Tyrone Handball News

Four All Ireland Colleges triumphs for Tyrone schools
Tyrone GAA Handball had another highly successful day on Saturday on the national stage when 3 schools secured All Ireland gold medal success with 4 All Ireland title wins and one runners-up spot on the day. Recently crowned Tyrone Open Singles champion, Maeve McElduff, showed impressive form to win the Ladies Senior Singles crown while the O’Neill County enjoyed a clean sweep at Senior ladies level when Aoife Kelly and Eilise McCrory teamed up for Dean Maguirc College to win the senior doubles honours. Sean Kerr ensured a double All Ireland success for the Carrickmore school when he collected in the Junior Singles and Pauric Mullan and Turlough teamed up to take the All Ireland junior doubles honours to the Omagh CBS. Pol Clarke and Niall Allison reached the final of the Senior boys doubles but lost out to a very strong Wexford side in that final.
Results:
Senior Girls Singles
SF1: Meave McElduff (Loreto Grammar School, Omagh) defeated Cathy Foley (Hazelwood College Dromcollogher, Limerick) 2 & 3
Final: Meave McElduff (Loreto Grammar School, Omagh) defeated Niamh Dunne (Col Mhuire Johnstown) 8 & 1
 
Senior Girls Doubles
SF1: Aoife Kelly & Eilise McRory (Dean Maguire, Carrickmore) defeated Michelle McCarthy/Niamh McCarthy (Hazelwood College Dromcollogher, Limerick) 0 & 2
Final: Aoife Kelly & Eilise McRory (Dean Maguire, Carrickmore) defeated Roisin Ní Chonghaile & Adhna Ní Odhrain- Ní Mhurchú (Col Na Coirbe) 6, (2) & 12.
 
Junior Boys Singles
SF1: Sean Kerr (Dean Maguire, Carrickmore) defeated Colin Ryan (Cashel Community College, Tipperary) 12 & 5
Final: Sean Kerr (Dean Maguire, Carrickmore) defeated Daniel Kavanagh (Wexford VC) 12, (2) & 8
 
Junior Boys Doubles
SF1: Pauric Mullan & Turlough Clarke (Omagh CBS) defeated David Walsh/Tadgh O Neill (Patrician Academy Mallow, Cork) (8) 7 & 8
Final: Pauric Mullan & Turlough Clarke (Omagh CBS) defeated P. Ó Donnacha & S. Ó Maoilchiarán (Inis Mór) (7), 9 & 4
 
Senior Boys Doubles
SF1: Pól Clarke & Niall Allison (Omagh CBS) defeated Ricky Bolton/Willie Fitzgerald (Scarriff CC, Clare) 6 & 3
Final: Padraig Foley & Galen Riordan (St. Peter’s Wexford) defeated Pól Clarke & Niall Allison (Omagh CBS) 1 & 11
 
Tyrone players in Ulster title deciders
 
A host of Tyrone players are in line for Ulster Singles Championship triumphs in the weekend ahead following one month of highly competitive action right across the province. On Friday evening in Beragh the finals action gets underway as Loughmacrory’s Chris Curran and Carrickmore’s Rory Grogan cam through a field of 18 to contest the Masters singles final. Then on Saturday a total of 6 more players will line out in Ulster finals. There will be a triple bill in Monaghan on Saturday at 2pm where Breacach’s Michelle Warren challenges for the Ulster Junior B Singles honours and that is followed by Eamonn McCrory’s bid for the Ulster Junior B Singles Championship crown, this grade having had over 40 players at the start of the series. Ryan Daly will then take on Monaghan’s Terry Kiernan in the Junior Singles decider to conclude the programme.
In Saval (Down) both Kenny Curran and Niall Kerr will be hoping for a clean sweep for the county in the Silver Masters grade as they take on Antrim opposition in the B and A Singles finals respectively from 2pm while Loughmacrory will host one of the most eagerly awaited ties of the day in the Under 21 Singles Championship final from 5pm as Conor McElduff takes on recent Senior Colleges Champion, Darren Doherty of Monaghan.
 
