On Saturday we saw the Irish Subbuteo roadshow move onto Wexford for round 4 of the open.
Venue: This was Subbuteo coming to rural Ireland as we headed deep into Wexford to St Molings community centre. To be fair the centre was in excellent condition, well maintained, with a large hall, kitchen and toilet facilities.
Attendance: We had 10 players for this tournament. Which considering the time of year and location, was an excellent turnout.
Format: We played a straight league competition of 9 matches each, playing each other once on 5 tables.
Personal: This was my 3rd tournament. Mixed feelings on this. A bit disappointed to get beaten 8 times but after that it was all positive. I scored my first comp goals (7 in total) and chalked up my first win. Without doubt my general play is improving and with more practice I have a certain level in my sights.
Outcome: The competition went pretty much to form with Kenny pipping Mark Farrell to first place. Well done to Gerry Harrington for making the big trip from Suffolk, Tommy who was making his debut and Daniel who is coming on in leaps and bounds. Ireland’s big youth prospect.
On Monday 28th November it was back to club business at The Klub Bar in Strand Road. For the first time we had 4 players as we welcomed Greg to the fold.
We played a format of 6 games in a 4 team league. Dave playing with Aston Villa just pipped Williams Arsenal to first place with Greg’s Manchester Utd and Cian’s Italy bringing up the final places. All the games were really close affairs and there isn’t a great deal between any of us.
Our next meeting will be at the Klub Bar towards the end of December. New members are more than welcome and you can get more information on our Facebook page: Subbuteo Table Football Munster.
Tralee Boxing Club has a part time position available from September 2022 for a Boxing coach in the club.
The position is 19.5 hours per week and paid as part of a CE scheme. Full training will be available to the successful applicant with the opportunity to receive up to IABA level 1 coaching qualifications.
The successful applicant will be required to receive Garda vetting and necessary child safeguarding documentation before commencing employment, all of which will be facilitated by TBC.
For further details, or to apply for the position, please contact Pat, Tralee Boxing Club on 086 194 2824 or Lynda 087 766 3406
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Boxing accounts for more than half of all the medals Ireland have won across 29 Olympic games.
It is without question our most successful Olympic sport and the legendary champions our small country has produced, from Dan Donnelly, the first Irish Heavyweight Champ in 1815, to our newest European Champions in 2022, Lisa O Rourke and Niamh Fay, are a huge source of national pride for us all.
Yet for all our success, Irish boxing in recent years has revealed a darker side in terms of poor governance and lack of camaraderie, highlighted at the Tokyo Olympics with the resignation of Bernard Dunne, from his position as High Performance Unit Director.
Olympic gold medal winner Kellie Harrington described the complex political scenario in the IABA at the time as “a s**t show” that “needs to be sorted out because the only people missing out are the boxers.”
With admirable intention, to finally put an end to this damaging infighting, Minister for Sport, Jack Chambers sought to pressure the IABA to change its ways, to fall in line or to be penalised by funding cuts, eventually amounting to full funding cuts, if change was not implemented.
It was made clear to the people of Ireland that government plans were not going to affect the High Performance athletes, our current and future champions.
However, there can be no denying that the grassroots boxing clubs around the country are going to suffer from this fallout between the Minister and the IABA.
This cannot have anything but a knock on effect on the High Performance Unit in time as the next batch of HP athletes are expected to come from small local clubs such as our own here in Tralee.
As our own coach Pat O Shea says, if you don’t plant the seed, nothing can grow in the garden.
A good deal of funding may come to the IABA from government and Sport Ireland, but unfortunately not a lot of that trickles down into local clubs, who like ourselves, are obliged to constantly go into the community to raise funds to keep our doors open to the young people of the town.
We must fight relentlessly for every penny we can get.
In last week’s local papers, our neighbouring club Cashen Vale BC, Ballybunion, which has trained 14 national champions, admitted that they face an uncertain future in 2023 due to financial pressure.
Was this suffering of local community boxing clubs anticipated by the Minister?
Captain of the Irish Olympic Boxing team at the 2012 Olympics in London, Darren O Neill, commented, “essentially it is the sport and the boxers who are going to lose out.”
Clubs like ours have very little say in the politics of the IABA but will definitely be getting the short end of the stick if this conflict is not resolved.
Last Sunday, little local clubs from around the country did exercise their vote, we chose to fight, and we chose to change, a new board has been elected in the IABA.
The Minister can hopefully see this as a step towards change, give incoming president, Gerry O Mahoney, and the new board time to clean up the face of Irish boxing before cutting funding and potentially relegating our national boxing pride into old photos and history books.
Cork Golf Club Exchange Fourball – Sponsor Agri Auto Services 16/7/22
1. Joe Rogers & Kevin Mc Carthy 44 pts
2. Kieran Dinan & Robert Dinan 41 pts
3. Shane O Connor & Kelan O Connor 41 pts
22 cards processed
Summer Medal -stroke/blue Sponsor David Power PGA 17/7/22
1. Richard Rafferty 71 net – 40 goty
2. Gerard O Sullivan 71 net – 30 goty
3. Kieran O Donnell 71 net – 20 goty
4. Jim O Connor 71 net – 10 goty
5. Dylan Sheehy 72 net
59 cards processed
Club Sponsored Singles -white/stableford – 17/7/22
1. Derek Walsh 36pts
2. John Sexton 36pts
28 cards processed
Fixtures
23/24 July – Pat Mulcaire Am Am
30/31 July – MC. 9 Sponsor Calibration Services
1/8/22 – Semi Open Am Am – Sponsor McElligotts Garage
6/7 August- President Michael prize/MC 10
13th August – Captains Charity Day
Ladies results
Wednesday 13th july
18 holes singles
1st Rhona Johnston (36) 39pts
2nd Mary Underwood (31) 36pts
3rd Maura Shanahan (20) 36pts
Sunday 17th july 18 holes singles
1st Angela Enright (27) 42 pts
2nd Bernie O Loughlin (39) 37pts
3rd Ber Walsh (16) 37pts
Fixtures :
Wednesday 20th july 18 holes singels
Wednesday 27th July Ladies Open Day sponsored by Ballyroe Heights Hotel
Sunday 31st July MC9 sponsored by Ardfert Pharmacy
Monday 1st August Semi Open Am Am sponsord by Mc Elligotts Garage
The Countdown is on, just one week to go to Tralee Boxing Club Summer Camp!
Hope everyone is looking forward to a week of fun and games with the coaches and volunteers. Places are filling up fast, and no wonder, since boxing training gives our little champs confidence and helps focus them.
It also helps children sleep better, improves reaction time and memory. Not to mention, it is a great way to keep your children fit and healthy.
Boxing is one of the best ways to combat obesity in kids because it is an individual competitor sport and although we train as a team and encourage each other wholeheartedly, there is always a higher focus on improving each individual child unlike traditional team sports.
It may be a bit of a cliché nowadays, but boxing has always built character and confidence in kids. It helps the small people in our lives to find their inner strength, overcome obstacles, and become much more successful at dealing with issues such as anger, and restlessness.
There are still a handful of places left in Summer Camp over the two weeks, July 18th -21st, and 25th -28th, contact Lynda for booking or more details on 087 766 3406.
Tralee Boxing Club is delighted to announce that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has facilitated the inclusion of a number of Ukrainian refugee children in our Summer Camp this year.
