Exciting fare at basketball finals

The Golden Vale Clare Community Games U-16 basketball competitions for both boys and girls were held last Saturday in St Flannan’s College.
The number of teams participating increased this year and the standard of basketball was high. The gold medal winners go on to compete in the Munster finals in July.
The competition was co-ordinated by Emer Considine and Grainne Ryan with the support of referees Damian Power and Sean Stack. Seven teams took part in the girls competition with the much stronger Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor side coming out on top.
In the first round Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor beat Clarecastle-Ballyea, Cooraclare-Cree beat Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry and Kilrush beat Doora-Barefield. In the semi-finals Ennistymon beat Quin-Clooney and Cooraclare-Cree just pipped Kilrush by one point, 25 to 24. Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor ran out winners beating the Cooraclare-Cree side while Kilrush beat Quin-Clooney for the bronze medals.
Six teams competed in the boys competition with Doora-Barefield emerging as the winners.
In round one Quin-Clooney beat Ennistymon/Lahinch/Liscannor by just one point, while Doora-Barefield beat Cooraclare-Cree 22-9.
In the semi-finals Clarecastle-Ballyea beat Sixmilebridge/Kilmurry 19-13 and Doora-Barefield beat Quin-Clooney 18-14.
In the final Doora-Barefield had a 21-8 win over Clarecastle-Ballyea, while Quin-Clooney pipped Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry for the bronze medals on a 5-2 scoreline.

Results
Girls: 1. Ennistymon-Lahinch-Liscannor: Brona Galvin, Megan-Devitt, Chloe O’Looney, Katie Leigh, Ciara McMahon, Sinead Considine, Lauren McMahon, Katie Considine, Laura Crowe.
2. Cooraclare-Cree: Áine Looney, Caoimhe Browne, Sarah Quinlivan, claire Tubridy, Deirdre Ryan, Grace Quinlivan, Laura O’Gorman, Nicole Downes, Aislinn Hehir, Aoibheann Hassett-O’Sullivan.
3. Kilrush: Aileen Glynn, Susie Williams, Ruth Nolan, Aoife Carigg, Sarah Shannon, Sarah Thornton, Rebecca Daly, Jenny Ryan, Ornaith Crowley, Cliodhna Bond.
4. Quin-Clooney: Lauren McConway, Emma Deegan, Sophie Barbotin, Aoife Barry, Shauna Ryan, Hannah O’Brien, Jennifer O’Neill, Siobhan Frain, Sarah Costelloe.

Boys: 1. Doora-Barefield: Niall Duggan, Eoin Hanrahan, Kieran Thynne, Cian O’Sullivan, Scott Currid, Kristian Currid, Cian Murphy, Conor O’Halloran, Jamie Reddan, Ian McDonnell.
2. Clarecastle-Ballyea: Stephen Barry, Stephen Kelleher, Michael Lyons, David Barry, Marc McAuliffe, Adam Moloney, Cian Donnelly, Karl Cullinane.
3. Quin-Clooney: Douglas Reddan, Conor Ryan, Killian Donovan, David Rochford, Stephen Frain, Liam Murphy, Brendan Dolan.
4. Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry: Brian O’Sullivan, Tadhg Donnellan, Diarmuid Quinn, Ronan Tuohy, Gerard Mullins, Cian McInerney, Jason Loughnane.

IMPORTANT DATES
February
Saturday 25: Draughts at St Joseph’s Secondary school, Tulla.
Friday 24-Sunday 26: National AGM at the Strand Hotel in Limerick.
Saturday 25: Munster meeting at the Strand Hotel in Limerick.
Wednesday 29: Project competitions at Sixmilebridge.

March
Tuesday 6: County meeting at the West County Hotel, Ennis.
Sunday 11: Basketball girls U-13 at Ennistymon.
Sunday 25: Talent competition at Sixmilebridge at 9am.
Saturday 31: Munster finals at UL.