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CLARE handball scores another red-letter success at the weekend when Jamie Lynch and Christopher Philpott of Tulla Secondary School captured the All-Ireland 60×30 In- termediate Doubles Championship in Crinkle, Offaly.
In the semi-final, the Clare duo came up aganist a fancied Kilkenny pairing but with sheer guts and de- termination pulled off an epic vic- tory on a 21-14, 21-17 scoreline.
In the final, played on the same day, their opponents were Cian Connolly and Mark Kelly of Roscommon CBS. Lynch and Philpott got off to a flying start and emerged victorious in the first game on a 21-14 scoreline.
However, the Roscommon pairing were not about to make up the num- bers in the final and fought back to force a tie-breaker finale thanks to
victory in the second game by 21-14.
All was set for the final showdown and both pairings gave it their all, but it was the Clare pair whose strength and agility proved the strongest as they cruised to an 11-1 win in the tie- Dusen e
In other news, the Clare Adult League got under way last weekend with all clubs in action. The Clare Juvenile A championships will commence the week commencing November 15 and culminate on the following Saturday with finals in all grades taking place.
Notification of draws will be sent to all club juvenile officers in due felt aston