Milltown Castlemaine

Camp for Future Stars: Our annual camp takes place once again this year commencing on Tuesday, August 15, through to Friday, August 18, Further details to follow.

Kerry South under-16: Congratulations to club player Dylan O’Neill, who was part of the Kerry South under-16 panel won the Munster Final in a blitz recently. Your club is very proud of you. Special thanks to all the those who have mentored and supported you down through the years-your parents, club and school coaches and the development squad coaching team.

Under-12s: Our under-12 teams had great success last week with two wins over Cromane in Round two of the Mid Kerry League. Well done to both panels from both clubs and their management team.

They are home to Glenbeigh Glencar on July 21 at seven so head along and give them your support.

Under-14s: Well done too our under-14s on their win over Kerins O’Rahilly’s on Monday last. This Monday (July 17) they take on Glenbeigh Cromane in the last round of the Central Region competition. Throw in is at seven in Cromane. Please head along and support Ian and his troops.

Lotto: Apologies for a typo in last week’s lotto winner’s names-It was John P O’Sullivan, Callinafercy, who was a winner and not John Joe O’Sullivan.

These are the winners in our latest draw which took place in Karl

J’S Bar on Friday night last.

€50 to Pat Twiss, Callinafercy and Mike Sheehy, Abbeydorney.

€25 each to Kieran Ward c/o Dr Crokes, Caitriona O’Connor, Faha, Esther Daly, Milltown and Susan O’Brien, Cork.

Our lotto jackpot is now at €15,400 with €600 for a match three.

Our next draw is on this Friday night-July 29 What would you do with €15,400? Yearly lotto tickets are now up for renewal. Once again, sincere thanks to all those who support our fundraising lotto through purchasing tickets or selling them. We are also very grateful to Mike O’Shea and sons – Builders-Farran, who sponsor the printing of our lotto tickets.

Senior County League: Our seniors – sponsored by Larkin’s Bar and Restaurant and Kelly’s Londis Top Shop were up against Austin Stacks in Division 1 – Round eight of the County League. Played in Milltown Castlemaine GAA Grounds in wet conditions, it was the home side who got the first score, a pointed 45 by Jack McCarthy. MC were very unfortunate to lose their captain Jeremiah Hayes to injury in the fourth minute – -he was replaced by Eoin O’Brien. AS got their first score soon after with a pointed free by David Mannix. The ninth minute saw a cracking goal off the boot of Shane Murphy of MC – -following a great move between Alan Hickey and Cathal Moriarty. MC were guilty of some passing errors as well as missed scoring chances. However, a free from Donal Dennehy off his left boot gave them four point lead at the end of the first quarter. In the 18th minute Cathal Moriarty for MC was heading for goal after brilliantly intercepting a short kick out from AS David Hennessy. He had to be content with a point after it went over the crossbar giving MC a score line of 1: 03 to AS 0: 01. AS were guilty too of poor kicking – missing an easy free in the 18th. They redeemed themselves immediately when David Mannix popped over a point and in the 22nd minute, Darragh O’Brien gave AS another point. Austin Stack’s grew in confidence and were causing lots of problems for the MC back line. Despite the tight marking of David Roche, Shane O’Callaghan managed to pop over a point and in the 25th minute, Stack’s added another point which came from a mark. (MC 1: 03, AS: five points.) After a gap of 10 minutes without scoring, MC seemed destined for a score by way of solid work by Alan Hickey but a final stray pass gave possession back to the visitors. The home side grafted hard and were rewarded in the 29th minute with a well taken free by Jack McCarthy. Stacks did have a chance to score before half time by way of a free but it went wide of the posts.

Half time score: MC: 1/04, AS: five points. Alan Hickey made way for Nigel Wrenn at half time for the home side. Despite a lot of possession it was the visitors the visitors who notched up the first two points of the second half. Jonathan O’Sullivan was very unlucky for MC when he tried to chip the Stacks keeper-David Hennessy but he was denied by a great save. A resultant 45 was kicked wide by MC’s Jack McCarthy Jack Morgan pointed for AS in the 4TH minute and David Mannix added another to his tally by way of a free soon after. In the eighth minute, a good move by Gavin Horan resulted in Cathal Moriarty kicking a superb point for the home side, giving them a one point lead. Gavin McKenna and Jonathan O’Sullivan linked up well together and a free for a foul on Gavin was converted by Jack McCarthy to give a score line of MC: 1/6, AS: seven points. David Mannix from AS added another point – for his side and this was quickly followed by another point from Fiachna Mangan and a further point in the 12 th minute from play gave AS the lead for the first time in the game. AS: 10 points, MC: 1/06.

Shane Guthrie received a black card and so AS had to adjust their mid field setting. MC introduced Pa Wrenn in the 16th minute-having just completed his shift as a paramedic. A fisted point by young Eoin O’Brien brought the sides level once again. The home side were guilty of some bad errors in passing and scoring opportunities and so Austin Stacks punished them with two quick points from play. MC suffered another blow when goal scorer Shane Murphy had to withdraw due to injury. Kieran O’Carroll came in replace him. The game was delayed for several minutes due to an injury to Gavin Horan from MC. On resumption, Jack McCarthy pointed a free for MC to bring them to within one point of their opponents. A copious amount of coloured cards was issued in the closing stages of the game and a free to MC was calmly popped over by Jack McCarthy to level the scores at full time.

MC: 1/09, AS: 12 points. Well done to all of the players on both panels and their respective management teams. AS are at home to Glenbeigh Glencar on July 23 at 2 p.m. while MC will be at home to Dr Crokes on August 13 at 3 p.m.