Tony Kelly may be the household name in the Ballyea senior hurling team but one teammate has also been doing his bit when it comes to stealing the headlines for the men in Black and Amber.
Shannon Olympic, Newmarket Celtic and Shannon Town all collected three points in Sunday’s Premier League action while Turnpike Rovers picked up their first piece of silverware for the season.
Clare’s most successful hurling side, Newmarket on Fergus, have avoided the dreaded drop to intermediate for 2017 with a hard earned four-point victory over Kilmaley.
The inevitable has been delayed for either Newmarket or Kilmaley after they battled to a draw in the Clare SHC relegation final in Sixmilebridge on Saturday evening.
