Tralee Complex to host Paddy Sugrue Tournament

COMPETITIVE badminton returns to the Tralee Sports Centre next Sunday for the first time in 10 years with the staging of the Paddy Sugrue Tournaments which caters for divisions 2 to 5.

Mr Sugrue was former President of Tralee’s County Club and also the Kerry Badminton Association and Sundays events are being run to mark the 30th anniversary of Mr Sugrue’s death by some of his former County Club members.

It has been decided that all proceeds of these tournaments will be donated to the Tralee Branch of the Chernobyl Childrens Funds which all will agree is a most deserving charity.

Since 1993 the Tralee Branch has been bringing children from the village of Kozhan in a contaminated area in southern Belarus to North Kerry for four weeks in June/ July for rest and recuperation and medical attention and to date the Tralee organisation has brought over 1,000 children to Kerry.

So, all Kerry Badminton players and enthusiasts are requested to support these tournaments next Sunday, even if not playing do come along and give your support in some form and, of course, the non-badminton public are more than welcome also, any time from 12 noon to 5 pm.

The badminton programme times: Division 5 at 12 noon; Division 4 at 2pm; Division 3 at 3.30pm and Division 2 at 4.30pm. Entry fee for each division is €10 per player. Spot prizes more than welcome.

THE final tournament of the 20172018 Kerry Juvenile Badminton programme under the direction of Juvenile chairman Billy Lacey and juvenile secretary Carmel Hudson took place on Good Friday in the Killarney Sport and Leisure Centre with a turnout of 115 children. Annascaul won the best club on the day and took home the club tournament shield.

Results U-11 Girls

Stephanie Reid, Annascaul, and Caoimhe O’Connor, Moyvane, defeated Maeve Ahern, Moyvane, and Aoise O’Donoghue, Killarney, 12-15, 15-12, 15-13

U-13 Girls

Molly O’Donoghue, Killarney, and Eilish Enright, Castleisland, defeated Lily McSweeney, Castleisland, and Maura Burke, Milltown, 21-17, 21-18

U-15 Girls

Madison Carter, Listowel, and Laura O’Connor, Killarney, were winners and Adele O’Brien, Killarney, and Danielle Moriarty, Castleisland, were runners-up played on round robin format

U-17 Girls

Ciara Hudson, Moyvane, and Aoife Bowler defeated Olivia Wesoloska, Killarney, and Aisling Harty, Ballyheigue, on round robin format

U-11 Boys

Ruadhan Donovan, Annascaul, and James Horgan O’Brien, Moyvane, defeated Jack Lyne, Annascaul, and Eamon Bowler, Moyvane, 10-15, 15-11, 15-5

U-13 Boys

Odhran O’Neill, Milltown, and Tomas O’Sullivan, Listowel, defeated Ayrton Burke, Castleisland, and Patrick O’Connor, Moyvane, 21-14,21-16

U-15 Boys

Cathal Donovan, Annascaul, and Ross Twomey, Killarney, defeated Muiris Harty, Ballyheigue, and Dara Newsome, Ballyheigue, 21-7, 21-9

U-17 Boys

Niall O’Brien, Killarney, and Oisin Moran, Killarney, defeated Seamus Knightly, Annascaul, and Dara Lawlor, Killarney, on round robin format

PLATE RESULTS U-11 Girls

Aoibhin McCarthy, Moyvane, and Chloe McHugh, Milltown, defeated Aobhadh Dillon and Katelyn Dillon, Milltown

U-13 Girls

Marie Heffernan, Milltown, and Jessica O’Loughlin, Castleisland, defeated Nicola Kennelly, Moyvane, and Yen Leniston, Killarney

U-11 Boys

Sean Scanlon, Moyvane, and Con Mahony, Castleisland, defeated David Brassil, Moyvane, and Evan Daly, Iveragh

U-13 Boys

Jack O’Donoghue, Moyvane, and Conor O’Keefe, Killarney, defeated Abir Kazi, Killarney, and Martin O’Sullivan, Listowel

U-15 Boys

Hasib Ahmmed, Killarney, and Peter Fitzgerald, Ballyheigue, defeated Tom Hoare, Annascaul, and Adam Dineen, Ballyheigue RESULTS of the art competition which is based on a badminton theme. There was 29 entries with the overall standard being of an exceptionally high quality.

U-10 Girls

1st Aine Newsome, Annascaul, 2nd Kate Harmon, Castleisland, 3rd Nicole Vesko, Listowel, 4th Kate Nolan, Listowel

U-10 Boys

1st Premyslaw Choromanski, Moyvane, 2nd Kian Lyons, Moyvane, 3rd Sean Scanlon, Moyvane, 4th Cillian Haugh, Moyvane

U-12 Girls

1st Grace Harrison, Moyvane, 2nd Aoife Curran, Moyvane, 3rd Sarah Casey, Annascaul

U-12 Boys

1st Shahir Rahman, Killarney, 2nd Safwan Rahman, Killarney

U-14 Girls

1st Yen Leniston, Killarney, 2nd Mary Casey, Annascaul

U-14 Boys

1st Ross Twomey, Killarney

The Kerry team that took part in the Masters competition last Friday in Presentation Hall Killarney.