Next weekend sees the start of the Boston Northeast GAA
championships. 2017 Pat O’Brien Cup
champions, Aidan McAnespies take on Christopher’s while Connemara Gaels and the
Wolfe Tones will lock horns. The
following week will see Shannon Blues, Donegal and Galway in action as the
championship picks up momentum.
This year’s senior football championship is most eagerly awaited
as it is anticipated to be one of the most competitive in many years, with
several teams having a real chance of winning.
The registration rules have been amended for 2017 to require 6 home
based players, and the deadline has been brought forward to July 1. Many teams look as though they have been
shaping up nicely on the home based front, already there is plenty of top class
talent, and many familiar faces, ready to put their skills and competitiveness
to the test.
The senior and junior hurling championships start on a
couple of weeks later on June 18 with Galway and Fr. Tom’s facing off in what
will be a best of 5 games for this year’s title. Wexford and Tipperary kick of what look like
it will be a very competitive junior A championship that also will have
defending champions, Offaly, as well as Galway and Tom’s vying for the coveted
Eddie Treacy Cup. The junior C hurling
championship has started with Barley House Wolves scoring a win against the
newest arrivals, Providence HC. The
hurlers of Portland, Hartford and Worcester will also be plying their trade on
the hurling fields of New England.
The Kerry footballers make a welcome return to the ranks and
will enter the junior B competition, while the race for the prestigious junior
A championship will see six teams make up a very competitive field challenge
for the Pat Callaghan Cup. Cork, Shannon
Blues, Aidan McAnespies, Connemara Gaels, Donegal and Wolfe Tones will all have
an eye on making the semi-finals in early August.
The Ladies senior championship kicks off on June 17 with the
Boston Shamrocks and Connacht Ladies renewing a rivalry and a best of 5 for the
Orla Benson Cup.
Also at the weekend on Saturday, the first hurling trophy of
the season is up for grabs between Tipperary and Fr. Tom Burke’s in the Sheehan
Cup Final, while the Boston Shamrocks defend their Orla Benson Cup title in the
final versus Connacht Ladies on Sunday at 1:00.
Schedule
Saturday June 3
Sheehan Cup Final
4:00 Tipperary v Fr. Tom Burke’s
Sunday June 4
Irish Cultural Center, Canton Ma.
Orla Benson Cup Final
1:00 Connacht Ladies v Boston Shamrocks
Senior Football Championship
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