Sports

Shannon Olympic A   6   Cratloe Forest   1SHANNON Olympic maintained their lead at the top of the first division with a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Cratloe Forest at Olympic Park on Sunday afternoon.

Newmarket Celtic A   2    Bridge United A   0TWO goals from Tom Monaghan moved Newmarket a step closer the Premier League title when they defeated Bridge United A at McDonough Park on Sunday.

Manus Celtic B  5   Cooraclare Celtic  3MANUS Celtic B kept up their strong challenge for the third-division title with this win over Cooraclare Celtic but they had to battle to the end for victory against a West Clare side that could only field eight players.

THERE is a strong Clare involvement in the Munster team for the Women’s Inter-provincial championships ,which take place at Royal County Down from April 27 to 29 when Ulster will be bidding to retain the title. The Newcastle course is sure to prove a huge test for the teams.

ALL roads lead to Quakerstown, Boston this Sunday where the annual Clare Hunt point-to-point is being held on the lands of the Lee family.

ST Anne’s Community College first competed in the All-Ireland Schools’ Badminton finals in 1996 when the competition was held in Baldoyle.

SCOIL Mhuire Ennistymon won the western regional final of the Secondary Schools Girls’ Second Year Basketball League with a 34-9 victory over Salerno from Salthill.

THE eighth annual Matt O’Connor memorial open sports were held at Lees Road Sports complex where Moira O Connor, wife of the late Matt O’Connor, made the presentations to all the winners.