Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Harty wins Connemara Marathon

Philip Harty West Waterford AC had the biggest result of his career on
Sunday last when he won the Connemara Marathon over a very picturesque
and demanding  coarse in a time of 2 hrs 28 minutes in gale force
winds,the event had a huge entry. In the Ultra Race again in Connemara
over 39 miles Ravis Zakis  was 2nd in 4 hrs 22 minutes and Anthony
Whelan 5th in 4.40 both again from West Waterford

Winners at Leevale Sports

Last week end Leevale Open Sports took place at the Cork CIT Track
over two days Saturday and Sunday. Day 1 was for seniors and Ferrybank
AC had three winners.These were Kelly Proper long jump 5.80 metres,
Paul Murphy 400 metres 48.65 seconds and Neasa Murphy high jump 1.65
metres, Kelly Proper was second also in both the 100 and 200 metres
and Sorcha Murphy  third in the high jump. On Sunday at the juvenile
section there were winners from four Waterford Clubs. Ferrybank had
two wins with Eoin Kenny in the 15 shot putt and Praise Oweye in the
under 12 6 0 metres, second placings went to Mollie Comerford u 10
javelin, Jake Bagge u14 800 m,Tom Gallagher u14 high jump and third
placings went to Tom Gallagher u 14 hurdles,Chloe Farrell u 15 long
jump, Sinead O'Regan u 16 100 m, Paula Igwe u 12 60 m Mollie Comerford
u 10 300m and Lauren Hennessy u 15 hurdles. For Waterford AC Jack
Corcoran was first in the long jump under u 11 and second in the 300 m
 while Emer Mc Glynn was third in the 600 m u 13. Shane Mc Gonagle
Tramore won the under 15 hurdles and was second in the 100m and long
jump, Cormac Mahony West Waterford won the 600m u 13 and Finisk Valley
a new club had a win with Mossie Kehoe u 8 60 m and Cody Scanlon was
second in the u 9 60 m.

Bralitis wins at WIT

One hundred and sixty five athletes competed in the Annual WIT/AC road
race held in association with Waterford AC at the WIT Sports Campus on
Friday evening last in miserable conditions. The race up front after a
mile or so developed into a two man duel between Sandis Bralitis West
Waterford AC and Trevor Power Waterford AC and in the final stages
Bralitis proved the stronger to win in 15 minutes 31 seconds, Power
was second in 15.33 and Frank Quinlan was third in 16.01. Marie Murphy
Farranfore Maine Valley Kerry led the ladies home in 17.53, Sylvia
Malone Waterford AC was second in 18.31 and Ann Sullivan was third in
19.11. Among the entries was World Champion Joe Gough who got a
rousing welcome from all at the start and the race was started by WIT
President  Ruahri Neavyn. Overall a very well organised event over a
tough enough course

Waterford Primary School Sports

Over 800 boys and girls from Primary Schools all over the City and
adjoining areas took part in the Primary School Sports organised by
Ferrybank AC. at the R.S.C on Tuesday April 1 st.The best large girls
School results; 1 St Ursula's 2nd St John of God 3rd Ballygunner, Best
large boys School Ballygunner 2 nd St Declan's 3rd St Mary's
Ferrybank. Best small School 1 Gaelscoil na n Deise 2 nd Gaelscoil
Portlairge 3rd ButlerstownThe following were all the individual
winners Girls u 8 80 Metres  and Race 3 300 metresTiftney Hinkakn
Mercy 300 m race 1 Amina Svarkova Ballygunner, Race 2 Catherine Munroe
Gaelscoill Portlairge. Relay Ursuline. Boys u 8 80 m and 300 m Race 3
Daniel Goff Ballygunner 300 M Race 1 Fergal O'Brien Gaelscoil
Portlairge Race 2 Andrew Scanlan Gaelscoil na nDeise Relay St
Declan's. Girls u 9 80 m Laura Flynn Ballygunner. 300m  Race 1 Faith
Halligan St Saviours Race 2  Molly Comerford Ursuline Race 3  Orla
Walsh Passage  Relay Ballygunner, Boys u 9 80 m  and 300 m Race 1
Thaddeus Eremionkhale, Scoil Lorcáin  Race 2 Aaron O'Neill Ballygunner
 Race 3 Iarla Hennessy Educate Together.Relay Scoil Lorcain. Girls u
10 80 m Lauren Sheils Ballygunner 300 m Race 1 Emma Beadle St John of
God  Race 2 Ellen Boylan Portlaw  Race 3 Jessica Widger Ursuline
Relay St John of God. Boys u 10 80 m and 300 m Race 1 Jack Corcoran
Gaelscoil na n Deise 300 m Race 2 Mark Imirin,St Mary's Ferrybank
Race 3 Divine Ehichoe do, Relay St Mary's. Girls u 11  80 m Paula Igwe
Ursuline 500 m  Thando Encube do Relay Ursuline. Boys u 11 80 m
Victory Eddy St Declan's 500 m Glab Brucikovs do Relay St Declan's.
Girls u 12 80 m Sophie Meade Ursuline 500 m Una O'Brien Gaelscoil
Portlairge Relay St John of God. Boys u 12 80 m and 500 m  Ethan Flynn
Gael Scoil na n Deise Relay Gaelscoil na n Deise. Girls over 12 80 m
Priscilla Ademoye Mercy 600 m  Zoe Kiely Ursuline Relay Ballygunner.
Boys o 12 80 m Tom Gallagher Ballygunner 600 m Jake Bagge Butlerstown
Relay Ballygunner

Busy week end at RSC

One of the first big events of the Track and Field season takes place
at the R.S.C on Friday and Saturday next. The Irish University
Championships will have athletes from all over Ireland competing The
programme begins on Friday at 2 pm and on Saturday at 9.45 am Then on
Sunday the Ferrybank AC Open Sports has a huge programme of events for
juveniles juniors and seniors and masters and the first event is at 12
noon.,full details on Ferrybank AC website. Another fixture on Sunday
morning next  at 11 am is the Splashworld 10 km road race in
Tramore.and a 5 km junior event also

Coming Road Races

 This  Friday April 11 th  Race 1 Ger Wyley Sports Skins Series
Ballinroad 5  km 7 pm , This Sunday April 13 th, Splashworld  race
Tramore 11 am.
 Saturday April 19 th Race 2 Ger Wyley Sports/Skins Series Butlerstown
 4 miles( note change in distance this year) 7 pm, Sunday April 20 th
 Solas Centre 5 miles R.S.C Waterford 11 am

Transfer Window

The April transfer deadline is now closed next up is the September one
and no transfers considered until then.