23rd August, 2001
Weekly
Sports
NEMO RANGERS
Nemo Rangers' Senior Section
On Saturday night last the senior footballers took on a young
Dohenys side in the quarterfinal of the championship at Brinny.
It was a much-changed Nemo team that started, but the changes in
personal seemed to work as Nemo rushed into an early lead with
points from Colin Corkery and a goal from Niall Corkery.
Everything seemed to be falling into place for the Nemo lads in
the first half as more points from Dylan Mehigan and John Paul
O'Neill meant that Nemo led at halftime 1-7 to 0-3.
The second half however didn't go so well for the Capwell lads as
Dohenys improved immensely. Nemo did manage to rattle the back of
the Dohenys' net for a second time when Garry Murphy was put
through on goal following a string of fine passes. The Nemo
defence then came under a lot of pressure but managed to hold out.
A great point from Colin Corkery late in the game then took some
pressure off. On the night Nemo won 2-8 to 1-8 and now go on to
meet great rivals St. Finbarr's in the semifinal. Best for Nemo
were Colin Corkery, Garry Murphy, Larry Kavanagh, Derek Kavanagh
and Kevin Cahill.
Nemo Rangers' Underage Section
Last week Nemo played St. Michael's in the Under 11 blitz. It was
a game in which we were again slow to start. St. Michael's had
two points before we began to play. In the last ten minutes of
the first half we played very good football and scored two goals
and a point without reply that left us with the lead at
halftime. St. Michael's took the game to Nemo in the second half
scoring a goal and a point but the Nemo backs held out and we got
a point to seal the game, 2-2 to 1-3. Both the defence and
midfield for Nemo were outstanding in particular David Collins
and Brian Manning in the fullback line and Michael O'Keeffe at
centre-field, Mark Towhig also played well in the forward line.
DOUGLAS LADIES SOCCER
Douglas 3 Buttervant 2
After Buttervant defeating Douglas 5-0 in last weeks league game,
Douglas Hall went into this weeks Cup Semi-Final as the under-dogs.
Tension built between the two teams minutes after kick-off but an
early free for Douglas gave them an one nil lead after a superb
free kick by Chiara Twoomey. Douglas were on a role when Eileen
Collins knocked in Douglas second goal only to be disallowed by a
questionable referee decision. The two teams battled it out for
the next 80 minutes and Douglas thought they had won when
Buttervant got a goal last kick of the game. The match
immediately went into extra time, with Buttervant scoring their
second goal within minutes if their first.
Douglas battled hard to come back and proved on the pitch they
were out to win when Eileen Collins captain buried the ball in
the back of the net. With great support from the side line
Douglas dominated the last couple of minutes of the game and were
rewarded with a free kick in the last two minutes. Top goal
scorer Jennifer Walsh stepped up to take the shot and all I can
say "David Beckham eat your heart out"
The referee blow it up and Douglas began to celebrate as the go
on to face Bandon in the final of this years Ladies Soccer Cup
2001.
WELL DONE DOUGLAS!
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS
The new soccer season is now very much upon us with
all our schoolboy's and adult teams back in training. Adult
matches are due to start this week while schoolboy fixtures for
Corinthians teams will start at the end of August. This season
the Club will field twelve underage teams in the CorlK Schoolboys
League as well as six adult teams.
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 Terry O' Donovan at (4891257), alternatively for additional
information about the Club, our Underage Section, our Schoolboy
Section or Street Leagues etc. you can log on to the Corinthians'
Web Site at www.collegecorinthians.com
New Members
If you would like to get involved with any of the above schoolboy
teams you can do so by going to Corinthians' Park any Monday or
Wednesday, training kicks off at 7pm. Alternatively you can
contact Danny Drennan at (4363602) for further information. All
our teams are very eager to strengthen their squads for the new
season so new players are particularly welcome.
AN OIGE DIARY
Every Thursday Thursday Cycles every week Meet Opera House 7pm.
