Petch treble spurs Newtown to cup glory
Munster U18 hitman Jamie Petch ended his schools hockey career in style as his hat-trick helped Newtown retain the Munster Senior B Schoolboys Cup with a 4-1 final defeat of Villiers.
Another Olympic dream dies
Ireland saw a second Olympic dream go up in smoke in seven days after the women went down 4-1 to Belgium in their Athlon FIH Road to London playoff final yesterday.
Big wins for C of I and UCC
Cork Church of Ireland and UCC both recorded season-defining results on Saturday, giving the former a shot at the league title while the students are in the box seat to compete for Irish Hockey League qualification for the first time.
O’Flynn helps Ireland edge closer to dreamland
Audrey O’Flynn’s remarkable hot streak from short corners helped Ireland to a 3-2 win over Spain in Belgium that Gene Muller and Alex Speers termed the best of their Irish careers, moving the green army to within 70 minutes of Olympic qualification.
A week to forget for BGS, but silverware still to play for
Bandon Grammar are enduring a tough week on the schools cups front after their senior boys succumbed to Ashton 5-3 while the girls had a chastening opening day at the Kate Russell All-Ireland Championships.
Symmons breaks cap record as Irish win again
Second half doubles from Audrey O’Flynn and Emma Smyth finally got Ireland over the hump of world number 30 side Mexico as they eventually ran out 5-0 winners against the minnows at the women’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Kontich, Belgium yesterday.