Sunday 28th September saw three underage finals decided for the 2014 championship. The three finals were played at Kilrossanty GAA Club and some excellent camogie skills were on show over all three matches.

 

Impressive Cappoquin Minor team win County Minor 'A' title

The U18 'A' final saw Cappoquin play Gailltir with a mid-day throw-in. Cappoquin had contested the 2013 'A' final where they were beaten by St. Anne's after a replay and were the favourites considering a large contingent had been part of the 2014 Intermediate winning team the previous week. An impressive performance against a competitive Gailltir side saw them win the title by 6-15 to 1-07.

It was not until after five minutes before Cappoquin scored their first point when Lauren McGregor fired over followed by a goal shortly after when Niamh Foley fired into the net. Points from Lorraine Bray, Aisling Power and Roisin Cahillane followed before Gailltir scored their first point of the afternoon when Ciara Jackman converted a free. Further Cappoquin points followed from Aisling Power before Gailltir scored their second point of the half when Ciara Jackman converted a 45. This finished Gailltir's scoring in the first half but Cappoquin continued to score and a Laura Murray point was followed by goals from Aisling Power and Niamh Moore to leave a 3-09 to 0-02 lead at halftime.

The start of the second half saw Gailltir start strongly, two Emer Walsh points and a Ciara Jackman goal were scored in the first 5 minutes of the restart and it could have been better except that another Ciara Jackman shot on goal was saved by Clodagh Glavin in the Cappoquin goal. Roisin Uniacke scored Cappoquin's first point of the second half after 8 minutes but Gailltir were gaining confidence and narrowed the gap again when Ciara Jackman converted two frees.

Unfortunately for Gailltir, that was as close as they got because Cappoquin went on a scoring spree and goals from Lorraine Bray and two from Aisling Power extended the lead. Try as Gailltir could, Cappoquin continued scoring and converted points from Aisling Power, Lorraine Bray and Jessica Glavin finished Cappoquin's scoring to finish the afternoon with a Cappoquin tally of 6-15 while Gailltir finished their scoring with an Amy O'Connell point to leave them on 1-07.

Cappoquin's captain Lorraine Bray accepted the 'Johnny Flynn' U18A cup from County secretary Morgan Conroy to great cheers.

The Cappoquin team were: Clodagh Glavin, Jade Morrissey, Sinead O Brien, Ellen Meaney, Laura Murray, Roisin Cahillane, Emily Power, Lorraine Bray- Captain, Elaine Looby, Roisin Uniacke, Jessica Glavin, Lauren McGregor, Niamh Foley, Niamh Moore, Aisling Power, Seana Barrett. The team mentors were JimJoe Landers, Maurice Cahillane and Tricia McCarthy

The Gailltir team were: Shannon Delahunty, Kadie Griffin, Aine O'Keeffe, Eilis Cullinane, Sinead Cunningham, Laura Flynn, Lucy Bradley, Jane O'Connell, Sara Judge, Ciara Jackman, Doireann Flynn, Emer Walsh, Emily Mahony, Amy O'Connell, Caprice Carroll, Arlene Kearns, Anne Corcoran and Emer Edwards, The Gailltir mentors were: Manager Emma Hannon, Mentors  Sinead Fitzpatrick, Catherine O'Keeffe and Richard Corcoran

Lismore beat Tramore/Butlerstown to win U16 'B' title.

The second final on  Sunday's final saw Tramore/Butlerstown play Lismore. Lismore topped the group and were straight into the final while Tramore/Butlerstown needed a semi-final win over An Rinn to seal their place. Both of these teams met earlier in the group phase of the championship with Lismore triumphing on that occasion with a winning margin of four points. Tramore/Butlerstown were hoping to go one step further than last year when they were runners-up to Dungarvan but Lismore have shown that they are a formidable side during the group phase.

Lismore started the strongest and points from Alice Russell and Orla Ni Mhiachain were scored in the first 5 minutes. Tramore/Butlertown replied with a point from Abby Dunphy to leave the minimum between the two teams. Lismore extended their lead with five unanswered points from Rebecca McGlone, Robyn Roche, Sharon Williams (2) and Alice Russell to be well in control of the match. As the first half drew to a close Tramore/Butlerstown thought they had scored a goal but the referee blew for a foul to curtail the celebration. Lismore finished the scoring of the first half when Sharon Williams converted a free to leave the score at Lismore 0-08 to Tramore/Butlerstown 0-01.

Tramore/Butlerstown got off to an excellent start in the second half when Saoirse O'Brien's shot ended in the net in the opening minutes. Lismore's Rebecca McGlone got a point from play and then Tramore/Butlerstown scored their second goal when their captain Kate McMahon was on the end of some excellent play to fire into the net to leave only two points between the teams.

