Francis McCann runner up in National One Wall finals in Castlebar, Odhran Quinn plate winner in Boys U-12 plate final

Wally Amaro presenting Odhran Quinn with his Boys U-12 single plate winners award at the National One-Wall finals in Castlebar last weekend

Aoife Quinn on left runner up in Girls U-14 plate final with Galway's Elaine Mitchell on right at the National One-Wall finals in Castlebar last weekend.

Francis McCann runner-up in the Men's Golden Masters singles final receiving his award from Tony Hannon






Mc Cann runner up in One Wall Nationals finals in Castlebar

For the second year in a row Ballymote’s Francis McCann finished runner up in the Golden Masters singles final played in the Breaffy House Hotel in Castlebar. With a record entry of 500 players taking part in events from U-10 to Over 65. The main events were won by International players. In the ladies final U.S. & world champion player Karen McConney defeated Puerto Rican Michelle Melendez 15-13, 15-7. The Men’s Open was an all Puerto Rican final with Herman Mendez beating his compatriot Wally Amara by 9-15, 15-5, 15-1 in an exciting final.
McCann defeated former Ballymote native John Cawley now a resident in Clare by 22-10 in the semi-finals. In the final itself McCann again found Galway’s Eamon Conneely in inspired form and fell to the Tribesman on a final score line of 25-13. McCann’s clubmate Martin Golden reached the semi-final of the Silver Masters grade.


Odhran Quinn won theBoys U-12 plate final over Louth's Ben Devliln & Aoife Quinn Girls U-14 reached the plate final only to lose narrowly to Galway's Elaine Mitchell in a close final. Other Sligo players Vincent Harte, Stanley Harte, Ross Taheny, Barry McLoughlin, Brendan Foody, Marianna Foody, Jason Earlis, Adam McGoldrick & Tommy Trill, Kevin Meehan all represented Sligo in Castlebar.