The Tralee Presentation School Gym was the main focus of Kerry Badminton on Sunday last where the local County Badminton Club hosted their annual Paddy Sugrue tournaments which catered for Kerry division 2 to 5 players.
Over 70 players from North to South Kerry travelled to Tralee for these Lee Strand and Kellihers Mills sponsored tournaments and on the round robin basis there was no shortage of games for all players and vintage Badminton proved to be the main winner on the day with two out of the 3 finals having to go to the third set for decision.
Indeed the division 4 decider was a spectacle with two out of the 3 sets having to go to the tie break for a decision and in the other set there was but 2 points also between these worthy combatants.
Results as follows;
Div. 5 mixed final
Laura Sheahan(Listowel) and Michael Collins (Moyvane) defeated Sue Weatherill (Iveragh) and Colm Hickey (Killarney) 21-14; 21-15.
Div. 4 mixed final;
Claire Cahill (Kingdom, Castleisland) and Paul Hayes (Listowel) defeated Michelle Beasley (Kingdom) and Brendan McGovern (Annascaul) 22-20; 19-21; 22-20
Claire Cahill(Kingdom), & Paul Hayes(Listowel) on their way to winning the Division 4 Tournament.
Div. 2&3 mixed Final;
Renee Lenihan (Kingdom) and James Sheehan (Moyvane) defeated Carmel Hudson (Moyvane) and Barry O’Connor (County, Tralee) 21-19; 18-21; 21-9
This coming weekend,commencing on Friday night, sees a mixed bag of Badminton fare between Kerry County Doubles Championships and Munster Inter County league action.
The weekend sees the start of the mens and ladies doubles Kerry championships kindly sponsored by CPC.IE with divisions 1 and 3 taking court in the Killarney Presentation Gym on Friday night commencing at 7.30 sharp.
Both defending pairs of champions in division 1, Ciara O’Connor and Edel Broderick in the ladies and Tom Bourke and Eric Nelligan in the mens would be termed as odds on to defend their titles and it would be hard to oppose either of these pairings.
In division 3 on league form clubs Killarney and Moyvane would seem to hold the form tag.
The Kerry championships continue on Sunday in the Castleisland Community Centre with the division 5 ladies and mens doubles to commence at 12.15.
It would be a brave pundit that would try and pick a winner here in these championships but the Killarney, Dingle and Moyvane Clubs might be seen to hold strong hands in these competitions.
MUNSTER INTER COUNTY
The Munster Inter County leagues for Grades C and E take place on this coming Sunday also. Originally fixed for Killarney the venue had to be changed as the Killarney hall will be a hive of activity on Sunday next due to the General Election count.
Now the Grade C competition will take place in Bishopstown County Cork Five of the Munster Counties will be in action here with Clare being the absentee. The Grade E competition will be held in Cappoquin, County Waterford with Counties Waterford, Cork and Kerry doing battle here.
Kerry’s Grade C team is as follows;
Ciara O’Connor Edel Broderick,Miriam Rohan,Jennifer Keane, Maeve Twomey Eric Nelligan,(player/manager) Gio Gaudino James Flaherty, Fergal Hannon, Mike Crossan.
The Kerry Grade E panel as follows; Peggy Horan, Brid Murphy, Sinead Galvin, Mairead Regan, Niamh Flaherty Donie Enright, Donnacha Moloney, Timmy Duggan, Paudie Horan, Jonathan Keane.
Joint managers; Marion O’Neill and Catherine Murphy.
Best wishes extended to both panels
