Clare Camogie Adult Leagues

Div 1

Truagh Clonlara 1-17 Clooney Quin 2-8

With three rounds played and two losses and a draw to their name, Truagh needed a win this evening in Clooney to steady their league campaign but the hosts got off to the better start with two points from placed balls, due to some indiscipline in the anxious Truagh team. Truagh's Roisin Begley steadied the ship with a converted 45' and Eimear Kelly added a point from play to level the match. Orlaith Duggan then added a further point for Clooney. The visitors took the lead for the first time after 18 minutes, after full back Aine O'Loughlin cleared a long ball to wing forward Louise Egan who delivered a direct ball into Kelly who scored Truagh's only goal of the game. However the lead was short lived as a long range free from Clooney found the net and was followed by a point from play won from Truagh's puck out to restore Clooney's two point lead. The pendulum swung in Truagh's favour in the run up to half time with four unanswered point as Laura Foley stormed into the game with three points from play & corner forward Leah Hawes adding the fourth. Deep in first half injury time Clooney-Quin wrestled back the lead with their second goal of the game and they finished the half how they started, with a converted free on 34 minutes to leave the score at half time 2-5 to 1-6. 

After an evenly contested first half, Truagh took control from the start for the second. Kelly & Begley added points early in the half to draw the game, and they were never to go behind from there. Another point from Kelly was cancelled out by a converted free from Clooney-Quin, one of only three they would go onto score until the finish. A brace from Begley, one from play and another free extending Truagh's lead, was followed by Clooney's second converted free of the half. Kelly, Foley & Egan added points before Foley added another, bringing her tally for the game to 0-5 from play, impressive scoring in tough windy conditions in Clooney. Wing back Sarah Sherlock had a fine performance delivering plenty of ball to the half forward line in the second half. Kelly then brought her tally of points to 0-5, five minutes from the whistle to put Truagh in a commanding 6 point lead. Truagh brought on a raft of substitutes, one of whom, Eva Larkin had the final score for the visitors with a well taken point from play at full time. Deep in added time Clooney-Quin had the last say when after winning a 20 metre free the ball was put over the bar after an attempt on goal, leaving the deficit still at 6, and a final score of Clooney-Quin 2-8 v 1-17 Truagh. 

Truagh: Niamh Powell; Michelle Powell, Aine O'Loughlin, Roisin Byrnes; Sarah Sherlock, Michelle Powell, Becky Foley; Hannah Horgan, Ellen Horgan; Louise Egan (0-1), Roisin Begley (0-4, 1 45', 1 F), Laura Foley (0-5); Roisin Powell, Eimear Kelly (1-5), Leah Hawes (0-1). 

Subs: Maire Begley for RPowell (half time), Kathleen Horgan for Hawes (51 mins), Sarah Hastings & Eva Larkin (0-1) for Byrnes & H Horgan (52 mins), Clara Madden for Kelly (54 mins), Aine Gully & Claire Ryan for R Begley & Egan (55 mins).

Referee: Noel Quinn

Scariff Ogonnelloe 1-7 Newmarket on Fergus 0-14

Newmarket on Fergus travelled to Ogonnelloe on Saturday evening for Round 5 of the Div 1 League. Within the first five minutes both sides exchanged points from placed balls from Niki Kaiser and Mairead Scanlon.  Newmarket tagged on a great point from play from Rachel Kelleher only for the East Clare outfit to respond with an equally good effort from play from Ciara Doyle. A very fast paced affair was evident to those in attendance as the 2017 County Finalists faced the All Ireland Junior Club finalists.  Kaiser converted from placed ball to edge the visitors ahead in the tenth minute. With the midway point of the opening half approaching the visitors changed up a gear and added a further seven points to their tally. The Scariff Ogonnelloe full back line were tested by the Newmarket forwards with fantastic saves from Scariff Ogonnelloes net minder Aisling Corbett, leaving the half time score Newmarket on Fergus 0-10 Scariff Ogonnelloe 0-3.  

