Gold for Shannon on the double

Shannon teams won both the U-12 and U-16 competitions in the Clare Community Games chess finals, which took place last Sunday in Killimer. The co-ordinators were John Cassidy and Connie Keane.

Nine teams took part in the U-12 competition, with seven teams battling for the U-16 title.
The standard was high in both age groups, with Shannon winning both and they now go forward to represent the county in the Munster finals, which will take place at the University of Limerick on Saturday, March 27, when Clare will be the hosts.

Results
U-12
1. Shannon: Kevin Singpurwals, Jessica M Danaher, Conor Casey, Jamie Nelson Cole, Adam Nelson Cole, Jennifer Power and Joseph Cesar.
2. Quin/Clooney A: Cian Wall, Alan Culligan, Barry Loughnane, David Barbotin, Emma Deegan, Cathal Lennon and Tiernan Boyce.
3. Carrigaholt/Cross: Hiram Wood Hennessy, Áine Moloney, Fionn Liddane, Treasa Moloney, Laura Gibson and Laura Dunphy.
4. Quin/Clooney B: Donal O’Criodain, Anthony O’Donnell, James O’Neill, Eoin Beirne, Siobhán Frain, Dylan Kelly and Alice O’Donnell.

U-16
1. Shannon A: Robbie Meaney, Ross O’Connor, James Danaher, Samuel Lenihan, Daniel Hanley, Yee Shing Man and Darragh M Danaher.
2. Kilrush: Mark Glynn, Killian Glynn, Karl Glynn, Emmet Markle, Stephen Ryan, Johnny Williams and Tom Bermingham.
3. Killimer/Knockerra: Robert Walsh, Keelan Cunningham, Colm Pyne, Canerra Keane, Declan Moloney, Mairéad Grogan and Eve Collins.
4. Carrigaholt/Cross: Eoin Maguire, Noeleen Gibson, Conor Magner, Chloe Marrinan, Ronan Allen and Rose Marrinan.

Handball
Derg and Quin-Clooney emerged as the winners of the Community Games U-13 girls and boys handball competitions respectively last week. The competitions attracted a record entry and were played in four alleys over five days.
Both teams have qualified to represent Clare at the Munster finals of Community Games handball in March.
In the U-15 girls competition, it was a nail-biting finish but Oatfield/Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills overcame Quin/Clooney by three aces in the final.
In the U-15 boys, the title went to a very strong Tulla team.

Results
Girls’ U-13
1. Derg: Clodagh Nash, Fiona Hayes, Annie Barrett, Susan Costelloe, Kate Minogue (Tuamgraney) and Kate Minogue (Scariff).
2. Quin/Clooney: Jane Halpin, Aoibheann Duggan, Ciara Grogan, Caithin McNamara, Áine Nash, Emma Deegan.
3. Kilkishen/Oatfield/O’Callaghan’s Mills: Joanne O’Gorman, Sarah McGrath, Áine Lynch, Shona Benttey, Laura Philpott, Ella Donnellan.
4. Newmarket-on-Fergus: Caoimhe Carmody, Ciara McCarthy, Sabrina McCarthy, Sheva Brennan.

Boys’ U-13
1. Clooney-Quin: Fergal Coughlan, Conor O’Brien, Tadhg Shanahan, Barry Loughnane, Seán Hehir and Luke Keane.
2. Kilkishen/Oatfield/O’Callaghan’s Mills: Jamie Keane, Tom Lynch, Ben McLoughlin, Gary Cooney, Killian Nugent, Seán McInerney.
3. Sixmilebridge: Cathaoir Agnew, Tiernan Agnew, Cian Hogan, Diarmuid Quinn.
4. Derg: Ian Murray, Ciaran Hickey, Darragh Treacy, Daniel Treacy, Seán Pearl, Patrick Walsh.

Girls’ U-15
1. Oatfield/Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills: Shónagh Flemming, Amy Philpott, Áine McInerney, Clodagh O’Halloran and Kate O’Gorman.
2. Quin/Clooney: Niamh Carolan, Hannah O’Brien, Maeve Clune, Nicola McNamara, Natasha Coughlan, Maggie Nihill.

Boys’ U-15
1. Tulla: Niall Bolton, Colin Corbett, Mark Lynch, Daniel Vaughan, Emmett Gleeson and Brian Fahy.
2. Newmarket-on-Fergus: Paul Gleeson, Paraic McMahon, Cathal Finucane, Killian Howard, Ronan Halpin, Colin Kelly.
3. Derg: Michael Barrett, Ricky Bolton, Willie Fitzgerald, Martin Cunningham, Dale Harrington.

Indoor soccer
The indoor soccer competition will take place this weekend and the draws were made last week.
In the boys’ U-13 preliminary round, Ennis will play Kilrush. In the first round, Crusheen play Broadford, Kilmaley B play Cooraclare-Cree A, Killimer play Sixmilebridge and Kilnamona A will play Doora-Barefield.
In the quarter-finals, Kilmaley A will play Crusheen or Broadford; Kilmaley B or Cooraclare-Cree A will play Ennis or Kilrush; Kilnamona B will play Killimer or Sixmilebridge, while Cooraclare B will play Kilnamona A or Doora-Barefield.
In the boys’ U-15 event, Killimer play Newmarket (A); Kilnamona play Sixmilebridge (B); An Droichead play Kilrush (C) and Doora-Barefield play Kilmaley (D) in the first-round games.
In the quarter-finals, Derg play Ennis, Broadford play Clooney-Quin, B will play A and C will play D.