{"id":22934,"date":"2024-01-26T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=22934"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:58:44","slug":"fresh-campaign-begins-first-and-second-year-girls-launch-league-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/fresh-campaign-begins-first-and-second-year-girls-launch-league-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Campaign Begins: First and Second-Year Girls Launch League Run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL      -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 50px auto 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; position: relative; z-index: 10;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 55px 40px; border-bottom: 4px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f3c0; Post-Primary Basketball \u2022 Junior Girls League\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        Fresh Campaign Begins: First and Second-Year Girls Launch League Run\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        26 January 2024\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 50px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 35px;\">\n        \n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 20px;\">\n          Well done to our <strong>First and Second-Year Girls Basketball teams<\/strong> who stepped onto the hardwood today to play their very first league match of the season.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The fixtures marked the highly anticipated opening of the Phase 2 calendar, with a brilliant turnout of younger players eager to represent the school.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <h3 style=\"font-size: 22px !important; color: #0f2015 !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 30px 0 15px 0 !important;\">Narrow Defeats but Promising Performances<\/h3>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          Both squads faced tough opposition for their season openers. 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