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Fixtures and results from Riverdale, the home of New York Roadbowlers. RESULTS 2005/2006/2007
22nd June O'DONOVAN SCRAPES THROUGH Adrian o donovan qualified for the next stage of the new york championship with a last shot victory over mossie dore on wednesday. there was little to choose between the two for a long while but o'donavon had one or two chances to go up a bowl but failed on each. at the foot of the straight dore had a slight fore bowl.it went down to the last shot which dore will feel he couldn't do better.only for donavon to pass by ten yards.....()......next in a double gerry foley and mick moloney teamed up to beat husband and wife paul lavery and geraldine by two bowls......()..in the last score adrian lappin proved too strong on this occasion for eoin o riordan..(300)............wednesday 29th.......colm murphy v. darren o neill............mick moloney v. kevin o connor
7th July / July 9th LAPPIN SMASHES RECORD On a busy couple of days of bowling between new york Next on saturday 9th in boston mick moloney opened the days bowling again frank finn(boston).finn led until the 10th July LAPPIN DEFEATS O'MAHONEY Sunday saw the lad from new york enjoy more success.once
July 13th MURPHY CONTIUES WINNING RUN wednesday the 13th saw a couple of new york
20th July FOLEY STORMS INTO FINAL in front of the biggest crowd of the year at randall's island gerry foley advanced to final of div 3 with a three bowl victory over ger lavery on wednesday evening. lavery started slight favourite but foley quickly went two bowls up when lavery's bowls hit a manhole on back to back shots.he continued to throw well and had another by the finish line()paddy mccabe qualified for the semi finals of the same grade with a last shot win over timmy o sullivan .again the favourite was upset after o sullivan had a commanding lead coming to halfway.mccabe then hit his best bowls to take a slender lead to the last shot.he threw a miler to win by over a hundred yards.().in a double after adrian lappin continued his winning ways with colm murphy to defeat eoin o riordan and paul lavery by a last shot throw off.the former pair had the lead at the turn but o riordan short bowl gave lappin ,murphy the fore bowl.lavery brought them level for the last shot only for them to end up dead level.meaning the longest shot won .lavery put down a huge bowl to the cross only for murphy to beat his tip by ten yards.($..600).in the finale mick moloney and kevin o connor beat darren o neill, mossie dore on a last shot also.there was little between the pairs until a miler from moloney left oconnor with a short tip to beat and win the day.()..................next wed fixtures ger o connor v. majella mccabe v mark hughes.........paul lavery v. noel cronin..........kevin o connor v. darren FAMILY AFFAIR In what turned out to be a rather one sided affair, paul and ger lavery beat Eoin riordan and gerry foley by 2 bowls of odds. Paul started the contest with a great first shot and ger followed up with a mighty second shot to below the trailer to raise a bowl of odds which the never looked like giving up. The score remained this way until the second last shot when Eoin misplaced his bowl to leave two bowls in the score and the husband and wife team strolled over the line for an impressive win. (stake 210) In the second score of the night adrian lappin upset the favourite fergal carr with an entertaining battle. fergal started badly with two weak throws that let adrian gain a bowl of odds. fergal tried hard on the home stretch but just couldnt pull back the lost ground with lappin recording his first victory over fergal in 4 years. Fixtures Wednesday 10th 6pm sharp Randal Island Shield August 3rd BOSTON SWEEPS FINALS In the north american road bowling finals in boston the hosts completed a sweep of the three grades. The opening semi final on saturday saw john finn(bos) defeat colm murphy (ny)and jerrod putnam(wv) each by two bowls($1,500).secondly barry curran(bos) beat travis putnam(wv) and kevin o connor(ny) by last shot,2 bowls.(,300). Sunday came finals day with the opening score a thriller between brendan fleming (bos) and paul lavery (ny).fleming led from the off but there was nothing in it at halfway.a missed bowl by brendan gave lavery his first lead with five shots to go but lavery failed to conquer the remaining bends to leave fleming with victory on the last shot.(2,600).next was the novice 2 final between the two boston lads from saturday.curran started favourite and looked all over the winner at halfway .finn got going to bring it down to the last shot.curran had the luck on the day as he missed his last only to come back onto the road for victory.(2,600).finally the junior c final between con o callaghan (bos) and adrian lappin(ny).lappin started favourite here .they were level after six with both bowlers well below par.a big bowl around the corner gave callaghan a bowl lead .lappin missed at the top of the straight to leave it the same.callaghan never faltered after that to record a great victory .(11,400).all three lads will compete in the all-irelands on the labor weekend in westport co.mayo.we would like to wish them all the best in ireland.bowling will recommence at randalls island on sept 4th 12 noon.anyone interested in bowling contact mick moloney (9144734572).
