SENIOR HURLERS: Patrickswell produced a masterful performance to defeat Mungret by nineteen points and secure a vital Championship win. We raced into a 1-4 to 0-2 lead within 10 minutes, thanks to Patrick Kirby’s looping goal and points from Kevin O’Brien 0-2, Cian Lynch and Aaron Gillane. The intense scoring slowed down, but Patrickswell edged further ahead by 1-7 to 0-4 when Aaron Gillane added two points and Mark Carmody registered another. The game ended as a contest when Cian Lynch scored Patrickswell’s second goal and Patrick Kirby 0-2, Diarmaid Byrnes and Thomas O’Brien extended the lead to 12 points at 2-11 to 0-5 on 27 minutes. Mungret responded with two points, but Cian Lynch and Diarmaid are responded to cement a half-time scoreline of 2-13 to 0-7.
While Aaron Gillane scored the opening point of the second half, Mungret closed within nine points by the 40th minute at 2-14 to 1-8 thanks to a goal and a point. The next five minutes saw a flurry of five points, with Patrickswell claiming three of them (Thomas O’Brien 0-2 and Patrick Kirby). With fifteen minutes left, Ciaran Carey’s men were 2-17 to 1-10 ahead. Mungret were floored by seven unanswered points in twelve minutes when Aaron Gillane 0-3, Kevin O’Brien 0-2, Jack Kelleher and Patrick Kirby increased the tempo. There were roughly ten minutes left and Patrickswell led by 17 points at 2-24 to 1-10. Eoin Harmon, John Kirby, Patrick Kirby and Cian Lynch notched more points to close our a 2-28 to 1-12 victory.
JUNIOR A HURLERS: Patrickswell salvaged an unlikely draw after stunning Ballybricken Bohermore with a last minute goal. The match began at a ferocious pace, with Patrickswell 1-6 to 0-4 ahead in just ten minutes. Josh Carey completed a mazy run with a neat finish to register a goal, while Calvin Carroll accrued four points and Shane Hannon two more points. There wasn’t another score for ten minutes before our opponents secured a point, but Seanie O’Brien, Calvin Carroll and Christy Carroll increased the advantage to 1-9 to 0-5. Unfortunately Ballybricken Bohermore rallied in the final stages of the first half and brought the interval score to 1-9 to 1-6.
In the opening stages of the second half, Patrickswell kept the opposition at bay with points from Calvin Carroll, Liam Fitzgerald and Christy Carroll. By the 40th minute, the lead was 1-12 to 1-10. The next ten minutes were a struggle for Patrickswell. Ballybricken Bohermore scored a goal and five points against Jonathan McMahon’s solitary point. In a short spell, the pendulum swung away. The ‘Well now trailed by five points at 2-15 to 1-13. Calvin Carroll’s goal in the 57th minute set up a grand finale, but Dan Owens’ point kept our opponents 2-16 to 2-13 ahead in the 60th minute. Deep in stoppage time, Patrickswell were awarded a free from thirty yards out at a tight angle. The spectators expected a high ball into the square, but Calvin Carroll caught the goalkeeper unaware and smashed a drive into the top corner to snatch a barely conceivable 3-13 to 2-16 draw. The next match is against Blackrock on Sunday September 8 at 1pm in Feenagh.
MINOR HURLERS: Patrickswell host Dromcollogher Broadford in their final pool match on Wednesday September 4 at 6.30pm in Patrickswell
INTERMEDIATE CAMOGIE: Patrickswell lost to Templeglantine away in the Championship.
CLUB LOTTO: The Club Lotto draw on Monday August 26 was not won. The numbers drawn were 4, 8, 18 and 21. The bonus number was 32. The €50 Lucky Dips were won by Teresa Noonan and The Boys, while the €20 prizes were claimed by Breda Griffin, Mike Toomey, Anne O’Doherty, Sheila Hedderman, Orla Harty and Jim McNamara. This week’s jackpot is €13,600.