*Dan Frost, Jamie Cronin, Seamus Considine and Eoin Kelly with some of their youngest supporters. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC B were crowned First Division champions for the sixth time.
*Éanna Crimmins on the attack for Newmarket-on-Fergus. NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS recorded a two point win to claw their way back into contention in Group 4 of the Clare senior hurling championship.
*Gearoid Sheedy is among the players to have made the panel. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior hurling panel has been finalised ahead of the Allianz National Hurling League.
*Oisin O’Donnell returns to the training panel. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FIFTEEN hurlers have been added to Clare’s senior training panel with manager Brian Lohan to finalise his panel at the end of January, prior to the start of the Allianz Natonal Hurling League.
*Eoghan McMahon strikes under pressure from Niall O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A ravenous Crusheen raided for three first half goals to blitz previously unbeaten Newmarket-on-Fergus and advance to their first senior hurling championship semi-final in four years in Cusack Park.
Mark Delaney under pressure from Daithi Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS recorded their third win in succession ahead of their already secured quarter-final while for Wolfe Tones it was a third defeat on the bounce ahead of their looming relegation battle.
*Éanna Crimmins raided for both of Newmarket-on-Fergus’ goals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Newmarket-on-Fergus snatched the whip hand in Group 3 after finally holding off obstinate neighbours Clooney-Quin on Saturday afternoon.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLOONEY/QUIN and Newmarket-on-Fergus face off this weekend is one of the games with top billing as action resumes in the Clare senior hurling championship this weekend.
Peter Power takes on Liam Markham. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Newmarket-on-Fergus got off to an emphatic start to the County Senior Hurling Championship when lowering Cratloe for the first time in eleven years in Cusack Park on Friday evening.
*Kilmaley defender Noel Casey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Having won their opening four games in this season’s Clare Cup (Division 1A) hurling league, Kilmaley played three games in seven days and managed to pick up just one out of a possible six points losing to Feakle and Newmarket-on-Fergus while sharing the spoils with Crusheen.
