5th July, 2001
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS HALL GIRLS U14
PROUD DAY FOR DOUGLAS
The sun shone on the five Douglas girls who took part in trials
to make Cork teams. Gemma Crowley, Linda Horgan and Ciara Twomey
found their way onto the Cork U-18 squad while Donna O'Leary and
Jennifer Walshe made it onto the U-16 squad…..next stop the
Munster Team (only a matter of time before we see a Douglas girl
on the international stage - Ed.). Well done to all the girls.
Douglas Hall 8………Passage 1
This was by far, Douglas Hall's biggest win of the season with
super striker Ashling Collins again leading the way with 4 superb
goals while Mary Bennett netted a hat trick and Sarah Walshe
finished the scoring. Girls to shine were Grace Meade, Ashling
Barrett. Louise Martin and Alison Kennedy. Girl of the match was
Ashling Collins.
DOUGLAS MILLS BRIDGE CLUB
Mon. June 18th
1st…B. McCarthy / M. Sullivan / 2nd…O. Cotter / C.
Bennett.
Tues. June 19th A.M.
1st… A. Doolan / D. Laughton / 2nd… O.Cotter / C.Bennett.
P.M.
1st…M.Tobin / M.Fitzgearld / 2nd… D. & A.M. Roche.
Weds. June 20th A.M.
1st…N.Conroy / V.Brennan / 2nd… F.O'Donovan / A.Mulcahy.
P.M.
1st…D.Purcell / C.O'Leary / 2nd…A.Doolan / B.McCarthy.
Thurs. June 21st .
1st… A.O'Donnell / J. Taylor / 2nd… O.Cotter / C.Bennett.
DOUGLAS GAA SENIOR SECTION
DOUGLAS PIPPED AT THE POST
Douglas and Youghal met in round three of the senior football
challenge on a well prepared pitch in Cobh on Saturday night. The
early exchanges were even with a brilliant piece of opportunism
on the part of the Youghal forwards putting the 'seasiders' ahead
by two points. This spurred on the Douglas side with some telling
solo runs from Paddy Barry and 'Dinger' McSweeney saw Douglas
lead at half time.
Douglas created some great goal scoring chances but failed to put
them away and these missed chances were to prove crucial at the
finish. The Douglas lead was stretched to five points with ten
minutes remaining. Youghal raised their game to Trojan heights
and kicked six unanswered points. This is a game Douglas should
have won, the squad trained hard in preparation for this game.
DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE SECTION
Douglas 9-5 V. Crosshaven 2-1 (!3/06/ 01)
Recording our second hurling victory this was a true team effort,
however the performance of John O'Mahony at full forward shone
above all the others scoring four goals with one over head shot
that will stay in the long in the memory. Other strong performers
were Eoin Flannery, John Collins, Rory Cunningham and Paul Clarke.
Douglas 2-3 V Ballygarvan 5-5 (16/ 06/01)
Douglas started brightly and was 2-2 to 1-2 ahead at half time.
But the stronger and physical Ballygarvan 15 began to tell and
finally yielded a series of goals. Brave performances by Aidan
Cotter, David O'Sullivan, Cormac Collins, David Neven and David
Courtney.
Douglas 1-3 V Tracton 7-5 (18/06/01)
Very wet conditions made good hurling very difficult. A gusty
Douglas performance was inadequate to prevent a comprehensive
Tracton victory. Douglas was best by a brave goalie Cian O'Dwyer.
Richard Martin, Ger Keane and Finbarr Desmond also played well.
Douglas 1-2 V Coursey Rovers 5-5 (27/06/01)
Douglas completed the season's final match of the South/East
League against very classy and and accomplished Coursey Rovers. 3
goals by Coursey's in the first 5 minutes finished the match as a
contest, but Douglas never gave up the fight and scored 1-2. But
the more physical Coursey Rover finished the game stronger. Best
for Douglas were Paul Clarke, Finbarr Desmond, Cormac Collins and
however good commitment was shown by all players who should yield
results in the coming season.
We would like to thank John Collins, Ger Desmond and the man who
gives me the reports Padraig Flemming for their time and
commitment. Here's hoping that the next season will be a better
one when the kids will be that little bit older. Donie
Harris P.R.O.