Fixtures:
 
Friday 21st February, Beragh, 8pm, Masters B Singles: Chris Curran (Tyrone) v Rory Grogan (Tyrone)
 
Saturday 22nd February, Loughmacrory, 5pm, Under 21 Singles: Conor McElduff (Tyrone) v Darren Doherty (Monaghan)
 
Saturday 22nd February, Tydavnet (Scotstown Village), 2pm:
Ladies Junior B Singles: Niamh Farrell (Monaghan) v Michelle Warren (Tyrone)
Junior B Singles: Cormac McMahon (Cavan) v Eamon McCrory (Tyrone)
Junior Singles: Ryan Daly (Tyrone) v Terry Kiernan (Monaghan)
 
Saturday 22nd February, Saval, 2pm:
Silver Masters A Singles: Paddy Crothers (Antrim) v Niall Kerr (Tyrone)
Silver Masters B Singles: Kenny Curran (Tyrone) v Kevin McParland (Antrim)
 
Friday 28th February, Loughmacrory, 8pm
Intermediate Singles: Shane O’Neill (Tyrone) v Caolan Daly (Tyrone)
 
McElduff claims first Tyrone Ladies Senior Championship title
 
Breacach’s Maeve McElduff became the first ever winner of the Tyrone Ladies Open Senior Singles Championship when she defeated Loughmacrory’s Lisa McAleer in a thrilling inaugural final at Beragh on Saturday evening.
McAleer was on fire in the early stages and her powerful low serving and pass and kill-shots had McElduff on the back foot for much of the opening game. The Loughmacrory player took that opening game 21-5 but a more measured defensive approach by the Breacach star in the second began to pay dividends. McElduffs strong play on the ceiling and pinpoint long range shooting saw her seize control at that point and saw her claim the second game 21-7.
The tie-break proved finely balanced for much of the way and they were deadlocked at 7-7 and following a long series of super rallies, found themselves with four serves each with the score at 9-8 in favour of McElduff. Maeve held out though with strong centre-court play and claimed the first ever honours, and the Brenda Logue Memorial Cup, on an 11-8 tie-break scoreline.
This was undoubtedly a great opening series in the newly introduced Ladies Open Championships in Tyrone and would suggest that both Maeve and Lisa can have a big season ahead in the upcoming 40×20 All Ireland championships.
 
Tyrone Attic Stairs Championships enter final phase
 
A huge crowd attended the Boys Under 10 B Singles Championships in Beragh last Saturday and the action in that grade will continue this Saturday back in Beragh – with an earlier start time of 10AM. This is due to the fact that a large number of Ulster Championship games are scheduled involving a host of Tyrone players from Saturday afternoon. It should also be noted that the Boys Under 10 Doubles Championship will continue now on Thursday 27th February 2014 in Loughmacrory at 6pm with the final scheduled as part of the Mens Senior Doubles Final bill on Wednesday 5th March to bring the curtain down on the 2014 Tyrone Attic Stairs 40×20 championships.
 
The She’s Ace Finals, originally scheduled for Wednesday 19th February, are now moved now as a triple bill to Loughmacrory next Tuesday night 25th February, commencing at 6.30pm with the Girls Under 10 Doubles Final, followed by the Under 12 doubles final and concluding with the Ladies Open Doubles final. These three finals will conclude all the Girls She’s Ace doubles finals in Tyrone.
 
Tuesday 25th February 2014, Loughmacrory, 6.30pm:
• Girls Under 10 Doubles Championships Final: Niamh Curran/Dearbhail Fox (LM) v Clodagh McNamee/Clodagh Munroe (CM)
• Under 12 Girls Doubles Championship Final: Mairead Fox/Emma McElduff v Sharlene Shortt/Seana Clarke (Br) OR Sarah Devlin/Dervla Farley (Br)
• Ladies Open Doubles Championship Final: Lisa McAleer & Aoife Kelly (LM) v Maeve McElduff & Eilise McCrory (BR)
 
The 2014 Tyrone Attic Stairs GAA Handball 40×20 Championships will conclude on Wednesday 5th March in Loughmacrory. This will see the rescheduled Mens Minor Singles Championship Final, involving Johnny Woods and Ryan Mullan along with the Mens Open Senior Doubles decider, which will see Daly brothers, Darragh and Caolan, face another brother, Ryan, who teams up with Breacach’s Barry Devlin. The programme will commence with the Boys Under 10 Doubles Championship final. The full programme will start at 6.30pm.
 
Wednesday 5th March 2014, Loughmacrory, 6.30pm:
• Boys Under 10 Doubles Championships Final
• Mens Minor Singles Championship Final: Johnny Woods (Breacach) v Ryan Mullan (An Charraig Mhór)
• Mens Open Doubles Championship Final: Darragh Daly & Caolan Daly (An Charraig Mhór) v Barry Devlin & Ryan Daly (Breacach/An Charraig Mhór).
 
