Sports

The recent impressive run of form being enjoyed by Quin trainer John Hassett continued at Gowran Park last Saturday, where his newcomer, Pay The King, landed the concluding Moincoin flat race under top jockey John Thomas McNamara.

SIXMILEBRIDGE man and Kilskeam, County Cork-based Gerry Meehan, Ardkyle has recorded the first big Clare success of the new coursing season.

IT seems Mullagh publican Noel Moroney does not believe in half measures. On a famous night eight weeks ago, he recorded an outstanding treble at the Galway Greyhound Racing Stadium and he returned there last Saturday night to stamp his name again, this time with a fine double.

O’Curry’s 2-6Kilmihil 1-8 Two years after losing their senior status, O’Curry’s returned to the top tier of club football in Doonbeg last Saturday. Both of their goals were scored by young full-forward Jack Scanlan, the second a sublime dink over Kilmihil goalkeeper Keith Considine, ten minutes into the second-half. Centre-back and man of the match Seán Haugh knifed through the Kilmihil defence to set up that goal, which was the game’s decisive moment. A lovely angled Michael Carmody point a minute later, put the winners into a 2-5 to 0-6 lead, 11 minutes into the second half. Neither side scored again until six minutes from full time when Scanlan pointed from play. Now six points ahead, it seemed that O’Curry’s would coast home. Instead, Kilmihil hit them for 1-2 in the closing minutes and were aggrieved not to win a free very close to the end as they trailed by a point. Substitute Shane Egan injured himself in bravely scoring …

Three members of Clare’s All-Ireland U-21 hurling-winning side have been short-listed for the Breaking Through Player Of The Year Award.

In part two of a series looking at aspects of underage football, Peter O’Connell finds out young players must be encouraged to play third-level football if Clare is to improve at county level.

FORMER Clare footballer and Banner Ladies’ Club chairperson Sonya Maher has become the first female student athlete to be inducted into the Slippery Rock University (SRU) Hall of Fame in Pennsylvania, USA.

Inagh-Kilnamona 4-10   Crusheen 1-17 Two goals in the opening 10 minutes of each half played a major part in Inagh-Kilnamona’s victory over defending champions Crusheen in this senior championship quarter-final tie at Cusack Park on Saturday evening.