Schools News

There were further matches held at Sutton on 11/3/2015 and 18/3/2015 to decide the teams to represent Leinster at ALSAA on April 17 th.

Girls u 13 will be represented by St Fintans NS, Boys u 17 by St Fintans HS, Girls u 15 by Santa Sabina and Boys u 15 by St Fintans HS. So all teams have now been selected for Leinster and  the provinces have indicated their team numbers s o it looks like a full day  at ALSAA on April 17 th.

The finals of the boys u13 schools squash was held at Sutton Lawn Tennis Club on 27/2/2015. This competition was held to decide the boys  team at u13 which will represent Leinster in the upcoming All Ireland Schools Final day to be held on 17th April 2015.

There was an entry of ten teams. All teams were from the Dublin area with a good mix of Southside and Northside involved. St Michaels  Josh Brown, Ben Kennedy and John Finnian came back to Sutton as holders of the league title won inj  December 2014 and put up a brave battle but were beaten finalists. St Fintans A team proved too strong on the day and so this team comprised of Alex Smith, Dylan Moran and Jake Kieran  will do battle in April to represent their province.

Congratulations to all involved and thanks to all the parents who came along to support and help out on the day.

Next up is the Girls u13 and Boys u17 to be held on 11th March 2015.

The girls u13 league tournament was held today at Sutton LTC. A total of twelve girls comprising four teams competed . The winners today were St Fintans “A” with the Burrow NS runners up. Well done to all.

We really would like to see more girls schools competing so please contact us at 0873334445 if you require any more information. It is intended to run the cup competitions after Christmas in 2015. The winners of the cups will represent  Leinster in the All Ireland Schools competitions. I will be notifying coaches soon regarding the closing dates for entries .

contact tomca@eircom.net mobile 087 3334445

The leinster schools leagues are up and running again. The season started on 19/11/2014 at Sutton LawnTennis Clubwith a one day tournament for boys u 15. There was an entry of nine teams which was ranked  as Division 1 ( tournament players )  and Division 2 ( non tournament improver status).

The results were :

Division 1 winner St Fintans “A”, runner up St Fintans “B”

Division 2 winner Gaelcholaiste Ceatharlach runner up St Fintans “E”.

On 1/12/2014 it was the turn of the Boys u 13 players.

There was an entry of 5 teams and the winners were St Michaels College with St Fintans “A” team runner up.

On 10/12/2014 the girls u13 competetion was held . Four teams took part with St Fintans “B ” team just winning out to St Fintans “A”.

It is intended to hold the final competition for girls u 13 on Monday 15/12/2014.

These matches are being run as one day tournaments and there will be another round of these to be held before the end of February 2015.

I would like to see more schools in Leinster taking part so if you are interested or even want to enquire re coaching etc please contact schools@leinstersquash.ie or Tommy Maher on 087 3334445

Thanks for a fantastic day of Squash. There was a total of 19 teams playing in 6 sections, Boys U/13, U/15, U/17, U/19 Girls U/15 & U/17 with a total of 72 match played from 9.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Sutton LTC hosted the event and we would like to thank them for giving the use of their club at such short notice.

It was a pleasure to run the All Ireland Squash Schools Final once again and all schools should be very proud of their students behaviour and sportsmanship both on and off court.

It was great to see so many new faces alongside the well known players and we would hope that they are encouraged to progress to play in more events throughout Ireland in the future.

Thanks to the teachers and parents for their help and patients and congratulations to all the prize winners.

Regards, Eoin & Suzanne Ryan

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Results as follows:

The AGM of Leinster Squash will take place at 1pm on Saturday 27th April in Fitzwilliam.

Notice has been sent to all clubs and everyone is welcome to attend. Motions and nominations should reach the Administrator by 21st April.

Please save the date and inform all your colleagues and members.

The new season is just about here and as with all organisations, funds are at a premium.

Would you be in a position to sponsor a league or advert? Do you know someone who would like to help the sport?

Please contact us for more information. We’re able to offer a number of packages for leagues, naming rights, product and website placement, all at very reasonable prices.

Please help us spread the word.

A number of junior One Day tournaments have been added to the calendar so it’s a chance to put everything you’ve been working on in your training sessions into practise, in a fun and relaxed environment.

They’re all on a Sunday and taking place in Sutton. Get in contact with Eoin Ryan on 086 8182466 to enter or for more information.

They kick off this Sunday, 9th Sept.

Leinster Squash would like to thank Ulster Squash for a wonderful day.

Results:

U/13 Girls – No opponents for Leinster Team
U/13 Boys Winners – St Fintans NS, Sutton – Oisin Dunne, Luke Logan, Frank O’Dea
U/13 Boys Runners-Up – Scoil Iognaid

U/15 Girls Winners – Santa Sabina College, Sutton – Aoife Turley, Lauren Keogh, Carla Scanlan
U/15 Girls Runners-Up – Strathern College
U/15 Boys Winners – Gaelchoiláiste Cheartharlach, Carlow – Ryan Luther, Cian Ó Dubhghaill, Micheál Ó Dálaigh
U/15 Boys Runners-Up – Scoil Iognaid

U/17 Girls Winner – St Angelas, Waterford
U/17 Girls Runners-Up – Gaelcholáiste Cheartharlach, Carlow – Niamh Ní Chaoimh, Fiona Ní Mhurchú, Jenny Ní Dhubhchonna
U/17 Boys Winners – St Fintans High School, Sutton – David Ryan, Cillian Dunne, Eoghan Turley
U/17 Boys Runners-Up – Campbell College

U/19 Girls Winners – Gaelcholáiste Cheartharlach, Carlow – Katelyn Ní DhóráinElaine Nic an MhaoirFiona Ni Chaoimh
U/19 Girls Runners-Up – Presentation Thurles
U/19 Boys Winners – Belvedere College – Daniel L’Estrange, Ben Logan, Jack Macken
U/19 Boys Runners-Up – Coleraine