Erne Boxing Club was again celebrating the success of two of their fighters, Rhys Owens and Anthony Malanaphy, at the Ulster Elite Championships in Belfast on Saturday. National Elite champion Rhys Owens cemented his position as the number one lightweight boxer in the country with two impressive victories, beating former Commonwealth Games gold medallist and […]
Clinical Wallace overpower the Royal in second half
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School played out a brutally physical but equally entertaining Schools’ Cup last 16 encounter with Wallace High School on Saturday morning in the aftermath of storm Éowyn. The eerily calm and dry conditions suited the home side with ERGS getting on the front foot immediately, forcing several errors from Wallace, one of […]
Preparations for Enniskillen 10k underway
After making its return last year following a five-year absence, preparations for the ‘Castle to Castle’ Enniskillen 10k are already underway. The race organised Enniskillen Running Club and sponsored by Modern Tyres will take place on Saturday, June 14 at the slightly later time of 10am. Over 1200 participants enjoyed running and walking the route […]
Boxer Owens living the high-performance life
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen” is a famous Michael Jordan quote. It sprung to mind when speaking to Rhys Owens of Erne Boxing Club on Thursday afternoon last. Here’s a lad, who by his own admission, almost threw in the towel on the sport he […]
Ederney boxers star at County Championships
The next generation of boxing stars were in action in Eskra over the weekend during the Tyrone and Fermanagh Championships, which were hosted by the Bishop Kelly Boxing Club. Throughout the two days of ring action, spectators were treated to spectacular bouts as competitors gave their all in a bid to clinch the many titles […]
Bonus-point win for Skins in new-look Premiership
Sunday’s derby fixture between Enniskillen and Valley went ahead despite other games falling foul of the weather. The visitors arrived with great confidence to Mullaghmeen after being promoted mid-season following the restructuring of the Women’s Premiership. ‘Phase 2’, as it’s referred to, saw Belfast Harlequins drop down and Valley go up and all teams went into […]
Lannon on Irish National programme
Enniskillen swimmer Jamie Lannon finished the swimming season off in style with a silver medal at the final national championship of the season. Having achieved national performance qualifications at key meets this year, Jamie was delighted to be named as one of the 86 athletes on the Swim Ireland Irish National Squad’s ‘Junior Pathway’ programme. […]
Skins into second-ever All-Ireland Junior Cup Final
Tullow RFC 26 Enniskillen 56 Enniskillen advanced to the final of the All-Ireland Junior Cup for the second time in its history, following a convincing 56-26 win away to Tullow Rugby Club from County Carlow on Saturday. Played in perfect conditions on a superb 3G pitch, Skins were on the offensive from the start with […]
‘The History Maker’ ready to take on the world again
By Patrick McKiernan Despite enduring an injury-plagued end to the year, Fermanagh’s own darts master Brendan Dolan feels he is getting back into form just in time for his 17th consecutive tilt at the World Darts Championship. The Belcoo man has had a frustrating year despite claiming another ranking title at ‘Players Championship 10’ back […]
Gold for ‘Boxer of the Tournament’ Malanaphy in Poland
The Erne Boxing Club’s remarkable 2024 finished on a high last weekend with Anthony Malanaphy winning a gold medal at a multi-nations tournament in Warsaw, Poland whilst boxing as part of the Ulster High-Performance team. Competing in the Welterweight 67 kg category, he was pitted against Romanian boxer Samuel Roman in the semi-finals. Malanaphy boxed […]