Ennis St John’s win best area award

CLARE Community Games’ 43rd county athletic finals took place last Sunday in Lees Road in good conditions.
Prior to the finals, there was a very colourful parade of athletes from areas across the county to the music of the Tulla Pipe Band followed by the official opening ceremony. The chairman, Pat Taylor, welcomed everyone including the Mayor of Ennis, Peter Considine and, most of all, the competitors and mangers from the 37 areas around the county. He acknowledged Munster group, Clare County Council and Shannon Development. He acknowledged the volunteers who worked hard on Saturday afternoon preparing the venue for the finals, before wishing all the competitors good luck in the finals.
Mayor Considine acknowledged the work done by the volunteers in Community Games for the children of Clare. He spoke on the great facilities provided by Clare County Council and Ennis Town Council in Lees Road for organisations such as Community Games.
The torch was carried by Shannon Hegarty (Ennis St John’s) while the pledge was read in Irish by Katie O’Dwyer and in English by Darren O’Brien (both (Ennis St John’s).
The Shannon Development Cup for the best-presented area was won by Cooraclare-Cree and was presented by Kevin O’Loughlin. The Dan O’Donoghue Trophy for the runner-up in this category was won by Clarecastle-Ballyea and this award was presented by Peter Considine. Third place in this category was won by Doora-Barefield and they received the Meakins Family Shield from Graham Meakins.
Corofin-Kilnaboy won the award for the best-presented small area and the O’Sullivan Family Shield was presented by Cecilia O’Sullivan.
Parteen won the award for the best mascot and the Jim Casey Shield was presented to them by Clare chairman Pat Taylor. The Patrick Hawes Shield for the girls’ U-16 1,500 went to Aisling Kelly (Doonbeg). The Christy Gormley Memorial Cup for the boys’ U-16 1,500m was won by Kevin Mulcaire (Clarecastle-Ballyea). The Shannon Family Shield for the girls’ marathon was won by Caoimhe Harvey from Carrigaholt-Cross. Sean Collins from (Ennis St John’s) won the Tommy McCarthy Cup for his success in the boys’ marathon.
The Ulster Bank Cup for the best athletic area was won by (Ennis St John’s).
The athletics finals produced some great competition.

Results
U-10 mixed relay: 1. Ennis St John’s A (Naomi O’Shaughnessy, Jeremiah Iwalewa, Cian O’Boyle, Ciara Meehan, Efe Opuoro, Niamh Cassidy); 2. Ballynacally/Lissycasey (Chloe O’Shea, Molly O’Connell, Lauren Lynch, Keith Allard, Connor Meaney, Fionn Cotter); 3. Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly (Diarmuid Cahill, Cian Neylon, Ciadh Reynolds, Grace Carmody); 4. Ennis St John’s B (Amelia Malice, Niamh O’Halloran, Elise Ryan, Patrick Sholarin, Jesse Hart, Andrew Uguwera).
U-13 mixed relay: 1. Quin/Clooney (Ulick O’Sullivan, Oisin Egan, Ethan Moloney, Alex O’Neill, Ellie Rochford, Niamh McGee); 2. Clarecastle/Ballyea (Emily Barry, Ciara O’Brien, Ava O’Mahoney, Eanna O’Donoghue, Charlie Whelan, Luke McDermott); 3. Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly (Jason Richardson, Emily Cahill, Megan White, David Healy); 4. Doonbeg (Conor Blake, Daniel Greene, Siobhán O’Mahoney, Róisín Kelly).
U-15 mixed relay: 1. Quin/Clooney (Kate Taylor, Mary Conneally, Hannah Bugler, Barry Loughnane, Darragh Ryan, David Rochford); 2. Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield (Sean Murphy, Gary Cooney, Niamh O’Gorman, Alannah Ryan, Angharad Loughnane); 3. Miltown Malbay (Eoin Looney, Áine  Keane, Eimear Keane, Paraic Murray); 4. Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor (Patrick O’Rourke, Sean Rouine, David McNamara, Elaine  Shannon, Sinéad Hogan).
