Tuesday 28 October 2008
Aghavilly to hold fun tournament
Aghavilly Parish is planning to run a fun pairs tournament on 10th, 11th and 13th November 2008. Everyone is welcome. More details can be found here.
Saturday 25 October 2008
Champion of Champions Update
Armagh Zone were represented in the finals of 2 of the 4 Champion of Champions Events held in Ballymoney Indoor Stadium, but it was so near and yet so far on both occasions.
In the singles final Andrew Leckey was beaten by Foyle Zone's Eddie Curran while in a great triples final, Robert Cassells, Joe Beattie and Pauline Cassells were beaten in the last end by a single shot by Mid Ulster's Colm McHugh's triple.
Meanwhile the rinks event was won by Raymond Stubb's four from Ballinderry, while Alan Johnston and Dessie Hamilton from Dromore won the pairs event.
In the singles final Andrew Leckey was beaten by Foyle Zone's Eddie Curran while in a great triples final, Robert Cassells, Joe Beattie and Pauline Cassells were beaten in the last end by a single shot by Mid Ulster's Colm McHugh's triple.
Meanwhile the rinks event was won by Raymond Stubb's four from Ballinderry, while Alan Johnston and Dessie Hamilton from Dromore won the pairs event.
Wednesday 22 October 2008
Weekly Update
It's still very tight at the top of the Fane Valley League Division 1, with 3½ points covering the top 5 teams. The latest round of matches have seen Armagh Golf Club pick up an easy 7 points at home to Kilmore and St. Mark's get back to winning ways at home to Tandragee G.C. However Markethill are back on top on shot difference after collecting 6 points at home to Queen Street. Armagh GC are in second place with St. Anthony's in third 2 points behind. St. Saviour's, in 4th place, could leapfrog the top 3 with a victory in their next game at home to Waringstown. Tullysaran are also up there with 4 sucessive wins and occupy 5th spot, 3½ points behind the leaders with a game in hand.
In Division 2, Drumgor kept their unbeaten record intact picking up 6 points at St. John's Moira, and return to the top of the table, 1 point clear of Portadown Golf Club and 3 clear of St. Pat's Maralin. Early front runners St. Paul's have lost their last 2 games and are now in 4th place.
The spotlight now turns to Tandragee Recreation Centre for the National Championships. Updates on these will be posted when they become availabe.
In Division 2, Drumgor kept their unbeaten record intact picking up 6 points at St. John's Moira, and return to the top of the table, 1 point clear of Portadown Golf Club and 3 clear of St. Pat's Maralin. Early front runners St. Paul's have lost their last 2 games and are now in 4th place.
The spotlight now turns to Tandragee Recreation Centre for the National Championships. Updates on these will be posted when they become availabe.
Friday 17 October 2008
Title race wide open
This week has saw a few more twists and turns in the Fane Valley Division 1 title race. St. Anthony's followed their 7-0 whitewash of St. Saviour's with another impressive victory at Markethill. The Craigavon side collected 6 points in a 7 shot win to replace their hosts at the top of the table.
Armagh GC then travelled to St. Saviour's hoping to inflict more damage to the home side's title challenge and maintain their own unbeaten run. Instead, however they felt the full force of a St. Saviour's backlash as the home side erased memories of that St. Anthony's defeat with a very impressive 28 shot victory, earning them all 7 points.
Portadown Golf Club have leapt the top of Division 2 after claiming 20 points from their last 3 games, their latest win over Shankill earning them 6½ points. Drumgor are in second place and are now the only unbeaten side in the Fane Valley league.
Armagh GC then travelled to St. Saviour's hoping to inflict more damage to the home side's title challenge and maintain their own unbeaten run. Instead, however they felt the full force of a St. Saviour's backlash as the home side erased memories of that St. Anthony's defeat with a very impressive 28 shot victory, earning them all 7 points.
