The Sligo ladies county finals took place as part of a triple-header in a rain-soaked Markievicz Park on Saturday.
The junior final was up first with Coolera/Strandhill, backboned by Sligo county players Ruth Goodwin, Laura-Ann Laffey and Jacqui Mulligan, beating Curry by 2-13 to 3-4.
The more experienced Coolera outfit were 1-7 to 0-1 up at half-time, and the result looked beyond doubt.
But Curry battled back commendably in the second half, and reduced the gap, before Frank O’Sullivan’s Coolera team finished strongly to see out the win.
Captain Ruth Goodwin lifted the trophy and was also named player of the match for her performance in midfield.
In the intermediate final, St Mary’s ability to net goals proved the determining factor, as they overcame a youthful Drumcliffe/Rosses Point team by 8-8 to 2-11.
Spurred by Irish soccer international Emma Hansberry, St Mary’s led by 4-6 to 2-5 by the short whistle, with the goals coming from Hansberry, Karen Maloney (2) and Sarah McMoreland.
Sinead Regan and Michelle McNamara both netted stunning goals from the north Sligo side at the start and the end of the half, while captain Rachel Monaghan – who previously played for St Mary’s – kicking four first half points.
Monaghan continued to lead the charge for Mike Healy’s side in the second half, but St Mary’s, who had been beaten in the intermediate final for the past two years, were not going to let this one slip, and two goals from Kayleigh Cawley, and further strikes from McMoreland and Hansberry, secured the title for the side managed by Shane Breheny.
The senior title went the way of free-scoring Geevagh, who defeated old rivals St Nathy’s by 6-8 to 1-11.
The east Sligo side led by 4-4 to 1-8 at the break, with Jemma Brehony, Sarah Maxwell and Sinead McTiernan among their goalscorers.
A St Nathy’s goal through Ciara Lavin in the second half, gave them some home, but Geevagh added two more three-pointers, and Naimh Ryan’s sixth goal for her side sealed the deal, with captain Stephanie O’Reilly lifting the trophy for her side.
