The Clubrooms were filled to capacity with young people and their parents on Friday night 22nd November 2013 for the Annual Juvenile Awards Night. Everybody was treated to a Hotdog/Burger and soft drink prepared by Seamus & Angela McAteer (Boulevard Restaurant, Newry) and Laurine Harper. The Juvenile Games Development Officer Ross Carr got the formal proceedings under way by introducing the Special Guests – Karen Tinnelly (Down Camogie), Kyla Trainor (Down Ladies Football), Gareth ‘Magic’ Johnston (Down Hurling) and Kevin McKernan (Down Football).
Ross welcomed the parents, coaches and the players themselves. He mentioned the spectrum of field sports – Camogie, Ladies Football, Hurling, Football, the upsurge of interest in both Handball and Scór and thanked those responsible.
The Awards were presented by the Special Guests.
U10 Girls Handball (Kyla) – Eve Matthews, Ella McCumiskey, Erin Lively; U10 Boys Handball (Magic) – Patrick Cowan, Jamie O’Reilly, Aidan Quinn
U12 Girls Handball (Karen) – Clara Cowan, Molly Brown, Erin Rafferty; U12 Boys Handball (Kevin) – Eamon Brown, Tom Close, Darragh Fitzpatrick
Karen Tinnelly made the presentations to the Camogie Award Winners
U10 Camogie – Eve Matthews, Tierna Savage, Ellen Shields; U12 Camogie – Beth Fitzpatrick, Ally Magee, Ailish Fearon
U14 Camogie – Caoimhe Fitzpatrick, Ellen Kelly, Erin Rafferty; U16 Camogie – Petrina Lively, Clare McGilligan, Caoimhe Morgan
Kyla Trainor made the presentations to the Ladies Football Award winners
U12 Ladies Football – Kayla Woods, Sinead Woods, Amy Lowry; U14 Ladies Football – Laura Mackin, Tierna Mullin, Erin Rafferty
Gareth ‘Magic’ Johnston made the presentations to the Juvenile Hurling Winners
U10 Hurling – Aaron Gribben, Ben Magee, Padraig Clancy; U12 Hurling – Charlie Kerr, Rory McKernan, Sean McGeown
U14 Hurling – Chrissy Hynes, John Boden, Ross Carr; U16 Hurling – Rhys Ward, Lorcan Branagan, Charlie Carr
Magic also presented the ‘Player of the Match’ Award in County Final to Noel Grant
Kevin McKernan made the presentations to the Football Award Winners
U8 Football – Bryan Rice, Evan McConville, Aidan Kelly; U10 Football – Padraig Clancy, Conor McCumiskey, Aaron Norris, Kieran Brannigan
U12 A Football – Laurence Branagan, Padraig Kelly, Tom Close; U12 B Football – James Martin, Darragh McAlinden, Conor McAlinden
U14 Football – Lyndon Brown, John Boden, Ben McConville; U16 Football – Niall O’Hagan, Charlie Carr, Conor Murray
Kevin also presented the medals to the U11 and U12 teams who finished runners up in their leagues.
A new award was introduced this year – ‘Spirit of Clonduff’ – to the juvenile member who embodies all that is great in the Youth of Clonduff. Club Chairman Brendan Murray made the award to Cara Boden (pictured above)
Ross concluded the night by thanking his Juvenile Committee for their support throughout the year. The Special Guests were happy to pose with the young people for individual and group photos.
