LAUNE RANGERS

LOTTO: Lotto Results for Sunday 5th March. There was no winner of the €11,200 jackpot. The numbers drawn were 06 -- 10 -- 18 -- 28. The Consolation Prizes were won by the following: €100 Christina O’Brien - sold at the Bianconi; €50 Mary O’Connor - sold by Colette; €25 Mary Lou O’Sullivan - sold by Margaret Browne; €25 Betty Coleman - sold by Diarmuid O’Sullivan. Next week’s jackpot will be €11,400. SENIOR: Laune Rangers were due to take on Keel on Sunday last in the Mid Kerry Senior League, but the game fell victim to the weather conditions and was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. SENIOR FIXTURE: Laune Rangers Senior team will host Beaufort in the next Round of the Mid Kerry Senior League. The game will take place in JP O’Sullivan Park Killorglin next Sunday, March 12th at 2pm. MINOR: Played on Saturday evening last in Connolly Park, Tralee, Austin Stacks ran out easy winners in the end. Beating a depleted Laune Rangers team who were missing a number of regulars due to a school tour. Laune Rangers registered the games’ first score with an opening minute point from full forward Keelin Houlihan who had linked well with Eoin Evans in the corner. Austin Stack replied immediately with a point of their own from Gearoid Fitzgerald. The game’s first goal came in the 3rd minute with Gabriel Griffin finding the net for the visitors to take the lead 1-01 to 0-01. Fiachra Clifford added another point for Laune Rangers in the 4th minute to push their lead out to four points by the fourth minute. Austin Stacks found another gear at this stage and came back into the game registering six unanswered scores, including a goal of their own, in the following 10 minutes. Shane Walsh put one over in the 5th minute to put the goal between the sides once more. Straight after Captain Walsh linked well with Gearoid Fitzgerald before passing off to Michael Linnane who slotted over another point. Austin Stacks’ goal came in the 6th minute when Fitzgerald turned his marker and linked with his corner counterpart Michael Slattery who made no mistake in slotting the ball passed Padraig Ahern in the Laune Rangers goal and Austin Stacks led by 1 point. Gearoid Fitzgerald had his goal shot stopped by Ahern, who pulled off a fine save, shortly after to deny him a goal of his own. A free from Austin Stacks’ Michael Slattery in the 11th minute extended the home side’s lead to 2 points. Further points from Michael Linnane and Harry O’Callaghan in the 12th and 13th minutes left Austin Stacks leading 1-06 to 1-02. The sides swapped frees in the minutes that followed with Donagh McKivergan pointing from the homeside and Cian O’Shea pointing for Laune Rangers. The game stood at 1-07 to 1-03 in Austin Stacks favour mid-way through the opening half. Donagh McKivergan added his second of the afternoon shortly after to extend the homeside’s lead some more. Laune Rangers’ keeper Ahern pulled off another save soon after before full forward Keelin Houlihan countered for the visitors and closed the gap somewhat. Michael Slattery popped up for another point for Austin Stacks in the 23rd minute before Donagh McKivergan added another in the 25th minute to ensure the home side lead by 6 with 5 minutes of the opening half to play. A great piece of fielding from Gearoid Fitzgerald saw him rewarded with another well taken score for Austin Stacks’ last of the opening half. Two final points from the visitors, a free from Cian O’Shea and a well worked point again from O’Shea who partnered well with Daire Cleary and Eoin Evans to leave the half time score: Austin Stacks: 1-11 to 1-06: Laune Rangers. Austin Stacks hit a purple patch at the start of the second half, coupled with some loose marking from Laune Rangers, which saw Austin Stacks continue to extend their lead. Four early frees from the boot of Donagh McKivergan in the 1st, 2nd, 4th & 7th minutes saw the homeside take a commanding leading of 1-15 to 1-06. Laune Rangers’ midfielder Fiachra