September NO JOY FOR BOSTON LADS At the recent all-ireland finals in aughamore county mayo there was little to cheer about for the north american region.things got under way saturday for the boston trio of fleming ,callaghan and curran with callaghan first up in junior c semi final.con was well below his recent form never hitting the sop on too many occasions.he was beaten by pat thompson from offaly and adrian o reilly ulster by 1 bowl each.thompson getting the decision by thirty metres(9,900),brendan fleming in the novice1 fared little better in his score .he got a couple of bad kicks from the rough surface and met a formidable opponet in liam young of cork.he picked up after halfway with his most disappointing perfomance of the season.(2200).last for the american contingernt was barry curran of waterford.curran put in an excellent score battling all the way with pat o brein (london) and fergal callnan(cork).it was callnan who led from the off and almost rose a bowl b y halfway but curran came back with two milers to level the score with four to play.callnan got the big break here with his bowl dead on the ditch only to roll of and leave him ten metres hind bowl.curran put a miler down only to fail by ten feet of the line so it was down to the last shot which callnan didn't falter on this occasion and win by ten metres.(curran v. obrein 2,.600).the all-ireland champions were junior c sean murphy(cork),novice 1 brendan o brein(london),novice 2 fergal callnan(cork).the finals next year take place in ballywilliam co.wexford.bowling in new york continues on sundays 12 noon till december 17th September CRONIN EASILY THROUGH noel cronin reached the final of division 2 of the new york road bowling championship with an easy victory over paul lavery at randall's island sunday.it was the first weeks bowling after the all-ireland break with a handy crowd on hand .lavery had to conceed a bowl at the start due to the grading and fell further out after two big bowls from cronin .he led by two at the bottom of the first straight.lavery battled on but was making no headway into cronins lead .at the final straight another huge bowl from cronin settled the issue(400).next up in a challenge gerry foley totally destroyed mossy dore by three bowls .once again the big favourite was overturned(600).in an exciting double tim o sullivan,colm murphy beat paddy mccabe,mick moloney by a last shot .this was the tightest score of the day as it was nip and tuck all the way to the line with o sullivan putting down the winner.(450).finally in another double newcomer john o donoghue and darren o neill beat adrian lappin and kevin o connor by a bowl of odds.there was some excellent bowling from both o neill and o donoghue to again defeat the hot favourites.(550)................sunday 2nd october...div 2 semi final...kevin o connor v.darren o neill,div 3 semi final.....paddy mccabe v.adrian o donavon v.majella mccabe...........div 2 and 3 finals sunday october 9th........new york championship final sunday 16th october...12 noon 2nd October O NEILL TAKES SEMI FINAL darren o neill on sunday gained his place in the final of division 2 of the new york championship.in what was to be the first score on our new road in riverdale (palasades ave,232st).this was a score he started underdog in playing last years champion kevin o connor.there was twenty yards in it after three shots with o neill to the fore.he then put down a miler to give himself a bowl of odds.but o connor put back to back shots down and level the score at the bottom of the final hill.o neill's power came into play up the hill to gain the verdict by ten yards.(400).in the following double mike o donoghue made it two from two with a victory paired with mick moloney.they defeated noel cronin and paddy mccabe on the last shot.it was o donoghue who done the big bowling on this occasion with three milers from his shots.cronin brought it to under a bowl with his last effort.(400)last up in a single majella mccabe beat geraldine lavery also on the last shot .geraldine started the better but a miler at the finish from majella gave her a five yard victory(260)..........sunday october 16th division 3 final......12noon..gerry foley v. majella mccabe v.winner(paddy mcabe v.adrian o donavon)..............overall final sunday 23rd 12 noon 9th October
