New Year Greetings

Happy New Year to You all and Hope 2013 is a good One. Hope to see you all back on Mon Jan 7th.

Christmas Greetings

Merry Christmas Everyone. From All at Boyle Badminton Club.

League Results

There were very close matches played last Mon night in Grade F,when the Boyle Team took on the Nomads. Result was 3-3. We look forward to a rematch in the Final in the New Year. The last match in the men's Novice League which was due to take place in Ballygar tonight will be rescheduled in the New Year also.

Christmas Finale!

Tomorrow night (Thursday) will be our last night of badminton in the Complex for 2012. We will have tea and mince pies for everyone!

Connacht Closed (C) Competition Results

Mens Singles Winner: Matthew Povolotski Ballaghaderreen BC
Mens Singles Runner-up: Ben Gallagher-Lynch Ballaghaderreen BC
Ladies Singles Winner: Claire Concannon NUIG BC
Ladies Singles Runner-up: Helene Hanley Ballygar BC
Mens Doubles Winners: Alan Gilmore Claregalway BC
Odie O’Neill Claregalway BC
Mens Doubles Runners-up: Matthew Povolotski Ballaghaderreen BC 
Ben Gallagher-Lynch Ballaghaderreen BC
Ladies Doubles Winners: Mollie Davies Galway LTC
Jennifer Lawlor Galway LTC
Ladies Doubles Runners-up: Marie Finneran Four Roads BC
Noelle Rogerson Four Roads BC
Mxd Doubles Winners: Jack Davies Galway LTC
Emily Darby Galway LTC
Mxd Doubles Runners-up: Alan Gilmore Claregalway BC Karina Brennan Oranmore BC
Mxd Dbls PlateWinners: Gearoid Hughes NUIG BC
Jennifer Lawlor Galway LTC
Mxd Dbls Plate R-up: Derek Nolan Boyle BC Caroline Pryce Letterfrack BC

(See Gallery For Photos)

Registration & Affiliation

All Club members must be registered and affiliated to Badminton Ireland by Dec 31st.  Players with outstanding fees are asked to fill out their membership form and bring it into the club accompanied by the appropriate fee by Thursday December 20th.

Juvenile Coaching

There will be no Juvenile Coaching  taking place tomorrow. We will resume in the New Year. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas and be good for Santa!

Connacht Closed (C)

We had a Very successful competition on Sunday in Boyle Sports Complex. Over 60 adults took part with the five counties of Connacht being represented. Congratulations to all the winners,runners-up and to all competitors. We were treated to fantastic games of Badminton in ladies and mens singles, ladies and men's doubles and mixed doubles. Well done to Paul and Sean for ensuring the competition ran smoothly, thank you to our juvenile club members Hannah, Keith and Conor who helped out in our shop throughout the day. Thanks also to all of our club members who helped out on Saturday night to set up for the competition. (Results & photos to follow)

Sunday December 9th.

Juvenile Badminton Coaching will not take place on Sunday Dec 9th as we are hosting the Connacht Closed "C" Badminton Championships in the complex. Best of luck to our own club members and indeed to all competitors. Hope everyone has a great day. Feel free to come in and cheer us on!

League Results

Well done to our Grade G team who overcame Glinsk on a score line of 6-1.
Hard luck to our Novice teams who lost to Kilteevan last night. We wish a speedy recovery to Catherine who injured herself during her match and hope she will be back playing with us soon again.

Badminton Coaching

Badminton Coaching for Juveniles continues in Boyle Sports Complex tomorrow from 4-5pm. All welcome.

League News

Hard luck to our Novice Ladies who were beaten by Ballygar last Wednesday night.  We look forward to hosting Kilteevan for the first time, on Thursday Dec 6th when both their Novice Ladies and Mens Teams will join us.
On Mon Night Dec 3rd Our Grade G team will have a Home game against Glinsk in the Mixed League Competition.  Good luck to all!

Competition Dec 9th in Boyle

Closing date for entries to The Connacht Closed "C" Competition being held in Boyle Sports Complex on Sun Dec 9th is Fri 30th Nov. Get those entries in!!

