JJ Kavanagh JHL Windgap 0-10 Kilmacow 1-10

LEAGUE DEBUT: The JJ Kavanagh All County Hurling League tie played in atrocious weather conditions on Saturday in Windgap was a well contested affair between old rivals Kilmacow and Windgap. Having seen the visitors open the scoring, the sides were tied at 0-2 before with Cian Ryan and Tommy Lonergan with two points in a row and another brace after a Kilmacow reply saw them lead 0-6 to 0-4 at the break. On the resumption the wind and rain assisted visitors reduced the lead before Cian Ryan with his sixth pointed free had his side 0-7 to 0-4 ahead. Six minutes into the new half the games turning point arrived when Johnny Hayes gave James Murray no chance in the Windgap goal to tie the sides 0-7 to 1-4. Almost immediately a similar opportunity for Windgaps Peter Hennessey drew a good save before Windgap went back a point ahead. After the sides were again tied Kilmacow took the lead for the second time in the game after a fifty minute break. The visitors then added another to extend it to two points for the first time. After another Windgap reply a single point separated the sides with five minutes. In the end a stronger finishing Kilmacow side added two late points to see them take the points on a 1-10 to 0-10 scoreline. An even steven game played in the right spirit both sides showed good fitness and promise for the year ahead. The young Windgap side were led by the fullback line of Sean Foley, Darragh O'Shea and Peter Landy were well assisted up front by Cian Ryan. The team was James Murray, Peter Landy, Sean Foley, Darragh O'Shea, William Phelan, Conor Lonergan, Emmet Landy, Thomas Fleming, Cian Ryan, Tommy Lonergan, Phillip Lonergan, Paraic Walsh, Matthew Enright, Eoin Cody, Substitutes Gerard Purcell, Gary Lyons, and Daniel Cashin. Scorers Cian Ryan Ryan (0-8, 0-7 frees) Thomas and Phillip Lonergan (0-1) each. Kilmacow Richie McNamara (0-6, 0-5 frees) Johnny Hayes (1-1), Dylan Cooke, Luke Harney
(0-1) each. The game was refereed by Willie Kearney. 
NEW BEGINING: The game saw a new set of mentors looking after the clubs premier side with trainer Pat Walsh being assisted by former full back Eamon Murray, club secretary Noel Power and Kieran Purcell. For those unable to attend the scores were tweeted live from the game by 
Julie Walsh and could be followed live on the parish website windgap.ie On the day former players PJ Barron and Laurence Doyle manned the umpires posts and Treasurer Eamon Doyle done the gate in the poor conditions as the spectators welcome the protection from the rain provided by the porch along the length of the club rooms.