PHOTOS BY BRENDAN DIGNEY
Queen’s University began the Furure Stars Scheme scheme in 2015-16 school year by naming a Gealic football team. The scheme was exanded in 2019-2020 to included Hurling and this year the first Camogie team was included. The teams are selected from players eligible to play in Year 12 competitions (i.e. under 16.5 years old) and Antrim players have fared well with St Killian’s Garron Tower having eight winners, between Hurling and Camogie and Cross & Passion College Ballycastle having six. St Louis Ballymena have two, Erin Coulter in Camogie and Jack McCloskey in Hurling. thre are two Antrim players selected who attend Derry schools, Sarah O’Neill of Cargin who attends St Mary’s Magherafelt and Tiernan McCormick of St Ergnat’s Moneyglass, who attends St Pat’s Maghera. Tiernan is the only footballer from Antrim who has been selected.
2021-22 McKeever Sports Queen’s University Future Stars:
(HURLING)
1 Phelim Ward (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
2 John McGurk (St Mary’s Magherafelt)
3 Ben McGarry (Cross & Passion Ballycastle)
4 Mikey Kennedy (Gaelcholáiste Dhoire)
5 Cailin Devlin (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
6 Cathair Donnelly (Cross & Passion Ballycastle)
7 Niall Magee (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
8 Ben O’Kane (Cross & Passion Ballycastle)
9 Darragh Kelly (Cross & Passion Ballycastle)
10 Cormac McKeown (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
11 Aidan Woods (Dean Mag Uirc Carrickmore)
12 Joseph McLaughlin (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
13 Jack McCloskey (St Louis’ Ballymena)
14 Shea Pucci (Our Lady’s & St Patrick’s Knock)
15 Orrin O’Connor (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
(CAMOGIE)
1 Alannah Clarke (Coláiste Dhún a Rí, Kingscourt)
2 Eimear Doherty (St Patrick’s Maghera)
3 Abi McNeill (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
4 Caoimhe Ferris (St Mary’s Magherafelt)
5 Aoife MacOscar (St Pius X Magherafelt)
6 Sarah O’Neill (St Mary’s Magherafelt)
7 Erin Coulter (St Louis’ Ballymena)
8 Shannagh Heggarty (Cross & Passion Ballycastle)
9 Orlaith Hull (St Patrick’s Maghera)
10 Janey McIntosh (Cross & Passion Ballycastle)
11 Orlaith McAlister (St Killian’s Garron Tower)
12 Aoife Quinn (St Joseph’s Donaghmore)
13 Eva Cullen (St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon)
14 Carla Collins (St Patrick’s Maghera)
15 Kellie Shields (St Joseph’s Crossmaglen)
Back Row L-R – Orrin O’Connor, Joseph McLaughlin Caolan Devlin, Phelim Ward, Niall Magee
Front row, L-R- Abi McNeill, Cormac McKeown, Orlaith McAlister
Back row, L-R, Cathair Donnelly, Ben McGarry, Ben O’Kane.
Front row, L-R – Hannagh Heggart, Darragh Kelly, Janey McIntosh
Back row L-R, Erin Coulter, Sarah O’Neill, Darragh Kelly, Cathair Donnelly, Ben McGarry, Joseph McLaughlin, Orlaith McAliser Shannagh Heggarty, Caolan Devlin, Phelim Ward, Niall Magee, Tiernan McCormick, Orlaith McAlister, Hannagh Heggarty.
Front row – L-R – Ben O’Kane, Abi McNeill, Orrin O’Connor, Janey McIntosh, Cormac McKeown. Missing from the photo is Jack McCloskey