16th October O DONOGHUE'S RUN ENDS on a busy sunday afternoon in riverdale mike o donoghue's run of wins finally came to an end .he has been on fire since joining the club this side of the pond.he actually put one more win on his card after he opened the day again cliff desmond in a single .desmond had the lead for a long way but a misplased bowl with three to go opened the door for mike.he would win by just two feet at the finish and cliff will feel hard done as he bowled almost perfect.().in the next score it was cork v.ulster in a double . gerry foley gave the former pair the big early lead with his partner paddy mccabe.they had almost a bowl of odds after three only for mick moloney,kevin o connor to land back to back milers.there lead was now five yards .yet another big bowl from moloney gave the cork pair a bowl lead.they held this easily to the line.().next it was paul lavery who threw mike o donoghue.this was where he lost his unbeaten record.o donoghue had a bowl and a half of odds at halfway with lavery looking beaten.paul bowl bowled brilliant after that with some tight marks at the corners.his only lead was at the finish by about two yards.().finally in a single veteran referee donie o sullivan threw his first score at the club with an easy victory over mossy dore.o sullivan showed he had done this before with a couple of nice lofts
23rd October McCABE INTO FINAL paddy mccabe qualified for the final of division 3 of the new york championship with a last shot victory over adrian o donovan in riverdale.o donovan was the warm order here but was coming of the injured list .mccaabe led after three and still had a two hundred yards 30th October
On a glorious Sunday afternoon in riverdale paddy mccabe lifted the division 3 title with a hard fought win over gerry foley and his wife majella.mrs mccabe led after two by the shortest of margains.but there after wasn't a factor with her husband doing some fabalous bowling.he led at halfway by thirty yards with foley every bit as good..stretching it to a hundred yards by the finish().he will throw eoin o riordan ,noel cronin in the final (6th nov).in another exciting score a three hander darren o neill easily accounted for both paul lavery ,mike o donoghue by a bowl and two bowls.this was o neill finest display for a while with the result never in doubt from four shots after the start.().in the final double of the day colm murphy returned from his break to win with partner kevin o connor over cliff desmond and timmy o sullivan by a bowl of odds this was a polished performace from murphy .().bowling sundays 12 noon 232st and palasades ave (riverdale) just off henry hudson parkway
6th November Cronin Lifts Title Noel cronin was crowned new york overall champion on sunday past. Noel who was the 2nd grade winner disposed of Eoin Riordan (1st grade winner) and Paddy mc Cabe (3rd grade winner). In what was a titanic battle noel in the end won by a bowl of odds ahead of Eoin and had two bowls to spare over paddy. The winning of the score was on the second half of the course where noel finished with three almighty bowls to pull away from the others. STAKE 425 Next up was Gerry Foley who was very lucky to run out a winner against Ger Laverly. Ger made all the early running and was very unlucky with two bowls midway through the score to let gerry back into the score. Gerry finished with a massive last shot to leave him a winner by 5 yards. STAKE 260 Last score of the day was between Mick Maloney and Darren o Neill. This proved to be one of the biggest betting scores of the season with o neill winning by a mere 30 yards. Darren started of slowly but was level with 3 to go...... Maloney had the score at his mercy but missed his last shot to leave darren a lucky winner. STAKE 1120
13th November CARR MAKES WELCOME RETURN As the road bowling season starts to wind down fergal carr made his debut on the new road in riverdale.it was his first outing since returning from a big challenge score in ireland which he won.he paired with gerry foley to get the victory by a last shot over darren(the jet) o neill and paul lavery. this went to the wire and carr winning by thirty yards.().next in a three hand single score . gerry foley won again over paddy(the rub)mccabe and mossy dore.there was nothing in it with two to go but foley prevailed by two feet over mccabe and dore fifty yards back.().late comer eoin o riordan teamed up with o neill to win in another last shot victory over carr and mccabe. o neill coming through with the big bowl to win.().lastly danny o sullivan also returning from ireland gained victory with paul lavery in a thriller over dore and o riordan .the biggest lead at any stage was ten feet but lavery won the day on the last shot by four feet ()bowling will continue for about five more weeks weather permitting.