Portadown Golf Club have leapt the top of Division 2 after claiming 20 points from their last 3 games, their latest win over Shankill earning them 6½ points. Drumgor are in second place and are now the only unbeaten side in the Fane Valley league.
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Zone Teams Selected
The Ladies and Mens zone teams have both been selected for their respective 1st round Interzone matches. The Ladies are first up with their match against North Belfast on Saturday 1 November. The game will be played at St. Bridget's C. of I., Ballyclare Road, Glengormley at 2.00pm. Click here for the team.
The men are action the following week (8 November) and have a tough assignment at home to Western. This game will take place in St. Saviours. Click here for the team.
The men are action the following week (8 November) and have a tough assignment at home to Western. This game will take place in St. Saviours. Click here for the team.
Sunday 12 October 2008
Ladies Runners up in Charity Interzone Event
Armagh Ladies came 2nd in the Charity Inter Zone event in Arboe on Sat 11 Oct. The Ladies were trying to emulate the men’s performance of the previous week but unfortunately this was not to be.
A few late changes in the Armagh team meant there had to be some ‘re-shuffling’ of players and even an Armagh spectator got a chance to perform.
In the opening game Armagh took on North West. North West proved to be too strong for the Armagh Ladies and ran away with an easy victory of 59-33.
ARMAGH v NORTH WEST
1. V Leckey, L Milligan, C Breen, P Cassells 2 v 15 I Douglas
2. M Wright, M Hobson, D Agnew, M Cassells 6 v 10 M Lucy
3. E Hunter, E Trainor, B Wilson, S Garvey 7 v 7 F McDermott
4. J Thompson, D Pearson, J Hawthorne, F McNally 10 v 8 M Grieve
5. Ann Crozier, H Agnew, A Patton, D Marshall 2 v 14 M Douglas
6. G Garvey, M Trainor, R Cassells, C McMillan 6 v 5 M Tommons
In the 2nd game of the day Armagh faced Mid Ulster. The Armagh Ladies were determined to go out fighting and a good performance saw them beat Mid Ulster 54-47.
ARMAGH v MID ULSTER
1. G Garvey, M Trainor, R Cassells, C McMillan 11 v 5 R McKeine
2. V Leckey, L Milligan, S Garvey, P Cassells 14 v 4 T Dartus
3. M Wright, M Hobson, D Agnew, M Cassells 8 v 8 E Brown
4. E Hunter, B Wilson, L Strain, E Smyth 1 v 18 B Davidson
5. J Thompson, D Pearson, J Hawthorne, F McNally 8 v 4 M Rocks
6. A Crozier, H Agnew, A Patton, D Marshall 12 v 8 M B Higgins
In the final game of the day North West were able to beat Mid Ulster and retain the Charity Inter Zone title.
Although Armagh came 2nd on the day, they can take some good out of their performance, with 5 new faces on show and the returning E McDonald, B Malone, S White and S Whittle, it will give the selectors some headaches when picking the Zone Team proper.
Armagh received £250 for 1st in the Men’s event and £150 for 2nd in the Ladies event.
All games were played in good spirit, with no team taking it too seriously and remembering the reason that everyone was there for, to raise as much money as possible for two worthwhile charities.
At the end of the two week events all teams, both men and women, had raised £2900 which was split equally between Macmillan Nurses (£1450) and Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (£1450).
A few late changes in the Armagh team meant there had to be some ‘re-shuffling’ of players and even an Armagh spectator got a chance to perform.
In the opening game Armagh took on North West. North West proved to be too strong for the Armagh Ladies and ran away with an easy victory of 59-33.
