Mayo’s Patrick Murphy, St. Colman’s, Claremorris captured the 2nd level colleges Boys Senior Singles title while Kildare’s Leah Doyle, Confey College, Leixlip capped a terrific year on the court when she took home the Girls Senior Singles title in Ballina today.
Tipperary clubs Ballina and Lahoran plus Hospital from Limerick hosted the semi-finals and finals of this year’s 60x30 All Ireland Colleges as the final event of the 60x30 calendar brought the softball season to a close. Titles went to the four corners of the country as the cream of the crop came to the top. TEN different schools took home one titles a piece. It was a very good day for Kilkenny handball as they took home four titles follow by Kildare and Mayo with two each, while Clare and Wexford both claimed one apiece.
In the Girls Junior Singles Final Kildare’s Mollie Dagg of Colaiste Chiarain, Leixlip won this title for the second year in a row when she defeated Caitlin Conway Dean Maguirc, Carrickmore. The Girls Junior Doubles title went to St Joseph’s Tulla when Chloe Philpott/Orla O’Brien defeated Skylan Ni Mhaille/Eadaoin Nic Dhonnacha of Colaiste Croi Muire An Spideal. In the Girls Blue Riband event the Senior Singles, Leah Doyle of Confey College, Leixlip overcame Aoife Floyd of St. Joseph’s Tulla on a score-line of 15-4, 15-2. While the Girls Senior Doubles title went to Mayo’s Cuilleann Bourke/Claire Reynold representing Balla Secondary School as they overcame Anna Dunne/Aoife Hurley of Loretto Convent, Fermoy.
In the Boys competitions, the Junior Singles final was won by Kilkenny’s Billy Drennan of Kilkenny CBS as he won this title for the second year in a row when he accounted for Rory Grace of Nenagh College. The Junior Doubles title went to Mark Doyle/Conor Dobbs Wexford CBS when they overcame Ronan Boyle/Szymon Polewski of St. Macartan’s College Monaghan over two tight game. The Boys Intermediate Singles final was won by Jack Holden of Greenan College also for the second year in a row when he defeated Brian McAleer of Omagh CBS. While the Boys Intermediate Doubles final turned out to be the game of the day with Kyle Dunne/Billy O’Neill representing Castlecomer CS overcame last year’s winners of this grade Antoin Fox/Lorcan McBride of Omagh CBS after a tough two game tussle in Lahorna.
The Boys Senior Doubles title went to the strong Kilkenny pairing of Eoin Brennan of St. Kieran’s, Kilkenny when they defeated Rian McCaul/Tiernan McAleer of Omagh CBS. Finally the Boys Blue Riband event namely the Boys Senior Singles final went to Mayo’s Patrick Murphy representing St. Colmans Claremorris where he overcame Daire Keane, Tralee CBS on a score-line of 15-3, 15-5.
And so the 60x30 season draws to a close with the final titles decided and the 60x30 Roll of Honour for 2017 complete. GAA Handball would like to thank all the venue official’s, referees, players, teachers, parents and coaches for making these finals such a success.
GAA Handball 60x30 All Ireland Colleges Championships 2017 – Results
Saturday 4th November
Ballina, Tipperary
- GJD SF1: Skylan Ni Mhaille/Eadaoin Nic Dhonnacha (Colaiste Croi Muire An Spideal) dft April Moran/Niamh Miller (Bridgetown VC) 15-6, 15-8
- GJD SF2: Chloe Philpott/Orla O’Brien (St Joseph’s, Tulla Clare) W/O Cloda McNamee/Clodagh Munroe (Dean Maguirc, Carrickmore) scr.
- GSS SF1: Leah Doyle (Confey College, Leixlip) Bye
- GSS SF2: Aoife Floyd (St Joseph’s, Tulla Clare) W/O Elizabeth McGarvey (Loreto Convent, Omagh) scr.
- BSS SF1: Patrick Murphy (St Colmans, Claremorris) dft Conor Owens (O’Carolan Col, Nobber) 15-6, 15-13
- BSS SF2: Daire Keane (CBS, Tralee Kerry) W/O Ciaran Cuddy (Dean Maguirc, Carrickmore) scr.
