Late goal wins title for Kilmaley

Kilmaley 1-3   Newmarket 1-2

SUPPORTERS were treated to a thriller when Kilmaley and Newmarket battled it out for the U-13B Shield title. In the end, it was Kilmaley who claimed the prize, despite the fact that Newmarket were in front for most of the match.

 

Newmarket’s Michelle McMahon opened the scoring in the 11th minute when after an impressive solo run, she hit an unstoppable shot to the net.
Play then moved to the other end of the pitch where Ciara McCarthy pulled off a great save, with Kilmaley’s Sinéad Rooney converting the resultant 45’. Within the next two minutes, Newmarket added two points from the stick of McMahon, one from play. Kilmaley’s Caoimhe Carmody cut Newmarket’s lead to three points on the stroke of half-time.
The second half was played at a frantic pace as both sides upped the tempo from the throw-in. Caoimhe Carmody pointed to cut Newmarket’s lead to two. Newmarket’s celebrations when they goaled in the 20th minute were short-lived as a free out was awarded for a square ball. Victory still seemed to be heading Newmarket’s way when Ciara McCarthy pulled off a fantastic save in the last minute of normal time but Kilmaley had other ideas and laid siege to the Newmarket goal. They got their reward deep in injury time when Carmody’s ground stroke found the Newmarket net. Newmarket tried hard to find the equaliser but time was not on their side. The full-time whistle signalled heartbreak for Newmarket, while Kilmaley captain, Siobhán Fitzpatrick accepted the cup from county chairperson, Orla Considine, amid scenes of great joy.

Kilmaley: Chloe Neylon; Erin Reeves, Katelyn Fitzpatrick, Caitriona O’Gorman; Emer Kennedy, Adelaide O’Malley, Caroline Casey; Elisha Hurley, Caoimhe Carmody (1-2); Sinéad Rooney (0-1), Siobhán Fitzpatrick, Alanagh Browne; Megan White, Fia Coote, Caitriona Coote.
Subs: Eilish Cahill for Alanagh Browne and Emma Pyne for Fia Coote.
Newmarket-on-Fergus: Ciara McCarthy; Niamh Gleeson, Sarah Griffin, Fiona Quinn; Sinéad White, Mary Enright, Tara Enright; Michelle McMahon (1-2), Emer White; Aoife Crimmins, Ailbhe Barry, Sara Fox; Elva Morrissey, Dionne Cullinan, Elise Mulcaire.
Referee: Aaron Hogg, Truagh-Clonlara.

 

Shield honours for Whitegate

Whitegate 2-4   Corofin 0-3

WHITEGATE claimed the U-13C Shield title on Tuesday evening in Clooney when they defeated Corofin. The opening half was a low-scoring affair, with Tania Azara opening the scoring for Whitegate with a point after a pass from Niamh Quirke.
Corofin’s Darcey Malone levelled in the seventh minute.
Both sides defended well, with Claire Doyle in the Whitegate goal pulling off some great saves and it wasn’t until the 23rd minute that the next score was recorded when Niamh Quirke had a point for the East Clare outfit.
Quirke added another before the break to give Whitegate a two-point advantage at half-time.
Corofin upped the tempo from the restart and had matters levelled by the eighth minute with two points from Darcey Malone. A goal from Quirke, after a solo run from midfield, put Whitegate back in front after minutes and she struck for a point from a free three minutes later.
Whitegates Tania Azara also had the last score when she got through for the game’s second goal.

Whitegate: Claire Doyle; Greta Hickey, Hannah Noyes; Alannah McNamara, Amy Solan, Leah Bugler; Niamh Quirke, Rebecca Burke, Maeve O’Rourke; Tania Azara, Anna Sugrue; Ciara Geoghegan, Anna Burke.
Subs: Cait Keenan for Alannah McNamara (inj), Dara Donnellan for Anna Burke, Molly Spazzi for Ciara Goeghegan, Robyn Kearns for Cait Keenan.
Corofin: Cliodhna O’Dea; Ellie Harrison, Noelle Crowe; Brona Galvin Byrne, Briana Tierney, Ciara Heagney; Lizzy Roche, Darcey Malone; Ashling Cleary, Caoimhe Corbett, Eimear Southby; Ciara Corbett, Aileen O’Reilly.
Referee: Niall Malone, Éire Óg.

