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‘I got what I wanted early off Santa’ Conor McNamara

This Scariff/Ogonnelloe team had been the main crest of the rising tide that has swept through both clubs in recent years. However, after cutting their teeth at B level up along, it was a blossoming achievement for the amalgamation to finally secure a first prestigious Under 21A title according to manager Conor McNamara. “I think Mark [Rodgers] mentioned in his speech there that this is the fruit of years and years of hard work in both clubs. There’s trojan work going on and that’s very important because at the end of the day, it’s all about preparing players for the senior grade. “Look, it’s always sweet to win a final, we don’t win too many of them so credit has to go to the players, they are a great bunch. Everyone knows the big names we have but what people don’t realise is the not so big names and the work that they did in that first half because that’s …

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First Under 21A crown for Scariff-Ogonnelloe

Under 21A Hurling Championship Final Scariff-Ogonnelloe 2-17 Corofin/Ruan 1-12 Christmas came early to Scariff-Ogonnelloe as they fired the last ten points to cement their first ever Under 21A crown in Clarecastle on Friday afternoon. 35 years after Scariff’s sole Under 21A success, their blossoming underage partnership with Ogonnelloe ensured that the current crop finally fulfilled their destiny after rising meteorically through the ranks before exacting full revenge on Corofin/Ruan who had edged them out in a five goals thriller at the penultimate stage twelve months previously. Despite soaring seven clear against the strong conditions in the opening period following quickfire goals through inside assassins Mark Rodgers and Patrick Ryan, Scariff-Ogonnelloe were still forced to demonstrate their title-winning character by the two-thirds mark as they trailed the defending champions by two points. The turning point was undoubtedly a double save from a miserly Scariff-Ogonnelloe defence at the turn of the final quarter that prevented Diarmuid Cahill as well as Jack McDonagh’s …

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Clare champions aim to be Tipp top in Munster once again

Eoin Brennan looks ahead to tomorrow’s Munster senior camogie final in which Clare champions Scariff-Ogonnelloe look to maintain their hoodoo over Drom & Inch It’s repeatedly stated that it’s very difficult to beat a side twice but what about three times as Scariff-Ogonnelloe’s Munster Final hoodoo over Drom & Inch is either set to continue or be exorcised in the ultimate showdown on Sunday afternoon. While Scariff-Ogonnelloe ground out the first victory in the 2019 version in Cappamore to maintain their remarkable trailblazing journey, last year’s rematch in Mallow was snatched in dramatic fashion when goal machine Mairead Scanlan grabbed a last gasp winner to cruelly sink the Tipperary champions once more. It hasn’t been all doom and gloom for the four-in-a-row Tipperary champions when it comes to Munster Finals as only two months previous to January’s Scanlan steal, Drom & Inch had inflicted a similar heartbreaking reverse on Inagh-Kilnamona in the reconvened 2020 version. However, the mere mention of …

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Backroom alterations haven’t dimmed Scariff-Ogonnelloe focus

Sarah Skelly was part of the panel when Scariff-Ogonnelloe made that unpredecented charge through Clare and Munster in 2019. Having been there from the start of the amalgamation’s development from intermediate to senior, her experience is now required to carry the torch at management level alongside manager Alphie Rodgers and Pat Minogue after last year’s county and provincial winning backroom team headed by David Sullivan opted to step down following their All-Ireland Semi-Final reverse in February. It means that despite their unbridled success, Scariff-Ogonnelloe’s senior squad are playing under their third different management in as many years but still managed to successfully navigate their way back to a third final in four seasons. “It’s never easy to get back to the final and particularly this year as last year’s management stepped down quite late after our All-Ireland Semi-Final loss against Oulart-The-Ballagh.” commenced selector Skelly. “So it understandably took us a while to try and gather ourselves and our agenda for …

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First silverware of season for Inagh-Kilnamona with Academy triumph

