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Showing posts with label tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tournament. Show all posts

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Coffee Morning at The Roasterie Cafe

With our tournament only a week away, June 26th, The KCGAC green-machine spent the morning at The Roasterie Cafe in Brookside to spread the word.

A big thanks to Scott, Angie, Kurtis, Ryan, Chelsea and Paige for getting up early and showing your support for The KCGAC. 

It was a nice and relaxing morning enjoying tasty beverages and pastries hanging out chatting to people. I was surprised that several people we met were already aware of Gaelic Football and were excited to hear that we have a local club. So hopefully we'll get a good crowd down at Swope Park next Saturday.

The Roasterie will be on site at the tournament providing iced coffees with their silver bullet air-stream. And if the heat is anything like last year, we'll all need a little something to cool down.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Sevens Tournament was a Huge Success

It didn't snow, it didn't rain, it wasn't freezing...not sure if we're in Kansas anymore Toto.

The Irish gods were smiling upon us and we had the most perfect March day for our KCGAC Sevens tournament. Director Sully divided the club up into the four Provinces of Ireland and we had a round-robin first and then knock-outs for the championship position.

Connaught 3-5 Vs Leinster 1-0...Winner Connaught
Munster 2-4 Vs Ulster 1-5...Winner Munster
Connaught 1-9 Vs Munster 2-3...Winner Connaught
Ulster 2-3 Vs Leinster 1-3...Winner Ulster
Munster 2-3 Vs Leinster 2-7...Winner Leinster
Ulster 0-1 Vs Connaught 4-5...Winner Connaught


CHAMPIONSHIP
WINNER Connaught

Instead of having a 3rd and 4th place playoff, we combined some of the lads from the other teams to give the finalists a few extra subs to help the tired and weary legs after so many games in a row.

It was great craic and we even had a few fans down at Swope Park cheering us on. Best of all this year, we were injury free.
 A quick stretch before the tournament
The local PD were there to keep an eye on the club treasures
Devin warms up with the Aussie Rules lad
Drake got down on his knees and prayed for the win
Sully's ringer from Rosscommon
The final seconds of the Final, it could have gone either way, very close
Carl looks for the catch
Kieran hold Brandon off, as he makes for another point from the 40 yard line
Ulster - KCGAC Sevens Champions 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Seven A Side Tournament - March 28th

This is the most fun weekend in Kansas City Gaelic Football if you ask me. Small teams, on a smaller field, means more action and more scoring.

This is also a great time for new people to come down and experience Gaelic football. Bring $35, a registration form and a medical waiver from our site and we'll stick you on a team.

Our club will be split up into four teams representing the provinces of Ireland: Ulster, Leinster, Connaught and Munster. This should make for some good rivalry and great craic. Rumor has it there is going to be an amazing trophy for the winning team.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your boots if you're playing or a deckchair if you're cheering from the sidelines, and bring the family down to Swope Park, either way you're in for a good Gaelic time.

Time: 3:00pm on Sunday the 28th of March 2010
Place: Swope Park soccer fields
Cost: Free for Spectators

To find out more information about Gaelic Sports in Kansas City visit our website www.kcgac.org.

Here's some Gaelic Football highlights to get you in the spirit.