East U-21 B Football Final

Portlaw/Ballyduff 2-8 De La Salle 1-8

A poor first half performance proved our undoing when we went down to Portlaw/Ballyduff in this final played in Walsh Park last Sunday. Three minutes into the second half we found ourselves trailing by nine points to opponents who were in total control but our lads fought back to reduce the margin to three and but for a combination of resolute defending and missed chances including hitting the woodwork on three occasions proving too much for us, Portlaw /Ballydufff held out for a victory based on their excellent first half performance. 

The game began with Portlaw/Ballyduff scoring 1-1 in the first three minutes. Aidan Gannon opened our account with a point in the ninth minute but ten minutes later we trailed 1-5 to 0-1. A brilliant goal from Sam Flynn gave us hope but our opponents replied with two points. Seaghan Walsh, who had earlier seen a fisted goal attempt come back off the post, pointed but with the last attack of the half Portlaw/Ballyduff goaled to lead 2-7 to 1-2 at the break. Three minutes into the second half Portlaw/Ballyduff stretched their lead to nine points with what proved to be their last score. County minor Niall O’Keeffe then began to have a major influence on the game pointing from play after seven minutes and converting a free three minutes later after he was fouled himself. He added another point in the 13th minute after a foul on Thomas Douglas who was out of luck with a goal attempt. Eddie Meaney pointed a forty five but was unfortunate to then see his cracking shot rattle the crossbar. Niall O’Keeffe pointed after another foul on himself and Thomas Douglas made it a three point game in the 23rd minute. That was as good as it got with Portlaw/Ballyduff seeing out the game for a hard fought win. 

Congratulation to Portlaw/Ballyduff and we wish them well in the county final. Thanks to our lads and their mentors David Whittle, Mitchell Casey and Eamonn Dalton with Joe Kenny on first aid for their efforts.

Scorers: Niall O’Keeffe 0-4 (0-3 frees), Sam Flynn 1-0, Aidan Gannon, Seaghan Walsh, Eddie Meaney (’45) and Thomas Douglas 0-1 each.

Panel: Donal Carey, Gavin Coppinger, Ryan Duke (captain), Luke Flynn, Evan Whelan, Ciaran Corrigan, Sean O’Keeffe, Sam Flynn, Kevin Hennessy, Aidan Gannon, Eddie Meaney, Eoghan McGrath-Butler, Thomas Douglas, Seaghan Walsh, Niall O’Keeffe, Darren Kenneally, Eamonn Brosnan, James Stone, Conor Signorelli, Jack O'Donohue.

East Junior B Hurling Championship

De La Salle 4-6 Clonea 1-15

Our junior hurlers shared the points in their first defence of the title they won last year when they played Clonea in a game moved to Cleaboy last Friday. Two first half goals gave us a lead but Clonea pulled ahead in the second half. Two late goals and a point put us ahead but Clonea pointed with the last puck for a deserved draw.

County Senior Hurling League

Passage 1-18 De La Salle 0-15

Our senior hurlers suffered their first loss in this year’s league when a good second half performance secured the win for Passage in Gracedieu on bank holiday Monday. The first half was an even affair with the sides level 0-8 each at half time. We opened up a two point lead before a Passage goal in the 10th minute gave them a lead they never lost. Three late unanswered points gave them a winning margin of six points.

Juvenile News

Our U-16 footballers qualified for the Division 2 County final with a hard earned 3-7 to 1-11 win over an excellent St Pats side at Leamybrien on Wednesday night last. This was a very good game of football between two very evenly matched sides. St. Pats had the better of the first half and led by two points at the break. However our lads played really well at the start of the second half and a couple of goals and points saw us turn the arrears around. St Pats responded and reduced the gap to two points with a few minutes remaining. Our lads defended resolutely and emerged victorious. This was a great victory for this hard working team and their management. They have a county final against favourites Kilrossanty to look forward to at a date to be confirmed.

Our U-14 footballers also defeated St. Pats on Tuesday night in sunny Bonmahon in the Division 2 County Feile final on a score of 4-3 to 1-2 to earn a visit to the National Feile at the end of June. This was an excellent win against a very good side. A quick start of a couple of goals set the side up for the win. The team also added a goal before half time and the shortened version of the Feile format mitigated against a comeback by St. Pats who battled to the very end.

Our U-11 hurling teams had two matches recently. One of our teams drew with Ballygunner at Gracedieu in an excellent game of hurling. There has to be credit given to both sets of players for producing such a great game. The other U-11 team had a very good win against Mooncoin on Thursday last. This match was very evenly balanced until a couple of good goals swung it our way.

Lotto

There was no winner of our Lotto jackpot last Monday night and it now stands at €1,750. The next draw takes place on Monday 21st May. Numbers drawn were 10, 24, 26, 28. There were five winners of €20 each.

Winners: Ray Cahill c/o Seller Johnny Walsh, Derek McGrath, Niamh Duggan c/o Seller Alan Duggan, Michael Walsh c/o Seller Watty Walsh, David Greene c/o Seller Michael Greene.

De La Salle Camogie Club Notes

Results:

Sat 12th May County Senior League Semi Final De La Salle 6-16 An Rinn 1-6.

Sun 13th May U14 Championship Round 3 De La Salle 5-5 v Butlerstown 0-0.

Fixtures:

Mon 14th May U18 B championship R6 away v Abbeyside throw in 7pm.

Tues 15th May U14 challenge game v Tramore throw in 7pm in Gracedieu.

Sat 19th May County Senior League Final De La Salle v Gailltir venue time tbc.

Our camogie clubs fundraising Walk will take place on Weds 23rd May from the Greenway car park Carriganore walking back to our clubhouse in Gracedieu starting @ 6.30pm. Please support.

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