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Hurling  and  football  for  park  Ratheniska

Ratheniska  pitch and  hurling  and  football  team  has  been  there  a   very  long  time.
This  year  they  have  a   big  and   good  team. In  hurling  Ratheniska   have  won  an Under  10 blitz  in  Sleive   Bloom. Ratheniska   have  a  good   football  team. 
They  won  every  match  they  played  this  year. They  have  finished  for  the winter  now. But  they  have’nt  done  too  well  in  the  hurling  this  year.
Recently  David   Mulhare  has  built   a  new  club  house   instead   of  the  old ones. Park  Ratheniska   have  been  hurling   and   playing   football    for   around 50  years. They   have   won   many   cups    in   the   process   with    the   seniors, Juniors   and    Juvinals   and   Girls. Har   Ramsbottem,Shane   Nolan   and    Jimmy Shiels   have   done   a   good    job   training   hurling   for   Park   Ratheniska. Har and   Shane   Nolan    trains   the   seniors   and   juniors. James   Brennan,Pat   Kelly, Jerry   Delany ,Nole   Dunne  and    Ciaran    Conroy.
Ratheniska    have   won    3    cups    altogether    this    year. Park   Ratheniska    have 3   very   good    pitches. They,re     building    2    new    walls     and    a    Ratheniska sign    at     the   entrance. We    are    working    very   hard    to    make   Ratheniska a    better   place.

By Barry Fingleton and Robert Guinan
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The Overview:
Thanks to our dedicated trainers Mrs Stapleton and Christy Stapleton,
This was our undefeatable path to the final.
We had a huge challenge with success ahead.

DATES
RATHENISKA    vs.     KNOCK        12/9/02
SCORES 4.4  1.9
CLOUGH   vs.   RATHENISKA     19/9/02
SCORES            1.4                   3.2                 3/10/02
RATHENISKA   vs.    CASTLETOWN
SCORES           7.17                     3.7
BALLACOLA     vs.      RATHENISKA
SCORES          2.2                                4.1

Church & General   Cummann na mBunscoil
Division 5
We had a very reliable team with plenty of skill and determination.

THIS WAS RATHENISKA’S TEAM

1 ASHLING SHIELS
2 HEATHER GING
3 LAURA O CONNELL
4 MARGARET MULHARE
5 SARAH STAPLETON
6 LYDIA WARD
 7 VICKY KERRY 
Subs: 
  8 :  MARY MULHARE   9 LISA NICHOLLS  10:ARLEENA LENNON
11: MICHELLE MURPHY  12: KATE SPILLANE  13:EMMA GREENE  14:SUZANNE LILLIS
15: ORLAITH MURPHY  16: SARAH BYRNE  17: EMILY KERRY   18: EMMA NORTON
19: CYRENNA   HYLAND  20: AISLING MAHER

WRITTEN BY VICKY KERRY AND LYDIA WARD

Ratheniska Vs KNOCK

On the 12th of September 2002 Knock came to our pitch in Ratheniska.  Knock was our first team to play against in the Cuman na Mbunscoil.  It was a very exciting and challenging game.  Rathrniska played really well in the first half with Lydia Ward playing in the forwards Scoring 2 great goalsand a point, Laura O’ Connell playing along side Heather Ging in the backs on the left wing scoring a great goal and a point with her left foot.  Ratheniska were a very strong and determin team.  At half time the score was Ratheniska 3-2 and Knock 0-0.

Knock came back in the second half and scored 1-9.  The finalscore of the match was Ratheniska 4-4 and Knock 1-9.  The match was a very skillful but challenging.  There was a lot of rough challenges in the game.  Ratheniska got a good few frees but gave some hard tackles.  Laura O’ Connell got a very hard tackle by one of Knocks midfielders.  The tackle was made while Laura was soloing the ball up the field.  She was triped up and fell and hit her head on the ground.  She got a free for it but just mist the poast.  Lydia Ward,Margaret Mulhare ,Heather Ging also got hard tackles. 
Knock went on to win their next 2 matches.  Aisling Shiels in goals kicked out some great high balls and made some brilliant saves.  Lydia Ward playing in the Forwards scored another great goal in the second half,Margaret Mulhare playing along side Sarah Stapleton scored a great goal in the second half also.  The goal was taken from a far out free.  It was thought to be going for a point but bounced in under the crossbar.  Vicky Kerry playing in the forwards beside Lydia Ward was brought off in the second half after a great game.I  n the second half the subs started to come on and they were Emily Kerry,Arlena Lennon,Orlaith Murphy,Aisling Maher and Sarah Byrne
By Laura O'Connell