Tel Liz
021-4274143 Bring pump, spare tube, cycle lights and rainwear.
All welcome.
An Oige Swimming Club meet every Thursday 9.30pm. from September
@ An Carrig Health & Leisure Club Carrigaline. Early booking
required as numbers are limited. Phone Michael 021-4372552
Sep. 1st-2nd. Hillwalking weekend. Beaumore & Mangerton with
Aidan. Stay at Killarney Hostel Contact 021-4274143. Meet Opera
House 9am.
Sep. 6th Thurs. Grand Final Cycle. Meet Opera House 7pm. Party
afterwards.
Sep. 9th. Sun. St. Olan's well shove a leisure walk with Leonard
Godsil
tel. 7334705 meet Lee Valley Inn Dripsey at 10.30am. Bring packed
lunch.
CORK LADIES SOCCER LEAGUE
As the Ladies Soccer season draws to a close, a backlog of
fixtures has seen games now also been played on a Monday night.
This week cup games are the priority and we saw some very
interesting ties.
Firstly CSO took on Wilton in the semi final of the Challenge Cup.
This game turned into a fantastic free flowing game of football
with both teams finding great space on the pitch. In the first
half it was a very even affair with both teams looking very
menacing when going forward. However conditions on the night made
it hard to finish the chances created as the ball span very
quickly on the wet surface of the pitch. Midway through the first
half, Wilton were awarded a penalty when one of their players was
taken down by a CSO defender. However they were unable to convert
their chance when the CSO keeper made a great save to keep the
teams level. The second half began as the first with both teams
playing well however CSO seemed to be creating more opportunities.
With the game looking like it would go to extra time Wilton were
awarded a free kick. This was superbly taken and left the CSO
with no chance as it found its way in the back of the net. From
here on it was all CSO however to no avail and Wilton went on to
win on the night 1-0.
Also on this night Buttevant took on Courcey. This game had
everything. The teams finished up 3 goals a piece in fulltime.
Neither team were able to break the deadlock in extra time and
the game went to penalties where Buttevant emerged victorious.
They now go through to the semi final of the Kevin Barry cup.
Wednesday night also offered great excitement as College
Corinthians in their final league game took on Wilton. It was
College again who have caused Wilton most problems all season who
took control of the game. They went one up when a great corner
was converted. Wilton continued to play and equalised. However
College seeming to know the Wilton week points scored once more
to take the three points and guarantee themselves second place in
the premier league. This left Wilton the outright winners,
College Corinthians second, CSO third, Rangers fourth,
Ballincollig fifth and Passage sixth.
In the second division Buttevant took on Douglas Hall and were
awarded all three points when they put 5 goals past the Douglas
Hall defence with out reply. It now looks fairly certain that
Buttevant will be joining the first division next season. We look
forward to seeing their contribution to division one next year.
Finally in a very physical affair CSO played Rangers in the
quarter final of the Steve Quinn cup. CSO took control of the
game and were first to score when a cross by Majella O’Brien
caused all sorts of problems for the Rangers defence. With two
players from the CSO attacking this ball an error occurred in the
Rangers defence and an own goal was the outcome. Rangers began to
up their game and any corner kick or set piece made them look
very dangerous. However at the end of the first half the score
remained 1-0. CSO took control from the beginning of the second
half and dominated the play. They had break after break but some
how could not convert their chances. They were punished for their
squandering and Rangers equalised through a corner kick. The game
remained 1-1 at full time and extra time awaited the two teams.
Again it was CSO who were more dominant and yet to no avail they
could not break through the Rangers defence leaving the tie to be
decided by penalties. Rangers’ experience was apparent and
they went on to take the game on penalties.
DOUGLAS GAA SENIOR
By Pat Harrington
I was on holidays over the last few weeks so I would like to
review some of the results.