20th November CARR AND MOLONEY WIN BIG ONE in bowling action sunday it was another busy day with four scores up for grabs.in the opening one it was adrian lappin who won this by one hundred yards over fergal carr.this was a hugely disappointing affair with carr the big favourite .neither bowler getting their best shots down.lappin will take the victory all the same() next it was paul lavery and newcomer ryan o kane who claimed victory over darren o neill and gerry foley .the underdogs again winning by ten feet.it was back and forth with the lead foley missing an easy chance to win .() in the next double score it was for () stake between carr and mick moloney versus eoin o riordan and newly crowned champ noel cronin.the latter pair had a slight lead at half way and there was little still in it with three to go .carr then put a miler down to give them ahundred yard lead which they held to the finish........in the finally of the day geraldine lavery paired up with gerry foley to win over paddy and majella mccabe.this a close contest also majeela putting down a hoser with three to play and looked all over the winners only for geraldine to follow up with an eaqually impressive bowl .foley made no mistake this time . 27th November LADIES CHAMP BACK TO HER BEST on yet another glorious day bowling former all-ireland senior ladies champion geraldine lavery was back to her best in the second score of the day.she partnered gerry foley to victory over mick moloney and danny o sullivan who had given a bowl start.ger opened with a miler down the big hill.it took moloney and o sullivan two to beat it .they held there lead till halfway but another miler from moloney broke both bowls to leave twenty yards in it with three to play.lavery wasn't finished and laid down another exceptional bowl to win on the last shot()................opening score of the day saw fergal carr ,gerry foley beat mick moloney,paul lavery by a bowl .the latter pair led by almost a bowl but it all changed when carr milered from halway to give the pair a bowl lead.they held this to the finish.()....................in the third score this was the big stake score with () on at issue.eoin o riordan,paddy mccabe beat darren o neill,noel cronin by two bowls .this score was over early with the winners taking a comanding lead after four and ran out easy winners..................finally another double score saw darren o neill recoup some of his losses with paul lavery.they defeated fergal carr,paddy mccabe by a bowl.this was a close encounter but o neill came through on the last shot.the winning margain was fifty yards ROADBOWLING 2006 22ND JANUARY O NEILL AND FOLEY GAIN OPENING WINS on the opening day of bowling in riverdale 2006 there was two championship scores down for decision.but first up came two double hand scores with paul lavery,mick moloney combo beating colm murphy,cliff desmond by two bowls(300)next up gerry foley continued his good form of late with fergal carr to defeat noel cronin and eoin o riordan by a last shot(400)........next was the opening score of the 2006 novice 2 championships(league basis) and darren o neill had a lucky escape again new york manager newcomer louis holland.o neill started brilliantly and had two a bowl lead after nine but holland kept digging into his lead with some superb bowls .he took his first lead on the last shot only for o neill to get a lucky rub and win by a bowl.(300)..........finally in another championship score gerry foley came out of nowhere to defeat mossie dore.a huge crowd had gathered for this .dore was the money favourite. mossie pushed all the early buttons and was in total control at hafway.he led by two bowls.then a couple adjustments by foley saw him improve dramatically.dore hit the water on the right with four to play and foley took full advantage to go ahead for the first time with two left.mossie again missed right to give foley victory.he scored the line in nineteen(1080). 5TH MARCH MALONEY ON FIRE bowling resumed on pallasades ave in riverdale sunday with two more novice 2 north american qualifiers at issue.first up came the score between kevin o connor and adrian o donavon with the latter starting slight favourite.both bowlers hadn't thrown for a while and it showed in the early exchanges.o connor then opened up with somne impressive throws giving him almost a two bowl lead at halfway.but o donovan staged a great comeback to level it with six shots remaining only to miss right.o connor took full advantage with two more big ones to claim his opening victory(440)...............louis holland then recieved a walkover off paddy mccabe for a no show...................theyr'e was a make up score from this group with holland throwing the man in form mick moloney. they were level after two and then moloney put down four milers to open a two bowl lead.he then hit a rough missing four back to back leaving louis with his first lead after halfway.mick then pulled right away with two more milers to almost score the line which louis took four for a two bowl victory(760).................finally in a double darren o neill,mike o dono0ghue beat fergal carr,gerry foley by a last shot in a score the former pair dominated until late with o donoghue coming through with a huge late effort.(500)..............upcoming fixtures.......19th march....noel cronin v. danny o sullivan........kevin o connor v.gerry foley 16th April WIN FOR ODONAVON There was a lot of bowling the past week with action on sunday and wednesday evening.firstly in a double adrian o donavon and gerry brien from ireland through gerry foley and pat mallon also out on holidays.it was victory going to the cork pair.o donavon stole the show here with some impressive efforts.