Children flock to Claremorris for the love of Games

Children flock to Claremorris for the love of Games

East Mayo AC were out in force at Claremorris Athletics Track for the Children's Games.

Athletics: The Westnet Mayo Children’s Games (U9 to U11) and Track and Field Championships (U12s) were held in Claremorris where almost 460 athletes – and no fewer than 95 relay teams – competed on the day. The weather was a mixture of heavy rain, wind and sunshine, not that it deterred the children who gave it their all – particularly the under-9 girls and boys who were competing for the first time. The best of luck to all who qualified for the Connacht championships.

60m 

U9 Girls: 1st Chloe McDonnell, East Mayo; 2nd Evie Nestor, Claremorris; 3rd Ella Powell, Westport. Teams: 1st Westport: Ella Powell & Roise Dempsey; 2nd East Mayo: Chloe McDonnell & Ellie McMeel; 3rd Claremorris: Evie Nestor & Ada Brogan.

U9 Boys: 1st Patrick Holmes, Castlebar; 2nd Charlie Halabis, Claremorris; 3rd Eoghan McHugh, Claremorris. Teams: 1st Claremorris: Charlie Halabis & Eoghan McHugh; 2nd Castlebar: Patrick Holmes & Rian Burke; 3rd Moy Valley: Donnacha Walsh & Conor O’Flynn.

U10 Girls: 1st Emma Darcy, Swinford; 2nd Emily Gaughan, Erris; 3rd Niamh Burke, Castlebar. Teams: 1st Erris: Emily Gaughan & Blaithin Shannon; 2nd Castlebar: Niamh Burke & Zoe Fahey; 3rd Lake District: Ellie McHale & Nelli Molloy.

U10 Boys: 1st Louie O’Connor, Erris; 2nd Oscar Biggins, Claremorris; 3rd Adam Mulkeen, Claremorris. Teams: 1st Erris: Louis O’Connor & Austin O’Kane; 2nd Claremorris: Oscar Biggins & Adam Mulkeen; 3rd Lake District: Maurice Gill & Tom O’Grady.

U11 Girls: 1st Ciara Coyle, Swinford; 2nd Julia Wawer, Lake District; 3rd Zahra Murphy, Moy Valley. Teams: 1st Moy Valley: Zahra Murphy & Aoibhe-Marie Carr; 2nd Swinford: Ciara Coyle & Sophia Jordan; 3rd Lake District: Julia Wawer & Siun O’Connell.

U11 Boys: 1st Tommy Mannion, Lake District; 2nd Oisin Ronan, Lake District; 3rd Luke Brogan, Moy Valley. Teams: 1st Lake District: Tommy Mannion & Oisin Ronan; 2nd Moy Valley: Luke Brogan & Brody O’Neill; joint 3rd Westport: Matthew Dunleavy & Faolan Loftus; joint 3rd Claremorris: Cian Staunton & John Hanrahan.

U12 Girls: 1st Roisin Edwards, Erris; 2nd Farrah Healy, Erris; 3rd Roisin Donegan, Moy Valley.

U12 Boys: 1st Mark Kirrane, Claremorris; 2nd Beau O’Neill, Moy Valley; 3rd Ben O’Connor, Erris.

Moy Valley AC was very well represented at the Mayo Children's Games which took place in Claremorris.
Moy Valley AC was very well represented at the Mayo Children's Games which took place in Claremorris.

300m 

U9 Girls: 1st Chloe McDonnell, East Mayo; 2nd Ellie McMeel, East Mayo; 3rd Emma Tighe, Moy Valley. Teams: 1st East Mayo: Chloe McDonnell & Ellie McMeel; 2nd Moy Valley: Karli Newell & Emma Tighe; 3rd Castlebar: Lucy O’Keefe & Annalise Milton.

U9 Boys: 1st Conan McHugh, Claremorris; 2nd Charlie Halabis, Claremorris; 3rd Eoghan McHugh, Claremorris. Teams: 1st Claremorris: Conan McHugh & Charlie Halbis; 2nd Claremorris: Eoghan McHugh & Luke Vahey; 3rd Moy Valley: Rory Tighe & Conor O’Flynn.

