19th July, 2001
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS HALL GIRLS
Douglas Hall Girls Under 16
Douglas 6 - V - Wilton 1
Douglas Hall's last game of the season ended with our girls going
out with all guns firing and Donna O'Leary leading the way with a
hat trick. Naomi O'Leary, Jennifer Walshe and Caroline Hawks were
the other scorers. A superb performance from everyone on the
squad.
The squad were; Jennifer Walshe (Capt.) Maire Moyihan, Laura
Healy, Elaine Flanary, Doireann Murray, Aoife Magner, Donna
O;Leary, Louise Martin, Naomi o'Leary, Caroline Hawks, Dannille
Healy, Catherine Hayden, Ashling Collins and the Under 14's who
helped out; Alison Kennedy, sarah walshe, Mary Barrett, Kate
Delaney Emma Hughes, Well done Girls! All the best for next
season .
Douglas Hall Ladies
4th July ,away to Rathcoole in which we won comfortably 5-1.
Another three points in the bag in our bid for the League.
Followed up by a typical cup game (11/7/01). The Hall took on Lee
Valley, who were on top in the first half, with the Hall finding
themselves down 2-0 at the break.
In the second half we turned the game around with a couple of
changes.. Sub Caroline Hawks pulled back a goal which lifted the
girls and a fight was on for a place in the semi's. Then Ann
Collins scored with a thundering header to make the score 2-2 at
full-time. In the extra time Donna O'Leary put us ahead , then
Naomi O'Leary made it 4-2, which was the final score
DOUGLAS MILLS BRIDGE CLUB
Mon 2nd July 1st A. Hodgins - V. - Irene Riordan / 2nd Marie
Powell - V. - A Mulcahy
Tues 3rd July AM 1st E. O'Neill -V.- B. O'Sullivan / 2nd L. Scott
- V.- J. Cahill
Tues 3rd July PM 1st D.White - V - L.O'Hanlon / 2nd M. Walsh - V.
- P. Ahern
Wed. 4th July AM 1st A. Auchinicoss - V. - A. Mulcahy / 2nd A.
Reid - V. - J. Murphy
Wed 4th July PM 1st T. Cocoran - V. - O. Olden / 2nd L. O'Hanlon
- V. - E. Henedrick
Thurs 5th July 1st Mary V. Dave Walsh / 2nd T. Purcell - V. - C.Halligan
Fri 6th July 1st F. Cunnane - V. - J. Behan / 2nd M.Kelly - V. -
R. Russell
DOUGLAS GAA - SENIOR
Sunday July 8th (Pat Harrington Pro)
Douglas disappoint in Senior Hurling Championship.
Douglas played Carrigdhoun in the Senior Hurling Championship at
Pairc uí Rinn on Sunday night. For the opening quarter the
SouthEast lads were completely in charge as they led Douglas a
merry chase. Carrigdhoun were unable to translate their
superiority into scores. David McSweeney and Gary Wade were
strong at the heart of the Douglas defence. Tomás Twomey worked
hard up front whilst Gary McLoughlin had his moments. Douglas
rallied to go in 0-6 to 0-4 in arrears at the interval.
Douglas started the second half in whirlwind fashion and scored
four unanswered points. At this stage they were hurling with
great heart and no little confidence. Alas this was to be the end
of their scoring as Carrigdhoun hit eleven unanswered points to
win on a scoreline of 0-17 to 0-8. For Douglas, Fergal Hayes gave
a magnificent display in the second half.
JUNIOR HURLING LEAGUE.
Douglas and Glen Rovers played in this game at the Glen field. A
John 0'Keeffe goal gave Douglas the perfect start. The Glen
rallied with a couple of fine points- Douglas led 1-4 to 0-5 at
the break.
The Glen goaled early in the second half points by Derek Hayes,
Andrew Larkin and John Ross Hunt kept Douglas in front. The
northsiders scored two minutes from time to seal victory on a
scoreline of 2-6 to 1-8.Best for Douglas were Joe Barry, John
Ross Hunt.
UNDER 16 B HURLING.
Douglas and Carrigaline played in wind swept Douglas. The South
East boys played with a howling wind the first half. Carrigaline
led 1-9 to 0-0 at the interval and goaled a minute into the
second half Douglas responded in a very positive fashion and
scored 2-4 without reply in a five minute period. Alas this was
the end of the Douglas scoring as Carrig scored one more goal.B.T.O'Callaghan,
Peter Casey and Barry Fitzgerald served Douglas best.
UNDER 16 A GRADE HURLING.
Douglas and St Vincents played this game in Douglas.The first
quarter was even enough. Though playing against the wind Douglas
began to take control - an Ian 0'Regan goal put them in a
comfortable lead at half time. With the aid of the wind after the
interval Douglas were never troubled and were convincing winners
at the final whistle. Mark 0'Callaghan,Eoin Carrol and Kenny
Barry worked very hard for Douglas.
