MICHAEL O’Leary came out on top in the Mick Flor O’Driscoll Cup final played in Schull.

Going into battle were Michael O’Leary, Cian Bowen and Darren Lynch, playing for 3 x €1,200 a-side. Bowen held the early advantage, leading both his opponents by 40 metres after three shots. After six shots, he extended this advantage to 60 metres on O’Leary and almost a bowl on Lynch.

But after two excellent shots from O’Leary, he took over the lead, raising a bowl on Lynch and almost a bowl on Bowen. He raised the bowl fully on both at McFarland’s. O’Leary held this odds on for the bridge, but Lynch pushed him to a last shot that O’Leary won to take the cup.

Also, in a novice B tournament final at Ballyclough, Sean Kiely took victory from Kieran Kelleher, playing for €2,500 a-side.

We’re in a busy road bowling period, as several tournaments are being run off, including at Lyre where their junior A tournament is heading towards the business end. When Liam Murphy, from Baile Bhuirne, played Michael John O’Brien (for a total stake of €4,800), the latter won by a bowl.

In a junior A semi-final at Lyre on Sunday, Noel O’Regan (Togher) played Cillian Kelleher (Kilnamartyra), and there was no stake in this one. This was a trap-to-line victory for Kelleher, who lined two big opening shots past the forest entrance where he was throwing his odds over 25 metres. Soon, the lead was up to 100 metres. O’Regan stayed within touching distance, but Kelleher stayed in front.

Ballinacurra also held a junior A score, as another Gaeltacht man, Conor Creedon, played local Templemartin man Kieran Murphy, for a total stake of €4,000. Victory went to Murphy, who just about got over the line in a very tight finish.

Grange was the venue for the re-match between Andrew O’Callaghan and Donal Riordan in the Champy Deasy Cup. They played the previous week in Ballinacurra and O’Callaghan won. On this occasion they played for €2,150 a-side. Again, O’Callaghan prevailed, winning by a big last shot.

Recent Vintage winner Jerry Murphy had two from two against Jim Coffey at Ballinacurra. Playing for €3,100 a-side in the first score, they crossed the main road in four each with Murphy 30 metres ahead. Coffey took his first lead with his sixth shot to Foley’s. After two more to the Muddy Gap, Coffey raised a bowl of odds. Two good bowls from Murphy to the GAA entrance and three poor bowls from Coffey gave Murphy the lead back by 10 metres. Murphy raised daylight odds with a great bowl to the silver gate. At the novice D line he had almost a bowl of odds and raised it fully when he went sight for the line.

In the return score playing for €4,000 a-side, at the GAA entrance Coffey was throwing his odds over 30 metres. Murphy three great bowls past the sheds took the lead by five metres and held this lead to the waterworks. He raised further odds between here and Brinny cross, and went on to win by almost the bowl.