A huge thank you is due to all at Kerry County Council for advice and support in achieving this. TBC’s project, supported by the Community Integration Fund, ‘ Building Friendship and Strength, One Punch at a Time’, aims to help alleviate the trauma of Ukrainian children separated from the security of their family members, especially fathers and brothers.
We hope that through the medium of boxing we can help support the wellbeing and mental health of our friends in the Ukrainian community.
We believe that involvement in our community club can help people displaced by war to repair the social and emotional disruption they have suffered, by building trust, improving self confidence, fitness and language skills through shared activities with local club members.
We also hope that being part of our club, will help our new friends come to better understand Irish culture and values, and to experience the well known craic we are famous for.
We are proud to say we have a number of Ukrainian boxers, of all experience levels, who train regularly with us here at the club, and their presence has served to energise and diversify the club wonderfully.
Finally, Tralee Boxing Club will hold it’s AGM this week, all Club members are welcome to attend. The meeting will be held on Thursday 14th July, at 7:30pm in Benner’s Hotel.
The meeting is a forum where all club members may voice their opinions or ideas on any issues relevant to the club. To propose a topic for discussion or to make a comment, club members are invited to pop on the TBC WhatsApp group and let us know what’s important to you.
1. Seamus Macgearilt 41 pts
2. James Kelliher 40 pts
3. Gary O Driscoll 39 pts
4. Kevin Mc Carthy 39 pts
5. Kieran O Donnell 38 pts
Best Gross Mark Leahy 35 pts
Div 1. Declan O Connell 34 pts
Div 2. Gerard Hussey 37 pts
Div 3. Hugh O Farrell 37 pts
Div 4. Thomas Greaney 35 pts
F.9 John W Murphy 22 pts
B.9 Sean O Keeffe 21 pts
Easiest 15,18,9
Hardest 12,10,8
Fixtures
16/7/22 – Cork Golf Club exchange – Sponsor Agri Auto Parts – timesheet opens 8pm tomorrow night
23/24th Mulcare Am /Am
Sat 13th August 2022 -Captains Charity Day – timesheet opens to members on Monday 11th July at 8pm
20th/22nd/24th August(Festival) Timesheet opens for members and guests at 8pm on Monday the 18th July 2022.
Results
Sat/Sun 2nd/3rd July MC7 sponsored by Top Part
1st Eleanor Dowd 40pts (28)
2nd Angela Enright 38pts (27)
Best Gross: Emma Morrissey 25pts
3rd Joan Costello 38pts (26)
4th Anne Rafferty 37pts (42)
5th Bernadette Collins 37pts (25)
Div 1: Maria O’Connor 34pts (15)
Div 2: Maura Shanahan 35pts (20)
Div 3: Barbara Reen 35pts (27)
Div 4: Bernie O’Loughlin 37pts (42)
Front 9: Norah Quinlan 20pts
Back 9: Carly Horan 21pts
Upcoming events:
LADY CAPTAIN Catherine’s Prize: Sunday July the 10th
The Lady Captain requests no gifts but if you wish, a donation to the charity Baile Mhuire would be appreciated.
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Cork Golf Club 16th July -exchange day timesheet opening 4th July 8pm
AMAM Semi-open 1st August -sponsored by McElligotts Garage -time sheet opening Monday 4th July 8pm
Fixtures:
Change to the diary:
August the 3rd is now the Eileen Murphy Qualifier –Format: Scotch Foursomes – max handicap Index 30 (may step down). Final Cork Golf Club 5th Sept.
‘Play in Pink’ rescheduled for later in the Autumn
Wed – 6th Slattery Cup sponsored by Dan Fitzgerald -18 holes club Stroke & Stableford
Sun 10th July Lady Captain Catherine’s prize – Reservations for the Lady Captains’ Dinner – book on the BRS Par 3 19th Dec
Wed 13th 18 holes Stableford
Sat 16th July Cork Golf Club Exchange
Sun 17th Club singles
27th July- Ballyroe Heights Hotel Open day – timesheet now open
School tours over, thank you teacher cards sent, another school year is finished and kids all over Tralee are experiencing their first weeks of freedom as the summer holidays are off with a bang.
It’s been a year full of changes for our smallest members, and we at Tralee Boxing Club are rewarding all their hard work and enthusiasm with a well earned break from training.
Little Champs boxing class (age 7-11) and Junior Boxers class (age 12-17) have now finished up until the start of September.
Enjoy the break boxers, get outside in the fine weather, keep active and remember to drink plenty of water.
We will see all our young warriors back in the gym, renewed, refreshed and ready to roll with the punches again in the autumn.
Tralee Boxing Club Summer Camp will run for two weeks this July. Camp is open to all children aged 7-13, regardless of fitness levels or boxing experience.
We introduce the basic fundamental skills of boxing, the emphasis being on fun and learning, with plenty of arts and craft activities to keep it exciting.
We will add a mix of physical activities to improve fitness, games, rounds on punch bags and on pads in the ring with qualified, garda vetted coaches.
Tralee Boxing Club Summer Camp has something for everyone, a chance for boys and girls to develop their confidence, improve fitness and strength, and to express themselves as part of a group in a positive, encouraging environment, with leaders dedicated to the ideals of respect, and inclusion. More details below.
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Adult Class will continue for the summer months, on Mondays and Wednesdays, but at the earlier time of 6:30-7:45.
Everyone welcome regardless of age, fitness and experience levels. This is primarily a non-contact session, where the only requirement is a willingness to do your best.
We would like to extend our gratitude to local, community hero sponsors Lidl Stores, Castlemaine Road, Tralee who kindly allowed us to hold a flag day outside the store on Thursday and Friday last week to promote our Summer Camp.
We would also like to thank everyone who came along to find out more about the camp, to support our local, voluntary, community based club and the future stars of Irish boxing.
“ You don’t lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.” Muhammad Ali.
Front 9: Peter Nolan 21 pts
Back 9: Tom O’ Farrell 20 pts
Hardest holes: 10, 1 and 8
Easiest holes: 18,13 and 9
Fixtures:
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June: Senior Scratch Cup
Sunday 26th June: Club Sponsored Singles (starts at 9.30 after Scratch Cup)
Members reminded to ensure they have played their matches by the given date.
Please update the notice board with results.
Captain Hugh’s Prize to the Ladies-MC6 (Hugh O Farrell)
1st Sandra O’Sullivan 37pts (23)
2nd Cliona Murphy 35pts (25)
Best Gross: Catherine Mc Carthy 23
3rd Noran Shanahan 35pts (27)
4th Paula O’sullivan 35pts (24)
Div1: Kathleen Finnegan 32pts (16)
Div 2: Barbara Reen 33pts (27)
Div 3: Antoinette Sayers 30pts (29)
Div 4: Paula Mangan 34pts (42)
Front 9: Mary Quillinan 20pts
Back 9: Fionnuala Mann 19pts
9 Hole competition: Bernie Harrington 15pts (26)
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Wednesday 15th June 3 person Am Am
1st Margaret Hayes, Catherine Mc Carthy, Kathleen Finnegan 77pts
2nd Norah Quinlan, Karen Gearon, Marion Cahillane 76pts
In Templemore on June 11/12, we had 33 athletes competing from u9 to u13 in different events from sprints, sprint hurdles, middle distance, long jump, high jump, turbo Javelin, Javelin, shot putt and relays.
