The fourth of five Regional Singles tournaments – the NE Regional Singles – took place in the Our Lady of Lourdes School, Ballymoney on Thursday 4th December 2025. After five hours of competitive table tennis the following players emerged as medal winners
U19 Boys Singles
🥇 Mark Millar – Ballymena Academy
🥈 Kacper Januszek – St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon
🥉 Callum Brown – Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney
U19 Boys Plate
🥇 Loughlan Maginn – Dalriada
🥈 Frankie Pallett – Cookstown High School
🥉 Rulf Vorste – Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney
U19 Girls
🥇 Faith Stevenson – Home Schooled
🥈 Caitlin Doherty – Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney
🥉 Alicia Duffy – Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney
U19 Girls Plate
🥇 Cleodhna Dillon – Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney
🥈 no reward
🥉 no reward
U14 Boys Singles
🥇Israel Stevenson – Home Schooled
🥈James Righton – Dalriada
🥉Seth Brown – Newtownabbey Independent Christian School
U14 Boys Plate
🥇 Vincent Magowan – Dalriada
🥈 Isaac McCombe – Ballymoney High School
🥉 Patrick Bingham – Coleraine Grammar
U14 Girls Singles
🥇Caitlyn Warwick – Dalriada
🥈 Rosie Agnew – Dalriada
🥉 Willow Van Wyk – Coleraine Grammar
U14 Girls Plate
🥇 Skye Craig – Ballymoney High School
🥈 Maisey Glass – Dalriada
🥉 Aimee Elliott – Dalriada & Madison Lowe – Dalriada
A big thank you to Our Lady Of Lourdes High School Ballymoney for freely providing the venue and refreshments for the North West Regional. Thanks also to the team of school volunteers – Jimmy, Ala, Robin and Francis who worked arduously to complete the event in the 5 hour timeslot allotted. Thanks to goes to the teachers in the North East who facilitate the sport of table tennis in their schools.
Hopefully we will see you and your players at the team finals in Lisburn on 28th January 2026 and at the Ulster Finals on the 26th March 2026.
And last but not least, a big shout out to our new post primary school sponsors Conn and Fenton Solicitors, Lisburn. Hopefully we will have the privilege of your company at some of the future Post Primary School events during the table tennis season.
Norman McBride
Ulster Schools’ Secretary