The finalists have been decided in the She’s Ace Girls Under 10 and Under 12 B Singles Championships following a large series of games at the weekend in Loughmacrory. In the Under 10B Final it will be Dearbhail Fox and Bronagh McWilliams while in Under 12B it is an all Breacach final with
Sharlene Shortt and Seana Clarke.
Girls U10 B Final: Saturday 1st March, Loughmacrory: Dearbhail Fox (LM) v Bronagh McWilliams (Br)
Girls U12 B Final: Saturday 1st March, Loughmacrory: Sharlene Shortt (Br) v Seana Clarke (Br)
 
TYRONE ATTIC STAIRS UPDATED CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES:
 
BOYS UNDER 10 B SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday 22nd February, Beragh, 10.00am:
(OIC: Seamus McCrory, Conor Kerr)
Boys Under 10 B Singles Championship Round 2
A. Ronan Fox (LM) v Patrick McCann (Br)
B. Ryan Agnew (LM) v Conor Fox (LM)
C. Tarlach Mc Aleer (LM) v Ruairi Kerr (Br)
D. Fionn McCrory (Br) v Ruairi Mc Cullagh (LM)
E. Conor Mc Garrity (CM) v Gary Ac Aleer (LM)
F. Jack Kelly (CM) v Ronan Kelly (LM)
G. Killian Kerr (BR) v Oisin Rafferty (CM)
H. Eoin Donaghy (LM) v Ruairi O’Sullivan (CM)
Boys Under 10 B Singles Championship Quarter Finals
I. Winner Match A v Winner Match B
J. Winner Match C v Winner Match D
K. Winner Match E v Winner Match F
L. Winner Match G v Winner Match H
 
Tuesday 25th February, Loughmacrory, 6.30pm:
Boys Under 10 B Singles Championship Semi-Finals:
SF1. Winner Match I v Winner Match J
SF2. Winner Match K v Winner Match L
 
BOYS UNDER 10 DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP: Thursday 13th February 2014, Loughmacrory, 6.30pm:
All matches are 2 x 11 aces, tie-break 7 aces. Each doubles team takes 4 serves (2 serves each player) – 1 ace won per rally played. First line is short line. Challenger 1 Ball.
Boys Under 10 Doubles Championships Round 1
A. Oisin Rafferty/Jack Kelly (CM) v Patrick McCann/Partner (Br)
B. Conor Mc Garrity/Jude Hughes (CM) v Sean Rafferty/Ryan Agnew (LM)
C. Dara Coney/Ranen Donnelly (CM) v Ronan Kelly/Tarlach Mc Aleer (LM)
D. Ruairi Mc Cullagh/Eoin Donaghy (LM) v Cappagh
 
Thursday 27th February 2014, Loughmacrory 6pm:
(OIC: Martin Toner)
Boys Under 10 Doubles Championships Quarter Finals
1. Eoin Mc Elholm/Ronan Fox (LM) v Winner A
2. Fionn McCrory/Ruairi Kerr (Br) v Winner B
3. Gary Mc Aleer/Conor Fox (LM) v Winner C
4. Conor Owens/Killian Kerr (Br) v Winner D
Boys Under 10 Doubles Championships Semi Finals
Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4
Final: before Mens Minor Singles & Senior Doubles final on 5th March in Loughmacrory, 6.30pm.
 
Boys Under 12 B Singles Championship
 
Tuesday 18th February, Loughmacrory, 6.30pm:
(OIC: Chris Curran)
Boys Under 12 B Singles Championship:
All matches are 3 x 11 aces, except final.
Boys Under 12 B Singles Championship Round 1:
A. Cahir McAnespie dft Peter Colgan
B. Cathal Kelly v Cahir Conway
C. Michael Collins v Christopher McElduff
D. Oran Owens v Oliver Donaghy
E. Orrin McAleer v Finbarr Corcoran
F. Ryan Rafferty v Cahir Loughran
G. Oran Colton v Oran Meenagh
 
Saturday 22nd February, Killyclogher, 12.30pm:
(OIC: Martin Toner)
Boys Under 12 B Singles Championship Round 2:
1. Dermot McGovern v Winner A
2. Conan McElholm v Winner B
3. Jack Conway v Winner C
4. Ruairi Canavan v Winner D
5. Jonathan Owens v Winner E
6. Fintan McNamee v Winner H
7. Jack Darcy v Winner G
 
