O' Callaghan through to second round of Coleman Cup
Junior C QF at Baile Bhuirne Billy Connolly (NE) bt Niall Crowley (West) with ref Donnacha Lucey
Shannonvale held a Jasper Coleman Cup score between Andrew O’Callaghan and David Shannon, playing for a stake of €3,750 a-side. This was a tit-for-tat battle from trap to line with the lead changing on several occasions, there was nothing between after three each past McSweeney’s with O’Callaghan fore bowl by thirty meters, two more out the quarry bend and Shannon had the lead by a foot. Three shots more and they were out Desmond’s Cross with O’Callaghan fore bowl by ten meters. They could not be separated down past Kingston’s wall and on for Tobin’s, O’Callaghan went peeping sight for Campbell’s and Shannon’s bowl turned in right at Haye’s. Shannon missed full sight for the last straight and O’Callaghan with the aid of a rub went sight. Shannon made a bad blunder with his next too tight right and fell a bowl down, O’Callaghan beat the line in two more.
Ból Chumann are preparing for the third and fourth series of All-Irelands, the third involves our boys & girl’s U12 & U14 to be held in Madden, Armagh on August 15 & 16. The fourth series will involve the Junior C and all four novice grades to be played in Aughagower Co Mayo in September.
In the Girls underage Aoife McCarthy Carbery beat Lauren O' Rourke North Cork in the U14 semi-final and Ciara Harrington Carbery beat Cara Harrington South West in the girls U12 semi-final both played at The Phale Road. Nicola Hurley West beat Robyn O' Brien Gaeltacht in the girls U14 semi-final at Castletown. Cait Young (West) by Lily McDonagh (Gael) in the girls U12 SF at Ballinacurra. Nicola Hurley (West) beat Ava O' Sullivan (Mid) in the Girls U14 SF at Grange.
Fionán Twohig South West beat Donagh Murphy North in the boys U14 QF at the Bog Road. Eoghan Kelly Gaeltacht beat Patrick O.Brien (NE) in the boys U14 QF and Timmy McDonagh North East beat Dylan Kelly Gaeltacht in the boys U12 QF both at Bweeng. Kieran Hickey Mid beat Conor O.Sullivan West in the boys U12 QF at Grange.
At Newcestown in a Junior C preliminary round score Mickey Wall East Cork beat John Cahalane Carbery by 2 bowls of odds for a stake of €1100 a-side.
At Baile Bhuirne Billy Connolly North East beat Niall Crowley West in a Junior C QF by the last shot for €600 a-side. At Ballinacurra Christy Stokes City beat Eoin McCarthy South West in a Junior C QF, no stake and Tony Delaney City beat Eoin Connolly South West in a Nov D QF by the last shot for €1200 a-side. Aaron Walsh (East) beat Luke Nolan (Car) in a Nov D QF and Danny Quirke (East) by Shane McCarthy (Car) in a Nov C QF both at Castletown.
