Senior ladies
Division 1
Balyna 4.20 Grange 3.12

Division 4
Balyna 0.04 Celbridge 8.16
Ballymore 2.05 Robert Emmets 0.14
Castledermot 2.08 Rheban 8.11

Division 5
Rathangan 4.11 Monasterevin 1.08

Division 1 Balyna 4.20 Grange 3.12
Balyna got off to a flying start and were 2.02 ahead before Grangenolvin managed their first score. Brianne Leahy opened the scoring for the visitors which saw them settle in to the game. A rally of points followed and a well taken goal from Joanna Cullen. Grange fought back well and by half time were very much in the game. Half time Balyna 3.07 Grange 2.07. Grange battled well in the second half. An injury to Kate Leahy saw here moved in to the full forward position and the last 10 minutes of the game saw a fitter Balyna team run out easy winners. Scorers for Grange were Joeanna Cullen 1-5, Brianne Leahy 0-2, Coleen Leigh 1-1, Yvonne Murphy 0-2, Aileen Duffy 1-0 and Kate Leahy 0-2

Division 4 Castledermot 2.08 Rheban 8.11
Both teams entered this clash with no points in the league but it was Rheban who proved to be the hungrier team. The visitors shot in to an early lead and went on a goal scoring spree and by the break had built up a big lead. Half time score Castledermot 0.05 Rheban 5.04. This left Castledermot with it all to do in the second half and although improving on the score board, the damage had been done in the first half. Final score Castledermot 2.08 Rheban 8.11. Best for Castledermot on the night were Niamh Byrne and Debbie Greene. Best for Rheban were Celina Owens, Sharon O'Connor the U16 county star and Ally Shaws ran the show in the forwards with every ball going through her. Credit has to go to full forward Tracey Perse who finished with a personal tally of 6.02. Scorers for Castledermot were Sarah Harmon (0.01), Niamh Byrne (0.03), Lorraine O' Neill (0.01), Debbie Greene (1.03) and Leah Byrne (1.00). Scorers for Rheban were Tracey Perse (6.02), Emma Newman (2.06), Regina Owens (0.01), Sinead Commins (0.01) and Danielle Moore (0.01).

Division 4 Ballymore 2.05 Robert Emmets 0.14
Emmets got off to a great start in Ballymore playing against a wind and managed to keep Ballymore scoreless for the first 15 minutes and popped over 4 points during this period. Emmets added another 5 points before half time. Ballymore began to settle more in to the game and put 4 points on the board. Half time score Ballymore 0.04 Emmetts 0.09.Ballymore worked themselves back in to the game with a well taken goal from Cleo Hubbard after a good run of play and some well placed passes. Emmets stuck to the task at hand and although missing some goal chances with some great saves from Ballymore keeper Aoife O Toole, emerged winners on a scoreline of Ballymore 2.05 Emmets 0.14 with 13 points coming from play. Scorers for Emmets were Mary Hulgraine (0.05 1 f), Shelly Campbell (0.03), Tara O Neill (0.02), Shauna O Brien (0.01), Sandra Delmer (0.01), Laura Doyle (0.01) and Roisin Dunleavy (0.01). Scores for Ballymore came from Aisling Hubbard, Dawn Murray, Fran Burke, Cleo Hubbard and Stephanie Harney.


Division 4 Celbridge 8.16 Balyna 0.04
Celbridge won in a one sided game played at Hazelhatch on a scoreline 8-16 to 0-4. This time the Celbridge youth paid dividends as they played some delightful pass and move football. On what was a great all round team performance from Celbridge, scores came from Sarah McNiffe (4.06), Nicolle McDonagh (0.02), Orlagh Gowran (2-02), Sailog OKeeffe (0.01) and Niamh Plunkett (1.04)

