31st August, 2000
Weekly
Sports
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS
The start of the schoolboys league season is now
only a week away and at this stage all our teams are back in
training with holidays still very much a factor. Preparation has
been difficult for some of our teams with the completion of
registration forms very much the main priority. This season the
Club will have 10 teams in the Cork Schoolboy League and two more
sides playing in the AUL Youth Leagues.
For the first time Corinthians will have 3 teams in the Under 11
schoolboy league. Corinthian Boys will play in the Premier
Division while Douglas Corinthians and Corinthians United will
play in the two first divisions. There is plenty of talent in the
three squads and hopefully they will all make a favourable
impression. Corinthian Boys will be looking to the likes of David
Myler, Theo Cullinane, Jamie Drennan and Colin Hammond for
inspiration. While Douglas Corinthians will be hoping that Ciaran
O'Donovan, Stephen Murphy, Gavin Dempsey and Stuart Depuis would
be very much to the forefront. Corinthians United under the
guidance of Joe O'Connell will look to Eoin Kilcommons, Robert
Waters, John Forrest and Barry O'Driscoll for inspiration.
Corinthians will field two sides at Under 12 and Under 13 age
levels. Our Under 12 premier side, Corinthians Boys will be
hoping to improve on last years fourth finish and with the likes
of Terry O'Connell, Stephen White, Graham McCarthy and Kieran
Manley they are certainly capable of doing so. While our Under 12
second string Douglas Corinthians are sure to find the going
tough in this their first year in schoolboy football.
Our Under 13 Premier Division side, Corinthian Boys finished
third last year in the Premier Division and this season they will
hope to be back again challenging for the elusive league title.
Our Under 13 second string were close on promotion last season
and once again they should challenge strongly for first division
honours.
Our Under 14's is being managed this season by Aidan Logan and
Eugene Moriarty and they will be looking for a good start in
their efforts to win promotion from the first division.
Our Under 15's who suffered the disappointment of relegation last
season are managed this year by Fiachra Driscoll and Kevin Smith
they will be hoping to bounce straight back into the Premier
Division.
Our Under 16's this season will be managed by Willie Fox and Paul
Waters, the team has been back in training for a few weeks and
Willie and Paul will be hoping to put together a strong panel for
the season ahead.
New Members
Training for the Corinthian Schoolboy Teams takes place every
Monday and Wednesday night in Corinthians Park and if anyone
would like to get involved with the Club they can come along to
Corinthians or contact Danny Drennan 4363602 or Ger Kilcommons
4363456.
Underage Coaching
Coaching and Street Leagues for young boys between the ages of 6-11
takes place every Saturday morning in Corinthians Park. The Under
9's (1991) and Under 10's (1990) are on from 10am to 11.30am and
the Under 8's (1992) and the Under 7's (1993/94) start at 12noon
and finish at 1.30pm. The sessions are open to young boys not
only for the immediate Douglas area but also for schoolboys from
anywhere in the city or county. If you would like to join simply
come along on a Saturday morning or if you would like more
information please contact Ger Kilcommons 4363456 or Kieran O'Donovan
4294303.
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB
Under 12 County Quarter final
Well they did it again. On Wednesday last the Under 12's played
Ballincollig in the quarter final of the county and came out
victorious on a scoreline of X-y to no score. Douglas dominated
in all sectors and proved too strong for their opposition. Right
from the start we were on the attack and ball after ball went
into the opposition goal mouth. Eventually we got the opening
score and after that we never looked back. Linda McCarthy and
Katherine Hussey were prominent in attack while Audrea Flannagan,
Louise Sheehan and Sarah O'Regan took the eye in defence. With 48
teams in the competition this is harder to win than the All-Ireland
hurling title but the Douglas girls will take some beating as
they are improving with every outing. Our next game is against
Ballinhassig and this should be a tough match. This will be
played in early September.
