Darragh McElhinney of CP Bheanntrai proved the star of the Irish schools team at the annual SIAB Cross-Country hosted by Wales at Newport when he won the U17 inter boys’ race in some style. McElhinney shook off the challenge of a strong England team to come home in 19 mins 34 secs for the 6.3km […]
Eoin Taggart of Rathcoole won the senior boys’ steeplechase at the opening day of the Aviva Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships in Santry. In the inter 100m hurdles, Matthew Behan, CUS, beat Joe Halwax, CBC Monkstown, for the title, despite suffering from a “dead” leg. Mollie Scott of Colaiste Conglais won both the junior […]
* Thanks to Roisin Farrell for supplying. Aviva South Leinster Schools T-F Championships Day 1 (Minor, junior) Girls Minor – 80m: 1 Emma Derby (Killina SS), 2 Lisa Aspell (C&P Kilcullen), 3 Ellie O’Toole (C&P Kilcullen). 500m: 1 Ellie O’Toole (C&P Kilcullen), 2 Aimee McGrath ( Newbridge College), 3 Chloe Harte (SH Tullamore). 1100m: 1 […]
Great wins in the senior 1500m for Adam Foley of Ard Scoil Ris in 4 mins 15 secs and for Jamie Cullen of Arklow CBS in the senior 400m. Making it an inter 200m/400m double was Kevin Woods of CUS. * Results now as complete as I can make them; no hammer and a […]
A record 100 teams from 20 schools competed in yesterday’s West Leinster Schools Medley Relays held in Santry. Girls – Minor: 1 Holy Family CC, 2 St Peter’s Dunboyne, 3 Castleknock College. Junior: 1 St Joseph’s College, 2 St Louis HS, 3 St Joseph’s College. Inter: 1 St MacDara’s, 2 Mount Sackville, 3 Holy Family […]
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