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29th March, 2001
Weekly Sports

DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB

Last Saturday saw Douglas Camogie Club get off to a great start this session by wining last years Under 13 runners up Seandun League. Douglas beating Brian Dillions on a scoreline of 3.3 to 0. The game itself was slow to start and scores were hard to come by, but a point by Emma Heffernan in the 22nd minute settled the team down and Douglas went off at half time leading by a point to nil. In the second half Douglas lifted the game and an opportunist goal from Olive Tobin became the vital score needed. Further goals by Linda McCarthy and Rachel O'Sullivan and points from Jenny O'Donovan and Deirdre Murphy who turned in a fine performances supported by Hilary O'Connell who for such a young player showed true grit and determination. The subs all came on and all showed great promise. They were Jessica Jackson, Zoe Dunlea, Claire O'Brien and Eilish Desmond who had a goal disallowed.
A good performance for the first game of the session and a delighted Captain Katherine Hussey on her birthday gratefully received the first trophy of the year to the sounds of happy birthday from all her team mates, mentors, supporters. Well done to all the girls.
Junior Team
On Sunday evening last the Junior Hurlers took on a strong Eire Og team in a challenge match. For the first half our girls showed great heart and courage but failed to score and fell behind at half time to a 1.3 to nil. In the second half our players fought hard, an excellent display by Eilish Murphy supported by Ger Burke and a very fine net-minding goal kept the scoreline to a minimum. However 3 late gaols sealed our fate and Eire Og ran out gallant winners. The score would have been far greater but for the excellent defence play by Theresa Buckley. Eire Og eventually ran out winners at 5.3 to 2 points scored by Liz Lynch to mark her return to Douglas Camogie Club.
It was a great work out against such a strong team even though we lost but being so early in the session I feel this team certainly has a lot to offer. Watch this space!
Trials
We also have a number of girls taken part in Seandun Trails/Training at present and also have had members take part in trails for Cork Junior and Minor teams. The selection of these teams have yet to be finalised.
U - 18 Championship
Douglas V St. Catherine's on Saturday 30th March at 2.30pm. Meeting at the club at 1.15pm. Please support.

DOUGLAS GAA SENIOR SECTION

Douglas Hurlers Make Senior Debut
On Sunday last our Senior hurlers made their debut in the League against Ballincollig. There was a fine crowd in attendance. Douglas had marvellous support for this historic occasion.
The opening quarter was a very even affair with the sides' level at 0-3 apiece. The Mid-Cork Boys dominated the second quarter and led 0-7 to 0-3 at the interval.
Ballincollig once more took control after the break. A goal of superb quality put the Mid-Cork-Team in a commanding position. Douglas lifted their game thanks to the prompting of Gary Wade, Paddy Barry, Gary McLoughlin and Thomas Twomey. The score was reduced to a goal when the Ballincollig Goalkeeper made a breathtaking save from Gary McLoughlin. Final score Ballincollig 1-19 Douglas 1-8.
Minor Football
The A Grade Team played Delaneys at the latter's ground. The team were decidedly lucky to go in level at half-time 1-4 to 0-7. Colin Doyle scored the goal. For me the highlight of the first half was a punched point - an art that is rarely put into practise in the modern game.
A second goal of fine individual quality scored by Stephen Dorney put Douglas six points up. Delaney's reduced the deficit to a point before Douglas went on to seal victory on a 2-9 to 1-9 scoreline. Neil Heffernan, Jeremy McCarthy and Patrick White made fine contributions.
Minor B Football
The minor B Footballers recorded a comprehensive victory over St. Finbarrs B. This was a fine performance for this team - who were defeated in their first two outings. There were good displays from Kenny Barry, Mark O'Callaghan, Barry O'Sullivan and Padraigh Greaney.
Junior A Football
In this game the Douglas Boys (short a few regulars) were defeated by a very sharp Mayfield outfit. Best for Douglas were Donal Meade, David Cahill and Brendan O'Callaghan.
The Senior footballers are out for the next two weekends in preparation for the Championship.
A speedy recovery to Paddy Barry, Padraigh Greaney and Thomas Cotter. All of whom sustained injuries last weekend
There were six representatives on the Seandún Hurling U 16 Team last weekend against Imokily - Frank Tobin, Denis O'Riordan, Mark Harrington, Eoin Carroll, James Moylan and Thomás Cotter.
Congratulations to the Douglas Camogie U 14 girls who brought further 'Silverware' to the club on Sunday last.

DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE

GRAND SLAM

Douglas under 15 hurlers completed their season last Monday by winning the Under 15 hurling league 2000 thus completing the grand slam by defeating Glen Rovers. This has been a remarkable year for this team and we wish them well in the future and hope to do the grand slam in Under I 6.

