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January 2012 <strong>Irish</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>News</strong> “We’ve Always Been Green!” 5<br />
Young Hurlers Visit All Star Games - San Francisco<br />
By Colm Egan<br />
A traveling party of 30<br />
Youth Hurlers, Parents and<br />
Coaches made the trip to<br />
the 2011 Hurling All Star<br />
game at Pairc Na Gael,<br />
Treasure Island San Francisco<br />
on Dec. 3rd last.<br />
On Saturday the Youth<br />
Hurling players got a<br />
chance to have a practice<br />
session with the All Star<br />
<strong>Irish</strong> players which turned<br />
out to be a wonderful<br />
event.<br />
The Chicago players<br />
ages 10-16 played their<br />
hearts out and showed the<br />
<strong>Irish</strong> experts that the game<br />
of Hurling has a bright future on<br />
this side of “The Pond.”<br />
A special mention must go<br />
to the Hurling All Star players<br />
from Ireland who spent so much<br />
time with the kids on Saturday<br />
and Sunday. The hurling All Star<br />
players are young men at the<br />
height of their hurling careers<br />
and it was such an honor for<br />
the Chicago and San Francisco<br />
Youth players to be able to stand<br />
on the same field hurling with<br />
these Superstars. Players like<br />
Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny and<br />
Lar Corbett of Tipperary are<br />
players who grace the fields of<br />
play in Ireland with such skill<br />
and determination.<br />
Watching the telecasts from<br />
Ireland next year will have a special<br />
meaning for the young players<br />
of Chicago as now they’ve<br />
met these giants in the flesh.<br />
On Sunday the Chicago youth<br />
players played two matches<br />
against our San Francisco rivals<br />
in front of enthusiastic crowds in<br />
lovely 65° weather (nice for the<br />
first week of December!)<br />
The Hurling Team<br />
After our players led out a<br />
Guard of Honor, the Hurling All<br />
Star players of 2011 took the field<br />
to put on a supreme display. To<br />
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witness firsthand how skillful the<br />
Inter County hurling players are<br />
was a great thrill and our young<br />
Chicago Hurlers watched each<br />
and every puck of the ball.<br />
Pictures and<br />
video reports of<br />
this historical trip<br />
can be found on<br />
chicagostjarlaths.<br />
com. For information<br />
on any Gaelic<br />
Games activities<br />
around the Chicagoland<br />
area please<br />
contact colm.egan.<br />
gda.central.usa.@<br />
gaa.ie.<br />
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can be<br />
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