21st September, 2000
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB
Under 16
Douglas emerged victorious in this hard fought game against St
Catherines in the first round of the championship played in
Douglas. Playing against the wind in the first half we struggled
to get our game going. However Douglas made some shrewd changes
at half time and these worked a treat and we went on to win by 1
goal. In defence Andrea Walsh, Fiona O'Donovan and Kate Barry
played well. Helen O' Mahony and Eilish Murphy gave us the edge
in mid-field while up front Louise O'Regan made some great runs
and got a good goal from a 21 yard free while Theresa Buckley got
our second goal to give us victory on the night. We return to
league action this weekend with a game against Brian Dillons.
Under 11
The Under 11's travelled to Coursey Rovers for a challenge and
won on a scoreline of 3-3 to 1-1. This was in preparation for the
play-off of the City Division league fixed for Douglas on
Saturday 23rd at 3:30pm. This team has a number of players from
the Under 12 panel including Niamh O'Donovan, Rachel O'Sullivan
Hillary O'Connor and Emma Heffernan (got her first point from
play in this game). These are complemented by a number of up and
coming players such as Jessica Jackson, Maura O'Donovan, Fiona
Boland, Lianne O'Shea, Kate Barry and Jasmine Dempsey. Best of
luck girls. The finals are fixed for Sunday 24th in Blackrock so
hopefully we will have a busy weekend.
Junior
The Junior team play Inniscarra in the league in Douglas on
Sunday at 11am. This is our last game before the replay of the
championship against the Glen, fixed for Sunday 1st of October at
2pm.
Inter-county
Cork brought home their first All-Ireland of 2000 by defeating
Limerick in the Intermediate final. Amanda O'Regan was a
substitute on the day but was not called on as Cork won
comfortably. This is Amanda's second All-Ireland medal this year
having already won a junior league medal. She also won an All-Ireland
basketball title with Blarney so the new Millennium has got off
to a good start for this highly talented player. Congratulations
Amanda from all those in the camogie club. Best wishes to Gary
McLoughlin in his bid to win an All-Ireland minor football medal
with Cork. Congratulations to our Intermediate hurlers on a
magnificent victory over Delaneys in the county semi-final.
DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE
U 14 Hurling; Douglas and Nemo met in the semi-final
of the A Grade U14 Hurling Championship. Douglas played against
the wind in the first half. An opportunist goal by Brian O'Connor
tipped the balance in favour of Douglas and they led by 1-8 to 0-4
at half time. The Douglas forwards gave an exhibition of point
taking during the second half as they ran out easy winners. Top
scorers Brian O'Connor 1-3, David Hacket 0-4, Finbarr O'Donovan 0-3,Barry
Fitzgerald 0-3,others to play well were Eoghan Heffernan and Colm
O'Sullivan.
Douglas met Blackrock in the final. The Blackrock boys were the
favourites going into the game having beaten Ná Piarsaig and the
Barrs. Douglas hurled very well in the first half. Goals by Brian
O'Connor and Eoghan Heffernan gave Douglas a five-point interval
lead. The Rockies came storming back in the second half and
reduced the lead. The Douglas defence stood up and with
tremendous performances from Stephen Bermingham and Eoghan
Cadogan they weathered the storm. Points from David Hacket,
Finbarr O'Donovan and Brian O'Connor sealed victory on a
scoreline of 2-8to 1-5. Douglas will now meet Sarsfields in the
County Final next Saturday.
U 16 Hurling; A very young Douglas team was given a lesson on the
finer points of the game by the Glen in the Championship Final.
U 12 Hurling; Our U 12 hurlers had to play second best to a very
competent Ná Piarsaigh fifteen. This was a good hard game of
hurling. Oisín McGrath, Cian Meade and Jack O'Connor played well.
U 16 Football; The U16 footballers overcame the challenge of Nemo
in the Premier Grade Championship. Overall this was a very
disappointing performance and the team will have to improve
overall if it hopes to progress in the Championship. Final score
Douglas 3-11 Nemo 2-5.
U 13 Hurling: Douglas and Blackrock provided a good tough game of
hurling in the Championship. Douglas led 1-2 to 0-1 at the break.
The Rockies goaled mid-way through the second half but Douglas
held out for a well deserved victory on a scoreline of 1-6 to 1-2.Finian
Tummon, Alan Barry and Michael O'Donoghue gave fine performances.
Douglas met Ballincollig in the quarter -final. The Douglas boys
were in total control of this game at all times. Stephen Moylan
got some excellent goals Others to impress were Ronan Ó Murchú,
Alan Barry and Thomás O'Dwyer.
Congratulations to our Intermediate-Hurlers on their County semi-final
victory.
Hurling Fixtures:
U 13 Semi-final V Mayfield @ Delaney's 6pm Friday.
U 15 A V Ballincollig away noon Saturday.
U 15 B V St.Vincents away noon Saturday.
U 14 County Final V Sarsfields Saturday (no venue as yet).
