Collooney players runners-up in Connacht Juvenile B 40 x 20 finals

Diarmuid & Vincent Harte on right runners-up in Boys U-15 doubles Connacht Juvenile B finals in Lisacul last Sunday against Mayo's Cian Kennedy & Mark Moran

Ross Farrell  on right boys U-17  runner-up V Kieran Joyce Galway.

(photos with thanks to Stanley Harte)

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Collooney Juvenile go down in Connacht finals

Disappointment for club’s Juvenile players in Connacht finals:

Ross Farrell boys U-17 singles & Vincent & Diarmuid Harte U-15 doubles lost out in the Connacht Juvenile B 40 x 20 in Lisacul on Sunday 26th April last.

Ross lost out to Galway’s Kieran Joyce by 8-21, 6-21 while Diarmuid & Vincent Harte lost out to Mayo’s Cian Kennedy & Mark Moran 3-15, 5-15.

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Vincent & Diarmuid Harte & Ross Farrell in Connacht 40 x 20 finals

Connacht Juvenile 40 x 20 handball finals

Sunday April 26th at 11 a.m.in Lisacul

Boys U-15 Doubles: Vincent & Diarmaid Harte (Sligo) v Cian Kennedy & Mark Moran (Mayo)


Boys U-17 Singles: Ross Farrell Sligo v Kieran Forde (Galway)


Best of luck to club players Vincent, Diarmuid & Ross in the Conancht Juvenile B finals on Sunday.
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Connacht Juvenile B 40 x 20 Championships played in Collooney yesterday

Connacht B 40 x 20 championships in Collooney Sunday 12th April
Boys U-13 doubles: Oisin Harte & Jack Branley w/o to Leitrim
Boys U-14 doubles: Aaron Bruen & Darra Barrins lost to 12-15, 15-10, 10-15 to Leitrim.
Boys U-15 doubles: Vincent Harte & Diarmuid Harte w/o v Leitrim

Boys U-17 singles: Ross Farrell dft Lee Carrigan (Roscommon) 15-4, 15-0

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Connacht B 40 x 20 championships in Collooney.

Best of luck to Collooney handball players in Sunday’s Connacht B Championships in Collooney

Connacht B  40 x 20  championships

Boys U-13 doubles: Oisin Harte & Jack Branley

Boys U-14 doubles:  Aaron Bruen & Darra Barrins

Boys U-15 doubles: Vincent Harte & Diarmuid Harte

Boys U-17 singles: Ross Farrell

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Results from Collooney - Irish Nationals Junior 40 x 20 4/4/15

Results from Collooney - Irish Nationals Junior 40 x 20 4/4/15
Boys 13 & Under: Odhrain McGlynn Donegal bt Lorcan Conlon Mayo 15-11, 15-2
Boys 13 & Under: Dara Curran Tyrone bt Darragh Jordan Galway 15-2, 15-7

Boys 15 & Under: Alan Masterson Mayo bt Kyle O'Meara Donegal 15-11 15-11
Boys 15 & Under: Ronan Curran Tyrone bt Shane Lawless Galway 15-5, 15-3


Boys 13 & Under plate: Darragh Jordan Galway bt Lorcan Conlon Mayo 15-14, 12-15, 11-6
Boys 13 & Under cup: Dara Curran Tyrone bt Odhrain McGlynn Donegal 15-8, 11-15, 11-5

Boys 15 & Under plate: Shane Lawless Galway bt Kyle O'Meara Donegal 15-4, 15-11
Boys 15 & Under Cup: Ronan Curran Tyrone bt Alan Masterson Mayo 15-9, 15-1.

My sincere thanks to Peter Davey, Stanley Harte & Paddy Walsh for making sure it was a successful day's handball in the club.

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February issue of Into the West Magazine

The February issue of the Into the West in now online and can be viewed HERE

On page 56 is the Club's AGM report.

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Irish 40 x 20 Junior Nationals in Collooney

Irish 40 x 20 Junior Nationals sponsored by O’Neills.

Saturday 4^th April in Collooney at 12 noon.

Boys 13 & Under:  Lorcan Conlon (Mayo) v Odhran McGlynn (Down)        G

Boys 13 & Under:  Darragh Jordan (Galway) v Dara Curran (Tyrone)           H

Boys 15 & Under:  Alan Masterson (Mayo) v Kyle O’Meara ( Donegal)       A

Boys 15 & Under: Shane Lawless (Galway) v Ronan Curran (Tyrone)          B

Boys 13 & Under Plate:  Runner up G v Runner up H  (winner goes forward to wkend 18th/19th April)

Boys 13 & Under:  Winner G v Winner H                      (winner goes forward to wkend 18th/19^th April)

Boys 15 & Under plate:  Runner up A  v Runner up B   (winner goes forward to wkend 18th/19th April)

Boys 15 & Under:  Winner A v Winner B                      (winner goes forward to wkend 18^th/19^th April)

Match format and timeouts

Boys 13 & Under and Boys 15 & Under – 2 timeouts in 15 ace games, 2 time outs in 11 ace games

ALL MATCHES comprise 2 x 15 games, 1 tie break of 11 aces

All plate matches in all games are 2 x 15 games, 1 tie break to 11 aces

International playing rules apply for Irish Trials for international events

Main points of difference to note are:

1. Timeouts are of 1 minute duration.

2.  Five minute timeouts are allowed between games.

3. If a game goes to a tie break  that the player with the most aces scored in the first and second     games, serves first in the tie break.

4. If a referee’s opinion a ball striking an opponent would not have reached the front wall, a mark or a     hand out is given.

5. There must be strict application of the 10 seconds ruling

(a) from the end of play t the call of score and

(b) for the period from the call of score to the completion of serve.