500m 

U10 Girls: 1st Eve Williams, Moy Valley; 2nd Ellie McHale, Lake District; 3rd Katie Munnelly, East Mayo. Teams: 1st Moy Valley: Eve Williams & Aisling Glancy; 2nd Lake District: Ellie McHale & Evie Burke; 3rd Moy Valley: Emma Browne & Mila-Rae O’Hora.

U10 Boys: 1st Charlie McGuinness, Claremorris; 2nd Jack Kielty, Claremorris; 3rd Cillian Mongey, Westport. Teams: 1st Claremorris: Charlie McGuinness & Jack Kielty; 2nd Lake District: Jack Petty & Donagh O’Malley; 3rd Lake District: Rian Hennelly & Maurice Gill.

600m 

U11 Girls: 1st Ellie Marie Milton, Castlebar; 2nd Juliette Sweeney, Castlebar; 3rd Aoibhe Marie Carr, Moy Valley. Teams: 1st Castlebar: Ella Marie Milton & Juliette Sweeney; 2nd Moy Valley: Aoibhe Marie Carr & Erin Rafter; 3rd Castlebar: Roise Griffin & Charlotte Waldron.

U11 Boys: 1st Conor Naughton, East Mayo; 2nd John Lynott, Moy Valley; 3rd Cianan Kelly, Lake District. Teams: 1st Moy Valley: John Lynott & Donnacha Tobin; 2nd East Mayo: Conor Naughton & Andrew Muldoon; 3rd Lake District: Cianan Kelly & Joe Naughton.

U12 Girls: 1st Roisin Donegan, Moy Valley; 2nd Ysanne Harrison, Moy Valley; 3rd Mia O’Malley, Lake District.

U12 Boys: 1st Michael Walsh, Erris; 2nd Joe Tighe, Moy Valley; 3rd Jamie Sweeney, Moy Valley.

Erris AC brought a large team of athletes all the way to Claremorris.
Erris AC brought a large team of athletes all the way to Claremorris.

Long Jump 

U9 Girls: 1st Maeve Walsh, Erris; 2nd Niamh Walsh, Erris; 3rd Karli Newell, Moy Valley. Teams: 1st Erris: Maeve Walsh & Niamh Walsh; 2nd Claremorris: Sadhbh Doherty & Aine Hallinan; 3rd Lake District: Caoilfhinn Kelly & Ava Hacker.

U9 Boys: 1st Rory Tighe, Moy Valley; 2nd Sam McTigue, Lake District; 3rd Realta Loftus, Westport. Teams: 1st Lake District: Sam McTigue & Noah Mullarkey; 2nd Westport: Realta Loftus & Nils Reidy; 3rd Claremorris: Tom Brennan & Joe Corbett.

U10 Girls: 1st Emma Darcy, Swinford; 2nd Zoe Fahey, Castlebar; 3rd Niamh Burke, Castlebar. Teams: 1st Castlebar: Zoe Fahey & Niamh Burke; 2nd Lake District: Siun Kelly & Neilli Molloy; 3rd Claremorris: Nessa Cawe & Annie Burke.

U10 Boys: 1st James Horan, Claremorris; 2nd Louie O’Connor, Erris; 3rd Adam Mulkeen, Claremorris. Teams: 1st Claremorris: James Horan & Adam Mulkeen; 2nd Erris: Louie O’Connor & Kyle Padden; 3rd Lake District: Sean McHale & Tom O’Grady.

U11 Girls: 1st Juliette Sweeney, Castlebar; 2nd Zahra Murphy, Moy Valley; 3rd Roise Griffin, Castlebar. Teams: 1st Castlebar: Juliette Sweeney & Roise Griffin; 2nd Moy Valley: Zahra Murphy & Naoise Loftus; 3rd Lake District: Alex Galvin & Julia Wawer.

