Brendan Foody "the comeback kid" Connacht champion
Connacht champions: Rachel Foody & Laura Finn
Great weekend for Finn & Foody families in
handball.
Two Connacht titles each for Rachel Foody & Laura
Finn
It was a great October bank holiday weekend for the Finn & Foody
family in handball. The games were played in Balla Co. Mayo. Over the weekend
Brendan Foody Boys U15 singles, Rachel Foody & Laura Finn Girls U-15 doubles all
won Connacht titles for Sligo. Added to
that Laura Finn ( Colaiste Mhuire
Ballymote) also won a Connacht Colleges
B title as did Rachel Foody (Convent of Mercy Ballina)
Brendan Foody staged a lazarous style recovery in the Boys U-15 singles
semi-finals which took place in Belcarra Co. Mayo on Saturday. In his
semi-final his opponent Declan Barry from Galway was well on the way to the
final when taking the first game by 15-1 and was 14-1 up in the second and just
needing 1 more point for victory. Somehow Foody conjured up an unlikely victory
from the jaws of defeat. In a remarkable turnaround Foody fought back
impressively and stunned Barry taking the second game by the minimum 15-14. In
a rollercoaster game Foody raced away in the tie breaker winning it by 15-1. In
the final against Mayo’s Ross Bourke Foody
made no mistake taking the title by 15-2, 15-4.
In the Girls U-15 doubles decider Sligo’s Laura Finn & Rachel Foody
had an exciting win over Galway’s Christina Hanley & Emma Cummins by 15-13,
15-11.
It was a busy weekend for Finn who won her second Connacht title of the
weekend when winning the Connacht Colleges B title representing Colaiste Mhuire
Ballymote. Finn defeated Karen Cosgrove Balla in the final. Rachel Foody (Convent of Mercy Ballina) also captured 2
Connacht titles in the 1ST Year Colleges final she defeated Karen
Cosgrove of Balla Secondary School 15-1, 15-8.
Odhran Quinn (Muredach’s College)captured
the Junior Boys singles with a comprehensive victory over Ross Bourke
representing Balla Secondary School
Connacht Colleges B 60 x 30
championships finals:
Girls Junior
Singles: Laura Finn Colaiste Mhuire Ballymote
Sligo defeated Karen Cosgrave, Balla Secondary School, Mayo
1st year girls: Rachel foody (Convent
of Mercy Ballina ) dft Caitronia Henneghan (St.Joseph's Castlebar) 15-1, 15-8
Junior Boys singles: Odhran Quinn
(Muredachs Colllege ) dft Ross Bourke (Balla Secondary School Mayo 21-1. 21-5
Connacht Juvenile B 60 x 30 championships finals:
Boys U-15 Singles: Brendan Foody dft Ross Bourke (Mayo) 15-2, 15-4
Girls U-15 doubles: Laura Finn & Rachel Foody (Sligo) dft Christina Hanley & Emma Cummins (Galway) 15-13, 15-11