Wednesday 26th February, Killyclogher, 7pm:
(OIC: Barney McAleer)
Boys Under 12 B Singles Championship Quarter Finals:
A. Brian McAleer v Winner  1
B. Winner  4 v Winner  5
C. Winner  6 v Winner  3
D. Winner  2 v Winner 7
Boys Under 12 B Singles Championship Semi-Finals:
1. Winner A v Winner B
2. Winner C v Winner D
 
Girls Under 14 B Singles Championship
 
Friday 21st February, Beragh, 5.30pm:
(OIC: Conor Kerr, Michelle Warren)
Girls Under 13 B Singles Championship
All matches are 3 x 11 aces
QF1: Fanchia McGovern (Br) v Dearbhla McNamee (CM)
SF1: Bronagh Allison (Carrickmore) v Kara Owens (Br)
SF2: Meabh McCrystall (Br) v Winner QF1
 
Boys Under 13 B Singles Championship
 
Saturday 15th February, Killyclogher, 12.30pm:
(OIC: Barney McAleer, Paul Curran)
All matches are 3 x 11 aces
Boys Under 13 B Singles Championship Round 1:
1. Pearse Dobbs (LM) v Oran Treacy (BR)
2. Dermott O’Donnell (LM) v Finn Given (BR)
3. Joe McGurk (Cp) v Finn Grimes (BR)
4. Ronan McGrath (Cp) v Conor Martin (BR)
5. Luke Higgins (Cp) v Darren McKiernan (BR)
6. Sean Teague (Cp) v Jaime Mallon (BR)
Boys Under 13 B Singles Championship Quarter-Finals:
A. Diarmaid Gallagher (LM) v Winner Match 2
B. Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 3
C. Winner Match 4 v Winner Match 6
D. Patrick Curran (LM) v Winner Match 5
 
Wednesday 19th February, Loughmacrory, 7.30pm:
(OIC: Chris Curran)
Boys Under 13 B Singles Championship Semi-Finals:
SF1. Winner Match A v Winner Match B
SF2. Winner Match C v Winner Match D
 
Boys Under 15 B Singles Championship
 
Tuesday 11th February 2014, Carrickmore, 7.00pm:
(OIC: Maurice Kelly, Martin Mullan)
Boys Under 15 B Singles Championship Round 1
A. Nathan McCrory (CP) v Aaron Curran (LM)
B. Aaron McCrory (CP) v Caolan Coleman (CM)
C. Shane Grimes (LM) v Aaron Travors (CM)
D. Stephen Mc Williams (CM) v Patrick McGinn (Br)
E. Dara Casey (CM) v Arnaldac Makaduclzak (LM)
 
Sunday 16th February, Carrickmore, 1pm:
(OIC: Maurice Kelly, Martin Mullan)
Boys Under 15 B Singles Championship Quarter Finals
1. Colm Logue (LM) v Winner Match B
2. Winner Match A v Winner Match C
3. Cathaoir Gallagher (LM) v Winner Match D
4. Rian McCaul (CP) v Winner Match E
 
Tuesday 25th February, Loughmacrory, 6.30pm:
Boys Under 15 B Singles Championship Semi Finals
SF1. Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
SF2. Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4
 
Boys Under 16 B Singles Championship
 
Wednesday 12th February, Pomeroy, 7pm:
Boys Under 16 B Singles Championship Round 1
1. Conor McNelis (Cp) v Eoin McCourt (Pm)
2. Ronan Lagan (Pm) v Ronan McGuigan (Pm)
3. Jude Campbell (Pm) v Aidain McKenna (Pm)
Thursday 13th February, Pomeroy, 7pm:
Boys Under 16 B Singles Championship Quarter Finals
QF1. Eoin Quinn (Pm) v Winner Match 1
QF2. Winner Match 2 v Winner Match 3
 
Friday 21st February, Beragh 6.45pm:
Boys Under 16 B Singles Championship Semi Finals
SF1: Turlough Clarke (Br) v Winner QF1
SF2: Shane McCrystal (LM) v Winner QF2
 
Saturday 1st March/Sunday 2nd March, Loughmacrory, 12.30pm:
Tyrone Attic Stairs B Singles Championship Finals