Sunday, July 10, 2011

Sligo v Mayo in Connacht Handball Championships 60 x 30 semi-finals

Paddy Walsh aiming for his 29th All-Ireland title in 30 years and Walsh & Mick Kelly going for 3 in a row of Ruby Masters All-Ireland doubles titles in 60 x 30

Sligo handballers aim to reach Connacht Singles finals



Sligo will have home advantage in the Connacht Championships 60 x 30 singles with Collooney & Ballymote hosting 9 singles grades over the weekend. Ruby Masters singles player the legendary Paddy Walsh is chasing his 29th All-Ireland title in 30 years. Other players expected to do well are Ballymote’s Francis McCann in the Golden Masters and St. Mary’s Mick McMorrow who won the County final in this grade defeating Collooney’s Peter Davey by 21-19. 21-13 last Sunday. Shane Bruen his making a welcome return to competitive handball after a number of years away from the sport. His participation is in doubt as he battles to be fit from a troublesome hamstring injury.

Connacht handball Championships 60 x 30 semi-finals v Mayo

Sat 16th in Collooney at 2 pm.
Ruby Masters singles: Paddy Walsh
Emerald Masters B singles: Mick McMorrow
Golden Masters B singles: Stanley Harte


Sunday 17in July in Ballymote at 2 pm
Silver Masters A Martin Golden
Golden Masters A: Francis McCann
Emerald Masters A singles: Hugh McGarry

Sunday 17th in Collooney at 2 p.m.
Junior C singles: Tom Tuffy
Junior B Singles: Mark Murphy
Over 35 B Singles: Shane Bruen


Doubles: Matches away v Mayo on Sat 23/Sun 24th

Junior C Doubles: Tom Tuffy/Michael Browne
Junior B Doublees: Mark Murphy/Tom Foody

Golden Masters A doubles: Hugh McGarry/Francis McCann
Golden Masters B doubles: Peter Chambers/Stanley Harte
Emerald Masters B doubles: Michael McMorrow/John McLoughlin
Ruby Masters Doubles: Paddy Walsh/Mick Kelly

The Sligo Juvenile doubles Co. Championships will take place in the Cully Open Court in grades U13/15/17 on Saturday July 30th starting at 11 am
The Cully Club are organising a 3 wall adult competition on Sunday 31st July further details next week.


The monthly winners in the Collooney Handball Fundraising draw is

Dessie Keegan 100 euro
Sally Kelly & Mattew Philips 2 x 50 euro
Marie Cannon
Walter O'Connor
Pat O'Sullivan
Elish Harte all 50 euro

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