($400).next up in another double fergal carr and killian laide (ireland) suffered defeat at the hands of paul lavery and darren o neill.carr was impressive here but his partner had an off day and there was a bowl in it at the finish................on wednesday evening it was back to novvice 2 action with adrian o donavon beating gerry foley by a bowl of odds .adrian led by two bowls at halfway but foley loves the back section to bring it down to the wire.o donavon held on for the win.......($440)...........the quarter final draw was made after with the following scores to play.............colm murphy v.louis holland......darren o neill v.noel cronin.....kevin o connor v.gerry foley.......mick moloney v. winner adrian o donavon,mossie dore 26th April DORE TITLE DREAMS END another week of bowling down and another championship score completed.there was no bowling sunday due to the heavy rain we got last weekend.but it was back to action wednesday with a novice 2 score down for decision.at stake was a place in the quarter finals again mick moloney.adrian o donavon completed a remarkable comback again mossie dore.they both started with two big bowls up the hill with o donavon a slight leader.it was then that dore took control with five more exceptional shots .his lead was two bowls at halfway and heading for three.then o donavon hit a purple patch with dore going in the opposite direction.they were level again with three to play when o donavon put down two hosers to almost score the line.dore will be very disappointed to exit the competition before the quarters and will have to wait another day.adrain will throw sunday the 7th may in his quarter final.also that day colm murphy throws louis holland.wednesday the 3rd see's darren o neill throw noel cronin which is the pick of the round...............once again anybody wishing to throw in the newcomers tournament should contact mick moloney 914 473 4572 before the middle of may.....the club would also like to congradulate noel cronin and his wife caron on the birth of there baby girl 30th April chucky into semi finals on sunday last kevin (chucky)o connor advanced to the semi finals of the north american novice 2 championships(ny section) at the expence of gerry foley.this was a very one sided affair until halfway with o connor showing his ny championship success of two years ago was no fluke.he hit big bowl after big bowl to open up a three shot lead at halfway.foley then came down the hill in one to reduce the defecit.another hoser from foley left just a bare bowl in it.but his good run ended with two dead bowls to hand victory to o connor($300)...........next up came a junior c challenge with adrian lappin beating eoin o riordan.crumbs had the lead for a long way but a lucky rub for lappin changed the score.adrian won on the last shot.(440).then in a double mick moloney and kevin o keeffe beat paul lavery and darren o neill on the last shot.this score looked over with two to play with the former pair up a bowl only for the losers to plank consecitive shots.o keeffe then put down a huge effort to knock the bowl of odds and win the day(700)......finally gerry foley got some consolation with a win over holiday maker brian daly.brian had it his way for the most only for foley to win on the last shot.(500).on wednesday evening noel cronin also reached the last four of the novice2 championship with a hard fought win over darren o neill.the drimaleague man o neill had almost a bowl lead after the turn but many's the score change coming back.they were neck and neck coming home.with the win going to cronin on the last shot.(300)..last up saw a double win for lappin and foley over adrian o donavonand mick moloney by two bowls.(180)
3rd MAY O DONAVON ON SONG adrain o donavon had a good week at the bowling in riverdale.he won the two scores he particapated in with a double and single win.he opened his account with an impressive showing with adrian lappin as they gained victory over colm murphy and darren o neill by two bowls(260).he then threw mick moloey and also defeated him by two bowls.he's in top form at the moment and will be hard to stop in the novice 2 championship(300).also in an earlier score noel cronin beat mick moloney by ten feet in what was an excellent show of bowling.he led by a bowl at halfway but moloney took his only lead before the last shot.cronin put down a miler to beat the line by inches.moloney looked to have his tip beaten with a well played shot only to hit a piece of wood and stop short(400).............on saturday noel cronin had a big win in a three hander over darren o neill and mike donoghue by a last shot and a bowl .(600).he led until the second last but missed right and o neill to go to the front but again left a huge bowl out to win by twenty feet .finally in a double colm murphy and mick moloney caused a major upset on the short course with victory over lappin and o neill .they had a bowl start but still would have won level tips winning by a bowl in a record eight shots.(460)................the final shutoff date for the laddies and newcomers entries is the 1st of june.everyone is welcome with the north american finals in new york in october.the club will also be travelling to boston on the 3rd and 4th of june for a festival of bowling weekend