The match.
The match itself was a tame affair with both teams a little bit slow to settle down. The Glen was first to settle scoring a point, which was cancelled by a Mark Harrington free. Both teams were missing a lot of chances until James Moylan scored 1-1 without reply. Halftime score saw Douglas ahead on a score line of 1-3 to 0-4. The second half was a carbon copy of the first half in which we saw the Glen take the lead for the first time. The Douglas backs were under fierce pressure for this period but outstanding work from Thomas Cotter, Frank Tobin. Colin Lehive and Denis Riordan in the Douglas defence. The Glen finally did score a goal. which put them ahead by 1 point. From the resulting puck out the ball broke loose in the middle of the field resulting in a foul by a Glen player. From this free Mark Harrington scored a goal and James Moylan scored a fantastic point with his back facing to the goal. Douglas ended up winners by 2 points in a tight finish with James Moylan my player of the match.

UNDER 15 SECTION 2 FOOTBALL
This game played in a wind swept Douglas last weekend saw, our team beaten by a very strong Whitescross outfit. But to be fair our lads never gave up the fight. Whitescross played with a strong wind in the first hallf and put a lot of scores on the board leaving our lads a lot to do in the second half. They showed a lot of heart and commitment in the second half by scoring 3 good points but the gap was too big to bring the score down and in the end they were beaten by a better side on the day.

Fixtures - Sat. 24th March
U 15 Football Section 2 Douglas V. Mayfield at home @2.15PM
U 14 Football Section 1 Douglas V. Nemo 2 away @ 2.00PM
U 13 Football Section 1 Douglas V. Nemo at Home @ 3.30PM

D. Harris P.R.O

IIBA SHORT MAT INDOOR BOWLS

COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC

It was Cup weekend on the schoolboy front and while results were mixed we had some excellent performances.
Under 15
Leeds 3 Corinthian Boys 2 - Our Under 15 team travelled to Ballyvolane to take on Leeds and despite dominating possession found themselves 3-0 down after 20 minutes, however showing great character they fought back and goals by Neil Burke and Paul Lynch reduced the deficit to 3-2 with 15 minutes remaining. As hard as they tried they could not force a deserved equaliser. Gary Drennan and Mark Maher were outstanding in mid-field while Ian O’Callaghan, Dan Kelleher and Chris Hammond were excellent second half substitutes.
Under 13
Corinthians Boys 2 Kilreen Celtic 0 - Corinthian Boys progressed to the quarter final of the local cup as a result of a fine victory over Kilreen Celtic. Ian Cullinane with a spectacular free kick and Mark Murphy were on the scoresheet for Corinthians while Tom O’Connor, Alan Barry, Shane Horgan and Ricky Kenny turned in fine performances.
Our Under 13 second string Douglas Corinthians put up a terrific performance as they pushed Premier Division side Lakewood Ath all the way before conceding a last minute winner and losing out on a 2-1 scoreline. Corinthians goal scorer was Teddy McCarthy and they had superb performances from James O’Mahony, Owen Hearne and Finian Twomey.
Under 11
Two of our Under 11 teams Corinthians Boys and Corinthians United progressed to the quarter finals of the Under 11 Cup over the weekend, however there was disappointment for our third Under 11 team Douglas Corinthians as they were knocked out of the competition going down 4-1 to Riverstown.
Leeside 0 Corinthians United 7 - Corinthians United travelled to Little Island for what looked like a tricky fixture on paper when they took on Leeside, however they turned in a superb performance proving much too strong for Leeside. Goals by Eoin Kilcommons (2), Chris Fox (2), Mark Twohig, Robert Waters and Barry O’Driscoll gave them a comfortable 7-0 victory. Besides the goal scorers others to impress on the day were Geroid Cullinane, Daniel McWhinney and Eoin Buckley.
They were joined in the quarter finals by Corinthian Boys who scored three times in the first five minutes before eventually running out easy 10-1 winners against Cobh Ramblers. Jamie Drennan (4), Eoin McCarthy (2), John O’Brien (2), David Meyler and Patrick O’Brien scored for Corinthians, while Richard O’Donovan, Ian Turner, Theo Cullinane and Conor O’Reilly played well.
Street Leagues
Preparations are now beginning in earnest for the start of this years Street Leagues and with nearly 300 schoolboys registered the leagues are guaranteed to provide some outstanding entertainment over the coming weeks. Anyone interested in playing in the leagues should come along at the following times:
Under 9 (1991) between 9.30am and 10.45am, Under 10 and Under 11 (1990 and 1991) between 10.45am and 12noon, Under 7 and Under 8 (1992, 1993 and 1994) between 12.15pm and 1.30pm. You will be more than welcome. If you would like any further information please contact Ger Kilcommons at 4363456.
Munster Senior Cup
College Corinthians 1 Leeds 0
Finally a special mention for the Corinthians Senior Team who moved through to the semi-final of this years Munster Senior Cup when they defeated Leeds last Sunday morning. The victory puts the Senior’s through to a home draw against League of Ireland side Cobh Ramblers. Certainly something to look forward too.

DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE

Our matches resumed last weekend with our 13's, 14's and 15's playing.
Our U 15 were first to play against Mayfield in Douglas but found the going tough against a strong Mayfield 15. Mayfield were ahead at half-time but Douglas came more into the game in the second half but could not put the scores on the board. Mayfield ran out easy winners in the end.
U 13 Football League Section 1
Douglas 2-8 V Ná Pairsaig 0-2
This game was very evenly balanced in the first half with both teams finding scores hard to come by.
Ná Pairsaig were first to score with a point from a free. Douglas replied with a point from a very lively Kevin Murphy. The half-time score - 2 points each. The second half turned out to be a different ball game after the Douglas team got a telling of from their mentors. They played very good football and their passing improved a lot. Dayne O'Leary who had a great game full forward turned the game for Douglas by scoring 2-2. Other scores came from Shane McCarthy and Aidan Kelly. Others to perform well; Cian Meade, Richard Kingston and Patrick Carroll. Colin O'Sullivan worked very hard at midfield so did Brian Kavanagh who played very well in goal.
U 14 Section 1
This game played in Nemo was a typical Douglas / Nemo encounter. Both teams played very good football in a very entertaining game. Nemo tried to overcome the Douglas challenge but Douglas stood firm and took their scores and ran out winners by 4 points. Players to play well were Phillip Holland, Sean O'Mahony and Thomas O'Connor in goal.
PS did you ever hear of a GAA supporter calling for a corner ball in a hurling match (65), well I did? Isn't that right Mick!

NEMO RANGERS

(SPONSORED BY DOUGLAS CREDIT UNION)It was a hectic weekend for the club with most teams involved in games. The intermediate footballers were in action against Killmurry on Saturday evening. Nemo got off to a good start with an early goal from Niall Corkery and a point by Liam O'Sullivan to put them into the lead. The lads continued to control the game and lead convincingly at halftime. After the break we took our points and were four points up at the finish.
Liam O'Sullivan, Mick Daly, Dylan Mehigan and William Morgan all performed well. On Sunday morning the minor footballers played Valley Rovers in Brinny. Our team was off the mark first and lead 0-5 to 1-1 after fifteen minutes. We dominated the rest of the half and lead by eight points at the end of it. Nemo continued where they left off in the second half and finished the game with ten points to spare. Best for Nemo were Brian O'Regan, Kieran Stone, Fiachra O'Leary and John Harrington. Later that day the second Minor team was unlucky to lose to Balinhassig after a spirited comeback. The Intermediate hurlers defeated Milford in their first match of the year. The lead changed hands on a number of occasions in the first half with both teams going in level at the interval. In the second half we got on top and lead at the end 0-12 to 1-6.
Best for Nemo were Martin Cronin, John Coogan and John Paul O'Neill.

Nemo Rangers Underage
The Under 13s started their campaign with a lively encounter against St. Finbarrs. Barrs adapted more quickly to the wet conditions and were two points to the good before a lovely Nemo movement ended up with Colm Dineen finding the net. The rest of the half was even enough and both sides went in level at the halftime. After the break Nemo started well and were two points up through Eric Dilloughery and Shane Duncan. Barrs came back into the game and leveled it towards the end and a fortuitous goal at the death by the opposition meant that Nemo went away empty handed.
Stephen Barry, Shane Dorgan, Cian Cummins and Drew Murphy all played well. Both Under 14 teams were in action in the league on Saturday. Nemo 1s were away to Carrigaline. Having played with the wind we lead at halftime. In the second half we scored two good goals through David Kearney and Ian Nolan. Nemo ran out easy winners in a game which Ricky Kenny, Shane Horgan and David Kearney all had good games. Nemo 2s played neighbors Douglas in Trabeg. Nemo led at halftime 1-3 to 0-3, the goal scored by Eoin Cummins. The boys started the second half well with two good points from Stephen Morgan. However we conceded two late goals to lose a very exciting game, 2-5 to 2-9. Best for Nemo were Darra Mehigan, Ciaran McGrath, Robbie O'Sullivan, Roy Heaphy and Stephen Morgan. Also the Under 15s bounced back to winning form again against Blarney. All players played well.
Fixtures
Thur 29th Mar U-16FL(2) V Ballinora Away 6.30pm.
Fri 30th Mar U-14FL(1) V Mayfield Away 6.45pm.
Sat 31st Mar U-15FL(1) V Douglas Home, U-14FL(1) V Bishopstown Away 3.00pm, U-13FL(1) V St. Nicholas Away 4.00pm. Sun 1st Apr U-21FC(2) V Brian Dillons White's Cross 11.30am. Mon 2nd Apr U-15FC(1) V Mayfield Trabeg 7.00pm.
Tue 3rd Apr U-21FC(1) V St. Nicholas Ballinlough 7.00pm.
Wed 4th Apr JBFL V Lough Rovers Away 7.00pm, MAFL V Tracton Minane Bridge 7.00pm.

