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Lakers’ magnificent return to winning ways
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National League Basketball Division One,
Scotts Lakers 89, Galway Titans 60
Scotts Lakers returned to winning ways with an emphatic victory over Galway Titans in Killarney Sports Centre on Saturday night. It was a magnificent all-round team performance from the home side and they laid the foundation for this victory early in the second quarter when they went on a 16-0 run to set them up for a comfortable win.
Titans were competitive throughout the first quarter with big American Keegan Ryan leading the way and the visitors were 25-22 in front at the end of the first quarter.
Antuan Bootle already had nine points for Scotts Lakers at this early stage but was rested for long periods of the match as Coach Vojkan Bencic utilised his full bench.
New signing Dan Griffin, Mark Greene, Justin Tuason , Padraig Lucey ,Andrew Fitzgerald, Mihail Kapitanov and Cian Clernon were all on target as Lakers hit 16 unanswered points to open up a 43-29 lead.
The Killarney side stayed in front to lead 50-33 at half-time and maintained that advantage to stay 68-49 in front at the end of the third quarter.
A Titans comeback was never on the cards and the final quarter was a mere formality. Scotts Lakers finished the match with five local Killarney players all on the court at the same time with young Dylan O'Sullivan outstanding alongside team captain Philip O'Connor, Andrew Fitzgerald and veterans Shane Horgan and Keith O'Grady.
A comfortable 29-point win in the end and it was easily Lakers best display of the season so far. However Titans didn't offer much resistance and much tougher tests lie ahead including an away game in Ballincollig next Saturday.
Scotts Lakers: Mark Greene 17, Antuan Bootle 15, Andrew Fitzgerald 11, Cian Clernon 11, Padraig Lucey 11, Dan Griffin 8, Dylan O'Sullivan 6, Mihail Kapitanov 4, Justin Tuason 3 Philip O'Connor 3 Shane Horgan, Keith O'Grady.
Titans: Keegan Ryan 29, Tom Fabricuss 10, Jan Stec 8
A minute's silence was held before this match in memory of Neptune and Ireland Under 18 star Liam Chandler, who sadly passed away at the weekend.
New temporary entrance at Dunloe Hotel
Motorists travelling along the L4040 in Beaufort are being advised to exercise caution in the coming weeks following changes to the road layout at The Dunloe Hotel & Gardens.
A temporary site entrance and new tarmacadam surface have been installed on the L4040 to manage traffic during ongoing construction work at the hotel.
Temporary site hoarding, entrance gates, and a mobile site cabin are now in place to allow heavy machinery and construction vehicles safe access to the grounds as redevelopment progresses.
The temporary road layout will remain active for the duration of the multi-phase hotel upgrade works.
Once construction is fully completed, developers will remove the temporary entrance and return the hotel entrance configuration to its original layout.
Exploring the National Park after dark
Killarney Parish marked the annual Season of Creation by teaming up with the Killarney National Park Education Centre for an after-dark nature event in the park.
Led by newly appointed Parish Administrator Fr Pat O’Donnell, the local community group took part in a Nocturnal Nature Ramble organised in conjunction with European Youth in Parks Day and its ‘Parks in the Dark’ initiative.
Education Centre staff Chris Barron and Tara Buckley guided participants through the park to observe wildlife that becomes active after dusk.
Using bat detectors and night-vision binoculars, the group tracked local nocturnal species and learned about the nighttime ecosystem within the park grounds.
New temporary entrance at Dunloe Hotel
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