Ratheniska   Vs     Clough

It was a windy day on the 19th of September in Ballacolla and we were playing Clough.Our nerves filled the air as the football was thrown into sky.At first Margaret got the ball and kicked the ball down the field.We played very hard football and continued to feel excited and determined to score the points that we needed.At half time the presure was on us.We needed to stay in the lead to win the match and we intended to do that After about 10 minutes into the game our coaches Mr.and Mrs Stapleton started taking off our sixth class playersand let the younger ones on.Near the end of the match the score was Ratheniska 3:2 Clough 1:4.Our intentions were very strong to win Cumann na mBunscoil but it was very hard to do so.Sarah was playing a very good game until she fell trying to catch the ball and hit her head off the pavement.In the backs Heather played brilliantly and kicked the ball out swiftly any time it came down the field.Ashling our historic goalkeeper stopped an enourmous amount off goalsfor our team.Clough put up a great fight for us and we want to thank you for doing so.
By Sarah Stapleton

                                                 Ratheniska vs Castletown 

On a wet day of the 3rd of October we played a great team called Castletown.
It was a very mild day to start the match but both teams were waiting for the 
ball to be thrown in to the air. This was our 3rd match to play .In the first half 
Lydia Ward scored a great 2:1 at the forward line while Laura O’ Connelle
Scored 1: 2 from the backs, Mary Mulhare brought on as a sub scored 3 goals.
Orla Murphy who was brought on as a sub scored 2 goals Margaret Mulhare who
was playing midfield scored 3:2 and Michele Murphy who was aslo brought on
as a sub scored a goal. At the second half the ground was wet and slippy but that 
did not stop the two teams to fight for their victory, changes were made in the 
second half the subs who were brought on were Lisa Nicholls,Arlena Lennon,
Kate Spillane, Suzanne Lillis, Sarah Byrne, Emily Kerry, Emma Norton,
Cyrenna Hyland and Aisling Maher.Heather Ging, Vicky Kerry and Sarah Stapleton 
Who had been playing brilliantly was taken of to let the subs play. Castletown put up 
a great fight but Ratheniska succeeded in the wet marshy grounds and won their title.
The final score was 3:7 to 12:5 to Ratheniska. 
By Margaret Mulhare 

   Ratheniska V  Ballacolla

On  the 10th  of  Oct  we  went  to  Ballacolla .  It  was  another  great victory  for  Ratheniska  . The  final  score  was  4.1  to  Ratheniska  2.2  to Ballacolla.  The  team  for  this  match  was  Mary  Mulhare  , 
Lisa  Nicholls  ,  Michells  Murphy ,  Kate  Spillane ,  Emma  Greene ,  Emma  Norton  , Suzanne  Lillis 
Arlena  Lennon ,  Orlaith  Murphy ,  Sarah Byrne , Emily Kerry ,  Cyrenna  Hyland  and  Ashling  Maher.
It  was  the  first  full  match  our  new  members of  the  team  palyed  at it was a great match.  It was  tough  to  beat  the  brilliant  team  of  Ballcolla  but  we  got  there eventually.  Our  goal  keeper 
Ashling  Shiels  saved  some  excellent  goals.  She  is  one  of  the  best  goal  keepers  on  our  team
Has  had  in  a  long  time  but  unfortunatly  it  is  her  last  year  in  Ratheniska.  It  was  a  great  match  and we  would  like  to  thank  Ballacolla. Hard  luck 
By Aisling Sheils and Heather Ging

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World  sport  of  2002

In  soccer:  Brazil  win  The  World  Cup  for  the  5th  time  in  their  history.  Ireland  came  13th  in  The  World  Cup  and  got  knocked  out  by  Spain  in  penalties.  The  big  story  in  Irish  football  that  year  was  when  Captain  Roy  Keane  got  sent   home  by  manager  Mick  McCarthy  and  later  he  quitted  after  a  bad  start  in  the  European  Championships  by  losing  to  Russia  and  Switzerland.  Oliver  Kahn  of  Germany  won  the  best  player  award  in  The  World  Cup  and  Brazil’s  Ronaldo  was  top  scorer  by  scoring  8  goals  in  7  games.  After  The  World  Cup  he  was  transferred  from  Inter  Milan  to  Real  Madrid.  And   England’s  Rio  Ferdinand  became  the  most  expensive  defender  in  the  world  for  the  second  time  in  his  career  by  moving  from  Leeds  United  to  Manchester  United  for  29.1  million .

