Former Wexford Youths and Gorey Celtic player Ross O'Connor from Gorey has been awarded a football scholarship to study and play in the United States.
Ross (20), a former Gorey Community School student, has joined Coastal Bend College in Beeville, Texas, where he will study physiotherapy and play for the Cougars soccer team.
Ross, son of Karen Byrne and Richard O'Connor, completed his Leaving Certificate exams last year, and took year out from study before heading to Texas at the end of July. He will combine his university studies and playing high level football for the next four years.
His mother Karen said he is settling in to campus life before term begins in a few weeks time. 'It was horrible saying goodbye,' she said...
Wexford Youths Women did the necessary as they overcame bottom side Kilkenny United in the Continental Tyres Women's National League in Thomastown on Sunday.
The visitors had the game all-but won when...
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