39TH CHRISTMAS BLITZ

Senior Ladies

37 GA ST ANNES 15 ST MARYS 1 20
41 GA ST MARYS 1 31 UNDERDOGS 6
52 GB ST MARYS TEAM 2 15 TRALEE IMPERIALS 24
55 GB TRALEE IMPERIALS 29 KENMARE KESTRALS 6
59 GB KENMARE KESTRALS 11 ST MARYS TEAM 2 23
62 GA ST JOSEPHS 23 ST ANNES 18
65 GA UNDERDOGS 15 ST JOSEPHS 29
78 ST. JOSEPHS 18 ST.MARYS 2 17
79 TRALEE IMPERIALS 21 ST. MARY'S 10
107 FINAL ST. JOSEPHS VS TRALEE IMPERIALS

Senior Ladies Final

Tralee in imperious from as they outgun St Josephs

  Tralee Imperials 22  St Josephs Abbeyfeale 12

 By Murt Murphy 

Tralee Imperials were just too strong for a gallant St Josephs Abbeyfeale side in this Senior Ladies Final where the result looked inevitable from the start. Tralee Imperials are a young side who play in the Co League and looked far more potent and their play was more organized a Linda Raymond controlled matters from the point and young precocious Emma Sherwood shot well from the corner. 

St Josephs had the mother ad daughter combination of Anne and Aisling  Scanlon on duty and Anne deserves so much credit for being still able to play a full game despite being in the forty something’s club!

Tralee Imperials led 6-2 after three minutes with Emma Sherwood scoring one free throw and a superb basket after a Lisa Brennan assist. Lorraine Scanlon opened St Josephs account but they just could not hold onto the ball against the quick moving Tralee side. Then after Loretta Maher had closed the gap to 8-5 with 4.11 left in the half, Imperials upped their game with three unanswered baskets from Emma Sherwood (2), and Aisling O’Mahony and leading 14-5 at half time, there was no way back for Abbeyfeale.

The second half was not that exciting with the outcome inevitable and though St Josephs never gave up, Tralee Imperials were always in control, and deservedly cruised to a ten point win.

 Top Scorers

Tralee Imperials: E Sherwood 7, L Raymond 3, A O’Mahony and S Mackassey 4 each

St Joseph ’s: L Maher 6, L Scanlon 5, J Maher 1


At the Senior Ladies finals LtoR: Eamon O'Connor, Donal O'Connor & Denis Griffin who all played in the first blitz


Coach Porter uses his board to give final instructions before their game against St. Annes


St. Mary's ladies in a relaxed mood at half time. St. Marys won their game 20-15 against St. Annes

GROUP A
ST. ANNE'S FARRANFORE ST. MARY'S 1 UNDERDOGS ST. JOSEPH'S
DENISE O'MAHONY REIDIN O'LOUGHLIN KATIE MITCHELL ANNE SCANLON
IRENE O'MAHONY EILEEN O'CONNOR NUALA O'CONNOR CLAIRE SHEEHY
UNA O'MAHONY MARGARET O'DONOGHUE JENNIFER O'CONNOR RHIANNON MCNULTY
ALMA O'MAHONY TRACEY HARTNETT MARY-ELLEN SCALLON LORRAINE SCANLON
AILEEN AHERN TRACEY O'SULLIVAN TRISHEN RIORDAN MARIE DILLON
TARA FOLAN MARY NOLAN ANITA O'CONNOR ASHLING SCANLON
MARGARET DALY MARIE WALSH AILEEN COAKLEY AINE DILLON
SINEAD CASEY JACKIE HARTNETT CATHY O'SULLIVAN ORLA LANE
MAIRE MORIARTY SANDRA O'CONNOR SHARON MCCARTHY LORETTA MAHER
AISLING O'SULLIVAN NOREEN KEARNEY JULIEANNE O'CONNELL JEAN MAHER
DEIRDRE O'SULLIVAN NOELLE SCANLON    
     
COACH: MIKEY FLEMING   COACH: DENIS CROWLEY COACH: A.SCANLON
.   JOHN BROSNAN  
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GROUP B
ST. MARY'S 2 TRALEE IMPERIALS KENMARE KESTRELS  
PHILOMENA O'CONNOR AMY MANSFIELD CAROLINE TAYLOR  
MIRIAM LEANE KAREN CONWAY ANNA MARIE ADAMS  
MARY HERLIHY AISLING O'MAHONY LAURA O'SULLIVAN  
DANIELLE MCLOUGHLIN LINDA RAYMOND LORNA COOPER  
LAUREN PRENDIVILLE LISA BRENNAN EMER O'SULLIVAN  
CLIODHNA CROWLEY FIONA BARRY MICHELLE O'SULLIVAN  
SHELLAGH WRENN KERRIE DORE SUZANNE TEAHAN  
AMBER GALWEY SABINA SAYERS GRAINNE BROWNE  
LOUISE O'CONNOR JILL FINNUCANE GERALDINE FOLEY  
MAURA CONROY SINEAD MACESSY CAROLINE CLIFFORD  
. ASHLEY CAMPBELL FIONA BROSNAN  
.   SINEAD O'DONOGHUE  
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COACH: DENIS PORTER COACH: LIAM CULLOTY COACH: COLM HORGAN  
LIZ GALWEY CAROLYN O'MAHONY    
     

TRALEE IMPERIALS 39TH BLITZ SENIOR LADIES CHAMPIONS