Sports
Bhoys mark year of national, regional glory
Daryl Kavanagh, Craig Purcell and Sean Kelly celebrate. By Jay Mwamba As anniversaries go, Lansdowne Bhoys’ 20th in 2017 was one for the ages. It w...
January 03, 2018
by Jay Mwamba
Sports
Quigley, in top 10, eyes return
Jason Quigley, right, in action in the ring. By Jay Mwamba When your Latino training mates nickname you “El Animal,” expectations about your fighti...
December 27, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Stellar amateur turns pro at MSG
Aaron McKenna. PHOTO: VALENTIN ROMERO By Jay Mwamba County Monaghan’s Aaron McKenna, at age 18, the youngest Irish prizefighter ever by his estimat...
November 29, 2017
by Jay Mwamba
Sports
Queally settles in at Golden Gate
Tom Queally with Frankel at Newmarket in 2010. INPHO/ACTION IMAGES By John Manley Veteran jockey Tom Queally has moved his tack across the Atlantic...
November 28, 2017
by John Manley
Sports
College stars descend on Belfast
Tournament director Marc Mulholland said: “This is the first of its kind in terms of a basketball event in Europe." By Paddy Tierney A host of lead...
November 27, 2017
by Paddy Tierney
Sports
Tipp's Tobin gets top 10 in Tuscaloosa
Jackie Burns. College Roundup / By John Manley Mississippi’s Sean Tobin got sixth place in the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country South Regional in Tusc...
November 14, 2017
by John Manley
Sports
McFerran sparkles for Louisville
Bethune-Cookman's Daniel Brennan receives his trophy after winning medal honors at the Homewood Hilton Airport Invitational. John Manley / College ...
November 07, 2017
by John Manley
Sports
Eastern salvages tie off Cosgrave goal
Brian McNamara of Cumberland University. College Report / By John Manley Dennis Cosgrove scored his first collegiate goal on a header off a corner ...
November 03, 2017
by John Manley
Sports
Wade wins it with very fast hat-trick
Hat-trick hero Lauren Wade. For an interview with her, see the 3rd You Tube clip below. ADAM GREENE, CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY By John Manley Five s...
October 24, 2017
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Late heroics by freshmen secure wins
Daire O'Riordan in action. By John Manley A scant two seconds were left on the clock when Daire O’Riordan floated the ball over the defense and int...
October 20, 2017
by John Manley
Sports
Hawkshaw scores winner for UMass
Sarah Hawkshaw. By John Manley Sarah Hawkshaw scored the winning goal as Massachusetts defeated Providence, 1-0, in women’s field hockey on the los...
October 11, 2017
by John Manley
Sports
Lynch mounts make grade at Laurel
Just Howard, Fergal Lynch up, wins the Commonwealth Derby at Laurel. JIM MCCUE PHOTO Racing Roundup / John Manley Fergal Lynch was the riding star ...
October 03, 2017
by John Manley