County Bs bring curtain down on local Kilkenny track and field season

The grand finale of the county track and field season came down on Thursday when Thomastown AC hosted the County B Track and Field Championships.

The County Bs are always an enjoyable experience for the children and it was great to see the huge number of juvenile athletes from all the clubs competing on the night.

Well done to all who competed in each event.

Results, County B T&F Championships:
Girls’ U-8 80m: 1 Amelia Dunne (TT), 2 Isabel McGrath (BH), 3 Marlie Robinson (KCH).
Girls’ 80m: 1 Ava Murphy (BH), 2 Meabh Moseley (G), 3 Sarah Kelly (SS).
Boys’ U-8 80m: 1 Michael Maher (CC), 2 Ben Lonergan (TT), 3 Dylan Dolan (NU).
U-8 80m: 1 Fionn Quinn (KCH), 2 Darragh Brennan (CC), 3 Sam Ennis (SS).
Girls’ U-9 80m: 1 Niamh Hoyne (KCH), 2 Cara Walsh (KCH), 3 Ava Power (SS).
80m: 1 Emma Malone (CC), 2 Aine Dalton (G), 3 Laoise Walsh (NU).
Boys’ U-9 80m: 1 James Costelloe (NU), 2 Harry Ryan (SJ), 3 Max Mulcahy (TT).
U-9 80m: 1 Ciaran Brennan (CC), 2 Darragh Smith (CC), 3 Ollie Brennan (BH).
Girls’ U-10 80m: 1 Katie Kelly (SS), 2 Molly Costelloe (KCH), 3 Anna Redmond (BH).
80m: 1 Julianne Doyle (TT), 2 Sienna Harrison (SS), 3, Niamh Kehoe (SJ).
80m: 1 Holly Quinn (KCH), 2 Kate O’Keeffe (BH), 3 Bethan Doyle (SS).
Boys’ U-10 80m: 1 Sam Coogan (SS), 2 Conor Nevan (SJ), 3 Sean Vereker (SJ).
Girls’ U-11 80m: 1 Katie Quirke (NU), 2 Isabel Hoyne (KCH), 3 Aoife Dalton (G).
Boys’ U-11 80m: 1 James Dunphy (SJ), 2 Harry O’Regan (G), 3 Reece Hetherington (CC).
Girls’ U-12 80m: 1 Ciara McEvoy (BH), 2 Leah Maher (CC), 3 Ellen Butler (SS).
Boys’ U-12 80m: 1 Tim Doyle (KCH), 2 Liam Conroy (KCH), 3 Luke Kelly (NU).
Girls’ U-13 80m: 1 Madeline Kemple (KCH), 2 Ava Walsh (KCH), 3 Caitlyn Keys (TT).
Boys’ U-13 80m: 1 Luke Murphy (BH), 2 Lachlin Halpin (BH), 3 Sean Dormer (CC).
Girls’ U-14 80m: 1 Niamh Brockett (TT), 2 Ruby Mullen (BH), 3 Cara Maher (CC).
Boys’ U-14 80m: 1 Noah Doyle (TT), 2 Cian O’Sullivan (KCH).
Girls’ U-15 100m: 1 Aoibh Gilmartin (SS).
Boys’ U-15 100m: 1 Eoin Galvin (SS).

Middle Distance
Girls’ U-8 300m: 1 Ava Murphy (BH), 2 Amelia Dunne (TT), 3 Meabh Moseley (G).
Boys’ U-8 300m: 1 Rian Dunne (SS), 2 Ben Lannon (TT), 3 Fionn Quinn (KCH).
Girls’ U-9 300m: 1 Emma Roven (CC), 2 Alisha Walsh (NU), 3 Cara Walsh (KCH).
Boys’ U-9 300m: 1 James Costello (NU), 2 Ciaran Brennan (CC), 3 Daire Smith (CC).
Girls’ U-10 300m: 1 Georgia Keyes (TT), 2 Julianne Doyle (TT), 3 Megan Walsh (BH).
Boys’ U-10 300m: 1 Sam Coogan (SS), 2 Sean Vereker (SJ), Oisin Fogarty (CC).
Girls’ U-11 300m: 1 Winter Rose Molloy (KCH), 2 Isabel Flynn (KCH), 3 Millie Fitzgerald (BH).
Boys’ U-11 300m: 1 Harry O’Regan (G), Reece Hetherington (CC), 2 Jack Keyes (G), Conor Maher (G).
Girls’ U-12 800m: 1 Siofra Croke O’Neill (KCH), 2 Indie Farrell (TT), 3 Ellie Costelloe (KCH).
Boys’ U-12 800m: 1 Charlie Norris (KCH), 2 Rian Bergin (KCH), 3 Tim Ryle (KCH).
Girls’ U-13 800m: 1 Lexi Keating (KCH), 2 Emily Nevin (SJ), 3 Emma Brennan (BH).
Boys’ U-13 800m: 1 Luke Maher (BH), 2 Harry O’Vaugh (BH), 3 Patrick Maher (G).
Girls’ U-14 800m: 1 Cara Maher (CC), 2 Faye Williams (BH), 3 Holly Cleere (BH).
Boys’ U-14 800m: 1 Noah Doyle (TT).
Girls’ U-15 800m: 1 Aoibh Gilmartin (SS).

