Sports

There was mixed luck for Clare teams in the opening round of the Dr Harty Cup, Munster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship, this week.

Shannon Gaels 1-8Kilrush 0-11 THE Senior B final ended in a welter of excitement in Cooraclare last Sunday, with Shannon Gaels’ Seán Reynolds pointing the equaliser from 40 yards, two minutes into injury time.

Kilmurry Ibrickane 1-7Cratloe 0-9 KILMURRY Ibrickane squeezed into their sixth senior county final since 2002, just about holding off Cratloe in rain-drenched Lissycasey last Saturday evening.

St Joseph’s 2-7Wolfe Tones 0-7 A GOAL in each half from 17-year-old Alan O’Neill put St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield into the Clare Senior Football Championship final at the expense of Wolfe Tones, at Cusack Park on Sunday.

Banner Ladies 3-13 Cappawhite (Tipperary) 3-11(after extra time) It took extra time before the Clare ladies senior football champions finally shook off Cappawhite in last Saturday’s Munster senior B semi-final in Tipperary town.

KILMALEY and Newmarket will contest the final of the Clare Senior Camogie Championship following their semi-finals wins over Clooney-Quin and Kilkishen.

Feakle 4-6Kilkishen 4-1 AN eight-goal feast, in a lively entertaining game, culminated in success for Feakle over Kilkishen in the junior camogie semi-final

Ruan 2-7Crusheen/Tubber 2-5 Crusheen/Tubber started this U-15C Championship final in great from, with an early goal from Ross Hayes, which helped them to lead 1-5 to 0-4 at the break.