In Pictures: Sporting success for Longford students

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The students of Mercy Ballymahon have enjoyed plenty of success in the sporting sphere in recent times. 

Basketball News
Congratulations to our U16 Boys captain Kacper Baran who was recently called up to play on the Irish U16 panel. Kacper attends training camps every month all around Ireland in preparation for the European Championships taking place this summer in Sofia. 

Cross-Country Running
It was a successful week for four of our students at the North Connacht Schools Cross Country events. 2nd Year students Rachel Keenan and Robin Óg Murphy placed 1st and 2nd in the Junior U15 Girls 1500m race while 3rd year student Sian Gallagher sealed her qualification with a 9th place finish in the Intermediate U17 Girls 2500m race. 1st year student Max Gallagher was also successful in his category coming in at 4th place. Well done to all four for representing our school so well on the track.

GAA
Congratulations to our U16 Boys football team who played O’Carolan College, Nobber, in the North Leinster quarter-final last week. The boys secured a comfortable win, the game finishing on a scoreline of Mercy Ballymahon 7-10 to Nobber 3-12. Well done to the lads and their coaches Mr Nerney and Shane Kenny. Meanwhile, our Senior boys face O’Carolan College, Nobber, in the North Leinster semi-final today, Wednesday. Throw in is at 12 noon at St Loman’s GAA grounds, Mullingar.

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