Seven Munster nominees for IHA gongs

NEWS IN BRIEF: John Hobbs (above) is among seven Munster nominees at the upcoming IHA awards, Midleton College complete unique treble, Limerick ladies hail a superb season, and Munster veterans tournament announced

Dogged Midleton end cup hunger in style

Midleton College ended a two-decade Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup drought in fine style at Garryduff yesterday, resisting a last-ditch fightback to see off Ashton 3-2 in a pulsating tie.

Wesley kings again as Munster schools falter

Wesley College claimed their second All-Ireland schoolboy hockey title of the season, but Bandon Grammar and Ashton crash out at the group stage in the John Waring Super Sixes. It has also been an interesting week for the girls of St Angela’s, who bounced back from a cup final defeat to Villiers to win the Senior B league in style.

Crescent finish on a high note

Crescent Comprehensive’s All-Ireland hopes went up in smoke at Dangan yesterday, as they couldn’t match Coláiste Iognáid or Loreto Kilkenny in Group A.

Crescent go the extra

Two goals in as many extra-time minutes secured a famous victory for Crescent College Comprehensive in an absorbing Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final at Rosbrien in Limerick yesterday.

Mount Mercy look to roll back the years

Mount Mercy will be keen to evoke memories of a golden era in today’s Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final at Rosbrien in Limerick (3pm), but Roisin Upton (pictured) and her Crescent side have ambitions of their own.

Upton drags Crescent over the line

An extra-time drag-flick from Ireland U16 international Roisin Upton gave Crescent a cherished spot in the final of the Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup on Friday, as the Limerick girls saw off Cork city’s Scoil Mhuire 1-0.

O’Byrne holds nerve to send Mount Mercy into decider

Mount Mercy College survived a tense semi-final clash with Laurel Hill Coláiste earlier today, to book their place in the decider of the Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup with a 1-0 win at the Cork school’s grounds.

Harte heads up mid-term GK coaching days

Advertising feature: The ShutOutSchool (SOS) is a goalkeeping academy established by David Williamson and Ireland men’s number one David Harte, with the aim of raising the level of Irish goalkeeping.

Holders out as schools semi-final lineup confirmed

A resurgent Crescent College Comprehensive have dumped holders Bandon Grammar out of the Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup, recording a 1-0 away win over Eddie Gash’s side in the quarter-finals.

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