ARMAGH v NORTH WEST
1. V Leckey, L Milligan, C Breen, P Cassells 2 v 15 I Douglas
2. M Wright, M Hobson, D Agnew, M Cassells 6 v 10 M Lucy
3. E Hunter, E Trainor, B Wilson, S Garvey 7 v 7 F McDermott
4. J Thompson, D Pearson, J Hawthorne, F McNally 10 v 8 M Grieve
5. Ann Crozier, H Agnew, A Patton, D Marshall 2 v 14 M Douglas
6. G Garvey, M Trainor, R Cassells, C McMillan 6 v 5 M Tommons
In the 2nd game of the day Armagh faced Mid Ulster. The Armagh Ladies were determined to go out fighting and a good performance saw them beat Mid Ulster 54-47.
ARMAGH v MID ULSTER
1. G Garvey, M Trainor, R Cassells, C McMillan 11 v 5 R McKeine
2. V Leckey, L Milligan, S Garvey, P Cassells 14 v 4 T Dartus
3. M Wright, M Hobson, D Agnew, M Cassells 8 v 8 E Brown
4. E Hunter, B Wilson, L Strain, E Smyth 1 v 18 B Davidson
5. J Thompson, D Pearson, J Hawthorne, F McNally 8 v 4 M Rocks
6. A Crozier, H Agnew, A Patton, D Marshall 12 v 8 M B Higgins
In the final game of the day North West were able to beat Mid Ulster and retain the Charity Inter Zone title.
Although Armagh came 2nd on the day, they can take some good out of their performance, with 5 new faces on show and the returning E McDonald, B Malone, S White and S Whittle, it will give the selectors some headaches when picking the Zone Team proper.
Armagh received £250 for 1st in the Men’s event and £150 for 2nd in the Ladies event.
All games were played in good spirit, with no team taking it too seriously and remembering the reason that everyone was there for, to raise as much money as possible for two worthwhile charities.
At the end of the two week events all teams, both men and women, had raised £2900 which was split equally between Macmillan Nurses (£1450) and Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (£1450).
Thursday 9 October 2008
Markethill edge in front
Markethill have leapt to the top of Fane Valley Div 1 on shot difference despite only having won 2 out of their first 3 games. A 6 point haul at Kilmore combined with 7 points at home to Tandgragee GC and 3 at Waringstown have seen them sneak past Armagh GC at the top.
Meanwhile in Division 2 St. Paul's have lost their unbeaten record only getting half a point at home to Portadown GC. Also Moira Pres have finally got off the mark at the 4th attempt collecting 5 points at home to St. Malachy's.
Meanwhile in Division 2 St. Paul's have lost their unbeaten record only getting half a point at home to Portadown GC. Also Moira Pres have finally got off the mark at the 4th attempt collecting 5 points at home to St. Malachy's.
Tuesday 7 October 2008
Fane Valley Leagues taking shape
There have been several twists and turns in Fane Valley Division 1 over the last few days. First St. Mark's beat St. Anthony's by 24 shots collecting 6 points, but were then narrowly beaten 3 nights later at Armagh GC with the home side collecting 5 points in a very tight game. St. Anthony's then faced St. Saviours knowing they needed a win to kickstart their league title defence - and they won in style by 21 shots collecting all 7 points. All this leaves Armagh GC as early front-runners with 16 points from 3 games. St. Anthony's are 1 point behind but have played 4 games.
Elsewhere Queen Street has had a bad week collecting only 2½ points from away fixtures at Mullavilly and Tullysaran on consecutive nights. In the latter game the Lurgan club won at least 5 ends on each rink but still only came away with 1½ points and a 11 shot defeat.
Meanwhile in Division 2, Drumgor are the early pacesetters winning all of their 4 games so far. St. Paul's however are also unbeaten after 3 games and even at this early stage it's looking likely that these 2 will fight it out for the Division 2 title.
Elsewhere Queen Street has had a bad week collecting only 2½ points from away fixtures at Mullavilly and Tullysaran on consecutive nights. In the latter game the Lurgan club won at least 5 ends on each rink but still only came away with 1½ points and a 11 shot defeat.