U16 Leinster Championship round 3 Longford v Kildare
Longford 6.12 Kildare 4.09
Kildare took on Longford in Pearse Park, Co. Longford in the third round of the U16 Leinster championship. Both teams went in to this tie already having secured a home semi final spot with Kildare having previously beaten Wicklow and Louth. The first half was an extremely competitive encounter and there was just a point between the sides at half time. Longford 0.08 Kildare 1.04. Longford went on a scoring spree in the second half and tore into the Kildare defence scoring an impressive 6 goals in the second half. The Kildare girls used this game as preparation for the Leinster semi final and played girls in different positions. Overall this was a great team performance for the young lilywhites captained by Michaela Nolan. Best on the day were Briona Hoban, Grainne Lyons, Mikaela McKenna, Emma Wheeler and Michaela Nolan. Kildare team: Rebecca McGurk, Amy Gallagher, Sharon O' Connor, Sarah O' Neill, Grainne Lyons, Brid Farrell, Briona Hoban, Caoimhe Hynes (0.01), Eadaoin Connolly (0.01), Emma Wheeler (1.00), Aoife Nolan (0.01), Michaela Nolan (1.02), Mikaela McKenna (2.01), Ellen Dowling, Chelsea Crowe (0.01). Subs Shannon Doheny (0.02) for C Crowe, Tara Hallinan for A Nolan.

U14
Division 1
Kildangan Nurney 5.01 Sarsfields 2.19 (Kildangan Nurney forfeited points-played as challenge game)
Laurences 3.03 Cappagh 3.03

Division 2
Athy 3.05 Moorefield 4.06
Eadestown 4.08 Na Fianna 4.06
Ballykelly 2.06 Suncroft 3.02

Division 5
Monasterevin 6.07 Robert Emmets 3.03

Division 1 Kildangan Nurney 5.01 Sarsfields 2.19

Sarsfields needed this win to have an unbeaten run in Division 1 and they didn't disappoint. Within the first minute Emma Lyons had neatly stalled the home team and set up Shauna Kendrick for her first point of the game. Sarsfields kept the pressure on the home team and Brooke Dunne, Laura Scales and Katie English further added points to the Sash tally. Kildangan/Nurney went at the Sash defence but Melissa O'Brien and Emma Lyons hindered their progress. Great interplay between Gemma Harnett and the forward players soon had the Sash girls racking up the scores, with Laura, Katie, Shauna and Brooke adding to their scores and Molly Cassidy and Emily Aulsberry joining them on the score sheet. It wasn't all Sarsfields game as Caoimhe O'Fearghaill found space and punished the Sash team with a goal. Soon after, goalie Niamh Hannon had to pull off a sublime save, fielding it out to Anna Lawless she found Ciara Morris in space, an onward pass to Laura Scales found her linking up with Emily Aulsberry and in turn Shauna Kendrick for another point before half time, leaving the Sash girls ahead 0-17 to 1-0. The Sarsfields management emptied their bench whilst the substitutes settled into their positions, the home team used the lapse in concentration to put away two goals the first from Sabrina Kennedy and the second from Caoimhe O'Fearghaill. Undeterred the Sash did their best and worked the ball through the team to pull back two points, The Kildangan/Nurney keeper Emily Cains was superb in goals pulling off numerous saves throughout the match, spurred on Caoimhe and Sabrina came running at the Sash backline with Sabrina scoring a brace and Caoimhe doubling her score. Again, the Sash came out fighting Brooke Dunne linked in with Ciara Morris who set up Shauna for a goal. Anna Lawless won the next kick out, Molly Price linked in and ran the ball onto Emily Aulsberry before Ciara Morris took the ball on, Katie English was up next and put in Molly Cassidy whose effort was blocked down, an alert Rachel Greenan pounced on the loose ball and stuck it in the back of the net with just seconds before the final whistle blew.


