At 14, Chloe Hubbard is already a road bowling champion

Chloë Hubbard is Munster U14 champion.

Chloë Hubbard is Munster U14 champion after a convincing bowl of odds win over Aoife McCarthy at Newcestown.

She established her dominance from the off with a huge opening shot to just short of light. McCarthy beat that by just 10m with her second throw. This set the terms for the rest of the score.

Hubbard had a full bowl after her second shot. A big third throw to the lollipops from McCarthy brought the lead under a bowl. It was still just under a bowl at the forge cross. McCarthy gained more traction in the shots past the garage and had the lead back to just 40m at Kingston’s lane.

Hubbard exerted good pressure again past the farms, but McCarthy responded well to keep the lead under a bowl. Hubbard played a huge bowl to Canty’s lane, McCarthy was left of the sop with her reply and missed the tip to fall a full bowl behind again. Hubbard sealed it with her next shot.

Meanwhile, Cillian Kelleher survived a strong late challenge from Noel O’Regan to win his place in the Lyre tournament final. He raised almost a bowl following two big opening shots past the forestry entrance. He held that to Crowley’s. He then played a massive bowl to light at Crowley’s bend to raise a full bowl.

O’Regan knocked the bowl with his next one and they had a huge contest for that lead to finish. Kelleher looked certain to win by a bowl after a brilliant second last, but O’Regan won the last exchange.

Kieran Murphy beat Conor Creedon in the last shot of a closely contested tournament score at Ballinacurra. He had a good lead after a big first shot, but Creedon levelled immediately with an equally good one to the pedestrian crossing. Creedon won the lead in the next exchange to Brinny cross.

He increased his odds in the next two to Foley’s. They were dead-level when both their bowls hit a wall at the waterworks. Murphy gained a big lead with his next and raised a bowl with his ninth shot to the hurling alley. Creedon levelled immediately with a great bowl to light before the bridge.

They were still level after 14 each to the start of the straight. It was on a knife-edge from there to light facing the line. They both narrowly missed the line in 18. Murphy took the verdict with a superior 19th shot.

Michael O’Leary beat Darragh Lynch and Cian Bowen in the Mick-Flor O’Driscoll Cup final at Schull. Bowen looked the likely winner when he led O’Leary by 40m and Lynch by almost a bowl after six to the waterworks.

O’Leary turned the score with a sensational bowl past the guesthouse, which gave him almost a bowl on Bowen and a full bowl on Lynch. He had a full bowl on both after nine to McFarlane’s. He held that lead to the bridge. Lynch got a massive 15th throw to force a last shot. He just missed the line with his next one and O’Leary beat it by 10m.

Father and son combination, Mark Bourke senior and junior, had a clear win over Edmund and Alan Sexton in the semi-final of the Paddy Murphy Cup at Berrings.

A big second bowl by the younger Bourke set them on the road to victory. He raised almost two bowls with a brilliant shot to light at the bottom of the hill. The Sextons managed to get the lead back to a bowl, but the Bourkes pushed clear again.

Seán Kiely beat Killian Kelleher in the Ballyclough final. He led the early shots, but Kelleher won the lead with a big shot up the hill. Kiely looked to be getting the upper hand again, but Kelleher fought back to lead with three to go. Kiely regained the lead with a great bowl past the quarry, which was enough to see him home.

Andrew O’Callaghan beat Donal Riordan in the last shot at Grange. He raised a bowl with a huge second shot. He held that lead past Holland’s and raised a second bowl past de Barra’s. Riordan knocked the second bowl with a brilliant shot to the school cross, but he hit a pillar with his next one to fall two behind again.

Riordan got it back to a bowl with a huge shot on Hodnett’s straight. O’Callaghan was still in control till he made a mistake with his third last, which saw his lead drop under a bowl. Still he kept the advantage past the line.

Denis Murphy is through to the Charlie Desmond Cup final at Kilcrohane after beating David Hourihane and Kevin Hurley in the semi-final.