Leinster Secondary Champs 2014

Challenging courses, both physically and technically, tested everyone at the Leinster Post Primary Schools Orienteering Championships held in Djouce Woods, Co. Wicklow.  Those who put in the physical effort and, more importantly, kept their focus throughout were rewarded.  John Quinless (Rockbrook Park) pipped Ciaran Kearns (Dunshaughlin CC) by just 28 secs to win 1st Year Boys category, while Ciaran's brother, Sean Kearns (Dunshaughlin CC), caught 2nd placed Derek Kosowicki (Youthreach) at the 5th control and went on to win the 5th/6th Year Boys (A) category by just under 5 mins.

5th/6th Yr Boys (A) 1 Sean Kearns (Dunshaughlin CC); 2 Derek Kosowicki (Youthreach); 3 John Egan (Rockbrook Park).  
TY Boys (A) 1 Jessie Lopez II (St Kilians CS Bray); 2 Evan Williams (St Kilians); 3 Abdallah Balasmeh (St Kilians) 
2nd/3rd Yr Boys (A) 1 Ruairi Long (Rockbrook); 2 Gavin Dooley (Rockbrook); 3 Conall Whelan (St Kierans College, Kilkenny).  
1st Yr Boys: 1 John Quinless (Rockbrook); 2 Ciaran Kearns (Dunshaughlin CC); 3 Eoghan Walsh (Rockbrook). 
5th/6th Yr Girls (A), 1 Sarah McGrath (St Kilians); 2 Katie Brown (Castleknock CC); 3 Sophie Mooney (St Kilians).  
TY Girls (A), 1 Arianna Harris (Wilsons Hospital Multyfarnham); 2 Niamh O'Neill (Castleknock); 3 Lucy Masterson (St Kilians).  
2nd/3rd Yr Girls (A) 1 Katie Kenny-Byrne (Castleknock); 2 Ailbhe Healy (Castleknock); 3 Rachel Armstrong (Castleknock) .  
1st Yr Girls : 1 Molly Brown (Castleknock); 2 Aine McGuinness (Castleknock); 3 Erin Connolly (St Kilians).

Munster Secondary Champs 2014

Provisional results from the Munster Secondary schools championships held at Fota. Well done to all concerned, specially Liam O'Brien, Willie Fitzgerald and all the CSOA helpers on the day.

1^st yr girls: 1. Eva Aherne (St Mary’s Mallow); 2. Molly O’Shea (Newtown, Waterford); 3. Hannah O’Flaherty (Mallow).

Teams: 1. St Mary’s Mallow; 2. Newtown; 3. Ursuline, Waterford; 4. Midleton College; 5. Nagle Rice, Doneraile; 6. St Mary’s Midleton

1^st yr boys: 1. Fionn Magner (Patrician Academy Mallow); 2. Oisin Sullivan (Clonakilty CC); 3. Seoirse O’Murchu (Colaiste Chroist Ri).

Teams: 1. Clonakilty; 2. Midleton College; 3.Chroist Ri; 4. Newtown; 5. Patrician Mallow

2^nd/3^rd yr boys: 1. Robert Pim (Newtown Waterford); 2. Zac O’Sullivan Hourihan (Midleton College); 3. Julian Drennan  (Midleton College)

Teams: 1. Colaiste Chroist Ri, Cork; 2. Nagel Rice, Doneraile; 3.  Clonakilty CC; 4. Midleton College 5. Newtown

2^nd/3^rd yr girls: 1. Ella Fouhy (St Mary’s Mallow); 2. Patricia Hayes (Mallow); 3. Lorna Aylward (Ursuline, Waterford)

Teams: 1. St Mary’s Mallow; 2. Ursuline, Waterford; 3. Newtown, Waterford; 4. St Mary’s Midleton

Post Junior Certificate Boys: 1. Tim O’Sullivan (CBC); 2. Padraig O’Donovan (Midleton CBS); 3. Zach Harrington (Clonakilty CC)

Teams: 1. Newtown, Waterford; 2. Clonakilty; 3. Midleton CBS; 4. Midleton College; 5. Nagle Rice, Doneraile.

Post Junior Certificate Girls: 1. Faye Mansfield (St Mary’s Mallow); 2. Sinead O’Reilly (St Mary’s Mallow); 3. Denise Hallahan (St Mary’s Midleton).

Teams: 1. St Mary’s Mallow; 2. St Mary’s Midleton; 3. Ursuline, Waterford

Munster Primary Champs 2014

The Munster Primary champs were held at Fota gardens. Thanks to Liam O'Brien, Willie Fitzgerald and all their CSOA helpers at the event.