We saw Aria Collins u10 getting gold in long jump and sprints; Robyn gold in javelin; Jace Flynn u11 bronze in long jump; Alannah Crossan u12 getting silver in high jump.
In the team events we have Aria Collins and Sadie lynch qualified in long jump and sprints. Jace Flynn and Tommy Moynihan qualified in long jump. U9 relay team and u12 relay team.
These athletes have qualified for the nationals in tullamore on sat 2nd of July. Congratulations.
1) Irish Nationals Division 2 Championships
After two years of Covid related disruptions,the club is delighted to once again enter a large team of swimmers into the prestigious Irish National Division 2 Championships , having achieved the required pre-qualification times .
The club will be well represented across a wide number of events from freestyle to relay at the 5 day event which kicks off July 6th in UL .
At the Team Briefing held Friday , head Coach Ger McDonnell outlined details on both the event and the intense training plan currently underway for all swimmers attending .
(2) In House Coaching
On Thurs June 9th ,The club hosted a Butterfly Development Clinic ,led by our Head Coach, Ger McDonnell, in association with @swimireland;
Attended by coaches throughout Munster , the clinic outlined the current thinking on the foundations of the Butterfly technique and the drills that are beneficial in developing a strong technical foundation .
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(3) Swimming Trials
A large number of prospective swimmers attending our swimming trials on Sunday .
The successful swimmers will be warmly welcomed into our Development Squad when training recommences in September.
.Captain Hugh O’Farrell prizes 2022 . A dinner and awards night was held at Tralee Golf Club recently. Winner of the 2022 captains prize was Patrick Lawlor . Captain Hugh O’Farrell presents Patrick Lawlor with his prize. Photo By : Domnick Walsh / Eye Focus LTD
Result of Killarney Exchange Fourball 12/6/22
1. Cianan Ferris and David Spring 44 pts
2. Mike Coote and Maurice M O Connor 43 pts
3. Alan O Connor and John P O Brien 43 pts
4. Denis Kelly and Eamon O Sullivan 43 pts
Fixtures
18th/19th June Lady Captain Catherine’s prize to the men.
25th/26th June – Kerry Senior Scratch Cup
26th June – Club Sponsored Singles.
Presentation of the Lady Captains and Lady Presidents to the men will take place at the club house on Sunday 19th June 2022 at 7.30pm.
Members are reminded that club match play games must be completed by the specified dates, results to be posted on notice board or message to the committee
Ladies results
Wednesday 8th June (Singles)
1st Katrina Mehigan (26) 36pts
2nd Paula Mangan (43) 35pts
Results: Sunday 6th June Killarney Exchange -Fourball
1st Paula O’Sullivan & Joan Costello 47pts
2nd Catherine Mc Carthy & Liz Grey 44pts
Fixtures:
‘Kerry Motor Works’ Club Singles MATCHPLAY: first round to be played by 28th June
15th June: 3-person AmAm
18th/ 19th Sat/Sun June: Captain Hugh’s Prize to the Ladies MC6
19th June 9 Holes – handicap qualifying
22ND Wed – 18 holes club singles
26th Sunday – 18 holes club singles
26th Sunday – 9 holes singles – handicap qualifying
29th Wed Club singles
2nd/ 3rd Sat/Sun July Master Classic 7- Top Part
27th July- Ballyroe Heights Hotel Open day – timesheet opening for Members & their guests Mon 27th 8pm, Guest timesheet opening 28th July 9am
1. Patrick Lawlor 43 pts
2. Conor Stack 43 pts
3. Pat Stack 41 pts
4. John F O Carroll 40 pts
5. Declan O Connell 39 pts
6. Maurice Mulcare 38 pts
7. Brian O Loughlin 38 pts
Best Gross Mark Leahy 38 pts
Div 1. James Ormonde 38 pts
Div 2 Michael Leahy 37 pts
Div 3 Derek O Brien 38 pts
Div 4 Terry Egan 38 pts
Best Score Saturday Donal Sugrue 38 pts
Best Score Sunday Sean O Keeffe 38pts
Front 9 Denis Kelly 22 pts
Back 9 Shane O Connor 22pts
Past Captains Barry Murphy 35 pts
Seniors Billy Morrissey 36 pts
Student Gary O Riordan 37 pts
9 Hole Vincent O Mahony 27 pts
Front 9 – Ross Dowling 21 pts
Back 9 – David Hennebery 24 pts
Fixtures:
Captain Hugh O’ Farrell Prize Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June
Monday June 6th – Semi-open Am-Am Sponsor Ardfert Pharmacy
Sunday June 12th – Exchange Killarney Golf Club Fourball. Sponsor – Seamus Weldon
Draw for Club Singles and Club Fourball on the Noticeboard and on Master Scoreboard. First round has to be played by 19th June.
Div1: Mary Savage 37pts (12)
Div 2: Karen Gearon 38pts (24)
Div 3: Angela Deenihan 35pts (29)
Div 4: Mary Dowling 35pts (33)
Front 9: Kay McNamara 22pts
Back 9: Vera Tierney 21pts
9 Hole competition: Claire Benner 17pts (14)
Juniors
Wed 1st June: Brice Cup STROKE Play and 18 holes Stableford – sponsored by Bella Bia
Sat/Sun 4/5th June – No Ladies golf
Monday 6th June: Bank holiday Semi-open golf Classic sponsored by Ardfert Pharmacy- timesheet opening Friday 20th May at 6pm. (Max handicap will be used- Ladies Handicap Index of 35.0 and men 22.0 (you may play if you have a higher handicap, just step down – the computer will do this for you).
Wed 8th Club singles
12th June Killarney Exchange -fourball
15th June: 3 person AmAm
18th/ 19th June : Captain Hugh’s Prize to the Ladies MC6
Junior Scratch Cup – Saturday 21/5/22
Gross
1.Kieran Dinan Jnr 79
2.Donie O Keeffe 79
3.Jason J Daly 80
4.Mark D O Sullivan 81
Net
1. Kevin Lucey 81
2. David Leen 82
Singles Sponsor Ger Carmody – Sunday 22/5/22
1. Ger Mac Namara 40 pts
2. Sean Corcoran 38 pts
3. John Carroll 38 pts
4. Conor Foley 37 pts
5. Michael Leahy 36 pts
Fixtures
sat/Sun 28th/29th May 2022 MC 5, Lady President Prize to Men – sponsor Eddie Enright
Sat/Sun 4th/5th June – Captain Hugh O Farrell prize M.C 6
Monday 6th June – Semi Open Am Am
Ladies Results
Master Classic 4- 22nd May: sponsored by Foley’s Spar
1st Joan Costello 39pts (26)
2nd Caroline Sugrue 35pts (31)
Best Gross: Ella Moynihan 24pts
3rd Sophie Moynihan 35pts (33)
THE Kerry Grade D team and the E team played in the Inter League All-Ireland finals on Sunday 22nd in Galway.
Grade D, captained by Fergal Hannon, beat Galway 6-3 and beat Wicklow 7-2
Grade E, captained by Aidan McCarthy, beat Galway 5-4 and beat Meath 6-3.
A great achievement for Kerry badminton to have both teams win and a huge congratulations to the players.
