Kerry ladies sealed their return to the top flight of the Tesco HomeGrown Ladies NFL with a victory over Donegal on Sunday in the IT Tralee. The victory ensure Kerry top of the table status in their last home game of the #KerryLadiesSpringSeries, supported by Tralee Credit Union. It took Kerry awhile to shake off the Ulster side, who despite already being relegated were not there just to make up the numbers. Kerry elected to play with a strong breeze in the first half but it was Donegal who would hit for the first goal, when Aislinn Cunningham flicked the ball into the Kerry net beyond the reach of Edel Murphy & helped Donegal into lead for the first & only time in the game. Patrice Dennehy who was lively in attack all day replied for Kerry 10 mins later with a well taken effort & Kerry hit 5 unanswered points, half time score Kerry 1-08 Donegal 1-01.

Donegal playing with the wind in the second half again started lively & again hit for goal leaving only 4 points between the sides. But Kerry held their nerves & with a sweeping attack Sarah Jane Joy hit for Kerry's second goal, keeping Donegal at arms length. Louise Galvin captialising on a rare mistake in the Donegal defence added Kerry's third goal, leaving the score Kerry 3-10 Donegal 2-05 in the 45th min. Donegal however kept fighting back & hit Kerry for a third goal. Kerry however with 7 mins left on the clock played a possession game & held Donegal at bay, running out confident winners in the end. Final Score; Kerry 3-12 Donegal 3-06Kerry's reward for a top spot is a semi final clash against neighbours Cork on 27th April, venue TBC later.

Kerry team & scorers: E Murphy, A Leonard, A Desmond, G Crowley, M Quirke, A Lyons, D Hallissey, SJ Joy 1-0, B Breen 0-1, C Buckley 0-1, L Galvin 1-3, D Corridan, S Houlihan, L Scanlon 0-6 (0-5F), P Dennehy 1-0 Subs: C Lynch for A Desmond (H/T), J Brosnan for M Quirke (H/T), L Ni Mhuirtceartaigh for S Houlihan (H/T), C Kelly for G Crowley (40),E Sherwood for C Buckley (43), C O'Sullivan for P Dennehy (51), B Lane for D Corridan (51), A Foley for D Hallissey (51)

Best of luck to the Kerry minors who face Limerick on Saturday 12th April in John Mitchells Tralee at 2 pm. The minor this year is run on a round robin basis, a welcome departure on the straight knock out final the past few years. Kerry management report a clean bill of health & are asking for a Kerry crowd to come out & support the team, who have been training since November.

The Rhyno Quality Feeds Co League swings back into action this week & next week, with games across all 4 Divisions. Division 1 sees an interesting clash between Laune Rangers & Castleisland Desmonds, Sunday in Killorglin. Both teams are peppered with county players - interesting clashes Aoife Lyons, Cait Lynch & Aisling Leonard Castleisland & Kerry defenders against Laune Rangers & Kerry forwards Sarah Houlihan, Patrice Dennehy & Amy Foley, some interesting match ups there. In Division 2 sees a Tralee Town Derby as Austin Stacks travel down the road to Na Gaeil, a repeat of the county Junior Championship final last year. Austin Stacks who defeated Finuge/St Senans in their rescheduled back game will be looking for a solid team performance to enhance their league ambitions. In Division 3 John Mitchells face a determined Southern Gaels B side, who had a dug out a draw against Miltown/Listy in rescheduled back game. Both sides are young & new to Division 3 so will be an interesting test for both sides. Finally in Division 4 sees a North Kerry derby with experienced outfits Causeway travelling to Beale. Beale had a tough first day outing against Fossa regrouped well against Cromane & will be hoping for more of the same. All fixtures on website.

In the Educate.ie U14 Co league Fossa continued their good vein of form with a strong win over local rivals Legion/Beaufort in Divison 1. In Division 2 Finuge/St Senans put in a dogged display against a strong Corca Dhuibhne side but found the home side very well organised & found it difficult to get their scores. In Division 3 Cromane followed up their impressive performance against Abbeydorney last week with another strong performance against Glenflesk, leaving them the pace setters in that division. Finally in Division 4 Ballymac made it 2 from 2 with only 3 points to spare over Laune Rangers. Third round takes place on Sunday 13th at 5 pm.
Finally the Glebe Kitchens U12 commenced last week across the county with more fixtures the next 4 weeks. Well done to all teams & clubs. Tweet

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