LAUNE RANGERS

LOTTO: Lotto Results for Sunday 26th March. There was no winner of the €11,800 jackpot. The numbers drawn were 01 -- 12 -- 19 -- 21. The Consolation Prizes were won by the following: €100 Gretta - sold by John Foley; €50 Maurice Corkery - sold by Kerry; €25 Pat O’Brien - sold by Bunkers; €25 Aoife Foley - standing order. Next week’s jackpot will be €12,000. SENIOR MEN: Round Two of the County Senior Football League took place on Sunday afternoon as Laune Rangers travelled south to Dromid Pearses in what was the Killorglin side’s first game away from JP O’Sullivan Park this year. Dromid were at full strength and bolstered by the inclusion of Kerry Under 21 squad member Graham O’Sullivan. Laune Rangers, however, were missing a number of key players including Peter Crowley (playing with Kerry in Cavan), Shane McSweeney (suspended) & Maurice Foley (injured). Dromid started well and were two points ahead after as many minutes through Dilan O’Donoghue and Chris Farley. Connor Clarke pointed excellently to get Rangers off the mark before David Costelloe saw his shot at goal saved well by Pearses’ goalkeeper Brian O’Leary. Colm O’Shea pointed a free to level the scores, before pointing a fisted effort to cancel out a Chris Farley point for Pearses. Dromid found the net in the 12th minute through a good finish by Chris Farley, and almost doubled their advantage a minute later when they were awarded a penalty. However, Tony Lyons saved well in the Rangers goal to keep Dromid’s lead at 1-3 to 0-3 with a quarter of the game played. Dilan O’Donoghue and John Tyther traded points before Dromid extended their lead, scoring four unanswered with points from Graham O’Sullivan, Chris Farley (2, 1 free) & Dilan O’Donoghue putting the hosts ahead by seven in the 24th minute. Connor Clarke added a second well taken point and Colm O’Shea added a free before the short whistle. The score at Half Time:- Dromid Pearses 1-8, Laune Rangers 0-6. Laune Rangers made three changes at Half Time, bringing in John Sheehan, Shane Mangan & Patrick Carey. The visitors added two Colm O’Shea frees to reduce the deficit before -- somewhat against the run of play -- Dromid followed up a Niall O’Shea point with a goal from Dilan O’Donoghue to restore their earlier seven point lead. Colm O’Shea pointed another free for Rangers, before Niall O’Shea saw a shot at goal saved well by Tony Lyons in the Rangers goal to leave Dromid Pearses ahead by 2-9 to 0-9 with a quarter of the game to go. Laune Rangers’ next attack saw the ball hit the net through John Tyther as David Costelloe had rounded the goalkeeper, but the whistle had been blown as the referee had adjudged an advantage was not accrued before Laune Rangers hit the net. Colm O’Shea pointed the resulting free before Dilan O’Donoghue cancelled it out with a point from play. Time was running out for Rangers and they pushed forward in search of a goal, allowing Niall O’Shea to add another two points for Dromid. Colm O’Shea added another free -- his 8th point of the day -- and John Sheehan’s free kick glanced over the crossbar when it looked destined for the top corner. The Full Time whistle was blown to see the home side win on a Full Time score of:- Dromid Pearses 2-13, Laune Rangers 0-13. Rangers will rue some missed chances on the day as Dromid were clinical in their shooting. Chris Farley, Niall O’Shea and Dilan O’Donoghue contributed all but one of Dromid’s scores, while Graham O’Sullivan added the other point and was excellent at midfield. David Costelloe, while not getting on the scoreboard himself, was dangerous throughout and played a part in most of Rangers’ scores. Connor Clarke also played well for Rangers, while the second half substitute Patrick Carey linked up well with his brother Johnny, & Eamon Carey’s introduction saw all three Carey brothers on the field together for the first time. Incidentally, Mike Frank Russell made his first appearance in nearly a year as he recovers