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• Muckross III hold twin division nine threat at bay

  

  Muckross III, coached by Irish hockey legend Helen Buckley (pictured), took initial control of division 9 from the mid-point of the season in December thanks to crucial wins over UCD IV and Railway Union V, their main rivals in a three-horse race. However, an incredible 6-6 tie with Old Alex and a 0-0 draw with [...]

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• Muckross and Our Lady's div three stars

  

  Muckross firsts bounced back up to division two in style as they won the division three title without losing a single match this term, wrapping up the title a fortnight ago when they won 4-1 in Bray (pictured). Coached by Gordon Watkins, they managed to hold off the intentions of Our Lady’s to take the [...]

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• Mid-term report: Women’s divisional round-up

  

  Division Two: Old Alex II currently rule the roost in division two, carrying a six point advantage into the second half of the season, boasting a perfect six from six home record to lead the way from reigning champions Railway Union II and Loreto II. Becca Coll and Hazel Agar’s goals have been a key [...]

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• Mt Sackville, Wesley and Andrews lead the way

  

  Section A Our Lady’ Terenure 1-5 Wesley College Wesley College made it two wins from two with a comfortable victory over Our Lady’s, Terenure. A single goal from Hannah Honner separated the sides at the break. Wesley extended their lead courtesy of strikes from Anna-May Whelan and Sarah Robinson. Terenure managed to pull a goal [...]

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• Symmons releases Leinster U-16 girl’s panel

  

  Nikki Symmons named her Leinster U-16 panel, hoping to bring the girl’s interprovincial title back to the province for the first time since 2005. Kate Lloyd, Anna Roopnarinesingh, Orla Macken, Anna May Whelan and Ailish Naughton are all included for the second year running for the tournament which takes place at Grange Road on October [...]

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• Mount Temple show Premier quality

  

  Senior Girls Premier League: Week 1 The Senior Girls League got underway, with teams shaking off the return to school to put in some excellent performances. The show, however, was stolen by Mount Temple – newcomers to this level – who put in a fantastic performance to gain a comfortable three points at the expense [...]

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• New Premier League debuts this week

  

  With the new school year beginning, the revamped senior girl’s Premier League tips off this week with eight games on show. As announced on The Hook in June, the League has changed format radically, from four pools of four teams to two pools of nine teams. The aim is for players to experience a genuine [...]

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• Premier League undergoes massive revamp

  

  Alexandra College’s quest to retain the Leinster schoolgirl’s Premier League looks set to become even tougher than their hard-fought victory last December as the 2009/10 competition takes in an enlarged format. The league increases in entries from 16 to 18 with Sutton Park and Mount Temple stepping up from Senior One. The league will now [...]

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• Women's junior league round-up

  

  Virtually all the Leinster women’s leagues have come to a conclusion in the past fortnight. Here’s a quick round-up of whose going up and down across the divisions as well as a couple of cup finals last Sunday: Division Two: One of the few issues yet to be resolved this season is the destination of [...]

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• North Kildare, Muckross and Avoca II take league honours

  

  Kickstarting the busy season for trophy-engravers, the first three Leinster women’s league titles were confirmed in the past week with numerous others up for decision on Saturday afternoon. North Kildare’s firsts took the division three crown last Saturday with a 2-0 victory away to Diocesan before extending their advantage to ten points over the chasing [...]

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