Category: Mini Basketball

Options Unlimited Junior Flag Football, Basketball and Baseball, Ballybrack and Loughlinstown 1986

Report

A new scheme, Options Unlimited, was launched in the Ballybrack and Loughlinstown areas of South Co. Dublin on 30 June 1986, by Dun Laoghaire VEC, which offered a wide variety of sports for up to 1,500 children, including Flag Football (a non-contact version of American Aootball, like Tag Rugby), Basketball and Baseball.

It was Co-Ordinated by Kelvin Troy, who played the 1985-86 season as a Professional American Import for Premier Milk Toppers Killester in the Irish Basketball Association Men’s National League. It operated from its base in Cedar Court, Ballybrack and was funded by the Department of Labour, and had a 14-strong team of workers. It was a pilot scheme and was to be extended if successful.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1994) “New sports scheme launched” Irish Press. Tuesday, July 1, 1983. pg. 16 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mark.

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Longford Primary Schools Mini Basketball Finals 2016

Results

DateWinnersRunners-Up
Boys A Final
29.02.2016Scoil Eimear29Stonepark8
Girls A Final
29.02.2016Colehill34Melview21
Boys Plate Final
29.02.2016Colmcille16Fermoyle6
Girls Plate Final
29.02.2016Fermoyle26Stonepark11
Longford Primary Schools Mini Basketball Finals 2016 [Reference: 1]

Player Awards

Grade (Most Valuable Player)WinnerTeam
Boys A Final MVPPaul IdshorScoil Eimear
Girls A Final MVPLauren McGuireColehill
Boys Plate Final MVPOwen WilliamsColmcille
Girls Plate Final MVPMolly MulvihillStonepark
Longford Primary School Mini Basketball Finals 2016 MVP Awards [Reference: 1]

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (2016) Longford Falcons Basketball Club | Longford Primary Schools Mini Basketball Finals Longford Leader Friday, March 4, 2016. Sports Digest.

Note: Past copies of the Longford Leader are available to view at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy

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Roscommon Primary Schools Mini Basketball Finals 2019

Results

DateWinnersRunners-Up
5th & 6th Class Boys
2019Dangan NS (Kilmore)WSt. Paul’s CastlereaL
5th & 6th Class Girls
2019Scoil na nAingeal Naofa (Boyle)WRoxboro NS L
3rd & 4th Class Boys
2019Dangan NS (Kilmore)WCroghan NSL
3rd & 4th Class Girls
2019Scoil na nAingeal Naofa (Boyle)WWhitehall NSL
2 Teacher Mixed
2019Aughrim NSWDrumboylan NSL
Roscommon Primary Schools Mini Basketball Finals 2019 [Reference: 1]

Report

The Roscommon Primary Schools Mini Basketball League was set up by Ruth Kelly anderica Feely in 2018. Featuring 107 teams in four age & gender categories and one mixed teacher league, the teams played matches over 10 blitz days, and afterwards the table-toppers in each group were whittled down to 10 teams for the Finals.

Scoil na nAingeal Naofa Boyle won both girls categories and Dangan National School from Kilmore both boys categorieas, with Aughrim National School winning the two-teacher mixed League Final. [Reference: 1]

References

Websites

[1] Primary Schools Mini Basketball Ireland (2019) Primary Schools Mini Basketball [Roscommon Primary Schools Mini Basketball Finals 2019] [Internet] Available from: https://www.primaryschoolsminibasketballireland.com/ [Accessed 3 January 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy (nee Kingston)

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 January 2020

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