Rodgers named young hurler of the year
SCARIFF’s Mark Rodgers has been named as the young hurler of the year for 2023.
SCARIFF’s Mark Rodgers has been named as the young hurler of the year for 2023.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill JOHN Conlon and Shane O’Donnell have won their second All Star awards.
*Mark Rodgers receives the award from Christy Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SCARIFF’S MARK Rodgers finished off his club season on a high by adding an award to his mantlepiece.
*Fergus Madden and Éanna McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRUSHEEN are back in the Clare SHC final for the first time since 2014 after storming past the challenge of Scariff.
*Mark Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THERE’S PLENTY OF ACTION still to take place but Mark Rodgers is almost certain to finish as the top scorer in this year’s senior hurling championship but the race is much tighter in the football stakes.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK RODGERS and Adam Hogan have been nominated for Young Hurler of the Year while Clare has received a total of nine All Star nominees.
Mark Rodgers takes on Evan Maxted. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK RODGERS led the way for Scariff to send the East Clare club through to the semi-finals of the Clare SHC.
*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.
*Gearoid ‘Gudgy’ O’Connell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Champions die hard they say and Ballyea certainly backed up that claim when they took on Scariff on Sunday afternoon.
Keelan Haritgan on the attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The Group of Death came to life in spectacular fashion in Cusack Park when Scariff threw their hat into the ring for a quarter-final spot.