23rd March, 2000
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS
HURLING & FOOTBALL CLUB
THE club was a hive of activity over the weekend
with most teams in action around the city.
Our intermediate hurlers got their league campaign off to the
perfect start with a 110 to 16 victory over visitors Milford.
There was little between the sides in the opening half and Andrew
Larkin's goal in the 15th minute helped us to a half time lead of
14 to 12. The second half developed into a splendid contest with
the teams matching each other point for point, but a combination
of our fitness and the excellence of Wade brothers Gary and Ronan
and 18 year old Brian Boyle ensured we finished comfortable
winners.
Next out for the team is another home game against St. Vincents
on Sunday, although there is a possibility this game may be
played on Saturday. Check notice board for definite news of the
fixture.
The junior "A" footballers got back on the winning
train with a good victory over St. Nicholas played in Douglas.
Our lads opened on a bright note and with Niall Gannon, Stephen
Galvin and Donal O'Sullivan in sparkling form we led 08 to 12 at
half time.
Douglas continued to dictate matters in the second half and when
substitute Kevin McSweeney forced the ball over the line for a
goal it looked as if we would win in a canter.
However Nicks refused to lie down and it took some great
defending by goalkeeper Andrew Larkin, Kevin Spillane, Niall
Gannon and John Paul Kiely to keep them at bay. In the end we
finished deserved winners on a 113 to 26 scoreline.
There is one more league game next Sunday morning before we break
for hurling when we travel to Whitechurch to take on the locals
at 11 a.m. Another brace of points would put us midway in the
league table which wouldn't be back considering the disastrous
start the team had.
Yet again our minor "A" footballers flattered to
deceive. They failed to build on their exciting victory over St.
Finbarrs the previous week and went down to St. Vincents by a
point in Douglas.
The "B" team found the going extremely tough against a
Redmonds/Ballyphehane combination and were well beaten. However
the lads are enjoying their football which at the end of the day
is what it's all about.
COLLEGE
CORINTHIANS AFC
Last weekend was an extremely busy one from the
Clubs point of view with several of our teams playing twice.
While results were mixed, there were some excellent performances.
The Corinthians Senior team, despite being decimated by injuries
maintained their challenge for the Munster Senior League title
when they picked up four points from their two matches. A 2-2
draw with Midleton was followed by a fine 2-1 away victory over
Avondale United with Willie O' Keeffe scoring the winner late on.
The First Juniors also maintained their challenge for league
honours with a fine 3-0 victory over Tramore Athletic.
Under Age Section
Our Under Eleven second string “Douglas Corinthians”
maintained their unbeaten league record when they defeated
Douglas Hall 1-0 last Saturday Morning. It was a typical local
derby with exchanges tight throughout. The decisive goal came
just before half time when Stephen Murphy applied the finishing
touches to a good cross from Stephen Good. The victory puts
“Douglas Corinthians” through to the semi-final of the
First Division League. A fine achievement and great credit is due
to all concerned.
It was a good weekend for our Under Thirteen's who picked up full
points from their league matches against Leeds United and Tramore
Athletic. Goals by Graham Dorgan (3) and Michael Burke gave them
a 4-0 victory over Leeds and they followed up with a 2-1 victory
over Tramore Atletic with Alan Eaton and Johnton Galvin on the
score sheet. Life was not so good for our Under Fifteen's who
suffered two defeats against Riverstown Boys and Richmond.
Street Leagues
Next Saturday will see the start of this year's Under Seven
Street League. The League is open to schoolboys born in the years
1992 and 1993 and will take place mainly on Saturday mornings
between 12 noon and 1.30pm. This year's league will feature ten
teams and the captain's are as follows:
Alan Cronin (Barcelona)
James Furlong (Liverpool)
Ciaran Twohig (Man Utd)
Cian Macilwhinney (Chelsea)
David Hanrahan (Bayern Munich)
Kevin O' Connor (Real Madrid)
Mark Parks (Juventus)
David O' Donovan (Arsenal)
Cian Hammond (AC Milan)
Brian Forde (Ajax)
If anyone would like to play in the Leagues then please come
along to Corinthian's Park on Saturday mornings or contact Ger
Kilcommons at (363456) for further information.
