16th August, 2001
Weekly
Sports
CORK LADIES SOCCER LEAGUE
In division two Douglas Hall played Millstreet.
Both teams are vying for points to keep up with Buttevant who are
currently leading the league. The teams battled hard and both had
their rewards when Jennifer Walsh scored for Douglas Hall and
Millstreet also scored to leave the teams equal at half time. The
second half began and Millstreet dominated the play they scored
once more to guarantee the points and leave the score 2-1 on the
night.
CSO played Bandon in the Steve Quinn cup. This was an extremely
end to end game, with both teams fighting tempestuously to
progress to the next round. CSO opened the scoring when Blathin
Keating put one past the Bandon keeper with only minutes of the
game of elapsing. Bandon showed great determination and spirit
and fought back and within minutes equalised the game. Bandon
continued to dominate this period of the game and once again were
rewarded for their efforts when they took the lead. This was an
extremely turbulent game and moments later CSO once again
equalised when a shot from Majella o’ Brien came off the
post and luckily fell to one of their own players and was slotted
home to level the game once more. CSO now began to dominate
matters and took the lead once again when a save by the keeper
landed the ball to Catherine Cotter of the CSO and she scored her
second of the evening. The second half began with ferocious
momentum and both teams fought hard to gain precedence. However
it was CSO who scored when Sandi Fitzgibbons long range effort
left the keeper with no chance. With the score now at 4-2 it
looked as if CSO had the game however all credit to Bandon they
pushed on and managed to equalise matters with only minutes left
on the clock. With the game looking like it was going to extra
time CSO managed to score the winner when again a great ball from
Sandi Fitzgibbon set Catherine Cotter up for her third of the
night and ensuring them their next round place against Rangers.
In the intermediate cup College Corinthians put on a great
performance when they met with Gorthin from Sligo. From the
whistle Corinthians took control of the game and pressed forward
repeatedly. Gorthin spent most of the first half defending the
game. However it was not until 30 minutes into the game when
College produced a fine goal to take the lead. The game now
looked like College would cruise to victory however they did not
take the ample chances they were given and the score at half time
remained 1-0. The second half began as the first and College
completely dominated the play. However Gorthin themselves had
their chances and some great saves by Marguerita Cummins denied
them any hope. With chance after chance not converted it looked
as if the game would end 1-0 however a great second goal near the
end of the game ensured College passage to the next stage of the
competition. They will now have to travel to Letterkenny for the
Semi final of this competition. Once again on behalf of the Cork
Ladies League we would like to wish them the best of luck in
their endeavors.
DOUGLAS HALL AFC
The start of the new season is upon us, and the first set of
fixtures have
just been announced. The Seniors and MSL Juniors will be in
action during
the coming week, with Schoolboy matches due to begin the
following week.
All teams are now back in training, and, as usual, anyone
interested in
joining Douglas Hall will be welcome at training. There will be
someone
training on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and any new
players
will be directed towards the appropriate team managers.
The Fixtures are:
Tuesday, August 21: MSL Junior League Cup Away v. Crosshaven 6.45
Thursday, August 23: Senior Keane Cup Away v. Temple Utd., 6.45
DOUGLAS LADIES SOCCER
Douglas 1 Millstreet 2
Douglas Halls Championship challenge came off the rails as they
slumped to a bad defeat at a time when they were in bad need of
three points.
Jennifer Walshe put Douglas in the lead early in the first half
but Millstreet hit back with a goal that keeper Marie O'Mahony
was unluckly not to keep out after a defensive mix up.
Douglas started to apply a bit more pressure in the second half
with chiara Murray in particular putting in some good crosses.
Millstreet however soaked up the pressure and were awarded a
penalty late in the game which left no way back for Douglas.
Douglas Seniors would like to congratulate the under 14 team who
won their league for a second year in a row.
WELL DONE GIRLS!
DOUGLAS PITCH & PUTT
Sunday August 12th
T Duggan & T Sheehan - +13 / G Neiland & G O' Connell -
45
Weekly Lotto Results
Numbers Drawn: 4, 14 & 22 - ONE WINNER: Billy Murphy
Lucky Dip Winners
Jack Mc Sweeney c/o The Hall, Grainne O' Neill c/o The Grange,
Mick Quinlan c/o Ger Neiland, John Motherway c/o Brian Downey,
Mary Twomey c/o Dave Ahern
TONIGHTS JACKPOT: £300
VENUE: The South County
Web Site: http://go.to/dpap
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS
Training for our schoolboy teams is now very much back in full
swing with all our teams training on Mondays and Wednesday nights
in Corinthians' Park at 7pm. Despite the holiday season
attendances have been good and the mood is generally upbeat for
the new season.
