Broadford   4-1 Sixmilebridge  4-1 BROADFORD and Sixmilebridge shared the spoils in their U-14 game last Thursday evening in O’Callaghan’s Mills. Broadford had the opening score with a goal from Aoife O’Brien and followed up with a second, before the ’Bridge pulled one back before the interval. Sixmilebridge fought back to level the game in the second half. The two sides were evenly matched throughout. Broadford, with goals from Aoife O’Brien and Moya Marsh McMahon and a point from Niamh Powell, were ahead by a goal with two minutes to go. However, the ’Bridge, with a free in the last minute of play, found the net for a share of the spoils.Broadford: Alexandra Troy; Aoife Boland, Apryl O’Regan, Áine Ryan; Zoe O’Keeffe, Hannah Mason, Katie Moloney; Anna Spaight, Aoife Vaughan; Moya Marsh McMahon, Niamh Powell, Aoife O’Brien; Ellen O’Sullivan, Laura O’Connell, Nicole O’Keeffe.Subs: Molly Marsh for Nicole O’Keeffe.Sixmilebridge: Katelyn Harrington; Caoimhe O’Callaghan, Sarah Quinn, Amy Maloney; Ciara O’Gorman, Hayley Brookes, …

Coolmeen-Kildysart 2-8 Lissycasey 1-10 The U-16B football semi-final between neighbours Coolmeen-Kildysart and Lissycasey provided great excitement at Kilmihil last Thursday evening.The result was in doubt right to the final whistle and Ben Cleary kicked the winning point in injury time to send the combination through to the decider.Lissycasey started brightly with a penalty goal from Padraic McNamara in the opening minutes. Coolmeen-Kildysart responded with some excellent play and created scoring chances that Ben Cleary converted. After a great passing movement, Barry Crehan goaled to leave the half-time score at 1-5 to 1-4 in favour of Lissycasey. The second half continued in the same manner, with play flowing from one end of the field to the other. The crucial score came when Coolmeen-Kildysart were awarded a penalty, which Rory McMahon calmly dispatched to the net. Lissycasey levelled the game with a point to set up a grandstand finish. The excitement was at fever pitch when Ben Cleary kicked the winning point …

In the centenary club classic at Portumna at the weekend, the winners were Stephen Madden (14), Pat Healy (12), John Lyons (18) and Rory Kennedy (18) (Portumna), with 97 points from James Porter (12), Joe Slattery (14), Gerry Madden (13) and Ronan Madden (13) (Portumna), with 94. In third spot with 93 points were Anne Fahy (16), Bríd Kelly (23), Pauline McEvoy (26), (Portumna) and Raymond Moloney (17) (Curra West) followed by Michael Kennedy (13), Basil Kennedy (8), Michael Flanagan (20) and Sean Whelan (12) (Portumna), also with 93. Fifth spot was filled by Gerard Brehony (14), Mike Coniry (28), Mike McGivern (13) and Dermot Egan (12) (Portumna) with 92 and they were followed by Ger Lynch (6), Mary McElroy (24), John Harte (7) and Mary Kelly (24), (Portumna) with a similar score and Mike Denver (16), Alan Gorman (15), Willie (7) and Graham Carty (12), also with 92. In eighth position, also with 92, were John Coughlan (17), Shane …

  Moher Celtic 0  Newmarket Celtic 0(After extra time Moher won 4-2 on penalties) Moher Celtic were crowned U-17 Cup champions at the County Grounds in Doora at the weekend when they won a penalty shoot-out with Newmarket Celtic.The sides were scoreless at the end of normal time and extra-time.Both did create a number of scoring chances but good defences allied to some poor shooting meant there were no goals from open play.Defences were generally on top but Moher had two great chances. They were awarded a penalty as early as the fifth minute but Sean Noonan’s effort was saved by ­Cathal Finnucane in the Newmarket goal. Later in the first half of extra-time, David Davenport saw his effort rebound off the upright.In the shoot-out, Keith Sexton gave the new champions the lead while Newmarket also scored their first when Killian Howard was on target.Michael Davenport was next up for the winners and he scored before Newmarket’s Cathal Hayes saw …

Corofin Harps are back on top of the first division following their 3-2 win over Avenue United B on Sunday. Bridge United A, 6-2 winners over Newmarket B, are just a point behind and they have a game in hand and it would appear that the title rests between these two.

