Senior Championship

The Drom-Inch forward line were in lethal form on Sunday morning as they fired 6-23 pass Nenagh Eire Og. Eimear McGrath finished with 2-09 (5 frees) with Miriam Campion, Mary Burke and Katie O’Dwyer (2) all raising green flags. Credit to Nenagh Eire Og they fought to the end and breached the Drom-Inch rear-guard on a number of occasions to score 3-08 of their own with the impressive Caroline Browne finishing with 2-02. In the other game in the group Burgess Duharra  scored 2-17 but still finished on the losing side to a Karen Kennedy led Thurles Sarsfields. Karen was her usual influential self and finished with a hattrick to help Thurles to a 5 point win 5-13 to a 2-17. For Burgess Duharra  Jenny Grace finished top scorer with 9 points (8 frees).

 In group 2 three consecutive goals without reply in the first half between 20^th and 28^th minute for Clonoulty killed the game as a contest against Borris-Ileigh. The homeside were without the injured Nicole Walsh and Katie Fitzgerald while Clonoulty Rossmore lined out without the services of Cait Devane. For Clonoulty Eimear Bourke was this week’s outstanding player scoring 3:3 from play while Courtney Ryan finished with 1-04 from centre forward. For Borris-Ileigh 16  year old Therese Groome made her senior debut in corner forward and finished with a point from play. The final score was 4-12 to 0-09. On Thursday evening a quickly taken free by Ereena Fryday found the back of the net and helped Kichams to an impressive victory over neighbours Eire Og Annacarty on a final scoreline of 1-10 to 11 points. With only a three day turn around Knockavilla then met Cashel in Cashel on Sunday evening for a crunch winner takes all tie to secure a quarter final spot. Cashel started brightest and led 1-03 to  no score after just 5 minutes with Ciara Dwan getting the goal. Kickhams soon settled but at half time Cashel looked to be in control with a 6 point lead, 1-08 to 5 points. A hugely determined Knockavilla side emerged in the second half and with Eimear Heffernan giving an exhibition of free taking (12 points in total) they continued to chip away on Cashel’s lead. Nicole Shelly was very good for Cashel curbing the influence of Ereena Fryday. Others however really stood up for Kickhams with the likes of Millie Kelly finishing with 2 points from play while Caoimhe McCarthy was also excellent. In the end it finished all square 1-12 to 15 points.

Intermediate 

The Boherlahan Dualla and Newport Ballinahinch game was postponed on Sunday morning while Shannon Rovers recorded a huge victory over a depleted Kilruane MacDonaghs side in the afternoon to leave Shannon Rovers with 3 wins from 3 and sitting on top of the table at present. In the only other game in the Intermediate Championship Toomevara started more brightly then Moneygall and went 6 pts to 2 up. However Rachel Donovan scored an important goal for Moneygall on the stroke of half time to leave just one between the sides. Moneygall’s ability to score more goals proved crucial and they added 2 more in the second half from Niamh Larkin to secure a narrow 2 point win 3-04 to 11 points.

Junior A

Brian Borus continued their winning ways in the Junior A championship with a 3-15 to 2-05 win over Templemore. Last years beaten finalist are currently sitting on top of the group 1 table with 3 wins from 3 and 1 game remaining against Lorrha this weekend. Lorrha were in flying form away to Drom-Inch on Saturday evening with Clodagh McIntyre rampant in midfield. Four goals from Clodagh, Elaine Hogan and Celine Cleary secured a 4-16 to 1-09 victory.  In group 2, two goals separated St Rita’s Fethard and Ballina with Fethard coming out on top 2-10 to 10 points against a Ballina side who have lost all their 3 games in a very tough group which includes Holycross Ballycahill and Moycarkey Borris. 

Junior B

Group 1 of the Junior B saw wins for St Cronan’s Roscrea and Carrick Swans. St Cronan’s recorded their second win of the championship with an impressive team performance over Ballingarry that yielded 5 goals. Final score St Cronan’s Roscrea 5-16 Ballingarry 1-07. Carrick Swans were narrow 2 point winners over Clonoulty Rossmore securing victory on a final scoreline of 3-07 to 2-08. In group 2 Moyle Rovers had a successful trip up to Dolla coming away with a 2-13 to 2-03 win.

Junior B2

There was one game in the Junior B2 championship with Eire Og Annacarty proving too strong for Borris-Ileigh winning 3-18 to 2-06. This concludes the group  stages of the Junior B2 competition where table toppers Holycross Ballycahill and Annacarty have progressed straight to a semi final. The quarter final pairings are Toomevara vs Borris-Ileigh and Shannon Rovers vs Burgess Duharra.

Junior C

Ballybacon Grange had a great win over Rockwell Rovers on Saturday evening in New Inn to book their place in this years Junior C final. The league champions showed great team work throughout

to secure a 3-16 to 1-06 win in the blistering evening heat. Rockwell Rovers will now take on Slieve Felim this Saturday in the semi-final to see who will meet Ballybacon Grange in the final the following weekend.