Magpies prepare for ‘make or break territory’
*Clarecastle’s Lee Brack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARECASTLE FIND THEMSELVES back in “make or break territory” with a relegation battle looming for the Magpies.
Lack of mobility lamented by Stack as Bridge’s championship bid crumbles
*Sean Stack and Michael O’Halloran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ‘MOBILITY ISSUES’ proved detrimental to Sixmilebridge’s bid to stay in the Clare senior hurling championship, manager Sean Stack has admitted.
Semi-finals Breckans for Saints
*Joe McGann. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill St Breckan’s eased into a third Clare Senior Football Championship Semi-Final in four years after holding off Lissycasey in Cusack Park.
Éire Óg have survived their ‘vulnerable phase’
*Outnumbered but Shane O’Donnell still powers past the Clarecastle defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG are no longer at their ‘most vulnerable’ and will be quietly confident that their chances of success in the Clare senior hurling championship will only intensify as they reach the knockout stages.
Lissycasey must make the most of championship lifeline
*Lissycasey’s Aaron Griffin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY risk their earliest championship exit in five years if they don’t prevail against Doonbeg in Sunday’s preliminary quarter-final.
Draw-suits-all as Kilmaley and Scariff advance & knock out Ballyea
*Michael O’Malley is tackled by Conor Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Billed as a winners-takes-all final round showdown, Kilmaley and Scariff were ultimately content with a draw-suits-all conclusion as both sides advanced to the senior hurling championship quar-ter-finals at the expense of back-to-back champions Ballyea.
Kildysart kick on into Clare SFC quarter-finals
*Kildysart players celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kildysart’s spectacular series of highs continued unabated on Saturday afternoon when a first derby victory over Lissycasey in 19 years ensured not only a quarter-final spot but as group winners to boot.
Devastating derby display kickstarts Inagh/Kilnamona’s challenge
*Keelan Guyler has a shot on Bryan O’Loughlin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Where there’s life there’s hope as Inagh/Kilnamona snatched their championship lifeline with both hands in a devastating derby victory over Kilmaley in Cusack Park.
Goal hungry Éire Óg avoid any late group drama en route to quarter-finals
*Shane O’Donnell gets a shot away. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill No calculators or rule experts required in Group 4 as routine victories for Feakle and Éire Óg ensured their passages to the last eight of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship.
Wolfe Tones to use Newmarket-on-Fergus clash as ‘stepping stone for relegation battle’
*Wolfe Tones’ Kevin McCafferty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WOLFE TONES are planning to use their final round clash with Newmarket-on-Fergus as a stepping stone towards their looming relegation battle.