The under Eight's Street League (1991) is also due to start
shortly and will take place again between 12 noon and 1.30pm.
DOUGLAS
PITCH & PUTT
Friday 17th
Senior 'A' beat Collins 5 1/2 - 3 1/2
Senior 'B' lost to Templebreedy 9 - 0
Inters beat Rocklodge 6 1/2 - 2 1/2
3 Ball
R Brohan, T. Noonan and P Murphy - 43
D Desmond, J Elley and D Cashman - 39 1/2
Saturday 18th
Juvenile drew with Lakewood 4 1/2 - 2 1/2
Sunday 19th
Inters beat Collins 8 - 1
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NEMO
RANGERS UNDERAGE
Last Saturday Nemo's U-11 team had the pleasure
of playing the visiting Castletownbere in a highly enjoyable
contest. Nemo had a full panel of players to chose from and on
the day they were too strong for their West Cork visitors. Daniel
Morgan was, again , a tower of strength in goal pulling off some
outstanding saves and marshalling his defence so as to allow no
gaps for the Castletownbere forwards to utilise. David Bevan
played extremely well at centre back and attacked well when the
opportunities arose. As was stated previously about this team
their off the ball running was outstanding considering that they
are all only ten years of age. Steven Bullman, Craig O'Sullivan,
and Emmett Long were the best for Nemo on a very successful day.
Also all in Nemo would like to thank all involved in Zicos Pizza
of High Street for providing the much needed after game food.
In a very closely contested U-13 match Greenhills played against
Denis Murphys on a fine Saturday morning. Nemo got off to a poor
start and if it were not for some fine play from Alan Meany in
particular Nemo could have gone in at half time facing an uphill
struggle. As it was Nemo were still in close contention at half
time and after some stirring words from the management they
played out of their skins in the second half and roared back into
a the match. Some excellent play from Stephen Morgan and David O'Mahony,
who scored 1-1 and 1-0 apiece, kicked started the Nemo fight back
and with more scores coming from Eoin Cummins,1-2, and Graham
Cummins,0-2, Nemo eventually got the victory on a score line of 3-6
to 3-2. With this win under their belts Greenhils should be
looking comfortable for the knock out stages of the league.
The U-14s (South Douglas Road) played Bishopstown in their fourth
league game of the season last Saturday in prefect conditions.
Nemo started well in this game and took control early on scoring
a handful of unanswered points. Bishopstown rallied well late
into the first half and scored 1-1 just before half time. In the
second half Nemo again took over and eventually ran away easy
winners on a scoreline of 4-15 to 1-3. Best for Nemo on the day
were Ian O'Connell, Peter O'Mahony, and second half sub Darren
Twomey
On Friday 31st Nemo will be holding a registration night in the
club pavilion on the South Douglas Road for this summers Kepak
Street Leagues for Boys and Girls who were born between 1989 and
1995 ALL ARE WELCOME. Nemo will also be holding a medals
presentation on Saturday 25th for some of last years winning
teams which include the U-16's , Minors , U-21's , Junior A's and
also the Junior B's and again all are welcome. Congratulations to
the Senior team who won the Ballincollig tournament over the
weekend and commiserations to the Over 40's who were pipped in a
closely contested final.
FIXTURES SAT. 25th
U-15 v's Reathpeacon @ Trabeg 2:00 / U-14 v's Pasty Corbetts @
Trabeg 3:15 / U-13 v's St. Nicks @ Glen Field 4:00 / U-13 v's
Riverstown @ Trabeg 5:15
U-16 Football League Final:- Nemo v's St. Nicks @ Glen Field 5:00
DOUGLAS
HALL AFC
Last weekend saw terrific wins for the Seniors,
MSL Juniors, AUL Juniors and Youths. However, in their second
outing of the weekend, the AUL Juniors disappointed on Sunday.
There were also draws for the Under 17's and the 13's.
Top of the list for the week are the Seniors who are in the
middle of a rich vein of form and who handed a 5-1 beating to
Ringmahon Rangers. John Healy was the top marksman, with a hat
trick, including 2 penalties. The other goals were from Tom
Houlihan and Kieran Olliffe, who have been regular scorers in the
last few weeks.