U-16 mixed relay: 1. Doonbeg (Micheal Clancy, Mikie Tubridy, Cliodhna Blake, Aisling Kelly); 2. Quin/Clooney (Fergal Coughlan, Colm Harrison, Luke Keane, Lauren McConway, Jennifer O’Neill, Áine Nash).
Girls
U-12 relay: 1. Clarecastle/Ballyea (Kate Murphy, Aoibhin Donnelly, Emma O’Brien, Rachel Hartigan, Emma O’Donoghue); 2. Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly (Ruth Neylon, Chloe Neylon, Jodie Cahill, Grainne Glynn); 3. Ennis St John’s (Rachel Adesiyan, Sonia Ogbuagu, Ailbhe Doherty, Emer Nelson, Amidat Karimu, Chisom Ugweuera); 4. Cooraclare/Cree (Niamh Conlon, Sinead Lillis, Laura Quinlivan, Niamh Burke, Kate O’Neill).
U-14 relay: 1. Ennis St John’s (Elizabeth Adeysian, Katie O’Dwyer, Christine Njekwe, Siobhán McMahon, Mary Sobamira, Nadia Buczek); 2. Doora/Barefield (Aisling Reidy, Shona Power, Irene Neylon, Áine Moloney, Katie Power, Laura McDonnell); 3. Tulla (Sinéad Conlon, Aoife Floyd, Kaylee Cahill, Bridin Dinan, Niamh O’Brien, Grace Maloney); 4. Quin/Clooney (Leah O’Neill, Sinead McGee, Orlaith Nash, Rachel McEvoy, Aisling McMahon).
U-16 relay: 1. Newmarket-on-Fergus Lucy (Cotgreave, Elena Hayes, Shannon O’Grady, Lara Casey, Áine  Feehily, Chloe Whelan); 2. Ennis St John’s (Áine  Ryan, Nicole Roche, Abimbola Sobayo, Semirat Saidi, Orla Waters, Debbie Adesyan).
U-10 200m relay: 1. Ciadh Reynolds (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly); 2. Saoirse Crowe (Kilmurry McMahon/Labbasheeda); 3. Niamh Cassidy (Ennis St John’s); 4. Jessica Jagielska (Kilrush).
U-8 60m: 1. Ellen Mannion (Doora/Barefield); 2. Elise Nelson (Ennis St John’s); 3. Ellis O’Flaherty (Doora/Barefield); 4. Ciara O’Connell (Cooraclare/Cree).
U-8 80m: 1. Ava Rochford (Ennis St John’s); 2. Holly O’Boyle (Ennis St John’s); 3. Louise O’Mahoney (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry); 4. Caoimhe Clancy (Crusheen/Ballinruan/Tubber).
U-10 100m: 1. Shauna O’Gorman (Cooraclare/Cree); 2. Ella Duff (Shannon); 3. Naomi O’Shaughnessy (Ennis St John’s); 4. Amelia Malice (Ennis St John’s).
U-12 100m: 1. Niamh Conlon (Cooraclare/Cree); 2. Rachel Adesiyan (Ennis St John’s); 3. Rebecca Foley (Clonlara); 4. Kate Murphy (Clarecastle/Ballyea).
U-12 600m: 1. Susan Nestor (Carrigaholt/Cross); 2. Amy Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane); 3. Grainne Lynch (Miltown Malbay); 4. Rachel Hartigan (Clarecastle/Ballyea).
U-14 100m: 1. Emily Barry (Clarecastle/Ballyea); 2. Chantel Burke (Kilrush); 3. Megan White (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly); 4. Katie O’Dwyer (Ennis St John’s).
U-16 100m: 1. Lucy Cotgreave (Newmarket-on-Fergus); 2. Abimbola Sobayo (Ennis St John’s); 3. Niamh O’Brien (Doora/Barefield); 4. Áine Ryan (Ennis St John’s).
U-10 60m hurdles: 1. Ciara Meehan (Ennis St John’s); 2. Evelyn Esedebe (Ennis St John’s); 3. Aoife McNamara (Kilmihil); 4. Rachel Rusk (Quin/Clooney).
U-14 80m hurdles: 1. Laura McDonnell (Doora/Barefield); 2. Louise O’Callaghan (Killanena/Flagmount); 3. Laura Keane (Miltown Malbay); 4. Róisín Kelly (Doonbeg).
