Murphy Cousins Clash as Sexton Books Semi-Final Spot in Junior A Championship

At Caheragh in the Intermediate Championship Ellen Sexton bt Julieanne Hayes with ref Finbarr Lynch

Pool B Junior A score at Ballinacurra Sean Murphy beat Kieran Murphy with reff Tim Walsh

Pool A Junior A at Ballincurrig Danny Stokes beat Wayne Callanan

BRAGGING RIGHTS TO SEAN IN BATTLE OF THE COUSINS

The Murphy cousins Sean and Kieran fought it out for a place in the semi-final of pool b of the junior a championship at Ballinacurra. Sean took the first four shots through Brinny cross. Kieran got a massive sixth to the waterworks that Sean beat by half a metre. Sean still held a slender lead in two more to the muddy gap. Kieran produced another big bowl past the sheds that gave him his first lead as Sean was very right of play. They both got enormous shots down sight for the bridge and Sean was back in front after his eleventh to the silvery gates. Kieran reduced the odds to ten meters heading up the straight and at the junior c line Sean had twenty five meters. Kieran unleashed a big bowl past the Avenue gate and was back in front again. Sean went full sight for the line and Kieran missed this again. Kieran played down a good last but Sean beat it independently.

SEXTON BOOKS HIS PLACE IN POOL B SEMI-FINAL

In another pool b quarter final at Castletown. Conor Creedon played Edmund Sexton, no stake in this one. Creedon held a slender lead after two shots. After two more past Dwyer’s Creedon stretched his lead to fifty meters. At the novice line Sexton had Creedon’s odds back to twenty meters that he held to sight at Pynes bend. Sexton put down a perfect bowl that looked like going sight for the netting but it just veered off right and no sight. Creedon missed this by big odds but unfortunately for Sexton it was “called" his 2nd effort beat Sextons tip by a valuable fifteen meters as he had peeping sight. Sexton wasted no road with his next it was rasher tight on the right and made the double gates. Creedon missed this by twenty meters to give Sexton his first lead but this lead was short lived as Creedon got a perfect run off the netting and Sexton was too tight left. Sexton was back in front with his next to the yellow sign and made a massive effort for the line at Forshins cross but just fell short. Here Sexton was now throwing his odds and beat tip by thirty meters with a loft. Both were very right with their next. Sexton had big odds for the last shots but Creedon laid down a big shot that Sexton beat easy to book his place in the pool b semi-final.

Ballincurrig had to change their road temporarily for the playing of a pool a junior a score between Danny Stokes (Jnr) and Wayne Callanan, playing for a stake of €3000 as. After three shots Stokes was out sight at the stream. Callanan took the fourth shot to the end of the lawn and missed a chance of raising big odds with his fifth when he dropped his bowl and only beat Stokes tip by five meters. Stokes was back in front after their next exchange, two poor bowls from Callanan. Both got huge seventh shots but Stokes held a fifteen metre advantage at the care home. Two more poor bowls in succession from Callanan where he found himself almost a bowl down. Stokes raised the bowl with his ninth shot past the speed camera. At the chapel wall in two more each it was an even bowl for Stokes, that Callanan just saved at the end.

O'REGAN SECURES ANOTHER VICTORY

Ballinagree held two Bold Thady Quill supporting scores in atrocious wet weather conditions. In the first Noel O.Regan had a victory over Michàel Desmond playing for €2700 a-side. They opened with two big shots each to the lollipops with Desmond ten meters for bowl. Desmond took full advantage of a poor second from O.Regan. Regan got a good bowl out sight at the bridge that gave him his first lead. There was nothing between them after their next out onto the straight. Conditions favoured nobody, Desmond bowling took a serious dip and O.Regan took full advantage, going on to raise a bowl and holding out to the finish. In a return score Cathal Creedon recent good form continued when he beat Andrew O.Callaghan by three bowls of odds for a stake of €3400 as.

SEXTON GETS HER CHAMPIONSHIP OFF TO A WINNING START

The Ladies Intermediate championship kicked off in Caheragh where Ellen Sexton beat Julieanne Hayes by the last shot