DOUGLAS HALL AFC

The weekend saw a return to action for a number of club teams, with the remainder facing fixtures next weekend. The 14's travelled successfully to Wicklow for the National Cup, while the Seniors, MSL Juniors and Youths were all winners in their league matches.
The Seniors' league campaign picked up where they left off, recording an uninspiring 3-1 win over Casement Celtic. The scorers were John Healy (2) and Brian McSweeney. Despite winning the match, an improvement in form will be needed in forthcoming league matches.
The MSL Juniors were also on the winning trail, with a 2-1 win over Crofton Celtic. Brian Foley was the 'Hall scorer, notching a fine brace. Honourable mention to Colm Lyons, who performed heroics in goals, keeping a clean sheet, until he was needed to shore up the defence, following an injury.
The AUL Juniors were also involved in a league match. They travelled to Harp Utd., and returned with a share of the spoils, following a 2-2 draw. The scorers were Brendan Crown and Stephen Carroll.
The Youths, whose season has been very interrupted, were victors in their league clash with Midleton. The final score was 5-2, a true reflection of the 'Hall superiority. The scorers were Derrick Bowen, with a fine hat-trick; James O'Leary and Paul Rose.
In the Under 15 Local Cup Quarter Final, the 'Hall were most unfortunate to suffer a 1-0 extra time defeat against Ringmahon Rangers. The goal was scored in the second period of extra time, when Ringmahon finished a rebound from Colin Doyle's excellent penalty save. Indeed, the 'Hall had more than held their own during the match with Kevin O'Sullivan, Sean O'Connor and Seamus Long particularly prominent.
The Under 14's made the long journey to Wicklow to play St. Maelruans in the National Cup and were deserving 2-0 winners. The scorers were David O'Connell from a penalty and Gordon O'Donovan. Stephen Bermingham was very sound in goals, recording another clean sheet. They must now travel to play Quarryvale in Dublin, in what will be a major test of the side.
Youths Cup Quarter Final
Next Sunday sees one of the biggest matches for years in Moneygourney. The Youths host last season's runners up, Peake Villa, in the Quarter Final of this season's competition. The Tipperary visitors have impressive credentials and they will stretch our lads to the limit. However, the 'Hall have been performing well, and will not lack for motivation from C.J. Harrington and Andrew Fealy. We hope to see a sizeable crowd in Moneygourney - a big local support on the sideline could mean the difference between winning and losing. Good luck on Sunday, lads!

DOUGLAS GAA STREET LEAGUES

A short note this week. Registration has taken place for this year's outdoor season. Over 250 young participants, aged between six and ten, have enlisted. Activities will recommence on Saturday the 7th of April at 10.00am where football will take centre stage. We look forward to exciting matches and the continued support of parents, organisers and sponsors.

MILLS BRIDGE CLUB

Results weekending Friday 23 March
Mon19Mar Ann McCarthy & Mary Collins - 1st - F. Cunnane & Partner - 2nd
Tues20(AMJun) El O'Brien & M. McCarthy - 1st
Tues20(AmSen) C. Bennett & O. Cotter - 1st - N. Murphy & H. O'Donovan - 2nd
Tues20(PMJun) T. Kerr & C. Rothwell - 1st
Tues20(PMSen) D & A. Roche - 1st - T. & D. Moriarty - 2nd
Wed21Mar AM A. Murray & P. O'Mahony - 1st
Wed21Mar Novice M. O'Rahilly & K. Twomey - 1st
Wed21Mar(Pm Yellow) P. McAuliffe & C. O'Donovan - 1st
Y. Sheeran & A. Keeshan - 2nd
Wed21Mar(Pm Green) B. O'Sullivan & E. McCarthy - 1st - J. Cahill & L. Scott - 2nd
Thur22 Mar Jun J. Galvin & V. Foley - 1st - C. Hourihan & A. McCarthy - 2nd
Thur22Mar Sen S. Devereux & L. Whitaker - 1st - J. Sayers & F. Hurley - 2nd

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