In  rugby  France  won  the  6  nations  and  Ireland  qualify  for  The  World  Cup  in  2003  in  Australia  and  record  a  historic  win  over  Australia.  And   they  also  beat  Fiji  and  Argentina  in  friendlies.

In  Perth  Australia  Ireland  lost  all  their  matches  in  pool  b  in  the  Hockey  World  Cup.

In  Athletics  Sonia  O  Sullivan  wins  2  silver  medals  in  the  European  championships  in  Munich  in  Germany.  And  also  Ireland  win  bronze  in  Leapordstown  In  the  world  cross  country  championships.

In  Formula  One  Micheal  Schumacher  wins  the  title  in  France  and  wins  it  for  the  5th  time  in  his  career.  And  Ferrari  win  the  constructurs  championship.

At  home  in  hurling  and  football  in  men  in  senior  Killkenny  and  Armagh  win  the  titles.  And  in  women  in  hurling  and  football  in  senior  Cork  and  Mayo  take  the  titles.

In  cycling  USA’s  Neil   Armstrong  wins  The  Tour  De  France  and  claimed  the  yellow  jersy  the  most  ammount  of  times.

In  golf  Europe  win  the  Ryder  Cup  and  Ireland;s  Paul  Mginley  puts  in  the  winning  shot  to  win  the  Ryder  Cup  and  Paudrig  Harrington  wins  the  Asian  open  and  beats  the  world  number  1  America;s  Tiger  Woods  by  only  one  shot  and
Tiger  Woods  does  not  want  to  renember  the  scottish  open  by  having  comed  in  a  very  bad  position  and  you  would  expect  him  to  go  win  it.

In  world  rally  championship;s  English  driver  Richard  Burns  claims  the  world  title  and  Peogout  win  the  constructars  championship;s

In  tennis  Serina  beats  her  sister  Venus  in  the  Wimbleton  final
 

In  school  the  won  the  Pat  Moore  Cup  in  style  by  beating  knock  in  the  final.  All  the  girls  that  played  in  the  final  did  do  very  well.

By Joseph McEvoy

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Saipan Fight

        In  Summer 2002, the Irish team were training for the World Cup in Saipan,Japan.Their manager Mick McCarthy sent a good player called Roy Keane home because he was saying that Mick was a bad manager,a bad person and a bad player.It wasn’t really Roy’s fault. What he was saying was true because McCarthy was a useless manager. He picked a pitch that was like a car park 
         His team came to train for the World Cup not relax and have a barbecue and beer. He was mean to Roy in the first place and sent him home. After Roy was sent home, journalist Eamonn Dunphy wrote an autobiography about his life and why he was sent home.
         Ireland have to qualify for 2004 European Championships. They will be playing Russia, Switzerland, Georgia, Albania and Russia again. Ireland had lost 4-2 to Russia and they had lost to Switzerland 2-1.Fans booed off Mick McCarthy in the Switzerland match because they thought he was a useless manager.
         Now Mick McCarthy has retired as Ireland’s manager and Roy 
Keane might come back. Brian Kerr, Alex Ferguson, Bryan Robson or Niall Quinn might be manager or Roy Keane might be player-manager.

SURVEY ON SAIPAN ROW

I did a survey on the row in Saipan by going round to 1st,2nd,
3rd,4th,5th and 6th classes and asked them did they think Mick was
wrong, Roy was wrong or both of  them were wrong.

In 1st and 2nd 20 people thought Mick was wrong,3 people thought Roy was wrong and 4 people thought both of them were wrong.

In 3rd and 4th, 4 people thought Mick was wrong,19 people thought Roy was wrong and 3 people thought both of them were wrong.

And finally, in 5th and 6th, 12 people thought Mick was wrong,8 people thought Roy was wrong and 5 people thought both of  them were wrong.When I was asking 5th and 6th  who thought that Mick was wrong I put up my own hand for that because I thought Mick was wrong.

  By Paul Dwyer 

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