the 27th minute Evan Cronin finished the first Spa goal to put just three between the sides. Crokes had yet another opportunity on the Spa goal, Tony Brosnan running right at James Devane but opted to punch over the crossbar. At half time, Spa were trailing by 1-5 to 1-9.

Crokes were taking full advantage of the mark rule and Micheál Burns (2), Tony Brosnan and Kieran O’Leary all added their names to the scoresheet, Spa replying with just one point from Mike McCarthy. The second Spa goal came in the 38th minute, Mike Foley doing well to break through the Crokes defence and buried the ball in the back of the net to make it Spa 2-6 Dr Crokes 1-13. Mike Foley and Evan Cronin swapped points with Tony Brosnan (2) and Kieran O’Leary before Crokes were again looking at goal, a high dangerous ball landed into the goalmouth but James Devane knocked it out for a ‘45, which was converted by Shane Murphy. At the second half water break, it was Spa 2-8 to Crokes 1-17.

Niall McCarthy kicked over the next Spa score but in the 46th minute Mark O’Shea kicked from 70 yards out, the ball flying past three players and landing at the back of the Spa net. Tony Brosnan and Micheál Burns added two more points and Shane Cronin did threaten the Crokes goal but Shane Murphy blocked the shot. A Spa penalty soon followed, Niall McCarthy held in the square as the ball was dropped in, with Evan Cronin misfiring and sending the ball over the crossbar. Cian Murphy did get close on goal also, Shane Murphy stopping his effort too. Final scores from Jordan Kiely, Tom Doyle and David Shaw closed the game out on a score-line of Spa 2-10 Dr Crokes 2-22.

Spa will travel to Kenmare next Sunday for Round 2 before we welcome Templenoe to Spa the following week in the third and final round.

CO MINOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to the East Kerry minor team and management on their win over Kenmare District in Rd1 of the 2021 Minor Co Championship. They are away to Glenflesk this Saturday September 25th at 3pm in Rd2 and good luck to all, especially our Spa players Rian O’Neill, Jack O’Sullivan, Luke O’Neill and Timmy Moynihan and selector John O’Neill.

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Monday September 20th: U13 East Kerry League Spa v Gneeveguilla (home, 11.30am)
Tuesday September 21st: U9 Go Games Spa v Glenflesk (away, 6pm)
Thursday September 23rd: U11 League Spa v Legion (away, 6.15pm)
Saturday September 25th: Minor Co Championship East Kerry v Glenflesk (away, 3pm)
Sunday September 26th: U13 East Kerry League Spa v Kilgarvan (home, 11.30am)
Sunday September 26th: Ladies Senior Championship Rd3 Spa v Dr Crokes (home, 12noon)
Sunday September 26th: Senior Club Championship Rd2 Spa v Kenmare (away, 2.30pm)

Best of luck to all teams and managements. In the event of any changes to fixtures, the most up to date list will be on the spagaa.com website calendar.

SPA LOTTO RESULTS 13/09/21
Numbers drawn: 10, 18, 26, 28. No winner and €50 Lucky Dips to Eamon Courtney, Moss Harmon, Margaret Cronin and Kathleen Hobbins. Next week’s JACKPOT is €5,200 and tickets are on sale online on spagaa.com or from Dalys Supervalu, Killarney Hardware, Centra Muckross Rd, Spa clubhouse or from usual sellers. Thank you to everyone for your continued support for our club lotto.

JUVENILE TRAINING
Juvenile training continues each week, with the ABC Academy every Saturday morning from 10am – 11am. Spa GAA is open to everyone in Killarney parish and new members are always welcome. Contact the coaches or Coiste na nÓg Secretary Denise on 0871385612 or spacoistenanog@gmail.com with any queries.

SPA MERCHANDISE SHOP
The Spa GAA merchandise shop (top of the stairs in reception) will be open on Saturday mornings from 10am - 11am. Any queries on gear for adults or juveniles please contact Mathilda on 087 6487356.

WIN A HOUSE WITH KERRY GAA
Kerry GAA are giving one lucky winner a prize of a lifetime, a brand new 3-bedroom house in Killarney. This is the top prize in the April 2022 draw, but there will be several bonus draws for ticket holders between now and then, including cash prizes and match tickets!

Tickets for the Draw are €100 and the link to purchase is on the Kerry GAA website, they can be purchased at the Kerry GAA Store in the Outlet Centre or hard copy tickets available from John O’Leary (0863026041). When entering your details don’t forget to mention your club SPA GAA in the ‘Additional Information’ section. NB: The sooner you purchase a ticket, the more draws you will be included in.

ITEMS FOR NOTES
Any items for the club notes please contact pro.spa.kerry@gaa.ie or 0851216359 before 8pm on Sundays.