U 13 V St Vincents@ Douglas 6.15pm Tuesday next
Douglas Credit Union Street Leagues
Results U 7
Mayo beat Wexford
Kerry beat Carlow
Meath beat Armagh
Kilkenny beat Clare
Results U 9
Tipperary beat Dublin
Laois beat Cork
Down beat Galway
Sligo beat Offaly
Results U 10
Galway beat Waterford
Sligo beat Derry
Cork beat Clare
DOUGLAS HALL AFC
With football activity now back in full swing, it
is good to report that club sides are performing very well at the
moment. The Seniors recorded their first league win, following a
draw; both Junior sides had decisive victories, while the Youths
continued their dominant form. The schoolboy sides are also doing
well, with the Under 16's off to a terrific start in the league,
the 14's finding form at the moment and the 12's also delivering
the goods.
The Seniors entertained Fermoy last Sunday, and were decisive 4-2
winners. Gerard O'Donovan with 2, John Healy and Stephen O'Connell
scored the goals. The MSL Juniors also had a decisive win,
beating Crofton Celtic 5-0. The scorers were Stephen Notley,
Barry O'Shea, Shane Gannon, Andy Lehane and an Own Goal. David
Long was the goalie in form, keeping a clean sheet.
The AUL Juniors advanced to the third round of the AOH Cup,
defeating St. John Boscos 6-3 on Saturday. The scorers were James
O'Brien, Willie Murphy, Mark Hackett, Alan Carroll, Stephen
Carroll and Tony Keating. In the Youths Murphy Cup, the 'Hall had
a dominant 8-1 win over Dripsey Celtic. Andrew Fealy struck a hat-trick,
Declan O'Connell had 2, Brian Wilkinson, Paul Rose and Damien O'Callaghan
completed the scoring. They begin their league campaign next
Sunday, and will be hoping to maintain their current form.
The Under 16's have got off to a great start in the league,
following their promotion to premier ranks. Their latest result
was a 1-1 draw with Tramore Athletic, with Stephen Barry scoring
the goal. In earlier fixtures, they defeated Blarney St. Utd. 3-2
(Darren O'Connor 2, Stephen Barry) and Riverstown Boys 3-1 (Anton
Leong, Donal Moynihan and Greg Owens).
The Under 14's travelled to Fermoy on Saturday and were clear 4-1
winners. The goals were scored by Kevin Mulcahy, Robert Rose,
Gordon O'Donovan and Wesley O'Connell. Previously, on Wednesday,
they overwhelmed Riverstown Boys 7-1, with hat-tricks for both
Gary Wills and Wesley O'Connell. The other goal was scored by
Gordon O'Donovan. Meanwhile the Under 14 Division 1 side are
finding the going tough, losing 8-0 against Everton in their
second league match. The Under 12's were good value for their 1-1
draw with Richmond in the league. The goal scorer was Alec Rose,
in a fine performance from our lads.
All results, fixtures and goalscorers are also available on the 'Hall
website, now available at a new address: http://soccer.at/dhafc
Fixtures:
Saturday, 23rd.: FAI Under 17 Cup Away v. Dunbar Celtic, 2.30
Sunday, 24th.:Senior League: Away v. Carrigaline Utd., 10.45
MSL Junior League: Away v. Mallow Utd., 10.45
AUL Junior League: Away v. Dunbar Celtic, 3.00
Youths League: Home v. Leeds, 3.00
Under 15 League: Away v. Ballincollig, 3.30
CARRIGALINE BADMINTON CLUB
Carlow Badminton Club has invited CBC to Carlow for a friendly
meeting on the weekend of October 14/15th - thanks Tony. It will
doubtless be a fun filled weekend and all club members are
welcome to go. Those interested can contact Ron for details.
Juvenile coaching has begun. Tues 6-7pm for ages 12/13. Wed 6-7pm
for ages 9/10/11. Wed 7-8 for ages 14,15,16,17.
The Ladies Doubles in club tournament was held last Monday night.
Results will be printed next week. The Mens Doubles will be held
25th Sep 8pm, and the Mixed Doubles 2nd Oct 8pm. All members
welcome.
Don't forget that the membership fee is now due and we would
appreciate if members would part with their cash a.s.a.p.
New members are still very welcome to the club. Contact Ron on
021 372705 or call in on club night - Wed 8-11pm.
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC
It was another busy week on the schoolboy front with eleven of
our twelve underage teams in action. There were some fine
individual and team performances with our three Under Eleven
teams, once again taking centre stage.
Under Eleven
In the five games played by our Under Eleven teams so far,
Corinthian Boys, Douglas Corintihians and Corinthians Utd. our
lads have scored forty two goals without reply. It has been a
sensational start to the season and should hopefully give our
lads plenty of confidence for the stiffer challenges, which lie
ahead.
Douglas Corinthians made their debut at the weekend in the under
11 first division and recorded a comfortable 9-0 victory over
Wilton Ath. Ciaran O' Donovan (3), Gavin Dempsey (2), Stephen
Murphy, Brennan Knight, Cillian O' Ceallachain and Donal O'
Callaghan scored the goals while Brian Wise ran the show in
midfield. Our second first division side, Corinthians United made
it two wins out of two with a solid 3-0 away victory over
Lakewook. Stephen Mahon with a tremendous strike, Barry O'
Driscoll and Robert Ryan were on the scoresheet while Christopher
Fox and Shane Twomey played well.
