North East Junior Karate Championships, April 2004
North East Junior Karate Championships a huge success
The Northeast Junior Karate Championships were held in Ardee Community
Centre last weekend. This is only the second year that the championships
have been held, but it has already established itself as a major event
in the karate calendar. This year's event attracted teams from the four
provinces of Ireland and several teams travelled from England, Scotland
and Wales to compete. The Championships are hosted by the I.W.K.R.. "It was a huge success this year, and it was great
to see all the effort put in by the children and their parents been
rewarded", said head Coach Tommy Marrett. There was competition
for all age groups from 7 to 17. The I.W.K.R. did the
host club proud winning a huge amount of individual and team medals.
The Club had a clean sweep in the girls under 10 individual kata, kumite
and in the girls team kumite under 10. The day was nicely concluded
when Ireland's Chief Referee sensei Fran Nangle awarded I.W.K.R.'s
Head Coach Tommy Marrett his black belt second dan.
The Clubs Results for the day were
Girls U10 Individual Kata, 1st Grainne Lee, 2nd Jillian Mulpeter, 3rd
Leah O'Hagan.
Girls U10 Individual Kata Senior Belt, 1st Niamh O'Reilly.
Girls U13 Individual Kata, 3rd Niamh Kirk
Girls U13 Individual Kata Senior Belt, 1st Clara O'Reilly, 3rd Catherine
O'Reilly
Girls U15 Individual Kata Senior Belt, 2nd Tracey Marrett.
Boys U10 Individual Kata 3rd Ciaran Lee
Boys U10 Individual Kata Senior Belt, 3rd Lorcan Myles
Boys U13 Individual Kata 1st Donal Lee, 3rd Patrick Kerley
Boys U15 Individual Kata 2nd Keith Geoghagan
Girls U8 Individual Kumite, 1st Leah Murray, 2nd Grainne Lee
Girls U10 Individual Kumite 1st Leah O'Hagan, 2nd Katie Kerley, 3rd
Jillian Mulpeter, Rebecca Sweeney.
Girls U10 Individual Kumite Senior Belt, 1st Niamh O'Reilly
Girls U13 Individual Kumite Senior Belt, 1st Clara O'Reilly
Girls U15 Individual Kumite 3rd Gemma Sharkey
Girls U15 Individual Kumite Senior Belt, 1st Catherine O'Reilly, 2nd
Sammy Myles.
Boys U8 Individual Kumite 3rd Ciaran McKeown
Boys U10 Individual Kumite 3rd Ciaran Lee
Boys U13 Individual Kumite 2nd Rory Mulholland, 3rd Robert Mulholland
Boys U13 Individual Kumite Senior Belt Patrick Kerley.
Girls U12 Team Kata, 1st Niamh O'Reilly, Leah O'Hagan, Jillian Mulpeter.
Girls U15 Team Kata, 2nd Clara O'Reilly, Catherine O'Reilly, Tracey
Marrett.
Boys U12 Team Kata 1st Lorcan Myles, Patrick Kerley, Oisin Kirk.
Girls U10 Team Kumite 1st Niamh O'Reilly, Leah O'Hagan, Jillian Mulpeter,
2nd Leah Murray, Nicola Murray, Katie Kerley, 3rd Aine O'Reilly, Gemma
Myles, Mary Murphy.
Girls U15 Team Kumite, 2nd Catherine O'Reilly, Clara O'Reilly, Tracey
Marrett.
Boys U10 Team Kumite 2nd Ciaran Lee, Lorcan Myles, Ciaran McKeown
Boys U13 Team Kumite 2nd Brendan Marrett, Donal Lee, Patrick Kerley.
Photo 1
Áine O’ Reilly and Leah Murray prepare for battle.
Photo 2
Gillian Mulpeter, Niamh O’ Reilly, Clara O’ Reilly, Catherine O’ Reilly, Leah O’ Hagan and Niamh Kirk who took part in the North East Karate Championships.
Photo 3
Leah O’ Hagan performing her kata.
Photo 4
Lorcan Myles receiving his medal from Chief Referee Fran Nangle
Photo 5
Head coach Tommy Marrett and Chief Referee Fran Nangle