League Results

Two of our grades were in action last night, our Grade H team played in Boyle and lost their games 2-5 to Four Roads.
Our Grade F team won their doubles league games 5-1 Away to Ballinaheglish.
Good luck to our Novice Ladies who will play Away to Ballygar tomorrow night.

Connacht Closed "C" 2012

Connacht Closed "C" Badminton Championships are being held in Boyle Sports Complex on Sunday December 9th 2012. Event Open to all players from Grades G, H & Novice (old. 8,9 & 10 grades). We are trying to encourage as many of our own members as possible to enter as we are hosting the Competition. To enter contact Paul @ 0872156483 or fill out the application form on the notice board in the club. Get your entries in!

Badminton For Juveniles

Badminton Coaching for Juveniles continues with "Stephen" tomorrow (Sunday) in Boyle Sports Complex 4-5pm.

Connacht Closed 'D' Badminton Championships

The Connacht Closed D Badminton Champioships 2012 will be held in Galway LTC on Saturday 1st December. This competition is open to all players in grade 10/Novice Grade only.
Closing date for entries is Wednesday 28th of November.
Entry form on club Notice Board.

More League Results

Grade H lost their games Wednesday night on a score line of 1-7 to Ballygar.
Grade G played in Ballinaheglish last night and lost by the narrowest of margins 3-4.

Grade G Mixed League Results

Well done to our G team who won their games 5-2 against Four Roads.

League Results

The Nomads continued on their winning ways last night by beating  Ballinaheglish 5-1.  Again we had some close 3 setters and a very enjoyable night was had by all.
Our Novice men had some very close-scoring games also, against Ballinaheglish and lost out 2-4.
Good luck to our G team who have a busy week, playing Four Roads tonight and Ballinaheglish on Thurs night.

Roscommon Juvenile Closed Competition

The Roscommon Juvenile Closed  Badminton Competition will be held in Ballygar Sports Complex on next Saturday Nov 24th.  U9 & U11 will be starting at 10 30am.  U13 & Over 13, B, C & D will be starting at 2pm.  Event Open to all juvenile players from Co. Roscommon clubs only. Entry Fee 3€ per player per event (5€ for both).  Closing date for entries 21/11/2012.

Results

Following some very close 3 setter games, the Nomads were victorious on a scoreline of 5-1. Their next match is Home to Ballinaheglish next Monday night.

Grade F League

The Grade F mixed League commences tomorrow night in Strokestown. The Nomads whose team consists of players from Boyle and Ballaghdereen, will take on Strokestown at 9.30pm. Good luck to Bernie, Sean, Paul and Matthew.

Novice League

Well done to Catherine, Norma, Richella and Gillian who played their first competitive game of badminton, in Boyle on Monday night against Ballinaheglish.  They really enjoyed the games but unfortunately they didnt come away with any points.  Their next game is Away to Ballygar on Wednesday November 28th.

Veterans Competition.

Best of luck to all our Roscommon players, playing in the Connacht Veterans Open Competition in Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday 10th of November.

Update Re: Juvenile Badminton

Juvenile training will take place  with "Stephen"  on Sunday 11th November from
4-5pm.  All juveniles welcome.

Coaching For Juveniles

Badminton Coaching with "Padraic"  will commence on Sunday November 11th  in Boyle Sports Complex from 4-5p.m. Any juveniles who think they might enjoy some badminton come along and give it a go! Racquets will be provided on the day. If anyone requires any further information  contact Bernie @ 0863754797 or Tom @ 0866027120.

Results!!

Our Grade H team had a disappointing start to the league last night losing out to Ballinaheglish 0-7. Better luck next time!

Results!!

Following some excellent  3-setter games last night our Grade G team were defeated by Ballygar on a scoreline of  4-3. This was a good start to the league and the next game will be played in Ballinaheglish next week.

