Newmarket’s junior hurlers lose out to Banteer in an entertaining and well contested game played in fine conditions at Banteer on Monday evening, a late return of three points sealing a 0-18 to 1-11 victory for the home side.
Newmarket were defeated in their initial outing of the Evening Echo Senior Football Championship at Mallow on Saturday evening, where a devastating display and scoring return in the final quarter by St. Finbarrs gave the city team a commanding and clear cut victory by 0-17 to 0-6. The final scoreline was harsh and scant reward on a Newmarket performance which kept them in touch up until the closing fifteen minutes, when their illustrious opponents stormed to the finish with an array of outstanding points.
Newmarket ‘s senior footballers rounded off a busy spell of league games with another victory from the long journey to Adrigole by 1-10 to 0-11, on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the Beara peninsula.
Newmarket, despite defeat, put in a very commendable performance away to Rockchapel in the Ducon Cup on Tuesday evening, where the home side emerged with victory from a high scoring contest by 1-16 to 1-10.
Newmarket, Cork Premier Intermediate Football Champions 2011 – the book, mapping Newmarket’s historic county title success last October was launched on Saturday night, at Dan Hourigan’s Bar.
The publication follows the fairytale journey of the Newmarket footballers to ultimate glory in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The 120 page colour publication contains match reports, player profiles, intermediate championship records and stats and several photographs all savouring the memorable historic achievement. The book is priced at €15 and is available from a number of local retail outlets as well as club officers.
Newmarket enter the fray of senior championship football at Mallow next Saturday evening, May 5th and a historic fixture for the club against St. Finbarrs at 7pm.
