14th September, 2000
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB
Under 12
Pride of place this week goes to our Under 12 team on their
superb victory in the County semi-final against Ballinhassig on a
score line of 2-6 to 2-2. On Saturday last they overcame a strong
opposition to reach the County final with an impressive team
performance. On the day the Douglas girls were everywhere chasing
and tackling their opponents. The whole defence was determined to
make Ballinhassig work for every score and had kept them to two
points up to the last three minutes of the game. Two goals were
scored in quick succession leaving the supporters on edge until
the final whistle. Applying the pressure form the start the
Douglas girls had run up a comfortable lead with some well taken
scores. Jenny O'Donovan's point from a free near the touch line
was a particular beauty, Deirdre Murphy got some nice scores
while Olivia Tobin, Emma Heffernan and Lavinia O'Mahony were
others to impress. The turning point for me was a great save by
Douglas goalkeeper Niamh O'Donovan mid-way through the second
half. A score at that time would have given Ballinhassig a big
lift but Niamh denied them in style and made a great clearance.
The defence has their work cut out as Ballinhassig had some fine
players. Kim O'Driscoll had fine game while Louise Shha, Sarah O'Regan
and Siorica Ni Rinn also impressed. Rachel O'Sullivan's solo runs
were another feature of the game as she regularly carried the
ball out of defence. Linda McCarthy was very effective at wing
half forward. On a night where the whole team played their hearts
out everyone contributed to a famous victory. The final will not
be played for a few weeks as we await the other side of the draw.
Well done girls.
Junior
A draw was a fair result in the quarter final of the county
championship against Glen Rovers on a score line of 1-3 to 0-6.
The Douglas team put up a great performance with Emma Downey in
goal keeping a clean sheet, Mary Harrington at full back had a
great game while Anne-Marie Downey and Fiona McSweeney were
others to impress in defence. Eilish Murphy and Ger Burke in mid-field
worked tirelessly while up front youngsters Fiona O'Donovan and
Louise O'Regan showed their skills as they took on their more
fancied opponents with Louise grabbing the Douglas goal as she
chased a half-chance. Catherine McSweeney got a good point while
Amanda O'Regan picked off our other scores. The replay has been
fixed for October 1st with the time to be arranged.
Under 16
The Under 16 championship has been fixed for Saturday 16th in
Douglas against St. Catherines. The time has to be finalised so
check the club notice board for the fixture.
Inter-county
The All-Ireland Intermediate final between Cork and Limerick is
due to be held in Cork and Amanda O'Regan is a member of the
panel. The date for the game has not been agreed but it could be
held on Sunday 17th . So keep an eye on the fixtures in the
papers and come along to support the county and Amanda. This
should be a great game as Limerick have some very talented
players and Cork have many of last years and this years Junior
teams on display.
NEMO RANGERS
Last Thursday (7th) the Minor A footballers
competed in the Final of the City Championship against Brian
Dillons. This match was much anticipated and the game was
exciting, to say the least. This game was played at a furious
pace and it took a while for the Nemo lads to settle.
Unfortunately, by then Brian Dillons had scored a goal and built
up an unassailable lead. To the credit of the nemo boys, they
fought back and dug deep in the second half, scoring two
fantastic goals. Despite their best efforts they lost on a
scoreline of 1:17 to 2:7. The best players on the night were
Jerry Kearns, Colum O'Callaghan, Kevin Clancy and Ian O'Callaghan.
On Friday (8th), the Minor Premiers played their long awaited
Final against Bishopstown. The game started badly for Nemo who
found themselves 1:1 down after just three minutes. From then on
Nemo were playing catch up. The defence tightened up and the
forwards started to click into gear with James Masters scoring
two outstanding points. The introduction of Jerry Kearns proved
to be a turning point in the match as he immediately made an
impact, scoring a great point. Nemo led for the first time in
injury time thanks to an inspirational comeback led by Masters.
It finished a draw on a scoreline of 1:9 to 12 points. Best for
Nemo were Ciaran O'Shea, Jerry Kearns, Peter Morgan and Neil O'Sullivan.
Nemo Rangers Underage Section
Nemo played Bishopstown in the Semi-Final of the city U-16
hurling championship. The lads started well, going 3 points clear.
