St Pat’s Maghera and Loreto Coleraine take the Colleges Camogie Sevens titles

On Monday the FMC Appliances Ulster Sevens took place in Geraldine’s Camogie Club, Portglenone with St Patrick’s Maghera continuing their dominance of schools’ camogie by retaining the Cup.

Maghera topped the group after the round-robin group stages that included the three north Antrim schools, St Louis Ballymena, St Killian’s Garron Tower and Cross and Passion Ballycastle.

St Killian’s had lost the group game to Maghera 1-2 to 1-0 and victory in their final match over St Louis saw them take on the holders in the decider.

Brendan Cochrane from event sponsors FMC Appliances presents the Ulster Schools Camogie Sevens Cup to Orlaith Johnston from Cargin, captain of St Pat’s Maghera after their win over St Killian’s College Garron Tower in Monday tournament in Portglenone.

It was a game that ebbed and flowed with a first half goal from Emma Quinn the difference at the break.

St Killian’s had chances of scores during the second half, but only Eva McNeill could take a goal from one that came her way while at the other end a goal from Aoife McWilliams kept Maghera at a safe distance.

At the same venue, four more schools took part in the PMC Appliances Shield competition. Although there was little between any of the schools through the group stages, single points wins for Our Lady & St Patrick’s Knock over Loreto Coleraine and St Mary’s Magherafelt left them needing just a draw against St Conor’s to make the decider.

They managed to get a 2-4 to 1-1 victory and that meant that the winner from St Mary’s v Loreto would provide the second finalists.

Brendan Cochrane of event sponsors FMC Appliances Dunloy with Loreto College Coleraine who were winners of Monday’s Ulster Schools Camogie Sevens Shield competition in Portglenone. Included is team Coach Aileen McManus.

That game was very cagey with a goal from Dunloy’s Kerrie-Rose Draine putting Loreto ahead. St Mary’s hit back with a point from a free but could not add to it and the Coleraine side went through to meet Knock.

The final also proved very cagey with Knock ahead by 0-2 to 0-1 at the break with scores from Caoimhe Dorrian and Sarah Monan. Loreto hit two quick points from Kerrie-Rose Draineand Tess Mullan on the re-start. However Knock came back with a late point from captain Katie Quinn to force extra time.

Cara Mooney grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck in extra time with two quick goals and followed those up with a point on the break near the end to take Loreto one better than 12 months ago when they lost the decider narrowly to St Killian’s Garron Tower.

At the close Brendan Cochrane, representing sponsors FMC Appliances Dunloy presented the Cup to Maghera captain Orla Johnstone and the Shield to Loreto captain Isabella O’Kane.

Both schools now go through to represent Ulster in the All-Ireland series in Dunganey, Co Meath on Wednesday 18th October.

FMC Appliances Cup final teams:

St Patrick’s: Orlaith Johnston capt., Ellie Griffin, Brannagh Brolly,Lucy McKaigue, Mary Therese McCullagh (0-1), Aoife McWilliams (1-0), Emma Quinn (1-1), Aoibh Mulholland, Orla McCartney, Eimhear Conway, Anna McFaul, Catherine McKenna

St Killian’s: Amy McAlister, Maeve McAlister, Emer McCann, Leona Gillan, Rhianna McAuley, Anna O’Kane, Eva McNeill (1-1), Eimear Ward, Kiera McLaughlin, Sorcha Carey, Laoise McCollum, Erin McNaughton

FMC Appliances Shield final teams:

Loreto: Kerrie-Rose Draine 0-1, Briana Ferguson, Kyra Stockman, Jenny McNeill, Tess Mullan 0-1, Treasa Passmore, Cliodhna Boylan, Emer Munro, Isabella O’Kane, Dubhla Mullan, Molly Mullan, Cara Mooney 2-2

OL&SP Knock: Aodhain Birt, Eabha Marie Watson, Lily Collins, Meghan McDermott, Mollie Lennon, Sarah Monan 0-1, Katie Quinn capt 0-1, Eabha Murray, Eimear Kelly, Caoimhe Dorrian 0-1, Caitlin Fay, Olivia Bell