12th July, 2001
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS HALL GIRLS U14
Congratulations to Jemma Crowley, Ciara Twomey, Jennifer Walsh of Douglas Hall Ladies who have got their place on the Munster Team who play in the Four Provinces Tournament next month. In the meantime the same girls along with Donna O'Leary and Linda Horgan will be playing for Cork in Waterford during the coming weeks. We would like to wish them the best of luck in all events
DOUGLAS GAA SENIOR
Minor Double
Douglas and Clyda Rovers competed in the minor non-exam Football
Final. The teams had met earlier in the year ant the North Cork
Team had proved victorious by a point. This was a classic village
team versus a satellite town. It could be argued that this was
going to be a miss-match because of the population base of both
clubs. At the end of the day numbers do not win matches. It boils
down to heart and commitment - skill obviously plays its part as
well.
Clyda went into a three-point lead, Douglas rallied - a Connor
Alcock goal gave the city side a decided advantage. Douglas were
in control for the Later part of the half but led by only 1 - 8
to 0 - 6 at the interval. In the early part of the second half
the North Cork team enjoyed an amount of possession but failed to
convert their chances into scores. As the half progressed Douglas
took control and playing well-controlled-football they won
convincingly on a scoreline of 1 - 17 to 0 - 10. Best for Douglas
were Niall Heffernan, Fergal O'Sullivan, Kenny Barry and Pat
White. For Barry Hannohan it has certainly been an eventful few
weeks as he captained both the hurlers and the footballers to
victory in the Non-Exam Finals.
Senior Hurling league
Douglas entertained the Glen in the League at Douglas. The Glen
led by 6 points at the break. Douglas rallied but the Glen proved
victors on a scoreline of 2 - 12 to 0 - 7. Best for Douglas were
David McSweeney, Joe Barry and Eamonn Sharkey.
Senior Hurling league
Erins Own played Douglas in a well-prepared pitch at Caherlag.
This was a most entertaining game of hurling. The East Cork side
play a lovely brand of hurling, whilst Douglas on the night may
not have been able to match their skills they certainly are
working hard to stay up there with the best at senior level.
Douglas were slow to settle, as Erins Own raced into a five-point
lead. A goal of quality by Tomás Twomey left a point between the
sides at half time. The East Cork Team got some quality points to
get back into a five-point lead. Douglas showed character and
commitment and reduced the deficit to a point, thanks to a second
goal by Tomás Twomey. The Glounthaune boys scored two more
points to win on a scoreline of 1 - 12 to 2 - 6. Best for Douglas
were Teddy O'Donovan, Shane Carroll and Patrick Tobin.
U 16 B Hurling
Douglas recorded their second win in two outings with a victory
over Delaneys. The sides were level at the interval. Andrew Hunt
scored 1 - 1 and Douglas went on to score 2 -2 without reply in
the five minute period after the interval. The Northsiders
rallied - Gary Hannahan scored another late goal for Douglas.
Douglas finished winners 4 - 9 to 4 - 5. Other scorers for
Douglas were Finbarr O'Donovan 1-2 and Brian O'Connor 1-3.
J B H L
Douglas and Fro Callaghans drew in a tough competitive match. The
sides finished level on a score of 1 - 9 each. Andrew Murphy,
John McCarthy and Peter Birmingham played very well.
Seandun
Douglas were represented by nine players at the inter-divisional
U 16 Tournament in North Cork last weekend. The Team defeated
Imokily by 1 - 14 to 0 - 13 and lost to Avondu by 2-3 to 2-11.
The players involved were David Dorney, Thomas Cotter, Frank
Tobin, James Moylan, Colin Doyle, Kenny Barry, David O'Regan, Pat
White and Mark Harrington. Colin Doyle captained the team.
Fixtures
U 16 A A L
13.7 Friday Douglas V Valley Rovers Home @ 8pm
Senior Hurling Championship
14.7 Douglas V Carrigdhoun Pairc Uí Rinn @ 8pm
U 16 A H L
17.7 Tuesday Douglas V Na Piarsaig away @8pm
Intermediate Munster Final
Best of luck to Barry and Gary wade who are on the Cork panel for
the Munster Intermediate Hurling Final against Tipperary.
Pat Harrington PRO
DOUGLAS PITCH & PUTT
Sunday July 8th
P Cashman & P Noonan - 37 / P Cashman & C Elley - 44
Congratulations to Stephen O' Leary on winning the Junior
National Strokeplay
last weekend at Stackallen by 5 shots
Weekly Lotto Results
Numbers Drawn; 16, 17 & 22 - NO WINNER
Lucky Dip Winners
Marie Kelleher c/o The Club, Shiela & Mick c/o Martin O'
Riordan,
Frank Casey c/o Liam O' Brien
TONIGHTS JACKPOT - £1,800
VENUE: THE GRANGE
website: http://go.to/dpap
NEMO RANGERS
Nemo Rangers' Senior Section
On Saturday night the U-21 footballers traveled to Castlehaven to
play Beara in the quarter final of the county. Beara began well
and led three points to no score after just five minutes. Nemo
didn't panic and were soon level thanks to points from James
Masters, Shane Marshall and Eoin Weldon. Both teams swapped
scores and went in level at the break, 0-5 to 0-5. In the second
half Derek Kavanagh dominated the proceedings for Nemo, and with
Paul Brophy excelling at fullback, it was all one-way traffic.
