Corofin come out on top to relegate O’Callaghans Mills
*Damien O’Loughlin for Corofin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN ensured they will get a successive season in the Clare SHC after relegating O’Callaghans Mills to the intermediate grade.
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Shootout glory propels Sixmilebridge to county final showdown with Feakle
Shane Golden shoots under pressure from Keith White and Conner Hegarty. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SIXMILEBRIDGE and Feakle will meet in the TUS Clare SHC final for the first time after The Bridge overcame Inagh/Kilnamona following a penalty shootout.
Final fever for Feakle as they qualify for first senior decider since 1988
*Feakle’s Ronan O’Connor keeps the sliotar from Kevin Danaher. Photograph: Ruth Griffin FEAKLE have moved a step closer to bridging a thirty six year gap as they qualified for the Clare senior hurling championship final with a hard earned two points win over Cratloe at Cusack Park this Saturday evening.
Close contests predicted for county hurling semi-finals
*Adam Hogan and Cathal McInerney in action. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. CLOSE CONTESTS are on the cards with four teams left vying to lift the Canon Hamilton but by the end of the weekend the county finalists will be known.
Lynch rules out Westmeath role
*Fergal Lynch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FORMER Clare hurler Fergal Lynch has ruled out a coaching role with the Westmeath senior hurlers.
Liddy tips the cap to Bridge charges who made semi-finals with ‘statement win’
*Sixmilebridge joint manager, Tommy Liddy. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SIXMILEBRIDGE “made a statement” when eliminating Clonlara from the TUS Clare SHC quarter-finals.
‘Quarter-final tough to take’ but Madden remains ‘really proud of Clonlara hurlers on & off the pitch’
*Colm Galvin battles with Shane Golden. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN OVER-reliance on scores from frees and missed chances were costly for Clonlara as they were dethroned as Clare SHC champions.
Cratloe’s never say die attitude coming to the fore as they remain in knockout stages of both codes
*Podge Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE are bringing a “never say die attitude” to the table and despite going massively under the radar they remain in the hunt for honours in both codes of the senior championship.
One point loss makes pain of quarter-final loss ‘harder’ for Scariff as they fall short on bid to make back to back semi-finals
*Patrick Crotty scores a point in the opening half. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FALLING short by a single point in their bid to make the Clare SHC semi-finals for the second year running will add to the pain of Scariff’s quarter-final loss.
The Water Break: Championship credentials becoming clear & sensational All Star nominations
Enda Boyce, Conor McGrath and Jamie Moylan celebrate as Patrick Crotty walks on. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FOUR teams are left standing in the race for senior and intermediate hurling honours as teams eye up their shot of silverware while accolades are destined for Clare with 14 All Star nominees.