Last week we had a brief look at our three Under 11 teams and two
Under 12 teams as they prepare for the new schoolboy season. This
week we will take a quick look at our other six schoolboy teams
which range in ages from Under 13 to Under 16.
Under 13
This season the Club will once again field two Under 13 teams
Corinthian Boys in the Under 13 Premier Division and Douglas
Corinthians in the first division.
Corinthian Boys will be under the management of Brendan Manley,
Neil Daly and Pat Burke. Last year they finished a close fourth
in the Premier Division losing just one game. They will be hoping
to improve on that finish this season when they will be looking
to players like Terry O'Connell, Steven White and the Ballard
twins, Peter and Gary, for inspiration.
Our Under 13 First Division side Douglas Corinthians have been
training throughout the summer months and are eagerly looking
forward to the start of the season. Managed by Dan Cronin and
Jeff Minuet they will be hoping for a good run at the league.
With the likes of Colm Boohig, Rory O'Neill, Daniel Cronin and
Gavin Quirke in their ranks I am sure they will have a good
season.
Under 14
The Club will once again field two teams at Under 14 level with
Corinthian Boys playing in the Under 14 Premier Division and
Douglas Corinthians playing in the first division. Both sides had
excellent seasons last year with Corinthian Boys finishing third
in the Premier Division and Douglas Corinthians finishing fourth
in the First Division. Both sides will be hoping to make the
necessary improvements that could lead to some silverware this
year.
Corinthian Boys under the guidance of Richie Kenny will be
looking to the likes of Eoin Cotter, Steven Moylan, Alan Barry
and David O'Mahony. While Douglas Corinthians managed this year
once again by Richard Walsh and Brian Scannel will be looking to
last year's player of the year, Eoin Ahern, David Kilcommons,
Jamie Owen and Ronan O'Murachu.
Under 15
Roy O'Donovan has returned to the Club this season to take over
the management of our Under 15 Premier Division side. They
finished just below half way in last year's Premier Division and
hopefully with the addition of some new signings they will be
capable of improving their position this year. Roy will be
looking to the likes of Brian O'Leary, Graham O'Halloran, Denis
O'Mahony and Kyle Smith to provide a foundation for a good season.
Under 16
Our Under 16 squad under the guidance of Kevin Smith and Fiachra
Driscoll put in a great effort last year just missing out on
promotion to the Premier Division. They will be anxious to make
up for that disappointment this season when once again they will
be expected to make a strong bid for promotion. Certainly they
are not short of talent with players of the cailbre of Gary
Drennan, Richard Arnupp, Mark Maher and Peter Moreland on their
side. They are well capable of going all the way this season.
New Members
If you would like to get involved with any of the above teams you
can do so by going to Corinthians' Park any Monday or Wednesday
and training kicks off at 7pm. Alternatively you can contact one
of the following:
Under 13 Premier Division Pat Burke 4894374
Under 13 First Division Dan Cronin 087 2894783
Under 14 Premier Division Richard Kenny 4966392
Under 14 First Division Brian Scannell 4842127
Under 15 Premier Division Roy O'Donovan 4291899
Under 16 First Division Fiachra Driscoll 4362450
All our teams are very eager to strengthen their squads for the
new season so new players are particularly welcome.
Underage Coaching
Our Saturday morning coaching sessions for the Under 6 to Under
11 age group will start up again on Saturday August 25th.
Coaching sessions are open to everyone and new members are
particularly welcome. Training times for the various age groups
are as follows:
Under 9, that is born in 1992 9.30am to 10.45am
Under 10, that is born in 1991 10.45am to 12noon
Under 11, that is born in 1990 10.45am to 12noon
Under 8, that is born in 1993 12.15pm to 1.30pm
Under 7, that is born in 1994 and 1995 12.15pm to 1.30pm
If you would like some more information about our Saturday
morning coaching you should contact Ger Kilcommons at 4363456 or
alternatively for any information that you want about the Club,
about our Underage Section, our Schoolboy Section or Street
Leagues etc. you can log on to the Corinthians' Web Site at www.collegecorinthians.com
