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Conor
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Kilworth Squash Club
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WEEKLY NOTES – 22 MARCH 2012
DIVISION 5 PLAYERS IN HIGHFIELD At the time of writing, a team of Division 5 players are due to play Highfield away on Tuesday 20 March. The team consists of Richard O’Brien, Andre Smit, Joe O’Keeffe and Mark Smith. This will hopefully serve the lads well in terms of experience of playing in different court conditions as the Highfield courts are normally much warmer than our own. All going well, we will have a return match in Kilworth in the next two weeks with Highfield and we’re also hoping to have similar events with Sunday’s Well and Silversprings. We’d like to invite all those interested to contact us and we will try and accommodate everyone’s needs. Matches are being played home and away, Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays.
COLMAN SWEENEY – SALSIFY Hearty congratulations to our own Colman Sweeney who rode Salsify in the Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (Amateurs’ Gold Cup) in Cheltenham last Friday. This was an incredible win for Colman and his family and the race itself was full of surprises. Colman was near the rear of the group for the majority of the race but managed to kick Salsify into turbo boost coming to the final lap and held onto the lead for a pulsating finish. The 7 to 1 shot got the better of a sustained duel from the last with the favourite Chapoturgeon to land the ‘amateurs’ Gold Cup’ and give jockey Colman Sweeney a second win in the race after Sleeping Night in 2005. From all at the club, well done Colman.
GUESTS FROM NEW YORK We recently received an email from New York from two ladies looking to play some trial squash games around Ireland. They also want to include Kilworth in their travels and will be looking for some opponents. Please contact us if you’d be interested.
INSULATION IN WALLS The Sports Complex Committee has informed us that the walls of the entire complex have been pumped with insulation beads and will add an additional barrier to the low winter temperatures. These beads will provide the extra insulation to maintain the court temperatures to more regular levels. We can expect that in summer, it will be less hot while in winter it will be less cold. Again, our thanks to the complex committee for this great addition.
SPRING TOURNAMENT The Box Leagues have been updated for the last time this season. All games are to be played by Sunday 1 April. Thereafter, we will look at possibly having a mini-weekend tournament to finish off what has been a dramatic season.
CONTACTS AND SUBS For queries, please contact Conor 086 823 9754 – conor.cooney@arup.com or Trevor 086 947 7210 - trevor@slatterysports.com. The website address is http://sites.google.com/site/kilworthsquashclub/. Also check out Facebook and Twitter.
WEEKLY NOTES – 8 MARCH 2012
DIVISION 5 SQUASH PLAYERS NEEDED
MUNSTER LEAGUES We are calling on all eligible players to put their names forward for the Men’s Division 5 or 6 Munster Leagues. We have at least 20 players who would be in a good position to play in this tournament. I hope you’ll put yourself forward so that we can field a team. Don’t worry about full commitment; if we can get a squad of 10 players, then it should make it easy for all players to partake to some degree. Please get in touch with us as soon as possible.
SPRING TOURNAMENT The Box Leagues have been updated for the last time this season. All games are to be played by Sunday 1 April. Thereafter, we will look at possibly having a mini-weekend tournament to finish off what has been a dramatic season.
CONTACTS AND SUBS For queries, please contact Conor 086 823 9754 – conor.cooney@arup.com or Trevor 086 947 7210 - trevor@slatterysports.com. The website address is http://sites.google.com/site/kilworthsquashclub/. Also check out Facebook and Twitter. WEEKLY NOTES – 1 MARCH 2012 FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR KILWORTH SQUASH
LIGHTING UPGRADES Kilworth Sports Complex Committee has again demonstrated their support of our club when they recently upgraded all the lighting on the court. Many of you will have noticed the impressive new light fittings which are also energy efficient. This sustainability policy ties in with last year’s upgrades to the changing facilities when solar panels were also installed. Thanks again to the Sports Complex Committee. And thanks also to all the players who use the courts, without you and your constant use of the court, there wouldn’t have been a need for this upgrade.
