Tralee/St. Brendan’s District, Senior Championship Final
Report by Tim Slattery at Austin Stack Park
Austin Stacks 2-18
Ballymac 1-4
Stacks opened the scoring with point from Fiachna Mangan and Donagh McKivergan with two frees made it a three-point game; Stacks added three more points from a David Mannix free Greg Horan and Fiachna Mangan to make it six points to no score.
Ballymac got their opening point in the 13th minute from an Aidan Breen free this was followed shortly after by another point from Fiachna Mangan and an Armin Heinrich goal from a Greg Horan pass to make it 1-7 to 0-1.
Vinny Horan had a Ballymac point followed by four unanswered points from Dylan Casey,David Mannix with two and one from Greg Horan.Joey Nagle with a great goal after good work from Joe O’Connor just before half time, making it 2-11 to 0-2.
Aidan Breen had a Ballmac point after the interval but two more points within a minute from Donagh McKivergan and David Mannix, making it 2-13 to 0-3.
Donal Daly had a Ballymac goal followed by a Vinny Horan free, but back came Stacks with five points in a row, with two each from David Mannix, Cian Purcell, and one from Donagh McKivergan and a Wayne Guthrie penalty save in between to finish the scoring.
Austin Stacks Team: Wayne Guthrie, Colin Griffin, Joey Nagle, Niall Fitzmaurice, Armin Heinrich (1-0), Dylan Casey (0-1), Colm Browne, Barry Shanahan, Joe O’Connor, Donagh McKivergan (0-4,3f), Fiachna Mangan (0-3), Cillian Litchfield, Jordan Kissane, Greg Horan (0-2), David Mannix (0-6,3f).
Subs Paul O’Sullivan for Armin Heinrich, Michael O’Gara for Joey Nagle, Cian Purcell (0-2) for Jordan Kissane, Eoghan Carroll for Cillian Litchfield, Sean Ryan for Colm Browne.
Stacks-winning Captain Paul O’Sullivan
Man of the match, Greg Horan.
Referee Paul Hayes Kerins O’Rahillys
50th Anniversary: Join our 1973 Senior County Champions heroes for what promises to be the social event of our club year on this Saturday, 9th December, at 7:30 pm in the Clubhouse as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of a landmark county championship victory.
An evening of great stories, reminiscing and craic is guaranteed as we look back on a famous championship win that ended a 37-year famine and launched a glorious Black & Amber era.
So, save the date for kickstarting the Christmas festivities in style with a night that is sure to be talked about for the next 50 years! All are welcome.
Club Cards: Our card sessions continue in the Clubhouse on Mondays and Thursdays with the starting time of 9 pm sharp.
CLUB LOTTO: This week’s (4th December) Jackpot worth €2250 was not won. The numbers drawn were 02,05,09,15. The €20 winners were Ena Healy c/o Richard Healy, Michael Carroll c/o The Club, Brendan Reidy c/o The Club, Eamon Marey c/o The Club, Josh Leahy c/o Carmel O’Neill€25 Terrys Butchers Voucher Mike Stack. Next Week’s Jackpot will be worth €2300
Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Lotto tickets on a weekly basis – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commanes Bookshop (PC Books), O’Flynns Interiors, Hussey’s, Princes St., The Burger Shack, Monavalley and Kirby’s Brogue Inn. And continued thanks to everyone who purchase tickets week-in, week-out.
Sympathy: Sincere Sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently.
Dan O’Brien Moyderwell, Des Lambe Oakpark.
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