Banbridge Academy Sports
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Schools Cup: Bangor Grammar School 0 Banbridge Academy 22 Group B
I arrived at Bangor Grammar School shortly after 9.00am, for the Schools Cup Group B game against visitors, Banbridge Academy. It was cold, wolves howled & a polar bear wandered across the halfway line! However, by 10.30 am, with a low sun beating down, the pitch was ‘taking a stud’. Dan Hutchison scored after 3…
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McCullough Cup: Banbridge Academy 8 Bangor Grammar School 0 Semi Final
On Wednesday afternoon Banbridge Academy and Bangor Grammar School met in semi final two of the McCullough Cup, at Havelock Park, Banbridge. This was a seriously impressive performance by Banbridge Academy. They were a yard/metre faster than their opponents, they created spaces for forwards, then they found those forwards with defence splitting passes. Bangor, though…
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Connor Magee, Darragh Knox, Ethan Duncan, Fergus Alway, Jack Shaw, Jacques McCauley, Jonny Dallas, Noah Bell, Ryan Hanna, Ryan MatthewsSchools Cup: Banbridge Academy 55 Larne Grammar 5 Group B
Banbridge Academy welcomed Larne Grammar to the Academy grounds for a second round Pool B game in the Schools Cup. Banbridge academy faced a stiff breeze blowing up the pitch but the established territory in the Larne 22 from the kick off and full back Ryan Matthews dived over for the opening score, after 3…
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Schools Friendly: Regent House 12 Banbridge Academy 17
On Saturday morning Banbridge Academy travelled to Newtownards to play Regent House in a Schools Friendly at the Comber Road grounds. At stiff breeze, which would dominate the game blew from the lough and, coupled with rain, made handing difficult. I arrived at 10.10am for the 10.30am kick off, in Ulster Rugby’s Fixture List, only…
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1ST XI SUPERLEAGUE: BANBRIDGE ACADEMY 4 Royal School Dungannon 1
I caught up with one of our member schools for the second Saturday morning running as Banbridge Academy entertained Royal School Dungannon in the second round of Tier 1 matches in the Girls 1st XI Superleague. With a busy day ahead, and slightly behind schedule push back, I was only able to take in the…
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1st XI Superleague: Banbridge Academy 3 Coleraine Grammar 1
We caught up with the Ulster Hockey School Girls 1st XI Super League on Saturday morning as Banbridge Academy hosted their counterparts from Coleraine Grammar at Havelock Park. The superleague is a competition to decide the seeding for the Girls 1st XI Schools Cup. There was a slight chill in the air for the 9:15…
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2022-04-06 John Waring All Ireland U14 Schools Cup
We caught up with the 2022 John Waring Cup competition at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club throughout Wednesday. The competition featured six teams from across Ireland who all payed in a round robin league format. This led to 15 games with each game lasting 20 minutes. Banbridge fire in a shot against Newtown in the John waring…
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2022-03-24 Banbridge Academy 4 Friends School 1 Burney Cup Final
On Thursday evening Banbridge Academy met Friends School, as part of a double header, in the Burney Cup Final, at Stormont. A large crowd was treated to a fast paced, skilful contest, in which no quarter was asked nor given. Play was end to end in the 1st quarter The first minutes were end to…
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2022-03-24 Banbridge Academy 5 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 0 Richardson Cup Final
On Thursday evening Banbridge Academy met Royal Belfast Academical Institution, as part of a double header, in the Richardson Cup Final, at Stormont. This U15 level game was played over 2 x 30 minute halves. In the 1st half Inst had the better of the territory winning 4 penalty corners, but unable to convert any of…
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2022-03-23 Banbridge Academy 1 Wallace High 2 Dowdall Cup
Banbridge Academy and Wallace High School 2nd XI teams met in the Dowdall Cup final at Havelock Park on Tuesday afternoon. Both teams looked well up for this one in an entertaining game with a bit of an edge. However the sides cancelled each other out in a fairly even first quarter which remained scoreless.…
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2022-03-22 Ferris Cup Banbridge Academy 0 Bangor Grammar School 1Final
On Tuesday Banbridge Academy and Bangor Grammar School met in the final of the Ferris Cup at Havelock Park, Banbridge. As this was at U14 level the game was played over 2 x 25 minute halves. Banbridge set out to close Bangor down and make them play in their own half. Though Bangor created some…
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2022-03-16 Banbridge Academy 4 Cookstown High School 2 Burney Cup Semi Final
On Wednesday, in the first game of the Burney Cup Semi Final double header, at Lisnagarvey HC, Banbridge Academy played Cookstown High School. Though Banbridge had the best of the play in the 1st quarter, there was no score. 4 against 1, Cookstown paced their defence in the 1st half Banbridge’s pressure, early in the 2nd quarter,…
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2022-03-13 Banbridge Academy 10 Strathearn School 9 Schools Senior Plate
Banbridge Academy and Strathearn School battled it out at Stormont Pavilion in the Senior Plate Final on Monday afternoon. Both teams had a nervy start but Strathearn seemed to be getting on top as the first quarter progressed. However, Banbridge looked sharp on the break and they forced a penalty corner towards the end of…
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2022-02-28 Banbridge Academy 2 Sullivan Upper 1 Senior Plate Semi Final
Banbridge Academy and Sullivan Upper senior squads completed their delayed Plate Semi Final on Monday afternoon in an entertaining encounter at Lisnagarvey HC. Sullivan Upper got of to the best of starts with an early penalty corner converted by the talented Katie Kimber to give Sullivan a 0 – 1 lead. Katie Kimber celebrates the…
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Medallion Bowl: Banbridge Academy 24 Limavady Grammar School 10 Final
Banbridge Academy and Limavady Grammar School met in the Medallion Bowl Final at Ballymena Academy on a wet and windy Wednesday afternoon. The Academy started the game strongly and after a couple of carries down the right Banbridge’s No 8 Ryan Hanna battled over the line for the opening score. Captain Andrew Jackson added the…
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Ulster Schoolgirls Junior Cup: Methodist College 3 Banbridge Academy 0
Early Monday afternoon Methodist College met Banbridge Academy the Quarter Final of the Ulster School Girls Junior Cup. This cup is for U14 students and is played over 2 x 20 minute halves. Banbridge were unable to convert a number of chances Banbridge attacked from ‘push back’ and created several opportunities in front of goal…