Just a reminder that the Armagh Zone Cup and Shield are being held in the Jethro Community Centre in Lurgan tomorrow night (Wed 13 Mar).
The top 4 teams in division 1 will be action with St Marks taking on St Anthony's in the Cup Final, a repeat of last years final, and Drumgor take on Armagh GC in the Shield Final.
Play starts at 7.30pm.
Congratulations to Andrew Hughes who won the Friendship Singles on Wed night. He claimed the Hutchinson Shield for the 5th time after beating Sean Trainor in the final in Mullabrack Parish Hall.
Armagh Zone would like to congratulate our Junior team on their superb performance in the finals of the Junior Interzone. Unfortunately they lost in the final to the more experienced North Down team but showed great determination and team spirit throughout, coming from behind in the semi final against Western to win by 7 shots. With a lot of young players in the team, the prospects are looking good for the future of the Armagh juniors. Big thanks also to Paul and Sandra Whittle for putting in their time coaching the team.
Well done to all the team you are all winners!!!
The Jethro League Finals Day will be on Thursday 7th. March starting at 10.30am.
when the Winner of Morning Section ( William Clinghan ) will play the Winner of
Afternoon Section ( Nicky Garvey ) for the overall Winners and Runners Up Prizes.
The Runner Up of the Morning Section ( Elizabeth Smyth or Aidan Magee )
will play the Runner Up of the Afternoon Section ( Noel Conlon ) in the overall 3rd
& 4th playoff game.
The main Charity this year is the Southern Area Hospice.
Letterkenny Outdoor Club Shortmat Triples
Nights of play:
Mon 18th Feb
Tues 19th Feb
Thurs 21st Feb
Fri 22nd Feb
Finals night:
Thurs 28th Feb
Entries to:
Lee Jacob: 00353864493737
David Bonner: 00353872462219
Co. Antrim Open Pairs (Jim Baker Stadium)
Thurs 21st Feb
Fri 22nd Feb
Sat 23rd Feb (afternoon & evening)
Finals Tue 26th Feb
Contact Robert McCullough on 02894 465694 or 07877723951 or by contacting the Baker Stadium directly on 02894432937 or on their website at jimbakerstadium.com
St. Saviour’s Pairs
Saturday 16th March
Monday 18th March
Tuesday 19th March
Wednesday 20th March
Thursday 21st March
Finals night: Friday 22nd March
Entry fee: £6
Contact Andrew Hughes on 07800573352
Ardaghey Bowling Club, Monaghan.
Open Pairs Tournament , Tuesday 19th March - Friday 22rd March 2012, Final on Tuesday 26th March 2012
Contact: Anne Holland 0035386 6030667
Congratulations to the Armagh Men 's Team who beat Oriel today by 4 shots to become the Interzone Champions for a fifth time.
The final turned out to be a classic with both teams playing superb throughout but it was Oriel who started the stronger of the two. Counts of 2, 3, and 1 in the opening end gave Oriel a 6 shot lead and they increased this to 16 shots by the 6th end.
Armagh fought back over the remaining 4 ends to reduce the deficit to just 5 shots at half time.
1. P Garvey, G Crothers, G Culbert, A Roberts 6-11 P Duff
2. P Moffett, S McCall, D Beattie, D Wright 9-12 F Dillon
3. C Trainor, R Hunter, L McCartan, J Beattie 8-5 J Murnaghan
Half Time Armagh 23 - 28 Oriel
Armagh came out fighting in the second half and in the opening end they lifted 5 shots across the mats to bring the match back to all square.
Oriel hit back and took a 2 shot lead in the 4th end.
Armagh squared it up again after 5 ends.
Oriel went 2 up again after 6 ends.
Armagh went ahead for the 1st time in the match by 1 shot after 7 ends.
Oriel took back the lead in the 8th end by 3 shots.
Armagh bounced back in the 9th to lead by 1 shot.
With Aidan Corrigan getting 2 shots in his last end and Andrew Leckey losing 1 shot, it left Armagh 2 up overall with only Mark Sproule's rink left on its last end.
Armagh held their nerve in the last end gaining a furhter 2 shots to come out winners in a classic match.
4. W Gilpin, S Breen, K Trainor, A Corrigan 8-7 K Conroy
5. P Whittle, N Uprichard, A Hughes, M Sproule 12-3 G McCabe
6. C Trainor, C Deering, J Richardson, A Leckey 7-8 P Hanlon
Final Score
Armagh 50 - 46 Oriel