However, for all their dominance, Nemo were still only two points
clear midway through the second half. But then the Nemo forwards
found their touch and kicked a goal and four points in the last
quarter, the goal coming from the boot of Richard O'Brien. The
final score was 1-12 to 0-6 giving Nemo a deserved victory.
Others to play well for Nemo on the night included Jamie Griffin,
Ronan Murphy, Brian O'Regan, Ciaran O'Shea and Alan Hogan.
The junior 2 hurlers were unlucky to lose to White Church in the
championship on Monday night. Three lucky goals before halftime
from White Church gave them a 4-2 to 1-2 lead at the break. Nemo
upped their performance in the second half but time ran out and
White Church march on to the next round. Best for Nemo were
Declan Creedon, Kieran Browne, Niall Weldon, Kevin Murphy and
Kieran Weldon.
Nemo Rangers' Underage Section
On Monday night Nemo played Mayfield in a U-11 blitz. This was
the first time this team donned the Nemo jersey officially. They
began well with a goal from Mark Twohig after a minute. Another
goal and two points before half time ensured Nemo led at the
break. In the second half Liam Doyle was outstanding at centre
forward scoring four points. Mark Twohig put the game beyond
Mayfield with ten minutes remaining on the clock when he scored
his third goal. Conan Killcoyne, Brian O'Hara, Barry O'Driscoll
and Daniel O'Sullivan also played well.
Feile Peil na nOg 2001
Nemo traveled to Tipperary last weekend to represent Cork in this
years Feile football finals. We played our first match against
our host club Moycarky on Friday afternoon and won on a score
line of seven points to one. Later that evening the boys took
part in the Feile parade through Thurles to Semple Stadium. Our
first match on Saturday was against a weak Thurles team. We won
this game 5-9 to no score. The final game in the group was
against St. Bridget's from Dublin. This game was very competitive
and conceding a goal either side of half time proved to be our
downfall. They kept going to the end but lost by 3-4 to 1-3. The
lads trained hard throughout the year preparing for this
competition and the club can be very proud of
them. The panel was captained by Ciaran McGrath and the others to
travel were Mark O'Donovan, Shane McCarthy, Robbie Allen, Colin
O'Brien, Keith Donnellan, Alan Meany, Gary Coughlan, Eoghan
Hearn, Ricky Kenny, Andrew Morrissey, Philip Hogan, Dermot
Collins, David Kearney, Shane Horgan, Roy Heaphy, Darragh
Mehigan, Tom Falvey, Raymond O'Keeffe, David O'Mahony, Graham
Cummins, Stephen Morgan, Robbie O'Sullivan, Ian Nolan, Ian Potts,
James O'Mahony, Ian Foley, Owen O'Leary, Derek Dalton, Jason
Meehan, Patrick McCarthy and Colm O'Mahony.
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC
Following the recent success of the Corinthian Boys Under Nine
squad in capturing the Southside League and Cup double, this week
it was the turn of the Club's Under Eight squad, as they also
chased the coveted League and Cup double.
They started their week with a Cup Semi Final against Wilton and
having survived some early Wilton pressure they took control and
goals by Ian James (2), Alan Cronin (2) and Mark Parks gave
Corinthian's a comfortable 5 - 0 victory. It was great to see
Alan Cronin back in action following a serious hand injury.
As they had already qualified for the League Final our Under
Eight's now faced two finals against old adversary Kilreen Celtic.
Corinthian Boys 2 - Kilreen Celtic 1
The League Final was first on the agenda and the match was to
provide some great entertainment for the very large crowd.
Corinthians opened brightly with Cian Mc whinney and Kevin O'
Connor on top in midfield and they went in front , when Brian
Forde scored from close range. After the break, Kilreen came more
into the game, but with the Corinthian's defence soaking up some
intense Kilreen pressure, it looked for a long time as if Brian's
goal would decide the issue, but Kilreen never gave up the ghost
and with five minutes remaining grabbed a deserved equaliser. In
a dramatic finale Corinthians were not to be denied and in a
quick breakaway Mark Parks was on hand to fire home the winning
goal.
The two sides were back in action again the following night, this
time in the Cup Final.
Corinthian Boys 2 - Kilreen Celtic 2 (Corinthians won 3 - 1 on
penalties)
If the League Final had proved enjoyable this was undoubtedly one
of the best games seen at this level for many a long day. A huge
crowd witnessed a titanic struggle as both sides gave their all
in search of victory. From the kick off the game swung from end
to end as both sides looked for the vital break through. As in
the League Final Corinthians were to score first when James
Furlong headed home a fine Mark Parks corner. Kilreen determined
to erase the disappointment of the League Final fought back and
forced a deserved equaliser just after half time. Despite several
near misses there was no further scoring in normal time and the
game went into extra time. Corinthians jumped ahead again in the
first period of extra time when Ciaran Twohig scored from the
edge of the area. However, Kilreen were now playing the better
football and they drew level for a second time with only two
minutes left on the clock.