Our Premier Division side Corinthian Boys proved too strong for
Mayfield with David Meyler, Eoin McCarthy, Jamie Drennan, John O'
Brien and Stephen Good sharing the goals. It won't be as easy
next Saturday when they travel to Ballyphehane Park to take on
League favourites Kilreen Celtic for what should be a cracking
match.
Under Twelve
There was mixed results for our two under twelve teams with
Corinthian Boys winning 6-1 away to Tranmere Ath while Douglas
Corinthians suffered a heavy defeat against Everton. New signing
Gary Bollard (3), Stephen Whyte (2), and Craig Neville took the
scoring honours for Corinthian Boys while for Douglas Corinthians,
Frank Mackey, Alan Quigley and Brian Tierney tried hardest.
Under Thirteen
Corinthian Boys had to settle for a share of the spoils when they
were held to a 2-2 draw by Kilreen Celtic. Stephen Moylan scored
twice for Corinthians while Alan Barry, Eoin Cotter and Mark O'
Donovan played well.
Douglas Corinthians were in action twice during the week and
following a 1-1 draw with Richmond, they picked up their first
victory of the season with a good 4-0 victory away to Rockmount
Rangers. Jamie Owen (2), Darren Kirwan and Ronan O' Muruch
grabbed the goals for Corinthians.
In other games played over the weekend our Youths side made it
four wins out of four with a hard fought victory over Dunbar
Celtic. Aidan O' Mahony, Gary O' Herlihy and Neil O' Brien scored
for Corinthians. Our fifteen's played out an exciting 2-2 draw
with Riverstown Boys, Seamus Clinch scoring twice while our Under
Sixteen's and under Fourteen's both suffered double defeats, the
sixteen's going down to Nuform ad Crosshaven while the fourteen's
lost out to Greenwood and Rockmount.
Fixtures
Saturday September 23rd
Under 11 Premier: Away to Kilreen 10.45am
Under 11 First Division: Home to Temple 10.45am
Under 17 : Home to Midleton 2.30pm
First Juniors : Home to Midleton 3.00pm
Sunday September 24th
Under 15 Premier: Home to Carrigaline 11.00am
Under 13 First Division: Home to Cobh Ramblers 2.45pm
Under 13 Premier: Home to Midleton 4.00pm
Under 11 First: Away to Blarney Utd 5.00pm
Seniors : Away to Leeds 3.00pm
Third Juniors : Away to Leeside 3.00pm
FULL CRISIS PUTS THE BLOCKAGE ON BOUNCERS
After weeks of dedicated training and hard work, the Southern
Region team ( made up of members of local clubs, Douglas Gym,
Cork Acro & Chimea'ra Gymnastics) were devastated to discover
that the trip they had been looking forward to so much had been
cancelled.
The group, ten competitors, team reserve and several officials,
were due to leave last Friday morning on the Swansea Cork ferry
to travel to Bridgend in Wales were the competition, The Red
Kites Invitational, was to take place on the Saturday.
Unfortunately, due to the fuel crisis in the U.K, very few of the
twelve teams entered were able to make the trip and so on
Wednesday night the competition was cancelled.
This competition was to be the first for the Southern Region Team,
as the Southern Region Trampolining committee has only been up
and running for a few months. It was also to be the very first
taste of the sport at such a high (club international) level for
many of the team members.
We are now waiting (with fingers crossed!) to hear if the
organisers will manage to reschedule the event.
CAHIMEA'RA GYMNASTICS
Chimea'ra gymnastics would like to congratulate all of it's
Trampolinists who have been offered places on the Irish
gymnastics Trampolining National Squad. Members of the squad were
chosen, by the trampolining technical committee, on the merits of
their performances at the first ever National Championships held
earlier this year. If the gymnasts decide to take up their places,
they will be in a position to be coached by top international
coaches and may even have the honour of being chosen to represent
their country, Chimea'ra Gymnastics will also be in the position
of having the greatest number of performers of any club on the
squad! What an achievement!!!
Now well into the first term of our second year in operation,
Chimea'ra Gymnastics is going strong, membership is well up on
last year with only a few places left in most classes and waiting
lists for others. Due to popular demand we are looking at adding
in more classes at peak times. For safety and insurance reasons,
we must adhere to a certain coach/gymnast ratio and until we can
acquire more coaching staff, unfortunately we cannot increase the
class numbers. Anyone (over 16yrs) interested in getting involved
with coaching gymnastics, should contact Mary Coakley at Chimea'ra
Gymnastics.
None of the staff at Chimea'ra will be getting any sleep for the
next few weeks as the gymnastics will be on TV at all hours! Also,
don't forget that Trampolining will be included as a discipline
for the first time and we have been told that it will be
televised by RTE.
It is a well known fact in the gymnastics world that after the
Olympics has been shown on TV, memberships of gymnastics clubs
increase majorly, therefore we advise that anyone wishing to
enrol their child does so in the very near future to avoid
disappointment.
For more info, contact Chimea'ra Gymnastics; 021 4963129.
