Senior Hurling
Well done to the Senior hurlers who earned a hard fought 0-15 to 1-11 win over Loughmore Castleiney last Saturday evening in the first round of the County Senior Hurling Championship. The game proved to be a tit for tat affair with very little between the sides for the 60 plus minutes. With the aid of the strong wind in the first half, Kiladangan created a number of goal scoring opportunities but failed to find the back of the Loughmore net. However, with half time approaching Kiladangan had a 2 point lead only for it to be cancelled out with a Liam McGrath goal on the stroke of half time to ensure a 1-5 to 0-7 half time lead for the mid men. The second half continued in similar vein with no more than a point separating the sides until the closing minutes when Kiladangan bought the lead to two points. Loughmore pointed their way back to level the game with an excellent Noel McGrath point from a line ball looked to of had sealed a draw between the sides. However Barry Hogans resultant puck out was caught by Ciaran Kelly and with the last puck of the game, the centre forward fired the ball over the bar to claim the spoils for Kiladangan.
The lads next game will be in the North Quarter final within the coming weeks.
Intermediate
Hard luck to the Intermediate hurlers who lost out to Golden Kilfeacle last Sunday morning in Kilcommon on a 1-13 to 1-17 scoreline in the first round of the County Championship. In what was a well fought contest, the West Tipperary side maintained the lead throughout with Kiladangan failing to claw back the deficit throughout the game with Golden’s accuracy from free’s proving to be the winning of the game. Darragh Egan was the Kiladangan goal scorer from the penalty spot with full teams and scorers available on the clubs website. The lads also take on Ballybacon Grange and Kilsheelan Kilcash with the top two from the group of 4 progressing to the knock out stages with the bottom placed team going to the relegation play off.
The lads attention now turns to the North Championship where they will take on Borrisokane this coming Friday 20th at 6.30 pm in Ballinderry.
Senior Football
In what will be a historic day for the club, Kiladangan will be making their debut in the County Senior Football Championship this coming Sunday 22nd when they take on Killenaule in Templemore at 6.00 pm. Please come out to support the lads on the day.
Junior B
The Junior B hurlers will take on Silvermines in their next league game on Friday April 27th at 6.30 pm in Puckane.
Under 6/8s
Outdoor hurling for U6s and U8s continues this week on Wednesday at 6.00pm.
Parish League
Our Parish League has reached semi final stage and it is hoped to play these games over the coming weekends. The semi final pairings are North Vs South and East Vs West. Details of the teams are up on the Club’s Facebook page.
Under 12
Both U12 teams played at home last Friday with mixed results. The Roinn D team put in an excellent performance against Ballinahinch and were unlucky not to win. While the Roinn B team had a big win over Borrisokane. Both teams have now reached the knockout stages and details of the games will be texted out during the week.
Under 14
The U14s played Kilruane at home last Wednesday and put in a good performance. However the result didn’t go their way. They play at home again this Wednesday at 6.45, with Burgess the opposition.
Under 16
The 16s have reached the knockout stages of the competition as well with no details yet on the fixture.
Membership
Membership is now due for all players and for supporters that wish to sign up. It can be paid to any club officer or to the club registrar David Sweeney. It can also be paid online on the clubs website at: https://kiladangangaa.clubifyapp.com/membership\_products
Lotto
There was no winner of last week’s lotto. Next weeks jackpot stands at €4,100. Thanks for your continued support.
Kiladangan GAA Club Cul Camp
Online booking for Cul Camp 2018 is now open at www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps. The dates for the Kiladangan GAA Club Camp are July 2nd-6th