U11 Boys: 1st Tommy Mannion, Lake District; 2nd Thady Hughes, Lake District; 3rd Ultan Heskin, Lake District. Teams: 1st Lake District: Tommy Mannion & Thady Hughes; 2nd Lake District: Ultan Heskin & Ruairi Keane; 3rd Claremorris: Cian Staunton & Eamonn O’Reilly.

U12 Girls: 1st Roise Duggan, Claremorris; 2nd Ciara Moffatt, Moy Valley; 3rd Kayla Broderick, Swinford.

U12 Boys: 1st Paudie Vahey, Claremorris; 2nd Beau O’Neill, Moy Valley; 3rd Luke Devers, Moy Valley.

60m Hurdles 

U12 Girls: 1st Kate Quinn, Westport; 2nd Roise Duggan, Claremorris; 3rd Laoise Flynn, St Colman’s.

U12 Boys: 1st John Clarke, Claremorris; 2nd Odhran Grogan, Claremorris; 3rd Donnacha Tighe, Westport.

A group of athletes who represented Swinford AC.
A group of athletes who represented Swinford AC.

Turbo Javelin 

U9 Girls: 1st Cara Coady, Castlebar; 2nd Kassie Varley, Lake District; 3rd Julie Bourke, Lake District. Teams: 1st Lake District: Kassie Varley & Julie Bourke; 2nd Castlebar: Cara Coady & Siomha Breslin; 3rd Erris: Ivy Gaughan & Realtin Barrett.

U9 Boys: 1st Finnan Browne, Lake District; 2nd Aaron Varley, Lake District; 3rd Patrick Holmes, Castlebar. Teams: 1st Lake District: Finnan Browne & Aaron Varley; 2nd Castlebar: Patrick Holmes & Adam Gately; 3rd Moy Valley: Elliot Brunker & Donnacha Lynch.

U10 Girls: 1st Aoibheann Deane, Erris; 2nd Evie Burke, Lake District; 3rd Anna Muldoon, East Mayo. Teams: 1st Erris: Aoibheann Deane & Paige Gaughan; 2nd Lake District: Evie Burke & Roisin McCormack; 3rd Erris: Molly May Carey & Emily Gaughan.

U10 Boys: 1st Eoin Finnerty, Lake District; 2nd Daniel O’Connor, Castlebar; 3rd Dan Strydom, Westport. Teams: 1st Lake District: Eoin Finnerty & Austin Cogan; 2nd Westport: Dan Strydom & Adam Dixon; 3rd Castlebar: Daniel O’Connor & Alex Armstrong.

U11 Girls: 1st Maisy Lavery, Erris; 2nd Sophie Schult, Erris; 3rd Fiadh Chanter, Lake District. Teams: 1st Erris: Maisy Lavery & Sophie Schult; 2nd Lake District: Fiadh Chanter & Casey Wilson; 3rd Moy Valley: Zara Walshe & Caoimhe Devers.

U11 Boys: 1st Eanna Browne, Lake District; 2nd Conor Nolan, Swinford; 3rd Evan McCormack, Lake District. Teams: 1st Lake District: Eanna Browne & Evan McCormack; 2nd Swinford: Conor Nolan & William Hughes; 3rd Lake District: Tadhg Browne & Cianan Kelly.

U12 Girls: 1st Siun Finnerty, Lake District; 2nd Emma Forde, St Colman’s; 3rd Ciana Middleton, St Colman’s.

U12 Boys: 1st Shane Naughton, Erris; 2nd Fionn Horan, Lake District; 3rd Luke O’Malley, Lake District.

High Jump 

U12 Girls: 1st Mia O’Malley, Lake District; 2nd Erienne McHugh, Claremorris; 3rd Ellie Trench, Claremorris.

U12 Boys: 1st Jack O’Malley, Lake District; 2nd Paudie Vahey, Claremorris; 3rd Conall Cunnane, Moy Valley.

