Great weekend for Finn & Foody families in handball
October 28, 2013
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 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.
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
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