Ladies Football
Sarsfields were Kildare junior champions in 2003 and intermediate champions in 2004. They also won the Leinster Intermediate Championship in 2004 and the Ladies U14 league in 2007. They beat Moorefield in the minor Championship in 2008.Since 2004 the u14 team have won the title four times back to back up until 2008 when St.Laurences snatched it. .The u14 A team have just won their championship final, played in county grounds on the 5-7-10 against St.Laurences, the final score was 1.7 to 1.10 to the Sash. There was great scores from Rebecca Hollian and Laura Scales set up by the strong half back line Sarah Breslin and Danielle Clerken. The style of football played by the Sarsfields girls astonished the spectators in the stands as everyone was choosing Larries as their favourites. The Sarsfields girls put up a great fight with injuries from captain Orlagh Begley and forward Shauna Kendrick. Later in the year 10 girls were chosen to take part in the Mini 7's in Kilmacud Crookes, Rebecca Houlihan, Orlagh Judge, Sarah Breslin, Danielle Clerkin, Shauna Kendrick, Orlagh Bealey, Emma Lyons, Karla O'Reilly, Emily Aulsberry and Fiona Nevin. It was a great achievement for the team and they then went on to win their u15 County Championship in Division 1 in 2011.
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