The Bandon AC annual Summer Camp will be held this year from July 11th to 15th. The camp which offers a wide variety of sporting activity and fun will be held at the Bandon Grammar School with the indoor hall being used in the event of rain. The camp costs €65 per child and runs from 10am to 2pm daily. Contact Ann Gayson as soon as possible on 086- 2597 961 to secure a place. The camp is open to all children from six to 12 years and is guaranteed to please!
A number of club members were in action in Tullamore at the AAI Junior and U23 Track and Field Championships on 26th June. Laura McSweeney won a silver medal in Junior Shot Putt and finished in 6th and 7th places in Discus and Hammer. Also winning a junior silver medal was Joan Healy in the 100m. Patrick McSweeney finished third in Weight for Distance, fourth in Shot and 7th in the Hammer competition. David Reynolds was placed fourth in the Junior Javelin. In the U23 competitions, Róisín Howard won bronze in High Jump and finished fourth in Hurdles and Ronan Duggan finished fifth in the 800m.
Laura McSweeney was also in action at the Munster Schools Tailteann Interprovincial Championships recently in Santry Stadium, Dublin where she won the Shot Putt and was second in Hammer. Phil Healy won silver in the 100m and fifth in the 200m and was also part of a medal winning relay team. Eric Stam won bronze in Long Jump. Also competing but outside the medal positions on this occasion were Colin Kingston (Shot & Discus), Robert O’Sullivan (Javelin) and Fiona Duggan (Discus).
Juvenile club members were successful at the AAI U9-U11 Team Competitions in Templemore recently. Ruairí Harrington and Max Hallahan won silver in the U9 Ball throw and Niamh Sugrue and Cora Ní Gallchoir also won silver for U10 Ball Throw.
The Ballinascarthy 10k Road Race will be held at 8pm in Ballinascarthy on July 1st . The Munster Junior, Senior & U23 Track and Field Championships will take place at CIT on Sunday 3rd July. Training continues every Monday and Wednesday at the Town Park at 7pm. Fit 4 Life takes place on Tuesdays at 8pm meeting at Kellehers in Bandon