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Scariff 10 Dungarvan 6   Scariff were victorious in a hard and physical battle with Dungarvan to maintain top spot in the third division of the junior leagueRobbie Madden scored the game’s only try, which was converted by James Kelly, while Madden also landed a drop-goal.Scariff dominated most of the play and deserved the win. The score difference would have been higher only for numerous handling errors at critical moments from Scariff, while credit must go to an extremely well-drilled and tough Dungarvan defence.Scariff went ahead very early in the game, with good attaching play from both forwards and backs. With the ball being spread wide from a ruck, Madden saw an opening in the defence and slipped through it to score under the posts. James Kelly converted.Dungarvan then responded with a penalty. More pressure from Scariff led to a drop-goal opportunity for Robbie Madden, which he duly slotted home. Another penalty from Dungarvan left the score 10-6 at the …

The Clare Ultimate Golf Challenge for 2010 attracted a good entry and eight teams have qualified to play in Doonbeg in the final on Tuesday next.“The Clare Ultimate Golf Challenge was a tremendous success. We were delighted with the number of teams that took part and also that so many teams had the opportunity to play all 10 fantastic golf courses around Clare,” said Maureen Cleary, marketing executive of Clare tourism Forum.The top eight teams through to Tuesday’s final are Des O’Brien, Sean McGuire, Bill Hanley and Brendan O’Keeffe with 383 points; David and Mike Casey, Nicky Duggan and Alan Neville with 376 points; Kieran Kennedy, Patsy Kett, John Duffy and Tony Duggan with 363 points, Shane Collins, Brian Hassett, Brian Sheedy and Liam Carroll with 363 points; John Daly, Pat McCarthy, Brendan McDonagh and Michael Ryan with 353 points; Gay O’Gara, Mick O’Shea, Aidan McMahon and Michael Flannery with 352 points; Michael and Teddy O’Hanlon, Ger Teefy and Tony …

Derek O’Connor was on the score sheet on the point-to-point front at last Sunday’s Roscommon Hunt meeting at Rockfield where he guided hot-favourite Top Twig (4/9F) to a smooth success in the open lightweight.

THE handy stereotype won’t work here. It’s just that Christy O’Connor doesn’t seem sufficiently eccentric to have cut it as a hurling goalkeeper or brazen enough to write an absorbing, deeply personal and often grim account of a season in the life of St Joseph’s Doora–Barefield GAA Club.

CRUSHEEN GAA Club created another piece of history last Saturday when their junior hurlers bridged a 51-year gap by winning the Junior A Hurling Championship title.

Kilmallock 2-11Crusheen 0-14 The concession of 2-4 in a six-minute spell at the start of the second half proved costly for newly crowned Clare senior hurling champions Crusheen at Cusack Park on Sunday.

COMMENT THE background to the non-playing of the Ennistymon v Clondegad minor A semi-final has resulted in hours of futile negotiations but no game.

ST Joseph’s Doora-Barefield manager Mark Rafferty feels the two-week break since their semi-final replay win over Kilmurry Ibrickane should help his team to approach Saturday’s final fit and fresh. Of course, Ennistymon have had a longer break, not having played a competitive game for a month.