IT Sligo Hurling and Camogie Reports 1999/2000
Senior Hurling
Analogue Devices Senior Hurling League Division 2
Round 1 - 13/10/99
IT Sligo 2-18
Dundalk IT 1-4 (HT 1-8 to 0-4)
Team and scorers:
1.Seamus Lundon (Mayo) 2. Padraic Larkin (Galway) 3.Fergus
McDonald (Clare) 4 Paul Gordon (Galway) 5. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 6.Michael
Finn (Cork) 0-1 7. Eoin Murphy (Carlow) 8. Padraic Walsh (Galway) 0-3
9.Peter Burke (Galway)10. Donal Morrissey (Cork) 0-4 11. Liam Headd
(Galway) 0-2 Anthony Clune (Westmeath) 1-0 13. Jason
"Tich" Treacy (Clare) 1-2 14. Michael Farrington (Galway) 15.
Adrian Chaplin (Clare) 0-3
Subs.: Liam Kerrigan (Galway) 0-2 for Farrington HT, Sean Flannery (Galway) for
Murphy HT, Richard Mannion (Sligo) 0-1 50min. for Clune.
Round 2 - 28/10/99:
St. Pat's CE 4-8
IT Sligo 1-12
Team and Scorers:
1.Seamus Lundon (Mayo) 2.Billy Noone (Galway) 3. Paul
Gordon (Galway) 4 Padraic Larkin (Galway) 5. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 0-1
(sideline) 6. Fergus McDonald (Clare) 7. Paul Gately (Galway) 8. Padraic
Walsh (Galway) 1-7 (1-6 frees) 9.Karl Fogarty (Galway) 10. Liam Kerrigan
(Galway)11. Donal Morrissey (Cork) 0-2 12. Kieran Conroy (Mayo) 13.
Richard Mannion (Sligo) 0-1 14. Liam Headd (Galway) 15. Adrian Chaplin
(Clare) 0-1
Subs.: Sean Flannery (Galway) for McDonald 2nd
half, Willie Biggane (Limerick) for
Gately 2nd half, Gerry Staunton (Galway) for Mannion 2nd
half.
Round 3 - 10/11/99:
IT Sligo 3-16 Letterkenny IT 2-3
Team and scorers
1.Seamus Lundon (Mayo) 2. Padraic Larkin (Galway) 3. Paul
Gordon (Galway) 4 Anthony Clune (Westmeath) 5. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 6.Michael Finn (Cork) 0-3
(0-2 frees) 7. Cathal Griffin (Clare) 8. Padraic Walsh (Galway) 0-7 (0-6
frees) 9.Peter Burke (Galway) 10. Adrian Chaplin (Clare) 0-4 (0-1 free)11.
Donal Morrissey (Cork) 12. Vincent O'Flaherty (Wicklow) 13. Richard
Mannion (Sligo) 14. Liam Headd (Galway) 2-1 15. Damien Finn (Galway) 0-1
Subs.: Gavan Doran (Offaly) 1-0 for Mannion, Paul
Gately (Galway) for Clune 2nd half, Thomas Costello (Galway) for
Larkin 2nd half.
Round 4 - 17/11/99:
IT Sligo 1-8 GMIT Castlebar 1-2
Team and scorers
1. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 2. Paul Gordon (Galway) 3.
Paul Langan (Galway) 4 Padraic Larkin (Galway) 5. Cathal Griffin (Clare)
6. Padraic Walsh (Galway) 0-2 frees 7. Thomas Costello (Galway)
8. Michael Finn (Cork) 9.Peter Burke (Galway) 10. Adrian Chaplin (Clare) 0-1
11. Liam Headd (Galway) 1-0 12. Vincent O'Flaherty (Wicklow) 0-1 13.
Jason "Tich" Treacy (Clare) 0-1 14.Fergus McDonald (Clare) 0-2
(0-1 free) 15. Gavan Doran (Offaly) 0-1
Subs.: Liam Kerrigan (Galway) for O'Flaherty 2nd
half.
Round 5 - 25/11/99:
University of Ulster Coleraine 3-5 IT Sligo 2-13
Back: Fergus McDonald (Clare),
Paul Gordon (Galway), Paul Langan (Galway), Liam Headd (Galway), Peter Burke
(Galway), Donal Morrissey (Cork), Cathal Griffin (Clare), Thomas Costello
(Galway), Anthony Clune (Westmeath), Padraic Walsh (Galway), capt.,
Front: Richard Mannion (Sligo),
Jason Treacy (Clare), Michael Finn (Cork), Damian Cassidy (Offaly), Damian Finn
(Galway), Adrian Chaplin (Clare), Padraig Larkin (Galway)
IT Sligo had an
impressive win at Coleraine against UUC in the final round of the Division 2
Higher Education Senior Hurling League. The Sligo students travelled with an
under strength panel but had the mettle and skill to defeat last year's beaten
Ryan Cup final opponents UUC 2-13 to 3-5 to leave them with an excellent chance
of qualifying for the league Final in February. The game was played on a decent
surface despite heavy overnight rain and was an entertaining and exciting
affair, with the losers having no chance of the making the league final in the
Millennium.
