The first “Sligo handball
gathering” of the year will be decided in the St. Mary’s handball club on
Wednesday evening with the team of six finale. The Sligo handball board
organised the tournament with players from Sligo, Mayo & Leitrim taking
part. The event has been running since
November and Wednesday night’s eagerly awaited final shoot out should result in
a fiercely close contest between the two teams.
Mayo’s Joe Mc Cann & Steven Cooney All-Ireland senior club champions
with the Ballaghaderreen Club also took part to add to the overall competitive
nature of the games. Surprisingly both players failed to reach the final with
their respective teams.
Team E captained by
Castleconnor’s Martin Cooney & Team B skippered by Collooney Shane Bruen
both finished on 29 points each to qualify for the final. These two teams met
last month with Cooney’s Team E just edging it in a thriller.
Wednesday’s final looks set to be
equally as close. Martin Cooney will partner Leitrim’s Jamie Murray in the
first doubles contest against Team B of Shane Bruen & Tommy Trill. Cooney
& Murray appear to have the stronger firepower. The second doubles see’s Mark Murphy &
Michael Bruen battle against Seamus
Duffy & Larry Jones. Bruen & Murphy
were taken to a tie breaker against Duffy & Jones when these two sides
played in the qualifying round. This time Bruen & Murphy should make no
mistake and propel Martin Cooney’s side to overall victory. While the last
doubles match of evening see’s rising young Castleconnor star Jason Earlis
& Gerry Coleman pitted against Castleconnor duo of Micheal Jones & Tom
Foody.
Sligo handball team of 6 final:
Wednesday 9th January in St.
Mary’s handball club at 7 pm. Team B: Shane Bruen, Tommy Trill, Seamus Duffy, Larry Jones, Micheal Jones & Tom Foody v Team E: Jamie Murray,Martin Cooney, Mark Murphy, Michael Bruen, Jason Earlis & Gerry Coleman
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