Junior
The junior championship has been fixed for Thursday 7th at 7:15pm
in Douglas against Glen Rovers. In the league we had a slow start
but have improved steadily since then. The team has a lot of
experienced players including Mary Harrington, Ger Burke, Carmel
Downey, Gema Carroll, Catherine Jordan and Lilian O'Brien while
they have a good few young players coming though such as Amanda O'Regan,
Emma Downey Fiona McSweeney and Anne-Marie Downey. All members
are asked to come along and support the girls on the night.
Inter-county update
Note change of time - the bus to Dublin is leaving at 7:15am due
to the replay of the All-Ireland football as this will make the
roads a lot busier. A party of 70 are travelling up on Saturday
to play a challenge game and staying over-night to attend the
finals on Sunday. With Cork in the senior and junior finals it
should be a great day on Sunday. Amanda O'Regan has been picked
at full-forward. Last week-end she came on against Down in the
All-Ireland semi-final replay for the Intermediate team and
scored a vital point and made a valuable contribution in general
play. Cork went on to win and so go on to play Limerick in the
final on the 17th September. So if things work out well she could
bring home two All-Ireland medals this year. Best wishes to
Amanda from the camogie club. I am sure you will so us proud.
Douglas
Girls Seeing Double
League
& Cup Winners 2,000 - Cup Final under 14's
Douglas Hall 4 V. Wilton 4 - Douglas win 4-1 on penalties
This was a very hard fought match from two
excellent teams with the Douglas Girls coming out on top. Wilton
threw everything at our girls who were equal to it with the score
at 4-4 at full-time. Extra time was played with no more goals ,
so a penalty shoot out had to settle this contest. The Douglas
Girls still standing firm scored all their Penalties with our
goalkeeper saving the first 3 of Wiltons spot kicks. All in all
an exciting match with our girls deserving the final result.
There were a few excellent performances on the day, one to stand
out was from a very fine young under 12 player Mary Barrett. Mary
did everything and more that manager Gary Ahern asked of her,
Well Done ! to Mary.
Others to mention; Jessica hayes, Jennifer walshe, Duirean Murray.
A great finnish to an excellent season. A dream come true for
yours truly. Thank You Girls!
The Team
Laura Healy, Elaine Flannery, Jessica Hayes, Jennifer Walshe (Capt)
, Maira Moyihan, Donna O'Leary, Caroline Hawks, Naomi O'Leary,
Duireann Murry, Catherine Hayden, Kim Murry, Karen Lynch, Mary
Barrett, Ashling Collins, Louise Martin, and Emma Hughes.
On behalf of the girls I would like to thank the parents and the
supporters of Douglas Hall Soccer Club throughtout the season and
finaly well done to the managers; Gary Aherne, Nick Walshe and
Alfie McCarthy on a very successful season.
NEMO RANGERS UNDER 12
Nemo Rangers Under 12 football Team are contesting the County Final on Fri. 1st September at 7pm in Blarney. Having won through the Shandun section they met the Carrigdoon representatives Sliabh Rua and won after a tough battle. Next was the Carbery Division winners Rosscarbery and this match was won after a great tussle. Nemo played out of their skins to beat a physically stronger team and all their hard nights training finally paid off with some great football skills on display. Last Saturday the team were taken to Ardfinnan in Co, Tipperary, and after a relaxing swim in Fermoy Pool, proceeded to beat a very good footballing side. All preparations are made for the Final where Donoughamore await, and all support would be greatly appreciated by the boys in Blarney on Friday next. Good luck, lads and hopefully you will bring some silverware home to Capwell.
DOUGLAS HALL GIRLS & LADIES
Douglas Hall Girls
Under 16 Cup Finals Douglas 2 V. Wilton 3
The last two weeks has been a very special occasion for our Under
16's and Under 14 girls.
First our U16's , took on a very experienced Wilton team and made
them work very hard for the whole match with our girls giving
everything. The Douglas girls were very unlucky not to win this
game. But the future is looking very bright. A special mention to
Gemma Crowley, Mary McCarthy, Orla Harrington and Catriona Kelly
who lead this very young team to our first Cup Final.
