Hurlers in Full Swing
While the emphasis has been on football in recent weeks the hurlers of all grades are now beginning to see more of the action.
The under-11’s have commenced their City League campaign and got off to a fine start with a well-merited win over Ballincollig (2-1 to 0-0). They followed this up with a game against Blackrock in which they gave an excellent account of themselves before going down on a 3-8 to 2-2 scoreline.
The under-12’s hurling campaign is on hold at the present due to their commitments in the county football championship. They travel to Clonakilty on Saturday next to take on the home side in the county quarter-final. They had an excellent warm-up game against St Finbarrs in the City league last week and came away winners on a
1-14 to 1-5 scoreline. Best of luck to Sean Ryle and his charges in Saturday’s game.
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The under-13 hurlers have also been going well of late, recording wins over Ballincollig and Valley Rovers and drawing with Cobh.
The under-14 hurlers recorded a hard-fought win over Tracton recently as they prepare for their championship game against Valley Rvs on June 5th.
On Friday last the under-15 hurlers entertained Glen Rovers and in a tremendously skilful and high-scoring encounter came out on top by 4-21 to 4-5. Carrigaline led by 0-10 to 1-5 at half-time but in the second period the scoring floodgates were opened in a really entertaining game of hurling. Killian McIntyre was top-scorer for Carrig with 0-11 while Jamie dePuis (2-0), David O’Donovan (1-1), and Darren Murphy (1-1), also contributed significantly to the scoring. Others to shine for Carrigaline were Aodán Cotter and Aidan O’Flynn. The under-15’s are fortunate to have secured the services of coach Tony O’Donovan who last year guided the Intermediate hurlers to an historic first County Title.