Handball Scene

By Paddy Collins PRO

Juvenile Championships: are well underway with the completion of both the North Tipperary & South Tipperary Divisional finals. The County Finals were hosted by Carrick on Suir & Cashel Clubs. There were some great games of Handball on Sunday with most grades contested and a few postponed due to fixture clashes.

Boys

U10 Singles: Cathal Monaghan (Ballina)

U10 Doubles: Luke Fitzgibbon/Darragh Joyce (Ballina) bt Harri Finn/Jack Hawkins (Carrick-on-Suir)

U11 Singles: Cian Bartosik (Carrick-on-Suir) bt Shawn McKeogh (Silvermines)

U11 Doubles: Tristan O’Keefe/Harry O’Dwyer (Carrick-on-Suir) bt Dara Sherlock/Billy Quirke (Silvermines)

U12 Singles: Fionn Harrington (Silvermines) v Paddy Delaney (Ballyporeen) To Be Played.

U12 Doubles: Alfie Finn/Conor Nolan (Carrick-on-Suir) bt Liam Tracy/James Murphy (Silvermines)

U13 Singles: Darren McKeogh (Silvermines) bt Jonathan Delaney (Ballyporeen)

U13 Doubles: Tom Tobin/Charlie Ivors (Carrick-on-Suir) bt Daniel Ryan/Daniel Sherlock (Silvermines)

U14 Singles: Liam White (Loch Eorna)

U14 Doubles: Jim O’Mahony/Tadhg Malone (Newport)

U15 Singles: Charlie Walsh (Carrick-on-Suir) bt James Timmons (Silvermines)

U15 Doubles: Sean Treacy/Tiernan Dillon (Silvermines) bt Bobby Manton/Darragh McInerney (Cashel)

U16 Singles: Karl Boland (Nenagh Eire Og) v Darragh Crosse or Ben Reilly

U16 Doubles: Alex O’Dwyer/Billy Murphy (Carrick-on-Suir) bt James Ryan/James Hanrahan (Silvermines)

U17 Singles: Odhran Ryan (Youghalarra)

U17 Doubles: Jack Walsh/Alex Stuart (Carrick-on-Suir)

Girls

U10 Singles: Orlaith Ryan (Nenagh) bt Lena Bartosik (Carrick-on-Suir)

U10 Doubles: Chloe Hermes & Freya Hermes (Nenagh Eire Og)

U11 Singles: Molly Ryan (Silvermines)

U11 Doubles: Kate O’Mahony/Eabha Malone (Newport)

U12 Singles: Aoife Ryan (Nenagh Eire Og)

U12 Doubles: Alannah Finch/Sophie McGrath (Nenagh Eire Og)

U13 Singles: Ella Slattery (Ballina)

U13 Doubles: Emily Monaghan/Lucia Neary (Ballina)

U14 Singles: Doireann O’Doherty (Youghalarra)

U14 Doubles: Orla Gaynor/Aoife McLoughney (Loch Eorna)

U15 Singles: Lucy Ann Cleary (Nenagh Eire Og)

U15 Doubles: Jenny Talbot/Aisling Ryan (Nenagh Eire Og)

U16 Singles: Erin Neville (Ballina) v Nina Hegarty (Carrick-on-Suir)

U16 Doubles: Katlyn Ryan Dempsey/Chloe O’Brien (Ballina)

U17 Singles: Lily Parks (Ballina)

U17 Doubles: No Entry.

The Munster Championships will be played in February and we wish all going forward to represent the County the best of luck.

She’s Ace: A great couple of days of Handball in Galway for the She's Ace Festival. Ballina had six players from the club competing in their respective grades.

Karen & Emily Monaghan reached the final of the Mothers & Daughters competition. After a hard fought battle in what was a cracker of a final they came out as runners-up.

Noreen & Erin Neville also had a fantastic game in the Mother's & Daughters competition who lost to the eventual winners.

Emily Monaghan & Ella Slattery took part in the 13 & under competition. Both girls had some great games and Emily secured herself a spot in the Plate Final. After a very close and exciting game Emily finished runner-up.

Erin Neville & Molly Joyce who took part in the 15&Under competition. After some great games from the girls, Erin secured herself a spot in the Plate Final where she finished as the runner-up.