Newmarket and Kilmaley through to league final

NEWMARKET and Kilmaley will clash in the senior camogie league final after their wins over Kilkishen and Scariff-Ogonnelloe on Sunday.
Newmarket had a comfortable win over Kilkishen but Kilmaley had to battle all the way for a one-point success over the East Clare amalgamation.

Newmarket 3-12  Kilkishen 0-4

NEWMARKET easily secured their league final spot on Sunday afternoon in Clarecastle with a win over Kilkishen. The East Clare side were first on the board with a point inside the first minute and both sides traded points for the first quarter of the game.
Áine O’Brien’s free in the 23rd minute was the turning point for Newmarket, however, as she found the Kilkishen net. Newmarket, now in the driving seat, pushed on from here adding another goal and two points, leaving them 2-5 to 0-3 ahead at the break.
Newmarket, who were better able to take advantage of the strong wind, kept on the pressure throughout the second half and ran out comfortable winners against a gallant Kilkishen side.

Newmarket: Carol Toomey, Aoife Griffin, Carol O’Leary, Jane O’Leary, Aimee McInerney, Iris Kaiser (0-1), Carol Kaiser, Ruth Kaiser, Joanne Walsh, Sharon McMahon, Erica Minogue, Áine O’Brien (1-3, 1-0f), Deirdre Cassidy (0-3), Jenny Kelly (2-2), Niki Kaiser (0-2).
Subs: Clodagh Lawlor for Aimee McInerney, Róisín McMahon (0-1f), for Erica Minogue (inj), Gemma McInerney for Ruth Kaiser, Laura McMahon for Iris Kaiser, Kate O’Neill for Deirdre Cassidy.
Kilkishen: Claire Baker, Michelle Moroney, Nollaig Baker, Sarah Donnellan, Monica Moroney, Kate Lynch (0-2, 0-1f), Cushla Hehir, Sorcha Loughnane, Lisa Loughnane, Noelle McNamara, Caroline Sheedy, Siobhán Keniry, Pauline McNamara, Norah Murphy (0-2, 0-1f), Marie Collins.
Subs: Marie Nash for Nollaig Baker; Leah O’Keefe for Monica Moroney; Marie McNamara for Pauline McNamara. 
Referee: Fintan McNamara.

Kilamley through to final

LEAGUE title-holders Kilmaley bagged their final spot after a hard-fought battle against Scariff/Ogonnelloe in woeful weather conditions on Sunday afternoon. Kilmaley, who played with the aid of a strong wind in the first half, had two goals disallowed for square infringements. Anne Marie Fitzgerald for Scariff/Ogonnelloe at the other end, saw both her efforts find the Kilmaley net, and the East Clare girls went in at the break two points up, on a scoreline of 2-2 to Kilmaley’s 1-4. The second half was low scoring, with only six points scored between both sides. Scarriff-Ogonnelloe opened the scoring with a point from Mairéad Scanlon, after Susan Vaughan laid of a pass to her from midfield. Kilmaley responded with a pointed free, before Scanlon again pointed to put the amalgamated team ahead by two points. Kilmaley upped the tempo for the last quarter and their experience showed as they came to grips with the determined East Clare girls.
Two points from Shonagh Enright brought the sides level and Helen McMahon pointed with four minutes remaining to push Kilmaley in front. Despite their best efforts, Scariff-Ogonnelloe could not breach a solid Kilmaley defence and lost out on the minimum of margins.

Kilmaley: Edel Griffey, Lorna Higgins, Emma O’Driscoll, Lisa Kennedy, Sinéad O’Halloran, Katie Cahill, Helen McMahon (0-1), Gráinne Barry, Aida Griffey, Shonagh Enright (1-5), Ailish Considine, Ashling O’Halloran, Ashling Darcy (0-1), Denise Lynch (0-1, 45’ x 1), Niamh Cahill.
Scariff/Ogonnelloe: Louise Jones, Emma Scanlon, Marian O’Brien, Edel O’Grady, Rachel Grayson, Sarah Skelly, Leanne Horan, Áine O’Brien, Gina O’Brien, Sarah Madden, Susan Vaughan, Claire Colleran, Ellen Collins, Mairéad Scanlon (0-4), Anne Marie Fitzgerald (2-0).
Referee: Aidan Ryan.