Not to be outdone, the MSL Juniors were 6-1 victors over Wilton
Utd. The side completely dominated, and the goals were scored by
Brian Foley (2), Paul Kennedy, Mark O'Connell, Dave Cussen and
Andy Lehane (penalty).
The AUL Juniors had mixed fortunes. On St. Patricks Day, they
were 5-1 winners over Dripsey Celtic. Rory O'Sullivan and Alan
Carroll struck 2 each, with Ger O'Keeffe adding the fifth.
However, on Sunday in a vital match, Glencairn Celtic proved too
strong, handing our lads a 7-3 beating. The goalscorers were
Willie Murphy, Cormac Cahill and Brendan Crown. This makes their
task in the league extremely difficult as they face the run in.
The Youths qualified for the Semi-Final of the League Cup
following a splendid 1-0 win in a very well contested match
against Temple Utd. The goal was scored by Gerard O'Donovan, who
was very ably supported by Colm McCarthy in goals, Joe McSorley
and Barry O'Shea. Colm McCarthy had his second clean sheet of the
weekend, following the Under 17's 0-0 draw against Wilton Utd. in
the league. This also makes their task in the league very
difficult.
The Under 13's were brought down to earth in two matches on the
local scene over the weekend. First, they were lucky to escape
from Lakewood with a 3-3 draw in the local cup. The scorers were
Robert Rose, Tony O'Sullivan and Ronan Stanton. They travelled to
Youghal to take on the locals in the league, and only managed a 0-0
draw. However, the 'Hall were most unlucky in this match, failing
to convert their opportunities into goals.
Big weekend ahead.....
Next weekend sees the Under 13's in the spotlight. In the Quarter
Final of the Troy National Cup they entertain Newcastle from
Galway. They have been playing splendidly in the National Cup and
will need to reproduce the form shown in the last round in
Waterford. The very best wishes of everyone in the club to Gerry
O'Connell, Vincent Rose and the entire squad.
Support will be very welcome in Moneygourney on Sunday afternoon,
at 2.30.
Also fixed for next weekend, although subject to confirmation, is
the Youths Cup Final against Everton in Turners Cross. This match
is fixed for Sunday morning at 10.45. The Youths have been
performing very steadily throughout the season, and last weekend's
victory will be a terrific boost to all concerned. A repeat of
the form shown in this match will be needed on Sunday morning.
Again, best wishes to C.J. Harrington and the squad for this
match.
Fixtures:
Saturday, 25th.:
AUL Junior League Home v. Hibernians, 2.40
Under 14 League Away v. Everton, 12.00
Sunday, 26th.:
Senior League Away v. Tramore Athletic, 10.45
MSL Junior League Home v. Cobh Wanderers, 10.45
Youths Cup Final at Turners Cross v. Everton, 10.45
Under 13 National Cup Quarter Final Home v. Newcastle (Galway) 2.30
Thursday, 30th.:
AUL Junior League Away v. Glencairn Celtic, 6.15
DOUGLAS
GAA UNDER-AGE
Douglas and St. Michael's met in the U 14
Football League at Church Road. The Blackrock lads were
physically much stronger than the Douglas fifteen. The first half
was a very low scoring affair. Douglas through Ronan Staunton
opened the scoring. St Michael's got a goal in the 15th minute.
Two well-taken points by Stephen Bermingham had the side's level
at the interval.
Douglas upped the tempo in the second half and scored four
unanswered points. The Douglas lads used their possession very
well. Eoin Caddogan sealed victory with a well-taken goal. Best
for Douglas were Jonathan Lane, Graham O'Halloran and David
Hackett.
U 14B Douglas played Carrigaline in this encounter. The Southeast
boys proved much too strong against a game Douglas s outfit. Best
for Douglas were Alan McCarthy, Timmy Linehan, Denis O'Sullivan
and Liam Higgins.
I would like to review the progress of our own teams to date;
U 15 A Grade. This team are unbeaten after 4 games and are top of
the League
U 14 A Grade. This squad has a 100% after two games
U 13 A Grade. The U 13's have maximum points after two games
U 15 B. This outfit have a 100% record after four games and are
in pole position.
