Club Call

Rosslare Kettlebell: Massive congratulations to Rosslare Kettlebell Club athletes Colette, Sarah, Pat, Leanne, Evan and Caoimhe who did themselves and their club extremely proud at the Irish national kettlebell championships in Dublin with fantastic results.

Evan Kennedy-Power (eleven years old) started proceedings with 2 x 8 kg. long cycle and performed 83 solid reps. His previous P.B. was 68 reps. in February, representing a 15-rep. increase in the space of six months, and earning him a silver medal.

Pat Molloy put in an outstanding performance in long cycle 16 kg. with 135 reps., taking gold in the under 63 kg. cat and her first Irish national title.

Leanne Hennessy put in another super strong performance in long cycle 16 kg., achieving a new P.B. with 120 reps.

Colette Meyler performed 114 reps. in long cycle 16 kg. and came away with gold for her set in the +68 kg. cat and her first Irish national title.

Sarah Rea (17 years old) performed a whopping 146 reps. in 12 kg. long cycle and took gold and her first Irish national title. Sarah has started 16 kg. training and is very excited to move on to the yellow for October.

Caoimhe Van Der Bliake (15 years old) took double gold, having performed 190 reps. on snatch 12 kg. on Saturday (and injuring her hand). She went on to storm to victory again Sunday with 136 reps. in long cycle for her second Irish national title.

Rosslare Kettlebell Club members are coached by world champion and Master of Sport Clara O'Connor and train every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6.30 p.m. in Kilrane Community Centre.

They are always open to new members. For a club that is only one year old, they have achieved so much and it's only the beginning.

WEXFORD HOCKEY

Wexford Hockey Club are holding enrolment days at the following locations -

Youth section: second, third and fourth classes - Saturday, September 8, 9.45 a.m., Wallace's, Crossabeg; fifth and sixth classes - Monday, September 11, 4.45 p.m., St. Joseph's, Bishopswater; first, second and third year - Tuesday, September 12, 5.45 p.m., Astro Active, Enniscorthy.

Training will commence on these dates, following enrolment. All existing and new members are asked to complete new enrolment forms.

Adult section: TY's to Masters, Tuesday, September 12, 7.45 p.m., Astro Active, Enniscorthy

The adults are currently training Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

For queries please e-mail wexfordhockey@gmail.com or message the Wexford Hockey Club Facebook page.

CLONARD BADMINTON

The stretch has gone from the evenings and once again it's time for indoor games Badminton is a sport that attracts players of every age and ability.

The shuttles are beginning to fly again over the badminton courts.

Clonard Badminton Club will resume in Scoil Mhuire, Coolcotts, on Tuesday, September 5, and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday.

Play will start at 7.30 p.m. and keep going until late. Old acquaintances and new members are welcome to shake a racquet.

More information is available from Clem Daly at 087-7415151.

WANDERERS CRICKET

Wexford Wanderers firsts suffered a major blow to their hopes of league honours when they were defeated at home by North Kildare. At the start of play Wanderers were lying second in the league with the visitors in third place, but following this result the placings have been reversed.

Wanderers batted first and although most of the players got useful starts no one was able to go on to play a definitive innings. Usman with 25 runs and Nithin with 28 were the main contributors, as Wanderers were all out for 154 runs in the 44th over.

In reply, North Kildare's opener Hashmi was in brilliant form, striking six sixes in his innings of 84. When he was eventually out his team needed just 40 runs to win with eight wickets in hand.

However, some fine bowling from Alan Murphy and Nithin saw five further wickets fall but alas it was not enough as the visitors got home with three wickets to spare.

NEW ROSS RUGBY

New Ross R.F.C. will be hosting an evening of conversation between Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt, and former Munster, Ireland and Lions player Tony Ward, in Brandon House Hotel, New Ross, on Friday, September 8.

The conversation is expected to be wide-ranging, with their experiences in rugby being just one feature. Tickets for this event are available from The Bakehouse, Lawlor's, French's Pharmacy, Des Moloney, Master's Barbers, Quirke Dental Surgeons, The Cloth Hall, as well as from www.newrossrfc.com.

They are priced at just €25 each. Doors open at 7 p.m. on the evening and some special guests will also be making an appearance.

GOREY CRICKET

A great all-round performance from Philip Leonard led Gorey Cricket Club to victory over Clontarf 6 in Courtown recently.