Congratulations to Deina Vesko for winning the treble in the individual graded All-Ireland grade E finals in Dublin on Saturday 14th. She has made us even prouder by being called up to the Irish team. Congratulations to Paddy Redmond who partnered Deina in the mixed doubles and also a congratulations to Fergal Hannon on winning the Grade D Singles and Sinead Galvin & Alan Nelligan who came second in the Grade D Mixed Doubles
Another congratulations to Suzanne Smith for receiving The Chairpersons Special Merit award at the Kerry Badminton Social on Saturday 14th. This was rewarded to Suzanne for her ongoing hard work and dedication to Kerry Badminton Association.
Thank you to Lee Strand and CPC.ie for their continuous support over the last few years. We hope to see everyone back playing badminton again next year!
After a ‘marathon’ wait TRC are delighted to be back on the water again with medal wins at their most recent regatta outing.
You may have noticed that Tralee ship canal was drained of water for 5 months while essential works were completed, this gave Tralee Rowing Club the unfortunate problem of having no water to do what they love best!
All of Tralee ( including the swans ) was delighted to see the canal refilled recently but none more so than the rowers and we have all enjoyed seeing them on the water once again.
Nothing can keep the dedicated members of this club down and despite being unable to use the canal their adult & youth rowers kept up their training in their gym and competed in several Head of the River events and achieved great success at The Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships in November at UL.
The club members have now have hit the ground running by making up for lost time on the canal and competing in a busy regatta season.
Club Captain Heidi Giles said; “this season was even more frustrating than those impacted by the pandemic, it was so difficult knowing that other clubs were getting to train regularly on the water and although Muckross RC were incredibly accommodating and welcoming there’s not substitute for the convenience of using your own boats locally, our juniors, their families and our adult members were an inspiration to me in how they persisted despite the third season of disruption to our activities.”
Paula Moloney and Niamh Greaney, winners of C final at Skibbereen Regatta. Photo: Martin Byrne
Trips to The National Rowing Centre, Limerick and Cork have resulted in some impressive results with wins in C finals at Skibbereen Regatta for Womens division 1 double crew Niamh & Paula and Mens junior division 2 single scull for Sean Morris.
Sèan Morris and Connall Thèinfhir, Castleconnel sprints medal winners
Castleconnell Boat Club hosted their 500m Sprints this weekend and TRC picked up medals with courageous performances by Sean Morris in the mens junior 16 single scull and the mens junior 16 double crew of Sean & Conall Mac Threinfir and a notable performance by Paula Moloney who achieved 2nd position in womens masters single scull.
At Castleconnell regatta a number of our juniors raced for the first time, raced in a single for the first time, or rowed in a new crew or seat. Each of these are challenging milestones for rowers and there was a number of results that Club Captain Heidi Giles feels deserve huge credit even if they did not yield medals.
She went on to explain “Domestic rowing events generally only reward first position with a medal, as if the early mornings and extreme endurance nature of the sport weren’t harsh enough!”
Tania Lawlor and Gloria O’Connor.
Recently Club members Tania Lawlor and Gloria O’Connor also completed a hugely impressive feat by ‘rowing’ a marathon of over 42km on Ergometers (rowing machines.)
This took them a gruelling 4 hours but their months of training paid off and they were back on the water the next day!
Tralee Rowing Club, founded in 2005 by present Chairperson Mary Bonner & Ed Sheldon and has been going from strength to strength with a dedicated and enthusiastic membership of men, women and youth rowers of all ages and abilities.
If you are interested in rowing or are a experienced rower who would like to return to the sport please contact the club by email at traleerowingclub@gmail.com for more information on membership
Front 9 – Phillip O’Sullivan 21 pts
Back 9 – Bobby O’Keeffe 21 pts
Hardest 3 holes – 10, 12 and 8
Easiest 3 holes – 18, 7 and 13
Fixtures:
Monday May 2nd 4-person semi-open Am-Am Sponsor Mark Williams
Saturday May 7th Intermediate Scratch Cup Sponsor Rose Hotel
Sunday May 8th – Men’s Foursomes Sponsor Seamus O’ Sullivan Butchers
Saturday May 14th Billy Nolan Mixed Foursomes postponed, date to be rearranged
Sunday May 15th MC4 Ballybunion Old Course Exchange Sponsor Casey Stephenson Accountants.
Club singles and Club Fourball timesheets are open as per last weeks’ email. Closing dates for both competitions is May 12th.
Ladies Results:
Sat/Sun 30th April/1st May
MC3 -sponsored by the Oyster Tavern
1st Katrina Mehigan 40pts (27)
2nd Sophie Moynihan 40pts (35)
3rd Eilish O’Loughlin 39pts (28)
4th Liz Grey 38pts (14)
5th Anita Lynch 38pts (25)
Div 1: Ella Moynihan 38pts (13)
Div 2: Karen Gearon 37pts (23)
Div 3: Noran Shanahan 35pts (27)
Div 4: Bernie O’Loughlin 38pts (44)
Front 9: Eleanor Dowd 20pts
Back 9: Brid Halloran 19pts
9-hole competition: Anne McGlynn 21pts (24)
Entries: 49
Wednesday 27th April Ladies Club Singles
1st Siobhan Stack 42pts (27)
2nd Paula Mangan 38pts (44)
3rd Pearl McGillicuddy 37pts (49)
Entries: 46
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Fixtures:
Wed 4th May: Club singles
Sunday 8th May: Australian Spoons: Sponsored by Spa Seafoods
Sunday May 8th: 9-hole Qualifying competition
Wed 11th: Mounthawk Plate STROKE play or 18 holes STABLEFORD – sponsored by Ardfert Quarries (select which competition you wish to enter – you may only enter one)
Sun 15th: MC4 -sponsored by Foley’s Spar – Ballybunion exchange (old course)
Wed 18th: Reverse Waltz 3,2,1
Sun 22nd: Eileen Murphy Foursome Qualifier- sponsored by Aspen Grove avern Re
Result of Seniors Singles Competition
on 27th April 2022
12 Holes
Winner: John R. Collins (22) 29pts.
2nd Philip O’Sullivan (11) 28pts.
3rd Michael Devaney (24) 27pts. (Last 6 holes)
4th Richard Barry (20) 27pts. (Last 3 holes)
5th Terry Egan (24) 27pts.
6th Sean Corcoran (12) 26pts. (Last 9 holes)
Mens Scotch Foursomes – Sponsor Sean Hussey 24 April 2022
Competition Result
Score (Play H’cap)
1 Gerard Power & Donal O’Connell (17) 44 pts
2 Bobby O’Keeffe & Sean O’Keeffe (17) 43 pts
3 Padraig Moynihan & Daniel O’Loughlin (10) 41 pts
4 Kieran Dinan Jnr & Arthur John Spring (08) 41 pts
53 cards processed.
Fixtures:
Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May MC3. Sponsor Oyster Tavern
2nd May Am Am semi open sponsored by Mark Williams
May 7th Intermediate Scratch Cup. Sponsor Rose Hotel
Sunday 8th May Club Singles. Sponsor Ger Carmody
Club Singles Matchplay. Sponsor Hennebery Sports.
Timesheet opens 25th April at 8pm.
Book in Par 3 BRS on 20/12/22.
Club Fourball Matchplay. Sponsor Murphy Sheehy Insurances.
Timesheet opens 8pm 25th April.
Book in Par 3 BRS on 22/12/22.