DIVISION 5 MUNSTER LEAGUE It has been quite a while since Munster Squash has ran a Men's Division Five League and some clubs have expressed an interest in entering a team in such a league this season. The League will begin on Thursday March 8 or 15 and run on Thursday nights. It is intended for players who are below the current Division Four League standard. If you would like to be involved, please contact us without delay.
SPRING TOURNAMENT A subtle reminder that all games are to be played before this Sunday evening, 4 March. The score sheet will be taken away for updating on Sunday night and the box league positions amended. This is your last chance to get a few more scores on the board and keep climbing the ladder. Enjoy!
CONTACTS AND SUBS For queries, please contact Conor 086 823 9754 – conor.cooney@arup.com or Trevor 086 947 7210 - trevor@slatterysports.com. The website address is http://sites.google.com/site/kilworthsquashclub/. Also check out Facebook and Twitter. WEEKLY NOTES – 23 FEBRUARY 2012
KILWORTH CROWNED MUNSTER CHAMPIONS !!!!
DIVISION 4 MUNSTER LEAGUE
In what culminated in a possible banana skin scenario when playing UCC, Kilworth could have been pipped on the final night by Sunday’s Well or Kilbrin who were barking at our heels. However, strong performances from the entire squad, not just on the night, but over the entire league allowed us a comfortable 10 point win over our nearest rivals in the end. Last Thursday evening we took on UCC. Conor Cooney (3) was first out of the traps and won 3-1. Colman Sweeney continued his winning ways with a 3-1 followed by Trevor Slattery who also won 3-0. This gave us the 9 point lead to ensure at least second place. Will Twomey and Geoff Wales both won their games 3-0 to give us a 20-2 win over UCC and win the league o 184 points ahead of Sunday’s Well and Kilbrin. Our thanks to all our opponents along the way, Munster Squash, our team Captain Brian Carey for driving it on, and of course to our players for their commitment since last October. Front: Ken O’Keeffe (Munster Squash), Conor Cooney, Dwayne Magnier, Brian Carey (Capt.); Back: Geoff Wales, Trevor Slattery, Colman Sweeney, Will Twomey (missing from photo Andre Smit)
This is the third time in four years we have captured this league and we will be hoping to improve on this further next season when we play in Division 3. What made this team a success was the effort made by all players to improve their own squash and thereby raising the standard of squash within the club. It is fair to say that on any night, any of our top 6-8 players, could beat another player. This ensures that each player has to stay o his game and it will certainly make it interesting early next season when each player will be aiming to make it into the top 5 for team selection in Division 3. Based on other club successes, most recently Richard O’Brien in the Men’s D and many other talents within the club, it also looks promising that we could enter a very strong Division 4 team next season in addition to the Division 3. Many thanks to all involved and congratulations again on a great win. Well done all!
SPRING TOURNAMENT A subtle reminder that all games are to be played before this Sunday evening, 26 February. The score sheet will be taken away for updating on Sunday night and the box league positions amended. This is your last chance to get a few more scores on the board and keep climbing the ladder. Enjoy!
CONTACTS AND SUBS For queries, please contact Conor 086 823 9754 – conor.cooney@arup.com or Trevor 086 947 7210 - trevor@slatterysports.com. The website address is http://sites.google.com/site/kilworthsquashclub/. Also check out Facebook and Twitter.
WEEKLY NOTES – 16 FEBRUARY 2012
DIVISION 4 MUNSTER LEAGUE In a strange twist to this year’s league campaign, Kilbrin through no fault of their own, have received two full walk-overs in their final two nights gaining them a maximum of 40 points. For the first time this season, they now have a 9 point advantage at the top of the league ahead of Kilworth with only 20 points available on any one night.
Kilworth had a bye last Thursday evening, 9 February, and therefore gained no points. What makes this more ironic is that Kilbrin have a bye on the final night and therefore they cannot score any more points at this stage. To make it more interesting, Sunday’s Well picked up another 20 points in their second last night and also have a chance to capture the crown. So, it’s now down to the wire on the final night of the league whereby Kilworth now have to face UCC away from home. UCC do not have any exams or other distractions next week and we can therefore expect that they will endeavour to field their strongest team on the evening. Should results go our way on the night, Kilworth will come away with at least 10 points to recapture the Division 4 trophy for the third time in four years. Here’s hoping that we can bring the title back to Kilworth. Best of luck lads.
