GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 33 – September 4, 2015 | Page 11

and Washington DC. This one will also be very competitive with perhaps the Boston NE side of Boston Wexford the favourites with Vancouver the big danger. We also have a Junior B Premier grade with four squads involved – Chicago Michael Cusacks, St. Joseph’s from San Fran, the Northeast team, and Austin’s Celtic Cowboys from Texas. The Chicago team will be a favourite here as the came in second best last time, while the Boston representaives and the western side will also be ones to watch. There are seven teams taking part in Junior B with the Northeast, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Twin Cities the ones to keep an eye on. Then finally at Junior C, we have a massive 14 teams in action and this could go in any direction with Portland from Maine, Milwaukee, Indy and St. Louis the teams which could feature. In all of the Junior competitions it is always hard to call who might come out best as they are so competitive and hard fought. Mark Owens says it might come down to the travel factor which could decide things. “In the junior grades there really is so much competition these days across many divisions from Boston to San Fran, from the Southwest to the Midwest it really all depends on how some teams travel,” said Owens. NACB FINALS 2014 RESULTS 11