Ennis St John’s area athletic finals were held at Lees’ Road last week in ideal weather conditions. Numbers competing as well as the attendance this year showed a noticeable increase. ResultsGirlsU-6 60m: 1. Merci Owosho; 2. Ruth Walsh; 3. Keela Finnerty; 4. Mia Gavin. U-8 60m: 1. Elise Nelson; 2. Holly O’Boyle; 3. Ella Cahill; 4. Nora Casey. U-8 80m: 1. Holly O’Boyle; 2. Ava Rochford; 3. Ella Cahill; 4. Nora Casey/Palida Glasgow. U-10 100m: 1. Naomi O’Shaughnessy; 2. Ciara Meehan; 3. Niamh Cassidy; 4. Amelia Malice. U-10 200m: 1. Ciara Meehan; 2. Naomi O’Shaughnessy; 3. Niamh Cassidy; 4. Amelia Malice. U-10 60m hurdles. 1. Naomi O’Shaughnessy; 2. Ciara Meehan; 3. Evelyn Esedete; 4. Sammie Ojulari. U-12 100m: 1. Ailbhe Doherty; 2. Chisom Ugwueru; 3. Rachel Adesiyan; 4. Emer Nelson. U-12 600m: 1. Chisom Ugwueru; 2. Maria Montwill; 3. Derrin Finnerty; 4. Sonia Ogbuagu. U-12 ball throw: 1. Shannon Hegarty; 2. Tracy Cosmos; 3. Ramune Venckute; 4. Amidat Karimu. U-14 …

MORE than 300 athletes took part in the Clare Athletics Association Juvenile Track and Field Championships at Lees Road on Saturday and Sunday.ResultsGirls’ U-8 60m: 1 Ellis O’Flaherty (Ennis Track); 2 Holly O’Boyle (Marian); 3 Gráinne McMahon (Shannon) 80m: 1 Holly O’Boyle (Marian); 2  Gráinne McMahon (Shannon); 3 Clodagh Quinn (St Cronan’s). 200m: 1  Holly O’Boyle (Marian); 2 Gráinne McMahon (Shannon); 3 Clodagh Quinn (St Cronan’s). 300m: 1 Holly O’Boyle (Marian); 2 Clodagh Quinn (St Cronan’s); 3 Gráinne McMahon (Shannon). Turbo javelin: 1 Luisne O’Dea (Kilmurry Ibrickane-North Clare) (6.98m); 2 Emma Crowe (Shannon) (6.87m); 3 Gráinne McMahon (Shannon) (5.75m). U-9 60m: 1 Caoimhie Cahill (St Cronan’s); 2 Louise O’Mahoney (BMOH); 3 Ava Rochford (Ennis Track). 80m: 1 Caoimhie Cahill (St Cronan’s) (1303); 2 Emer Clune (St Cronan’s) (1333); 3 Ava Rochford (Ennis Track) (1366). 200m: 1 Caoimhie Cahill (St Cronan’s) (35.85s); 2 Ava Rochford (Ennis Track) (36.61s); 3 Ellen McSherry (Ennis Track) (36.91). Turbo javelin: 1 Caoimhie Cahill (St Cronan’s) …

THE unbeaten Melody’s Diamond continues to dominate the Roche’s Feeds Oaks at the Limerick Greyhound Racing Stadium.Posting the fatest time for the third weekend in-a-row, the Declan Byrne-trained son of Royal Impact-Talita Beauty was drawn in trap four in the first semi-final heat last Saturday night. However, unlike in her earlier heats, she was crowded out at the opening bend and was fourth behind Dooey Cranky down the far side. Trap-one runner, Locnamon Bridie had gone in front by the third bend but the brilliant Melody’s Diamond chased her and in a great finish won by a short head in 28.42 for owners Pat Ciollins and Patsy Byrne, Ballylongford. The runner-up was Locnamon Bride and third home was Dooey Cranky, three lengths back. The fine effort by Ocean Maeve, owned by Tom Fitzgerald, Parteen, ended in the second semi-final heat. Although leading at the second bend and two lengths in front going down the back, she was bumped at the …