Blues & Tulla snatch early silverware
As the Under 13 Hurling and Football Championships enter the concluding stages, there was some welcome silverware for Newmarket-on-Fergus and Tulla last Saturday.
As the Under 13 Hurling and Football Championships enter the concluding stages, there was some welcome silverware for Newmarket-on-Fergus and Tulla last Saturday.
Inagh-Kilnamona secured their first silverware of 2021 in Kilmaley on Saturday morning after three goals solidified the Under 13 Academy A title over Ballyea by 3-4 to 0-6.
Cratloe welcomingly cemented a senior hurling quarter-final spot with a game to spare after maintaining their composure to hold off a relentless Broadford in Shannon on Saturday afternoon.
Collecting their first win since returning to the senior ranks has given Scariff a massive lift ahead of a date with the current senior champions this weekend.
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*Tulla’s U15B Shield winners. Tulla produced an emphatic final display to cement the last Under 15 silverware of the season when overcoming Broadford by 2-25 to 2-09 on their way to the Under 15B Hurling Shield on Tuesday evening.
*Josh Brack takes on Michael Scanlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Battling qualities will be needed in abundance as Clarecastle prepare to face off with Wolfe Tones in a must-win outing for both clubs.
*Wolfe Tones celebrate their U15 success. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography The longest final saga of 2021 at any grade was finally decided in Cusack Park on Monday evening when Clooney-Quin raided for an injury-time goal to secure the Under 15 Division 2 Football Championship honours over a gallant Cooraclare by 1-12 to 0-10.
Write off Whitegate at your peril’ should be emblazoned across their jerseys as the experts of escapology produced yet another seismic result to get off the mark in this year’s senior championship in O’Garney Park in Sixmilebridge.
*Mark Rodgers excelled for Scariff. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Not all superheroes wear capes but Mark Rodgers was certainly flying in Cusack Park as his unprecedented 1-18 tally, 1-10 of which stemmed from play, spearheaded Scariff’s gritty victory over Clarecastle.