IRISH SCHOOLGIRL CHAMPIONSHIP AT MILLTOWN

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St Mary’s High School Lurgan and Belfast Royal Academy won the Irish Schoolgirls Senior and Junior Cup Finals at the 2013 Irish Schoolgirls championships at Milltown Golf Club today.

St Mary’s High School pupil Annabel Wilson returned a sparkling 32 gross Stableford points, 41 nett points, and schoolmate Niamh McSherry signed for 31 gross points to win the Senior Cup from Loreto College Clonmel represented by Gemma McCarthy (27 gross pts) and Abbie Kiely (24 gross pts) in the blustery conditions.

In the Junior Cup, Judith Allen returned a fine 24 gross points and teammate Amy O’Donnell signed for 20 gross points to win this year’s Junior Cup from Ursuline Sligo.

Annabel Wilson fired the best score of the day with 32 gross points to win the Mary Nowlan Cup while Hannah Jones (Ursuline Sligo) won the Senior best net with 39 points. Judithe Allen (Belfast Royal Academy) won the best gross for the Junior Cup with 24 points and Mount Anville’s Rachael Moore won best nett on 37 points. 

SENIOR CUP

63 pts St Mary’s High School Lurgan (Niamh McSherry 31, Eodaoin Ward 15, Annabel Wilson 32).

51 pts Loreto College Clonmel (Abbie Kiely 24 Gemma McCarthy 27).

45 pts Mean Scoil Mhuire, Roscommon (Blaithin O’Brien 21 Orla Quinn 18, April Timothy 24).

44pts Scoil Chríost Rí Port Laoise (Josephine Delaney 16, Mary Doyle 27, Emma Hooban 17).

42pts Santa Sabina Dublin (Sophie Harrison 16, Hannah Jones 13, Julie McCarthy 26).

Individual

32 gross pts Annabel Wilson (St. Mary’s High )

39 net pts Hannah Jones (Santa Sabina)

 

JUNIOR CUP

44pts Belfast Royal Academy (Judithe Allen 24, Amy O'Donnell 20).

38pts Ursuline Sligo (Niamh Cronin 18, Helen McDonagh 13, Maeve Rooney 20)

36pts Intermediate Killorglin (Niamh Carmody  12, Eibhlin McCarthy 16, Nicola Rainsford 20).

33 pts Mount Anville Dublin (Rachel Moore 18, Sarah O'Reilly 8, Elizabeth Shields 15).

30pts Loreto Kilkenny (Sarah Browne 16, Katie Keenan 6, Caoimhe Murphy 14).

Individual

24 gross pts  Judithe Allen (Belfast Royal Academy)

37 net pts Rachael Moore (Mount Anville)

 

MARY NOWLAN CUP (Best Individual Gross)

32pts St. Mary’s High School Lurgan - Annabel Wilson