IT Sligo got off to a
great start after a minute with a point from play from accurate centre-forward
Donal Morrissey. It was cancelled out after four minutes by a long range point
from the home side. A well-taken goal from the strong full-forward Liam Headd,
two points from frees from captain and Railway cup winner Padraic Walsh, and a
further point from Morrissey gave Sligo a lead by the fifteenth minute which
was to remain for the rest of the contest. On the quarter hour Jason Treacy
rattled the net following a stylish move initiated by Michael Finn of Cork who
worked tirelessly in midfield throughout. This lead of 2-4 to 0-1 seemed
unassailable until UUC replied almost immediately with a scrappy goal. However
further points from Donal Morrissey (2) and Clareman Fergus McDonald gave IT
Sligo renewed impetus. However the Sligo students took the foot off the
accelerator towards the end of the half and UUC capitalised with a point from
play on 26 minutes and two points from frees to leave the score at half time
2-7 to 1-4.
The second half proved
to be a tenser affair with both teams vying for domination. UUC went for goals
after Sligo stretched their lead following three super scores from play from
Adrian Chaplin from Sixmilebridge and Liam Headd, and a free from Padraic
Walsh. The tactic paid off for UUC on the 44th and 47th
minutes with two goals following a period of direct and intensive play from the
home team. The visitors responded with a further free from the now-dominant
centre-back Walsh and an impressive point from play from star forward Chaplin
on 50 minutes. In the last ten minutes UUC laid siege on the Sligo goal, but a
solid and determined IT defence held out, only conceding a point from play.
Keeper Damian Cassidy was brave and agile throughout, Padraic Walsh had a fine
2nd half following a quiet first period, and Michael Finn dominated
midfield to great effect. The pick of the forwards were Morrissey and Chaplin
with Shannon men Treacy and McDonald also influential. A place in the league
final is now possible following IT Sligo's fourth win in five fixtures It may
rest on scoring average depending on other fixtures, with GMIT Castlebar and
St. Pat's Teacher Training College the other teams in the frame.
In the previous rounds
the senior hurlers had wins against Dundalk IT (2-18 to 1-4), Letterkenny IT
(3-16 to 2-3), and GMIT Castlebar (1-8 to 1-2), and a defeat against St. Pat's
TC (4-8 to 1-12)
IT Sligo team and
scorers:
Damian Cassidy (Offaly); Paul Gordon (Galway), Paul Langan (Galway),
Padraic Larkin (Galway); Cathal Griffin (Clare), Padraic Walsh (Galway,
capt.) 0-4 all frees, Thomas Costello (Galway); Michael Finn (Cork),
Peter Burke (Galway); Adrian Chaplin (Clare) 0-2, Donal Morrissey (Cork)
0-4, Fergus McDonald (Clare) 0-1; Jason Treacy (Clare) 1-1,
Liam Headd (Galway) 1-1, Damian Finn (Galway).
Subs: Anthony Clune (Westmeath) for Finn, Richard Mannion (Sligo)
Challenge 25/1/2000
GMIT Galway 4-11 IT Sligo 1-9
Team and scorers
1. Trevor McGarr (Kildare) 2. Niall Cody (Kilkenny) 3. Noel
Ryan (Tipperary) 4 Padraic Larkin (Galway)
5. Paul Gately (Galway) 6. Wayne Kennedy (Clare) 0-1 7. Anthony
Clune (Westmeath) 8. Michael Finn (Cork) 0-5 frees 9.Peter Burke
(Galway) 10. Vincent O'Flaherty (Wicklow) 11. Liam Headd (Galway) 0-2 12.
Kieran Conroy (Mayo) 0-1 13. Michael Farrington (Galway) 14.David Clarke
(Galway) 15. Gavan Doran (Offaly) 1-0
Subs.: Ken Kennedy (Clare) for Cody 15 min., Richard
Mannion (Sligo) for Farrington HT, Damien Finn (Galway) for McGarr 2nd
half.
Ryan Cup 1st Round
(1/4 final) 9/2/2000
Tallaght IT 1-4 IT Sligo 8-6
Team and scorers
1. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 2. Ken Kennedy (Clare) 3.
Fergus McDonald (Clare) 4 Padraic Larkin (Galway) 5. Kieran Frawley (Clare) 6. Michael Finn (Cork) 1-3 7.
