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    2008 Roll of Honour

Senior League Winners : Cookstown

 Runners - Up : Portrush

Junior League 1 Winners : Cookstown B

 Runners - Up : Coleraine B

Junior League 2 Winners : Limavady B

 Runners - Up : Fairhill

Piggott Cup Winners : Dunluce

 Runners - Up : Ballymoney

Sutherland Cup Winners : Cookstown B

 Runners - Up : Kilrea

Hyland Donaghy Cup Winners : Limavady B

 Runners - Up : Lisnagelvin

Mullan Cup Winners : Portrush (1)

 Runners - Up : Coleraine

 Cupples Cup Winners : Cookstown B (2)

 Runners - Up : Cookstown B (1)

NIPBA Singles Winner : Ian McClure (Portrush)

Runner - Up : Barry Kane (Dunluce)

NIPBA Junior Singles Winner : Barry Kane (Dunluce)

Runner - Up : Mark Wilson (Cookstown)

NIPBA Youth Singles Winner : Mark Mason (Coleraine)

Runner - Up : Aaron Tennant (Ballymoney)

NIPBA Pairs Winners : Brian Hughes, Gary Kelly (Ballymoney)

Runners - Up : Alistair Steele, Willie McCaw (Ballymoney)

NIPBA Triples Winners : Joe Moore, Brian Lindsay, Ian Ross (Brookgreen)

Runners - Up : Alistair McIntyre, Tommy Mullan, Uel McKeeman (Dunluce)

NIPBA Fours Winners : Simon Colvin, Rodney Kane, Barry Kane, Mervyn McKeeman (Dunluce)

Runners - Up : Brian Jones, Frank Cassidy, Eamon McCann, Chris Jones (Portglenone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIPBA Championship Results - Double Success for Barry Kane!

Barry Kane was the toast of the NIPBA on Saturday when he secured a Fours and Junior Singles double at the Champioship finals at Ballymoney.  It was a busy day for the young Dunluce player as he contested three finals. Ably assisted by team mates Simon Colvin, brother Rodney and Mervyn McKeeman, Barry secured the fours title with victory over the gritty Portglenone rink, skipped by Chris Jones.  It took a superb drawing shot by McKeeman on the second last end with seven shots against to secure second shot and leave his rink with a six shot cushion going into the last end.

Barry then faced experienced international Ian McClure in the Open Singles final.  However, the Portrush man was in inspired form and secured a 21 - 17 victory.  The previous day Ian won a titanic battle against Brookgreen's Ian Ross in the semi - final 21 - 20, a measure on the last end deciding the tie.

Barry, however, showed great spirit and character in the Junior Singles final against Cookstown player, Mark Wilson.  Obviously deflated somewhat from his Open Singles defeat, Barry struggled early on and trailed 7 - 4.  However, he finally settled and played the better bowls to secure the title with a 21 - 12 scoreline.

In the other disciplines, Mark Mason won the Youth Singles.  In arguably the best final of the day, the young Coleraine player defeated Ballymoney's Aaron Tennant 21 - 19.  Both players displayed great talent and showed maturity beyond their years and surely can look forward to a bright future in the game.   Ballymoney contested the Pairs Final with Brian Hughes and Gary Kelly defeating clubmates Allister Steele and Willie McCaw while Brookgreen's Ian Ross led Joe Moore and Brian Lindsay to victory in the Triples against Dunluce's Uel McKeeman.

Congratulations to all the winners as they now look forward to the Irish Finals at Belmont in September.

 Youth Singles Semi - Finals

C. Brogan BM 14  v A. Tennant BM 21

A. Hunter PG 20  v  Mark Mason CR 21

Final

A. Tennant 19  v  M. Mason 21

Junior Singles Semi - Finals

Barry Kane DL 21  v Alan Paul CT 5

Mark Wilson CT 21  v  Owen Steele BG 16

Final

B. Kane 21  v  M. Wilson 12

Open Singles Semi - Finals

Ian McClure PR 21  v  Ian Ross BG 20

Barry Kane DL 21   v  Brian Hughes BM 11

Final

B. Kane 17  v  I. McClure 21

Pairs Semi - Finals

S. Young, P. Jones PG 11  v  A. Steele, W. McCaw BM 21

T. Colvin, G. McCloy  PR 16  v  B. Hughes, G. Kelly BM 17

Final

G. Kelly 25  v  W. McCaw 17    

Triples Semi - Finals

A. McIntyre, T. Mullan, U. McKeeman DL 22  v  K. O'Neill, E. Curran, I. McClure PR 11

J. Moore, B. Lindsay, I. Ross BG 23  v  S. Walker, A. Tennant, A. Walker 6

Final

U. McKeeman 10  v  I. Ross 26

Fours Semi - Finals

J. Carey, M. Smyth, J. Irwin, A. Steele BM 21

v

   B. Jones, F. Cassidy, E. McCann, C. Jones PG 25

R. Kane, S. Colvin, B. Kane, M. McKeeman DL 24

 v

C. McKnight, P. Wallace, A. Davison, C. Hogg CT 17

Final

M. McKeeman 21  v  C. Jones 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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