Community Games National Finals
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Under-16 Discus medal winners at the Community Games National Track & Field finals at Carlow SETU in Carlow, from left, Marie Shanahan (Silver, St Flannans, Tipperary, Niamh O’Shea (winner, Kerry), Diana Rose Coakley (bronze, Cork), Anna O’Shea (pewter, Kerry). Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile Matt Browne / SPORTSFILEImage 2 of 4
Newport’s Clodagh Donoghue who won the National Girls Under 16 High Jump. Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile Matt Browne / SPORTSFILEImage 3 of 4
Newport’s Kenneth Blower - National Under 16 200m Silver medallist PicasaImage 4 of 4
Newport Boys Under 12 Relay team National Champions, from left: Matthew Power, Matthew Mellerick, Ben Kelly, David Gaffrey, JJ Roche, Shay Coleman. PicasaWell done to all the athletes from Tipperary who gave it their all last weekend at the National Community Games Track & Field finals in SETU Carlow.
Newport has two new National Champions in Clodagh Donohoe in the U16 Girls High Jump and the Boys U12 Relay team of JJ Roche, Ben Kelly, Matthew Power, Matthew Mellerick, Shay Coleman and David Gaffrey struck gold. The boys showed great teamwork throughout the whole day and were justly rewarded.
Clodagh Donohoe put in an impressive performance to become U16 High Jump Champion for the second year in a row.
Kenneth Blower put in an incredible performance to win a brilliant silver medal in the Boys U16 200m. Kenneth has only been running for about a year now and his progress has been incredible to watch.
Boherlahan-Dualla were crowned Under 14 camogie champions for the third year in a row. They met Glenmore-Tullogher-Rosbercon from Kilkenny in the semi-final on Saturday and won that convincingly 5-10 to 0-6. They went on to take on Galway's Portumna in the All-Ireland Final on Sunday. The Tipperary girls proved to be a much stronger team with talent and determination all over the pitch and won 5-21 to 0-10.
A very special mention to three girls on the panel who played in all three finals, Abbie Horgan, Neasa Dwan and Sophie Moynihan.
Panel: Abbie Horgan, Neasa Dwan, Sophie Moynihan, Sarah Murphy, Saoirse Maher, Nicole Tarrant, Aoife O'Donnell, Grace Power, Siobhán O'Brien, Rachel Breen, Chloe Tobin, Mae Kennedy, Faye Burke, Leah O'Connell, Avril O'Dwyer, Clíona Moynihan.
Management: John Maher, Deirdre Maher, Marie Horgan
There were also silver medals for:
Marie Shanahan - St Flannan’s - Girls U16 Discus
Noah Sweeney – Thurles - Boys U12 Ball Throw
Liam Crosse – Ballinahinch - Boys U12 Long Puck
Jaxon Lynch - Roscrea - Boys U8 80m
Bronze medallists:
Roscrea - Mixed U16 Relay team of Kaela Crampton, Aoife Moore, Harry O'Donoghue & Kaylum O'Meara
Roscrea - U15 Girls Soccer
Cloughjordan - U11 Mixed Tag Rugby
Pewter medal
Abbie Horgan – Boherlahan - Girls U14 Long Puck