Knockananna have been crowned Junior 'B' hurling champions after getting the better of Kilcoole in their decider. The result hands the Wicklow club a trophy earned the hard way, against opponents who reached the same stage on merit. Finals at this grade are rarely polished spectacles; they tend to be settled on hunger and nerve, and Knockananna appeared to have more of both when it counted. For Kilcoole it is a painful way for a promising run to end, having come within one match of a county title. Knockananna's players and supporters will savour a win the kind of which village clubs measure in years rather than weeks. The cup now heads back to Knockananna, where the hurling season will finish on a high whatever else the year brought.