Clarecastle club hosts girls finals

Last weekend Clarecastle played host to the girls county handball singles championships. In excess of 40 players from different clubs in the county gathered to compete in the A and B competitions, highlighting the strength of the game in the county.
Two finals have yet to be decided and they will be played this week.
This week sees the trials commencing for the secondary schools Munster competition which will commence in early February.
Meanwhile, Clare’s top minor players such as Ciaran Malone and Jamie Lynch will be in action this week along with a host of other bright young county stars as they seek to try an capture the minor county title.
The county B boys singles competitions got underway also last weekend, with each club in the county hosting a particular age bracket. These will be run over the next couple of weekends culminating in a weekend final action which will feature all age brackets.

Results
U-12A: Final to be played between Ella Donnellan and Evelyn Duggan
U-12B: Amy Barrett beat Harrid Loughnane
U-13A: Final to be played between Clodagh Nash and Doireann Murphy
U-13B: Aoibheann Duggan beat Joanne O’gorman
U-14A: Lauren Tuohy
U-14B: Eilish Cullinan beat Maeve Clune
U-15A: Natasha Coughlan beat Michelle Nihill
U-15B: Clodagh O’Halloran beat Gail McCarthy
U-16A: Alice Akers beat Stacey Wright