Spring League sponsored by the Old Bond Store at the Tullamore Dew Heritage
Centre
A very intense summer league took place over five weeks culminating in a
final held on Friday 26th April. The competition saw 96 players divided into 8
teams of 12 and was a very exciting and tightly contested competition. In
the lead up to the semi-finals, only a few points separated six of the teams
fighting for their place in the semi-finals.
Semi-Finals
Team AvC
All had battled hard but in the end Team A under the
captaincy of Dorothea Skelton qualified to play Team C. Despite some excellent
performances from Brian Moore and John Cooper, Team A proved too strong for them
with talent such as Gearoid Donnelly playing on line 1, Geraldine Kelly on line
7 and the athletic John Kenny on line 9.
Team EvG
The gallery present at Tullamore Squash Club for the
second semi-final of the 2006 Spring League between Team G and Team E were
treated to an enthralling encounter between two very evenly matched sides.
Only one point separated the teams after 11 rounds of eagerly contested squash.
Team G led by veteran Tom Clarke in the absence of captain Margaret Lynch and
Team E under the steady stewardship of Fran Coogan awaited anxiously the game 3
bout between John Conroy and Barry Fenning who was a replacement for Billy
Dunne. In the end, Barry won 3:1 after some lovely squash and outstanding
rallies. This ensured their place in the semi final.
Summer League Final
Team G had progressed to the final to
meet Team A and was making progress with some excellent wins by John Coffey,
Gerry Minnock and Hugh Geraghty. However wins from John Kenny and
Geraldine Kelly again turned the game around. Seamus Kane of Team G was expected
to overpower Mark O’Donnell, but following a very poor performance from Seamus,
Mark easily took the game at 3-0. As Barry Fenning took to the court to
play Peter Cronly, there was hope that a victory for Barry would keep the teams
hopes alive but despite an excellent performance, the superior strength of Team
A again came to the fore.
The results were as follows:
| Team A |
|
|
Team G |
| Gearoid Donnelly |
3 |
0 |
Tom Clarke |
| Alan Clarke |
3 |
0 |
Andy O’Grady |
| Peter Cronly |
3 |
1 |
Barry Fenning |
| Mark O’Donnell |
3 |
0 |
Seamus Kane |
| Clive Young |
1 |
3 |
Adrian Kehoe |
| Aidan Lawless |
0 |
3 |
Hugh Geraghty |
| Geraldine Kelly |
3 |
0 |
Marion Grennan |
| Alan Loughnane |
1 |
3 |
John Coffey |
| John Kenny |
3 |
0 |
Brian Delaney |
| Dorethea Skelton |
0 |
3 |
Gerry Minnock |
| Mary Cumisky |
3 |
0 |
Marie Fitzgerald |
| Ethel Meehan |
3 |
0 |
Mags O’Connor |
Team A were crowned Spring League winners due to their excellent performance
on the evening and throughout the league. Thanks go to all who attended on
the night, with particular thanks to the indefatigable and steadfast referees,
the defeated captain Margaret Lynch, the victorious captain, Dorothea Skelton,
our Club Captain, Rose Treacy and – above all - to the League sponsor, The Old
Bond Store, Tullamore Heritage Centre.
The Old Bond Store at the Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre was host to the award
presentation, where Club Captain, Rose Treacy and Eamonn O’Connor, handed out
the winners’ prizes to the victorious Team A members.
Club improvements are ongoing as extensive refurbishment of the Ladies
Dressing room has been taking place. An end of year night out is planned
and details can be obtained from Club captain Rose Treacy. Details of
Tullamore squash can be obtained on tullamoresquash.com
Team A: L to R. Mark O’Donnell, Geraldine Kelly,
Alan Loughnane, Peter Cronly, Gearoid Donnelly and Dorothea Skelton
Team G: L to R. Seamus Kane, Marian Grennan, Hugh
Geraghty, Mags O’Connor, Andy O’Grady, Tom Clarke and Gerry Minnock.
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