Under 16 Hurling
Douglas and Valleys played in this A Grade league encounter. The
SouthEast team goaled in the first quarter and this score proved
to be the difference between the teams for the opening half.
Douglas struggled to cope with the tenacity of the Valley and the
wet conditions. The highlights of the first half from the Douglas
point of view was the magnificent striking of points by Ray
Keating from 65's and the fine goalkeeping of David O'Connell.
Douglas upped their performance the second half and a Paddy White
goal had the side's level midway through the half.
Once more Valley Rovers rose their game and went into a two-point
lead - a Mark Harrington goal at a minute into injury time won
the game on a scoreline of 2-7 to 1-9.
This was a game Douglas hardly deserved to win and they will have
to show a huge improvement if they harbour any hopes of winning
the Championship. Frank Tobin, Colin Lahive and Thomas Cotter had
their moments in what was essentially a disappointing team
performance.
Cork City
The Munster Inter-County U 16 Championship was held in Limerick
last weekend. Cork was represented by teams from the city and
county, Kerry by North and South - the other teams were Co.
Tipperary, Co. Clare, and Co. Limerick.
Douglas had seven players on the Cork City Team against Clare in
the opening match, which was lost on a scoreline of 3-9 to 1-12.
In the second game six players played - the game was won on a
scoreline of 2-13 to 2-4. Cork now play Co. Limerick next
Saturday in Rathkeale at 2pm.
The players involved were David O'Regan, Frank Tobin, James
Moylan, David Dorney, Colin Doyle(Captain), Patrick White, Kenny
Barry (inj), Thomas Cotter and Mark Harrington
NEMO RANGERS
Last Friday night the Intermediate hurlers played Aghada in the
league. Both teams got some good scores in the first half and it
was Aghada who led by the minimum at the break, 0-5 to 0-4. In
the second half Nemo upped their performance and were soon in the
lead. By the final whistle they had stretched their lead and ran
out deserving winners, 0-11 to 0-7. Nemo were best served by Paul
Brophy, Niall Geary, John Coogan, Declan Creedon and Stephen
Calnan.
Also on Friday night the junior 2 hurlers continued their league
campaign against a very strong Na Piarsaigh side. Playing against
the wind in the opening half Nemo struggled to get to grips with
the conditions and found themselves well behind at the break. The
second half however went much better for the team, with the
defence and the midfield tightening up. The forwards too
gradually got into a scoring rhythm but it wasn't enough in the
end. Best for Nemo were Tommy Cripps, Eoin Weldon, Keith
O'Callaghan, Rory Duggan and Gerard Dinan.
On Monday evening the minor hurlers were in action against
Ballinhassig in the league. Nemo began well scoring an early goal
through Paudie O'Shea. But then Ballinhassig scored two goals and
three points to give themselves a five point lead. Nemo responded
well and were level at the break thanks to some good play from
their forwards. In the second half both teams swapped the lead on
a number of occasions and it was Nemo who led by a point with
about two minutes remaining.
However two late pointed frees from Ballinhassig gave them a one
point victory. Kieran French, Paudie O'Shea and Fiachra O'Leary
all played well.
Douglas Man wins Road Bowling Final
Not since Liam Higgins has a Douglas man won a Bol Cumann na
hEireann Bowling Championship. But last Wednesday night on the
Crosshaven Road this changed as Der McCarthy beat Roy Loftus in
the City Division Final.
The score got under way before a large attendance with a stake of
£360. McCarthy won the toss and elected to throw first but
failed to make the ‘top of the hill’ while Loftus
failed to take advantage and won the tip by a mere couple of
yards. With Frank Murphy showing McCarthy excellent road, the
Douglas man soon gained his stride and raised a bowl of odds on
his third throw, but missed going down to ‘the bridge’,
which would have given him almost two bowls of odds.
With the ‘big hill’ in front of him, Der didn’t
feel so secure specially against the experience of his opponent,
with half of the score still to play. It was then that Christy
Donovan called on bowling great, Pat Flavin to go back and advise
McCarthy where to run the bowl to maximum effect. In record
throwing Der, went to the ‘bad bend’ in four bowls and
by now the score was as good as over but Loftus wasn’t
conceding with another four shots to throw.
Although Roy Loftus brought down the odds some way it was Der
McCarthy in the driving seat winning by a bowl of odds at the
finish. Liam O’Keeffe of Bol Cumann na hEireann presented
Der with the Christy McSweeney Cup to the delight of his many
supporters. Later at the celebrations in St. Columbas Hall where
the local Bowling Club.