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC
There was plenty of drama in last weeks 7 a-side and Southside
League games with some great performances by our teams.
Under Nine's
It was a great week for the Corinthians Under Nine squad as
following a hectic schedule they captured the Southsife League
and Cup double.
In the League final they took on Greenwood and for much of the
contest there was little to choose between the two sides. In the
end it took a moment of magic from the diminutive Kevin Kelleher
to decide the issue when he turned sharply in the area before
shooting past the advancing Greenwood goalkeeper. The double was
completed on Sunday evening when a superb volley from super sub
Jonathan O'Leary give Corinthians a 1 - 0 victory over Kilreen
Celtic. So congratulations to all concerned. The Under Nine squad
this year was managed by John Wilkins, Mike Nolan, Bertie Murphy
and Liam Coughlan. The benefits from the work that they have put
in throughout the year could certainly be seen in the performance
of our Under Nine teams. Special mention too for our second
string, Douglas Corinthians, who also had a fine run in the
league reaching the semi finals. The Corinthian Boys squad for
the finals was as follows :
Kevin O'Byrne, David Nation, Ryan Nolan, Shane Keane, Martin
O'Donoghue, Kevin O'Regan, Andrew Neville, Eoin Murphy, John
Forest, Rory O'Brien, Dean Kelly, Stephen Thornhill, Kevin
Kelleher, Peter Nolan, Olan Kelleher, Jonathan O'Leary &
Shannon Madden.
Under Seven's
The news was not so good for our Under Seven's who suffered the
disappointment of losing the Under Seven League final to Blarney
Street, going down 1 - 0. They had qualified for the final
courtesy of a 2 - 0 victory over Clonakilty with goals from James
Tynor and Evan Brown, but despite dominating for long periods in
the final they could not break down a very strong Blarney Street
defence. Not to worry, they had a very enjoyable season with some
thirty players getting the chance to play with our Under Seven
teams. Special thanks to John Wilkins, Mike Tobin and Mark Hurley
who looked after the squad. The squad for the final was
Sean Moloney, Conor Cannon, Rory Scannell, Rory Burke, Kieran
Farmer, Brian Lenihan, Billy Davis, Luke O'Sullivan, Jack
Wilkins, Ciaran Dalton, Evan Brown, David Barry, Peter Hurley,
James Tyner, Ian Tobin.
7 a-side
It was a busy week on the 7 a-side front, with all bar one of our
eight teams in action. At this stage it looks as if we will have
at least two teams through to the semi finals.
In the Under Eight League Corinthian Boys finished unbeaten on
top of their section. They completed their programme last Friday
night with a comfortable 7 - 0 away victory over Ballincollig.
Ian James, James Furlong and Brian Forde were the stars for
Corinthians. Our second Under Eight team, Douglas Corinthians
have also had a fine league campaign losing just the one game to
Kilreen Celtic.
Corinthian Boys have also qualified for the semi finals of the
Under Nine league, having topped their section. However it looks
as if Douglas Corinthians will just miss out, despite only losing
one game out of seven. They finished their programme on a high
note at the weekend defeating Everton by 6 - 3, Carl Lynch, Ronan
Barry, Michael Lyons and Garry Duggan were in splendid form for
the winners.
Our four Under Ten teams still have some games to play and at
this stage we are not sure whether any of the sides will qualify
for the semi finals stage.
Information
If you would like some more information about the Schoolboy
section of College Corinthians then why not contact either Terry
O'Donovan at 4891257 or Ger Kilcummins at 4363456 or
alternatively you can look up the Club's website, www.collegecorinthians.com.
NEMO RANGERS
Nemo Rangers' Senior Section
On Friday night the junior A footballers played Whites Cross in
the championship for the second time this year. Whites Cross were
first off the mark with a point but Nemo quickly responded with a
goal and a number of fine points. By halftime Nemo were well
ahead and in a very commanding position. Over the remaining 30
minutes Nemo continued to dominate and ran out easy winners in
the end, 2-18 to 0-5. Best on the night for Nemo were Paul and
Alan Hogan who got a combined score of 2-9, Pat Forrest, Leonard
McCarthy and Ciaran O'Shea. On the following night the senior
footballers were in action in the championship against
Ballincollig. The first half was very even with both sides being
level on a number of occasions. It was Nemo who led at the break
by a single point. In the second half after Ballincollig had
leveled the game a Colin Corkery goal put Nemo back in the
driving seat. Nemo then began to dominate at midfield and
finished the game with a five point lead, 1-14 to 0-12. Derek
Kavanagh, John Paul O'Neill, James Masters, Colin Corkery and
Garry Murphy all performed well on the night.