- GJD Final: Chloe Philpott/Orla O’Brien (St Joseph’s, Tulla Clare) dft Skylan Ni Mhaille/Eadaoin Nic Dhonnacha (Colaiste Croi Muire An Spideal) 15-13, 15-6
- GSS Final: Leah Doyle (Confey College, Leixlip) dft Aoife Floyd (St Joseph’s, Tulla Clare) 15-4, 15-2
- BSS Final: Patrick Murphy (St Colmans, Claremorris) dft Daire Keane (CBS, Tralee Kerry) 15-3, 15-5
Lahorna, Tipperary
- BJS SF1: Billy Drennan (Kilkenny CBS) dft Mikey Kelly (Clarin College) 15-7, 15-13
- BJS SF2: Rory Grace (Nenagh College, Tipperary) dft Jack Darcy (Omagh CBS) 15-3, 15-1
- BJD SF1: Mark Doyle/Conor Dobbs (Wexford CBS) dft Philip Halliday/Ahmed Yakhyaev (Roscommon Community College) 15-12, 15-5
- BJD SF2: Ronan Boyle/Szymon Polewski (St Macartan’s, Monaghan) W/O Adam Fogarty/Kian Donnelly (St Anne’s, Killaloe Clare) scr.
- BID SF1: Kyle Dunne/Billy O’Neill (Castlecomer CS) dft Eimhin O Diolluin/Eamon O Laoire (Colaisate Croi Mhuire An Spideal) 15-0, 15-0
- BID SF2: Antoin Fox/Lorcán McBride (Omagh CBS) dft Calvin Conroy/Anthony O’Connell (Davis College, Mallow Cork) 15-2, 15-3
- BSD SF1: Eoin Brennan/Jack Doyle (St. Kieran’s, Kilkenny) dft Michael/Liam Egan(Roscommon Community College) 15-12, 15-6
- BSD SF2: Rian McCaul/Tiernan McAleer (Omagh CBS) Bye
- BJS Final: Billy Drennan (Kilkenny CBS) dft Rory Grace (Nenagh College, Tipperary) 15-13, 15-2
- BJD Final: Mark Doyle/Conor Dobbs (Wexford CBS) dft Ronan Boyle/Szymon Polewski (St Macartan’s, Monaghan) 15-10, 15-8
- BID Final: Kyle Dunne/Billy O’Neill (Castlecomer CS) dft Antoin Fox/Lorcán McBride (Omagh CBS) 15-10, 15-12
- BSD Final: Eoin Brennan/Jack Doyle (St. Kieran’s, Kilkenny) dft Rian McCaul/Tiernan McAleer (Omagh CBS) 15-1, 15-0
Hospital, Limerick
- GJS SF1: Mollie Dagg (Col Chiaran, Leixlip) dft Heather Burke (Balla SS, Mayo) 15-0, 15-1
- GJS SF2: Caitlin Conway (Dean Maguirc, Carrickmore) dft Aisling Shanahan (Hazelwood College Dromcollogher, Limerick) 15-9, 15-5
- GSD SF1: Cuilleann Bourke/Claire Reynolds (Balla SS, Mayo) dft Dearbhail O’Keeffe/Roisin O’Keeffe (Greenan College, Kilkenny) 15-10, 15-13
- GSD SF2: Anna Dunne/Aoife Hurley (Loretto Convent, Fermoy Cork) Bye
- BIS SF1: Jack Holden (Greenan College, Kilkenny) dft Lorcan Conlon (Moyne College Ballina) 15-4, 15-8
- BIS SF2: Brian McAleer (Omagh CBS) W/O Jack O’Brien (John the Baptist, Hospital Limerick) scr.
- GJS Final: Mollie Dagg (Col Chiaran, Leixlip) dft Caitlin Conway (Dean Maguirc, Carrickmore) 15-5, 15-3
- GSD Final: Cuilleann Bourke/Claire Reynolds (Balla SS, Mayo) dft Anna Dunne/Aoife Hurley (Loretto Convent, Fermoy Cork) 15-4, 15-2
- BIS Final: Jack Holden (Greenan College, Kilkenny) dft Brian McAleer (Omagh CBS) 15-6, 15-0