1st year team recap
This year has been such a fun year for us. For a team that is made up of mostly beginners we were very successful, we won all but 2 of our games. All of us have put in loads of effort at training and in matches, but we wouldn’t have had the opportunity to do that if it wasn’t for Coach Praha. Coach Praha has been really supportive of us, helping each of us with our individual weaknesses and always working on our strong points as well. So thanks so much for that Praha. The girls improved so much since September, without the commitment from all the girls coming to training every week, and to all the matches, we wouldn’t have had such a successful team. Thanks to Natasha Moore for the recap.
2nd year Girls recap
Everybody worked really hard at training all year around and we also got closer as a team this year. Last year our team got to the All Irelands, however this year we unfortunately lost two matches in extra time and narrowly missed out on the final. However we enjoyed every match that we played, win or lose. On behalf of the team we would like to thank Praha for all the hard work that he put into our team and helping us improve. We can’t wait to come back next year and hope to continue to improve. Thank you to Praha and well done to all the girls. Thanks to Ellen and Molly for the recap.
Cadet team recap
The Cadets girls went undefeated during league play and hosted St. Columbus in the semi-finals at the IWA. The girls won convincingly and continued into the final, which proved to be a closer match-up than their previous game against Caritas. However they pulled away in the second half to win by a respectable margin. The team was thrilled to enter the All-Irelands, which Mount Temple hosted. The girls won their first two games and narrowly missed out on a spot in the All Ireland Semi Finals after narrowly losing to Kinsale, in the final game of the weekend. The cadets really enjoyed the year and played consistently well. Thanks to Una for the recap.
Senior Girls recap
The senior girls basketball team had a very rewarding and enjoyable season. They went undefeated in league play and handily won their semi-final, which led to a clash with Caritas in the finals. The final was played
on December 14th and the team, along with teachers and supporters made
their way to Oblate Hall Inchicore. The final was rough to say the least
but the mount temple girls stuck together and played their hearts out and were decisive winners. The team also took part in an All-Ireland cup, they travelled to Wexford, to play Presentation College and came out victorious. The girls however they were not as fortunate in the next round as they were narrowly beaten by Popbal Scoil Inbhear, from Kerry.
In February, the girls played in the All Ireland Regionals in Tubbercurry, Sligo. With some key players unable to make the trip, the girls were able to finish no higher then 3rd in the tournament. Overall, the senior team had a very successful and fun year, they will be sad to see the sixth years go, especially Julia. Thanks to Julia Bauer for the recap.
Senior Boys recap
The guys had a difficult start to the season with some injuries and lack of practice times. This led to close losses to Belvedere College and Channel College early on, but persevered to make it to the quarter finals against Palmerstown with a healthy full squad. The game was close throughout, but unfortunately the boys ended up losing a close game. The team returns some key players next season, but are also losing 2 starters from this year’s team, but look to improve on the quarter final showing from this year. Thanks to all the guys who put in the time and hard work.