Unfortunately for Tramore/Butlerstown, this was the closest they got to Lismore and in the next minute Orla Ni Mhiachain popped up to fire in the net for Lismore's only goal. A Sharon William's free for Lismore extended the lead to six points and then Tramore/Butlerstown third goal was scored by Muireann Cuddihy. This ensured a tense finish and try as Tramore/Butlerstown might they could not penetrate the Lismore defense. The final score of the match was for Lismore when Sharon Williams scored a point from a free. When the whistle was blown, Lismore had won the match on 1-11 to 3-01.

The Lismore team were: Karen Kelleher, Kelly Ryan, Naomi Leahy, Mary O Brien, Emer Montayne, Rebecca Mc Glone, Shauna o Keeffe, Ellen Curran (C), Sarah Landers, Sharon Williams, Emma Power, Robyn Roche, Erin Mangan, Faye Curley, Emily Prendergast, Alice Russell, Lucy McCarthy, Kayleigh Conway, Rebecca Fennessy, Abbie Roche, Sophie Landers, Jane Russell, Orla Ni Mhiachain, Ellen McClosky and Niamh Aldridge. The Lismore management team were: Trainer/Selector; Kate Heneghan and First Aid; Mary Russell

The Tramore/Butlerstown team were : Masha Ní Mhuimhneachaín, Muireann Cuddihy, Shannon Acheson, Kate Shanahan, Keavy Gillane, Aoife Shanahan, Sadie-mai Rowe, Kate McMahon, Leah Barry, Saoirse O'Brien, Sally Brown, Denise O'Connor, Clara Griffin, Abby Dunphy, Sally Kelly, Caithlin O'Byrne, Aisling Enright, Karen Carbery, Harriet Mc Allister, Sarah Long, Saoirse English, Emma Barry, Chloe Kinsella, Muireann Burns and Anna Finnegan.

U16 'C' Final sees  St. Mollerans win title

It is encouraging to see clubs that are only in existence a short while contest finals. Both of these clubs are relatively recently formed and the work that the mentors and players are putting in is starting to pay off. This is the first county final that Modeligo have contested while St. Mollerans could draw on the experience of winning the U14 'C' last year.

When the two teams met in the group phase it was Modeligo that won and ultimately top the group. St. Molleran's needed a semi-final win over Tallow to secure their spot in the final.

The early part of the match saw both teams score a point apiece, Jessica Burke for Modeligo and Aoife Fleming for St. Molleran's. St. Molleran's then scored three unanswered scores, a goal from Angela McGuigan and points from Sophie Kiely and an Aoife Fleming free. Modeligo kept pressing and were unlucky not to score a goal except for some fine goalkeeping from Emma Norris in the St. Molleran's. goal.

It didn't take long for Modeligo to take the lead when three unanswered goals gave them a four point cushion at halftime. All goals coming from Modeligo's Mairead O'Brien.

The start of the second half saw St. Molleran's fly out and regained the lead within 8 minutes when they scored a total of 3-04 for no reply. Goals from Aoife Flemming (2) and Katie Norriss were complemented with points from Ciara Doherty and Aoife Flemming. Modeligo managed to score three more points before the end of the match but St. Molleran's held on to win 4-08 to 3-04.

The St. Molleran's team were: Emma Norris, Claire Power, Aisling Wells, Emer Walsh, Emily Keane, Heather Hayes, Aisling Grehan, Clodagh Reade, Rachael Ryan, Sophie Ryan-Capt., Aoife Fleming, Angela McGuigan, Sophie Kiely, Ciara Doherty, Katie Norris, Molly Dunne and Elaine O'Connell. The management team were: Manager:Richie Ryan, Coach:Sean Fleming, Admin:Margaret Kenny

The Modeligo team were : Shauna Power, Hannah Burke-capt, Muireann Walsh, Tara Hickey, Angela Walsh, Annmarie O'Brien, Emily O'Mahony, Mary Kate Curran, Ellen McGrath, Aoibhe Kearns, Nicole O'Byrne, Jessica Burke, Mairead O'Brien, Niamh Reddy, Sarah McCarthy, Isabelle Sheehan, Aoife O'Byrne, Catherine O'Brien and Aoife O'Donovan. The management team were: JP Ryan and Johnny McGrath

The Waterford County Camogie Association would like to thank Kilrossanty GAA for use of their facilities for these finals.

110 Years Camogie Association Celebration

2014 sees the Camogie Association in existence for 110 years and next Sunday Fraher field will host an U13 blitz from 11am. The blitz is scheduled to be played for 110 minutes and we hope that clubs will make every effort to attend this important milestone for the Camogie Association.

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