MUNSTER CLOSED As mentioned last week, Kilworth Squash Club won two of the four men’s events in the recent Munster Closed. Our congratulations to both Richard O’Brien and Geoff Wales on these great wins. Richard was delighted to be back playing squash as in August last year, he was told competitive sport was a no-go due to his knee persistently breaking down. But he went for a second opinion and got back running and playing squash in December. He really surprised himself in the Munster Closed Tournament as he didn’t expect to do much as had just entered for the experience. In his first match he played Dermot Ryan (Highfield) and won 3-0. In the second match Richard played Brendan Lawton (UCC), the No.2 seed and this was a tight match. Richard took the first game but then went 2-1 down. He managed to tighten up his shots and played his own game and eventually won 3-2. The semi-final was another tight affair from early on as he lost the first game but at a crucial time in second when he was 9-7 up, his opponent Patsy Barrett (St Finbarr’s) appeared to injure his knee and Richard went on to win 3-1. Not the way you like to win a match but the result got him to the final where he played Mark Wall (Silversprings), the No.1 seed. Richard won the first game while his opponent took the second. Richard went 2-1 up and it seemed to be going to the decider as he was 4-8 down in the fourth game but thankfully he came back and won 11-9 to win 3-1 in games. On the way, Geoff Wales met 3 Waterford based players and 1 from Limerick and avoided all the usual suspects from Cork. His run kicked off on Friday evening with a 3-0 win against Jack Molloy from Celtic. The following day's match, held at 12.40pm in Silversprings was another 3-0 win against Liam O'Byrne from Limerick. A mere 200 minutes later, at Sunday's Well, he took on Colm Morrissey from Celtic. Colm Morrissey proved to be a much more challenging opponent. Geoff took the first and served at 10-7 for the second, which he failed to win. His opponent eventually took the game 13-11 and Geoff won the third. Despite a narrow score line of 11-9 in the fourth, it was clear that Geoff was tiring badly and Colm Morrissey looked favourite to win the fifth. However some poor decision making by Morrissey, allowed Geoff to claim victory.The final, held on Sunday in Highfield, was against John Nolan, again from Celtic. John, who had beaten two of the fancied players (Pat Roche and Nicholas Howard) on his way to the final, looked favourite to take the title. His relative youth, his fitness and the fact that he was capable of defeating technically proficient players, were ominous. However, he made consistent errors during the match and only offered serious opposition at the start of the third set. Geoff eventually emerged victorious on a score line of 3-0. SPRING TOURNAMENT Minor revisions have been made to both the contacts list and the boxes. Each of you will have received copies of this by email at this stage. If you need a printed copy, just let us know. All players are required to play three matches by Sunday 26 February. So that gives everyone just under three weeks to get their games played. Enjoy!
CONTACTS AND SUBS For queries, please contact Conor 086 823 9754 – conor.cooney@arup.com or Trevor 086 947 7210 - trevor@slatterysports.com. The website address is http://sites.google.com/site/kilworthsquashclub/. Also check out Facebook and Twitter. WEEKLY NOTES – 9 FEBRUARY 2012
GREAT SUCCESS AT MUNSTER CLOSED Kilworth Squash Club had great success in the Munster Closed Competition which was held in Cork last weekend. Geoff Wales captured the Men’s C while Richard O’Brien took the main honours in the Men’s D competition. Pa Hanley also competed in the Men’s A but unfortunately got injured near the final stages. This is great news for the club which has made great strides over the last number of months through increased membership, club tournament participation and Munster League prominence. We will have a detailed report on each of their matches in next week’s report. But for now, on behalf of the club, hearty congratulations to you all.
