Clooney-Quin just squeeze through

Clooney-Quin 0-9
Inagh-Kilnamona 0-8

In a tightly contested affair, which saw the sides level on a number of occasions, Clooney-Quin ran out winners by the minimum of margins in Clarecastle on Saturday evening in this Senior Camogie Championship game.
Clooney-Quin, having won the toss, made the decision to play against the wind in the opening half. Inagh-Kilnamona led at the break 0-6 to 0-4, their scores having come from Helen Hehir, two from play and two from frees, while Fiona Lafferty, playing at centre-back, contributed two.
Clooney-Quin were denied a goal just before half-time when Catherine O’Loughlin in the Inagh-Kilnamona goal made a great save. Clooney-Quin levelled matters in the second half and though the sides were level on a couple of occasions, it was Clooney-Quin who were in front by the minimum at the final whistle.
Clooney-Quin: Sheelagh Daffy; Imelda Colleran, Aisling Hannon, Nicole O’Riordan; Jessica O’Neill, Orlaith Duggan, Jenny Costelloe; Christine Colleran, Claire Ryan; Marie Halpin, Deirdre Murphy, Siobhan Lee; Lorraine Ryan, Louise Henchy, Mary Clune.
Sub: Kelly MacLean for Lorraine Ryan.
Inagh-Kilnamona: Catherine O’Loughlin; Grace Lynch, Siobhan Lafferty, Noelle Arthur; Gillian Lafferty, Fiona Lafferty, Michelle Wynne; Sinead O’Loughlin, Cliodhna Devitt; Patricia O’Loughlin, Noelle Bergin, Laura Rynne; Jennifer Griffin, Helen Hehir, Emily Lynch.
Sub: Tara Rynne for Jennifer Griffin.
Referee: John Dolan

Newmarket 2-15
Sixmilebridge 2-3

With both teams having already qualified for the county semi-final, Sunday’s match was to decide who the opposition would be, with Kilmaley and Inagh-Kilnamona waiting on the other side.
It was Sixmilebridge who opened the scoring with a point from international hockey player Naomi Carroll in the fourth minute. Newmarket responded with a point from Ruth Kaiser three minutes later. Her sister Nikki pointed her first free of the game and Ruth again found the target to give Newmarket a two-point lead half-way through the first half.
Newmarket continued to dominate with a point each from both Jenny Kelly and Deirdre Cassidy. Sixmilebridge responded in the 20th minute with a Naomi Carroll point. Jenny Kelly added two more points to her tally from centre-forward.
In the 29th minute, Sixmilebridge got the lifeline they needed heading into half-time with a goal from Naomi Carroll. Newmarket, however, had a different idea with Carol Kaiser finding the Sixmilebridge goal to give Newmarket a five-point lead at half-time.
Sixmilebridge got off to a dream start in the second half, with centre-back Maire McGrath winning the throw-in and sending the ball to corner-forward Mairéad Hyland, who hit the target. It wasn’t until the 48th minute that the next score of the game came from a pointed free by Chloe Morey, to put only one point between the sides.
In the 52nd minute, Nikki Kaiser got Newmarket’s first score of the second half and the Blues never looked back with a converted 45’ and a free from Niki Kaiser, a goal and a point for midfielder Carol O’Leary, a point from substitute Laura McMahon and three more converted frees from Niki Kaiser gave Newmarket a convincing win over the Sixmilebridge girls.
Newmarket on Fergus: Caroline Feehily; Aoife Griffin, Jane O’Leary, Clodagh Lawlor; Aimee McInerney, Róisín McMahon, Bríd Enright; Joanne Walsh, Carol O’Leary (1-1); Deirdre Cassidy 0-1, Jenny Kelly (0-3), Niki Kaiser (0-7); Carol Kaiser (1-0), Ruth Kaiser (0-2), Áine O’Brien.
Subs: Laura McMahon (0-1) for Áine O’Brien, Rachael Mulcaire for Deirdre Cassidy.
Sixmilebridge: Niamh McInerney; Ann Sweeney, Chloe Morey 0-1, Orla Chaplin; Ciara Whelan, Maire McGrath, Ellen Roche; Bridget O’Halloran, Katie Connor; Rachael O’Halloran, Aiveen O’Shea, Ali Quinlan; Mairead Hyland (1-0); Naomi Carroll (1-2); Eimear Murray.
Subs: Fiona Murphy for E Murray, Niamh Corry for K Connor and Daneya Shanahan for M Hyland.

Kilmaley     9-9
Wolfe Tones 0-1

In a one-sided affair, Kilmaley dominated in every sector and they had the points secured long before the final whistle sounded.
Kilmaley: Edel Griffey; Denise Lynch, Sarah Reidy, Lisa Kennedy; Emer Considine, Namh O’Dea, Niamh Cahill; Ashing D’Arcy, Aida Griffey; Siobhan Maher, Emma O’Driscoll (0-1), Leighanne McMahon; Ailish Considine (3-2), Clare McMahon (2-6), Ashling O’Halloran (4-0).
Subs: Lorna Higgins for Aida Griffey.
Wolfe Tones: Mairéad Elliott; Aoife Nihill, Avril O’Dea, Siobhán Kelly; Leanne Boyle, Sinead Donovan, Dawn Ryan; Claire O’Brien, Lorraine Carr; Leanne McInerney, Aisling McInerney, Laura Linnane; Rachel O’Brien, Haley Nolan, Sinéad Kelly.
Subs: Vanessa McInerney for Siobhán Kelly, Evelyn McGirl for Sinéad Kelly and Ciara Fitzgerald for Aisling McInerney.