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County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1
De La Salle 1-17 Ballygunner 2-12
Our minor hurlers made it three wins out of three when they defeated Ballygunner last Wednesday in Ballygunner. This was a very good game between two evenly matched sides and it went down to the wire with our lads having to save a 20 metre free deep into injury time to emerge victorious but in fairness it was a deserved win.
We opened well with Cormac McCann and Jeff Cahill (back after injury) pointing in the first three minutes, but by the eight minute we trailed 0-3 to 0-2. We regained the lead a minutes later when Craig Dowling and Cormac McCann created the opportunity for Thomas Douglas to goal. We added further points from Jeff Cahill and Cormac McCann either side of a fine save by Donal Carey to lead 1-4 to 0-3 after eleven minutes. Ballygunner then had a period of dominance and pointed three frees between the 12th and 22nd minutes.They equalised in the 23rd minute but an injury time point by Eddie Meaney had us ahead 1-5 to 0-7 at half time.
Ballygunner took the lead two minutes after the restart when they goaled but we replied with three points by the eight minute from Thomas Douglas, Mikey Costigan (free) and Eddie Meaney. Ballygunner equalised and an exchange of points involving Luke Walsh had it all square again 1-9 each after twelve minutes.
Mikey Costigan restored our lead from a free and he then got the score of the night when he pointed after some superb individual play. Points from Jeff Cahill, Eddie Meaney and Mikey Costigan again, made it 1-14 to 1-9 with ten minutes left. Ballygunner pointed but Luke Walsh replied immediately. Then came another twist in the 23rd minute when we failed to clear a Ballygunner indirect free and they goaled. A foul on Thomas Douglas resulted in Mikey Costigan converting the free and it was 1-16 to 2-10 after 25 minutes. Points by Ballygunner in the 27th and 28th minutes reduced the gap to the minimum but Cormac McCann pointed in the 30th minute. There was one final drama deep into injury time when several players were contesting the ball on the 20 metre line near the sideline and Ballygunner were awarded a free. Some of our team mentors voiced their dissent at the decision and the free was moved in. It was then moved in a second time directly in front of the goal but the effort was stopped and the final whistle sounded much to our relief.
Scorers: Mikey Costigan 0-5 (0-3 frees), Thomas Douglas 1-1, Cormac McCann, Jeff Cahill and Eddie Meaney 0-3 each, Luke Walsh 0-2.
Panel: Donal Carey, Tom Crotty, Lee Wall, Chris Kong, Craig Dowling, Michael Roche, Evan Whelan, Eddie Meaney, Conor Dunphy, Gavin Coppinger, Jeff Cahill, Luke Walsh, Cormac McCann, Mikey Costigan, Thomas Douglas, Conor Hogan, Peter Grogan, Adam Hayes, David Hogan, Shaun O’Brien, Conor Giles-Doran, Luke Flynn, Jack Laffan, James Stone.
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John J. Murphy East Junior Football Championship
De La Salle 3-6 Portlaw 0-8
Our junior footballers ended the league part of the campaign with a win over Portlaw in Gracedieu last Monday. This game was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests and the teams were actually level with three minutes left but we finished strongly scoring 2-1 to claim the points.
Playing against a strong wind we were satisfied to see the teams level at 0-1 each at the end of the first quarter with David Farrell pointing a free after David Hogan was fouled. However Portlaw took control and scored four unanswered points as we approached the interval. We were back in the game in the 29th minute when Eamonn Fitzgerald goaled after good play by Adam Deegan and on the stroke of half time Micheál Kavanagh equalised. Great credit has to go to our defence led by Alan Fitzgerald for their first half display.
The second half began with an exchange of points inside the first two minutes with David Farrell on target for us. Portlaw then pointed twice in the sixth and eight minutes to lead 0-8 to 1-3. There followed thirteen scoreless minutes befor Conor Bohane reduced the margin to the minimum. A foul on Adam Deegan saw David Farrell equalise in the 24th minute. Portlaw then lost their goalkeeper to injury and it was to prove costly in the 27th minute when James Grogan’s forty five went all the way to the net. We made the game safe in the 30th minute when Barry Twomey goaled after good approach play by Peter O’Hagan and Adam Deegan. We ended the scoring a minute later when David Farrell kicked a fine point.
Scorers: David Farrell 0-4 (0-2 frees), Eamonn Fitzgerald, James Grogan (’45) and Barry Twomey 1-0 each, Micheál Kavanagh and Conor Bohane 0-1 each.
Panel: Eamonn Dalton, Ryan Duke, David Sutton, Darragh Fitzpatrick, Peter O’Hagan, Alan Fitzgerald, Conor Hogan, James Grogan, Adam Deegan, Micheál Kavanagh, Eamonn Fitzgerald, David Farrell, David Hogan, Barry Twomey, Ben O’Dwyer, Conor Bohane, Keith Deasy, Craig Connolly.
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County Minor Hurling Championship Division 3
Portlaw 1-22 De La Salle B 3-7
Our minor B team put in a spirited peformance before losing out to table toppers Portlaw in Gracedieu last Wednesday. After a fine first half display we led 3-6 to 0-9 at the interval but our stronger opponents took over in the second half to run out winners.
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Lotto
There was no winner of our Lotto jackpot and it now stands at €7,250. The next draw takes place on Monday 10th August. Numbers drawn were 19, 24, 30, 31. There were five winners of €20 each.
Winners: Skins c/o Seller Alan Duggan, Margaret Greene c/o Seller Michael Greene, Bernie Power c/o Seller Tom Kearney, Collette Smith c/o Seller Francie Dunphy, Johnny & Linda Dunphy c/o Seller Alan Duggan.
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De La Salle Camogie Club
Club Training:
U-8, 10 squads are on there summer holidays break.
U-12s on Weds 5th August @ 6.30pm in Gracedieu.
Fixtures:
Our Junior squad are away to Ferrybank in Round 3 of the Championship on Thurs 6th August throw in 7.30pm.
U-16A Championship home game v Lismore on Tues 4th Aug in Gracedieu throw in 7pm.
U-18A Championship away game v Gailltir on Tues 11th Aug.
Results:
Our Junior squad played Portlaw away in Round 2 of the championship last Wednesday and recorded a good win on a scoreline of Portlaw 4-3 De La Salle 2-18. 2 wins from 2 games played. Well done girls.
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