Action from Saturday's games.
Cardinal Dougherty High School field was filled with non-stop action Saturday, including the battle for the McCartan Cup in junior football.
Teams from throughout the Eastern Seaboard duked it out under clear skies and hot, hot sun.
The D.C. Gaels beat Philly’s Eire Og in the final to win the McCartan Cup. Washington won hurling against the Allentown Hibernians. The ladies from D.C. beat Philadelphia’s Notre Dames in football.
We have shots from the day’s games.
Orange facing a wall of green.
The Allentown Hibernians are headed to the North American County GAA Finals in Boston, following their hurling victory Sunday over the Philadelphia Shamrocks.
With their 3-8 to 1-3 win, the Hibernians also claimed the Hurling League Cup and the Philadelphia Junior C Championship trophy.
Not too shabby for a team that was brand new to hurling last year.
The Hibernians put on the pressure and kept it on from beginning to end, entering the half with a 1-6 to 0 lead. The Shamrocks came out for the second half clearly determined to get back into the game. They battled valiantly, but the Hibos offense was too much for them.
Pat O’Donnell, the Hibernians’ team captain said this year’s team was very different from the first-year squad, which often struggled to get consistent attendance at practice. That’s changed in 2009. “For a second-year team, everybody’s stoked to play all the time,” he said.
Over the Labor Day weekend, Allentown will give Beantown their best. “We’re going to go up to Boston,” O’Donnell said, “and hopefully have a good run up there.”
We’ve got game-day photos.
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It’s been a long time since we checked in with our hurling friends. Saturday, the Allentown Hibernians hosted the Pittsburgh Hurling Club in action at Haines Mill Fields, within screaming distance of the Dorney Park coaster.
On a sun-soaked afternoon, the home boys rolled over their rivals 3-17 to 0-3.
For those who can’t get enough hurling, there’s much more action in coming weeks, according to the Hibernians’ Jeff Purtell:
“Our next match will be against the Philadelphia Shamrocks on Saturday, July 11th, 4 p.m., at the same field (Haines Mill Fields, Allentown). That game will be the first of the best of three games for the Joe Lyons Cup. The second game is scheduled for Sunday, July 26th, Cardinal Dougherty HS, time to be announced. The third and final game (if necessary) is scheduled for Sunday, August 16th at Cardinal Dougherty.”
We have pics from Saturday’s action.