Clarecastle’s James Doherty catches the sliotar. Photograph: Chris Copley The race for the under 21 A, B and C hurling championship titles got underway at the weekend when some big wins were recorded.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON teacher Padraic Duddy has joined the management of the Galway U20 hurling team while Clooney/Quin’s Fergal Lynch will not be involved with the side next year.
*Conor Whelan finished as Whitegate’s top scorer. Photograph: Ruth Griffin BODYKE finished the group stages of the Clare IHC unbeaten while Ruan and Whitegate ended their last game of the round with a draw to ensure they all advanced to the knockout stages.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin SIX GAMES were played across the weekend and midweek in the fourth round of the Clare intermediate hurling championship.
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*Phillip O’Connor. TUBBER’S Philip O’Connor claimed three U16 national track titles in Dublin last Saturday.
*Keith Stritch. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Smith O’Briens, Corofin and Whitegate have edged closer to the play-offs in the intermediate hurling championship following round two victories over Tubber, Ruan and O’Callaghans Mills while Parteen/Meelick and Bodyke got their challenge for honours off to a winning start with victories over fancied Sixmilebridge and Tulla sides.
*Whitegate’s Ian Fahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WHITEGATE and Corofin handed out 28 and 24 point respective beatings in the opening round of the Clare IHC which also saw Inagh/Kilnamona, Smith O’Briens and Sixmilebridge record victories.
*Ronan Monahan weaves through the Smith O’Briens defence of Evan Connolly, Cian Nolan and Mark Stritch. Photograph: Ruth Griffin TWO MORE teams will be relegated from the senior ranks this season so the opportunity to jump from the intermediate grade to the top tier is all the greater for the fifteen teams in action.
*Tulla’s victorious U15 hurlers and management. A scorching second half surge saw Tulla complete an eleven point turnaround to capture the prestigious Under 15B hurling silverware over Crusheen/Tubber.