Meanwhile in Division 2, Drumgor are the early pacesetters winning all of their 4 games so far. St. Paul's however are also unbeaten after 3 games and even at this early stage it's looking likely that these 2 will fight it out for the Division 2 title.
Sunday 5 October 2008
St. Mark's bounce back!
St. Mark's recovered from their shock defeat in Kilmore to record a convincing 24 shot victory against reigning champions St. Anthony's. The win will give St. Mark's confindence for their trip to Armagh on Mon 6th Oct, whereas St. Anthony's home game on Tue 7th against St. Saviour's is a "must win" if their bid to retain their bid to retain their title is to get off the ground.
St Saviour's themselves have started well with 13½ points from their opening 2 games, the latest being a 7 point haul against Kilmore. Reports on this game and on the St. Marks / St. Anthony's game can be found on the fixtures pages.
St Saviour's themselves have started well with 13½ points from their opening 2 games, the latest being a 7 point haul against Kilmore. Reports on this game and on the St. Marks / St. Anthony's game can be found on the fixtures pages.
Men Win Charity Interzone Event
Report by Pauline Cassells
Armagh Men put on an excellent display to retain the Charity Inter Zone title that they won last year in Ardboe. A few late withdrawals meant the team had to be changed slightly, but these changes did not affect the teams performance with some players playing very well in their new positions.
In the 1St game of the day, Armagh took on the current Men’s Inter Zone Champions North West. Armagh raced out to an early lead and at one point of the match they had a 22 shot lead. But to their credit North West fought back in the closing ends and got the deficit down to 2 shots. Armagh however were able to hang on and secured a further 3 shots to win by 5 shots overall.
Rink 1:-G Crothers, P Whittle, I Perry, A Hughes 10 J McKay 5
Rink 2:-L McCartan, D Beattie, A Leckey, J Beattie 9 N Logue 6
Rink 3:-M Catney, J Richardson, C Leckey, R Hunter 6 v I Watson 9
Rink 4:-C Donaldson, C Trainor, P Moore, M Trainor 12 v R O’Neill 10
Rink 5:-I Irwin, N Uprichard, C Mulholland, T Mulholland 8 v T McIntyre 9
Rink 6:-J Moffett, P Garvey, P Wilson, A Roberts 7 v Lee Harrison 8
OVERALL SCORE: ARMAGH 52 NORTH WEST 47
In the 2nd game of the day Mid Ulster faced North West. Mid Ulster took early control of this match and never looked like loosing wining 68-36.
In the final game of the day Armagh took on Mid Ulster both teams knowing that whoever won this game would be the Inter Zone Charity Champions.
Rink 1:- M Catney, J Richardson, P Wilson & A Roberts of Armagh played M Wilson’s rink. This game was hard fought with both sides playing well and finished up all square at 8-8.
Rink 2:- A Hughes’s rink took on Mid Ulster’s D McIlroy. Andrew’s rink played very well and with some excellent shots from the Armagh skip they were able to come out 11-8 winners.
Rink 3:- Another good display from Joe Beattie’s rink in the final game of the day enabled them to come out victors over L Conway of Mid Ulster winning 11-5.
Rink 4:- J Moffett, R Hunter, S Conroy & D McDonald of Armagh played Mid Ulster’s S Quinn. This was another close encounter. After 9 ends it was 5-5 but unfortunately for ‘Danny Boy’ Mid Ulster got 4 shots in the final end to win 9-5.
Rink 5:- M Trainor’s rink with new 3rd C Leckey played the experienced L McHugh of Mid Ulster. After Liam winning his 1st game 20-2 we new this game would be interesting!! Marty’s rink came out of the blocks on fire storming out to a 11-1 lead the highlight being a score of 7 on the fourth end. Liam however was not going to give up easily and fought back to tie the game 13-13 after 10 ends.
Rink 6:- T Mulholland’s Armagh rink played C McHugh of Mid Ulster on the final mat. This game was very tight throughout, but Colm’s rink were able to come out winners at 8-5.
