Ballyduff and Lixnaw lead the way in Division 1 of County SHL

LIXNAW and Ballyduff are now joint leaders of the Credit Union County Hurling League Division 1 table following last week’s results.

Both have eight points, with Lixnaw having played five games and Ballyduff four. They are followed by Kilmoyley and Causeway on six points each, St Brendans on four points and Crotta and Abbeydorney on two points each. Ballyheigue have yet to record a victory in the league.

County MHL

THE County Minor hurling leagues commence on Monday, June 19: Division 1A - South Kerry v Lixnaw; Crotta v St. Brendan’s. Division 1B - Ballyheigue v Kilmoyley; Ballyduff v Abbeydorney. Causeway bye. Further rounds on Mondays, June 26 and July 3.

Celtic Challenge

THE Kerry Under 17 hurlers exited the Celtic Championship competition last Saturday when they were defeated by 1-15 to 1-11 by Limerick South/East in the Division 4 quarter-final. Player of the Match was Liam Twomey (Kilgarvan) while voted the Kerry squad Player of the Tournament was Tadhg Brick (Tralee Parnells).

Hurling Cúl Camps 2017

WITH the 2017 Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps just a few weeks away, registration is now open.

Hurling venues in Kerry are: Causeway & Rathmore (3 - 7 July), Lixnaw & Ballyduff (10 - 14 July), Ballyheigue & Kenmare (17 - 21 July), Abbeydorney, Ardfert & Fitzgerald Stadium (31 July -4 August), Crotta O’Neills - Dromakee (7 - 11 August) and Kilmoyley & Tralee Parnell’s - Caherslee (14 - 18 August).

Cost is €60 per child with reductions for additional members of families. Open to primary school children, boys and girls between 6 and 13 years of age. Monday’s to Friday’s, 10am – 2.30pm daily. Further details & online registration at www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie.

Clubs

BEST of luck to the clubs who will be travelling to Kilkenny / Carlow on this weekend for the National Under-14 Féile na nGael competitions.

Hurling teams travelling will be Kenmare/Kilgarvan, Ballyheigue and Tralee Parnells together with both Causeway and Cillard camogie teams. Congratulation to Cillard club player, Amy O’Sullivan (Crotta), on winning the national All-Ireland Féile camogie skills competition in Dublin last weekend.

This is a wonderful achievement and another major boost for Kerry camogie.