Three Portlaoise girls named on Ireland basketball squad for European championships
Three young basketball players from the Portlaoise Panthers Club have been selected on the Ireland U-16 squad for this summer's European Championships in Montenegro.
Gillian...
In Pictures: Regional basketball glory for Scoil Chriost Rí and Portlaoise CBS
There were multiple regional basketball titles won by two Laois secondary schools in the previous seven days.
Last week, Portlaoise CBS First Years were crowned...
More All Ireland basketball success for Portlaoise school
Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise 42
Presentation SS, Castleisland (Kerry) 35
All Ireland U-16 A Girls Basketball League Final
Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise have added yet another All...
In Pictures: First quarter blitz ends the Heywood’s All-Ireland dream
Heywood Community School 42
St Patrick’s Grammar School (Armagh) 65
All Ireland School Under 16 C Boys League Final
A blistering opening quarter from St Patrick’s...
Three Laois basketballers selected on Irish U-16 Basketball team
Three Portlaoise Panther basketball stars have been selected as part of Ireland's U-16 Basketball squad.
Ciara Byrne, Gillian Wheeler and Shauna Dooley have all been...
All Ireland Schools Basketball League finals postponed due to weather warnings
The Basketball Ireland All Ireland Schools League finals, which were scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday have officially been postponed this morning.
Two Laois schools,...
Two losses for Portlaoise Panthers this weekend
There were two defeats for Portlaoise Panthers this weekend as they took on DCU Mercy in the Women's Super League and Ballincollig in the...
Laois man selected for U-17 Irish basketball development squad
Portlaoise basketballer Rian O Connell has been selected to represent Ireland in U-17 basketball once more.
The young Portlaoise man has been selected for the...
Brilliant win on the road for Portlaoise Panthers men but defeat for women
There were mixed fortunes for the two Portlaoise teams in the men's and women's National Basketball League.
Portlaoise Panthers men's team made the journey to...
Disappointment in double-header for Portlaoise Panthers
Portlaoise Panthers 52 Pyrobel Killester 63
Women’s National Super League
The Portlaoise Ladies had a tough game against second place side in the leaderboard Killester.
They started the...
Defeat for Scoil Chriost Ri in All Ireland basketball Semi Final
Scoil Chriost Ri senior A basketball team bowed out of the All-Ireland Championship when they were beaten by Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip in the semi...
Panther’s men fall to heavy defeat to complete double disappointment for the Portlaoise club
Men's National League Division One
Portlaoise 60 Neptune 101
Portlaoise Panther's are still sitting bottom of Division 1A following a disappointing display against high-flying Neptune. It...
Disappointing night for Panther women as they lose against UCC Glanmire
Womens National Super League
Portlaoise Panthers 52 UCC Glanmire 87
The Portlaoise Panthers' women side have been performing well of late with their recent win against WIT...
WATCH: Heywood CS reach All-Ireland basketball final
Heywood Community School 38 Dundalk 26
All Ireland Cadet Semi Final
Heywood Community School have reached the All-Ireland Cadet basketball final following a stunning victory over...
In Pictures: Scoil Chríost Rí storm to U-16 All-Ireland basketball glory
Scoil Chriost Ri 68 Crescent Comprehensive 36
Subway All-Ireland U-16 School Girls Basketball Final
Scoil Chríost Ri were at their ease today in the All-Ireland U-16...
Portlaoise Panthers move clear of bottom two with win over the weekend
WIT Wildcats 71 Portlaoise Panthers 74
Basketball - Women's National Super League
The Portlaoise Panthers women team recorded a good win away to WIT Wildcats on Saturday...
Coláiste Íosagáin march on to All-Ireland Basketball semi-final
CBS Tralee 39 Coláiste Íosagáin 35
Coláiste Íosagáin 49 Coláiste Eanna 41
Coláiste Íosagáin 55 Virginia College 28
U-16 All-Ireland 'A' Basketball playoffs
It was a winning week...
Keep up to date with all Sunday’s local sports results
There was no GAA on the second weekend of the year but there were plenty of other sporting events to keep us going.
We had...
Mountmellick basketball star on making a new life in Alabama
Mountmellick student James Gormley made the big move to America to pursue his dreams in a career in basketball in 2017 - and the...
Three Panthers players included in the Ireland U-16 girls squad
The Portlaoise Panthers' conveyor belt of talent keeps on rolling as three of the U-16 girls teams have been named in the latest Ireland...
Seven Talking Points from the weekend’s sporting action
The first weekend of 2018 brought sporting action in a number of different fields.
We had GAA, soccer, basketball and rugby with a mix of...
All of this weekend’s sports results
There was action across a range of sports this weekend with games down for decision in local soccer, basketball, rugby competitions as well as...
Panthers prepare for weekend of National Cup action
Portlaoise Panthers will have not one, but two teams in the National Cup semi-finals in University College Cork this weekend.
The begin their National Cup...
Scoil Chríost Rí blaze their way into All-Ireland final
Scoil Chríost Rí 70 Ballyshannon 21
U-16 Basketball All-Ireland Semi-Final
There was no stopping Scoil Chríost Rí today as they recorded an overwhelming victory over Ballyshannon...
Stewart the hero as Portlaoise Panthers win twice in two days
There was no stopping the Portlaoise Panthers men's side this week as they recorded stunning victories over Paris Texas Kilkenny and Ulster Elks.
They managed...
Panthers lose out to strong Dublin side
Portlaoise Panthers 51 Courtyard Liffey Celtics 85
Women’s Super League
It was a tough match for the Portlaoise Panthers Ladies in Dublin who faced a top...
In Pictures: Coláiste Íosagáin take home U-16 regional ‘A’ basketball trophy
Coláiste Íosagáin took home the regional 'A' basketball trophy yesterday with a stunning victory over Pipers Hill College, Naas on a scoreline of 53-30...
All of this week’s sports fixtures as 2017 draws to a close
After widespread cancellations at the weekend due to the weather, the local sporting action should resume this Saturday and Sunday.
There is a reduced soccer...
Panthers lose out to Ballincollig for a second time this week
Portlaoise Panthers 95 Ballincollig 67
Basketball – Men’s National League Division 1
Portlaoise Panthers faced a second agonising loss to Ballincollig this week as they made...
In Pictures: Midlands basketball glory for Portlaoise CBS
St Mary's CBS Portlaoise 73 Colaiste Choilm Tullamore 59
Midlands Schools Senior 'A' Basketball Final
St Mary's CBS Portlaoise are into the All-Ireland quarter final of...
