Brid MacNamara reports on the weekend camogie action and Clare’s opening round win in the U16 All-Ireland Championship.
U16A All Ireland Championship
Clare 4-13
Waterford 4-11
Venue: Feakle
Clare secured the points in their opening game of the U16A All Ireland Championship on Sunday afternoon in Feakle despite a late rally from visitors Waterford.
The sides exchanges scores immediately at the start, Aoife Power and Annie Fitzgerald both on target with shots between the posts. Power added a brace only for the visitors to have matters levelled in the eleventh minute, Keisha Tobin and Fitzgerald both on target. Bridin Dinan edged the home side in front with a converted free just before Robyn Conway shot from distance to split the posts.
A Waterford attack saw the ball cleared out over the line with Tobin converting the resulting ’45. Power added a point to extend Clare lead to 2 points. Roisin Dunphy secured possession for the Déise winning the puckout before turning and running through, laying off a pass to Fitzgerald who raised the games first green flag as she fired to the back of the Clare net to give Waterford a one point lead.
This lead was short lived as the Banner outfit rallied, Waterford conceding a free in the middle with Dinan landing her shot outside the square, the ball was sent across the square with Mary Enright connecting perfectly to finish the corner of the Waterford net putting Clare back in front by two points. Conway and Dunphy traded points ahead of Clares second goal, Power striking on the run. Waterford added a brace from Tobin to have the Banner ahead by a goal 2-7 to 1-7 as the half time whistle sounded.
Clare were on the attack from the restart, Laoise Ryan with a powerful shot down the wing, collected by half time substitute Lyndsey Hayes who gathered and shot for goal only for Waterford’s goalkeeper Emma Norris to block and tip the ball out over the line. Dinan sent the resulting ’45 to the back of the net to put the home side ahead 3-8 to 1-7.
Abi Dunphy travelled forward having won her own puckout to pull a point back for the Deise. Clare hit the next 5 scores to leave it 4-12 to 1-8. The visitors broke the deadlock in the forty ninth minute when Fitzgerald split the posts. Fitzgerald followed up with a green flag just two minutes later.
Points from Clodagh Carroll and Sarah Leacy narrowed the deficit to 7 points with 5 minutes remaining. Conway fired over Clare’s last point in the 58 minute. However Waterford were not finished and mounted another attack forward, with Tobin raising a green flag two minutes into injury time. Waterford won the puckout and again raced forward, laying off to Tobin who responded with another green flag to see her side trail by two points. With another two minutes of injury to be played Clare stood firm and held off the visitors challenge to secure the win.
Clare’s best were Aoife Power who finished with a tally of 2-5 with Laoise Ryan and Roisin Minouge the standout players in defence. Their next outing is away to Dublin next Sunday who secured a 4-9 to 1-5 win over Limerick.
Clare: Shauna Canny (Killanena); Holly McGee (Scariff/Ogonnelloe), Roisin Minogue (Bodyke), Hannah Horgan (Truagh/Clonlara); Susan Daly (Scariff/Ogonnelloe), Laoise Ryan (Inagh/Kilnamona), Louise O’Callaghan (Killanena); Roisin McMahon (Killanena), Lynda Daly (Scariff/Ogonnelloe); Mary Enright (Newmarket-on-Fergus) (1-00), Bridin Dinan (Tulla) (1-02), Catriona Callinan (Kilmaley); Aoife Power (Scariff/Ogonnelloe) (2-05), Robyn Conway (Feakle) (0-05), Muireann Scanlon (Sixmilebridge) (0-01). Subs: Lyndsey Hayes (Wolfe Tones) for McGee (HT), Ava Quigley (Bodyke) for L Daly (43), Finia O’Brien (Sixmilebridge) for Enright (48), Annalee Marsh (Broadford) for O’Callaghan (57), Ciara Duggan (St Josephs Doora/Barefield) for Callinan (59) (Inj)
Waterford: Emma Norris (Clonea St Mollerans); Leah Sheridan (Gaultier), Clara Griffin (Tramore), Emma Flynn (Gaultier); Abi Dunphy (Tramore) (0-01), Keeley Corbett Barrett (Clonea St Morreans), Kate Lynch (Gaultier); Clodagh Carroll (Gaultier) (0-01), Faye Curley (Lismore); Roisin Dunphy (St Anne’s) (0-01), Keisha Tobin (Dungarvan) (2-04), Aisling Baumann (Dungarvan); Sarah Leacy (Dungarvan) (0-01), Annie Fitzgerald (Gaultier) (2-03), Aoife Fleming (Clonea St Mollerans). Subs: Mary Kate Curran (Modeligo) for Dunphy (35), Sally Kelly (Tramore) for Fleming (41), Isabelle Wade (Dungarvan) for Dunphy.