Ladies results
Wednesday 20th April 3 person Am Am
1st Ber Walsh, Siobhan Stack, Michelle Moore 74pts
2nd Lorraine Peevers, Eilish O loughlin, Jayne Power 74pts
Sunday 24th April (Scotch Foursomes) club sponsored
1st Bernie O Loughlin abd Eilish O Loughlin 43pts
2nd Emma Leahy and Emma Morrissey 41 pts
3rd Anita Lynch and Geralsine Hughes 41 pts
Fixtures :
Wednesday singles club sponsored
Saturday 30th April and Sunday May 1st MC3 sponsored by Oyster Tavern
Monday May 2nd Am Am Semi open sponsored by Mark Williams
Sunday April 24th Scotch Foursomes. Sponsor Sean Hussey
Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May Master Classic 3. Sponsor Oyster Tavern
Saturday May 7th Intermediate Scratch Cup
Sunday May 8th, change of competition. Foursomes Sponsor Seamus O’ Sullivan
Congratulations to Mark Gazi on successfully representing Ireland at the Under-16 International Quadrangular Tournament in Wales.
Congratulations to Ella Moynihan for winning the Margaret O’ Sullivan Cup and the Alice Coman Trophy.
Junior Results:
16 April 2022
Academy – 25 juniors teed it up on Saturday for our 6 hole scramble. Winners with a score of 21 was Sean Collins, Eli O’ Shea & Ben O’ Leary 3 teams finished on 22.
Challange for the week 2 hours practice could be putting at home or going to the range just try and get the 2 hours in the week. Fergal will be checking next week !!!!
A great score by Thomas O’ Connor in dry but breezy conditions. Solid play was the order of the day as Thomas is now starting to see his efforts over the winter paying off.
Indeed this was day 2 of 2 very good golfing days for Thomas as you’ll see below if you read on.
Well done Thomas.
A birdie 2 on 16 by Daniel Spring was the only birdie recorded in the competition due to the tough conditions. Nice to get one and especially on 16.
15 April 2022
Junior Boys Spring League, Waterville Golf Club
On Friday, our Junior Boys were in action in Waterville Golf Club where 7 of our lads performed brilliantly to record a massive total of 185 points. Lead scorers on the day were Thomas O’ Connor with 42 points and Oscar Morrison with 39 points. Tralee lead Killarney by 15 points after day 1. Thanks to Mark Stephenson for looking after the Juniors on the day.
12 April 2022 – A great day for Tralee Golf Club Juniors
Quadrangular International Tournament
Mark Gazi made his International debut for Golf Ireland playing against Wales on the opening day of the Quadrangular Tournament held in Wales. Mark played some stunning golf to help Ireland into a strong lead on day 1, individually getting his own account on the board too. It was a lead Ireland never relinquished as they ended up winning the tournament.
A week full of lifetime memories as Mark looks to build on a successful international debut.
Munster Womens and Girls Junior Open Championships
Ella Moynihan took on 107 other competitors in Barrow on Tuesday and ended the day with 2 trophies. The Alice Coman for being the lead Junior Girl qualifier and Margaret O’ Sullivan for leading the entire field home by 1 shot from eventual Championship winner Holly Hamilton from Belvoir Park in Belfast.
Ella Moynihan with her trophy.
A brilliant performance by Ella against some of the very best ladies in the Junior category around the country.
Ladies Results: Sat/Sun 16/17th April
Master Classic 2: sponsored by Atlantic Golf Construction
1st Kaelin O’Keeffe 37pts (07)
2nd Maria O’Connor 37pts (15)
Best Gross Catherine Mc Carthy 26pts
3rd Rhona Johnston 36pts (36)
Div 1: Fionnuala Mann 35pts (16)
Div 2: Anne Kerins 34pts (22)
Div 3: Anita lynch 33pts (24)
Div 4: Carole Dooley 35pts (34)
**Diary change:
The Australian Spoons Qualifier will now be played on the 8th of May.
This is to facilitate the Ladies on teams, that are playing this weekend.
Fixtures:
Wed 20th – 3 person AmAm 18 holes
Sun 24th – Scotch Foursomes -Club sponsored
Sunday 24th – 9-hole Qualifying competition
Wed 27th: Club singles
Sat Apr 30th/Sun May1st -MC3 Oyster Tavern
Sat Apr 30th/Sun May1st-9-hole Qualifying competition
May Monday 2nd- Semi Open Golf Classic- sponsored by Mark Williams
**Sunday 8th May: Australian Spoons: Sponsored by Spa Seafoods
Results of the Division 2 & 4 Mixed Doubles held in the Killarney Sports Centre on the 1st April 2022
This is the last Kerry Badminton Association Tournament this year, major thanks to Lee Strand and CPC.ie for their sponsorship this year.
Becky Weiland Listowel Club and Brendan Carroll Ballyheigue Club on their way to capturing the Kerry Division 4 Mixed Doubles Championship title. Photo by Thomas Bradley
Division 4 trophy goes to Becky Weiland Listowel and Brendan Carroll Ballyheigue who beat Killarney woman Adele O’Brien and Mike Reardon Listowel 21/19 21/19
Ruth Concannon Kingdom Castleisland Club and Donnacha Moloney, Moyvane Club on their way to capturing the Kerry Division 2 Mixed Doubles Championship title. Photo by Thomas Bradley
Division 2 winners are Ruth Concannon Kingdom Castleisland and Donnacha Moloney Moyvane beating Helen Browne Moyvane and Ethan Tritschler Listowel.
Thank you to everyone who helped out at all the Tournaments this year and Kerry Badminton Association for organising everything especially Tom Bourke & Edel Kenny who made sure the Tournaments were up and running again after a long absence.
Ethan Tritschler, Listowel Club and Helen Brown, Moyvane, Club in action at the Kerry Division 2 Mixed Doubles Championship final. Photo by Thomas Bradley
Atlantic Golf Construction Master Classic 1 Saturday and Sunday 2nd & 3rd April 2022
Overall Winners
1 Brian Lennon 43 pts (13) Overall Winner
2 Edward J Morrison 41 pts (11) Overall Runner-Up Last Nine Holes
3 Gerard Power 41 pts (15) Overall 3rd
4 Padraig Moynihan 40 pts (13) Overall 4th Last Nine Holes
5 Mike Sheehy Jnr 40 pts (09) Overall 5th
Best Gross:
Garreth O’Donnell 39 pts (00)
Division 1 (Handicap Indexes up to 6.6) Brian Moynihan 38 pts (04)
Division 2 (Handicap Indexes 6.7 to 12.6) Phillip O’Sullivan 39 pts (12)
Division 3 (Handicap Indexes 12.7 to 16.4) John F Carroll 39 pts (17)
Division 4 (Handicap Indexes 16.5 and above) Sean Walsh Jnr 40 pts (20)
Front 9 – John O’ Connell 21 pts
Back 9 – Pat Prendiville 22 pts
Easiest holes 18, 7 and 13
Hardest boles 10, 12 and 8
138 cards processed.
Senior Men’s
Fixtures:
Spring Medal – Sponsor Bailey’s Solicitors Blue tees. Sunday only, April 10th.
General play this week from Green and Blue tees only.
Result of Seniors Singles Competition
on Wednesday 30 March 2022
Winners: J J Young (24) (25-2) 23pts. (Back 6=17)
2nd Michael O’Neill (30) (26-3) 23pts. (Back 6=16)
3nd Pat Prendeville (14) 23pts. (Back 6=15)
4th Sean O’Connor (24) (24-2) 22pts.
