13th January, 2000
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS GAA
We are just two weeks into the
New-Year and already we have had two Committee Meetings.
Presentation night is on Friday 28th January. Medals will be
presented to all our successful teams. Player of the year awards
will be given to a hurler and footballer from each team.
Photographs of the various teams will also be taken. Finally a
Disco will take place for 11 - 15 year olds -- further news of
the Disco will be published over the next few weeks.
Training will commence for all age groups within the next few
weeks. This section will look after those boys born in the
years1985 - 1989 inclusive.
For any further information please contact Christy O'Mahony 021
895559 0r Pat Harrington 021 361439
May I take this opportunity to thank everyone who sponsored
Prizes for the Christmas draw.
Last but not least I would like to thank Douglas Weekly for the
space given to the coverage of our under age games. I know that
our young players like to read about their matches and it is
marvellous for the promotion of our games, both inside and
outside the three parishes and even further afield.
Pat Harrington
P.R.O.
Douglas G A A
DOUGLAS HALL AFC
Football activity over the Christmas period was
significantly curtailed by the severe weather conditions, but a
semblance of normality returned last weekend with a number of
matches.
The Youths take pride of place this week following their
qualification for the Murphy Youth Cup Final. They advanced to
the final with a 1-0 win over Ballincollig with a Gerard
O'Donovan goal. Truth to tell, this was a hard fought victory,
with top notch performances from Barry O'Shea, Joe McSorley and
Colm McCarthy who secured a deserved clean sheet.
The Seniors also impressed, winning 5-1 against Mallow Utd. This
was a very good performance, indicating their improved form.
There were also five different scorers - Brian McSweeney, Gavin
Roche, Alan Bateman, Derek Remington and sweeper Aidan Cotter
from a penalty.
The MSL Juniors also continued their decent league run, with a
1-0 victory over Ringmahon Rangers. Penalty ace Mark Barriscale
did the trick here, with a late winner. Dave Kilgannon kept an
impressive clean sheet.
In the AUL Junior League, the last match was last Sunday week,
when the 'Hall recorded a 1-1 draw against Ard Na Laoi. John
Carroll was the scorer of the 'Hall goal, when we were unlucky
not to record the win.
The Under 17's great league run came to an end against Rockmount,
when the 'Hall were dominant but failed to make the goal scoring
breakthrough. Rockmount emerged 3-0 winners.
In the Over 35 league, the 'Hall got back on the winning trail,
with a 2-1 victory over Carrigaline Utd. The scorers were Aidan
Cotter, displaying his versatility playing in a forward role, and
Sean Murphy.
Under 8 Coaching
Taking advantage of our all-weather facilities, coaching sessions
for the Under 8's (those born in 1991 and later) will begin next
Sunday morning at 11.00 a.m. All youngsters eligible for this
grade will be welcome at Moneygourney on Sunday - more
information will be provided in these notes in coming weeks.
Fixtures:
Senior League: (A) v. Casement Celtic, Sun.16th., 10.45
MSL Junior League (A) v. Crosshaven, Sat.15th., 2.30
AUL Junior League (A) v. Dunbar Celtic, Sun.16th., 2.45
Under 17 League (H) v. Millstreet Celtic, Sat.15th., 2.30
Under 14 League (H) v. Mayfield Utd., Sun.16th., 11.00
DOUGLAS PITCH & PUTT
Saturday 8th - 3 Ball Scramble
Winners: Grace Brohan, Jim Elley
& Jamie Fahy - 36
Sunday 9th - Sunday 4 Ball
Winners: 1st Nett: Aaron O' Callaghan
& Donal Murphy - +15
1st Gross: Cathal Foley & Jim Hanover - 41
2nd Nett: Joe O' Sullivan &
Denis Dennehy - +13
Weekly Lotto Draw
No's Drawn: 8, 16 & 19
No Winner
CAB Sponsoer Winners
Colette O' Regan
Mary Cody c/o Denis Cashman
J.P. Foley c/o The Grange
Next Week £700 @ The South County
Thanks for your support
Web Site
http://homepage.eircom.net/~douglaspitchandputt
NEPTUNE BASKETBALL
Neptune consolidated their position on top of the ESB SuperLeague last weekend when they had two strong victories over Waterford Crystal and Killester. Friday'win over Waterford was the first time that Neptune won since Waterford entered the league in 1998. The win over Killester on Sunday was exhibition stuff with all players putting on a superb show for the large crowd in attendance. Neptune travel to the North to take on Dungannan but return to Neptune Stadium on the 22nd to face Team Sligo Dairies.
