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Ms Dineen and Ross McBride with the Spikeball Leaders of Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School. Photo by Lisa O’Mahony.
TRANSITION Year students of Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School organised a spikeball tournament for primary school students around Tralee on Wednesday.
The TY Students have been coaching pupils from primary school all around Tralee to play Spikeball over the course of six weeks. They began in December, training CBS Primary School, St Brendan’s National School Fenit, Spa NS, Balloonagh and Presentation.
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The training led up to the two Blitz, A and B, which was held today in Mounthawk. The schools that participated battled it out in a number of heats held throughout the day with Spa and CBS emerging as winners.
Lucy O’Sullivan, a Spikeball Leader, said; “It’s the first time we’ve done this in about six years, so we’re very lucky to have the opportunity to become leaders.” Scroll down for photos…
Sixth Class pupils of CBS Primary School at the Spikeball Tournament at Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School on Wednesday. Photo by Lisa O’Mahony.
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Labhraidh Costello, Mary Moore, Evelina Gacek, Luke Healy from Scoil Eoin Balloonagh, at the Spikeball Tournament on Wednesday. Photo by Lisa O’Mahony.
Katie Naughton, Keela Leahy, Lucy O’Donnell, Bróna O’Carroll, Alex Venzel, and Ryan Ybanez from Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh at the Spikeball Tournament on Wednesday. Photo by Lisa O’Mahony
