U14 Camogie.
In a preseason challenge match, our girls won against Broadford by 3:0 to 1:5. Well done girls! The squad was Nora McInerney, Katie O’Looney, Hayleigh Nesbitt, Katie Arthur, Saoirse McNamara Reidy, Lucy Enright, Kim O’Brien, Kaci Toomey, Grainne McMahon, Emma Freeman, Maeve Begley, Grace McMahon, Neila Ryan, Eva Frost, Aine O’Callaghan, Arianna Cuneen, Aimee McNamara, Amy Madden
These girls are playing the group stage of Feile next Sunday in NOF at 5pm where Crusheen, Clooney/Quin and Tulla are their opponents.
Senior hurling
Newmarket on Fergus 2:15 Clonlara 1:11
Having won the competition last year, our seniors got the title defence off to a great start with a comfortable win over Clonlara. The visitors cause was not helped by a red card for their centre back midway through the first half but they battled until the end. To some extent a sequence of five Newmarket wides in the 2nd half stalled our momentum but then a precise pass from Horse found Guilfoyle unmarked and he found the net for a second time.
Newmarket; Ronan McCormack; Shane Kelleher, James McInerney, Jordan Collins; Noel Frawley, Evan Keogh, Liam O’Connor; Shane O’Brien jr (Stoner) Sean O’Connor (Horse); John Feehily, Ronan Goode, Paudie McMahon; Darren Duggan, Colin Guilfoyle, Colin Ryan Substitutions; Jack O’Connor, James Liddy and James Freeman came on for Stoner, Paudie Mc and John Feehily Scorers; Colin Guilfoyle (2:0), Colin Ryan (0.11(0.9f)) , Liam O’Connor (0.1), Darren Duggan (0.3(1f))
Clonlara; Ryan Morris; Patrick Conlon, Garrett Kennedy, Michael White; David Fitzgerald, Oisin O’Brien, Michael Collins; Cian Moriarty, Senan Nihill; Ken Haskett, Cathal O’Connell (Tots), Paraic O’Loughlin; Michael O’Loughlin, Jason Murphy, James Hastings
Junior B Hurling
Meelick 1:12 Newmarket 2:11
An excellent start to the league campaign for John Hannon’s team but it wasn’t looking good at half time when they trailed by 6 points. Cometh the hour however, cometh the man as Smiley delivered two goals. Like a fine wine, he just gets better with age. Oisin Pender was top scorer with 8 points.
Newmarket; Alan Hehir; PJ Enright, Alan O’Flanagan, John McInerney (Sox); Ronan McCarthy (Trampas), Pakie McCormack, Gearoid McMahon; Oisin O’Connor, David McCormack (0.1); Liam harkin, Paul McInerney (Kelso) (0.1), Conor Clancy; Oisin pender (0.8), Eoin McInerney (Smiley) (2.1), Eoin Frawley.
Subs; James Power, Shane Lynch (0.1), Dara McCormack, Eoin McNeill, Fergal McInerney
Intermediate hurling
Newmarket 4:17 Ogonnelloe 2:9
This was a game played in a bitterly cold wind with frequent squalls of snow. Bad enough weather for intercounty games to be called off but these club men toughed it out regardless.
Ogonnelloe’s best period came in the first quarter but Newmarket took a grip on proceedings from there to the finish.
Newmarket: Jack O’Connor; Paudie Conway, Paudie McMahon, Pa Duggan; Alan McInerney, James Warren, Martin Frawley; John Feehily, Shane O’Brien (Stoner); James Freeman, Darren Duggan, Cathal Noonan (Malachy); Neil Ryan, James Liddy, David McNamara
Substitutes ; James McMahon, Oisin Pender
Scorers: Darren Duggan 1:9, David McNamara 2:1, James Liddy 1.1, Neil Ryan 0.2, John Feehily 0.1, James Freeman 0.1, James McMahon 0.1, Oisin Pender 0.1
Ladies Football
Our Senior Ladies Football team kicked off their league in a winning fashion, hosting West Clare Gaels in the first competitive fixture of 2018. The team lined out as follows.
Katie Duggan; Aoife Griffin, Laura McMahon, Katie O’Flanagan; Brid Enright, Chloe Morey, Rachel Kelleher; Michelle McMahon, Tara O’Neill; Jenny Kelly, Carol O’Leary, Niki Kaiser; Aoife Crimmins, Gemma McInerney, Annie Twomey.
Substitutes Ciara Moloney and Aine Fehily.
It was a hard fought game with Newmarket coming out with a 2 point win. Final score 4.7 to 4.5. Well done to all involved.