Backed by a captain's innings from Anslem Diaz and a blistering spell of bowling from Khalid 'Khan' Ambroze, Gorey saw off the visitors' challenge to win by 98 runs.

Having been put in to bat in windy conditions, Gorey soon found themselves in trouble having been reduced to 62-5. Clontarf's opening bowlers had kept things tight early on and found reward through their changes in pace.

Leonard and Diaz stood firm however with a well-worked partnership of 90 to resurrect the Gorey innings, before some late hitting saw the home side finish on 163-7 from their 40 overs.

Rain had threatened for most of the day without seriously putting the match in danger, and things soon brightened up as the sun made an appearance for the second innings.

The visitors never looked likely of mounting a challenge though thanks to a superb display of fast bowling from Khan. He took 3-7, including three maidens in a row, to ensure that Clontarf's reply was over before it started.

Their chase collapsed to 65 all out in short time, with four wickets for Leonard wrapping up the tail, including a swirling, high catch from Gary Murphy to finish things off.

The result left Gorey mid-table in Leinster Division 14, with a home match against Laois up next.

Gorey (163-7 - 40 overs): P. Leonard 57*, A. Diaz 35, A. McDermott 3-33, J. McNally 2-35.

Clontarf 6 (65 all out - 28.2 overs): N. Sengan 17, S. Lisowiec 16, P. Leonard 4-8, K. Ambroze 3-7.

Gorey Cricket Club showed the depth in their batting on Saturday, as they overcame Laois 3 by 26 runs in their Division 14 match.

With five batsmen passing the 20 mark, Gorey assembled a big total of 197 all out from their 40 overs having been put in to bat.

The scoring was particularly impressive given the slow pace of the outfield, with many cracking shots ending up as twos.

A high total had looked in doubt at one point when Gorey had slipped to 69-5 on what was a decidedly heavy morning. A vital partnership was struck by Atilla Stahut and Ross Norman however, as the pair made 27 runs apiece to mount resistance to the Laois attack.

Some lusty hitting at the death from Khan Ambroze pushed the Gorey total to a defendable point. The big-hitting fast bowler reached 24 before being run-out off the last ball of the innings.

The sun started to shine during the lunch break and the outfield had noticeably quickened up for the start of the Laois innings.

An early run-out by Khan was just the beginning of a Laois collapse as they were soon 24-4 after some tight bowling by the captain, Anslem Diaz.

Laois' middle order fought back bravely in the middle overs as Hassan Munawar battled his way to a well-earned 73 and bolstered a tense chase.

The visitors had begun to reel in Gorey's total with a series of late sixes before Rashid Owais took three catches in four balls off the bowling of Reiner Garz to bowl out Laois for 171.

The match was played in great spirit and the win brings Gorey up to third place in Division 14.

Gorey's next match will be against league-leaders AIB in Courtown on September 2, with a starting time of 12.30 p.m.

Gorey (197 all out - 40 overs): R. Norman 27, A. Stahut 27, F. Khalid 2-27, U. Akram 1-32.

Laois 3 (171 all out - 38.4 overs): H. Munawar 73, A. Basit, R. Garz 3-34, A. Diaz 2-11.

S.B.R. A.C.

It was a busy, busy weekend for the Sliabh Buidhe Rovers in Dublin, Oylegate, Tinryland and in local parkruns. Well done to everyone racing and with results not always showing club affiliations, please let us know anyone we missed!

On Saturday, S.B.R. had a strong turn-out at the Frank Duffy 10 Miler in the Phoenix Park. Tomás Kavanagh was top S.B.R. man in a strong 1:02:19. Eoin Power was second clubman home, followed closely by Brian Kearney.

Eugene Doherty was an excellent sixth in the 60 age category. On the women's side, Emma Morris had a brilliant time to lead them home. Orla Furlong was close behind her and Mary Carton was in the top 40 in her age category.

On Saturday night, all roads turned to Tinryland for the annual four-mile race there. Tommy McElwaine continued a string of great racing, finishing seventh overall and winning the Over-45 age category in 22:44.

Louise Kehoe, Sharon Murphy and Linda Avbara also ran really well. Sharon and Linda have just joined S.B.R. and were impressive in 34:32 and 41:30 respectively. Louise also ran well in 32:35. Well done all!

At the Gorey Parkrun on August 19, Myles Gibbons and David Leonard made it in an S.B.R. 1-2 finish over the 5k distance.