However, Bishopstown responded by scoring two goals and from then
on they dominated the half. After the interval, Nemo tried to get
back into the game but unfortunately it wasn't wnough. Best for
Nemo were Michael Harrington, Colm O'Callaghan and Fiachra O'Leary.
The Nemo U-13 team played Tulligmore last Wednesday in the
hurling league. This was a great game of hurling which Nemo won
narrowly by 2 points. This win guarantees a place in the knockout
stages for the team. Gary Couglan, Shane McCarthy and Colm
McGrath were best for Nemo. The U-13 team also played St.
Finbarrs last Saturday in the U-13 hurling championship. Nemo won
the game easily against a relatively weakened Barrs side. Colm O'Brien,
Tom Falvey, Eoghan Hearne and Shane Horgan all played well for
Nemo.
On Monday last the U-14s took part in their hurling championship
match against Douglas. They started very well and with the wind
advantage tried hard to put scores on the board. However, at the
interval the Nemo lads were trailing by 7 points. Nemo lost this
match but the team played well and will bounce back from this
defeat.
Fixtures:
Thurs 14th 16 FCH v Ballyphehane - Trabeg 6.30
Fri 15th U-12 HL v Barnavarna -Nemo 6.30
Wed 20th U-13 HCH v Tulligmore - Trabeg 6.00
A NEMO OPEN DAY WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY 24TH FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO
WANT TO MEET THE NEMO SENIORS BEFORE THEIR COUNTY FINAL.
Douglas Hall Ladies on Parade
The victorious Douglas Hall ladies Seniors & Juniors will parade their trophies around Douglas on an open top bus between 7.15 and 8pm on Friday. This will be followed by a disco at St. Columba’s Hall. All are welcome.
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS
It was an extremely busy week on the schoolboy
front with all bar two of our teams in action. Results were
generally good even though there was disappointment for our two
Douglas Corinthian sides as they suffered home defeats.
Under Eleven
The performance of the week came from one of our two Under 11
First Division sides, Corinthians United who travelled to Mallow
to take on the locals and came away with a spectacular 9-0
victory. The star of the show was centre forward Mark Twohig who
incredibly scored seven of the nine goals, skipper Eoin
Kilcommons and Robert Waters were also on the scoresheet for
Corinthians in what was a fabulous team performance.
Our Under Eleven Premier Division side Corinthian Boys were also
in fine form as they began the season with a big victory over
Tramore Athletic. Patrick McCarthy (3), Eoin McCarthy (2), David
Meyler (2), Ian Turner (2) did the bulk of the scoring.
Under Twelve's
Corinthian Boys travelled to Blarney to take on Maymount Celtic
and came away with a shore of spoils after a 1-1 draw. Stephen O'
Brien had put Corinthians ahead early on but Maymount were always
dangerous and they grabbed an equaliser midway through the second
half. Terry O' Connell, Ciaran Manley and Gary Dollard were the
pick of Corinthians team. There was disappointment for our second
Under Twelve team Douglas Corinthians who found Rockmount too hot
to handle. David Condon, John Cronin and Frank Mackey did well
for Corinthians.
Under Thirteen's
Our two under Thirteen squads turned in low key performances last
Sunday and paid the penalty with Corinthian Boys drawing 0-0 with
Springfield while Douglas Corinthians went down 4-1 to
Clonakility. David Scannell was on the scoresheet for Corinthians.
In other games played our Under Fifteen's started their season on
a winning note with a 4-3 victory over Glen Celtic. John Carroll
(2), Dan Kelleher and Seamus Clinch scored for Corinthians while
our Under Sixteen's played out a scoreless draw with Avondale Utd.
Paul Fox, Ricky O' Sullivan and Dave O' Connor played well for
Corinthians.
Saturday Morning Coaching.
Coaching takes place every Saturday morning in Corinthians Park
for six to eleven year old boys. The start time for Under seven's
(1993 &1994) and Under Eights (1992) is 12.00pm finishing at
1.30pm, while Under Nine and Under Tens (1990 & 1991) start
at 10.00am and finish at 11.30pm.
DOUGLAS GAA
Douglas GAA Under Age - The Mosney Experience
What a marvellous time was had by parents and boys at the
Community games in Mosney the week before last. The first game
was against Keady of Armagh. The Northerners could not match the
skills of their opponents and Douglas won this game
comprehensively. In the other semi-final Kinvara of Galway
defeated Clara of Kilkenny.
