Congratulations to the Presentation College / Gaelcholaiste Ceatherlach Team who were successful in their match today. We won the Leinster PP Schools Senior Hurling "C1" Final. The match was against St. Joseph's CBS Drogheda. 

Leinster Champions!

A combination of students from Presentation College Carlow and Gaelcholaiste Carlow were crowned C1 Leinster Senior Hurling Champions on Wednesday afternoon following a comprehensive victory over St Joseph’s CBS, Drogheda on a score-line of 5.14 to 0.4. Opening points from Alex Delaney and James Ingram settled the Carlow team down after some early wides before two quick-fire goals from Conor Tracey and Paul Fitzgerald put day-light between the teams. Further points from Ingram and two from wing-forward Daniel Bulger were backed up by goals form Tracey and another from Ingram on the half-hour mark to leave the half-time score 4.9 to 0.0.

To their credit Drogheda rallied at the beginning of the second half and scored the opening three points. There would be no miraculous come-back however as points from Delaney and centre-back Conaill Fitzpatrick were backed up with another James Ingram goal, taking his personal tally for the day to 2.4.

Conceding just 4 points to the North-Leinster champions was no mean feat and considerable amount of credit must go to team captain Sean Buggy who was immense at full-back, while mid-fielders Dylan McGrath and Paul Grey worked tirelessly to help out in defence and set up attacks.

The team will now play in a higher division next year and considering the majority of the panel is made up of students in Third and Fourth Year, there could be more great days yet to come on the hurling pitch for the two schools.