21-09-2015
Athlone 1came third in their section of the midland league and have an away quarter final match against Roscrea this week. Orla Kinahan, Michele Culligan, Richard Frank and Des Windsor Mc Glynn will be travelling to Tipperary this Wednesday.
Athlone 2 played Ballina Killaloe in the other quarter final last week and having won that match must travel to play Templemore in one of the semi-finals this week. Anne Dooley, Paula Dowling, Luciano Molinari and Tomasz Koza were the winning team members.
Senior Club Championships
The ten finals of our senior club championships will be played this Sunday starting at 2pm. So far there have been no surprises with all the seeded players still on track to lift the cups.
Denis Johnston Memorial Cup
The Denis Johnston Memorial Cup competition will commence in October. Last year we had two teams competing with team 1 members winning the cup. The members were Kathryn Raleigh, Jacinta Digby, Tomasz Koza and Dave Costello. If members wish to compete in this competition they can now register their names on the form in the clubhouse.
Autumn Leagues
The ladies and men’s autumn leagues will be starting in October and promotion and relegation in each group make these leagues very competitive. Of course their conclusion also sees major movement on the pyramids. Closing date for entries is Thursday 4th October. The official form is now in the clubhouse.
Coaching
Clem Higginbotham continues coaching lessons for junior members every Saturday. The lessons begin at 10 for children under 8, at 11 for under 12 and at 12 o’ clock for older children. His contact number is 0864022490.
Derek Stenson is organizing lessons for children at present and he can be contacted at 0851080013.