{"id":35207,"date":"2026-09-24T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=35207"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:11:05","slug":"u19-boys-awarded-opening-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/u19-boys-awarded-opening-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"U19 Boys Awarded Opening Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- DAVITT COLLEGE SPORTS NEWS -->\n<!-- U19 BOYS SOCCER -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\">\n\n  <article class=\"news-article-card\">\n\n    <!-- ARTICLE HEADER -->\n    <div class=\"news-article-header\">\n\n      <span class=\"news-article-pill\">\n        &#x26bd; U19 Boys Soccer\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h1>\n        U19 Boys Awarded Opening Victory\n      <\/h1>\n\n      <div class=\"news-article-meta\">\n        September 2026\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- ARTICLE BODY -->\n    <div class=\"news-article-body\">\n\n      <!-- LEAD -->\n      <p class=\"news-lead\">\n        Davitt College&#8217;s U19 Boys have begun their 2026\/27 soccer campaign with a 3\u20130 victory over Seamount College, Kinvara.\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <!-- TEAM PHOTO -->\n      <figure class=\"sports-feature-photo\">\n\n        <img\n          src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DC2026-2027u19Boys.jpg\"\n          loading=\"eager\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n          alt=\"Davitt College U19 Boys Soccer team 2026\/27\"\n        >\n\n        <figcaption>\n\n          <span class=\"sports-photo-title\">\n            Davitt College U19 Boys Soccer \u2022 2026\/27\n          <\/span>\n\n          <span class=\"sports-photo-names\">\n            <strong>Back row:<\/strong> Benjamin Szady, Owen McDonagh, Conn Fitzgerald, Keelan O&#8217;Neill, Padraig McKeown and Conor McHale\n          <\/span>\n\n    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Davitt College U19 Boys Soccer \u2022 2026\/27 Back row: Benjamin Szady, Owen McDonagh, Conn Fitzgerald, Keelan O&#8217;Neill, Padraig McKeown and Conor McHale Front row: Mihretu Nyland, Ricardas Seskus, Mel Walsh-McManamon, Zac Bristow and Artur Narciso Opening Result The fixture against Seamount College, Kinvara was awarded to Davitt College following a forfeiture by Seamount, with the official result recorded as a 3\u20130 victory. The result gives Davitt a winning start to the new campaign as the U19 Boys turn their attention to the fixtures ahead. Seamount College Kinvara 0\u20133 Forfeit Davitt College U19 Boys A winning start. Davitt College take the points from their opening fixture and move on to the next challenge in their 2026\/27 campaign. 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