Clare’s Golden Girls – 5 All-Ireland Medals, L-R Ava McInerney, Elaine Littleton, Sinead Doyle, Orlaith Flanagan, Samantha Vaughan
Tuamgraney handballer and Scariff native Diarmuid Nash is one step away from being crowned All-Ireland senior singles handball champion.
Victory over Peter Funchion from Kilkenny in last week’s semi-final has set up a final meeting with Robbie McCarthy from Westmeath on this Saturday at Croke Park at 15:30.
His semi-final win was decided on a tie break which he won 11-6. He dominated the first game winning 21-6 but Funchion bounced back to win the second 21-14. McCarthy will carry the favourites tag into Saturday’s final
The ladies minor final is scheduled for Sunday at 11am in Croke Park when Claire Minogue will carry Clare hopes against Freya Donnellan from Galway.
The men’s minor final will see Clare’s Sean Considine take on Travis Gibbons from Sligo.
Other finals are
Ladies Junior C: Clare (Ellen Collins) v Clare (Marie Long)
Junior B Final: Clare (Seanie Doyle) v Kilkenny (Jack Holden)
Junior Final: Clare (Tony Leyden) v Galway (David Donoghue)
Masters B Final – Saturday from 10am: Clare (Shane Walsh) v Wexford (Noel Holohan)
Golden Masters B Final: Clare (Jim Cleary) v Wexford (Shane Rossiter)
In last week’s junior C semi-finals Marie Long defeated fellow Clare player Emma Considine to qualify for the final where she will face Clare’s Ellen Collins who accounted for Aoibhe Ni Chadhain from Galway.
There was disappointment for Clare players Orla and Niamh O’Brien who lost out to Tyrone and Galway in the junior B semi-finals.
Meanwhile three All-Ireland titles and another five runners up medals were captured by Clare players at the All-Ireland juvenile handball championships at Croke Park last weekend.
In eleven semi-finals on Saturday, Clare advanced in eight to Sunday’s finals where the under 14 singles and the under 15 singes and doubles titles were won.
The under 15 singles and under 16 doubles finals went to tie breaks with the Clare representatives losing out narrowly in both.
The gold medal winners are Orlaith Flanagan and Samantha Vaughan in under 14 girls doubles, Sinead Doyle in under 15 girls singles and Ava McInerney and Elaine Littleton in under 15 girls doubles.
The semi-final results are:
U14 boys doubles: Ronan McCrystal/Dara Conway, Tyrone defeated Iarla Kelleher/Ross McInerney
U15 boys singles: Walter Moroney defeated Anthony Morris, Tyrone
U16 boys singles: Jack Cahill defeated Odhran McNeel, Monaghan
U16 boys doubles: Charlie Collins/Conor Littleton defeated Eolann Kelly/Owen Kelly, Tyrone
U17 boys doubles: Sean Garvey/Cillian Cummins defeated Daniel Digney/Oisin Sands, Down
U14 girls singles: Nina McBride, Antrim defeated Anna Madden
U14 girls doubles: Orlaith Flanagan/Samantha Vaughan defeated Anna Mae McElduff/Mya Molloy,Tyrone
U15 girls singles: Sinead Doyle defeated Sophie Garcia, Antrim
U15 girls doubles: Ava McInerney/Elaine Littleton defeated Dearbhla Quinn/Annie Kate McNally,Tyrone
U16 girls doubles: Chloe Hannon/Maise O’Malley defeated Aimee Fox/Grace Teague, Tyrone
U17 girls doubles: Jane Hogan/Saoirse O’Brien defeated Chloe Conway/Annie Armstrong, Tyrone
Final Results:
U14 girls doubles: Orlaith Flanagan/Samantha Vaughan defeated Aimee Hickey/Kate Byrne, Kilkenny 10-15, 15-1, 15-3
U15 girls singles: Sinead Doyle defeated Sophie Floyd, Dublin 15-1, 15-7
U15 girls doubles: Ava McInerney/Elaine Littleton defeated Megan Murphy/Mollie Gilbert, Wexford 15-8, 12-15, 15-7
Silver Medals
U17 girls doubles: Aoife Walsh/Laura Tarrent, Galway defeated Saoirse O’Brien/Jane Hogan 21-12, 21-1
U15 boys singles: Maxim Gilmartin, Leitrim defeated Walter Moroney 14-15, 15-12, 15-11
U16 boys singles: Shane Doyle, Kilkenny defeated Jack Cahill 21-11, 21-11
U16 boys doubles: Charlie Roche/Thomas O’Brien, Wexford defeated Charlie Collins/Conor Littleton, 19-21, 21-4, 11-7
U17 boys doubles: Michéal Greene/John Reilly, Roscommon, defeated Sean Garvey/Cillian Cummins 21-4, 21-7
Munster doubles championship results:
