Dromore High School Sports
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Medallion Shield: Dromore High 25 Foyle College 28
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I caught up with the entertaining Medallion Shield second round match between Dromore High and Foyle College at Barban Hill on Saturday morning. The game was heavily influenced by a strong wind blowing diagonally up the pitch, with Dromore playing into the wind in the first half. Ben Campbell opened the scoring for Foyle. Foyle
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U14 Stevenson Bowl: Glenlola Collegiate 0 Dromore High 5 Semi Final
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The second Ulster Schools U14 Stevenson Cup semi final at Havelock Park on Thursday featured Glenlola Collegiate and Dromore High. The teams battled out an even first quarter but as the half progressed Dromore started to string together more and more attacks. Glenlola on the attack in the second half. The High school got their
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Stevenson Bowl: Dromore High School 2 Glenlola Collegiate 1 Semi Final
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Havelock Park, Banbridge was the venue for the quadruple header of Stevenson Bowl and Stevenson Cup Semi Finals. First up was Dromore High School against Glenlola Collegiate in the Stevenson Bowl. With neither side able to impose themselves on the other it was a scoreless 1st quarter, though towards the end Dromore was edging territory and
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Freddie Harris, Jack Rodgers, Jackson Bogle, Joe Bailie, Matthew Horner, Patrick Dooley, Ruben Watson, Zac CoebettMedallion Friendly: Dromore High 5 Down High 48
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We caught up with the Medallion Friendly between Dromore High and Down High early Saturday morning at Barban Hill. In the first half, the visitors ran in six tries by Ruben Watson (2), Patrick Dooley, Freddie Harris, Joe Bailie and Jack Rodgers with Freddie Harris converting four of them. At half time the score was
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Ethan Spratt, Joel Johnson, Josh Colville, Lewis Robinson, Sam McClements, Taylor Swaffield, Toby McSorleySenior Friendly: Dromore High 5 Regent House 29
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We caught up with the Schools Senior Friendly between Dromore High and regent House on Saturday morning at Barban Hill. Regent enjoyed the best of the first half with Sam McClements going over for the opening try after 18 minutes. A smiling Sam McClements picked up the first try for Regent. Ethan Spratt added a
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U16 Shield: Ballyclare High 40 Dromore High 0
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We caught up with Schools U16 Shield match between Ballyclare High and Dromore High at Rashee Road on Wednesday afternoon. There was plenty of good play from both sides but unfortunately for the visitors they were unable to turn their possession into points. Jude Semple scored four tries for Ballyclare. Ballyclare went on to win
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U16 High School Cup: Dromore High 2 Lagan College 1 Final
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The final game at Stormont on Tuesday afternoon featured Dromore High and Lagan College in an entertaining U16 High School Cup Final. This was another highly competitive game but it initially looked like Dromore were going to run away with it after an early goal from Tianna Steenson who turned in a rebound off the
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Subsidiary Shield: Dromore High 12 Royal School Armagh 24 Semi Final
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I caught up with the Subsidiary Shield semi final between Dromore High and Royal School Armagh at Barban Hill on Saturday morning. The match was a replay of an entertaining friendly we’d covered in January with Dromore winning that one 26 – 19. As before it was a tight contest between two evenly matched sides.
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Callum Bradley, Charlie Patterson, Daniel Ennis McManus, Ethan Anderson, Macauley McCandless-Woodside, Thomas PattonSubsidiary Shield: Larne Grammar 19 Dromore High 22 Quarter Final
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The big match on Saturday morning was, of course, the Subsidiary Shield quarter final between, my old school, Larne Grammar and our friends at Dromore High at Lower Cairncastle Road, though it did seem, at times, that our cameraman was the only one feeling the love in what was a tight, tense and entertaining encounter.
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Schools Cup: Regent House 34 Dromore High 21
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Regent House School welcomed Dromore High School to Newtownards on Saturday morning for a Last 16 Schools Cup clash, the winner going through to the Quarter Finals. After all the razmataz, Dromore got off to the best of starts their driving maul rewarded with a penalty try , after 3 minutes, for a 0 –
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Archie Johnston, Daniel Ennis McManus, Erin Strydom, Harry Cromie, Josh Brown, Josh Lowey, Kai Sterritt, Matthew Heasley, Will BoydeSchools Friendly: Dromore High 26 Royal School Armagh 19
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I caught up with the senior friendly between Dromore High and The Royal School Armagh on Saturday morning at Barban Hill. It was a cool and misty morning though it didn’t take long for things to warm up on the pitch. Both sides crated chances in the opening exchanges but solid defences and cold hands
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Medallion Trophy: Dromore High School 43 Wellington College 0
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On sunny, windless, and strangely warm early Friday afternoon, at Barban Hill, Dromore High School hosted Wellington College in a Medallion Trophy fixture. Joshua Awujoola sprints in for Dromore’s 1st try Dromore stole a lineout in their 22 and fed the ball along the backs to Joshua Awujoola, who showed the despairing Wellington defence a
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Senior Cup: Banbridge Academy 3 Dromore High 1
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We caught up with the Senior School Cup match between Banbridge Academy and Dromore High on Saturday morning at Havelock Park. Ellie Cousins is mobbed by her teammates after scoring Banbridge’s first goal. It was a tight game between the two local rivals. Banbridge took the lead in the first quarter with Ellie Cousins finding
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Alan Tate, Archie Cruickshank, Callum Bradley, Cameron Smart, Daniel Ennis McManus, Harry Cromie, Matthew Heasley, Rory DunlopSchools Cup: Dromore High 43 Belfast High 7 Pool B
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Dromore High welcomed Belfast High to Barban Hill on Saturday morning for their final Schools Cup Pool B match with Dromore needing a win to ensure qualification for the knock out stages. A strong home team took full advantage of the gale force winds in a first half full of Dromore tries. From a charge
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Medallion Shield: Regent House 38 Dromore High 12
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Regent House and Dromore High defied the freezing weather on Saturday morning to complete their Medallion Shield fixture in Newtownards. Regent took control of the game with two tries in a five minute first quarter burst. Full back Marcus Allen crossed for the first to be quickly followed by Treshon James for the second. Zach
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Callum Bradley, Chris McBride, Daniel Ennis McManus, Joe Doherty, Jonny Beckett, Josh McCaughey, Lewis Connolly, Ryan Halpin, Sam McElroySchools Cup: Dromore High School 28 Down High School 19 Pool B
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I caught up with the Schools Cup Pool B clash between Dromore High and Down High early Saturday morning at Barban Hill. This one promised to be tight, based on current form, though the strong wind blowing down the pitch had the biggest influence on the teams’ success. Dromore started with the wind at their