Newmarket see off Na Piarsaigh
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023The Newmarket senior footballers consolidated second position in the Cork Credit Unions division 4 table with a comfortable win away to Na Piarsaigh on Thursday night last.
The Newmarket senior footballers consolidated second position in the Cork Credit Unions division 4 table with a comfortable win away to Na Piarsaigh on Thursday night last.
Newmarket’s Junior hurlers secured their fifth win on the spin on Sunday afternoon when they defeated Millstreet away, 1-18 to 0-13.
Friday night saw the clash of second versus third with the Newmarket senior footballers taking on Uibh Laoire in round 6 of Cork Credit Unions league.
A dominant opening period from hosts Newmarket over Kilbrin in round 4 of the Junior A hurling league helped the home side maintain their perfect start to the campaign.
A high scoring performance by the Newmarket hurlers on Thursday night accounted for Banteer in their league encounter.
Priory Park was the location for the Cork Credit Unions division 4 football clash between table toppers Kilshannig and Newmaket on Sunday morning last.
The Newmarket senior footballers travelled to Coachford on Tuesday evening, the 18th of April, in the re-fixed Cork Credit Union’s League 4 tie.
A bright opening ten minutes saw Newmarket open a 1-04 to 0-02 lead in their round 2 tie against Freemount on Sunday afternoon, with points from Ryan O’Keeffe, Donal Hannon and Rory Lynn (2) adding to Darren O’Keeffe’s well taken goal.
The senior footballers continued their winning start to the league campaign on Friday night, against Mitchelstown in Newmarket.
The Newmarket junior A hurlers opened their league campaign at home to Dromtarriffe on Friday night last.
The Junior B Hurlers got their campaign underway on Tuesday evening, the 21st of March, away to Banteer.
Newmarket welcomed Lismire to Priory Park on Sunday afternoon in what was the opening round of the Ducon Cup Junior A football league.
St. Vincents were the opposition on Sunday morning last, in Round 2 of the Cork Credit Unions Football Division 4 tie.
Less than a year since Newmarket’s last county final, the footballers contested a decider of a different fashion on Saturday when they took on Bandon in Coachford in the Senior A relegation playoff. Bandon, like Newmarket, had been involved in close encounters during the regular season and both sides would have been disappointed to find themselves in the danger zone at the weekend.
The Newmarket hurlers bowed out of the Duhallow junior A hurling championship on Saturday afternoon in controversial fashion.
Following a one point defeat to Ilen Rovers on Friday evening, the Newmarket footballers now face the prospect of a relegation play-off against Bandon, to retain their Senior A football status.
In a repeat of the 2011 PIFC County final, Newmarket and Clyda Rovers squared off on Friday evening last, this time a grade higher, as the sides played out round 2 of the Senior A competition.
Defeat to Kilbrin in Round two of the E. Tarrant and Sons Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship on Friday night, has left Newmarket awaiting the outcome of the Kilbrin Castlemagner clash, to find out if they qualify for the knockout stages.