Causeway take U21 crown

CAUSEWAY won the North Kerry Under 21 Hurling Championship on Friday evening last when they defeated Lixnaw in the Final by 3-9 to 1-9. The game was played at the John Mitchels GAA Complex.

The winning joint captains, Evan Murphy and Jason Diggins were presented with the Paddy Kelly Cup by Jacques Kelly and Joe Walsh [Rúnaí, NKHB]. Player of the Match was Gavin Dooley [Causeway] while the match referee was John Hennessy.

The last remaining North Kerry fixture for 2018, the junior league final between Lixnaw and Causeway is due to be played this weekend.

Details will be on the North Kerry Hurling Facebook page. All Co. Board fixtures have been completed.

North Kerry Awards

THE North Kerry Hurling Board Annual Awards function will take place at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on this Friday at 8pm.

Colleges

IN an all Kerry clash in the Munster Under 19 E hurling competition, quarter final last week. Tralee CBS had a 2-14 to 1-12 win over Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí. They will now play Mount Sion [Waterford] in the quarter final. Fixture details on the Munster Colleges GAA website http://munstergaapps.ie.

Well done to IT Tralee on winning the 2018 Electric Ireland Higher Education Senior Hurling Division 2 League title. In the final, played at the Ballykelly GAA pitch, Kildare, last week they defeated Ulster University Jordanstown by 2-9 to 2-7.

Notably seven Kerry players were involved with the team – No. 4 Cathal Kearney (Ballyduff), 6. Fionán Mackessy (St. Brendan’s),

10. Gavin Dooley (Causeway),

11. Michael Leane (Ballyheigue),

15. Michael Slattery (Abbeydorney), 16. Adam O’Sullivan (Crotta O’Neill’s), 25. Shane Nolan-(Crotta O’Neill’s). Manager was Tadhg Flynn (Causeway) while the selectors were Mark Ryall and Mark Shanahan (Tralee Parnells).

ST Pats

THE St Pats East Kerry Hurling Club Annual Awards Night was held at the Kilcummin GAA clubrooms last Friday.

Well done to all the award recipients, and to all who proudly represented the club throughout the year.

A full list of Award winners is on the St Pats East Kerry Facebook page.

At the presentation of the North Kerry hurling U-21 cup won by Causeway last Friday were Joe Walsh, secretary of the North Kerry hurling board, joint captains Jason Diggin and Evan Murphy with Jake Kelly Photo by Moss Joe Browne