Castleisland Desmonds ladies are through to the Tesco HomeGrown Intermediate Club Final, against Clonburn of Galway on Saturday November 29th. They defeated Kilmacud Crokes of Dublin in Castleisland in a game which went to extra time, after Leanne Mangan pointed a pressure free kick to bring it to extra time. Desmonds started the game much more brightly & pointed within 30 seconds from Andrea Murphy. Her sister pointed 4 mins later to give them a 2 point lead, but it really should have been more as they dominated possession. But this lead was wiped out as Lauren Magee hit for a wonder goal their first score in the 10th minute. Leanne Mangan replied with a point from a difficult angle. Desmonds added some scores & looked to be pulling away coming up towards half time. But again Kilmacud Crokes pulled them back & struck for 2 goals within a minute from Holly Greer & Rachel Gallagher to lead at half time 0-06 to 3-00. The wide count was beginning to hurt the home side. The second was a little bit of a war of attrition as both defences tightened up considerably & the forwards seemed to lack space to make their move. Leanne Mangan got the first score of the half after she was fouled & pointed the free after good combination with Cait Lynch drew the foul.  Kilmacud responded with their first point of the day in the 7th minute of the half to keep their goal lead. As the clock started to run down, Castleisland poured pressure on the young Dublin, which resulted in Anna O'Grady being sin binned after a foul on Lorraine Scanlon, which was pointed by Leanne Mangan. Kilmacud responded with another point to keep their slender 2 point lead but just in the dying minutes of the game Desmonds somehow managed to bring it to extra time. It finished 0-11 to 3-02. In extra time it was all Desmonds as their experience showed through & they seemed to have more left in the tank. The late comeback possibly giving them that edge which seemed to have taken the fight out of the Dublin outfit. But it still wasn't without its drama as Desmonds had 2 player sin binned. Captain Lorraine Scanlon got the first score with a superb long range effort. They then added 3 more whilst holding Kilmacud scoreless despite being a player down. Half time during extra time finished 0-15 to 3-02. The final period of extra time was extremely defensive as Desmonds funneled players back to protect their defence. Legs were beginning to tire but Desmonds added another point through a free, which gave them a 5 point cushion with only 2 minutes left on the clock. Kilmacud tried valiantly to get back into it but knowing that they needed 2 goals was probably a mountain too high & all they could muster was a point. Final Score AET Castleisland Desmonds 0-16 Kilmacud Crokes 3-03. There were scenes of jubilation as the large home support flooded the pitch.

Castleisland Desmonds: Melissa Holland, Marian Shine, Aoife Lyons, Mariah Curtin, Tina Mangan, Cait Lynch, Eda Mangan, Aisling Leonard, Eilis Lynch, Rachel Cronin, Lorraine Scanlon 0-2, Andrea Murphy 0-2, Stephanie Murphy 0-1, Leanne Mangan 0-11 (0-6F), Aine O'Connor
Kilmacud Crokes: Marta O'Connor, Aisling Whitely, Claire Kavanagh, Ciara Regan, Ann-Marie McBarron, Philippa Green, Anna O'Grady, Molly Lamb, Lauren Magee 1-1, Aoife Kane, Aoife Kavanagh 0-1, Eabha Rutledge 0-1F, Rachel Gallagher 1-0, Michelle Davoren, Holly Greer 1-0
Subs: Alanah Jones for Aoife Kavanagh (50), Helen Egan for AM McBarron (72)
Referee: Keith Delahunty (Tipperary)
Scartaglin were crowned Rhyno Quality Feeds Division 1 B champions on Sunday in Cordal GAA. They defeated Inbhear Sceine Gaels in a repeat of the Senior B Championship decider on a final score line of Scartaglin 2-09 Inbhear Sceine Gaels 2-06. Inbhear Sceine Gaels would have been disappointed in their performance in the Senior B final in September, but despite the result they will be much happier with their performance & will go into next season in a stronger position as a result. Scartaglin got off to a great start with a goal from Eileen O'Connor after 3 mins and points from Elaine O'Connor and Aisling O'Connell. Inbhear Sceine Gaels (ISG) missed a few opportunities and it took 20 mins before Michelle O'Sullivan opened their account with 2 goals in 5 mins. ISG finished the half strong with 2 points by Michelle O Sullivan and Caroline O'Sullivan to leave the half time score ISG 2-02 Scartaglin 1-02. Caroline O'Sullivan scored a brace of points early in the second half for ISG and Scartaglin replied through Mary Herlihy and Denise Dunlea. Scartaglin were awarded a penalty 15 mins into the second half when Marie Dineen was fouled in the square. Joanne Brosnan finished the ball into the back of ISG net from the penalty spot to leave 1pt between the sides. Further points from Eileen O'Connor and Amy Dunlea put Scartaglin ahead. Laura O'Sullivan scored for ISG to leave the team's level with 8 mins remaining with the result now hanging in the balance.  However Scartaglin finished the game stronger with points from Joanne Brosnan and 2 from Amy Dunlea to leave the final score Scartaglin 2-09 ISG 2-06. It was a greatly contested game until the very end & it was played in ideal conditions for month of November with much credit to Cordal GAA for the quality of the playing surface.

The Mary Jo Curran B Final between Corca Dhuibhne & Na Gaeil will take place on Sunday in Keel GAA at 11.45. This competition was developed for non senior inter county players to give club players more games. As a consequence both teams will be without their heavy hitters as Corca Dhuibhne will be missing Louise Ni Mhuirtceartaigh & for Na Gaeil Marie Quirke is ruled out. However both teams have depth & strength in their ranks & are building youthful clubs so an exciting game is in prospect. A very tight game to call & will be all dependant on what players are available to Na Gaeil for selection.

The first round of trials for Kerry U14 & U16 teams 2015 took place the weekend with over 130 girls eager to get their place on the Kerry intercounty team & wear the jersey. Further trials will take place next weekend again; details will be posted on our social media accounts & on our website.

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