COYNE TWINS TOP SCORE IN IRISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Midleton College and the Theresian School won the Irish Schools Senior and Junior Cup Finals at the 2011 Irish Schools Championships at Milltown Golf Club today.
Midleton College Cork's Edel Coyne returned the best Stableford score of the day with an impressive 33 points in blustery and wet conditions. Her achievement won her the Mary Nowlan Cup.
Her twin sister Julie signed for 25 points for the pair to lead the field by three strokes from The Teresian School's Ariana Coyle Diez and Rachel McDonnell, who in turn collected the Irish Junior Cup as the leading Junior Certificate students.
Sligo Grammar's Holly Robinson was also in fine form, returning 28 points while Niamh Jordan (The Sacrde Heart Dorgheda) had a fine 20 gross points off 19 handicap.
Results:

SENIOR CUP
58pts Midleton College, Cork (Edel Coyne 33, Julie Coyne 25)
51pts Sligo Grammar (Megan O'Hara 23, Holly Robinson 28. Non-counting Shaun Brady 21)
47pts Scoil Christ Rí, Portlaoise (Chloe Fitzparick 26, Shannen Brown 21. Non-counting Mary Doyle 20).
41pts Glenlola Collegiate School, Bangor (Kelsey Coey 21, Jessica Ross 20. Non-counting Brooke Hopley 17).

JUNIOR CUP
55pts The Teresian School, Dublin (Ariana Coyle Diez 29, Rachel McDonnell 26)
36pts St. Mary's High School, Lurgan (Niamh Ward 22, Niamh McSherry 14. Non-counting Eadaoin Ward 9).
35pts The Sacred Heart, Drogheda (Niamh Jordan 20, Caoimhe Russell 15)
29pts Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, Roscommon (Blaithin O'Brien 16, April Timothy 13. Non-counting Orla Quinn 8).
21pts Crescent College Comprehensive, Limerick (Nicole Power 14, Clodagh Moloney 7).
10pts Scoil Christ Rí, Portlaoise (Emma Hooban 8, Josephine Delaney 2)

MARY NOWLAN CUP (Best Individual Gross)
33pts Edel Coyne (Midleton College, Cork).