5^th  class boys: 1. Darragh Hoare (Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Carrigtwohill); 2. Stephen O’Hea (SNB Clonakilty); 3. Craig Bateman (SNB)  

Teams: 1. SNB Clonakilty; 2. Scoilh Mhuire Naofa; 3. Bunscoil Chroist Ri; 4. Ballygown; 5. Killavullen; 6. Fenor

5^th class girls: 1. Shona Phillips (Convent Primary, Mallow); 2. Aideen Donovan (Whitechurch); 3. Emer O’Grady (CPM)

Teams: 1.Convent Primary Mallow; 2. Whitechurch; 3. Fenor

 

6^th class boys: 1. David Rooney (Carrigtwohill); 2. Callum Holding (Clonakilty); 3. Frank O’Brien (Carrigtwohill)

Teams: 1. Carrigtwohill; 2. Clonakilty; 3. Buscoil Chroist Ri; 4. Killavullen; 5. Butlerstown; 6. Fenor;  7. Ballygown

6^th class girls: 1. Meg Nyhan (Mallow); 2. Emma Nodwell (Mallow); 3. Caitlin Kelleher (Whitechurch)

Teams: 1. Mallow; 2. Whitechurch; 3. Ballygown; 4. Buscoil Chroist Ri; 5. Fenor; 6. Butlerstown

On the Pairs course, Waterford schools led the way with 1st Tom Breen and Avery Coryell  (Fenor);  2^nd. Maurice Kiely and David O’Flynn (Fenor); 3. Alex Cronin and Fionn O’Brien (Butlerstown).

Souheast schools 2014

The Southeast schools orienteering competition was held at Carriganore WIT sports campus on 27th February with a massive 688 registered starts between Primary and Secondary schools. This would not have been possible without the fantastic support of Wato club members. Liz, Hugh, Veronica and Pat on registration and parking; Jeni, Debbie, Alan, Liisa and Norman on the pre-start and start; Jordan who helped me at Download; and the 7 Transition year students from Newtown school who helped as marshals and on pre-start.

The trend in 5th class Primary was towards pairs due to the inexperience of the pupils. In the individual 5th class girls, Jordan Pim beat the Waterpark duo of Chloe Brosnan and Clodagh Monaghan. Waterpark won gold ahead of Fenor and Danescastle.



A similar pattern was seen in the 5th class boys section with Waterpark again pipping Fenor and Danescastle.
Harry Belton from Waterpark won individual gold ahead of Eoghan Whelan (our Lady's Meadow, Durrow) and Shane Doyle (Fenor).



Heather Eoghan from Waterpark won the 6th class girls individual gold ahead of Poppy Walsh and Kristen Browne from St John of Gods, who won team gold. Waterpark won silver and Butlerstown won bronze.
In the 6th class boys, Waterpark narrowly beat Butlerstown and St Canices for team gold. Oisin Johnston from WNS won individual gold ahead of Christopher Kavanagh (BNS) and Korben Quilty (WNS).
The Templeorum pair of Diarmuid Flynn and Tony Walsh were the best 6th class pair.
Waterpark  won back the overall shield from Faithlegg N.S.

Eoghan and Conall Whelan being presented their shields

The main battle in the Secondary schools was between Kilkenny College and Newtown, Waterford.
The 1st year girls team of Caoimhe Lawless (2nd), Paloma Balado (3rd), Molly O'Shea and Erika Beyers won team gold ahead of the Kilkenny College team of Isabel Burke (1st individual), Leah Treacy, Jessica Foley and Robin Stevens.

Waterpark College at Carriganore

The 1st year boys went to Newtown with their team of Ted Johnson (who won individual gold by a massive 7 minutes), David Gahan (3rd), Gearoid Morgan O'Brien and Ben Johnson. Kilkenny College were 2nd team ( Gabriel Rigady 2nd, Andrew Ross, Craig Cantwell, and Luke Douglas) and Waterpark College were 3rd team (Cathal Moran, Mark Schneiders, Ben Power and Louis Sullivan).



There was another great battle in the 2nd/3rd year girls where the Ursuline narrowly beat Newtown. The Ursuline team was Ciara McCarthy (1st), Ciara Silby (3rd), Juliet Tosini and Sarah Forrest. Newtown were 2nd (Anna Kent 2nd, Isabel Auld, Jodie Giles and Zoe Mulligan) with Kilkenny College 3rd team home (Charlotte Cope, Sarah Gavin, Grace Donald and Hannah Collier).

Runners from St Kierans, Kilkenny

The 2nd/3rd year boys section was won by Conall Whelan from St Kierans, Kilkenny ahead of Robert Pim (NSW) and James Gaffney (NSW). Newtown won team gold with their other team members Jacob Pim and Harry Jephson. CBS High school, Clonmel won team silver (Ciarain O'Brien, Killian McHale, Sean Collacutt and Jack Walsh). Kilkenny College won team bronze (Sam Baker, Damien Griffith, Adam Lennon and Malik Onilenla).




By the narrowest of margins, Kilkenny College won team silver ahead of Newtown in the Senior girls section. Roisin O'Sullivan (1st), Aoife Botha (2nd) , Sarah Lawlor and Hilary Duke were the KCK representatives. The Newtown team was Kate Cafferky (3rd), Nicki Boyd, Stephanie Ebert and Triona Harvey.

The Senior boys team gold went to Newtown (Julius McBride 1st, Jonathan Pim 2nd, Mikhail Archangelsky 3rd and Cole Johnson) ahead of CBS High school, Clonmel (Anthony Tobin, Shane Keating, Isaac Hogan and Stewart Channon) and Gaelcholaiste Portlairge (Coill O Cootaigh, Evan O'Connor, Sam Moran and Paddy Dalton).