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GiRlS SocceR

2013/2014 was a busy year for girls soccer. We had two teams We were unfortunate in our second match to be chosen to
competing this year, the under seventeens and the senior play the previous Ulster champions, Deele College, Raphoe.
girls. With our new coach Mr. Foudy we were hoping to be This under seventeens match took place on our school pitch.
very successful. It was great to have the whole school there for support. We
were beaten badly in this match but it was no shame to be
We played our first match at senior level on the Cavan
astroturf pitch against Finn Valley College, Stranorlar. We beaten by this team as they went on to play in the Ulster finals
played well in this match scoring a goal in the first half. But later in the year.
then in the second half Finn Valley came back and scored a It was a very fun and eventful year and a big thank you to
goal. The game went into extra time with both teams playing Mr.Foudy for putting up with us!
very well. Unfortunately our opponents scored a goal with a By Hannah McHugh
minute to spare and we were out of the championship.

Girls Futsal

GiRlS FutSal

This year saw the formation of the Girls Futsal team to play
in a Cavan schools tournament hosted by Brefine College. A
team created solely of first year pupils rose to the occasion
and represented the school very well. Fighting off tough
competition from the home side, our girls were unfortunately
beaten by a narrow margin.

taBle tenniS

2014 was another eventful year for the table tennis in the McConkey, Adam Dunne and Joshua Hall also won medals
Royal School. In November our under 15 and under 19 girls in their events.
retained their Ulster titles while the under 13 girls were Finally the players would like to thank Mr. Plunkett, Mr.
narrowly defeated in the final. Our under15 boys battled Noctor and Mr. Patterson for giving up their time to take us
through to the final only to fall to Malone college, Belfast. In to competitions.
April the two victorious girls’ teams headed to Tallaght
Basketball Arena in search of all Ireland glory. However,
both teams lost out the eventual champions. Our under
15 lost out to a strong Mayo side while our under 19 had
a narrow defeat to a Cork school. Each team easily
won the third place playoff beating two different Dublin
teams.
In the Ulster Leagues we won three out of six titles
namely the under 14 and under 19 girls and the under
12 boys. Our victory in the under 12 boys means we
now have all six Ulster League titles which is a great
achievement for the school.
In the ulster individual competition Hannah Lynch-
Dawson continued her winning streak by coming
first in the under 19 signles. Megan McConkey, Lydia

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