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U16 Dublin& Leinster Schools Finals Results
U16 Dublin & Leinster Schools Finals "Results"...........
On Monday 1st February the Terenure Badminton Centre was the venue for the U.16 Dublin Schools Finals then on Thursday 4th February the Leinster U16 Schools Finals was held in the Baldoyle Centre.
In Division 1 Boy’s section on Monday local schools St Colmcilles Knocklyon (A) took on Terenure College (A).The Knocklyon boys, Mark White, David Neylon, Ian Patterson and Darren Leonard were too strong on the day as they took the four singles matches giving them a comfortable 4-0 lead as they went into the doubles.Terenure boys saved some face as Niall Reynolds and Robbie Neill took their doubles match and then Jack Lawlor and Mark Lavelle also won their match leaving St Colmcilles still winning 4-2. St Colmcilles continued their success as they went on to win the Leinster finals to book their spot in the Schools All Irelands on March 24th in Gormanston College.
Again in the Dublin Finals both schools met again in the Division 2 boys section this time out Terenure College’s (B) took on St Colmcille's (B). Terenure captain Zach Parkinson lead fellow students James Cannon, Alex Buckley,Paraic Rowan and Connor Doyle to a convincing win over the Knocklyon boys of Sam Giffney,Eoin Hennessy,Darragh Birmingham and Gary Ibbotson. Although the score was 5-1 to Terenure College there were some very tight matches. In the Leinster Finals on Thursday in Baldoyle, St Peters of Wexford beat the Terenure (B) Team by 5 points as the Wexford School narrowly won their spot to represent Leinster in the All Ireland Schools finals in March.
In the developing 3rd and 4th Divisions Gormanston College took on Wesley College in the Dublin Finals. The Dundalk school won the Division 4-2 and in the last Division Holy Child played Colaiste Cois Life (Lucan).This was a real nail biting match with both sides 3-3 at the close and it went back to points count back and Holy Child won by 162-142pts.
Dublin Finals Girls Div 1 was between Our Lady’s Templeogue against Wesley College. This match was won by Our Lady's Emma Frost, Aoife Keyes, Laura Desmond and Niamh Cox. Both teams met again in the Leinster Schools Finals and although Wesley girls Kate Reidy, Sarah Foudy, Ann Shanahan and Sophie Pratt played very well the Templeogue girls booked their spot in the All Irelands schools finals next month.
In the Dublin finals in Division 2 Girls section, St Colmcille’s Girls narrowly defeated Holy Faith Clontarf (A) 4-2.But the Northside girls of Aisling Golden,Shona Levins, Aoife DeBurcha and Roisin Egan worked hard on their game plan as they reversed the result on Thursday at the Leinster finals. Although Knocklyon girls of Maria McGrath, Emma Doherty, Emma Cooney and Aoibheann Giblin played some of their best badminton the Holy faith girls won the final and their spot in the All Irelands.
In the Dublin Division 3 final Gormanston College defeated High School 6-0 and in the last section, Holy Child (A) took the prize against St Josephs Cluny 6-0.
U16 Dublin schools Badminton finals
Boys
Div 1: Winners: St Colmcille CS(A)R/U Terenure College(A)
Div 2: Winners: Terenure College(B) R/U St Colmcilles CS(B)
Div 3: Winners:Gormanston College R/U Wesley College
Div 4: Winners:Holy Child R/U Colaiste Cois Life(Lucan)
Girls
Div 1:Winners:Our Lady's Terenure R/U Wesley College
Div 2:Winners:St Colmcilles CS R/U Holy Faith Clontarf
Div 3:Winners:Gormanston College R/U High School
Div 4: Winners: St Joesephs Cluny R/U Holy Child
U16 Leinster Schools Badminton Results(Baldoyle)
Boys
Div: 1, Winners: St Colmcille CS, R/U Terenure College(A)
Div:2, Winners: St Peters College Wexford, R/U Terenure College(B)
Div:3, Winners:Good Council Wexford,R/U Gormanston College
Girls
Div:1 Winners: Our Lady's Templeogue R/U Wesley College
Div 2:Winner: Holy Faith Clontarf R/U St Colmcilles CS Knocklyon
Div 3:Winners; Gormanston College R/U Mercy Secondry School Kilbeggan Co West Meath
All those schools that won the Leinsters Division 1&2 in the boys and Girls section will represent Leinster in the Schools All Ireland Finals on Weds 24 March 2010 in Gormanston College
Lead Photo: Holy Faith Clontarf,Shona Levins,Aisling Golden,Aoife De Burca,Roisin Egan
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Written By: Brian Kelly
Date Posted: 2/1/2010
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