ScariffOgonneloe got the second half off to a great start with a goal from Aoife Power in the first minute of the second half.  Two more points for Scariff Ogonnelloe from Scanlon further reduced the deficit to three points with ten minutes remaining.  However, the Blues again found another gear and scored three points without reply  Michelle McMahon, Rachel Kelleher and Kaiser all on target.  Scarriff Ogonnelloe had the last two scores of the game, points from Power and Alison McGee to leave final score of Newmarket 0-14 to Scariff-Ogonnelloe 1-7.

Newmarket-On-Fergus; Niamh Gleeson; Kira O’Flanagan, Katie O Flanagan, Aoife Griffin; Carol O’Leary, Laura McMahon, Amy McInerney; Lorraine Bible (0-1), Joanne Walsh; Rachel Kelleher (0-3), Niki Kaiser (0-7), Michelle McMahon (0-2); Brid Enright, Sharon McMahon, Zoe McInerney (0-1).

Subs: Ann Marie Hayes for Brid Enright, Roisin McMahon for Kira O’Flanagan, Aislinn Keogh.

Scariff Ogonnelloe: Aisling Corbett; Sarah Skelly, Holly McGee, Anna McNamara; Roisin O’Brien, Ciara Doyle, Linda Daly; Alison Madden, Susan Daly; Cathy Madden, Mairead Scanlon, Aoife Power; Aoife Moloney, Rachel Minogue, Kealy Power

Subs: Alison McGee, Ciara Treacy.

Referee: Ger Hoey

Inagh Kilnamona 4-11 Sixmilebridge 0-6

Div 2

Feakle/Killanena 3-12 Kilkishen/Bodyke 3-10

Div 4

Kilmaley 4-3 St Josephs 1-7

Kilmaley Junior camogie bounced back to winning ways on Sunday evening in Kilmaley, when they recorded a five point victory over St Josephs. This game was played in cold and windy conditions in Kilmaley and the local team got off to a slow start, as it was the visitors who were much more competitive and registered the opening point. For the next fifteen minutes St. Josephs dominated the play and put over a total of 4 more points. The bulk of these points were from out the field. Kilmaley did have their chances but some excellent goal keeping by the St Josephs keeper, kept the Kilmaley forwards at bay. In the 25th minute of the game Kilmaley got their first score from the stick of Aishling Cahill.  Moments later Kilmaley's full forward Eilish Cahill hand passed the ball to the back of the St Josephs net. Just before the half time whistle Cahill got her second goal. Kilmaley's Aishling Cahill had a narrow miss for another point, leaving the half time score at St Josephs 1-5 Kilmaley 2-1.

It was all to play for in the second half. Upon the resumption of the second St Josephs opened up the score board with a point from a free. This gave the visitors a 3 point lead. Kilmaleys Aishling Cahill replied with a well taken point from play. The turning point of the game was when Eilish Cahill caught a high ball that was driven into the area by Kilmaley's Jodi Cahill. Cahill had only one thing in mind and it was a goal. This was a hat trick for Eilish Cahill. Both sides traded additional points and Kilmaley sealed the win with a final goal which was from a goal mouth scramble, Eimear Kennedy put the ball in the back of the net. Kilmaley got the final point from Sinead O’Keeffe, leaving the full time score Kilmaley 4-3 St Josephs 1-7. Overall it was a tough and fair enough battle. Amy Kennedy, Maire Hehir and Rebecca Cahill all battled hard for their team. Jodi Cahill played exceptional well for her team. 

Kilmaley: Amy Kennedy, Emma Pyne, Maire Hehir, Fia Coote, Sinead O’Keeffe, 
Megan White, Sarah Ni Ceallaigh, Abi Connellan, Jodi Cahill, Aishling Cahill, Martina Keane, Ailbhe McNamara, Eilish Cahill, Chloe Neylon

Referee: Aine Ni Cormac Wolfe Tones

Div 5

Parteen 2-6 Eire Og 2-6