Clifford registered their first score of the half with a point from a free in the 11th minute. Austin Stacks continued to push ahead and added further points from Michael Slattery & Gearoid Sheehan in the 13th and 14th minutes to let the score mid-way through the second half, Austin Stacks 1-17 to 1-07 Laune Rangers. A good steal by Austin Stacks saw substitute James Quigley add his name to the scoresheet with a well taken point in the 16th minute of the half. Padraig Ahern in the Laune Rangers goal pulled off another fine save to ensure Austin Stacks lead wasn’t extended some more. Donagh McKivergan extended his tally in the 19th minute with another point. Laune Rangers’ Daire Cleary pointed a free in the 21st minute to let the score 1-19 to 1-08 in the homeside’s favour with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game. Austin Stacks continued to empty their bench and substitute Cian Talbot popped up for his first point in the 23rd minute. The sides swapped points in the final minutes of the game, a point from Gearoid Sheehan for Austin Stacks in the 26th minute was quickly followed by a Darragh O’Sullivan effort but the result was inevitable at this stage with Austin Stacks leading 1-21 to 1-09 Laune Rangers. Austin Stack’s substitute Alan Dore got the game’s final score (to the surprise of the home supporters!) to let the game at the full-time whistle, Austin Stacks 1-22 to 1-09 Laune Rangers. Laune Rangers: Padraig Ahern, Cormac Doyle, Patrick Carey, Darragh O’Shea, Eoin Clifford, Darragh O’Sullivan, (0-1) Gabriel Griffin (1-0), Eoin O’Sullivan, Fiachra Clifford (0-2), Cian O’Shea (0-3), Daire Cleary (0-1), Darragh O’Connor, Jack Evans, Keelin Houlihan (0-2), Eoin Evans. Subs: Kevin Fitzpatrick. Austin Stacks: Robbie Murphy, Shane Kelliher, Dylan Casey, Donagh McMahon, Conor Lowe, Ciaran O’Reilly, Tomas Sheehy, David Fitzmaurice, Shane Walsh (0-1), Gearoid Sheehan (0-2), Harry

O’Callaghan (0-1), Michael Linnane (0-2), Gearoid Fitzgerald (0-2), Donagh McKivergan (0-8), Michael Slattery (13). Subs: David Oba, Dean Scanlon, Jack McGrath, James Quigley (0-1), Garry Clifford, Alan Dore (0-1), Odhran Liston, Cian Talbot (0-1), Sean Quilter. MINOR FIXTURE: Laune Rangers Minor Team play Firies in the next round of fixtures in County League Division 1. The game will take place in JP O’Sullivan Park, Killorglin on Saturday next, March 11th at 4pm. As always, all support would be most appreciated. AWARDS NIGHT: Laune Rangers Bord na nÓg Awards night was due to take place last Friday evening but was postponed due to player unavailability. It will now take place in the CYMS Hall, Killorglin on Friday next, March 10th. Medal Presentations will take place to a number of teams that won competitions in 2016, and registration for 2017 will also be available. Proceedings begin at 7:30pm and all are welcome. NURSERY FOOTBALL: The Laune Rangers Under 6, 8 & 10 Boys and Girls return to training in late March. The boys will begin training on Sunday, March 26th at 10am and the Girls begin on Wednesday, March 29th at 6pm -- both taking place at JP O’Sullivan Park. Registration will take place on both days also. MEMBERSHIP: Laune Rangers membership is open for the 2017 season. Our registrars for the year are the following:- Declan Falvey 087 2185216, Lawrence Laide 086 1969250, & the Ladies Registrar Carmel Mangan 0876437686. SCOR NA BPAISTI: Best of luck to the Laune Rangers who will compete in the Kerry South Semi Final in the Racecourse Killarney on Sunday next 12th March. Figure Dancers - Abigail O’Shea, Jacquelyn Owens, Sarah Guerin, Laura Patton, Sarah Patton, Éabha Dolan, Rebecca Purcell, Saoirse O’Shea; Instrumental Music Group - Emma Crowley, Ciarán O’Sullivan, Niamh Crowley, Isobelle Sheahan, Eoghan Joy. BORD NA NÓG: Planning for 2017 has already begun. If anyone is interested in getting involved in coaching within our club, we would be delighted with the help. Contact John Clifford on 087 2073244 or Paudie Lynch on 086 2253663.