Salthill U14 girls fall just short

Date Published: 27-Jun-2008

THE Salthill/Knocknacarra U14 girls qualified for the County B camogie final for the first time on Friday evening last with a 3-2 to 3-0 win over a strong Craughwell side in Castlegar. Young Fiona Power opened the scoring for Salthill with a well taken goal.Grainne Mulkerrin contributed 1-1 during another fine performance and Grace O’Donnell added a further 1-1 from expertly taken frees.There were many other great performances, including from Sally Ann Concannon and Niamh Callanan, who was returning from injury. The final followed three days later, and in a pulsating game, Salthill fell short by two points.While left with regrets about what might have been with a fully fit panel, nothing should detract from a fine performance from the team, with Grainne Mulkerrin, the captain, leading by example and recording a personal tally of 3-1 despite a hamstring injury.At one stage, midway through the second half, Salthill were .........