On Saturday 1st February the Shankill Leisure Centre was again the venue for a round of the N Ireland Junior Foil Series. This was Round 4 and 14 Sullivan Upper Fencers were in attendance, 8 of whom brought back medals, 3 silver and 5 bronze.
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U14s
In the boys’ U14s event SU fencers William Penny and Tom Morrow both made the semi-finals. Tom was knocked out at this stage, while William went through to the final, but only after a close fight that went to a tie-break.  William lost in the final to come away with the silver medal, while Tom took bronze. Eric Hutchinson and Flynn Woolsey-Jensen finished just outside the medals in 5th and 6th. In the girls’ U14s Lydia Hamilton and Amy Walker met in the semis, Lydia winning through to the final, leaving Amy with bronze. In the final Lydia lost to the current U14 points leader to finish with the silver medal. Â
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U16s
In the boys’ U16s Sam Snoddy made the semi-finals after a close 15-14 win in the quarters, while Tom Woolsey-Jensen progressed from the last 8 by defeating Ethan Dilworth. Both Sam and Tom were beaten in the semis, finishing joint 3rd with Ethan taking 5th place. Oliver Stevenson, Adam Sugar and Patrick John were 7th, 8th and 9th. Unfortunately, during the girls’ U16s, Cassidy Ogle suffered an asthma attack and had to withdraw from the competition. This denied her a place in the final, but she had progressed far enough to be placed 2nd. Erin Keough was the only SU finisher in this category, coming in 3rd for bronze.
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P.S. After a brief visit to A&E, Cassidy made a full recovery.
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This was a strong set of results, well done to all 14 SU entrants. Round 5 of the NIJFS will be on Sun 23rd February 2025 in the SU Sports Hall.
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David White
SUFC Coach
4th Feb 2025