Walks 600m
Girls’ U-12: 1 Ailbhe Ni Dhubhda (SS), 2 Kate Malone (CC), 3 Emma Power (SS).
Boys’ U-12: 1 Calum Murphy (CC).
Girls’ U-14: 1 Casey Cleere (KCH), 2 Laoise Glynn G, 3 Ellie Conroy (SJ).

Relays
U-10 Girls: 1 Thomastown, 2 Kilkenny City Harriers, 3 St Senan’s.
U-10 Boys: 1 St Senan’s, 2 Barrow Harriers, 3 Castlecomer.
U-12 Girls: 1 Castlecomer, 2 Kilkenny City Harriers, 3 St Senan’s.
U-12 Boys: 1 Kilkenny City Harriers, 2 Gowran, 3 Castlecomer.
U-14 Girls: 1 Kilkenny City Harriers, 2 Barrow Harriers, 3 Barrow Harriers.

Field Events
Turbo Javelin
Girls’ U-9: 1 Aine Dalton G, 2 Eabha Power (SS), 3 Amelia Dunne (TT), 3 Alicia Walsh (NU).
Boys’ U-9: 1 Hugo Jasinghe (TT), 2 Hugo Challoner (TT), 3 Ciaran Brennan (CC).
Girls’ U-10: 1 Julianne Doyle (TT), 2 Kayla Hickey (TT), 3 Lilly Kelly (BR).
Boys’ U-10: 1 Oisin Fogarty (CC), 2 Ryan Brennan (CC), 3 Con O’Farrell (G).
Girls’ U-11: 1 Edie Kemple (KCH), 2 Robyn Lyons Teehan (KCH), 3 Isabel Hoyne (KCH).
Boys’ U-11: 1 Sam Coogan (SS), 2 Harry Healy (KCH), 3 Jack Keyes (G).
Long Jump
Girls’ U-10: 1 Mia Comerford (CC), 2 Georgia Keyes (TT), 3 Holly Quinn (KCH).
Boys’ U-10: 1 Nicky Morrissey (CC), 2 Daire Smith (CC), 3 Oisin Fogarty (CC).
Girls’ U-12: 1 Molly Reynolds (KCH), 2 Kate Malone (CC), 3 Siofra Croke O’Neill (KCH).
Boys’ U-12: 1 Kyle Dunne (TT), 2 James Healy (KCH), 3 Luke Kelly (NU).
Girls’ U-14: 1 Casey Cleere (KCH), 2 Hannah Phelan G, 3 Aoibhe Walsh (KCH).
Boys’ U-14: 1 Noah Doyle (TT), 2 Sean Dormer (CC).
Shot Put
Girls’ U-13: 1 Holly Walsh (SS), 2 Ciara O’Brien (BR), 3 Sadie Treacy (BH).
Boys’ U-13: 1 Thomas Maddock (SS), 2 Cathal (SJ), 3 Michael O’Dowd (BR).
Girls’ U-15: 1 Ruby Mullen (BR), 2 Hannah Phelan (G), 3 Robyn Goodwin (G).
Boys’ U-15: 1 Callum Morrissey (CC), 2 Sean Maher (CC), 3 Sean Gill (CC).