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC
The Corinthians Senior Team
travelled to Limerick last Sunday for a second round FAI Senior
Cup clash against Fairview Rangers. It looked like a very
difficult assignment against a side, which has won the FAI Junior
Cup for the last three years. On a perfect day for football both
sides served up a very enjoyable contest, which surprisingly
given the number of chances created ended in a scoreless draw.
The better football was undoubtedly played by Corinthians and for
a 30 minute period in the second half they dominated their
opponents, but several miss chances and two disallowed goals left
Corinthians vulnerable in the last quarter when Fairview came
back into the game and they very nearly snatched the spoils in
the last minute when a powerful header from a corner flew just
over the crossbar. Ronald Collins, Andrew Monaghan and Dave
Morley were the stars for Corinthians in what was overall an
excellent team performance.
The replay has been fixed for next Sunday with a 1.30 p.m. kick
off in Corinthians Park, hopefully a large home crowd will turn
up to support the team. They certainly deserve your support.
Corinthians Boys Underage Section
It was Cup weekend for our schoolboy teams with our two Under 11
teams travelling to Midleton and Riverstown respectively for
local cup games, while our Under 13's travelled to Waterford to
play Valley Rovers in a fourth round National Cup game.
Goals by Jamie Drennan, Colin Hammond and David Meyler gave
Douglas Corinthians, our Under 11 First Division side a fine 3-1
victory in Riverstown. Centre backs Richard O'Donovan and Conor
O'Reilly and mid-field general, John O'Brien were the pick of the
Corinthians side. Corinthian Boys, our Under 11 Premier Division
side progressed to the third round of the cup after a comfortable
3-0 victory over Midleton. Michael O'Reilly (2) and Craig Neville
scored the goals, while Cian Cummins, Kevin O'Mahony and Brian
Lombard played well.
There was disappointment for our Under 13's however who went down
1-0 to Valley Rovers in Waterford. Our lads played well below par
on the day but they can take comfort from the fact that they have
had a fine run in the competition. Ian O'Callaghan and Denis
O'Mahony were the pick of the Corinthians side.
Our Under 17's maintained their unbeaten league record when they
picked up three points over the weekend following a 6-4 victory
over Dunbar Celtic in what was a highly exciting contest. Goals
by Alan Crowley (4), Tony Hegarty and an OG made sure the points
went to Corinthians. Aidan O'Mahony and Keith O'Donovan were
outstanding for Corinthians.
Club Calender
A special Club Calendar has just been finalised for the new
Millennium and is available to all members at a very affordable
price of £3. This high quality production is chock-full of
photographs of teams and squads, young and old, and is a must for
everyone associated with the Club. Don't miss out on this one-off
publication. Order your copy now from one of the Club
Coaches/Managers or from Terry O'Donovan @ 891257, or Ger
Kilcommons @ 363456.
Fixtures
Saturday January 15th
Under 14 away to Hibernians kick off 2.30pm
Munster Junior League away to St. Marys kick off 2.30pm
AUL Division One at home to Greenmount kick off 2.30pm
Sunday January 16th
Under 12 at home to Tramore kick off 10.45am
Under 12 at home to Ballincollig kick off 12.00noon
FAI Senior Cup at home to Fairview Rangers kick off 1.30pm
AUL away to Mallow Celtic kick off 2.15pm
DOUGLAS HALL GIRLS
Douglas Hall Girls U 12
- V - Wilton Girls U 12
Recently our under 12 league started. Our first game was on
Monday 3 January against Wilton. They got their campaign off to a
great start with a 2 - 1 Win. With goals from Emma Hughes, Mary
Barret. A very good performance by the team with Anna Gould
(goalkeeper), Kate Delaney, Louise Martin, played excellent. Mary
Barret who dominated mid field from start to finish was
exceptional.
Douglas Hall Girls U 12
- V - Carrigaline U 12
The girls came up against difficult opposition from Carrigaline.
The girls fought hard for a 1 - 1 draw. Emma Hughes came up
trumps with a left foot volley early in the second half; they
defended well until the dying seconds of the game when
Carrigaline equalised. Great performance from Christine Turner,
Robin Lynch, Laura Carroll, Karen O'Niell, Catherine Hayden and
Sarah McCarthy. So far so good! More match reports to follow.
DOUGLAS RUGBY CELEBRATES 21 YEARS
Douglas Rugby Club has been
playing for the last 21 years. As this year will be special for
us, we are holding a Gala Dinner Dance at the Rochestown Park
Hotel on Feb. 4th, 2000. We hope to get all the past players to
attend a great night. Tickets are on sale for £25.00, so if you
ever played with the club or support us we would like to see you
on the night. You can contact any committee person, phone 364375,
Email tonyoflynn@eircom.net.
Our Website is http://homepage.eircom.net/~dglasrfc