Anthony Clune (Westmeath) 8. Wayne Kennedy (Clare) 9.Peter Burke (Galway) 1-0 10. Vincent O'Flaherty
(Wicklow) 0-2 11. Liam Headd (Galway) 2-1 12.Noel Flannery
(Clare) 13. Jason "Tich" Treacy (Clare) 14.Padraig Carroll (Leitrim) 2-0
15. Kieran Conroy (Mayo) 2-0
Subs.: Paul Gately (Galway) for Flannery 1st
half, Richard Mannion (Sligo) for Treacy HT, Michael Farrington (Galway) for
Carroll 2nd half.
Analog
Devices Division 2 HE Hurling Semi-final 11/2/2000 at The Mardyke, UCC
UCC (3)
1-11 IT Sligo 1-3
Team
and scorers
1. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 2. Ken Kennedy (Clare) 3.
Fergus McDonald (Clare) 4 Padraic Larkin (Galway) 5. Wayne Kennedy (Clare)
6. Padraic Walsh (Galway) 0-1 free 7. Kieran Frawley (Clare) 8. Michael
Finn (Cork) 9. Brian Holland (Galway) 10. Vincent O'Flaherty (Wicklow) 11.
Donal Morrissey (Cork) 0-1 free 12. Peter Burke (Galway) 13. Adrian
Chaplin (Clare) 14. Liam Headd (Galway)
15. Kieran Conroy (Mayo) 0-1
Subs.: Jason "Tich" Treacy (Clare) 1-0 for
Frawley at HT, Paul Gately (Galway) for Ken Kennedy 2nd half.
Ryan
Cup Semi-final, 4/3/2000 at Waterford
IT
Sligo 4-12 UUC 0-3 (HT 2-7 to 0-1)
Team
and Scorers
1. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 2. Paul Gordon (Galway) 3.
Fergus McDonald (Clare) 4 Padraic Larkin (Galway) 5. Wayne Kennedy (Clare)
6. Padraic Walsh (Galway) 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 65) 7. Cathal
Griffin (Clare) 8. Michael Finn (Cork) 0-4 frees 9. Brian Holland
(Galway) 10. Vincent O'Flaherty (Wicklow) 11. Donal Morrissey (Cork) 0-1
12. Peter Burke (Galway) 13. Jason "Tich" Treacy (Clare) 3-1 14.
Liam Headd (Galway) 1-2 15. Adrian
Chaplin (Clare) 0-1
Subs.: Damien Finn (Galway) for Chaplin 2nd half,
Ken Kennedy (Clare) for Gordon 2nd half, and Anthony Clune
(Westmeath) for Larkin 2nd half .
Ryan
Cup Final, 4/3/2000 at Carrigeen, Co. Kilkenny
IT
Sligo 1-5 Cork College of FE 1-15 (HT
1-2 to 0-6)
Team
and Scorers
1. Damian Cassidy (Offaly) 2. Paul Gordon (Galway) 3.
Fergus McDonald (Clare) 4 Padraic Larkin (Galway) 5. Wayne Kennedy (Clare)
6. Padraic Walsh (Galway) 1-1 (1-0 free, 0-1 65) 7. Cathal
Griffin (Clare) 8. Michael Finn (Cork) 9. Brian Holland (Galway) 10. Vincent
O'Flaherty (Wicklow) 11. Donal Morrissey (Cork) 0-2 12. Peter
Burke (Galway) 13. Jason "Tich" Treacy (Clare) 0-1 14.
Liam Headd (Galway) 0-1 15. Adrian
Chaplin (Clare)
Subs.: Michael Farrington (Galway) for griffin 2nd
half, Ken Kennedy (Clare) for McDonald 2nd
half, and Anthony Clune (Westmeath) for Treacy 2nd half .
Season
Stats.
Team
Captain: Padraic Walsh (Galway)
Vice-captain:
Michael Finn (Cork)
Top
Scorers:
Padraic
Walsh 2-28 (34) in 8 games
Liam Headd
7-10 (31) in 10 games
Jason
Treacy 6-6 (24) in 7 games
Michael
Finn 1-15 (18) in 9 games
Donal
Morrissey 0-14 (14) in 7 games
Adrian
Chaplin 0-12 (12) in 8 games
Kieran
Conroy 2-2 (8) in 5 games
Gavan
Doran 2-1 (7) in 3 games
Liam Headd
and Padraig Larkin played in all 10 games.
Damien
Cassidy and Michael Finn played in 9, with Cassidy only missing the challenge
game.
Special "demerit award" to Padraig Larkin who managed to get booked in 9 of the 10 games played, the Ryan Cup final being the exception!
presented at the IT Sligo Club and Society Awards and at
the Annual GAA Club Dinner and Presentation night
both Thurs 4 May 2000
Hurler of the Year - Padraic Walsh (Galway)
Camogie Player of the Year - Marie Austen (Westmeath)
Congrats
to both!
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