It was now down to the dreaded penalty shoot out where
Corinthians goalkeeper Cian Hammond was to emerge as the hero
saving three of the four Kilreen penalties, while Mark Parks,
Alan Cronin and Kevin O'Connor converted the three Corinthian
penalties. So the Under Eight's emulated the achievements of the
Corinthians Under Nine and Under Eleven squads this season by
capturing the League and Cup double. .
Congratulations to the management team of Kieran O'Donovan, Brian
O'Connor and Alf Parks and to all the players concerned for a
truly tremendous effort. Congratulations a;so to the players and
management of Kilreen Celtic, who were most unfortunate not to
pick up one of the two trophies.
This was the fifth year in a row that the Club had captured one
of the two Under Eight trophies, surely a promising sign for the
future. This years Corinthian's Under Eight squad was as follows
:-
Cian Hammond, Luke Connolly, Ciaran Twohig, James Furlong, David
O'Donovan, Ryan Levis, Robert Lyons, Cian McWinney, Alan Cronin,
Kevin O'Connor, Brian Forde, Ian James, Mark Parks, Robert
Bennett, Michael Forrest and Andrew Hayes.
7 a-side
The curtain will finally come down on the Schoolboy's season next
Saturday when the Club's U8 and U9 squads take part in the Semi
Finals and hopefully Finals of the Schoolboys League 7 a-side
Competition. Best of luck to all concerned.
Finally if you would like some more information about the Club's
under age section please log in to the Club's website at www.collegecorinthians.com
or contact Terry O'Donovan at 4891257 or Ger Kilcummins at
4363456.
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB
U-11
On Saturday last the annual under 11 Camogie Blitz for the
Christy Martin Cup was held in glorious sunshine at Douglas GAA
Club. Teams from Coursey Rovers, Mallow, Bandon and Douglas took
part. All teams played each other and after some very exciting
games with each team given their all Douglas emerged victorious
in what was a famous 3 in a row win. Douglas showing great skill
and commitment. They won all their three games in impressive
fashion while there was some star performances within the team,
victory was achieved with every member of the panel playing their
part. The committee of the Douglas Camogie Club would like to
thank everybody who helped in any way to make it a very
successful day.
U -14 League
Douglas took on the Glen a tough encounter and a hard fought game.
Douglas took a early lead with a goals from Eilish Desmond and
Rachel O'Sullivan followed by a point by Jenny O'Donovan. Glen
rallied to score a goal, and at the interval Douglas lead by 2.1
to 1 goal. In the second half the Glen rallied and with 2 late
goals ran out winners 4.1 to 2.1. The score would have been much
higher only for the excellent goal keeping of Hillary O'Connor.
It is hard to name out individuals in this game as it was one of
Douglas's best performances. Well done to all.
Community Games:
Community Games to take place on Saturday 14th July in the Farm
Grounds, Curraheen, Bishopstown.
CORK LADIES SOCCER LEAGUE
In division two we are beginning to see an outcome at the top of
the table Buttevant are top with an impressive list of results so
far this season. They had a week off this week due to the
unfortunate closure of Kilumney soccer club who are no longer
participating in the league this season. However all the other
teams in this division were playing tonight. Carrigaline held
Millstreet to a 2 - 2 draw. This was a very competitive game with
both teams having good opportunities. However a fair result on
the night was the draw. Douglas Hall took another 3 points as
they defeated Rathcoole by and impressive 5-1.
In division one Coursey continued their winning streak when they
beat Hibs 3-2. It is now looking likely that Coursey will be
joining the premier league next season.
In the premier league there was a fantastic clash between the two
top teams. Leaders Wilton took on second place CSO. Wilton began
the game the stronger of the two sides. However as Wilton pushed
forward CSO began to break down the wings allowing them to assert
their own pressure on the Wilton defense. With both teams
beginning to take control and play their own game this allowed
the game to develop into a very open and entertaining fixture.
Both teams had good opportunities on goal the most notable for
the CSO was a great cross by Sinead O' Brien which was met my
Majella O' Brien, however good positioning by the Wilton keeper
kept the scoreline blank. The game continued with great fluidity
and variety of passing. However 10 minutes before the break a CSO
defensive error allowed Wilton to break the deadlock and score
their first of the night. After the break the game continued with
great pace. CSO began to pile on the pressure on the Wilton
defense however they were unable to break down Wilton and were
further punished when Wilton broke free and scored their second
of the night. Wilton eventually won the game 2-0 however there
were some fantastic displays of football by both sides on the
night.
Ranger player Passage in a one sided affair coming out 5-0
winners. This now places them 2 points behind the leaders Wilton.
Finally College Corinthians defeated Ballincollig in a strong
performance by 8-2.
A special word of congratulations must go to our two Cork teams
who one their first round games of the National Intermediate Cup.
College Corinthians defeated Benfica of Waterford on Sunday last.
Also Coursey defeated Boris from Tipperrary in an enthralling
encounter 4-3 in extra time.
