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• Classy Lurgan soar to second Kate Russell in three years

  

  Lurgan claimed the Kate Russell All-Ireland schoolgirls championship in Kilkenny College, seeing off the hosts 2-0 in the final game of the competition to complete a second win in three years.

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• Kilkenny aim to upset Lurgan steamroller

  

  Kilkenny College put themselves forward as the main threat to Lurgan’s charge for a second Kate Russell All-Ireland schoolgirl’s hockey title in three years following a pair of wins on home turf.

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• Mount Anville claim sixth Leinster schoolgirl’s title to cap fine year

  

  Mount Anville’s minor A side closed out the Leinster schoolgirl’s season with a 2-0 win over Alexandra College on Friday in Grange Road, claiming the last of the 22 titles on offer this year; full 2012/13 honour roll included

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• Sackville take home Senior Plate: schoolgirl’s finals round-up

  

  Sarah Hawkshaw’s thumping penalty corner saw Mount Sackville retain the Senior Plate; Muckross annexed the Junior Plate ahead of Newbridge while Mount Anville added to their trophy haul

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• Gerard’s bounce back to claim Junior A league

  

  St Gerard’s denied High School the Junior double on Tuesday afternoon in Grange Road to record a famous Junior A League victory.

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• St Kilian’s DSD complete amazing triple-week

  

  St Kilian’s DSD completed one of the most memorable week’s in the school’s hockey history as they annexed three titles this week to go with the boy’s U-13 B title won last week.

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• McGowan strikes gold for Mount Anville to end 11-year Senior Cup wait

  

  Mount Anville ended an 11-year itch as they finally landed the Leinster schoolgirl’s Senior Cup title, having finally broken their semi-final curse, missing out on a final berth at the last hurdle.

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• Penalty queens Mount Anville and Rathdown make up girl’s Senior Cup final

  

  Mount Anville and Rathdown will contest the Leinster Schoolgirl’s Senior Cup final on Tuesday as they both made it through last Wednesday’s semi-finals in Grange Road in identical fashion.

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• Rathdown make Senior Cup breakthrough; quarter-final round-up

  

  Rathdown are the new face in the Leinster Schoolgirl’s Senior Cup semi-finals following their quarter-final win over Teresians; they will meet High School in the final four while Alexandra College and Mount Anville meet in a repeat of the Claudia Tierney Cup final

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• Maiden Premier crown for Wesley after major rearguard effort holds of High School

  

  Wesley survived a second half High School onslaught to claim their first Senior Premier League title in Grange Road, clinging on to a narrow 2-1 victory; Mount Anville picked off a 3-1 win over Alexandra College in the Claudia Tierney Cup final

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