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Latest Sports News:
East Leinster Athletics:
The Intermediate relay team (Alanna Quinn, Sarah Mc Carthy, Sinead Burns
and Ela Yazar) won gold
Sarah Mc Carthy won the inter 200m and long jump
Megan Coomber won the minor 80m and long jump
Lora Smith came second in the U-16 mile.
Clíona McCullough has been
selected to represent Ireland at the European Youth Orienteering
Championships in Spain in July, one of only two under-16 girls on the
team. Go Clíona!
Basketball - Junior A Team win the
Dublin Championship Final! Minor A Team narrowly lose their final. Both
games played on March 16th. Photos
here!
Athletics - Sarah McCarthy dominates
the Celtic Schools' International! (Feb 21st)
Photo of Sarah and the Irish team
Maryfield was represented with
distinction at the recent Celtic Schools' International in Cardiff.
Sarah McCarthy of 3K captained the Irish schoolgirls' athletics team to
victory and won the "Athlete of the Meet" award for her efforts. Indeed,
her sportsbag was stuffed full of medals and trophies on the flight home
due to the fact she won her long jump, 200m and relay events. Sarah
jumped a new national age group record of 5.71 metres (the fourth best
performance by an Irish woman of any age this year), ran an impressive
25.89 seconds in the 200m (the seventh best performance of an Irish
woman of any age this year) and anchored the 4 x 200m relay to victory
with a time of 1.44.63. The Irish team beat second place Wales by 99
points to 83. Congratulations Sarah!
Sarah also picked up a gold medal in the Ulster Indoor long jump
championship in Belfast this February. Ex pupils Susan Scallon (fourth
in the senior women's 400m) and Shawna Furman (60m hurdles) also flew
the flag for Maryfield athletics that day.
Swimming
Wendy O'Neill of 5K is an extremely successful swimmer and has
represented Ireland on numerous occasions, winning several trophies in
the process. One such trophy is on display in the school reception area.
She is a hopeful for the 2012 Olympics in London. She won the Irish Open
Championship 200m back stroke with a time of 2.21.61S and the 1,500m
free style with a time of 17:35.66S along with numerous other titles,
including relays. Ex-Maryfield pupil, Gillian Gavaghan is one of Wendy's
arch rivals.
Badminton
1K's Ailbhe Fusco (photo)
has enjoyed a lot of success playing badminton. After a brilliant
performance in the Victor Leinster Christmas Juvenile Close, she
regularly represents her province both individually and in mixed doubles
with her partner Noel Dunne from New Ross. She also captained the
Maryfield U-14 A team (consisting of Katie Smith, Hannah Moloney and
Karla Mc Mahon) to victory in the Dublin championship today (the 25th of
February). The girls will play at Leinster level next Tuesday.
Basketball
The minor A and junior A teams have qualified for the Dublin
championship final in March. The first years beat Santa Sabina by five
points in their semi before the second years defeated Manor House by
four. Best of luck to both teams!
Camogie
The junior camogie team trounced arch rivals St. Dominic's, Cabra by 13
points in the Dublin championship quarter finals last Tuesday. Well done
girls! Their senior counterparts narrowly lost their own quarter final
to St. Joseph's, Lucan by one point. The girls were unlucky to be
missing five players who also play for Dublin. They will now play in the
Dublin Shield, a competition they will hope to win.
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