Connacht Grade C Closed

Roscommon Badminton Association are hosting the Connacht Grade C Closed Badminton Competition in Boyle Sports Complex on Sunday December 9th 2012.
The Competition is open to all players in Grades G, H and Novice  (old 8,9 and 10).  Any winners from last years competition are prohibited from entering this year.
To Enter, Contact Paul Lynch at 087 2156483 or by email: secretary@roscommoncountybadminton.com
You can also enter on-line  via tournament software on the Roscommon County Badminton website.
On-line entry closing date is 30 November 2012,

Leagues Commence

Our Grade G league commences on Monday night 5th nov  with a Home game against Ballygar. Best of luck to Liz, Una, Martha, Seamy, Tom, Derek & Stephen.
Our Grade H league commences on Wednesday night 7th nov with an Away game against Ballinaheglish. Good luck to Siobhan, Martina, Catherine, Gabriel, Cormac & Johnny.

Juvenile Competition Results

Girls U9 Winner:                Siafra Finneran, Four Roads BC
Girls U9 Runner-up:          Jennifer Cummins, Four Roads BC

Boys U9 Winner:                Diarmuid Lavin, Boyle BC
Boys U9 Runner-up:           Peter Shannon, Ballinaheglish BC

Girls U11 Winner:               Jessica Feeney, Ballaghdereen BC
Girls U11 Runner-up:          Katelyn Hanley, Ballaghdereen BC

Boys U11 Winner:                Naoise Kelly, Ballaghdereen BC
Boys U11 Runner-up:          Dara Finneran, Four Roads BC

Girls U13 Winner:                 Rachel Regan, Ballaghdereen BC
Girls U13 Runner-up:           Ruth Cox, Boyle BC

Boys U13 Winner:                Matthew Dillon, Ballaghdereen BC
Boys U13 Runner-up:           James Kelly, Four Roads BC

Girls N1 Winner:                  Hannah Cloghessy, Boyle BC
Girls N1 Runner-up:             Megan Kelly, Four Roads BC

Boys N1 Winner:                  Conor lavin, Boyle BC
Boys N1 Runner-up:             Aaron Hunter, Four Roads

Girls N Winner:                     Patsy Farrell, Ballinaheglish BC
Girls N Runner-up:               Ann Marie Coleman, Ballaghdereen BC

Boys N Winner:                     Aidan Clogher, Ballygar BC
Boys N Runner-up:               Sean Clogher, Ballygar BC

Group H Winner:                   Michael Staunton, Ballinaheglish BC
Group H Runner-up:             Declan Lavin, Boyle BC

Well done to all!

                                  

                           

Bank Holiday Monday

Due to it being a bank holiday, there will be no badminton on Monday night, 29th of October. Happy Halloween and hope to see you all Thursday night.

Juvenile Badminton Blitz report

We are pleased to announce that our first blitz of the season was a successful one. Thank you to all who competed on the day. We had over 50 entries with some very good games. Congratulations to all our winners and runners-up. Our own juveniles have done us proud, well done! (results to follow). Thanks to Paul, Sean, Ben and Matthew for sorting the draws, grading and ensuring the day went smoothly. Thanks to our own club members Martina, Seamy, Stephen & Nancy who helped with refereeing matches, making tea, shop-keeping, taking photos etc! Thanks to those from visiting clubs who refereed also.

Regards Bernie and Tom

Juvenile Blitz on Sun Oct 28th

The first juvenile blitz of the season will take place in Boyle Sports Complex next Sunday at 2p.m.
This will be a singles event. Entry fee is 2€ per player.
Age groups include U9, U11, U13, and players over 13 will be graded based on adult grades, i.e
Novice, H,G etc.   (Novice is old grade 10, H = old grade 9, G = old grade 8)
All players must be BI registered.
Juvenile clubs from all over Roscommon will be taking part so feel free to come in and support our own boyle juveniles or just come in and have a look!

New Committee

The new Club Committee for the 2012/2013 season is as follows;

Joint Chairpersons: Bernie Lavin & Tom Cox
Secretary: Martina Cloghessy
Vice-Secretary: Bernie Lavin
Treasurer: Anthony McKeon
P.R.O. Seamy Ryan

Wishing our new committee every success in the coming season.

