Report on the 2007 - 2008 Season

Ballyclare High School had a number of successes at the recent Ulster Schools’ Table Tennis League Competition at Glenburn, Belfast.

Winners of the Girls’ Under 12 Shield and gold medals were

Cherith McBride, Yasmin Wilson, Katie Magowan, Rebecca Campbell
This will be a very promising team for the next season.

Runners-up in the Girls’ Under 14 who received silver medals were:

Hollie Wilson, Cherith McBride, Nicola Lennon, Lucy Camlin, Lauren Lavery
They deserve credit for their achievement.

Runners-up in the Boys’ Under 14 who also received silver medals were:

Mark Ross, Mark Turner, Alex Scott, Jamie McMillan

This team played some excellent matches as they were drawn against teams with Ulster ranked players but they were beaten in the final by a team from Royal School Cavan.

 

 

In the East Antrim Table Tennis League Hollie Wilson won the Ladies Singles Cup and was runner-up in the Under 17 singles

Table Tennis Success - Ballyclare High School 2005 - 2006

The U19 Girls' Team won the Ulster Cup for the first time in the school's history!

On Tuesday 22 nd November, the U19 girls’ table tennis team played in the Ulster Schools’ Cup in the Sixmile Leisure Centre.

The final was a tense affair with Ballyclare High the same Ballymena Academy team which robbed them of the title last year. Emma Wilson and Ashley McBride gave the team a good head start, recording 3-0 victories over their Ballymena counterparts. Jane-Ann Daniels added to the total after a closely fought match, winning 3-2, 12-10 in the fifth. Having unfortunately lost the next three singles matches and allowing Ballymena to draw level, it all rested on the doubles. Ashley McBride and Nicole Craig recorded a well-deserved win, leaving Emma Wilson and Jane-Ann Daniels still battling for what turned out to be the deciding doubles.

Having traded two sets each, the fifth set was the most competitive of the day. Both pairs seemed unable to clinch the last point, having several match points at deuce. However, the breakthrough finally came when Emma’s serve was unreturnable, leaving Jane-Ann the opportunity for a moment of genius when her well placed return of serve ended the match in style.

Score : Ballyclare 5 Ballymena 3

Team:

Emma Wilson (capt.)

Ashley Mc Bride

Jane-Ann Daniels

Nicole Craig

Christine Craig

Lisa Armour

Pictures from the Senior All Ireland Table Tennis Championship March 2006
Ready to go
Enjoy the journey
Ready to play
Exciting moments
Bronze Medalists
Thanks to Mrs Duke