GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 37 – October 31, 2015 | Page 22

Photo: Nashville GAC.

The highly anticipated match between the Blue Notes and
the Leesiders kicked off the day. If they had any hope at making the championship game, the Leesiders were in a must win
situation. The Notes on the other hand could suffer a loss to
the Leesiders, but still earn a spot in the big dance, if they
could top the Ports by a lot of points later in the day.

clinic, slowing the Notes’ attack. The highlight of the early
part of the half came when Ryan Buckley’s massive puck
out lodged the sliotar in Coby Baker’s helmet. Chaos ensued, but the match was soon back under way. It was Grant
Gill who found the first point for the Leesiders, but his
schoolmate, Joey Whalen, had all the right stuff, hitting
two more over the bar to give the Notes the halftime lead
0-4 to 0-1.

The match started at a frenetic pace, with both sides
mounting intense attacks, but the defense was tough on
both sides of the pitch and scores just would not come. It
was Joey Whalen, for the Blue Notes, who finally knocked
one over the bar to open the scoring. In response, Leesiders Corbett Ouellette and Grant Gill put on a blocking

The opening minutes of the first half looked to favor a
Blue Notes’ victory when Alex Pinkston put a stunning
point over. The Leesiders, down considerably at this point,
reorganized and tried to find an answer. And it was an
answer they found when Matt Baxter brought the crowd
to their feet with a stunning shot for a goal. Grant Gill

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