10th MAY MURPHY INTO SEMI FINAL colm murphy reached the semi finalof the north american novice 2(ny section) with a hard faught win over louis holland wednesday.this was a score he was mad favourite in with no stake at issue.he started strong out to the top of the hill in three while holland was out of sorts.colm had almost three bowls at halfway but louis wasn't done and laid down some massive bowls.he brought it down to a bowl with the line in sight and murphy will breath a sigh of relief after this............in an earlier double kevin o connor and noel cronin beat mick moloney and darren o neill on a last shot by four feet.moloney taught he had the winning shot down only for o connor to beat his tip.(400).....also newcomer padjo sullivan and adrian lappin teamed up to beat kevin,brendan o keeffe also on the last shot in an exceptional show of bowling from all four.lappins big one at the top of the hill secured the win.there was only twenty feet in it at the end .(600)....adrian o donavon had a last shot win over darren o neill in the finale.he led from the off and o neill missed the line by inches which o donavon took.(800)............on saturday noel cronin's winning run again darren o neill came to an end.it was his first lost in there last five meeting.o neill bowled well throughout and the result was never an issue.(500)....in another single hand gerry foley had a bowl win over mossie dore.(400)................. fixtures june 3rd and 4th boston......saturday 1pm....noel cronin v.mike o donavon,2pm adrian lappin v.roger riordan(junior c championship), 3.30 colm murphy v.john finn.4.30 fergal carr,kevin o connor v con o callaghan,barry curran...... sunday 12.30 mick moloney v.frank finn 2.00 eoin o riordan v.florrie o mahoney(junior c championship).....makeup after...........the club would like to congradulate majella and paddy mccabe on the birth of their second daughter 24th MAY SULLIVAN WINS DEBUT on another eventful week of bowling a number of debutants threw for the first time.first up in a double padjo sullivan won with adrian lappin over kevin and brendan o keeffe the winning distance was twenty yards.padjo threw three impressive efforts here over the favoured duo($600),next in a three hander darren o neill came back to his best with a win over mick moloney and adrian o donavon both by a bowl($600).in a double also on saturday evening jim sullivan and adrian o donavon beat paddy teague and padjo by three bowls .the latter pair started very poorly but came back a little late on ($400).in a single fergal carr beat eoin o riordan by two bowls with neither player doing much.($300).in the last score of the long days bowling eion o riordan and latecomer mossie dore beat noel cronin and adrian o donavon by a bowl.($560) ...................on wednesday another good crowd was on hand to see an opening double win for newcomer d.d dorgan and colm murphy over adrian lappin and darren o neill.there was little in it after eight but a miler from dorgan sealed the win.there was a hundred yards in it at the line($540).in another double brendan o keeffe and mick moloney beat adrian o donavon and gerry foley by two bowls .o keeffe done the damage here with an excellent third bowl and had another fine effort on the finishing straight to rise the second bowl($360).finally in a single hand challenge kevin o connor beat noel cronin on the last shot by twenty feet.chucky bowled well throughout but a couple of unforced errors left cronin with an opening which he failed to take.a big second last shot by kevin gave him a slight fore bowl which he held to the line.($500).......next weekend see's the festival of bowling in boston.there is two big junior c championship scores down for decision.adrian lappin (ny) throws former all-ireland junior c champion roger riordan(b).also on sunday eoin o riordan(ny) makes his debut in this grade versus another former all-ireland champion florrie o mahoney(b).there will be plenty of action here and we will have a report in two weeks time. 31st May NEWCOMERS GEAR UP theyr'e were plenty of newcomers on show at the bowling wednesday night with four more taking their chances. firstly ducksy o donnell from limerick teamed up with darren o neill to defeat mick moloney and cavan man barry corby.theyr'e was only the minimum in it at the finish($100).next in another double the same newcomers got another shot with o neill and o donnell on the receiving end this time to noel cronin and corby.the latter pair had a bowl win at the finish.($120).in the big double of the night colm murphy and d.d dorgan beat adrian lappin and louis holland by six inches. this was nip and tuck the whole way with lappin putting down a miler only for dorgan to get the rub and sneak past by the minimum.($560) .finally in another double score gerry foley paired up with keiran fitzpatrick to beat adian treanor and corby again in a last shot throw off.all three newcomers put down some good shots in preparation for the upcoming newcomers tournament($300) ..................on the previous saturday theyr'e was also action with the opener going to kevin o connor and mick moloney over darren o neill and adrian o donavon.the score was theyr'e for the taking on the second last shot which the impressive chucky won the day.($400).next darren o neill gained some consulation with a double victory with paul lavery .they played fergal carr and gerry foley in this affair.paul was way short of his best here but his second last was a miler to give them victory($600).in the last score of the day fergal carr and mick moloney defeated eoin o riordan and darren o neill by a last shot .o riordan looked to have stole the show with a big one only for carr to follow.they won on a last shot decision($800). 