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Five golds for Eoin O'Carroll

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A LONG hard winter has augmented the usual problems faced by athletes in their training and with many competing for the first time this year over the weekend poor results would be considered in light of recent circumstances. No such excuses were needed however for Kerry's athletes who bucked the trend at the Munster Indoor Juvenile Championships with many returning personal bests and strong performances early in the season.

Cronin Classic off with a whimper

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

TRALEE Track's No 1 event, the Mike Cronin Readymix Juvenile Classic (winner, € 20,000), got under way last Friday night and a huge crowd generated a marvellous atmosphere. Leading owners and trainers from all over the country targeted the event, as they have done since its inception, and activity in the betting ring was by far the liveliest since the turn of the year.

St Joseph's blaze a trail to Cup success

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

St. Joseph Blazers 57 St. Bridgets 51: BOTH sides came out strong with good defence. St. Joseph's opened the scoring after one and half minutes and a good outside shot from St. Bridget's also put them on the scoreboard. St Bridget's were doing some great rebounding under their own boards but they just couldn't finish.

Seventh heaven for Killarney sister act

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE Division 1 Ladies and Men's doubles championships were hosted by Listowel Badminton Club on Friday last in Listowel. This was a historical occasion for the Listowel club as it was the first time that the Division 1 championships were held there.

St Marys win Senior Cup

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

St Mary's 62 Tralee Imperials 59: THIS was an evenly contested final from the beginning. Both sides equally matched throughout the first quarter. Imperials opened the scoring with scores from Sinead Mackessy and Ashley Campbell before Marys replied with a basket and a lovely three-pointer from Danielle McLoughlin.

Season back on track as Nagle wins Brazilian Rally

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

KERRY rally star Paul Nagle got his Inter-continental Rally Championship campaign back on track with victory at the Rally de Curitiba in Brazil at the weekend. The Killarney co-driver alongside Ulster's Kris Meeke put the disappointment of crashing out of the Monte Carlo Rally behind them with victory in the event for the second year running.

Tralee co-driver Falvey and McHale first off start ramp in National Rally Championship

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

MAYO Motor Club will host round 2 of the Dunlop National Rally Championship this weekend.

Dutch and Welsh teams announce squads for Ras Mumhan cycle race

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

TINO Haakman will again lead the West Frisia Combilift team from Holland in the Kerry Group Ras Mumhan four-day international cycle race to be held on roads of Kerry over the Easter weekend. He will be joined by Rick Beemsterboer and Rob Muud who both rode in the race last year, completing the five-man lineup will be Robert Jan Moll and Henk Van Vuure. Haakman was runner up in 2008 and 11th overall last year.

Two top 3 places for Lacey in Meath races

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

SEAN Lacey followed up his great win in the Tralee Earl of Desmond Lacey cup with two top placings in Co. Meath last week end. On Saturday Lacey, who lines out in the colours of the new The Edge Racing Team, which is based in Cork, was pipped on the line when runner-up to Stephen Lavery in the Lally Cup in Summerhill.

Greenville Black takes Cahersiveen rowing club sweepstake

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

IT was all about a sweepstake carrying the name of Cahersiveen Rowing Club at Tralee Track last Saturday night and a handsome purse of € 1,600 was claimed by Mary McNamara, of Crecora, Co Limerick, who saw her bitch, Christys Diamond (Crash Christys Girl), stride to a particularly impressive victory.

Second round draw made

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE draw for the secondround heats of the Mike Cronin Readymix Juvenile Classic at Tralee Track this Friday night resulted as follows (trap order):

Corcha Dhuibhne no match for Tralee U-13s

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

Tralee RFC 27 Corcha Dhuibhne 15: TRALEE U13s had a busy weekend with half the squad on tour in Wales while those remaining at home travelled to West Kerry to play Corcha Dhuibhne in the West Munster U-13 cup in gloriously sunny conditions.

Clean sweep for Team Garveys

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

Team Loftus Ballina 61 Team Garvey's 81: TEAM Garvey's made the long trip to Ballina on Saturday last to play the last of their league fixtures. The trip proved to be a successful one with Garvey's having a 20 point victory to see them finish unbeaten this season.

Marys win battle of the Saints in Men's Cup final

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

MEN'S DIVISION ONE CUP FINAL St Marys 77 St Brendans 67 ST BRENDAN'S got the ball from the jump but couldn't finish the basket so St Mary's punished by getting two quick baskets before St Brendan's scored their first from Semlius Harcinkavicius.

KCYMS ladies win out in final minute

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

KCYMS 1 46 St Brendans 40: THIS was always going to be a close contest. The last time these two teams played was in the league where only two points separated the sides. Both teams came out strong and were playing tight defence.

Rossdara wins for Cooper and Courtney at Downpatrick

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

TRALEE trainer Tom Cooper ( pictured), whose For padytheplas-terer will carry his hopes of furher success at Cheltenham next week, has his runners in rude health and added to the stable's recent rich pickings with further successs at Downpatrick races on Wednsday last where his charge Rossdara, under an outstanding Barry Geraghty drive, gamely won the 2m 2f mares Novice hurdle by less than a length from the fast finishing Maryiver.

