‘St Louis’ Archives
#230 Indy take first national hurling title
This weekend's first ever US National College Hurling Championships ended in a triumph for the young hurlers from Indiana University when they overcame UC Berkeley in a thrilling final yesterday at Gaelic Park, Chicago. After stormy weather had interrupted Day 1 late Saturday evening, Sunday morning saw Indy account for Purdue in Game 3 on a [...]
US College Hurling Final Result
Result - College Hurling Championship Final Indiana University 3-4 Cal Berkeley 1-6
#229 Thrilling college ‘Nationals Day 1
Day 1 of the first ever US National Collegiate Hurling finals saw some thrilling action yesterday at Gaelic Park in Chicago. In Game 1 of a seven-side round robbin format in the historic competition, UC Berkeley from California, took on Indiana University and in an exciting game, the midwest team of Indy edged home by a single point 3-08 to [...]
US College Nationals @ Chicago
Results FT Game 1: Indiana University UC Berkeley 4-4 HT Game 2: UC Berkeley 2-5 Purdue University 0-1 FT Game 2: East 5-2 West 2-8
#228 Historic US Colleges Hurling Championships this weekend
It promises to be an historic weekend for Gaelic sports and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in America this week as the first ever National Collegiate Hurling finals take place this Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29. The birth of hurling at US college level has slowly been taking place over the past 3 years on America's West Coast, [...]
#214 Sanctions, transfers go through for US GAA but same ol’ for TV rights!
Last weekend's annual GAA Congress in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, saw US GAA or North American County Board (NACB) (excl New York) delegates go away relatively happy with all motions offered, passed. A sticky issue for some divisions last year was on the matter of players Sanctions for those coming out from Ireland and not having J1 Visa's. Out [...]
#201 P O Kane Hurls and GaelicSportsCast forge partnership
The podcast and website, GaelicSportsCast is proud to announce P O Kane Hurls as its new and principle sponsor. Based in Swatragh in County Derry, P O Kane Hurls is a member of the Irish Guild of Ash Hurley Makers, an elite set of 50 members who produce hurls for the top hurlers around the country and globe. To mark the occasion, [...]
#94 Five state tournament best yet
The suburbs of St Louis, Missouri was the place to be for all Gaelic sports enthusiasts over the weekend as the annual St Louis Gaelic Sports Festival organised by the St Louis GAC put on a great show attracting teams from four states. In what was regarded as the best tournament yet, teams from Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Indianapolis, joined [...]
#84 Tower’ win league in St Louis
Last Saturday saw the culmination of the St Louis Gaelic Athletic Club Hurling League take place where Tower Pub Crusaders and J. McGraugh's Celtics, who had battled for supremacy since early Spring in this 6 team league, go head-to-head once more. With a heat index hovering around 100F (37 C), game conditions were trying, however, an [...]