5th Rory Kilgallen (34) 21pts. (Back 6=14)
6th Teddy Reynolds (20) (22-1) 21pts. (Back 6=12)
NOTE: Next Wednesday 6th April we start
our Summer Season and we visit
Killarney’s O’Mahonys Course.
Ladies Results
Results:
Wed 30th March 16-holes Club singles
1st Maura Mc Kenna 39pts (29)
2nd Sandra O’Sullivan 36pts (21)
3rd Joan Costello 36pts (21)
Number of entries: 36
Ladies Fixtures:
Sat 02/Sun 03 Apr -Master Classic 1: Sponsored by Sherry Fitzgerald Stephenson Crean- our sponsors have kindly invited all Ladies that play in this competition to a complimentary Scone and Coffee/Tea.
Wed 6th – Ladies OPEN day sponsored by the Rose Hotel
Sun 10th Caherslee Cup Stroke play 18 holes – Sponsored by An Riocht Marble & Granite – (this is NOT a maximum stroke competition), OR Sun 10th Club Singles Stableford 18 holes.
Sat/Sun 16th April – Master Classic2: sponsored by Atlantic Golf Construction
Monday 18th April – Semi-Open AmAm sponsored by Aherns Garage – time sheet open
Wed 20th 3 person AmAm 18 holes
Sun 24th Australian Spoons: Sponsored by Spa Seafoods
Junior Golf Results – 26th March 2022
18 Hole Boys & Girls Singles Stableford
1st – Lucy Grattan, 36 points
2nd – Ella Moynihan, 34 points
The season continues to wind down with many teams enjoying end of season parties.
JUVENILES
U12 Boys T2
U12 BOYS T2
Tralee Imperials 16-21 St. Joseph’s 25/03/22
Q1 Tralee Imperials 6-6 St. Joseph’s
Q2 Tralee Imperials 8-15 St. Joseph’s
Q3 Tralee Imperials 16-19 St. Joseph’s
Q4 Tralee Imperials 16-21 St. Joseph’s
This was the boys final game of the season. Going in to the last quarter there was only three points in it but St. Joseph’s came back strong. Imperials never lost determination and tried their level best to score.
The boys have shown great improvement with every game. They have really enjoyed their season and are looking forward to meeting up again next season.
U14 BOYS T1
U14 Boys T1
Tralee Imperials 37- 56 St. Brendan’s 23/03/22
Q1: Imperials 8 St Brendan’s 10
Q2: Imperials 21 St Brendan’s 35
Q3: Imperials 30 St Brendan’s 39
Q4: Imperials 37 St Brendan’s 56
This was Imperials final game of the season and they started well some nice scores from Conor McGibney and Ruairi Kennedy. A strong second half from Imperials again with Jamie O’Keeffe firing home some lovely jump shots and Eoghan Crowley playing good defence but they were having difficulty with St Brendan’s height advantage under the basket and were trailing 21 to 35 at half time. A good spread of scores throughout the team in the second half saw everyone contributing in either offence or defence but it wasn’t to be their night.
Scorers: Conor McGibney 12, Jamie O’Keeffe 7, Ruairi Kennedy & Jack Noonan 4, Luke Gannon 3, Eoghan Murphy, Nathan Hill O’Shea & Oran O’ Donoghue 2 and Eoghan Crowley 1.
It closed what has been a tough season for the boys but they are a spirited group who love the sport and I have no doubt they will return bigger and stronger next year. They can be very proud of themselves for constantly putting in a huge effort even when they were chasing the game they never gave up and improved with every game and were a pleasure to work with. A huge thanks to coaches Jerome, Henrique and Mike for their commitment to the boys throughout the year and to Sinead Egan for helping out with the table. And a final thank you to the club and all the parents for the support and bringing the boys to training and games around the county throughout the year. Take a well-earned rest and see ye all next year.
U14 Boys T1 enjoying some pizza at their last training session of the season
U16 BOYS T1
St. Mary’s 56-46 Tralee Imperials 24/03/22
We travelled to Castleisland to play our final game of the season against St Mary’s.
We started the game with great tempo and thanks to some great team defense and transition we jumped into an early lead and led at the end of the first quarter 10-15.
We kept up the same effort and intensity in the second period and managed to extend our lead to 20-30 by halftime.
Castleisland’s size and experience was obvious in the third quarter and with our lads tiring we struggled to keep our lead. We got a few crucial scores near the end of the third to head in to the final quarter trailing by one point 39-38.
The final quarter saw an exciting see saw battle where both teams traded leads on numerous occasions and with 2 minutes left we were just 2 points behind. A couple of bounces didn’t go our way and we had to send our opponents to the foul line to try to salvage the win. Unfortunately for us they were flawless from the foul line and we ended up on the losing side 56-46.
We put up a fantastic fight and with three players unavailable we travelled with just 6 u16 players and Ruairi from the U14 team.
It has been a tough season with injuries and sickness but the boys have improved immensely and we look forward to continuing our progress next season.
Scorers
Jamie Burke 14
Ryne Ybanez 11
Sean Og Brosnan 11
Tomas Kennedy 10
U18 Boys
U18 BOYS
Tralee Imperials 57-48 St. Brendan’s 21/03/22
On Monday night we took on local rivals St Brendan’s in our penultimate game in Division 1 of the County League.
In a fast paced first quarter we struggled to get into our flow but stayed within touching distance thanks to some great shooting from Aivaras Uosis. We trailed 14-20 at the end of the first.
Our defensive intensity really picked up in the second quarter and this really set the tone for the rest of the game. Cian Dillane, Daniel and Oisin grabbed numerous rebounds in the period and with Aivaras patrolling the paint we limited our opponents to just 3 points in the second period. Roan and Oisin hit a few baskets to help us into a halftime lead 39-23.
The third quarter was a low scoring affair but with Cian Moran hitting a few scores we managed to maintain our 7 point lead heading into the fourth quarter ahead 38-31.
Brendan’s pressed hard in the final quarter but we managed to keep our noses in front to complete a 57-48 win to go top of the league.
We now look forward to a tough away trip to St Bridget’s next week in our final county league game.
Scorers:
Aivaras Uosis 22
Oisin McGibney 11
Roan Grattan 10
Daniel Osayanrhion 5
Cian Moran 4
Cian Dillane 3
Jack Dakissia 2
U12 Girls T2 enjoying the end of the seasonU12 Girls T2 celebrating the end of the season
MONTHLY TRAINING FEES
Any outstanding monthly training fees for juvenile (u12-u18) and senior teams can be paid online via ClubZap app or the Club Shop on the website https://www.traleeimperials.ie/products
Any queries email imperialsbc@gmail.com
WARRIORS
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors defeated DBS Eanna 75-57 in a thrilling semifinal on Sunday afternoon with some big performances including our very own Keelan Crowe. This sets up a Superleague final against C&S Neptune, a repeat of this year’s National Cup final. Warriors remain on course for the double and we wish the team the best of luck. The final will take place on Saturday 2nd April @7pm in the National Basketball Arena Tallaght with tickets on sale via Basketball Ireland’s website. #ComeOnTralee!!!
