Community Games

There was great excitement amongst the children of Monasterevan this week with the great success of our young children at the Community Games County finals in Art and Swimming Basketball & Football. Children from the Parish have won a total of 16 Gold and 2 silver medals at County level with the County Athletics finals to take place on the 23 and 24 August.

In the County Community Games Art competition

held in Suncroft Tom Byrne from Lackagh and Laura Cleary from Borrederra each won the Gold medal in under 8's, with Tadgh Spain winning the Silver Medal U\10's and Alex Smith 4th place in the clay model section.

In the County Community Games swimming held in Athy: Luke Barry won the gold in the boys under 8's freestyle, Aaron Bannon Gold in the under 14's Backstroke both boys from Kildangan. Jane Fitzpatrick Gold in the girls under 14's Breaststroke, Elaine Brennan Gold and Eimer O'Loughlin Silver in the girls under 12's freestyle.

The girls under 16 Basketball team winning Gold at County level they are: Samantha Foley, Sinead Conway, Sinead Melia, Rosie Shortall, Amy Ryan, Emma Marron, Emma Sharpe, Franchesca Wheelan, & Amy Murphy.

The boys under 10 football team qualified to the 1/4 finals but and were runners up on the day. The boys under 10 football squad: Jamie Colgan, Ryan Bannon, Shane Ryan, Pauric Nash, Darren Lawler, Pauric Stapleton, Tommy Dempsey, Aine Greid, Taigh Harrison, Alex Harris, Ryan Heavy, Shane Maughan, Owen Sinnett, Dean Porter, Colm Byrne, Dillon Robinson, Oran Kavanagh, Corry Brierie, Anthony, Evan O'Reilly, Wayne Sharpe, Gerard Mc Cormack, Joseph Hanlon, Michael Dunne, Tiernan Gorman, Kevin Mulpeter, David Gillon.

The local Monasterevan Community Games athletics finals were held last Sunday in the Monasterevan
G.F.C. grounds and the presentation of medals took place on Wed night last also in the pavilion and what a great turn out there was from young and old to see the young children being presented with their Gold, Silver & Bronze medals. The Results of the local finals are as follows: Tiny Tots Girls 50m. 1st Stacey Bond, 2nd Eimer Mullhall, 3rd Shannon Scully, 4th Clair Bracken. Tiny Tots Boys 50m. 1st Conor Breen, 2nd Robert Mulpeter, 3rd Tyson Moldovan, 4th Stephen O'Connell. Girls U\8's 60m. 1st Orla O'Donovan, 2nd Ciara Worrell, 3rd Laura Cleary, 4th Aoife Fanning Sinney. Boys U\8's 60m. 1st Eoin Hyland, 2nd James Boland, 3rd Luke Barry, 4th Daragh Foley. Girls U\10's 100m. 1st Pamela Doyle, 2nd Sarah Shanahan, 3rd Ciara Doherthy, 4th Niamh Bracken. Boys U\10s 100m.1st Conor Hyland, 2nd Dermot Hickey, 3rd David O'Connell, 4th Sean Ging. Girls U\10's 200m. 1st Niamh Bracken, 2nd Ciara Fitzpatrick, 3rd Kelly Anne Scully, 4th Ciara Sinden.

Boys U\10's 200m. 1st Kevin Mulpeter, 2nd Joseph Hanlon, 3rd Edward Bond, 4th Thomas Ballack. Girls U\12 100m. Roisin Smyth. Girls U\8's 80m. 1st Sarah Hanlon, 2nd Kim Ellis, 3rd Ciara Worrell, 4th Aishling Kehoe. Boys U\8's 80m. 1st Joseph Breen, 2nd Daragh Foley, 3rd Ronan Gorman. Girls U\13 Walk-Race 900m. Aishling Spain. Boy's U\12's 600m. 1st Wayne Fitzpatrick, 2nd William Hanlon, 3rd Christopher Worrell.

Girls U\10's Hurdles 60m. 1st Chelsey Ronan, 2nd Ciara Sinden, 3rd Brenda Moldovan. Boys U\10's 60m. Hurdles 1st Tiernan Gorman, 2nd Sean Ging, 3rd Kevin Spain, 4th David Kelly. Girls U\14's 80m. Hurdles Niamh Doherthy. Boys U\14 80m. Hurdles 1st Lee Connolly 2nd Cormack Malone. Girls U\14 100m. 1st Lisa Worrell Boys U\12's 100m. 1st Aaron Doyle, 2nd Conor Bracken. Boys U\12's Ball Throw 1st Aidean Kennedy (39m.92cm) 2nd Damien Moore (34m.80cm) 3rd Michael Cadwell (33m. 52cm).
Girls U\16 Javelin 1st Bernadette Coleman. Boys U\16 Discus 1st Tony Spain. Girls U\14 Long Jump 1st Lisa Worrell.

The Monasterevan Community Games committee would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped make the Community Games a great success in Monasterevan this year, especially the teachers and principals of our schools. We would also like to thank Marie Hanlon (Art), Tracy Troy (Swimming), Kevin Mulpeter (Football), Ger Melia (Basketball), Alan Burtenshaw & Olive Spain (Athletics),. also to Lucazade Ireland for sponsoring the minerals for the young athletes competing and Monasterevan G.F.C. for the use of their grounds.

Training for all the athletics medal winners on Wed. night Ballykelly G.F.C (7 -8pm).

Finally we wish all our young children who have qualified great success at the All Ireland Finals later in the year.