The long-awaited Intermediate Championship Final between Scariff Ogonnelloe and Clarecastle/Ballyea was played on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Meelick.
The long-awaited Intermediate Championship Final between Scariff Ogonnelloe and Clarecastle/Ballyea was played on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Meelick.
In a tightly fought first ten minutes, scores on both sides came from placed balls, Scariff Ogonnelloes two coming from Mairead Scanlan. The East Clare outfits next two scores came from play, a goal from Rachael Minogue and a point from Aoife Power, during which time good delivery came from Roisin O' Brien and Amy Barrett. Clarecastle/Ballyea scored the next two points to put just two points between the teams. However Scariff Ogonnelloe dominated the remainder of the second half, with good play from Alison Madden and Sarah Daly, resulting in two points from Mairead Scanlan, one from a free. A great pass from Danielle Sheedy to Aoife Power provided the next point, with Mairead Scanlan converting a placed ball to wrap up the first half scoring, Scariff Ogonnelloe 1-7 Clarecastle/Ballyea 0-4.
Clarecastle/Ballyea scored the first point of the second half from a free, before Scariff Ogonnelloe upped the ante, with good play from the full back line of Leanne Horan, Marian O'Brien and Sarah Skelly, resulting in Scanlan scoring three points, two from frees, and Power adding one from play. Clarecastle/Ballyea scored two points before nippy corner-forward Sarah O'Donnell pounced for goal, and Danielle Sheedy added a point to put eight points between the teams. Sub Sorcha O'Donnell struck for goal and Holly McGee added a point before Clarecastle/Ballyea raised a green flag. Scariff Ogonnelloe sealed the win with a goal from Scanlan. Clare Camogie Chairman Joe Robbins presented the Fr. Liam Murray Cup to captain Aisling Corbett, and Scariff Ogonnelloe can now look forward to competing in the senior championship in the coming season.
Scariff Ogonnelloe: Aisling Corbett Capt; Leanne Horan, Marian O'Brien, Sarah Skelly; Sarah Daly, Amy Barrett, Alison Madden; Roisin O'Brien, Holly McGee (0-1); Rachael Maloney, Mairead Scanlan (1-8, 6f), Aoife Power(0-3); Danielle Sheedy (0-1), Rachael Minogue(1-0), Sarah O'Donnell (1-0)
Subs: Cathy Madden for R. Maloney, Aoife Maloney for S. O'Donnell, Sorcha O'Donnell for R. Minogue, Anna Ryan for D. Sheedy
Clarecastle/Ballyea: Siobhan Hehir; Chloe Eustace, Emma O’Connell, Sarah McGuane; Hannah Dinan, Carol Browne, Louise Griffin; Ally Fleming, Jane Flanagan; Lauren Tuohy, Ria Flanagan, Chloe Devitt; Doireann Murphy, Sharon Quinn, Amie Wiley
Subs: Sinead Reidy for H Dinan, Roisin Fallon for L Tuohy, Laura Vaughan for S Quinn, Ciara Lynch for A Wiley.
Referee: Aaron Hogg, Truagh Clonlara
Munster Colleges Senior B League Final
Rice College Ennis 0-6 St Marys Middleton 1-4
There was disappointment for Rice College, Ennis on Saturday afternoon in Meelick when they suffered an agonising 1 point defeat to St Marys Middleton in the Munster Colleges Senior B League Final. The two sides were evenly matched and despite soft underfoot conditions, the outcome was in doubt right to the final whistle, with Rice College fighting back in the second half but coming up just short as the final whistle sounded.
St Marys were first on the attack, when Chloe Sigerson reacted fastest to a free dropped into the square, collecting and striking towards goal, however Eilis Cahil blocked well and Michaela Roughan cleared from the danger area. Sigerson went for the point just a few minutes later for the opening score of the game, Chloe Neylon levelled matters for Rice College two minutes later. St Marys had the opportunity to push ahead on the scoreboard but were guilty of some wayward shooting and it was Rice Colleges Chloe McNamara who registered the next score with eighteen minute son the clock. Ally Smith had the sides level again when she won the battle for the puckout and went on the run before splitting the posts. The only goal of the game came in the twenty third minute and was well worked by St Marys. Sigerson stood over a free and sent it short with the ball returning to the St marys captain who struck high and hard lobbing the ball in over Roughans head. Both Lucy Wallace and Emily O’Keeffe piled on pressure in the Rice College danger area in the next passage of play but pressure from Sadbh O’Brien and Eilis Cahill saw the shot drift wide of the mark. Both sides added a point each, Sigerson for St Marys and Sinead Power for Rice College to leave a goal between the sides at half time, St Marys 1-3 Rice College 0-3.
Smith added a point for St Marys at the start of the second half, following good work by Deirdre Corcoran, this was to be to only score of the half for St Marys as Rice College came more into the game. Power converted a ‘45 to leave a goal between the sides. The Ennis school piled on the pressure but the back line for St Marys were strong in defence. Both sides hit wides before Power added another point for Rice College, McNamara having sent her the pass. With fifty minutes on the clock, Rice College missed a goal opportunity. Power converted a free for Rice College with five minutes of time remaining. Though Rice College battled hard in the closing minutes an equalising point was not forthcoming and it was the Cork school who took home the silverware.
St Marys, Middleton: Kate-Mary Cullinane; Katie Aherne, Meabh Steele, Ciara Barry; Michelle Stafford, Ally Smith, Kari McEvoy; Deirdre Corcoran, Chloe Sigerson Capt; Lucy Wallace, Emily O’Keeffe, Aileen McGrath; Clare Walsh, Rachel Fogarty, Hannah Belton
Subs: Aine O’Driscoll for H Belton (inj), Aine McGrath for C Walsh
Rice College, Ennis: Michaela Roughan; Sadbh O’Brien, Eilis Cahill, Emma Towey; Caroline Casey, Eva Whyte Capt, Chloe Towey; Ciara Kennedy, Chloe Neylon; Phoebe Boateng, Sinead Power, Rosin Martin; Chloe McNamara, Grainne Glynn, Amy Lenihan
Subs: Saoirse Warren for C Kennedy