The Team
Gemma Crowley(Capt), Mary McCarthy, Jessica Hayes, Laura Healy,
Orla Harrington, Catriona Kelly, Duireann Murray, Donna O'leary,
Caroline hawks, Naomi O'Leary, Elaine Flannery, Caira Twomey,
Jennifer Walshe, Clodagh Ryan, Aoife Hynes, Kim Murray, Karen
Lynch, Maire Moyihan, Ashling Collins, Dara Donovan.
Douglas Hall Ladies
Douglas Hall 5 V. Mahon 1
Another great result from our senior girls this week, with some
great goals coming from Ger. O'Mahony (2) , Eileen Collins(1),
Colette Dunne(1), and Orla Harrington (1).
We are nearing the end of the season and its brilliant to see
these girls working so hard.
Players to do well ; Ger. O'Mahony, Mary McCarthy, Ann Collins
and super sub Caroline Hawks, a player to watch in the future.
DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE
Last week in my preview I spoke of the fine
preparation of our U15 and 16 teams for the respective matches. I
did not mention the three challenge matches against
Watergrasshill, Carrigtwohill and Blarney which the under 16's
played. The games against the East Cork sides went against us
while we won the Blarney game.
So the scene was set for the semi-final of the A Grade Juvenile (U16)
Championship against Blackrock. The first half was a very tense
affair. Both defences were on top. The Douglas defence was well
marshalled by Colin Doyle and Thomas Cotter - Frank Tobin and
David O'Connor also played well. Douglas led 0 - 6 to 0 - 2 at
the interval.
The second half Douglas played like a team inspired and scored
points from all angles as they completely outclassed the
opposition. Conor Alcock and Fergal O'Sullivan formed a fine
partnership at midfield. James Moylan and Richard Harris played
very well in attack - Ian O'Regan also showed some nice touches.
Final score 2 - 16 to 1 - 4. Douglas are now in the City Final
for the first time in the clubs history. This team is also in the
County section. This is a major boost for hurling in the club.
Whilst I mentioned a number of players the whole squad deserve
credit for the time and effort put in
U 11 Our under 11 footballers have qualified for the semi-final
of the Bishopstown Tournament. During the week they played Nemo
Rangers but were well beaten. Brian O'Callaghan, Michael Doody
and Patrick Scannell played well for Douglas.
Best of luck to our Community games Team in Mosney
Fixtures: Hurling
4 Sept. U 15(A) V. St. Finbarrs away 6.45
4 Sept U14 (A) V. Bishopstown, Church Road 6.45 (Championship)
6 Sept U15 (B) V. Blarney, Home 6.45
4 Sept. U13 (A) V. St. Vincent's Home 6.45
6 Sept. U12 V. Carrigaline away 6.45
Well Done! Congrats to Stephen Bermingham who was on the Cork
team which won the Inter-County Forrestal Tournament over the
weekend
NEMO RANGERS SENIOR SECTION
The Nemo Junior A hurlers continued the run of
success in the club last Sunday (27th) with a tremendous victory
over Passage in the Junior A City Hurling Championship. This was
a tight match throughout, but in the end it was the two goals by
Nemo that settled it. The game started at a fierce pace with
Martin Cronin claiming the first goal. The game was always close
and it wasn't until Mark Cotter's goal in the 20th minute that
Nemo took control. Really from then the contest was over. Nemo
ran out winners on a scoreline of 2:11 to 12 points with Martin
Cronin, Alan Cronin, Don Heaphy and Tom Morgan outstanding for
the Capwell boys.
The Nemo Minor A Football team also had an outstanding victory in
their semi-final against Delany's in Ballinlough on Monday night
(28th). This game was played at a very high level and the lead
changed hands on a number of occasions. There were some great
performances from the team on the day, both in defense and in the
forward lines. In the end, it was a two point victory for the
Nemo lads who won on a scoreline of 12 points to 10.
This team will hopefully go on to succeed in their Championship
final while they wait for their Club Premiers to qualify for
their final. Best on the night for Nemo were Bernard Dunne, Peter
Morgan, Niall Weldon, Jerry Kearns and Brian O'Neill.
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