The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Lixnaw versus Kilmoyley is plum county SHC draw
THE draw for the 2018 Kerry County Senior Hurling Championship was made last Wednesday at Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre by Jim Garvey of Garvey’s SuperValu, assisted by Tim Murphy (Cathaoirleach, Coiste Contae Chiarraí) and Paudie Dineen (Kerry Hurling Officer).
The following are the Round 1 fixtures: Ballyheigue v Crotta O’Neill’s; Ballyduff v Abbeydorney; Causeway v St. Brendan’s and Lixnaw v Kilmoyley. Games to be played as double headers on the weekend of June 16/17 with the County Final on Sunday, August 26.
Poc Fada
MARTIN Stackpoole (Lixnaw) retained the Kerry Senior Long Puck hurling competition which was held at Kerryhead on Monday. Runner-up was Adam O’Sullivan (Crotta O’Neills).
The winner of the Under 16 competition was Oisín Mausell (Abbeydorney) with Tadhg McKenna (Crotta O’Neills) in second place. Both winners now go on to represent Kerry in the Munster Poc Fada Final to be held in the Burren, Co. Clare on Saturday, June 16.
Joe McDonagh Cup
THE Kerry senior hurlers had a successful outing against Meath at Páirc Tailteann in Navan on Saturday last, winning by 0-18 to 0-16. This weekend they face the long trek to Pearse Park, Dunloy to take on Antrim in the last round of the competition. The game commences at 3pm.
County Leagues
THE Credit Union County Senior Hurling League Division 2 got underway on Wednesday last.
Results: Division 2A: Kenmare 2-19 Dr. Crokes 2-17; Abbeydorney w.o. Kilgarvan scr.; Division 2B: St. Brendan’s 1-21 Crotta 1-16; Lixnaw 3-11 Lady’s Walk 0-14; Kilmoyley v Causeway deferred until June 9.
Round 2 games were re-scheduled with 3 down for decision on this Wednesday, 6 June, St. Brendan’s v Lady’s Walk at Ardfert; Dr. Crokes v Abbeydorney at Lewis Road, Lixnaw v Kilmoyley at Lixnaw, all games at 7.30pm.
Round 2 results: Kenmare 4-14 Austin Stacks 2-4; Ballyheigue w.o. Kilgarvan scr.
Round 3 games for Wednesday, 13 June, 7.30pm are: Division 2A-Kilgarvan v Austin Stacks; Dr. Crokes v Ballyheigue; Abbeydorney v Kenmare. Division 2B-Lixnaw v Causeway; St. Brendan’s v Kilmoyley; Lady’s Walk v Crotta (all first named teams at home).
Féile
THREE Kerry teams will be participating in the National Feile U-14 competitions this weekend.
Two teams will be going to Galway – Ballyduff in Division 2 will be hosted by the Ardrahan club; Lixnaw (Division 5) by Ballindereen, while South Kerry, competing in Division 9, will be travelling to Claremorris in Mayo.
Full details over the weekend will be available at www.connachtgaa.ie/news/feile-na-ngael
Coiste na nÓg
IN the Lee Strand County Under 14 hurling league Division 1 Final played at Causeway last Saturday, Ballyduff had a 3-19 to 2-8 win over Lixnaw.
The Ballyduff captain was Seán O’Sullivan. In the Division 2 semi-final replay St. Brendan’s overcame Tralee Parnell’s by 1-14 to 1-9. St. Brendan’s play Kilmoyley in the Final on this Saturday, June 9 at 6pm (venue to be confirmed).
North Kerry
NORTH Kerry U-11 league results Wednesday, 30 June-Tralee Parnell’s 4-13 Lixnaw 2-8; Friday, 1 June-Group 1, Round 2 Lixnaw 5-10 St. Brendan’s 1-3 Tralee Parnells 6-5 Kilmoyley 4-7; Group 2, Round 1-Crotta 3-7 Causeway 0-1; Ballyheigue 7-9 Abbeydorney 2-0. The next round of Under-11 league will be on Friday, June 15.
The first of the North Kerry U-10 Blitz competitions takes place at Abbeydorney on this Saturday, 9 June commencing at 10am-details on the North Kerry Hurling Board Facebook page.
Sympathy
SINCERE sympathy from the Kerry hurling community to the family of the late Pat Delaney, who, among the many GAA positions he held, was a former Chairman of the South Kerry Hurling Board and a former Kerry hurling selector. Pat, a native of Kilkenny, where he was a member of the Emeralds club, linked up with St. Pat’s East Kerry Hurling Club on his arrival to Kerry and served with the GAA with distinction for many years. Go dtuga Dia suaimhneas síoraí dó.