Well done to all those who turned out and ran brilliantly on Sunday in humid conditions for the Oylegate 10k and half-marathon. It was a great event and S.B.R. had some tremendous performances.

In the 10k, S.B.R. placed two in the top ten with strong times from both David Leonard and Willie Rossiter.

In the half-marathon, Tom Hogan (racing under the name Tom Nolan!) continued a strong return to local racing, winning the race going away. Tom looks strong heading into the autumn season and he was joined by some brilliant performances from the like of Den Moynihan in ninth and Patrick Curley and Adrian Doyle in twelfth and 16th respectively.

On the women's side, Belinda Kehoe was third overall and won the women's age 35 category! Additionally, Tom Kavanagh won the men's Over-70 and strong performances were had from Liam Breen, Shane Gregan, Michael Sweeney and Joe Breen. Well done all.

SLANEY OLYMPIC A.C.

Well done and congratulations to clubman Billy Reck on another successful Oylegate half-marathon and 10k road race in aid of Wexford Hospice Homecare. With warm temperatures and high humidity, it made for challenging conditions but that didn't deter any of the runners on Sunday.

First home for Slaney in the half-marathon race and third man overall was David Kehoe in 1.19.39, and first Slaney lady home and fourth overall was Sabina Sweeney in 1.45.05.

In the 10k race, Declan Ivers was the first Slaney man across the finish line in 41.27, and first Slaney lady was Kelly Long who was also second lady home overall in 45.49.

Full club results - half-marathon: David Kehoe 1.19.39, Conail Cooper 1.22.30, John Foley 1.24.36, Ben Hill 1.25.37, Michael Morrissey 1.30.52, Joe Whelan 1.32.15, John Brennan 1.34.47, Michael Nolan 1.38.50, David Bolger 1.39.53, Michael Quighley 1.40.30, Pat Hennessy 1.42.14, Sunday Nzerem 1.45.00, Sabina Sweeney 1.45.05, Tomas Blaha 1.49.16, Margaret Cahill 1.50.42, Declan O'Brien 1.50.55, Peter Grannell 1.58.13, Clodagh Connolly 1.59.26, Karen Tull 2.00.33, Vincent Byrne 2.01.05, Tracy Kavanagh 2.10.00, Margaret Sludds 2.10.04, Siobhán O'Leary 2.12.57, Jamie Murphy 2.38.12.

10k results: Declan Ivers 41.24, Kelly Long 45.34, Noel Kelly 49.16, Esther O'Leary 50.26, Sarah Walsh 50.26, Marie Kinsella 52.00, Eric Derr 52.59, Paddy Tull 53.3 5, Elaine Cullen 55.08, Anne Carroll 57.35, Michelle Doyle 58.22, Annis Kehoe 58.30, Kate Doyle 58.30, Bridget Kearns 58.46, Joe O'Regan 59.52, Jim Kehoe 59.53, Andy Staff 1.00.30, Angus Rothwell 1.00.55, Catherine Conroy-Breen 1.04.38, Michelle Grant 1.07.07, Lorraine Sludds 1.10.20.

Well done everyone. Go Slaney go!

Well done to Bobby Redmond who was first home on Saturday for Slaney in the Tullamore half-marathon hosted by Tullamore Harriers in a time of 1.23.33 . First lady home for Slaney was Mary Ryan in 1.57.40.

Full club results: Bobby Redmond 1.23.33, Colin Garry 1.25.21, Paul Browne 1.28.55, Patrick Rooney 1.50.02, Mary Ryan 1.57.40, Trish Hyland 2.02.52, Alan Hyland 2.06.53, Enda Waters 2.14.52.

Well done to Michael Finn who was first Slaney man home in 1.06.54 in the Frank Duffy 10 Mile road race held in the Phoenix Park on Saturday, as part of the Dublin marathon race series. Also running strongly from Slaney were Ger Murphy in 1.19.10 and Valerie Murphy in 1.49.58.

GOREY TENNIS

Gorey Tennis Club will host two events next Sunday, September 3, from 2 to 4 p.m.

There's the Joe Hendley tournament for children aged seven to nine years (must have attained this age as of January 1, 2017), and the Conor McKenna tournament for children aged ten to 16 years (must have attained this age as of January 1, 2017).

The cost (payable on the day) is €3 for members and €5 for non-members. There will be refreshments for all participants. E-mail entries to info@jsta.ie or see you on the day.

Wexford People