17 Hole Boys & Girls Singles Stableford
1st – Sophie Moynihan, 37 points
2nd – Emma Vinarcik, 34 points
9 Hole Boys & Girls Singles Stableford
1st – Thomas O’ Connor, 18 points
Par 3 Boys & Girls Fun Singles
1st – Ava O’ Sullivan
Fixtures 02nd April 2022:
Book you space on the Brs any unused time will be released back to members on Friday
– 17 Hole Boys & Girls Singles
– 9 Hole Boys & Girls Singles
– Par 3 Fun Singles
Result Sunday 27th March 2022 – 17 hole club sponsored blue/green tees
1. Edward Morrison 42 pts blue
2. Padraig Moynihan 40 pts blue
3. Daniel O Loughlin 40 pts blue
4. Sean O Keeffe 38 pts blue
Fixtures
Sat/Sun 2nd/3rd April M.C.1 – Sponsor Atlantic Golf Construction
Further information during the week.
Monday 18th April Semi Open Am Am – time sheet opens Monday 28/3/22
Intermediate Scratch Cup- 7/5/22 – 9.6 to 18 handicap index – timesheet for members on 28/3/22, non members 4/4/22 – no drop downs in handicap indices.
Junior Scratch Cup 21/5/22 2.5 to 9.5 handicap index – time sheet for members 11/4/22 and non members 18/4/22 – no drop down in handicap indices
Ladies
Wednesday 23rd march 17 holes singles
1st Bernie o loughlin (37) 40 pts
2nd Antoinette Sayers (26) 37pts
Sunday 27th March 17 holes singles
1st Brid Halloran (17) 38pt
2nd Mary Savage (11) 35pts
Fixtures : – Wednesday 30th March 17 holes singels
Sunday 3rd April, Master classic 1 sponsored by sherry fitzgerald Stephenson Crean
Results of the Divisions 1, 3 & 5 Singles Championship held in the Killarney Sports & Leisure Club on the 27th March 2022
New to Kerry Badminton Vivien Jennings Trace from Tralee took on Edel Kenny from Kingdom Castleisland in the Division 1 Ladies Final with Edel taking the Cup beating Vivien 21/11 21/14
Fergal Hannon Listowel and Donie Enright Moyvane vied for the Division 1 Mens Title with Fergal winning the first set 21/9, Donie put on a great battle in the second set but Fergal finally overcame him, beating him 21/18
Killarney’s Jeab Workman made it to the Division 3 Ladies Final up against Moyvane’s Bridget McCarthy. A great battle ensued and Bridget came out the victor beating Jeab 21/18 26/24
In the Division 3 Mens Final we had Micheal Collins from Moyvane and Paul Hayes from Listowel.
Paul Hayes Listowel Badminton Club on his way to capturing the Kerry Division 3 Men’s Singles Championships title. Photo: Thomas Bradley
In the first set Micheal beat Paul easily 21/7 but as the saying goes, Never Give Up, Paul came back to beat Micheal 21/17 in the second set and also took the third set 21/13
The division 5 ladies saw Molly O’Donoghue from Killarney and Cathy O’Shea from Listowel contest the final with Molly beating Cathy 21/16 21/16
Match of the Day goes to Division 5 Men where Kyle Reidy Ballyheigue, fresh from his win last week, took on Michael O’Shea from Kingdom Castleisland.
Kyle Reidy Ballyheigue Badminton Club on his way to capturing the Division 5 Men’s Singles Badminton Championships title. Photo: Thomas Bradley
Michael took the first set beatng Kyle 21/8 but Kyle settled down and went on to the win the final in a tough 3 setter, beating Michael 21/18 21/1
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Results of the Juvenile Mixed Championship 2021/22 played in Killarney Sports & Leisure Club on the 26th March 2022
U10
Winners: Margaret Carmody and Jontie Wielend (L) 21-9 21-8
Runner Up: Alexia Belov Flannigan and Sean Kelly (L)
Plate:
Winners: Lauren McHugh (KG) and Danny O’ Connor (M)
Runners Up: Julia Quilter and Cillian Quilter (L)
U12
Winners: Nicole Vesko and Ciaran Moriarty (L) 21-18 21-19
Runners Up: Triona Prendiville and John Joe Carmody (L)
Plate:
Winners: Kate Barry and Joe Barry (L)
Runners Up: Emma Hayes Ryan (KL) and Jack Cahill (L)
U14
Winners: Kate Nolan and Oscar McElligott (L) 21-11 21-12
Runners Up: Grace McGovern (KG) and Darius McCormack (A)
Plate:
Winners: Derina Ellen Burke and Brian Hurley (ML)
Runners Up: Irena Carol (L) and Conall Murphy (K)
U16
Jessica O’Loughlin Kingdom/Castleisland Club & Diarmuid Quirke Milltown Club after they captured the Un 16 Kerry Juvenile Mixed Doubles title. Photo: Thomas Bradley
Winners: Jessica O’ Loughlin (KG) and Diarmuid Quirke (ML) 21-13 21-19
Runners Up: Agata Nielzielska and Mikey Belov Flannigan (L)
Plate:
Winners: Aoise O Donoghue and Evan Lemass (K)
Runners Up: Emily Malakhova and Donncha Enright (T)
.Kerry Bruster Cup team that took part and won the Bruster Cup. Photo: Tom Bradley
The Brewster cup hasn’t been played in 2 years, it being the last Munster competition played in March 2020 before we went into our first lockdown.
Kerry were up against Waterford in UL sports centre on Sunday March 20th. The games were close but Kerry came out on top with a win of 6 games to 3. It is the first time Kerry has retained the cup. Congratulations to Sinead Galvin, captain, and the rest of the Kerry team on their brilliant win.
A Big Thank You to the Tralee Sports Complex for holding the Kerry Division 1,3 & 5 Mixed Doubles Championships on Bank Holiday Friday 18th March.
In Division 1 Listowel pairing Deina Vesko and Fergal Hannon beat Moyvanes Saorcha Fitzgerald and Eric Nelligan from Castleisland 21/16 21/19
Division 3 saw Carmel Hudson Moyvane and Arthur Chute Listowel take on Jeab Workman Killarney and Cian Liston Listowel with Jeab and Cian winning 21/16 21/18
Kyle Reidy and Stacey McCoy Ballyheigue Club on their way to capturing the Kerry Division 5 Mixed Doubles title. Photo: Tom Bradley
The Division 5 Mixed Final was the Match of the Evening, Killarney pair Saoirse Murphy and Stephen Cotter taking on Tralee’s Stacey McCoy and Kyle Reidy from Ballyheigue. Stacey and Kyle took the first set comfortably but Saoirse and Stephen were not giving up that easy and took the second set. A great battle ensued in the third set and Stacey & Kyle finally hit the winning score. 21/13 19/21 22/20.
Deina Vesko and Fergal Hannon after they captured the Kerry Division 1 Mixed Doubles title. Photo: Tom Bradley
Thanks to everyone for taking part, Kerry Badminton Association and especially our sponsors Lee Strand and CPC.ie
Despite the morning showers, the it was a bright and sunny day for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Tralee Imperials were delighted to partake alongside Garvey’s Tralee Warriors and St. Brendan’s BC. Thank you to everyone who joined us to march in the parade.
The U12 team 1 finished a brilliant season with an exciting game against a strong Glenbeigh team. We were missing three girls due to illness but the nine girls stepped up to the task.
A strong first quarter saw all girls getting on the scoresheet scoring 15 – 5.
The second and third quarters were a closer affair with Glenbeigh coming back strong but Imperials never lost their grip on the game. Excellent scoring combined with superb defense led to an 8pt gap going into the final quarter.
