Sports

Cooraclare 0-7   Kilmihil 0-5 COORACLARE withstood a gutsy Kilmihil fightback to clinch the U-21B Football Championship in wet, windy and freezing November weather in Miltown last Sunday afternoon.

Clondegad 1-6   Éire Óg 0-3 Following a sticky opening 20 minutes, which Éire Óg dominated, Clondegad exerted control and were well worth their eventual six-point winning margin.

MILTOWN Malbay Weightlifting Club members have continued their great progress and resulting from individual performances in recent championships, are now the holders of 10 national weightlifting records.

  ON Friday night, November 30, 36 Clare men and women will duck under the ropes in the Queens Hotel, Ennis as part of the Clare Conquest White Collar Boxing night. One of those pacing around the ring, against an opponent he doesn’t know the identity of yet, will be Noel Kennedy from Kilmurry McMahon. More at home playing midfield for Shannon Gaels, Kennedy says that he is enjoying the training but is experiencing one or two nerves as fight night approaches. “It’s grand but I’m just a bit apprehensive at this stage. The training is intense enough. I’m well used to training for the football but this is totally different training. I never had a pair of boxing gloves on until a month ago,” he said. None of the boxers know who they’ll be fighting yet, although Kennedy thought that Ennis publican Mark Kelly was likely to be his opponent. “Until up last Friday I thought it was him. …

Clarecastle GAA club was the venue for the Clare Champion-sponsored Cumann na mBunscoil Clare football finals last Thursday and Friday.

Kilfenora-Michael Cusack’s-Liscannor 1-8   Lissycasey 0-5 THE North Clare amalgamation of Kilfenora-Michael Cusack’s and Liscannor were crowned Clare Minor Division 2 football champions at Shanahan McNamara Park in Doonbeg on Saturday, when they accounted for Lissycasey in a replay.

St Senan’s 27   St Mary’s 0 Following a pitch inspection after some very heavy rain over the previous 24 hours, the referee declared the pitch at Jimmy Slattery Park in good enough condition for the ladies’ match between St Senan’s and St Mary’s to go ahead.

Kilmaley 2-3   Newmarket 1-5 A MAGNIFICENT season for Kilmaley Camogie Club concluded on Sunday in Clarecastle when they claimed the U-21A Championship, beating Newmarket-on Fergus by the narrowest of margins.