Doherty Woodshavings Antrim Intermediate championship

Brídíní Óga Glenravel 0-17 Creggan 1-9

Brídíní Óga Glenravel advanced to a quarter-final meeting with Loughgiel in the Doherty Woodshavings Antrim Intermediate championship after this win over visiting Creggan in Fr Maginn Park.

The Glenravel girls always looked the more likely winners with their half-forward line causing problems with their pace. They led by 0-8 to 0-3 at the interval and had stretched the gap to eight points by the three quarters mark.

Creggan however battled well over the next seven or eight minutes and a goal from Cerys O’Neill reduced the gap to three points.

But they could not close it further as points from Kirsty Laverty and the impressive Molly Woulahan provided insurance for the home team.

Laverty opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Erin McAleese flashed over another point with Evanne Martin pointing twice from frees in reply. Indeed almost all the rest of the first half scoring came from Eimhear McAleenan frees. However she tapped over her first score from play and Evanne Martin and Torie Edgar exchanged good scores late in the half.

On the re-start McAleenan pointed two more frees with Ella McAteer and Martin (from a free) responding.

Three further points inside two minutes from Molly Woulahan, Torie Edgar and another McAleenan free left Creggan struggling to remain in contention.

However their defence was playing well and Fiona Maguire did well to keep a clean sheet before points from Martin (two frees) ignited a comeback.

Mary Murray fired over from the left wing and two minutes later the same player dropped an attempt at a second point into the Glenravel area where Cerys O’Neill got a touch to find the net.

However Creggan couldn’t build on it and after McAleenan and Martin had exchanged points from frees, Woulahan and Laverty’s points made the result safe for Glenravel.

Both full back lines were safe enough, but further out there was a lot of loose marking and the home side was able to take advantage to force frees.

Brídíní Óga: Orla Donnelly, Aisling Donnelly, Jaime Woulahan, Aisling Mulholland, Erin Coulter, Maeve Mulholland, Brónagh Laverty, Erin McAleese 0-1, Sarah Fyfe, Kirsty Laverty capt 0-2, Molly Woulahan 0-2, Eimhear McAleenan 0-9 (8fs), Aimee Traynor 0-1, Torie Edgar 0-2, Ashling Millar.

Subs: Leona Traynor for A Donnelly (15), Niamh McKay for A Millar (50), Megan Law for E McAleese (54), Oonagh Ward for T Edgar (56).

Creggan: Fiona Maguire capt, Rose Carey-Small, Kelly Mulholland, Áine Colgan, Caoimhe McAteer, Megan Nelson, Alicia McAuley, Ella McAteer 0-1, Maria Gately, Evanne Martin 0-7 (6fs), Ciara McCollum, Mya Quinn, Mary Murray 0-1, Susan McElwee, Cerys O’Neill 1-0.

Subs: Cara McCann for M Quinn (44), Lauren McCann for C O’Neill (54).

Referee: Margaret O’Connell

Travel Ireland Coaches Antrim Senior Camogie Championship

Cushendall 0-6 Dunloy 3-20

Dunloy laid down a marker in the opening round of the Senior Camogie Championship when they powered their way past Cushendall in the opening round robin game at Pairc Mhuire on Friday evening.

The Cuchullains girls were unstoppable as they hit the first five points of the game, three of them from Katie Molloy and one each from Caoimhe Molly and Erin Elliott. All Ireland Junior final hero Dervla Cosgrove got Cushendall’s opening score on 18 minutes from a free, but it was to be her team’s only score of the opening half as Dunloy hit back with three from Caoimhe Molloy, two from Katie Molly and one each from Bríd and Bronagh Magill to lead by 0-12 to 0-1 at the break.

The second half was more of the same and after an exchange of points from Katie Molloy and Dervla Cosgrove Dunloy hit their host with a barrage of scores, including three goals in a two minute spell from Eimear Johnston (2) and Erin Elliott. Two points from Dervla Cosgrove and one from substitute Sine Woodhouse closed the gap a bit for the home side but Dunloy finished strongly as Nicole McAtamney, Eimear Johnston and Caoimhe Molloy all added points to complete a top class performance.