from injury. Laune Rangers next game in the County League is another away game in South Kerry, as they play St Michael’s/Foilmore in Foilmore on the weekend of April 9th. We thank those who made the trip to Dromid to support the team, and hope that our members can travel in numbers to support the team in Round Three. Dromid Pearses: Brian O’Leary, Shane O’Connor, Dominic O’Sullivan, Cian O’Shea, Denis Shine O’Sullivan, Padraig J O’Sullivan, Kealan Farley, Kevin O’Leary, Graham O’Sullivan (0-1), Chris Farley (1-4), Thomas Curran, Gearóid J O’Sullivan, Dilan O’Donoghue (1-4), Niall O’Shea (0-4), Aidan O’Connor. Subs: Kevin Sheehan, Micheál Sheehan, Eoin O’Leary, John M O’Shea. Laune Rangers: Tony Lyons, Neil O’Brien, Johnny Carey, Aidan Cox, Ronan Sayers, Kieran Crowley, Michael O’Sullivan, Shane Daly, Padraig Murphy, Connor Clarke (0-2), Jack O’Connor, John Tyther (0-1), David Costelloe, Colm O’Shea (0-8), Colin O’Dwyer. Subs: John Sheehan (0-1), Patrick Carey (0-1), Shane Mangan, Michael F Russell, Ryan Keane, Eamonn Carey. SENIOR FIXTURE: Laune Rangers Senior Men host Glenbeigh/Glencar on Sunday next, April 2nd in the Mid Kerry Senior League. Throw in is 11:30am in in JP O’Sullivan Park. SENIOR LADIES: Laune Rangers Senior Ladies faced Austin Stacks on Sunday afternoon in the first Round of the Mary Jo Curran Tournament in Cloon. They were defeated by 4-7 to 2-7, but put together an encouraging performance in what was only the second game the group have played together. Laune Rangers team (13 a side):- Katie Graham, Lauren Hurley, Laura Brennan, Claire Fealey, Kayleigh McGlashan, Lucy Clifford, Rachael Evans, Andrea Nolan, Katie Halpenny, Nicole Moriarty, Yvonne Sheehan, Emma Cronin, Megan Gamble. Subs: Alanna O’Sullivan, Ava Griffin, Orla O’Sullivan, Fiona Brennan, Anne Marie Fealey, Jade O’Connor, Noreen O’Sullivan, Rebecca Murray. MINOR FIXTURE: Laune Rangers Minors travel to Dr Crokes on Friday next in the County Minor League Division One. Throw in is 6:30pm in Lewis Road, Killarney. UNDER 16 BOYS: Laune Rangers faced An Ghaeltacht in the Central Under 16 League on Monday evening last. No result at time of submission. UNDER 16 BOYS FIXTURE: Laune Rangers Under 16 Boys travel Na Gaeil in the Central Region League on Monday next, April 3rd. Throw in is 6:30pm in Killeen, Tralee. UNDER 14 BOYS FIXTURE: Laune Rangers host Austin Stacks in the opening Round of the County Under 14 League on Wednesday, March 29th at 6:30pm. The Clubs will each field two sides, competing in Divisions 1 & 9. NURSERY FOOTBALL: The Laune Rangers Under 6, 8 & 10 Boys and Girls return to training this week. The boys began training in glorious sunshine on Sunday morning last, March 26th at 10am and the Girls begin this Wednesday, March 29th at 6pm -- both at JP O’Sullivan Park. These will be the fixed times for Nursery football for 2017. New members are always welcome, and registration will take place on both days. GUMSHIELDS: We remind all players and parents that gumshields are a compulsory piece of equipment to play Gaelic football. Gumshields are available in Killorglin through Philip O’Connor in =91Place of Clothing’ in the Square. SCOR NA BPAISTI: Well done to the Laune Rangers Figure Dancers and Quiz Team who performed very well & did their Club proud but were unfortunately unsuccessful in the County Final of Scór na bPáistí on Sunday. Figure Dancers: Abigail O’Shea, Jacquelyn Owens, Sarah Guerin, Laura Patton, Sarah Patton, Éabha Dolan, Rebecca Purcell, Saoirse O’Shea; Quiz Team: Eoin Lynch, Micheál O’Shea, Laura Leslie, Devin Hogan. GAA GHAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIP GRANT: Laune Rangers has received one of Kerry GAA’s An Ghaeltacht scholarship grants for summer 2017. This is open to Laune Rangers members who are attending Second Level Irish college in Corca Dhuibhne this summer. If interested in applying, contact Lisa Brennan at 087 9788003. 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.