This was played on Sunday morning at 11 am. There was a huge
crowd present. The Westerners got off to the best possible start
and were 2-2 up after six minutes. Douglas showing tremendous
determination fought back and were level at the interval thanks
to goals by Thomas O'Dwyer and Theo. Cullinane. Five minutes into
the second half Thomas O'Dwyer rattled the net to give Douglas
the lead. Once more the Galway boys equalised. At this stage
there was great excitement as both sides battled for supremacy.
In the dying second of the game Kinvara gaoled to win on a
scoreline of 4-4 to 3-4.
So silver for the Douglas boys. There were lots of tears at the
final whistle.
The boy's behaviour both on and off the field was exemplary.
Douglas and the Glen played in the U15 (A Grade) Lord Mayor's Cup
semi-final. There is always great rivalry between these two teams.
The first half was a very tense affair. Douglas led 0-7 to 0-2 at
the break. Mark Harrington scored 0-5 from frees and proved to be
the difference between the sides.
The Glen came storming back in the second half and came within a
point of Douglas. It was then that the real character of the
Douglas boys shone through. Colin Doyle at full back and Thomas
Cotton at centre back were outstanding. Eoin Ca Carroll got
through an amount of work at mid-field. Goals from James Moylan
and Paddy White sealed victory on a scoreline of 2-9 to 1-6. The
final is now against Na Piarsaig.
The result of the week was that of our U15 hurlers who won the
Lord Mayors Cup. In the final they gave an exhibition of hurling
to overcome the challenge of Na Piarsaigh. A Seamus Crowley goal
set the ball rolling. The top scorers were James Moylan who
scored 2-8 from play. Mark Harrington contributed 1-6 whilst
Paddy White got 2-1, the point was the score of the game as Paddy
doubled on the ball in full flight. Michael O Mahony and Ray
Keating made fine contributions up front. Jerry O Kane played
Captains part.
In assessing this victory one has to thank the whole panel for
the huge effort they put into training. This is the first time
that this grade trophy has been won by the club. Our U15's played
two more league games this week against De Barrs and the Glen.
The game against the Barrs was played on a very wet night. The
lads played poorly for most of the game before eventually gaining
the points on a scoreline of 1-7 to 1-3. M. L O Mahony played
very well up front while others to do well were Frank Tobin and
Jerry O Kane.
The Douglas boys started very well against the Glen, the
northsiders responded with two goals in five minutes to lead by
seven points at the break. In the last fifteen minutes the
Douglas lads clawed back the lead to a single point but could not
get through for the equalising point. The defences held the Glen
to a single point in the second half. Colin Lahive and Seamus
Crowley and Paddy White played well.
U12.
This squad played two games during the week. In the first game
Douglas defeated Carrigaline on a scoreline of 4-4 to 3-4. Eoin
Cotter, Shane Mc Carthy, Jonathan O Connell and Jack O Conner.
The second game was a most exciting one against Bishopstown. It
was a very low scoring affair - Douglas leading 0-1 to 0-0. The
Douglas backs were magnificent. Eventually Bishopstown got the
vital scores to win by a point. Cian Meade, Richard Kingston and
Terry O Connell played well.
U15B.
Despite a brave performance Douglas were no match for Blarney in
this match. Edwin Mc Carthy, Henry Thorton, Paul Menton and Colm
O Sullivan played well.
U11.
Douglas played very well in this encounter with St Michaels. Best
for Douglas in this encounter were Brian O Callaghan, Mark Wright
and Gavin Dempsey.
Congratulations to the U12 camogie team who qualified for the
county. Best of Luck to our intermediate team in the county semi-final.
Hard luck to Gary Mc Loughlan in the All Ireland Final with Cork
- We are all very proud of you.
DOUGLAS PITCH & PUTT
Sunday September 10th
Patrick Noonan &
Denis Dennehy - 36 1/2
Des Quinn &
Brendan O' Callaghan - 42
Weekly Lotto Results
Numbers Drawn: 17, 19 & 27
Winner: Seán Barry
CAB Sponsored Winners
Susan Noon c/o Briar Rose
Tony Noonan c/o The Club
Cian O' Brien c/o Briar Rose
Tonights jackpot - £300
@ ST Columbas Hall
NOTE
Presenation Night - Friday Sept 15th @ 8:30pm
AGM - Sunday Spet 17th
@ 10am
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