Juniors 2008 - 2009

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Junior Code of Behaviour
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Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children's Sport

 

Thurles host Pilltown:
Thurles and Pilltown played a friendly recently and a good session was had by all.

Thurles v Pilltown May 2009.
Pilltown made the trip to Thurles recently for a friendly.

 

Interprovincial Championships 2009:
Well done to all who represented Munster in this season's Junior Interprovincials. They were the top finishers in the Munster Junior Closed Championships (listed below). The winners and runners-up are listed here and we congratulate the Munster Teams on their great results:

Competition
Winners
Runners-Up
BU13
Leinster
Munster
GU13
Connacht
Leinster
BU15
Leinster
Munster
GU15
Munster
Leinster
BU17
Leinster
Munster
GU17
Ulster
Leinster

 

Munster Squash Girls U13 Team 2009.
Above the Munster Girls U13 team and below the U15 Boys.
Munster Squash Boys U15 Team, 2009.

 

Irish Junior Teams announced:
Congratulations to the Munster Juniors who made Irish junior teams this season. The full list is available on the Irish Squash website.

Munster Junior (Closed) Championship 2009:
Well done to all the Juniors who participated over the weekend and congratulations to Dunhill for another enjoyable tournament. The top 6 finishers in each grade are listed below:

Boys U11 Girls U11 Boys U13 Girls U13
1
Ciarán Kirwan (D) Sinead Walsh (D) Philip McSweeney (H) Chloe Blackmore (D)
2
Barry Lynch (H) Francis O’Connell (T) Daniel Pender (D) Emma Daunt (H)
3
Conor Friend (D) Ciara Behan (D) Shane Maher (T) Alice Costello (D)
4
Tom Costello (D) Roisín Kirwan (D) Paul O'Mahony (H) Josie Power (T)
5
Michael Pucell (T) Claire Kiely (H) Conor Behan (D) Rachel Lynch (H)
6
Eoin Kerrane (T) Claire Dempsey (T) James Symons (T) Orla Trihy (D)
       
Boys U15 Girls U15 Boys U17 Girls U19
1
Ciarán Maher (T) Labhaoise Dunbar (D) Brian Dunbar (D) Rachel Power (T)
2
Robbie Pender (D) Orna Murray (D) Adam Power (D) Rachel Whyte (D)
3
Kevin Walsh (D) Zoe McHale (G) Ryan McHale (G) Katie Phelan (D)
4
John Humphries (T) Ella McLoughney (T) Darragh Butler (T)  
5
Conor Trihy (D) Áine Symons (T) Patrick Pender (D)  
6
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Corrinagh Humphries (T) Eoin Trihy (D)  
       
Boys U19  
1
Darryl Lynch (L)      
2
Tomás Dunbar (D)      
3
Darragh Murray (D) T = Thurles; H = Highfield; D = Dunhill; G = Gleneagle and L = Limerick Lawn.
4
Michael Ely (T)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irish Junior Nationals 2009:
Well done to Orna Murray who won the Girls U15 at the Nationals in Cork and congratulations also to Sarah Corcoran, Brian Dunbar, Philip McSweeney and Barry Lynch who were runners-up in their events.

Orna Murray.
Above the Girls U15 National Champion for 2009, Orna Murray from Dunhill pictured with Irish Squash Junior Secretary, Lee Healy.
Sarah Corcoran.
Above is Sarah Corcoran (Thurles) who was runner-up in the Girls U19 and below Brian Dunbar (Dunhill) who was runner-up in the Boys U17.
Brian Dunbar.
Philip McSweeney.
Philip McSweeney (Highfield and St. Finbarr's) who was runner-up in the Boys U13 and below the Highfield players who played in the event.
Highfield Juniors.

 

Leinster Junior Open:
Congrats to Labhaoise Dunbar who won the Girls U15 and to Brian Dunbar who finished in runner-up spot in the Boys U17 at the Leinster Junior Open. Philip McSweeney, Ornagh Murray and Sarah Corcoran who were in 3rd. place in the Boys U13, Girls U15 and Girls U19 respectively. More pics will be available on the Leinster Squash Site.

Event
Winner
Runner-up
3rd. Place
BU11
Oisín Dunne (Leinster) Luke Logan (L) Dylan Pippett (L)
GU11
Stephanie Ryan (L) Casey Luther (L) Abegail Silke. (C)
BU13
David Ryan (L) Stephen Quigley (C) Philip McSweeney (M)
GU13
Roisín O'Shea (C) Sophie Morris (U) Aoife Turley (L)
BU15
Seán Conroy (L) Ben Logan (L) Cillian Dunne (L)
GU15
Labhaoise Dunbar (M) Fiona Power (C) Ornagh Murray (M)
Fiona Power and Labhaoise Dunbar.
BU17
Daniel Harkin (L) Brian Dunbar (M) Conor O'Shea (C)
Brian Dunbar and Daniel Harkin.
GU17
Claire Hanley (C) Elaine Ware (L) Jennifer Hegarty (C)
BU19
Neil Martin (U) Joey Roberts (U) Hugo Diamond (U)
GU19
Cathryn Abernethy (U) Niamh O'Hare (U) Sarah Corcoran (M)

 

IACT Irish Junior Open 2008:
This competition was held in Salthill at the end of November. Well done to all the Munster participants and special well done to Labhaoise Dunbar who was runner-up in the Girls U13 and to Philip McSweeney who won the U13 Boys plate. More details can be found on the Irish Squash Site.

Munster Junior Open 2008:
The EMC2 Munster Junior Open was held at Highfield and Sunday's Well and the winners and runners-up are available here. Congratulations to Brian Dunbar of Dunhill who added the Munster Junior Open BU17 title to the Ulster Junior Open won earlier in the season and to Philip McSweeney and Sarah Corcoran who were runners-up in the BU13 and GU19 competitions respectively.

Well done Brian Dunbar!
Congratulations to Brian Dunbar (Dunhill) who won the U17 at the Ulster Junior Open in Belfast.

Competition
Winner
Runner-Up
BU11
Oisín Dunne (L) Luke Logan (L)
GU11 Stephanie Ryan (L) Casey Luther (U)
BU13
Michael Craig (U) David Ryan (L)
GU13
Griffin Gillanders (L) Sophie Morris
BU15
Ben Logan (L) Jack Macken (L)
GU15
Fiona Power (C) Fiona Murphy
BU17
Brian Dunbar (M) Adam McCreevey (L)
GU17
Elaine Ware (L) Jennifer Hegarty (C)
BU19 Rory Birtwistle (U) Hugo Diamond (U)
GU19
Niamh O'Hare (U) Cathryn Abernethy (U)
The full finishing positions can be found on the tournament website.


Connacht Junior Open 2008

Competition
Winner
Runner-Up
BU11
Oisín Dunne (L) Luke Logan (L)
GU11 Stephanie Ryan (L) Abby Silke (C)
BU13
Michael Craig (U) David Ryan (L)
GU13
Fiona Power (C) Griffin Gillanders (L)
BU15
Seán Conroy (L) Conor O'Shea (C)
GU15
Elaine Ware (L) Orna Murray (M)
BU17
Daniel Harkin (L) Conor Lavin (L)
GU17
Jennifer Hegarty (C) Eva McMullan (U)
BU19 Hugo Diamond (U) Alan Tighe (L)
GU19
Cathryn Abernethy (U) Niamh O'Hare (U)

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