On Sunday night the Intermediate footballers played Ballinora in
the championship in Bishopstown. Nemo began well and led by four
points at the break, 1-5 to 0-4. In the second half Nemo
dominated at midfield and picked off some nice points to leave
the scores 1-12 to 0-10 at the end in favor of Nemo. Declan
Creedon, John Coogan, Michael Morgan, Niall Corkery and Eddie
O'Leary all played well for Nemo.
In the U-21 hurling championship on Monday night Nemo played
Blackrock. The sides were level after 15 minutes, 2-1 to 1-4.
They were again level at halftime, 2-4 to 1-7. After the break
Nemo quickly opened up a three point lead and began to dominate
the game. Blackrock responded with a couple of points but it was
not enough as Nemo led by five points at the final whistle. Best
for Nemo were Damian O'Connor, Gary Crowley, William Morgan,
Shane Marshall and James O'Riordon.
Last week the minor hurlers defeated St. Finbarr's in the league,
2-9 to 0-10. Best for Nemo were Jerry Kerins, Brian Twomey,
Kieran French and Fiachra O'Leary.
The junior B hurlers were also in action over the past week. They
were unlucky to St.Vincent's by a point on Sunday morning. Rory
Duggan, Bernard Dunne and John Quirke all played well.
Nemo Rangers' Underage Section
Last Friday night the U-12 hurlers played Mayfield in the city
championship final. Nemo started the better scoring an early goal
against a strong breeze, the goal was scored by full forward
Timmy Hayes. Nemo's backs defended well and the team went in at
halftime leading 1-2 to 0-2. After the interval Nemo again got an
early goal, this time the scorer was Pa Horgan.
Another goal from Timmy Hayes as well as an excellent point by
man of the match David Beven secured a well deserved victory for
Nemo, 3-3 to 2-4.
National Feile Football Finals
This weekend is an exciting time for our U-14 footballers as they
represent Cork in the National Feile Football Finals in Tipperary.
This Nemo team won the Cork competition back in April and will
depart for Tipperary on Friday morning. Their first game is
against Moycarkey on Friday afternoon. They play Durlus Og on
Saturday morning and their third game is against the Dublin
champions St. Brigid's later that day. The team has prepared well
and we have no doubt that they will do the club proud. Everyone
is hoping that they will get through to the final in Semple
Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
DOUGLAS PITCH & PUTT
Sunday July 1st
N O' Donovan & J O' Sullivan - 39
C Elley & M Quirke - 47
CLUB NEWS
Handicap Cup starts this Monday, July 9th
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CORK LADIES SOCCER LEAGUE
Premier Division
Rangers v Ballincollig 1-1
CSO v College Corinthians 3 - 1
CSO began very strongly and immediatly took control of the game.
They had numerous scoring chances in the first half. However it
was not until midway through the first half that the Corinthians
defense was opened with a goal from Catherine Cotter. CSO
continued to dominate however a Corinthians free kick brought the
teams back on equal terms. Sheer determination two minutes later
put CSO back in the lead. A defensive error due to severe
pressure from forward Majella O' Brien caused a mix up between
Corinthians sweeper and goalkeeper. This lead to a great
individual effort from Majella O' Brien and a 2-1 lead to CSO
going into the break. CSO continued to pile on the pressure in
the second half however Corinthians were not without their own
chances and as the game went on they began to play themselves
into the game. However the CSO defense was strong. A third goal
from CSO virtually ended this game as a contest and allowed them
to take the 3 points. This goal was scored by substitute Yvonne
Harrington. Players to mention on the night were the College
Corinthians goal keeper who made some spectacular saves
throughout this game.
Other results of the night Coursey were awarded 3 points when
they received a walkover from Cobh. Buttervant lost their winning
streak when they were held to a 2 - 2 draw.
