Impressive Ashton advance to last four
Ashton will take on Wesley in today’s All-Ireland Schoolboys semi-finals after impressively winning their group with something to spare and dumping out last year’s finalists Cookstown along the way.
Ashton hit Villiers for six
Villiers School found themselves outplayed in their opening fixture of the 2012 All Ireland Schools Championships, going down 6-1 against a clinical Ashton side. Bandon Grammar lost a topsy-turvy tie 5-3 against Sutton Park.
Ashton bid to end 12-year famine
Ashton School are hoping things have come together for them at just the right time as they bid to annex a first All-Ireland Schoolboys Championships title in 12 years this week.
Valiant Villiers back in the big time
Villiers School qualified for the All-Ireland Schoolboys Championships for the first time since 2005 on a dramatic afternoon at Garryduff yesterday.
First-half flurry does the trick for Ashton
Ashton’s stunning display of first-half firepower meant they were never in danger of losing an entertaining Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup final yesterday, running out 5-2 winners over a game Midleton College outfit at Garryduff.
Cork schools set to reprise 2010 classic
2010’s Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup final loss to Midleton College was an unhappy one for Ashton trio Gary Wilkinson, Richard Sweetnam and Richard Lynch (above) – but all are back for a shot at revenge as they take on the East Cork school again in this year’s decider at Garryduff tomorrow (3pm).
Ashton will discover how well they handle the favourites tag when they meet Midleton College in today’s Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup final at Garryduff (3pm).