Minor doubles semi-final: Clare A (Sean Considine/Eoin Shanahan) beat Tipperary B (Aidan Kyne/Jack Sullivan) 21-3, 21-4
JB Doubles semi-final: Clare B (Tony Leyden/Evan Corbett) defeated Waterford A (Roddy Morrissey/William Beresford) 21-13, 21-17
JB Doubles semi-final: Cork B (Bosco Hurley/Tadhg Jones) received a wakover due to injury from Clare A (Oisin Donnellan/Alan Leamy)
Junior Doubles final: Clare (Seanie Doyle/Tiernan Slattery) dft Cork (Donnacha O’Connor/Eoghan Daly) 21-15, 21-12, 11-1
O35 Ladies final: Tipperary (Karen Monaghan/Ann Marie Ryan) received a walkover from Clare (Annemarie Hegarty/Marie-Clare Kennedy) due to injury
JB Doubles semi-final: Cork (Sarah Walsh/Muireann O’Brien) beat Clare (Angela Floyd/Emma O’Driscoll) 21-1, 21-2
Masters B Ladies final: Clare (Orla Considine/Sheila Sexton) dft Clare (Olivia Cullinan/Mary Higgins) 21-7, 21-11
Fixtures
Thursday March 19
Liscarroll at 8pm–Cork (Brid Horgan/Anna Dunne) v Clare (Ellen Collins/Emma Considine)
Tuamganey at 8.pm–Master B Doubles final: Clare A (Shane Walsh/Mike Baker) v Cork A (Jonathan Lucey/Tim Breen)
Friday March 20
Tuamgraney at 7pm–U21 Doubles final: Cork (Cian Dunning/Hayden Supple) v Clare (David Considine/Mici Sheedy)
U18 Doubles final: Clare (Sean Considine/Eoin Shanahan) v Clare (Cathal Noonan/Jack Browne)
Cappagh at 7:30pm–Intermediate Ladies Singles final: Cork (Carmel Kelleher) v Clare (Amber Nolan)
Intermediate Men’s Doubles final: Tipperary (Rory Grace/Jerome Cahill) v Clare (Sean Coughlan/Niall Bolton)
Monday March 23
Kilkishen at 8pm–Ladies Junior Doubles final: Clare (Orla O Brien/Niamh O Brien) v Clare (Chloe Philpott/Fina Close)
Juvenile B ChampionshipL
After six weeks of games with 100 games per week the juvenile B county championships have reached the final stage with the games scheduled to be played over the coming week.
The details are
U12 Boys Cup Wednesday at Tulla 8pm–Jack Hogan(Tulla) v Hugh Donnellan (Kilkishen)
U14 Boys Plate Thursday at Toonagh–Jack Casey(Toonagh) v Rian McNamara(Kilkishen)
U16 Boys Cup Friday at Tulla 8pm–Tiernan Garvey(Clooney) v Danny Griffin(Toonagh)
U17/18 Boys Cup Friday at Tulla–Tom Moloney(Tulla) v John Burke(Newmarket)
U13 Girls Cup Saturday at Tulla 12:30 –Aimee O’Hanlon(Tulla) v Sarah McGrath(Clooney)
U13 Boys Cup Saturday at Tulla–Conal O’Murchu(Tulla)/Leo Walshe(Tulla) v Sean McInerney(Tulla)/Ruadhan Fogarty(Tulla)
U13 Boys Shield Saturday at Tulla–Michael Cahir(Toonagh) v Gus Sheedy(Tulla) or Emmet Reilly(Clooney-Quin)
U14 Boys Shield Saturday at Tulla–Luca Ginnane(Newmarket) v Leo Danagher(Tuamgraney)
U15 Girls Cup Saturday at Tulla–Molly McMahon(Clooney) v Sarah Brodie(Clarecastle)
U12 Boys Plate Saturday at Clooney 5pm–Sam Murphy(Newmarket) v Daithi Morris(Clooney)
U12 Girls Plate Saturday at Clooney—Meabh Moroney(Tuamgraney) v Jodie McNamara/Katie Murphy
U12 Girls Cup Saturday at Clooney–Meabh Coffey(Clooney) v Kelly Ann McMahon(Clooney)
U13 Boys Plate Saturday at Clooney–Ultan O’Neill(Tuamgraney) v Paudi O’Loughlin(Clarecastle)
U14 Boys Cup Saturday at Clooney–Rory Stritch(Clooney-Quin) v Ben Fahy(Clooney-Quin)
U15 Boys Cup Friday at Clooney–Brian Philbin(Tuamgraney) v Alex Davy(Kilkishen)
U12 Boys Shield Saturday at Clarecastle 11am–Coley Sweeney (Clarecastle) v Fionn Hennessy(Toonagh)
U12 Boys Division Saturday at Clarecastle–Benjamin Doherty (Newmarket) v Liam McMahon(Kilkishen)
U12 Girls Shield Saturday at Clarecastle–Sophie Lynch(Toonagh) v Lauren Shannon(Toonagh)
U13 Girls Shield Saturday at Clarecastle–Aoife Vaughan(Clarecastle) v Brighid Felle(Clooney)
U14 Girls Cup Saturday at Clarecastle–Ellen Keogh(Clarecastle) v Beibhin Slattery (Clarecastle)
U14 Girls Shield Saturday at Clarecastle–Orla O’Connor(Toonagh) v Elisa Kidney(Tulla)
In the U15 Girls Shield final Leah Reilly(Clooney) defeated Leah Quinn(Clooney)
Club Leagues:
Tulla captured the division 3 club league title with victory over Toonagh at Clarecastle. The wining team members are Declan Murphy, Pat Madden, Ray Stewart and Finn Boyce. They won on a 75 to 63 score over Toonagh’s Cathal Noonan, Jack Browne, Colm Whelan and Cillian Cummins.