Referee: Ray Kelly, Kildare
Other Group 1 U16A Results
Limerick 1-05 Dublin 4-10
Div 3 League Final
Broadford 4-8
Kilmaley 2-10
Venue: Shannon
Broadford got the dream start and within the first five minutes of the game they had a goal and a point on the scoreboard, Aoife Dillon making no mistake as she shot to the back of the net. Kilmaley’s Ashling Cahill opened the scoring for Kilmaley with two well taken frees.
Broadford were next on the scoreboard with a ‘45. This gave Broadford the impetus to drive forward and take advantage of poor defending by Kilmaley and score their second goal, Dillon on target again. Kilmaley got to grips with the game and rallied and had four unanswered scores from play. Kilmaley closed out the half with a point from Aida Griffey leaving a goal between the sides, Broadford 2-5 Kilmaley 1-5.
The East Clare side came into the game and the Kilmaley defence of Rebecca Cahill, Caroline Casey and Rebecca Connellan did well to hold the Broadford forwards at bay. Kilmaley’s midfield worked very hard and this began to pay off with two additional scores from Sinead O’Keeffe, leaving 3 points separating the sides.
Kilmaley’s Lana Brown was the forward who got her stick to a poor clearance by the Broadford keeper, which led to Kilmaleys second goal, tying up the game to even scores. The final 15 minutes of the game was an all-out battle for both sides, bodies were put on the line by both sides, with all players giving it every ounce of energy. Broadford then hit 1-01 withour reply.
Kilmaley introduced Caoimhe O’Halloran, Orla Killeen, Amy Kennedy and Siobhan Fitzpatrick, this added some fresh legs but Broadford held fast and defended well
Caoimhe Carmody, Abigail Connellan and Leighanne McMahon all did well for Kilmaley, while Aoife Dillon was a powerhouse for Broadford.
Broadford: Aoife Boland; Catherine Donnellan, Samantha O’Connor, Siobhan O’Connell; Karen Ryan, Aine Ryan; Niamh Mulqueen, Aoife Vaughan; Anna Spaight, Aoife Dillon; Moya Marsh McMahon, Caroline F Moloney, Aoife O’Brien.
Kilmaley: Chloe McAleer; Rebecca Cahill, Nora O’Rourke, Maire Hehir; Caroline Casey, Rebecca Connellan; Aida Griffey, Abigail Connellan; Leigh Ann McMahon, Caoimhe Carmody; Lucy O’Halloran, Ashling Cahill, Sinead O’Keeffe. Subs: Lana Brown for Lucy O’Halloran, Orla Killeen for Leigh Ann McMahon, Caoimhe O’Halloran for Maire Hehir, Amy Kennedy for Rebecca Connellan, Siobhan Fitzpatrick for Ashling Cahill.
Referee: Aaron Hogg, Truagh Clonlara
Adult Leagues
Group 1
Clooney Quin 2-16 Inagh Kilnamona 1-1
Group 2
Tulla/Bodyke 5-9 Feakle/Killanena 1-12
Group 3
Broadford 10-5 Whitegate 1-4
U15 Summer League
U15A
Inagh Kilnamona 7-10 Scariff Ogonnelloe 1-1
St Josephs 5-6 Tulla/Bodyke 2-0
U15B
Sixmilebridge 5-6 Eire Og v 0-3
Broadford 10-5 Ballyea 4-4
U15C
Clarecastle 5-5 Ruan 0-4
Banner 9-7 Whitegate 5-2
Fixtures
Wed 06th July
U15 Summer League
U15A
Scariff Ogonnelloe v Feakle/Killanena
St Josephs v Truagh Clonlara
U15B
Sixmilebridge v Kilmaley
Eire Og v Corofin
Newmarket on Fergus v Ballyea
Kilkishen v Broadford
U15C
Parteen v Ruan
Cratloe v Banner
Wolfe Tones v Whitegate
Thurs 07th July
U15 Summer League
U15C
Parteen GAA: Parteen v Clarecastle, 6.30pm
Fri 08th July
Adult Summer League
Group 1
Inagh Kilnamona v Corofin
Scariff Ogonnelloe v Newmarket on Fergus
Group 2
Sixmilebridge v Feakle/Killanena
Tulla/Bodyke v Éire Óg
Group 3
Tulla v Whitegate
Truagh Clonlara v Kilkishen
First named team has home venue.
All results to be texted immediately after game to Fixtures 085 1995194 & Brid 086 3978996
Sat 09th July
Liberty Insurance Senior Championship
Walsh Park: Waterford v Clare, 2.30pm, Referee Ray Kelly, Kildare