Carton leads De La Salle to successive camogie titles

Just twelve months after winning the junior camogie county title De La Salle were back in the winners enclosure with an impressive eighteen point victory over Dungarvan in the Intermediate camogie decider at WIT Carriganore last Saturday.

Successive titles and promotion will see De La Salle play in the senior grade in 2017 for the first time ever and on this evidence the city side will be competitive opposition for any senior team.

As the scoreline suggests this game was all about the goals. The first arrived in the 4^th minute when Chloe Dempsey finished from close range after Dungarvan goalkeeper Ann Marie Tutty parried Beth Carton’s initial shot. After 12 minutes Katie O’Keeffe benefitted from a Ciara Twomey assist to rattle the net for goal number two. Player of the match Beth Carton hit two goals in two minutes to leave the Gracedieu side leading 4-05 to 0-04 after 23 minutes. Keisha Tobin did manage to reply for Dungarvan with a fine individual goal just before half time but with the score 4-06 to 1-04 at the break the girls from the Old Borough faced an uphill battle.

De La Salle continued to dominate throughout the second half with Taylor Healy, Niamh Murphy and Colette Hogan outstanding in defence with player of the match Beth Carton dominating on the forty. Carton had three more points on the board before vice-captain Ciara Twomey kicked the ball to the net for goal number five. Substitute Aisling Madigan was next to have the net shacking following Carton’s searing solo, 6-11 to 1-07 after 55 minutes. Moments later Ciara Twomey had her second goal and De La Salle’s seventh when she bravely blocked the Dungarvan net minders attempted clearance into the net.

Despite being overpowered for large periods Dungarvan had fine individual performances from Aisling Baumann, Caoimhe McGrath, Keisha Tobin and Dawn Power.

De La Salle: Brianna O’Regan, Katie Ryan, Taylor Healy, Ciara Flynn, Rachel Butler, Niamh Murphy, Colette Hogan, Courtney Healy, Caoimhe Drohan, Ciara Twomey, Beth Carton, Katie O’Keeffe, Emma Fitzgerald, Chloe Dempsey, Liz McEnaney.

Subs: Rachael Daniels for Liz McEnaney (34mins), Becky Roche for Ciara Flynn (37mins), Aisling Madigan for Katie O’Keeffe (46mins), Patricia Farrell for Rachel Butler (56mins).

Scorers: Berth Carton 2-11 (1-8f), Ciara Twomey (2-0), Chloe Dempsey, Katie O’Keeffe and Aishling Madigan (1-0 each).

Dungarvan: Ann Marie Tutty, Kayleigh Veale, Sibéal Duggan, Taylor Murray, Clodagh Curran, Kate McGrath, Katie Ferncombe, Alice Hahessy, Caoimhe McGrath, Kaiesha Tobin, Dawn Power, Aisling Baumann, Isabel Wade, Molly Curran, Michaela Moran.

Subs: Caoimhe Denmead for Isabel Wade and Amy O’Riordan for Michaela Moran (both 43mins).

Scorers: Keisha Tobin (1-2, 0-1f), Dawn Power (0-4, 0-1f), Aisling Baumann and Molly Curran (0-2 each), Clodagh Curran (0-1).

Referee: John Kirby.

Player of the Match: Berth Carton (De La Salle).

 

Gaultier through to County Senior Camogie Final

At a sunny Carrignaore on Saturday evening, Gaultier added further success to their recent win in the Kilmacud Sevens competition by advancing to the County Final following a hard won victory over Cappoquin in a keenly contested Semi Final.

On a scoreline that did scant justice to the efforts of Cappoquin, Gaultier’s greater coherence and powered by an outstanding performance from their half back line throughout, placed them on a winning trajectory from early in the second half.

The first half was tightly fought and of a stop-start nature with bouts of free-flowing play at a premium. Patricia Jackman of Gaultier and Carole McCarthy of Cappoquin, the respective free-takers, were the scorers in chief and took advantage of each opportunity presented. A goal by Eimear Walsh for Gaultier on 18 minutes seemed a key score to assist Gaultier in getting momentum but it was cancelled out by a great drive by Aisling Power from a 20 metre free just 4 minutes later. The end of the first half, saw just a one point differential between the teams with Gaultier 1.06 to Cappoquin’s 1.05.

Gaultier cranked up the pressure from the throw in for the second half and Cappoquin struggled with the increased intensity conceding a large number of frees, all expertly converted by Trish Jackman. Although Cappoquin carried the fight to their opponents, particularly Lorraine Bray and Aisling Power, they were repulsed again and again by the Gaultier Half-Back Line and an outstanding Clara Hogan at Full Back.

Overall a very satisfactory victory for Gaultier and sets them up nicely for a tilt at Lismore in the County Final. They must be particularly pleased with the performances of the younger players such as Kate Lynch, Shauna Fitzgerald, Eimear Walsh and Sinead Cunningham as the conveyor belt of juvenile talent begins to feed through to their senior set-up.

Along with those already mentioned, Aine Lyng and Sally O’Grady for Gaultier and Cappoquin’s Laura Murray, Jessica Glavin and Clodagh Glavin performed very well for their respective teams.

Scorers: (Gaultier) Patricia Jackman 0.14, Eimear Walsh 1:00 and Shauna Fitzgerald 0:01.

(Cappoquin) Carole McCarthy 0.03, Aisling Power 1:02 and Jessica Glavin 0:01