Kilmaley avenge senior championship final defeat

Kilmaley 0-8  Newmarket-on-Fergus 0-7

KILMALEY avenged last year’s Clare Senior Camogie Championship final result on Sunday evening by beating Newmarket by the narrowest of margins. Kilmaley opened the scoring when Claire McMahon pointed from a free inside the first minute.
Newmarket had three points on the board from Sharon McMahon, Deirdre Cassidy and Jennifer Kelly before Denise Lynch pointed again for Kilmaley. Kelly, Róisín McMahon and Iris Kaiser all pointed for Newmarket before the half-time whistle leaving the score at 0-6 to 0-2 in favour of Newmarket.
The second half saw Kilmaley dominate all over the field and Claire McMahon was unerring from placed balls, levelling matters between the sides at the midway point of the second half. Róisín McMahon pointed from a free in the 21st minute to put Newmarket in front, however persistent fouling by the Newmarket backs enabled Claire McMahon to put Kilmaley back in front and secure the win.
Kilmaley: Edel Griffey, Lorna Higgins, Sarah Reidy, Sinéad O Halloran, Helen McMahon, Katie Cahill, Eimear Considine, Aida Griffey, Shonagh Enright, Ashling O’Halloran, Claire McMahon (0-7), Ailish Considine, Ashling Darcy, Denise Lynch (0-1), Niamh Cahill.
Subs: Siobhán White for Ailish Considine (inj).
Newmarket: Carol Twoomey, Aoife Griffin, Jane O’Leary, Carol O’Leary, Carol Kaiser, Róisín McMahon (0-2), Amiee McInerney, Joanne Walsh, Ruth Kaiser, Sharon McMahon (0-1), Erica Minogue, Deirdre Cassidy (0-1), Jennifer Kelly (0-2 all frees), Iris Kaiser (0-1), Gemma McInerney.
Subs: Niki Kaiser for Gemma McInerney, Clodagh Lawlor for Deirdre Cassidy.
Yellow cards: Carol O’Leary (Newmarket).

Scariff-Ogonnelloe 5-13  Corofin 0-1

IN what was a one-sided affair Scariff/ Ogonnelloe secured the points with an easy vistory over Corofin.

Kilkishen 3-10  Sixmilebridge 2-13

SIXMILEBRIDGE and Kilkishen finished level on Sunday evening in the Mills. Both sides battled hard throughout the first half, trading scores with Noelle MacNamara raising Kilkishen’s first green flag midway through the half. Kilkishen’s Marie Collins goaled again six minutes later. The half-time score was 2-7 to 2-4 to Sixmilebridge.
In the second half, Kate Lynch pointed from midfield in the final minute to level the match.
Sixmilebridge: Niamh McInerney, Sinéad Hyland, Máire McGrath, Orla Chaplin, Ellen Roche, Bridget O’Halloran, Katie Connors, Chloe Morey (0-8), Ciara Whelan, Sinéad Touhy (0-2), Sinéad Crowe, Aiveen O’Shea, Orla Fitzgerald (0-1), Áine McNamara, Naomi Carroll (2-2).
Subs: Niamh Corry for Áine McNamara; Ali Quinlan for Ciara Whelan.
Kilkishen: Claire Baker, Monica Moroney, Nollaig Baker, Marie Nash, Sorsha Loughnane, Kate Lynch (0-1), Cushla Hehir, Lisa Loughnane, Siobhán Keniry (0-1), Caroline Sheedy, Leah O’Keeffe, Noelle McNamara (1-1),Ciara Ryan, Nora Murphy (0-7), Marie Collins (2-0).

Inagh 5-21  Whitegate 1-6

INAGH secured their second win in the intermediate league with this victory over Whitegate on Sunday. Whitegate were first on the board with a point in the fourth minute. However, the Inagh dominance in the middle of the field saw them score 2-8 before Whitegate scored again. The half-time score was Inagh 3-15, Whitegate 0-3. Whitegate did better in the second half, and Aisling Treacy’s goal midway through the half gave them a timely lift. Inagh were the stronger outfit of the day and finished in flying form.
Inagh: Patricia McCarthy, Cathy McNamara, Jennifer Griffin, Noreen Shannon, Michelle Wynne, Noelle Arthur, Róisín Devitt, Sinéad O’Loughlin, Gilian Lafferty, Christina Glynn (0-5), Fiona Lafferty (3-07), Sharon Rynne, Helen Hehir (0-4), Patricia O’Loughlin (2-4), RoseAnne O’Loughlin.
Subs: Tara Rynne (0-1) for Sharon Rynne, Clionadh Devitt for Róisín Devitt, Edel Devreaux for Noreen Shannon.
Whitegate: Linda Kelly, Louise Donoghue, Ciara Mulvihill,Triona Kelly (0-1), Niamh Donoghue, Aisling Kelly, Ciara O’Leary, Anita Forde, Emma Quirke, Anna Madden, Annemarie Starr, Susan Fahy (0-1), Rachel Bleach, Lisa Donnellan, Rachel Mulvihuill.
Subs: Aideen Burke for Triona Kelly, Michelle Dooley for Anita Forde, Laura Mulvihill for AnneMarie Starr, Annemarie Whelan for Lisa Donnellan.

