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U-19 Table Tennis Cross Country

U19 Girls T able T ennis: All Ireland Champions 2013:
U19 Girls Table Tennis: All Ireland Champions 2013:
L-R Hannah Lynch Dawson, Megan McConkey,
L-R Hannah Lynch Dawson, Megan McConkey,
Helen McDermott, Sally McConkey, Lorna O’Reilly,
Helen McDermott, Sally McConkey, Lorna O’Reilly,
Pamela Jackson.
Pamela Jackson. Back row left to right: Hannah McHugh,
David Nzewi, Sarah Adesanya, James
Pratt, Roselie Awoyale
Middle row left to right: Grace Komolafe,
Whitney Eguakun, Kate Agaba, Robert
Matthews, Israel Adeyemi, Anita
Armstrong
Front row left to right: Amy Whitley, Killian
U-15 Table Tennis Tubman, Lorna O’Reilly, John Clarke, Emily
Arnold

U15 Girls Table Tennis: Ulster Champions 2013: L-R
Jodie Chapman, Amy Whitley, Nichola Fannin, Rachel
Hall, Lydia McConkey, Kelly Cartwright.
SCHOOL ATHLETICS

We had a very successful outing in the annual Cavan in the girls’ race. Pride of place goes to our senior girls’
U-13 Table Tennis School Track & eld Competition held in May 2012. A total team who got 2nd team in the U.19 competition. Overall
of 50 pupils took part with varying degrees of success. We everybody enjoyed participating and doing their best.
had numerous winners and medallists across all events. Amy Whitley.
Our sprinters were very prominent with Israel Adediran,
Promise Adekola and Sarah Adesanya all winning gold.
Amy Whitley took gold in the long jump with Maria
Donnery successful in the senior girls’ competition.
Hannah McHugh had a great win in the 800 metres as
U13 Girls Table Tennis: Ulster Champions 2013: L-R
U13 Girls Table Tennis: Ulster Champions 2013: L-R
Jennifer Sonaike, Emma Fannin, Laura Graham, well as Lorna O’Reilly in the shot putt. Many other pupils
Jennifer Sonaike, Emma Fannin, Laura Graham,
Nicole Higgins, Sarah Cherry, Grace Komolafe. achieved silver and bronze. (See photo)
Nicole Higgins, Sarah Cherry, Grace Komolafe.
John Clarke nished 2nd in the 1st year race in the
Cavan Cross Country Championship, held in Killinkere
last November. It was an excellent run with other good
performances from Sarah Cherry and Gemma Dugdale

Track & Field

TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONS

All Ireland success continued this year for the Royal School. All-Ireland title number three was won in the U.C.D sports
This time it was our U-19 girls who came out on top. First hall in April our U- 19s comprehensively defeated the Back row left to right: Roseline Awoyale,
up it was the Ulster Championships where all three of our Leinster champions Deansrath C.C 5-1 in the nal . Our U- William Ebbitt, Sarah Adsanya, Israel
girls teams won. The U-15 boys were very unlucky to lose 15s defeated St Tiernan’s of Dublin in the semi- nal also by Adediran, Victor Babatunde, Lorna
O’Reilly, Promise Adekola, Maria
out to the eventual champions in the semi- nals. In the 15-1 but lost out in a close nal to the Connaught winners. Donnery
Ulster singles Hannah Lynch-Dawson added to the U-16 Our U-13`s also reached their nal but were beaten 5-2. All Front row left to right: Emily Arnold,
title to the U-12 and U-14 titles she won in the previous two in all a very proud day for the school. The Ulster leagues are Killian Tubman, Amy Whitley, James
years. Other good performances came from Sally and Lydia un nished but we are in the nal rounds with all six teams. Pratt, Hannah McHugh
McConkey and Rachel Hall. For the boys Joshua Hall was Table tennis continues to grow in strength in the school and
most prominent but all the players gave a good account of long may in continue. U- 19’s team = Hannah Lynch Dawson,
themselves. Sally McConkey, Megan McConkey, Helen McDermott,
Pamala Jackson, and Lorna O`Reilly.

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