Ladies win the Junior Championship.
After 10 years in existence the junior ladies have reached the top of the junior ranks with a superb display of football at St. Lomans on Sunday last against Loughnavalley.
Games between Ballycomoyle and Loughnavalley over the last two years have always been close affairs.  It is six years since Ballycomoyle first contested a junior championship final with Loughnavalley contesting their third in a row.  The girls from Ballycomoyle have worked hard all year.  With only 5 of the team on the 2003 team, this was a first county championship final for most.  From the start of the game we got on top in all quarters of the field.  Sinead Gallagher between the posts had little to do through out the game but did pull off a save when needed to. Clodagh O’Neill and Libby Hannon on the full back line were relatively untested but dealt with what ever came their way and ensuring that no openings were given to Loughnavalley. Orla Doolin – centre forward – played a role around the centre of the field leaving Aisling Farrelly and Ruth Daniels to bridge the gap to the full forward line.  All in all the spirit and determination that all the girls played with, ensures that we will be a force to be reckoned with at intermediate level in 2010.
Loughnavalley opened the scoring with a point from a free taken by Fiona Ruane after 2 mins.  Ballycomoyle were put under a lot of pressure in defence before Ruth Daniels opened the scoreboard for us in the 7^th min, with a well taken point following a free.  Ruth Daniels and Celeste Dermody followed with a point each.  In 14^th min Loughnavalley Goalkeeper Alice Kerrigan pulled off two fine saves before pushing the ball out for a 45.  Celeste added another point before Loughnavalley broke through the Ballycomoyle defence and Gillian Corbett pointed from a free in 23^rd min.  Celeste added a point from a free in the 24^th min.  It was in the 26^th min of the first half that the break through came in the way of a goal from Ruth Daniels after advantage was given for a foul on Celeste.  Celeste added another point before half time.  Half time score Ballycomoyle 1-6 Loughnavalley 0-2.
They say that the first 10 mins of the second half are crucial in deciding how the half will go, well Ballycomoyle girls made no mistake about this time.  Sabrina Dermody pointed after a pass from Keri Flynn in 3^rd min and Orla Doolin scored a point in 4^th min.  In the 7^th min Celeste rattled the back of the net.  A minute later a ball rebounded from a shot by Alma Hayden and Celeste was on hand to shake the net again.  Loughnavalley tried to break through the defence but Mary Quinn, Jane Coyle and Karen Coyle were superb and were not letting anything through.  Cariosa O’Neill held Loughnavalley’s top scorer for the year Gillian Corbett scoreless from play for the whole game.  Celeste added another point from a free in 12^th min before Ruth ended a solo run with the ball in the back of the net. Throughout the game Captain Joanne Walsh, Hazel Whyte and Orla Doolin worked tirelessly around the middle of the field.  Ruth added another point in 20^th minute.  In 27^th min Alma Hayden was pulled down in the square and the penalty which was awarded was delivered safely to the back of the net by Celeste.  In the final minute of the game Celeste to display her true style for the day fisted over a point from a pass from Carmel Coyle.
Final score Ballycomoyle 5-ll Loughnavalley 0-2.