Under 15 Academy B Final Inagh-Kilnamona 3-11 Scariff-Ogonnelloe 2-10   A powerful final quarter was sufficient for Inagh-Kilnamona to finally shake off the stubborn challenge of Scariff-Ogonnelloe and capture the Under 15 Academy B Hurling honours in Hamilton Park, Kilkishen on Wednesday evening. Despite leading from start to finish, it was never comfortable as only a puck of the ball separated the sides for three-quarters of this entertaining end-to-end decider that produced a whopping 14 goal chances over the hour. With wind advantage favouring Inagh-Kilnamona, they frustratingly found goalkeeper Charlie Collins in superb form as he kept out early attempts from Conn Walshe, Diarmuid De Brun and the lively Tadhg Hassett. Indeed, with Walshe and Hassett also clearing the crossbar with glorious opportunities, Inagh-Kilnamona had much more fortune picking off their points, with the full-forward unit of Hassett (2), Fionn Daffy (2) and Conn Walshe ensuring a 0-5 to 0-2 advantage by the end of the opening quarter. Considering the …

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CAMOGIE: Sensational Scanlan secures Munster crown

Munster Senior Camogie Championship Final Scariff/Ogonnelloe 1-8 Drom & Inch 1-7 THE name Scanlan will be forever linked to sport in Scariff and now Scariff/Ogonnelloe as the veteran of so many battles hit a 65th minute goal to secure her side’s second Munster crown, writes Michael O’Connor. With the appetite for success warmed up by the St Joseph’s Tulla win in the same pitch, the East Clare wave took over Mallow GAA Complex on Saturday afternoon Scariff/Ogonnelloe were hoping to continue a wonderfully progressive season with success in this final played in cold, but clear conditions. Their opponents, Drom & Inch were the 2020 champions replacing Scariff/Ogonnelloe, who won the 2019 crown and it was the Tipperary side who started the final as favourites. It was indeed heart-breaking for the Tipperary champions as they were the shortest ever champions of Munster only defeating Inagh/Kilnamona before Christmas. The first-half was far from a classic encounter as both sides were controlling their …

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Scanlan aims to keep the dream alive for Clare combo

As an experienced member of the Scariff-Ogonnelloe team, Mairead Scanlan knows how difficult it is to win silverware, writes Ivan Smyth. Having been a key member of the side that lifted the McMahon Cup for the first time in 2019, Scanlan admits this Championship campaign has been filled with difficult hurdles to overcome. However, Scariff-Ogonnelloe have managed to navigate all obstacles thus far with the joint captain keen to recapture the clubs’ second senior provincial crown. “It has been an unbelievable run. We have gone the hard way. The five team group made it difficult and we were joined by Kilmaley and Newmarket. We manage to top the group and still had to play Inagh-Kilnamona. Usually, we are second and they win their group but it was different this year. We had two tough games in the county final.” “Those games really stood to us. We are battle hardened and have won all our Championship games bar the drawn final. …

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CAMOGIE: Rodgers’ goal-den strike gives Scariff-Ogonnelloe final fever

Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship Semi-Final Scariff-Ogonnelloe 1-8 Inniscarra 0-8 SCARIFF-Ogonnelloe’s quest for Munster glory will see another day out after an unbelievable showing of heart commitment and determination in Cork this afternoon, reports Derek Dormer. This game was not for the purists as conditions dictated that it would be a war of attrition rather than a free flowing end-to-end spectacle. Inniscarra started the better of the two teams and with a huge wind and playing down a hill in the opening half, they raced into a four point lead with star forward Joanne Casey wreaking havoc. Similar to the county final replay against Truagh-Clonlara, Scariff-Ogonnelloe refused to panic and dug deep showing huge character. They would in fact keep Inniscarra scoreless for the next 32 minutes. However, in that opening quarter they were in desperate need of a score and what an opening score they got – a green flag in the 11th minute courtesy of an Alva Rodgers …

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