Tubbercurry take 11th title

Sligo SHC Final/Tubbercurry - 0-13 Calry/St Josephs 1-8: Tubbercurry regained the county title with a hard-earned two-point …

Sligo SHC Final/Tubbercurry - 0-13 Calry/St Josephs 1-8: Tubbercurry regained the county title with a hard-earned two-point win over reigning champions Calry/St Joseph's in an action-packed final at Kent Park, Ballydoogan, on Saturday.

Paul Seevers got Tubbercurry off the mark after three minutes and they were five up before David Colleary opened Calry's account in the 10th minute.

A Tommy Gallagher goal for Calry/St Joseph's after 18 minutes set them up for a 1-5 to 0-7 half-time lead, but they were always chasing the game after Fabio Cretaro put Tubbercurry ahead four minutes into the second half.

TUBBERCURRY: M Gorman; A Henry, J Burke, B Gannon; K McDonagh, M Burke (0-2), D McDonagh; P Seevers (0-7, five frees), B Curran; D Seevers, S Kerns, B Brennan (0-1); R Kilcoyne, R Haughey (0-1), F Cretaro (0-2). Sub: D Walsh for Kilcoyne.

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CALRY/ST JOSEPH'S: E Loughran; K Hackett, F Coyne, R Watters; G Beckett, D Burke, P Scanlon; D Colleary (0-1), L Reidy (0-3, frees); M Shelly (0-1), K Raymond (0-1), D Cox; T Gallagher (1-0), R Cox (0-1), M Gilmartin (0-1). Subs: E Kelly for Watters; S Boyd for Gallagher.

Referee: P Maguire (Sligo).