25/04/2026
Corrib U17 Girls Complete the League and Cup Double!
What a finish to a remarkable season.
Corrib U17 Girls travelled to a packed Westside on Friday evening and came away with a brilliant 45–41 win over Titans to secure the Galway League title and complete the League and Cup double.
Final game of the league. Titans and Corrib tied at the top. Winner takes all.
It was every bit the season-defining showdown everyone expected. Titans brought huge physicality, their supporters brought serious noise, and a full-strength defending double-champion team was never going to lie down.
Corrib started superbly, moving the ball well and racing into a 17–8 lead after the first quarter. But Titans responded with real aggression, attacked the basket, pushed the tempo, and forced the game back into a battle.
With the score at 40–40 late on, Corrib found one more response. Big plays, crucial stops, calm heads, and the girls held their nerve to see it out 45–41.
That composure did not come from nowhere.
After back-to-back league losses to St Colms and Titans in January, the girls responded with a 12–0 run to finish the season, winning both the Cup and the League. The biggest improvement in this team has been defence. They became tougher, more disciplined, more connected, and much harder to score against.
This has been a brilliant journey for this group. At U13, they won one game. At U14, they won three. At U15, they went 7–7. Last season at U16, they went 10–4 and qualified for the AICCs. This season they finished 12–2 in the league and 4–0 in the Cup — a combined 16–2 record and an 88.9% win rate.
The 10–0 All-Ireland Schools run to win the U16B Schools All-Irelands gave the girls huge confidence. The Spain trip, the tight games late in the season, the extra training sessions, the illnesses and injuries, and all the hard lessons along the way helped prepare them for a game like this. Some of the girls have played close to 30 games of basketball this season, and every bit of that experience mattered.
Across those 18 league and cup games, every single player contributed. Every rebound, steal, pass, assist, deny, fast break, screen, box-out and defensive stop added up to the wins that won the League and Cup.
But the best part has been how they did it. When the pressure was on, when mistakes happened and when games got tight, they stuck together. They made each other laugh, lifted each other up, communicated, collaborated and worked it out. Together.
What a team.
Huge credit to Titans for a brilliant game and a brilliant rivalry this season. The standard across the U17 Girls League has been excellent, with tighter games, higher standards, and real growth across the teams. Friday night was a fitting finale to a superb league season.
Huge thanks to all the parents and supporters. The players and coaches could absolutely hear you on Friday, and that support mattered.
A huge, sincere thank you to Coach Grant for developing such a fun, positive and productive season of improvement. This team has been an absolute joy to coach.
Thanks also to GABB, the referees and all the table officials who kept a fabulous season going across Galway basketball.
And finally, sincere thanks to all our sponsors, whose support helped give the girls opportunities and experiences they will remember for a long time.
All-Ireland U16B Schools winners. Galway U17 Cup winners. U17 League winners.
What a season!