U 14 B / U 13 B. Both these teams are finding the going tough but
are working very hard on their games.
IIBA
SHORT MAT INDOOR BOWLS
"Wilton Fours Title Goes To Carrigaline Community Bowls Club”
Wilton Indoor Bowls Club Open Licenced Fours Competition for the
Wilton Perpetual Cup: Quarter - finals: Carrigaline Community (V
Todd) beat Wilton (K Gilmore), Little Island (J Kirby) beat
Cathedral (D Williamson), Ballincollig GAA (P J Hagen) beat
Douglas Community (Con Higgins) and Ballincollig Community (D
Twohig) beat South Parish (K Owens)
Semi-Finals: Carrigaline Community (V Todd) beat Little Island (J
Kirby) and Ballincollig Community (D Twohig) beat Ballincollig
GAA (P J Hagen)
Final: Carrigaline Community (V Todd, J Todd, G Ruddock & P
Collins) beat Ballincollig Community (D Twohig, M Buckley, K
Buckley & A Twohig)
The final was a close fought affair with neither team giving much
away with Carrigaline Community winning the title with a narrow 4/3
victory.
Congratulations to Carrigaline Community on winning their first
Open Licenced Competition. The final was umpired by John Curran
and Pat Dunlea.
Trustee Savings Bank Inter Club League Positions after Round (11):
Section One: Mitchelstown (Red) 25pts, Crosshaven 22pts, Grange
Frankfield (Blue) 20pts and Mallow 16pts
Section Two: Kinsale 25pts, Carrigaline GAA (Red) 21pts, St
Vincent's (Blue) 19pts and Douglas (St Lukes) 17pts
Section Three: Grange Frankfield (Red) 24pts, ICICYMA (Blue) 21pts,
Nemo (Blue) 19pts and Mitchelstown (Blue) 16pts
Section Four: Ballincollig GAA (Blue) 25pts, Conna (Red) 25pts,
Wilton (Blue) 23pts and Rockies (Blue) 19pts
Section Five: Nemo (Red) 29pts, Douglas Community (White) 25pts,
Little Island 21pts and St Anthony's (Blue) 17pts
Section Six: Douglas GAA (Red) 26pts, Sylvan 22pts, Ballincollig
GAA (Red) 22pts and St Finbarr's 18pts
Section Seven: Brookfield (Red) 26pts, Douglas Community (Red) 20pts,
St Anthony's 20pts,Wilton (Red) 18pts and Cobh 18pts
Section Eight: ICICYMA 24pts, Conna (Blue) 19pts, Douglas
Community 18pts and Ballincollig Community (Red) 17pts
Fixtures: Ballincollig Senior Citizens Indoor Bowls Club (Over 60'S)
Licenced Pairs Competition for the Pat Cox Perpetual Cup 24th, 25th
& 26th March 2000
Nemo Indoor Bowls Club Open Licenced Triples Competition for the
Corny Mulcahy Memorial Cup, at Nemo GAA Pavilion on 31st March, 1st,
2nd, 7th, 8th & 9th April 2000
I I B A (Cork Zone) Annual Challenge Match County Ladies &
Gents versus City Ladies & Gents on 28th May 2000 at Little
Island Community Centre.
DOUGLAS
CAMOGIE
On Saturday 11th March, 2000 Douglas Camogie Club played Mayfield
at U-l0 and U-1l level. Douglas were successful in all games.
Speciail mention must go to Rachel O'SuIlivan, Emma Heffernan,
Ann Corkery, Zoe Dunlea, Clare O'Brien, Niamh O'Donovan and Linda
McCarthy for their exceiient performances in the U-II match.
The U-10’s also played exceptionally well in particular
Clare Burke, Aoife O'Donovan, Danielle Boyle, Julia Whyte, Aileen,
Aine and Marie O'Donovan. Congratulations to both teams and their
trainers.
DOUGLAS
RUGBY
Douglas made up for the defeat last weekend in the junior cup by
beating Cobh Pirates in the County Cup. Douglas played very well
thanks to a combined team effort. The second team were beaten on
Patricks Day by Clonakilty in their cup match.