Glenbeigh pushed hard in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter closing the margin to one point. Imperials dug deep and scores from Sofia, Abby, Lauren, Taylor and Sarah led to a win 41 – 30.
Top scorer Sofia 10 pts.
The girls have had a brilliant season with some memorable games played, they were unlucky to lose to a very strong Castleisland side on two occasions by the smallest of margins. Their work rate is always immense and they are a fabulous bunch of girls who are all real team players. Each player has shown great progression in all aspects of their game and have been a joy to watch and coach. The future of basketball is bright with these ladies.
U14 BOYS T1
Tralee Imperials 34-59 St. Joseph’s (16/03/22)
Q1 Imperials 4 St Joseph’s 16
Q2 Imperials 14 St Joseph’s 29
Q3 Imperials 29 St Joseph’s 45
Q4 Imperials 34 St Joseph’s 59
Scorers: Ruairi Kennedy 18, Conor McGibney 13, Filip Rybanski 2 and Eoghan Crowley 1.
Imperials were playing well in the first half and were unfortunate to be trailing by 15 points at half time they were unlucky not to have converted more scores and were working hard in defence and offence.
They worked hard again in the second half but the very fast pace tired them as they had only 2 players as subs. Special mention to Ruairi Kennedy who had a fantastic third quarter scoring 13 of Imperials 15 points and bagging 3 lovely 3 pointers. Final outing will be next Wednesday 23rd against St. Brendan’s.
U16 BOYS T1
Tralee Imperials 61-47 Rathmore Ravens (14/03/22)
On Monday evening our u16 Team 1 played Rathmore in Division 1 of the county league. We started the game with great pace and intensity and our press created a lot of easy transition baskets. With Tomas and Sean Og contributing hugely to the scoreboard we led at the end of the first quarter 31-7.
We were able to get all our players a lot of game time in the second period and with Sean Heaslip and William working hard on the defensive end we went in to the halftime break ahead 44-25.
This lead gave us an opportunity to work on different aspects of our game and we managed to extend our lead to 55-33 to finish the third.
Jamie and Tadgh worked well together in the final quarter and it was great to see Ryne get some court time after his injury. Ruairi from our U14 team got some valuable minutes and acquitted himself well. The game finished 61-47 and we now go in to our final league game with some momentum after back to back wins.
Scorers were:
Tomas Kennedy 22
Sean Og Brosnan 19
Jamie Burke 6
Sean Heaslip 4
Tadgh Moran 4
Ryne Ybanez 3
William O Donoghue 3
U16 GIRLS T1
Tralee Imperials 38-31 St. Mary’s Castleisland (15/03/22)
The team came to this fixture hoping to make up for a heavy loss to St Mary’s at the start of the season, and they certainly did themselves justice.
The first quarter went our way with Grace Lucid and Sorcha Casey getting scores on the board to get us off to a great start. The score in this quarter was 13-10 to Imperials.
A change of defensive tactics by St Mary’s caught us off guard. Sorcha and Holly O’Brien kept us in the quarter with a basket each but we lost the second quarter 4-10. The score at half-time saw St. Mary’s ahead 17-20
Very determined defensive hustle and fast paced runs by Aoibhinn McCarthy, making a welcome return from injury and some solid defense from Saoirse Moriarty along with scores from Holly, Lucy O’ Donnell and Kelly Fitzgerald saw us win the third 7-4. The score was 24-24 at the end of the quarter and set us up for an exciting finish
All to play for in the fourth quarter and the team certainly showed their strength of character.
Grainne Breen came on and scored a shot at a crucial point in the game. Holly, who was top scorer and had a great game throughout, hit three baskets in a row. Kelly was outstanding under the boards, in both offense and defense, aided by Lucy O’ D who was very strong in offense all evening. The defense in particular by all players was top class.
We won the fourth quarter 14-7 with a massive team effort showing great maturity and held out in the last few minutes for the win at 38-31.
It was a great game of basketball played in a very sporting fashion by both teams and Imperials were delighted to get the win.
We hope the injured Castleisland player recovers well.
Monthly training fees for juvenile (u12-u18) and senior teams can be paid online via ClubZap app or the Club Shop on the website https://www.traleeimperials.ie/products
Any queries email imperialsbc@gmail.com
WARRIORS
Tralee Warriors defeated UCD Marian (88-71) on Saturday evening in the Superleague quarterfinal playoffs. This was the last home game of the season and once again it was fantastic to see the Complex full. Also, in a wonderful display of community spirit, the Warriors hosted guests from Ukraine and welcomed them in to the Tralee basketball family.
The win over UCD Marian sets up a tough semifinal vs Eanna BC, a replay of the cup semifinal. The National Cup champions will travel to Rathfarnam on Saturday 26th March to continue their pursuit of the double. Best of luck to the Warriors.
U20 Warriors
The Warriors U20 Men also faced a UCD Marian side in their National league semifinal last Sunday. They faced some strong opposition and this time it was the Dublin side the victors on a score line of 79-54.
1 Patrick H. Williams Colm McLoughlin, James O’ Connell, Kieran Kelliher 88 pts
2 Edward Deniel, James B Foley, Derek Kelly, Martin O’ Driscoll 85 pts
3 Brian Moynihan, Ella Moynihan, Sophie Moynihan, Lucy Grattan 83 pts
Results of Family Fun Day
Family fun Day Results 18th March 2022
Par 3 Scotch Foursomes
1st Ann Rafferty and Brian O’ Leary 13 Nett
Scramble
1st Patrick Williams, John P Enright, Aisling O’ Sullivan, Anne Mc Glynn 28 nett
17 Hole Amam
1st Domo Lyne, Liam Hussey, Deirmuid Mc Elligott, Captain Hugh O’ Farrell 86pts
2nd Jack Murphy, Niall Sheehy, David Spring, Jack Savage 84pts c/b
3nd Donagh Shanahan, Pat Prenderville, Breda Rogers, Joe Rogers 84pts
Yellow Ball Competition –
1st Kieran Ruttledge, Denis Murphy, Conor Kavanagh, Alan O Sullivan 34pts
2nd – Danny Gazi, Mark Gazi, Marketa Gazi, Roman Gazi 31pts
3 Generation Team Prize on the Par 3 –
Angela Deenihan / Adam Fitzgerald, Julie Deenihan / John Deenihan – 30 combined
3 Generation Team Prize Scramble –
Jimmy Foley, Cormac Foley, Anne Foley, Grace Foley 29nett
3 Generation 17 Hole Amam – Sophie Moynihan, Brian Moynihan and Owen Moynihan snr.
Guess the TEES in Jar was tied result – The actual no was 444
Darragh O’ Shea 439
Owen Moynihan 449
Dressed in Green – Carol and Jay Dooley
Well done also to all the family’s who wore green for the day we even had green sparkling earrings!!!!!!!!
Many thanks to John Healy for the Ice creams on the day – Look out for the opening of the new Ice-cream parlour in Ashe street.
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Castle Bar Spring League Finals and Club Singles March 20th Results and Fixtures
Castle Bar Spring League Finals
Cup: Team Barry Moynihan bt Team Mikey Sheehy Jnr.
Plate: Team David Hennebery bt Team Brendan Fitzgerald
Tralee Golf Club 17 hole men Club Singles 20 March 2022
The Countdown is on, just one week to go to Tralee Boxing Club Summer Camp!