4th June Boston Championship Starts The opening round of the North American Junior C championship took place last weekend in Boston with wins for Adrian Lappin and Florrie O'Mahoney. The first score on Saturday was between Lappin and Kevin (Roger) O'Riordan. They both started even enough until a mistake with Riordan's third shot gave Lappin a bowl of odds. The game stayed this way until the long straight when Lappin upped the ante to take a two bowl lead which he kept until the finish to give Adrian victory.(stake $3,400). Next fixtures in the Junior C Eoin O'Riordan v Tom O'Sullivan Con O'Callaghan v Adrian Lappin. Novice 1 Semi-finals Mike Fleming v Brendan Fleming, Paul Lavery v Kevin O'Keeffe 18th June adrian lappin qualified for his second consecitive junior c north american final when he beat con o callaghan in boston sunday.there was alot of talk before this one as callaghan was going for three in a row over lappin.adrian put down a massive opener which con took three to beat .the result was never in doubth after that when lappin winning by three bowls($18,200).......first up tom o sullivan from boston beat eoin o riordan (ny) by a bowl in which he led from start only to leave crumbs back in it with four to play.he failed to take his chances and o sullivan from donoughmore in cork will play florrie o mahoney sunday to see who plays lappin in the final in west virginia.($6,000).............on the home front paul lavery beat kevin o keeffe in a best of three series by three bowls in riverdale($600).the winner of this will play mike fleming in the final of the novice 1 also west virginia in august.darren o neill beat mick moloney on a last shot on wednesday .this was an excellent score with o neill winning by twenty yards ($400).finally mick moloney and paul lavery beat gerry foley and lappin by three bowls ($300 29th July lavery cruises into final paul lavery will hope to go one better this year in the novice 1 north american bowling championship after a easy win over kevin o keeffe on saturday.paul led from the start and while not lighting the road on fire he was still too good for the average kevin o keeffe.($400).also visiting brothers oliver and finbarr o riordan beat adrian lappin,geraldine lavery by three bowls.the kanturk boys showed there liking to the smooth surface with record throwing($900).finally o keeffe gained some revenge with a bowl victory over mick moloney($300)..............on wednesday evening colm murphy defeated adrian o donavon in a challenge score.donavon will kick himself after this when he should have won handily only to lose on the last shot.($400)...................the north american finals take place on saturday 12th and 13th in ireland,west virginia.this should be a big weekend for all involved.there will be no junior c final until a later date.but paul lavery (ny) will throw mike fleming (boston) in the novice 1 grade.in the novice 2 its down to five between colm murphy and kevin o connor (ny),mike o donavon (boston) and travis and jerod putnam (wv).................best of luck to all left in.we'll have a report in two weeks .the winners will join florrie o mahoney representing north america in the all-irelands in clogherhead ,co louth in september. RESULTS UPDATED EVERY WEEK
12th November BACK TO BUSINESS road bowling returned to the streets of riverdale on sunday last with four double scores played.the opening score saw kevin o connor and louis holland defeat mick moloney and mossie dore by a last shot(300).this was a poor encounter with o connor throwing the winning shot.next up darren o neill and brendan o keeffe beat timmy o sullivan and kevin o keeffe by a bowl of odds (280).in this one the latter pair looked like victors only to throw two bad shots near the line and blow a nice lead. the third score saw the first pairs throw again with victory to the holland ,o connor pair again by a last shot,(400).finally the day ended with a double victory for noel cronin,timmy o sullivan over darren o neill,brendan o keeffe.once again the latter pair had a bowl lead early .but two milers from cronin saw them win comfortably in the end(460).............bowling is back to 11.30 am sunady mornings on pallasades ave,232st off the henry hudson parkway..........upcoming fixtures sunday 19th nov,con breen v.padjo o sullivan,adrain treanor v.john cummane...kevin o connor v.brendan o keeffe 26th November CHUCKY INTO FINAL kevin(chuck) o connor advanced to the final of the new york division 2 championship.he had a last shot victory over brendan o keeffe in riverdale sunday morning.brendan had a bowl lead after four shots but his play fell apart after that.two big bowls up the hill saw o connor through. he will play adrian o donavon and the winner of darren o neill,mick moloney score in the final.(360).next up fergal carr played with padjoe sullivan again noel cronin,darren o neill.this was a very even score with ten yards dividing them at the second last .o neill threw a screamer to give them big odds ,but cronin missed a simple shot to win only to leave carr with the winner.(400).....noel cronin made amends in the next when partnered with kevin o keeffe .the duo beat carr and adrian o donavon by a bowl ,it was never in doubt.(550).finally in a challenge mossie dore was beaten by padjoe sullivan.dore's form has been up and down of late with work commitments but he gave everything in defeat.he had a bowl lead after five but sullivan put back to back big ones down to turn it around.he had seventy yards lead at the last shot .dore reduced it but padjoe won by twenty yards........other results......danny o sullivan bt con breen no show.......adrian o donavon bt paddy mccabe no show