Ogonnelloe 0-13  Clarecastle 0-2

OGONNELLOE got off to a good start in this game with their forwards putting great pressure on the Clarecastle defence from early on. Clarecastle’s backs stood strong and with Sharon Quinn in excellent form in goals, they kept Ogonnelloe goalless. At the other end, Clarecastle had some good goal chances but failed to put them away. Susan Vaughan was on top form for Ogonnelloe scoring some good points in the first half while Grace Costelloe got Clarecastle off the mark midway through, leaving the half-time score at 0-5 to 0-2 in favour of Ogonnelloe. Ogonnelloe started the second half as they finished the first, notching up more points through Susan Vaughan, from placed balls and from play and also from Anne-Marie Fitzgerald who was operating at wing-forward. Marian O’Brien scored an excellent point from play and this sealed off a good day for Ogonnelloe. Clarecastle’s forwards struggled to get any clean possession throughout the second half and could only manage one further point from Sharon O’Loughlin.

Junior league

Truagh-Clonlara 2-1  Ballyea 0-6

ORIGINALLY down to be played in Ballyea, this game was moved to Clonlara. It was a perfect day for camogie and the pitch was in great condition after the spell of good weather. Both teams battled hard to the finish but a late Truagh goal won it for the hosts. Ballyea started the stronger, scoring a number of unanswered points from play with the aid of a slight breeze. Truagh came back into the game with a goal from play from Caroline Moloney before Ballyea added another point to end the half ahead by the minimum. Truagh started stronger in the second half with the aid of the breeze. The minimum separated the teams for the last few minutes and both teams showed some fine defending during that time. With two minutes remaining, the ball broke in front of the Ballyea goal after a fine cross from Aideen Hogg and Caroline Moloney first timed to the net. Truagh won by a point after fine displays up the centre from Christine Meskell, Tracy Moloney and Aideen Hogg.
Truagh/Clonlara: Lisa Moloney (0-1), Christine Meskell, JulieAnn Ryan, Emer O’Grady, Tracy Moloney, Claire Ryan, Aideen Hogg, Josephine Clancy, Jessica Keogh, Caroline Moloney (2-0), Emma Hastings, Sarah Carroll, Orla Moloney. Subs: Eileen Gleeson for Orla Moloney, Ruth Leavy for Sarah Carroll.
Ballyea: Amy Pyne, Mairéad Longe, Jane Flanagan, Ciara Philips, Suzie O’Shea, Emma Carey, Emma Duggan, Rebecca Culligan (0-2),Catriona Chambers, Allison Carrig (0-2), Laura Meaney, Gráinne McCarthy, Edel Hehir (0-2).

Kilkishen 3-1  Tulla 2-2

KILKISHEN secured a win over Tulla under lights on Saturday night. The outcome was in the balance right to the final whistle. With 10 minutes remaining, Tulla led by a point only for Kilkishen’s Ciara Ryan to goal and put them ahead. Tulla gave it their all to try and level the match but the Kilishen backs defended superbly
Kilkishen: Pauline McNamara, Martina McNamara, Sarah Loughnane, Michelle Fawl, Marie McNamara, AnneMarie Beatty, Shauna Fleming (1- 0), Paula Loughnane Aine Cooney, Nicola McMahon (1-0), Orla Moroney, Ciara Ryan (1-0), Gráinne Kiniary.
Subs: Deirdre Minogue for Gráinne Kiniary, Claudia Loughnane for AnneMarie Beatty, Breda Cooney for Áine Cooney.

Feakle 6-10  Éire Óg 1-0

THIS was a disappointing start to the league for Éire Óg who were slow to settle but were much stronger in the second half. Despite some great individual performances, most notably from Ruth Lillis at full-back, failure to convert scoring chances cost them any chance victory in this encounter.

Killanena 4-7  Sixmilebridge 1-1

THE ’Bridge got off to a great start, with a goal in the opening five minutes. However, missing some top scorers, it was always going to be tough to get scores on the board and they only managed to secure one more point. This was a tough physical game in which Killanena dominated throughout.
Sixmilebridge: Collette Freeman, Siobhán Madden, Sarah Keane, Noelle Ryan, Maria Frawley, Denise Collins, Karen Corbett, Regina Fennessy, Niamh Murray (1-0), Flora Crowe, Rachel Whelan (0-1), Dianne Murray, Cora Maxwell.
Subs: Shauna O’Sullivan, Elaine Carroll, Chloe O’Sullivan.
Killanena: Anne McNamara, Niamh O’Connor, Alanna Moroney, Lorraine Moloney, Gráinne McNamara (captain), Aoife Collins (0-1), Ciara McNamara, Amanda Flaherty, Laura Flaherty (1-0), Roisin Loughnane, Aoife Conlon, Evelyn Glynn (3-5), Edel Broderick (0-1).