The O'loughlins Under 10's played their first home game of the season on Wednesday the 28th of May. Unlike their first outing, this game was more one sided and unfortunately, not in our favour. St. Brigids were very strong and had a large panel which meant that they never tired on the warm evening. Despite great efforts in defence by Abby Ware, Grace Sheridan and Faye Fennelly, St. Brigids got scores on the board early on. Maebh Richardson had a great game and relieved a lot of pressure many times by sending the ball into the forwards.  Ava Vaughan and Riona Crowley had a lot of work to do to keep up with the girls in blue in the centre and they did well. Eva Prendergast battled well in the second half, as did Ava O'Grady and Tara O'Keeffe. Emma Flyson White did very well in attack and defence. Sinead Dowling and newcomer Sara Ayoup along with Riona very nearly got a score in the 2nd half. Even though the scoreline didn't suit the girls in green, it was good preparation for our upcoming blitz in Young Irelands.

The Under 10's performed excellently at the Young Irelands Blitz held last Saturday the 7th of July. In the first 2 games the girls in green and white netted 12 goals amongst 7 players. It was great to see that no matter what position players were in, the team were able to play well and keep the scoreboard ticking over. What was even more impressive was that with no subs, the same 10 girls kept going for the 3 matches. In the last game of the day, the teams were evenly matched and unfortunately only one goal separated the sides and that was not in our favour. Grace Sheridan was top goal scorer with a total of 5 goals and the other goals were scored by Emma Flyson White, Leah Hanrahan , Ava Vaughan, Maebh Richardson, Tara O'Keeffe and Abby Ware. Ríona Crowley was a nuisance in midfield and made some lovely clearances. Faye Fennelly cleared any ball that got up near our goal and also worked tirelessly in around the pitch. Eva Prendergast is making massive improvements from game to game and striking the ball well on the ground. Overall, the team had a great day winning 2 of the 3 matches. 

Last Wednesday (7th May) the O'Loughlins under 10's started off their season with an away fixture against Danesfort. The friendly game was played in great spirit and the girls in green did themselves proud. In the first half Danesfort started strongly and as time went on, the pressure they built up led to scores. While O'Loughlins never really threatened the goal area in the half, some excellent play in the midfield prevented the game from getting away from them. Faye Fennelly, Grace Sheridan and Eva Prendergast let Danesfort have nothing easy. Emma Flyson White defended very well and Ava O'Grady and Ava Vaughan contributed very well. In the second half other players got to shine with some positional changes and the fact that Danesfort made changes of their own. Abby Ware and Tara O'Keeffe made and impact on the goal and the forward line for different periods. Riona Crowley was excellent for finding space to drive the ball either into the goal or into the forwards. Sinead Dowling, Leah Hanrahan and Emma Butler were busier in the second half too. Overall, it was a good first outing and O'Loughlins may have done enough in the 2nd half to sneak a win.