Elizabeth Bish of Mulhern School of Irish Dance
defended her 1st place trophy for Girls under 14
at the Mid-AMERICA Regional Irish Dancing Championships.
Photo courtesy Elizabeth Bish

 Girls under 8
Champion Caroline Malloy - Mulhern
2 Gracie Peters -Trinity
3 Eva McHugh - Sheila Tully
4- Marissa Recchia - Sheila Tully
5 Mairead Lowry - Mullane Healy Godley
6 Catherine Moore - Regan Rankin
7 Mallory Lindsay - Regan Rankin
8 Carson McGrath - Mullane Healy Godley
9 Sara Massei - Burke
10 Annabelle Mullins - Mulhern


Girls under 9
Champion Emma Smith - Trinity
2. Maria Murphy - Mulhern
3. Sarah Conneely - Sheila Tully
4. Abby Llewellyn - Clarkson
5. Ellen O'Leary - Burke
6. Anna Muise - Tim O'Hare
7. Claudia Morrison - Dillon Gavin
8. Eleanor Arnoldt - Trinity
8. Grace Mullane Godley - Mullane Healy Godley
10. Michalene Donnelly - Lavin Cassidy


Boys under 9
Champion Collin Mountain- Richens Timm   DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Connor Labo- Flanagan-O'Hare
3 Max Ehlers- Cashel Dennehy
4 Kyle Kohn- Mullane Healy Godley
5 Cooper Downing- Burke- Ohio
6 Patrick Markovitz- Clarkson
7 Elijah Foye- McClanahan
8 Charlie Malberti- Burke-Ohio
9 Christopher Moran- Brady Campbell
10 Jayson Chrapla- Trinity

Grace Wright from Mullane Healy Godley
Mid-AMERICA Regional Irish Dancing Champion Girls under 10
Photo: Feis America LLC

Girls under 10
Champion Grace Wright - Mullane Healy Godley
2  Samantha Ryzner - Trinity
3  Sydney Niewiedzial - Trinity
4  Meghan Gibbons - Mullane Healy Godley
5  Cosette deBourbon - Regan Rankin
6  Tess Clifford - Mulhern
7  Lydia Fredrick - Trinity
8  Olivia Livelli - Trinity
9  Tighe - Trinity
10 Anna Clare McMahon - Lavin Cassidy

Maggie Nowkowski from Trinity Irish Dance,
winner of the Mid-America Regional Irish Dancing Championship for Girls under 12
placed 6th in her division at the North American Irish Dancing Championships
Photo courtesy Trinity Irish Dance


Girls under 12
Champion Margaret Nowkowski - Trinity   DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Marina Flatley Griffin - Mullane Healy Godley
3 Abby Raye Reynolds - Cashel Dennehy
4 Hannah Mazzei - Burke
5 Ellie Joyce - Clarkson
6 Ciara Hanley - Regan Rankin
7 Erin Pouba - Mullane Healy Godley
8 Ciara Gerrity - Regan Rankin
9 S. Meyers
10 Kara Clancy - Trinity

Girls under 13
Champion Caroline Cofoid - Mulhern 
2 Clare Caruso - Mulhern
3 Moira Kramp - Trinity
4 Mary Kate Guinan, - Mulhern
5 Brooke Heidenthal - Richens/Timm
6 Martina Lee - Lavin Cassidy
7 Emma Curran - Trinity
8 Brooke Howard - Regan Rankin
9 Lauren Wartner - Mullane Healy Godley
10 Molly Clifford - Mulhern


Girls under 14
Champion Elizabeth Bish - Mulhern   DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2. Gia DeBourbon - Regan Rankin
3. Mary Kate McCarthy - Mulhern
4. Emma Griffiths - Dennehy
5. Molly Quinn - Regan Rankin
6. Caitlin O'Rourke - Tim O'Hare
7. Kathryn Lenz - Dennehy
8. Shauna Reilly - McGing
9. Therese Muise - Tim O'Hare
10. Hannah Newell - Tim O'Hare


Girls under 15
Champion Colette Harling - Cashel Dennehy
2 Meaghan Kenfield - Trinity
3 Maeve Ours - The Academy
4 Cara Horan - Trinity
5 Audrey McDonnell/Hutton  - Burke Conroy
7 Katie O'Connor - Burke Conroy
8 Katie Corbeil - Burke
9 Allie Garcia - McGing
10 Shannon Gleeson - Morgan


Girls under 16
Champion Brenna Pfriem - The Academy
2. Eileen Doyle - Tim O'Hare
3. Colleen McCoy - McNulty
4. Samantha Eckstein - Bell
5. MacKenzie Holland - Trinity
6. Erin Gentile - Trinity
7.Lorena Grundy - Millenium
8. Reynolds
9. Sullivan
10. Woellecke


Girls under 17
Champion Patricia Dumke - Mullane Healy Godley
2- Lyndsey Faherty - Richens/Timm
3-Claire Chernowsky - Goggin/Carroll
4-MacKenzie
5-Christine Kerrigan - Burke
6-Pearson
7-Megan Cahill - Mullane Healy Godley
8-Paige Dausinas - Dennehy
9- Alexa Peter - Trinity
10-Shannon McNamara - Dennehy


Girls under 18
Champion Maggie Eileen Doyle - Trinity
2. Abbey Pluth - Dennehy
3. Meghan McCarthy - Burke OH
4.Erin McCormick - The Academy
5.Katelyn Dunn - Mulhern
6.Rachael Duncan- Burke OH
7.Colleen O'Connor -Burke Conroy
8.Jessie Doloresco - McGing 
9.Chandler Martin - Burke OH
10.Kelly Dalton - Trinity


Ladies under 19
Champion Brea McGaffey - Flanagan O'Hare   DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Meaghan Sweeney - Mayer
3 Megan Daly - Mayer
4 Jorgensen -
5 Samantha Saud - McGing
6 Rebecca Staff’ - Trinity
7 Shirley
8 Profeta
9 Anne Dziak - Trinity
10 Alicia Barth - Mayer


Dennehy Irish Dancers Mike Putman, Abby Pluth and Bridget Smith
share the stage at the Mid-America Regional Irish Dancing Championships.
Photo: Margaret Masterson Putman

 Ladies under 20
Champion Bridget Smith - Dennehy
2-Kathleen Duncan - Burke OH
3-Chelsea Holloway - Rince Nia
4-Catilin Richardson - Mayer
5-Brianne Guardiola - Mayer
6-Tara Kristock - O'Hare
7-Caitlin Mann - Burke OH
8-Amanda White - O'Hare
9-Caitie Mordan - O'Riada-McCarthy-Manning
10-Breeanne Glavan - Johnson-Glencastle


Senior Ladies
Champion Alanna Morsby - McGing   DEFENDING CHAMPION!
2 Jenna Piecuch - Flanagan O'Hare
3 Alicia Andersen - Clarkson
4 Kellyanne Farrell - Inishfree
5 Alicia Sbertolli - Trinity
6 Alicia Cook - Broesler
7 Katie Higgins - Clarkson
8 Allison Duvall - McTeggart
9 Mary Sarah O'Shea - Nugent
10 Mary Fleck - Richens/Timm



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