Curran & McCann
Connacht Champions in Collooney
Collooney handball club hosted the Connacht Men’s &
Ladies 40 x 20 finals at the weekend. The
provinces top players were at the Sligo venue. It was the first major event to
take place in the new 40 x 20 handball court since its opening on August 29th
last at a cost of €200,000.
On Saturday’s matches Ricki O’Gara from the St. Coman’s Club
in Roscommon defeated fellow Roscommon man Neil McDermott by 21-9, 21-17. O’
Gara was then defeated by Galway’s Martin Mulkerrins from the Moycullen Club in
Galway 21-9, 21-19 in the semi-final.
In the ladies qualifying section Galway’s Ciana Curran had an
easy win over Mayo’s Leona Ryder in straight games while Amy Corrigan from the
Ballaghaderren Club in Mayo was brought to a tie breaker before defeating
Clodagh McMenamin 2-12, 16-21, 21-6.
The finals were played today Sunday and resulted in wins for
Joe McCann who defeated Martin Mulkerrins 21-20, 21-12 while Ciana Curran outscored
Amy Corrigan 21-13 21-12.
Next month the Collooney Club will host a number of Connacht Championships
40 x 20 finals.
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