Oulart on march again

Champions Oulart-the-Ballagh remain on course for a fourth title in-a-row when they defeated Shelmaliers (1-19 to 2-11) in their Pettitt’s Wexford SHC semi-final at Wexford Park on Saturday.

Apart from a brief spell before the break when Shelmaliers stormed back into contention, Oulart-the-Ballagh were the more composed, skilful outfit and the result was never really in doubt.

The titleholders edged into a 0-3 to 0-1 lead inside eight minutes before Nicky Kirwan’s 15th minute goal opened a 1-5 to 0-2 gap. Shelmaliers were battling away but showed little penetration in attack, however their hard work was rewarded when Ciaran O’Shaughnessy goaled on the half hour to cut the margin to three points (1-10 to 1-7) at the interval.