Shot putt 

U12 Girls: 1st Eve Costello, Lake District; 2nd Ciana Middleton, St Colman’s; 3rd Siun Finnerty, Lake District.

U12 Boys: 1st Shane Naughton, Erris; 2nd Tom McHale, Lake District; 3rd Christopher Heslin Burns, Swinford.

The young members of Claremorris AC who took part in the Mayo Children's Games.
The young members of Claremorris AC who took part in the Mayo Children's Games.

4x100m relay 

U9 Girls: 1st Claremorris: Sadhbh Doherty, Evie Nestor, Robyn Deeley, Ada Brogan, Isla Sammon & Cialadh McHale; 2nd Moy Valley: Dara Loftus, Hannah Ferguson, Karli Newell, Emma Tighe, Aileen Tobin & Hannah Mulhern; 3rd East Mayo: Ruth Munnelly, Sadie McMeel, Chloe McDonnell & Ellie McMeel.

U9 Boys: 1st Claremorris: Luke Vahey, Eoghan McHugh, Charlie Halabis, Conan McHugh, Rhys Duffy & Harry Fallon; 2nd Castlebar: Rian Burke, Patrick Holmes, Oubay Lakhdhar, Jamie Burke, Ted Naughton & Liam Cosgrove; 3rd Moy Valley: Donnacha Walsh, Daithi Forde, Rory Tighe, Conor O’Flynn, Leo Hallahan & Tom McGarry.

U10 Girls: 1st Lake District: Nielli Molloy, Ava Kelly, Evie Burke, Ellie McHale & Siun Kelly; 2nd Claremorris: Ella Prendergast, Aoife Kean, Sarah Kilgallon, Nessa Cawe, Ali Horan & Annie Burke; 3rd Moy Valley: Aisling Glancy, Ada Jones, Emma Browne, Keeva Newell, Eve Williams & Mila-Rae O’Hora.

U10 Boys: 1st Claremorris: Charlie McGuinness, Adam Mulkeen, James Horan, Oscar Biggins, Jack Staunton & Oisin Keane; 2nd Lake District: Maurice Gill, Austin Cogan, Sean McHale, Tom O’Grady & Rian Hennelly; 3rd Erris: Austin O’Kane, Iollan Gruddy, Louie O’Connor, Jack Conroy & Kyle Padden.

U11 Girls: 1st Castlebar: Ciara Moran, Lauren Melvin, Roise Griffin, Juliette Sweeney, Ella Marie Milton & Charlotte Waldron; 2nd Moy Valley: Pippa Clarke, Saoirse Gillespie, Naoise Loftus. Erin Rafter, Zahra Murphy & Aoibhe Marie Carr; 3rd Lake District: Julia Wawer, Fiadh Chanter, Alex Galvin & Kate Hughes.

U11 Boys: 1st Moy Valley: Brody O’Neill, Donnacha Tobin, John Lynott, Luke Brogan, Cian O’Flynn & Aaron Glancy; 2nd Lake District: Tommy Mannion, Thady Hughes, Oisin Ronan and Ruairi Keane; 3rd Lake District: Ultan Heskin, Cianan Kelly, Joe Naughton & Paidi Casey.

U12 Girls: 1st Erris: Fiadh Thompson, Erris Conroy, Saraids Deane, Rosin Edwards & Farrah Healy; 2nd Lake District: Isabel Murphy, Hannah Grimes, Gjyrevci Habiba Walsh, Mia O’Malley & Eve Costello; 3rd Moy Valley: Shonagh Forde, Ysanne Harrison, Lauren McHale, Roisin Donegan, Ciara Moffatt & Riona Walsh.

U12 Boys: 1st Erris: David Walsh, Michael Walsh, Shane Naughton, Ben O’Connor & Oliver Reilly; 2nd Claremorris: Harry Gilligan, James Coyne, Paudie Vahey, John Clarke & Mark Kirrane; 3rd Moy Valley: Jamie Sweeney, Kyle Molloy, Joe Tighe, Beau O’Neill & William Jackson.

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