Truagh-Clonlara’s title

Truagh-Clonlara 2-8   Scariff-Ogonnelloe 0-2

TRUAGH-Clonlara emer-ged as U-13B Cup winners on Wednesday evening in Tulla. In an all-East Clare affair, the winners laid down a marker when they launched the first attack but they had to wait until the eighth minute for the opening score, which came from Laura Foley.
Róisín Begley added their second point four minutes later. Aoife Power got Scariff-Ogonnelloe on the scoreboard in the 15th minute but with Begley and Louise Egan reigning supreme in the middle of the pitch for the winners, they extended their lead with some good points.
Credit must go to the Scarrif-Ogonnelloe backs, who held off wave after wave of attack. As the half-time whistle approached, Nessa O’Sullivan finally grabbed the game’s first goal, leaving Truagh in front 1-7 to 0-1 at half-time.
O’Sullivan struck for the winners’ second goal 10 minutes after the break. Scariff-Ogonnelloe tried hard to get back into contention but could not get the scores the needed.

Truagh-Clonlara: Sarah Fahy; Chloe Ryan, Clara Madden, Jenny Walsh; Sadhbh Fennessy, Áine O’Loughlin, Róisín Byrnes; Hannah Horgan, Laura Foley; Róisín Begley, Louise Egan, Áine Gully; Róisín Powell, Nessa O’Sullivan, Rebecca Foley.
Sub: Leah Haws for Áine Gully.
Scariff-Ogonnelloe: Bríd McMahon; Megan Coleman, Katie Minogue, Deirdre Corry; Aoife Maloney, Hannah Momey, Fiona Hayes; Anna Ryan, Amy Barrett; Rosaleen Ryan, Sorcha O’Donnell, Emer Kavanagh; Aoife Power, Susanne Costelloe, Lauren Daly.
Referee: Sorcha Loughnane, Kilkishen.

Feakle in control

Feakle 5-4   Clarecastle 1-0

FEAKLE accounted for Clarecastle in the U-13A Shield final on Saturday morning in Kilkishen. Clarecastle had the opening score when Chloe Considine goaled in the third minute. Feakle’s Robyn Conway replied with a like score two minutes later.
Both sides battled hard for the upperhand with Feakle being denied on a number occasions by Aimie Kearney in the Clarecastle goal. Feakle finally managed to get through for their second goal in the 17th minute and continued to dominate in the second half when they added 3-4, while keeping their Clarecastle opponents scoreless.

Feakle: Róisín Quilligan; Eileen Daly, Rosa Carroll; Aodamar Smyth, Laura McGrath, Stacy Loughnane; Eibhlin Duggan, Grace McMahon; Robyn Conway, Caoilinn Dooley-Tobin, Eleanor Nugent; Emma Walsh, Rachel Walsh.
Clarecastle: Amie Kearney; Lauren Healy (captain), Sarah McGuane; Sinéad Cullinan, Rachel Wiley, Kelsey Farmer; Hannah Dinan, Siofra McInerney; Eibhlin Carey, Niamh Canavan, Katie McEldowney; Chloe Considine, Róisín Spriggs.
Referee: Sorcha Loughnane, Kilkishen.

Victory for Broadford

Broadford 4-2   Killanena 1-2

KILLANENA and Broadford played a very competitive game in the U-13C Cup final in Kilkishen on Saturday evening.
Broadford, playing against the wind, got ahead with a goal from Anna Spaight. Killanena replied with a point from Becky Smyth. Some outstanding camogie was played for the remainder of the first half, with both teams showing great skill.
Killanena dominated the first 10 minutes of the second half with most of the play and a goal from Lorna McNamara put them one point ahead.
Broadford responded with a goal and a point from Annalee Marsh, before Moya Marsh McMahon added another.
Broadford piled on the pressure and, with the aid of the strong breeze, they managed to dominate the remainder of the game.
Anna Spaight added another goal to leave Broadford winners on a final score of 4-2 to 1-2.

Broadford: Alexandra Troy; Zoe O’Keeffe, Aoife Boland; Aoife Vaughan, Niamh Powell, Katie Moloney; Anna Lee Marsh (1-1), Hannah Mason; Laura O’Connell, Apryl O’Regan, Anna Spaight (2-0); Moya Marsh McMahon (1-0), Aoife O’Brien (0-1).
Killanena: Shauna Canny; Louise O’Callaghan, Trish O’Donnell; Linda O’Brien, Sinéad O’Callaghan, Therese O’Donnell; Ella MacNamara, Róisín McMahon; Rachael McNamara, Rebecca Smyth (0-1), Lorna McNamara (1-1); Michaela Broderick, Jennifer O’Meara.
Referee: Caroline Feehily, Newmarket-on-Fergus.