The John West Féile na nGael proved to be a successful one for Galway handball clubs with victories in the One Wall and 4 Wall Competitions. In what
In the Boys 4 Wall competitions, last year’s champions Abbeyknockmoy finished runners up in the Division 1 Plate final as they suffered a narrow three-point defeat to Kells. The Kilkenny club picked up this trophy for the second year in succession. Moycullen claimed the Division 3 title as they beat Friary/Abbeyside/Ballinacourty of Waterford by 34 points to 14.
Annaghdown won the Division 4 tournament after they
beat Carrick On Suir in the final. The Galway side enjoyed further success in
the Girls Division 3 Plate where they narrowly defeated Laois club Cullohill
37-29 in the final. In the Boy’s Division 5 final, Moycullen suffered an
agonising two-aces defeat to Newmarket on Fergus with the Clare side prevailing
28 points to 26.
There were individual titles handed out with Orlaith
Geoghegan claimed the Girls One Wall Skills title while her Oughterard team
mate Ethan O’Halloran finished in second place in the Boy’s Event. Moycullen’s
Ethan Kyne won the Division 3 Skills competition while Mark Bradley claimed a
gold medal in the Division 5 category. Ava Sweeney picked up the Skills title
in Division 3 while Conor Hession finished third in his competition.
It proved to be a successful weekend for Galway handball and ideal preparation for the Junior Nationals.
The Williamstown Junior B team won the Connacht
Interclub title after defeating Roscommon’s Mount Talbot in the final. Jimmy Connaughton, Kieran Hanley, Alan Byrne, Chris
Connaughton and Aaron Connaughton helped guide their club to the All-Ireland
semi-finals. Williamstown will also be represented in the Men’s Open while
Moycullen have reached the Junior semi-finals.