Tailteann Games

Seven athletes from Kilkenny were selected to compete at the ISSA Tailteann Games in SETU Carlow on Saturday. One of the most renowned track and field events on the athletics calendar for post primary school athletes, entry to the competition is for intermediate athletes and gained through the schools provincial championships held a few weeks previous. Each competitor gets to represent their schools and province to the highest standards, with the top winners going forward to represent Ireland at the SIAB later in the summer.

Kilkenny City Harriers had five athletes competing - Kate Maher, Ellen Daly, Sinead Cormack, Kyrell Mtinsi and Matias Quaglia while St Joseph’s had two of their most successful walkers, Lily Ryan and Evan Walsh, in the competition, all competing for Leinster.

Well done to all who competed and best of luck to all selected for the Ireland SIAB teams.

Kilkenny results
Girls’ 3,000m Walks: 5 Lily Ryan (Our Lady of Lourdes, Rosbercon).
Boys’ 5,000m Walks: 1 Evan Ryan (CBS Kilkenny).
Girls’ 200m: 3 Ellen Daly (Loreto Kilkenny).
Girls’ 300m: 1 Kate Maher (Loreto Kilkenny).
Girls’ 3,000m: 8 Sinead Cormack (Presentation Kilkenny).
Boys’ 100m: 2 Matias Quaglia (Kilkenny College).
Boys’ 200m: 1 Matias Quaglia (Kilkenny College).
Boys’ 800m: 8 Kyrell Mtinsi (St Kieran’s College).
Girls’ 4x300m Relay Team: 1 Kate Maher (Loreto Kilkenny).
Girls’ 4x100m Relay Team: 1 Ellen Daly (Loreto Kilkenny).
Boys’ 4x100m Relay Team: 1 Matias Quaglia (Kilkenny College).

Thomastown duo secure gold

Finn Challoner and Hugo Jasinghe delivered an impressive gold medal-winning performance at the National Children’s Games in Tullamore. Having won gold in the Leinsters two weeks earlier, the boys continued their dominance in the turbo javelin competition and took home gold with a combined distance of 30.27m.

There were lots of great individual and paired performances from all the athletes that competed on the day across the sprints, middle distance, long jump and turbo javelin. The under-12s competing on the day also had competitions in shot put and high jump.

Kilkenny results:
Girls’ U-9 Long Jump: 15 Niamh Hoyne, Grace Healy (Kilkenny City Harriers).
Boys’ U-9 Turbo Javelin: 1 Finn Challoner, Hugo Jasinghe (Thomastown).
Boys’ U-9 300m: 6 Ciaran Brennan, Daire Smith (Castlecomer).
Girls’ U-10 60m Sprint: 12 Julianne Doyle, Georgia Keyes (Thomastown).
Girls’ U-10 Turbo Javelin: 7 Julianne Doyle, Georgia Keyes (Thomastown).
Boys’ U-10 Long Jump: 9 Jonah Cleere, Cian McIntyre (Kilkenny City Harriers).
Boys’ U-10 Turbo Javelin: 8 Patrick Comerford, Diarmuid Maher (Castlecomer).
Girls’ U-11 600m: 8 Winter Rose Molloy, Edie Kemple (Kilkenny City Harriers).
Girls’ U-12 High Jump: 15 Ella Jasinghe (Thomastown).
Girls’ Shot Put: 14 Alisha Farrell (Thomastown).
Boys’ U-12 High Jump: 7 Conor Laurence Delaney (Kilkenny City Harriers).
Boys’ U-12 Long Jump: 4 Daniel McIntyre (Kilkenny City Harriers).

Relays
Boys’ U-9: Ciaran Brennan, Daire Smith, Nicky Morrissey, Noah Callanan (Castlecomer; fifth heat two).
Girls’ U-10: Julianne Doyle, Kayla Hickey, Ava Smyth, Georgia Keyes (Thomastown; fifth, heat two).
Boys’ U-10: Jonah Cleere, Dara Walsh, Cian McIntyre, Henry Trayer (Kilkenny City Harriers; fifth, heat one); Patrick Comerford, Oisin Fogarty, Diarmuid Maher, Cian Nolan (Castlecomer; sixth, heat one.
Boys’ U-12: Aaron Tyrrell, Daniel McIntyre, Daniel Quinn, Conor Lawrence Delaney (Kilkenny City Harriers), sixth heat one.