10th December O DONAVON WINS TITLE WITH RECORD adrian o donavon won the division 2 new york final on sunday with a two bowl victory over darren o neill.he lost the final of the third division last year but made up for it with a course record score on sunday.his opening three bowls were the longest ever on the road with his speed on the bowls giving him a bowl lead after halfway.o neill kept up the pressure but was no answer on the day adrian missed nothing.($600)............earlier in a double o neill warmed up with a win with mossie dore over mick moloney,louis holland.they won on the last shot up the hill with dore the man on form here.($360).......next up saw the semi-final of division 1 with kevin o keeffe recording a last shot victory over defending champ noel cronin.keeffe had almost a bowl after four but a error left only the minimum between the pair.cronin never rose to the challenge but still only lost by fiftheen feet at the line($600)aned plays adrian lappin in the final sunday after a no show by fergal carr........finally in another double o donavon,o neill beat adrian lappin, mossie dore by a last shot ($480)
7TH JANUARY FOLEY LIFTS CUP it was a busy christmas period for the new york road bowlers due to the fine weather of late.It was christmas eve when gerry foley won two scores on the day to claim his first title in division 3 of the ny championship.he first beat louis holland by a bowl of odds(400) .while in the other semi final steven o shea beat mark macallister by a last shot (300).afterwards the two played the final which was to be an excellent score .o shea took the early lead but a miler down the hill gave foley a ten 14th April FAMILY DOUBLE FOR CARRS Roadbowling returned to riverdale on saturday past. The day started off with a three way score between fergal carr, adrian lappin and conor lappin. Conor and fergal opened with two massive first shots and adrian had a poor opener to go behind by a bowl. Adrian pulled back some ground with big 3rd and 4th shots to leave himself level with conor and 50 yards behind fergal. Fergal finished with 2 mighty last shots to win by a bowl of odds and adrian finished second with a last shot win over conor. stake $240 Next up was Noel carr from ireland and paul laverly against noel cronin and darren o neill. Carr and laverly staring very strong and were a bowl up after 3. A big shot by cronin down the hill reduced the lead to less than a bowl. A very nice last bowl by carr scored the line to win convinenly. stake $ 180 22nd April Cronin & O'Neill Continue success. Noel cronin and darren o neill continued there successful partnership with a wonderful display of bowling to defeat hot favourites fergal carr and brendan o keefe. This was a great score with the lead changing on four ocassions. Cronin opened with a great bowl which was followed by o keefe.Play remained level until the second last shot when carr was unlucky with his bowl to leave noel to score the line and win by 30 yds. stake 360 Next up was adrian lappin and kevin o keefe against fergal carr and brendan o keefe. Lappin started well and opened up a bowl of odds lead at half way. A mistake by brendan at the last corner left kevin and adrian with a straight forward last shot to win by just over a bowl. There was some fine bowling in this score with kevin o keefe bowling well after a long lay off. stake 200
22nd July O'Keefe Lifts Title Kevin o'keefe won the Novice 1 title on sunday with a great display of bowling against a gallant Noel cronin. This was the best score of the year with the lead changing numerous times. Noel looked like he was going to lift the title with a 30 yd lead for the last shot. A great effort from kevin up the hill left noel with a very tricky shot to beat. Noels bowl fell into the left side and finished a mere 2 feet behind kevins tip. Stake 480 In the second score of the day the husband and wife pairing of paul and ger laverly beat brendan o keefe and darren o' neill by a bowl. Ger was at her best here with a fine display of bowling from the former all ireland winner. Stake 200 Results for October 21st New York Road Bowling In the first score of the day gerry foley and the speedy mossy dore won easily against barry corby and ducksey o donnel. Dores speed was the difference in this score with the reliable foley bowling well. stake 100 Next up was a 3 way score between adrian lappin, paul laverly and fergal carr. lappin got of to a good start raising a bowl of odds and the score stayed like that until the last shot. lappin secured the win with a good last shot and laverly was a gallant second with a strong finish. stake 100 Third score of the day was a cracker between fergal carr and barry corby against paul laverly and mossy dore. There was 4 yards separating the bowlers at half way when a very fast bowl from dore jumped the kerb and when corby opened the last corner carr was left with an easy shot to score the line for a good win. stake 240 Last up was the in form gerry foley against ducksey o donnel. This proved to be one of the best scores bowled over the riverdale course in a long time. Foley started with 3 milers and at half way was almost a bowl up. Ducksey finished with 3 of the longest shots seen in a long time to win by a mere 10 yards. Credit goes to both bowlers on a fantastic exhibition of bowling.
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