Under-17 panel the runners-up
Fine show in Leinster tests
THE WEXFORD Under-17 inter-county badminton team travelled to Baldoyle to take part in the Leinster competition.
In the morning session Wexford were in a group of four with Louth, Kilkenny ‘B’ and Kildare ‘A’.
First Wexford played Louth and won 5-0, and they followed it up with a victory over Kilkenny ‘B’ on the same scoreline.
The last game in the morning group saw Wexford lose to Kildare ‘A’ 3-2.
The results of the morning saw Wexford being placed in Division 1 for the afternoon session. This again was a group of four with Dublin, Kildare ‘B’, Wexford and Kildare ‘A’.
First up in opposition was Dublin, with Wexford winning on a 3-2 scoreline.
Wexford followed that with another 3-2 success, this time against Kildare ‘B’.
The last game of the group saw Wexford losing to Kildare ‘A’ 4-1. This left Wexford as the runner-up in Division 1, a great achievement for a young team.
The Wexford team comprised Paddy Nolan, Evan Byrne, Mickey O’Regan, Aine Crowe, Bethany Trankner and Anne Nolan.
The Class 3 and Class 5 Wexford inter-county teams were also in action in the preliminaries of the Leinster competition.
The Class 3 team travelled to Carlow Lawn Tennis Club and qualified for the finals in Dublin. Well done to the team of Joe Ryan, Declan Carroll, Shane Kehoe, Catherine Canavan, Tara Kehoe, Helen Butler and Aime Butler.
The Class 5 team travelled to St. Laurence’s G.A.A. Centre near Athy, where they also qualified for the Leinster finals.
The team was John Cogley, Aquino Thomas, William Butler, Anthony Wadding, Martina Cogley, Caitríona Walsh, Bríd Kehoe, Louise Howe and Maryse Diaz.
Congratulations to both teams on very successful performances, and best of luck in the finals.