*Sean Cotter gets his strike away. Photograph: Ruth Griffin The race to determine the two teams that will lose their senior hurling championship status will go down to the final two games which are scheduled for Saturday next.
A second successive victory tightened Inagh-Kilnamona’s grip on the dreaded ‘Group of Death’ after finally holding off O’Callaghan’s Mills on Sunday afternoon.
*Clonlara’s Cian Moriarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A rally of 1-03 in the opening three minutes of the second half was central to Clonlara overcoming last year’s beaten county finalists O’Callaghans Mills in round one of the Clare SHC.
*Patrick Donnellan will be forming a vital component of the O’Callaghans Mills side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Despite the huge strides made in last year’s memorable journey to a first county final in 27 years, the rarity of the breakthrough also ultimately made it a missed opportunity for O’Callaghan’s Mills, especially for their experienced spine that …
Returning to senior hurling will benefit the rising starts set to join Scariff’s hurling panel in the coming seasons, midfielder Diarmaid Nash maintained.
Sixmilebridge have claimed the Clare SHC for the fifteenth time overcoming neighbours O’Callaghans Mills by eight points on Sunday afternoon.
O’Callaghans Mills have qualified for their first Clare SHC final since 1993 after finishing with an unanswered 1-04 to dump Ballyea out of the championship.
The Fireballs certainly lived up to their historical moniker as O’Callaghan’s Mills brushed aside the challenge of Inagh-Kilnamona to cement their place in a second semi-final in three years in Cusack Park on Sunday afternoon.
First half goals from Gary Cooney and Bryan Donnellan laid the foundations for this merited win by O’Callaghans Mills over Crusheen in this round 2 game in the senior hurling championship.
O’Callaghans Mills justfied favouritism when scoring a two point win on Saturday afternoon but the defeated Broadford have reason to be disappointed as they had opportunities to record a victory over their neighbours.