U-16 1,500m: 1. Aisling Kelly (Doonbeg); 2. Caoimhe Harvey (Carrigaholt/Cross); 3. Elaine Shannon (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-12 ball throw: 1. Orla O’Brien (Tulla); 2.. Aisling Kirk (Shannon); 3. Lorna McNamara (Killanena/Flagmount); 4. Shannon Hegarty (Ennis St John’s).
U-14 long puck: 1. Alannah Ryan (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 2. Tara Mannix (Parteen); 3. Amy Lenihan (Doora/Barefield); 4. Laura Daly (Killaloe).
U-14 shot putt: 1. Laura Greene (Doonbeg); 2. Aoife Floyd (Tulla); 3. Christine Njekwe (Ennis St John’s); 4. Alannah Hehir (Kilmihil).U-U-14 800m: 1. Alex O’Neill (Quin/Clooney); 2. Áine  Keane (Miltown Malbay); 3. Eimear Keane (Miltown Malbay); 4. Caoimhe Hogan (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-14 long jump: 1. Ellie Rochford (Quin/Clooney); 2. Katie Greene (Doonbeg); 3. Asia O’Brien (Clonlara); 4. Áine  Moloney (Doora/Barefield).
U-16 javelin: 1. Grace Hanrahan (Doora Barefield); 2. Mary Conneally (Clooney Quinn); 3. Aisling McMahon (Clooney-Quinn).
U-16 discus: 1. Angharad Loughnane (Kilkishen/O’Callaghan’s Mills/Oatfield); 2. Elena Hayes (Newmarket-on-Fergus); 3. Lauren McConway (Quin/Clooney); 4. Semirat Saidi (Ennis St John’s).
U-16 triple jump: 1. Kate Taylor (Quin/Clooney).
Marathon: 1. Caoimhe Harvey (Carrigaholt/Cross); 2. Elaine Shannon (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor); 3. Sharon Egan (Kilmihil); 4. Gráinne Kelly (Doora/Barefield).
Boys
U-12 relay: 1. Ennis St John’s A (Gabriel Kehinde, Tunmise Badewa, Sultan Akinwale, Chibikem Okoye, Derick Sholarin, David Onwudiwe); 2. Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry (Ferdia O’Lionain, Storn Devanney, Darragh Toomey, Adam Breen, Adam O’Sullivan, Alex Frost); 3. Ennis St John’s B (Lateef Akinwale, Shane Meehan, Jack O’Connor, Eric Sholarin, Jesse Bonisehi, Daniel Bonisehi); 4. Quin/Clooney (Shane Harrison, Christopher Notre, John Conneally, Donagh O’Sullivan, Conal Egan)
U-14 relay: 1. Ennis St John’s (Basit Bakare, Joshua Kogbadoku, Faruok Sobayo, Manus Doherty, Tony Odubote, Darren O’Brien); 2. Newmarket-on-Fergus (Eanna Crimmins, Stephen Casey, Eoin Guilfoyle, Kieran McMahon, Gearóid McMahon); 3. Tulla (Sean Cahill, Kevin Caulfield, Paul Kelleher, Billy McNamara); 4. Killaloe (Eanna McNamara, Dean Mulqueen, Rowan Barrett, Adam Geraghty).
U-16 relay: 1. Ennis St John’s (Jamie Roche, Kaderi Karimu, Mark Collins, Sean Collins, Gavin Cooney, Sean Doherty);  2. Ballynacally/Lissycasey (Connor O’Leary, Colin McNeilis, Aaron Slattery, Stephen Maher, Gregory Allard); 3. Killanena/Flagmount (Darragh McNamara, Jason Keehan, Shane Broderick, Tobias O’Meara); 4. An Droichead (David O’Shea, Niall Moloney, Alan Finnin, Stephen Howard).
U-10 200m: 1. Cian O’Boyle (Ennis St John’s); 2. Diarmuid Fahy (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor); 3. Ian McNamara (Killanena/Flagmount); 4. Max Clien (Meelick/Coonagh).
U-12 600m: 1. Shane Harrison (Quin/Clooney); 2. Ben Whelehan (Miltown Malbay); 3. Padraic Geraghty (Doora/Barefield); 4. Cillian O’Malley (Miltown).