Plenty of colour and craft on show in Community Games finals

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

ALL roads led to Listowel last Saturday for the Art competition. As usual the turnout was very impressive and the standard was high making life difficult for the judges. Unfortunately, the turnout at under 16 was poor though both winners had a very high standard.

U-15s win Skibb challenge

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

TRALEE U15s travelled to Skibbereen yesterday to take on the home side in a challenge game prior to the J1 game between Tralee and Skibbereen.

Ladies remain in All Ireland hunt

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

Tralee 44 Clanwilliam 0: TRALEE continued on their quest for league glory with a convincing win over visitors Clanwilliam.

Under 11s on tour in Wales

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

TRALEE RFC U 11s travelled to the UK and Wales for a magnificent weekend of rugby and fun. The team departed late Thursday night for Rosslare and travelled by boat on Friday morning to Fishguard with a trip to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff being the highlight of Friday night.

College Causeway is Track Greyhound of the Year

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

VERY much as expected, College Causeway has been named as 2009 Track Greyhound of the Year. The Kerry-owned flying machine gave one of the greatest exhibitions ever witnessed when coming from last place to win the 2009 Paddy Power Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park last September and the award was presented in a Limerick hotel on Sunday last.

Killorglin gain vital Munster Junior League victory away to Kilrush

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

Kilrush RFC 18 Killorglin RFC 20: KILLORGLIN crossed the Shannon on Sunday last to play Kilrush in the Munster Junior League. Killorglin travelled with a depleted side as a result of injury and illness but had to pull a win out of the locker.

Austin Stacks celebrate Carroll victory

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE Austin Stacks GAA Club put on a big show for all the connections of Oaks coursing winner, Lisloose Accord, last Friday night. Club chairman, Ger Reidy, did a great job as MC and various presentations were made by vice-chairman, Pat Joe McQuinn.

Cashen Vale boxers to fight in Nationals

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

CASHEN Vale's Niabh Ball and Mikie Driscoll are through to the National Championships by virtue of receiving two walkovers at the first round of the Munster Junior Championships in Dungarvan last Sunday.

Another win for Cooper as three Kerry jockeys are first past the post

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

TRALEE'S Bryan Cooper has made a tremendous start to his racing career and scored his third racecourse success on Son Amix in the Kilberry maiden hurdle at Navan races on Saturday.

Crosscountry athletes excel in Munster

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

THERE were some excellent performances and results by Kerry's athletes and Schools at the Munster Schools Crosscountry Championships hosted by Cork Institute of Technology last weekend.

Sean Lacey wins cycling's Lacey Cup

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

THE first major cycling race of the year in Kerry was a family affair as Sean Lacey won the Cup named in honour of his grandfather Tim. This was the second successive year Sean won the race, a testing 75kilometre circuit from Blennerville out to West Kerry and back to Tralee via Inch and Castlemaine.

Byrne's victory in Purse makes up for Cup loss

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

BRENDAN Matthews domination of the coursing scene was further enhanced at Limerick race-course last Sunday, when kennel star and Champion Stakes winner Bexhill Brian captured the J P McManus Irish Cup.

Kerry come up just short in Class 3 qualifier round

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

THE Kerry squad travelled to UL Limerick on Sunday last to compete in the qualifying rounds of the inter-county Class 3 competition.

Quinn in blistering form in Nenagh

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

LYREACROMPANE'S Mike Quinn co-driven by Grainne McEnery had a superb drive on last weekend's Nenagh Stages Rally to finish fifth overall and top two-wheel drive in their powerful Ford Escort Mk11.

Culloty re-elected as Director of National Communty Games Committee

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

KERRY'S Margaret Culloty ( pictured) was re-elected as a director of National Community Games committee, with an increased vote, at last weekend's Community Games AGM, held in Athlone.

Value for punters at Cheltenham preview in Killarney

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

THERE is little doubt but punters all over the country are starting to get the buzz associated with the build up to Cheltenham really being cranked up a notch, with less than two weeks to the start of the annual National Hunt Festival that effectively is the Olympics for the sport.

Titan Tyrone lives up to billing

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

THE big pot of the weekend at Tralee Track, which was the € 3,000 at stake in the final of the John and Mary "Killeacle" Dowling Memorial A1 570 Sweepstake on Saturday night, was won, as predicted in this column last week, by Titan Tyrone (Premier County – Shalome), which Graham Holland trains in Golden, Co Tipperary, for a Scottish syndicate.

Semi-final sweetness for O'Connor

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:53:20 +0000

IT always sweetens things very nicely for a trainer when he achieves victory with a greyhound he owns himself and that applied to Tarbert's Patrick O'Connor in the second semifinal of the 3 Mobile A1 525 Sweepstake (winner, € 800) at Tralee Track last Friday night.

Tralee jockey Copper wins in Punchestown

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:49:52 +0000

Tralee jockey Brian Cooper scored his second career win at Punchestown races last week, writes Pat Griffin.