Shimna News

Our U18 Boys team qualified for the semi-finals of the South Down Cup, defeating Banbridge Academy 10-3. Having fallen behind in the early stages, the boys roared back, with Shay Milligan scoring two and Shimna podcast star Luke McCafferty bagging a hat-trick. They were well supported by Ben McNerlin and Andrew Shannon, who also made the scoresheet. Xavier Rooney and Rory Smith also contributed late goals as the opposition tired. The result was all the more impressive, given

Our U14 Boys enjoyed one of their best days earlier this week, topping their group in the Ulster Blitz with wins against Larne, Slemish and Newtonhamilton and a draw with Strangford. This performance was very much the culmination of their hard work over the past three years, learning from previous games and bonding as a team. The boys made Mr Hanna a very proud coach. There were great performances across the park, including Dara McGrath at full back, as well as the attacking

Earlier today, our U14 footballers took part in the Integrated Secondary Schools Futsal Cup Tournament, held in the Shankill Leisure Centre. This version of the beautiful game demands high levels of skill and fitness, which both of our boys and girls teams demonstrated across five matches each. Our boys took a little time to adjust to the fast pace of the indoor hall but, once they settled, they delivered some brilliant football. Goals from Jamie Magee, Ryan McCullough and Fl

Mr Dagen writes: “Our U14 Gaelic girls started their season yesterday with a friendly against Lecale Trinity Grammar. From the throw-in, the Shimna girls impressed with Ellie Sloan winning the ball in midfield, a nice pass to Evie Sloan lead Evie in for a goal to give Shimna the best start. For the remainder of the first half, Shimna impressed with Robyn Rick, Teaghan Quinn and Evie Sloan contributing more scores. The 2nd half saw Lecale come into the game more and they start

Well done to Aoife Grant and Eve Mc Namara who enjoyed a very successful weekend at the NI Indoor Athletics Championships. Aoife finished second in the U16 1500m race walk and Eve was third in the U16 girls’ long jump. Eve narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the 200m. Both girls now go on to represent Northern Ireland in the National Indoor Championships in Athlone at the end of March.