U-8 60m: 1. Samuel Olaoye (Ennis St John’s); 2. Dylan Keane-Hayes (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly); 3. Oisín Minogue (Killaloe); 4. Funhad Akinwale (Ennis St John’s).
U-8 80m: 1. Donna Ogbuagu (Ennis St John’s); 2. Jamie Moylan (Cratloe); 3. Tom Curran (Doora/Barefield); 4. Sean Frawley (Doora/Barefield).
U-10 100m: 1. Efe Opuoro (Ennis St John’s); 2. Keith Allard (Ballynacally/Lissycasey); 3. Senan Crosbie (Doora/Barefield); 4. Stephen Geraghty (Killaloe)
U-12 100m: 1. Gabriel Kehinde (Ennis St John’s); 2. Tunmise Badewa (Ennis St John’s); 3. Jason Richardson (Inch/Kilmaley/Connolly); 4. Ferdia O’Lionain (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry).
U-14 100m: 1. Tony Odubote (Ennis St John’s); 2. Sean McNamara (Coraclare/Cree); 3. David Casey (An Droichead); 4. David McNamara (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-16 100m: 1. Cathal O’Brien (Doora/Barefield); 2. Darragh Ryan (Quin/Clooney); 3. Mark Collins (Ennis St John’s); 4. Conor O’Leary (Ballynacally/Lissycasey).
U-10 60m hurdles: 1. Noah McConway (Quin/Clooney); 2. Jesse Hart (Ennis St John’s); 3. Eoin McCarthy (Quin/Clooney); 4. Darragh O’Neill (Shannon).
U-14 80m hurdles: 1. Basit Bakare (Ennis St John’s); 2. Eanna Crimmins (Newmarket-on-Fergus); 3. Sean Conway (Doonbeg); 4. Eanna O’Donoghue (Clarecastle/Ballyea).
U-16 1,500m: 1. Kevin Mulcair (Clarecastle/Ballyea); 2. Sean Collins (Ennis St John’s); 3. Eoin Looney (Miltown Malbay); 4. Niall Moloney An Droichead
Boys U-14 800m: 1. Sean Cahill (Tulla); 2. Patrick O’Rourke (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor); 3. Zack Whelehan (Miltown Malbay); 4. Eoin Guilfoyle (Newmarket-on-Fergus).
U-12 long puck: 1. Shane Kenny (Doora/Barefield); 2. Thomas Kelly  (Kilmurry McMahon/Labbasheeda); 3. Keith Smith (Killanena/Flagmount); 4.) Michael Mundy (Cratloe).
U-12 ball throw: 1. Blake Curran (Shannon); 2. Mark Sheehan (Ennis St John’s); 3. Sean Coughlan (Quin/Clooney); 4. Oisín Morrissey (Cooraclare/Cree).
U-14 shot putt: 1. Kevin Caulfield (Tulla); 2. Eanna Cunningham (Killimer/Knockerra); 3. David O’Brien (Killanena/Flagmount); 4. Cathal Browne (Quin/Clooney).
U-14 long jump: 1. Luke Cullinan (Killimer/Knockerra); 2. Thomas Clancy (Carrigaholt/Cross); 3. Faruok Sobayo (Ennis St John’s); 4. Alex Collins (Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry).
U-16 high jump: 1. Barry Loughnane (Quin/Clooney); 2. David Rochford (Quin/Clooney).
U-16 javelin: 1. Gearóid McMahon (Newmarket-on-Fergus); 2. Alex McConway (Quin/Clooney); 3. Zak McDonagh (Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor).
U-16 discuss: 1. Fergal Coughlan (Quin/Clooney); 2. Jason Keehan (Killanena/Flagmount); 3. Kevin Conlon (Tulla); 4. Stephen Maher (Ballynacally/Lissycasey).
U-16 triple jump: 1. Kaderi Karimu: (Ennis St John’s).
Marathon boys: 1. Sean Collins (Ennis St John’s); 2. Eoin Looney (Miltown Malbay); 3. Stephen Maher (Ballynacally/Lissycasey); 4. Micheal Clancy (Doonbeg).