AGM 2012

Notice to All Members:

The clubs Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 11th October 2012 at 9pm in Boyle Sports Complex.  All members are invited to attend. 

Thank you

Liz O Dowd
Secretary & PRO

New Season Begins...

Boyle Badminton Club will resume play for the new season on Monday 10th September at 9.30pm in Boyle Sports Complex. Club nights are Mondays from 9.30 to 11.30pm and Thursdays from 9pm to 11pm.


We would love to see some new members giving badminton a try and whether a beginner or someone who hasn't played for a while we will be delighted to welcome you to the club.Please come along and give badminton a go.

More Congratulations...

Yet another member welcomed a new baby last week, congratulations to my sister, Emer, on the birth of little Ethan.  He is absolutely beautiful and mother and baby are doing very well.

CONGRATULATIONS...

Congratulations  to Emily on the birth of her beautiful baby boy yesterday.  Thrilled to hear the news!

Baby Eoin O Dowd

Sorry for the long absence but I'm happy to report that following a difficult few months, (not least because I had to forego badminton), Padraic and I are delighted with the arrival of our little man, Eoin, born safe and sound last week.

I hope to get some updates of what's been happening in the club and will post again very shortly.

Thank you everyone for your good wishes.

Liz

Message from Bernie & Tom.....

On behalf of Boyle Juvenile Badminton Club, Bernie and Tom would like to express sincere thanks to the members of Boyle Badminton Club and to the Parents who gave of their time to help us in the hosting of our Juvenile blitz on Sun feb 5th.

Our thanks to Maeve Brennan who managed the shop for the day, to Martina Cloghessy who informed all participants of their divisions and registration tables.

Our thanks to all the refs on the day, Deirdre Burke, Siobhan Ryan, Trevor Mc Dermott, Derek Nolan, Jimmy Mc Dermott, Sean Carroll, John Kiernan, and to our photographer Seamy Ryan.

Thanks also to Ruth o Hart, Gerry Casey and Sean Diffley for their support on the day.

We also want to express our gratitude to Paul Lynch fron Ballaghdereen Badminton Club for encouraging us to host this event and who helped in its smooth running, also to his helpers Ben and Matthew.

It was a very successful day, the feedback was most encouraging and we hope to repeat this in the future

Thanks again to all.

Roscommon Juvenile Blitz - Boyle 5th Feb

Connaught Closed A - Report

On Saturday 21st January 2012 Boyle Badminton Club played host to the Connaught Closed Grade A Junior Badminton Championships. We had a large entry of 40 players from Galway, Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon with a very high standard for each event.

The day started at 10am with the Mens and Ladies Singles which were both knockout events . There were 13 players competing in the Mens Singles event and following some excellent contests two Sligo players faced off in the final where Jonathan Dolan met Daniel Keown with Jonathan coming out on top. The Ladies Singles had a smaller entry of just 5 players but again produced some very exciting bouts. The final was played between Helen Sheehan of Galway and Paula McDonagh of Sligo and on this occasion Paula emerged with victory.

With the days play running to schedule the Doubles events started on court by 12. The Mens competition featured 12 pairings while the Ladies competition had just 8 teams. Both of these events were run on a Round Robin basis and after some very entertaining matches the top two pairs from each of the four draws in Mens Doubles went forward to play quarter finals while the top two from both Ladies draws met to play Semi Finals. There were some very hard fought games and eventually there was to be an all Sligo Mens Doubles Final but unfortunately one of the players was unable to continue so the title went by forfeit to Graeme Watt & Fintan Keown.

The Ladies Final was played between Susan Gilmore & Helen Sheehan of Galway facing Paula McDonagh & Victoria Stevens of Sligo and while both pairings were evenly matched the Sligo girls won the match in two convincing sets.