DIVISION 4 MUNSTER LEAGUE Kilworth took on Highfield at home last Thursday evening in their final home match of the Division 4 season. This was a highly important match as Kilbrin were now equal on points in first place with just two matches remaining for each club. Geoff Wales (recent Munster C Champion) seeded at 4, took on Ger Manley and won comfortably in straight sets. Next up was Will Twomey (5) who played against Dermot Ryan. Will was physically much stronger than his opponent and won 3-0. Colman Sweeney (2) continued winning in pattern of 3-0 when he defeated Anthony Byrne. Conor Cooney (3) won his match against Cathal O’Boyle 3-0. Last up was Trevor Slattery (1) who took on Rob Holland. This became a much more interesting affair as Rob managed to get a handle on the Kilworth court and took the first set. No pressure on Trevor as he went on to win the second set but rob pulled back the third set. Trevor pulled out all the stops and managed to win the fourth and fifth sets (3-2) to complete a 5-0 result overall on the night. This gives us a 9 point lead as we head into our final match next week, Thursday 16 February against UCC in Cork.
MEMBERSHIPS A quick word of thanks to all of you who have paid up membership. We’re glad to report that we now have 95% of our regular players paid up with the remaining 5% confirming they’ll be paying shortly. Thank you.
SPRING TOURNAMENT The box league continues this week. A copy has been printed and posted on the complex notice board and also emailed to all players involved. If you have not been emailed, then please contact us and we will get a copy (emailed or printed) to you as soon as possible. All players are required to play three matches by Sunday 26 February. So that gives everyone just under three weeks to get their games played. Some players have had to opt of for various reasons and therefore we have only 24 in this month’s schedule. Nonetheless, all players will have some new opponents and an opportunity to further improve their game.
CONTACTS AND SUBS For queries, please contact Conor 086 823 9754 – conor.cooney@arup.com or Trevor 086 947 7210 - trevor@slatterysports.com. WEEKLY NOTES – 26 JANUARY 2012
DIVISION 4 MUNSTER LEAGUE Kilworth has a 7 point lead as we head into the final 4 weeks of this competition. Included in that four weeks is a bye where we can’t score any points but so do our closest rivals, Kilbrin. So we’ll be up against it as it comes to the closing stages as we hope to bring this trophy back to Kilworth again. Last Thursday we travelled to Ballycotton and won 16-3. 3-0 wins for Trevor Slattery (1), Conor Cooney (3), Geoff Wales (4) and Will Twomey (5) who received a bye. Unfortunately, Dwayne Magnier went under to a strong opponent on this occasion but will bounce back from this in the next one. Our next opponents are Silversprings in Cork. They will be formidable but if we can maintain our composure, we would hope to have a positive result.
MUNSTER CLOSED All players are invited to take part in the Munster Closed Tournament which will take place in Cork from Friday to Sunday on 3-5 February. As this competition is restricted to Munster players only, it is a great opportunity for players to possibly win one of the sections. Based on some of the performances from many of our players this season, we stand a good chance in this competition. More info is available at http://www.munstersquash.com/entry_forms.html.
LAST AND FINAL CALL Regardless of the numerous calls for players to pay up their membership, about a quarter of our players have yet to pay up. This is particularly disappointing considering the value for money everyone is getting from the club tournaments and the sports complex facilities. As of 1 February, anybody that has not paid up their memberships will be eliminated from all club leagues, competitions and newsletters. At this stage, it is not fair to the club to have to keep looking for memberships 3 months into the season. If you haven’t already paid up, please do so over the coming two weeks!! Adult is only €50, Family is €80, Students is €20 while Juveniles (U16’s) cost only €10 for the year.
WINTER TOURNAMENT The Winter Tournament has been underway for the last 5 weeks. As this is a new system and to allow players to get familiar with it and because of the time of year that we have, the first round will be extended until this Sunday 29 January. After that, all results will be added up and players relocated to their new boxes. This will be moving fast to stay in touch.
CONTACTS AND SUBS For queries, please contact Conor 086 823 9754 – conor.cooney@arup.com or Trevor 086 947 7210 - trevor@slatterysports.com. The website address is http://sites.google.com/site/kilworthsquashclub/. Also check out Facebook and Twitter.
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