After the dust had settled Armagh had retained their Inter Zone Charity title by beating Mid Ulster by 2 shots (53-51).
All money raised by Armagh on the day and will be added with the ladies competition next Saturday 11 Oct and the proceeds will be going to Macmillan Cancer.
Click here for photos!
Armagh Men put on an excellent display to retain the Charity Inter Zone title that they won last year in Ardboe. A few late withdrawals meant the team had to be changed slightly, but these changes did not affect the teams performance with some players playing very well in their new positions.
In the 1St game of the day, Armagh took on the current Men’s Inter Zone Champions North West. Armagh raced out to an early lead and at one point of the match they had a 22 shot lead. But to their credit North West fought back in the closing ends and got the deficit down to 2 shots. Armagh however were able to hang on and secured a further 3 shots to win by 5 shots overall.
Rink 1:-G Crothers, P Whittle, I Perry, A Hughes 10 J McKay 5
Rink 2:-L McCartan, D Beattie, A Leckey, J Beattie 9 N Logue 6
Rink 3:-M Catney, J Richardson, C Leckey, R Hunter 6 v I Watson 9
Rink 4:-C Donaldson, C Trainor, P Moore, M Trainor 12 v R O’Neill 10
Rink 5:-I Irwin, N Uprichard, C Mulholland, T Mulholland 8 v T McIntyre 9
Rink 6:-J Moffett, P Garvey, P Wilson, A Roberts 7 v Lee Harrison 8
OVERALL SCORE: ARMAGH 52 NORTH WEST 47
In the 2nd game of the day Mid Ulster faced North West. Mid Ulster took early control of this match and never looked like loosing wining 68-36.
In the final game of the day Armagh took on Mid Ulster both teams knowing that whoever won this game would be the Inter Zone Charity Champions.
Rink 1:- M Catney, J Richardson, P Wilson & A Roberts of Armagh played M Wilson’s rink. This game was hard fought with both sides playing well and finished up all square at 8-8.
Rink 2:- A Hughes’s rink took on Mid Ulster’s D McIlroy. Andrew’s rink played very well and with some excellent shots from the Armagh skip they were able to come out 11-8 winners.
Rink 3:- Another good display from Joe Beattie’s rink in the final game of the day enabled them to come out victors over L Conway of Mid Ulster winning 11-5.
Rink 4:- J Moffett, R Hunter, S Conroy & D McDonald of Armagh played Mid Ulster’s S Quinn. This was another close encounter. After 9 ends it was 5-5 but unfortunately for ‘Danny Boy’ Mid Ulster got 4 shots in the final end to win 9-5.
Rink 5:- M Trainor’s rink with new 3rd C Leckey played the experienced L McHugh of Mid Ulster. After Liam winning his 1st game 20-2 we new this game would be interesting!! Marty’s rink came out of the blocks on fire storming out to a 11-1 lead the highlight being a score of 7 on the fourth end. Liam however was not going to give up easily and fought back to tie the game 13-13 after 10 ends.
Rink 6:- T Mulholland’s Armagh rink played C McHugh of Mid Ulster on the final mat. This game was very tight throughout, but Colm’s rink were able to come out winners at 8-5.
After the dust had settled Armagh had retained their Inter Zone Charity title by beating Mid Ulster by 2 shots (53-51).
All money raised by Armagh on the day and will be added with the ladies competition next Saturday 11 Oct and the proceeds will be going to Macmillan Cancer.
Click here for photos!
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Crunch games in the pipeline
The Fane Valley Division 1 title race will take shape over the coming 7 days with 3 crunch games involving the main title contenders. On Friday 3 October St. Mark's play host to St. Anthony's, and then travel on Mon 6th to face Armagh Golf Club. St. Anthony's then play host to St. Saviour's the following night. A lot of important bowls will be played over the next 7 days!
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