Callanan stars as Church hearts broken

Upperchurch-Drombane’s bid for a first Mid Tipp SHC title ended in agonising disappointment at Littleton yesterday as they lost to Drom-Inch by 2-19 to 1-21 after extra-time.

It all seemed to be going well for Upperchurch when, helped by a Michael Lee goal after 23 minutes, they led 1-7 to 0-4 at the interval. They continued to do well on the change-over but a Johnny Ryan goal from a penalty revived a struggling Drom and in injury-time they hit the front thanks to a goal from Hurler of the Year favourite Seamie Callanan.