Later this evening 9 in a row seeking Loughgiel open the defence of their title with a game against Ballycastle at Carey at 6pm

CUSHENDALL

Louise Mulholland, Amy McDonnell, Oife McClafferty, Catriona O’Boyle, Caoimhe McNaughton, Sinead Cosgrove, Clodagh McKillop, Coleen Patterson, Cara O’Boyle, Mary Kane, Dervla Cosgrove, Ellen Leech, Aoife Delargy, Orlagh O’Hara, Laura McMullan.

DUNLOY

Mary Martin, Sorcha Conlon, Eilish Cairns, Derbhail Elliott, Caitlin Crawford, Katie Laverty, Caoimhe Conlon, Aine Magill, Nicole McAtamney, Caoimhe Molloy, Brid Magill, Katie Molloy, Eimear Johnston, Erin Elliott, Bronagh Magill.

Antrim Camogie are delighted to have Travel Ireland Coaches on board for the next 3 years as sponsors of our Senior Club Championship
We have quickly built up a great relationship with the bus company who have this year transported our Senior and Junior county teams to all their away games in both league and championship, along with our Minor and Underage Squads. This year they ferried our All Ireland winning Junior team to and from their successful run to Croke Park and onto Ballycastle for the homecoming .
We thank Travel Coaches Ireland for their help and wish them well in their future endeavours.

Doherty’s Woodshavings back on board in the Intermediate Championship

Doherty woodshavings have again teamed up with Antrim Camogie and very generously continue their sponsorship of the county Club Intermediate Championship
The Portglenone company has always been fully behind camogie in Antrim and their continued support of the intermediate championship has allowed this very competitive competition to thrive. This year there are eleven clubs hoping to come out on top and the competition is wide open with several clubs with a real chance of winning
We wish all clubs good luck in this years Doherty woodshaving Antrim intermediate Camogie championship

Antrim Minor Camogie Final

Cushendall 3-9 Dunloy 2-7

Cushendall staged a great second half comeback to come from five points down and beat Dunloy in Saturday evening Minor Camogie final at Fr Maginn Park, Glenravel. With just two minutes of normal time left to play in the first half wind assisted Dunloy appeared to be in the driving seat as they led by 2-3 to a single point. However Cushendall finished the half strongly with a goal and a point and by the time Ryan O’Reilly blew the half time whistle the gap was down to five.

Thirteen minutes into the second half the Cuchullains were still three to the good, but Cushendall were gaining control and in the final seventeen minutes of play they outscored their opponents by 1-6 to a single points to turn the game firmly in their favour to take the title.

With centre forward Brid Magill and centre back Katie Molloy in top form Dunloy had the better of the opening quarter, with Magill pointed them ahead from a free on nine minutes, Molloy adding to that a minute later, before Magill got the first goal of the game from play on 16 minutes. Corner forward Orlaith McCurry got Cushendall’s first point from play on 20 minutes, but when Brid Magill got her second goal from play on 24 minutes and Molloy added a pointed free on 27 things looked bleak for the Ruairis. However with just two minutes of normal time to play Cushendall grabbed a lifeline when Monique O’Boyle grabbed a goal, which was quickly followed by pointed free from Orlaith McAlister, and though Brid Magill ended the half with a point for Dunloy, the half time gap was a much more manageable five points.

McAlister, who was to have a big influence on the game in the second half, cut the gap back to four less than a minute after the restart, but Dunloy came back with another one from Brid Magill to put the gap out to five. The score that really changed the game came from McAlister on 35 minutes when her shot from a free went all the way to the net and suddenly there was just two between the sides.

When Eimear Johnston pointed from play for Dunloy on 41 minutes the gap was out to three again, but the tide was turning strongly in Cushendall’s favour. Points from Monique O’Boyle and Orlaith McAlister brought the gap down to the minimum, and when Sine Woodhouse goaled just at the end of the third quarter Cushendall had the lead for the first time, a lead they would not relinquish.

McAlister sent another free over the bar to put three between the sides, and though Magill replied with one at the other end on 51 minutes, it was to be their final score and three more from placed balls from Orlaith McAlister, two from 45s and one from a free, sealed the win and sparked scenes of great celebration.