The Mixed Doubles event featured 16 pairs in four groups and was played as a Round Robin competition. The top pair from each group went forward to play semi-finals and so Jonathan Dolan & Francie Mahon from Sligo, having enjoyed a relatively trouble free competition to this point, faced John Kiernan & Ruth O Hart from Boyle. The second semi-final was an all-Sligo affair featuring Graeme Watt & Paula McDonagh facing Joseph Keown & Rebecca McGillen. Both Semi-Finals were very close matches but eventually the Final pairings were decided. Jonathan & Francie faced Joseph & Rebecca and on this occasion Jonathan & Francie emerged with the honours.
Boyle Badminton Club wish to thank all of those who helped to make the event such a success. Firstly the team that came in to the Sports Complex on Friday night which included Padraic O Dowd, Paul Dolan, Derek Nolan, Sean Diffley, Jimmy McDermott, Anthony McKeon, Padraig Sheridan, Tony Weir, Robert Weir, Gabriel Regan, Gerry Casey, Neil Cox and Niall Roche . We received many comments from players complimenting how well the venue looked and for this a massive thank you must go to Tony & Robert who supplied the Yonex mats and came down from Dublin to help us put them together.

On the day we had a lot of help in the office and in the shop so thank you very much to Anthony for organisng the shop and for the volunteers who came in to look after it particularly Martina Clohessy and her two girls and Niall Brennan who stayed for much of the afternoon. Thanks to Sean Diffley who stayed all day and in particular made sure the courts had new shuttles for each and every match and also thank you to Sean for lending his computer and printer for the day. Una McDermott came in and stayed for the whole day monitoring “Next Available Courts” and helping to keep every court occupied, the competition could not have run to schedule without this invaluable help. Thank you also to Seamus Ryan and Sean O’Dowd who were on hand with their cameras to document the day’s events.

A special note of thanks to Paul Dolan from Sligo as he was with us on Friday night and stayed late again on Saturday after the competition to help take up the mats and generally tidy up after the event.

A competition like this takes a lot of hard work, effort and preparation and it couldn’t be done without so many available to lend a hand. We are very lucky in Boyle that we have so many people we can call on to help put these events together. THANK YOU to each and every one who helped us in any way.

Photographs taken by Sean O'Dowd, www.realboyle.com

Juvenile Singles Blitz - Boyle Sunday 5th February

The next Roscommon Juvenile Blitz is scheduled for Sunday 5th of February in Boyle BC at 2pm. This will be a Singles Blitz and the first to be held in Boyle BC, so all support will be greatly appreciated.

All players to be entered under their appropriate grade. Winners of previous competitions will be moved up a grade. Entry fee = €2

Closing Date for Entries: All players to be entered to Paul Lynch on paul@rsireland.com before 6pm on Friday 2nd of February.

Should you require any further information please contact Tom Cox at 086 6027120 or Bernie Lavin at 086 3754797.

Connaught Closed B Championships

The 2012 Connaught Closed Grade B event is being held in Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday 4th of February 2012. This event is open to all players from Grades 6 - Grade 9.

Entry forms will be available on club nights or contact me at boylebadminton@gmail.com and I can send them on. Should you require any further information please contact Sarah Caulfield, Galway Badminton Secretary on gcba@irishbadminton.com

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The 2012 Connaught Closed Grade A which was held in Boyle on Saturday last, 21st January, was a fantastic event and was extremely well attended. A full report with photographs will follow very shortly. In the meantime a huge THANK YOU to all of those who came in to help on the day, it was because of all the help we received that it ran without a hitch.

Thanks again

Liz

Connaught Closed A Championships

The 2012 Connaught Closed A Championships are being held in Boyle on Saturday 21st January 2012. While this event includes participants from Grades 1 to 6 it is open to all players from all grades who are affiliated with Badminton Ireland.

The Singles event for both Men and Women will commence at 10am, the Doubles will then start at 12.30 and finally the Mixed Doubles at 4pm. All finals will be played at approximately 7pm. It is hoped this event will attract players from all over the province.

Entry can be made by emailing boylebadminton@gmail.com or by contacting me, Liz, on 086 3737468 on or before Wednesday 18th January 2012.