Division 5 Monasterevin 6.07 Robert Emmetts 3.03
Robert Emmets played this round 5 tie clash away to a good Monasterevin team. The first half was dominated by Monasterevin with Emmets only managing a single point. Half time score Monasterevin 3.06 Robert Emmets 0.01. Emmets came out fighting in the second half and scored 3.03 in 20 minutes but it was Monasterevin who finished the strongest. Final score Monasterevin 6.07 Robert Emmets 3.03

U12A Leinster Blitz

Twelve teams took part in the Leinster U12A blitz in the Carlow Town hurling club on Monday 2nd May. Teams came from Offaly, Longford, Kildare (3 teams), Wexford (3 teams), Carlow, Meath (2 teams) and Kilkenny. The teams brought great colour and excitement to the occasion and the level of football on display was very impressive. The Kildare girls did their clubs, families and county proud.

Team Kildare competed in Division 1 alongside Meath, Offaly and Wexford. The girls got off to a good start with a draw against a strong Meath team (Kildare 0.04 Meath 0.04). Next up for Kildare was Wexford who had beaten Offaly well in their opening game and continued their high scoring beating Kildare 4.03 to 0.05. In the last tie, Kildare managed to find their scoring boots and beat Offaly 2.04 to 0.00. Unfortunately a draw and a win was not enough to secure a final spot for the Kildare girls. The team was Amy Horan (Ballymore), Beth Doyle (Ballymore), Claire Melia (Ballykelly), Aine Nash (Monasterevin), Niamh Masterson (Leixlip), Elle O'Toole (Kilkullen), Julia Marron (Ballykelly), Lauren Kelly (Kildangan Nurney), Melissa Monaghan O Brien (Sarsfields), Nicole Dooley (Suncroft), Kayleigh Humphries (Athgarvan), Kate Hannon (Moorefield), Lara Curren (Milltown), Carrie Pedley (Moorefield), Alannah McLoughlin (Ballykelly), Kate Merrick (Maynooth), Grace Dooley (Kildangan Nurney), Tegan Ruddy (Celbridge), Roisin Forde (Maynooth), Fiona Tracey (St Laurences), Nancy Murphy (Kilkullen), Grace Casey (Ballykelly).

Cill Dara competed in Division 2 alongside Meath B, Loch Garman and Longford. Cill Dara got off to a great start beating Longford 2.04 to 0.00 but lost out to Meath B and Loch Garman. The Cill Dara team was Georgina Kelly (Naas), Roisin McConnon (Robert Emmetts), Emma Bushe (Celbridge), Rebecca Brereton (St Kevins), Lisa Byrne (Milltown), Ciara Naughton (Celbridge), Aimee O Neill (Milltown), Saoirse Molloy (Celbridge), Aine Sweeney (Milltown), Katie Loughren (Naas), Amy Jones (Naas), Cierie Boland (Milltown), Clare Wossa (Cappagh), Natalie Campbell (St Kevins), Anna Gallagher (Celbridge), Rachel Casey (St Kevins), Amy Carrenny (Naas), Susie Walsh (Leixlip), Blaithnaid Hoynihan (Leixlip), Leah Doyle (Leixlip), Kate Drennan (St Kevins), Orla Mortimer (Na Fianna), Eva Murphy (Eadestown).

The Lilywhites competed in Division 3 alongside Carlow, Kilkenny and Purple and Gold. The team battled hard but were unlucky not to win a game. The Lilywhites team were Cara Gilbert (Kildangan Nurney), Carla Ennis (Suncroft), Savannah Fisher (Ballymore), Rachel Gallagher (Eadestown), Laura Cleary (Ballykelly), Ciara Egan (Moorefield), Katie Farrell (Athgarvan), Claire Gill (Maynooth), Shannon Grant (Monastervin), Gemma Merrins (Kildangan Nurney), Jenny Kelly (Athgarvan), Kate O Toole (Leixlip), Alannah Berry (St Laurences), Jade Molloy (St Laurences), Niamh Miley (St Laurences), Kate Coffey (Naas), Katie Nealon (Kildangan Nurney), Lisa Sexton (Cappagh), Albha King (Athy), Amy Nash (Monastervin), Kate Purcell (Athy), Annmarie Farrell (St Laurences) Tweet

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