Junior Hurling Championship
Douglas played Glen Rovers in the semi-final of the Junior
Hurling Championship. The Glen dominated the opening half and led
2 - 5 to 1 - 1 at the interval.
The Northsiders dominated the second half. Declan Sinnott goaled;
the Glen got a similar score. Rory Gunn goaled for Douglas in the
20th minute. At this stage Douglas were hurling with great
determination and really put it up to the Glen. A second John
Kenneally goal left a point between the sides and alas time ran
out on a very game Douglas team. Final score Douglas 4 - 7 Glen
Rovers 4 - 8
U 16 B Hurling
Douglas had mixed fortunes in the two games they played. In the
first game they recorded a victory over Brian Dillions on a
scoreline of 4-13 to 2-9 - the half time score was 3-8 to 0-5.
Brian O'Connor was top scorer with 1-7. Stephen Hanrahan, Henry
Thorton with 2-0 were the other chief scorers.
The second game was against Whitechurch. Which Whitechurch won on
a scoreline of 4-13 to 4-11. This was a great game all through
with little to separate the sides. Douglas led at the interval 2-7
to 1-8. It was nip and tuck in the second half with Whitechurch
clinching victory with two late points. Finbarr O'Donovan and
Edwin McCarthy scored some nice points.
Senior Football League
This game was a very tempestuous affair involving Douglas St.Michaels.
Douglas showed tremendous fighting spirit to come from four
points in arrears with ten minutes remaining, to record a draw. I
mislaid the notes given to me on this match, so my report is very
short.
U 16 A Hurling Championship
This game featured Douglas and Glen Rovers in the semi-final of
the Championship. This was a tough physical game where no quarter
was asked or given. Douglas playing with the wind got a dream
start with an Eoin Cadogan goal. After that score the Northsiders
defence closed down on the Douglas forwards. At the other end the
Douglas defence had to work over time to keep the Glen at Bay.
Colin Lahive, Thomas Cotter and Colin Doyle were outstanding. A
second goal by Paddy White gave Douglas a 2-32 to 0-5 half time
lead. The referee played nine minutes injury time in the first
half; such was the intensity of the proceedings.
Playing with the elements in the second half the Glen slowly but
surely got the points. Twelve minutes remained and the Glen
sneaked into a point's lead, Douglas were struggling up front as
they had done throughout the game. The Northsiders won on a
scoreline of 0-17 to 2-5. Frank Tobin and Jerry O'Kane were
others to impress for Douglas.
The best of luck to the U13 Hurlers who compete in the Community
Games All-Ireland Series.
A presentation was made on behalf of the Minor Section in the
Club to Colin Doyle who is travelling to Birmingham City to
further hid career as a football goalkeeper. Good luck Colin!
Fixture:
Minor Football Championship
Douglas V Bishopstown Friday 24th Aug . Ballinlough @ 7 PM
DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE
Last August saw us in Mosnev at the Community Games, a year later
we are back again in quest for All Ireland glory. In August '98
we were beaten by Oranmore from Galway in the Under 10 Football
by a single point. We returned again in 2000 to play in the Under
13 hurling, but again the Gods were not kind to us and we were
beaten by another GaIway team again by a single point. So this is
our third year going to Mosney and hopefully this time we will be
All Ireland Champions. I saw this team playing in the Munster
Finals and if they play the way they played that day they won't
be a team in any province stop them. On behalf of everyone in the
club we wish the team and the mentors the very best of luck in
Mosney.
Golf Classic 2001
The Under Age Committee held their first Golf Classic in the Lee
Valley Golf Club last week. Although the weather was not very
kind we had a very enjoyable day with some very good golf being
played. First to tee off that morning was Simon Coveney T.D. and
we thank him for his time an effort. Later on that night, we made
our presentation to the winners of the day, which was Ulster Bank.
2nd Oliver Keeney's team
3rd Donegal Foods,
4th Beamish and Crawford,
5th St.Columbas Hall,
6th St, Columba's Hall G/S,
7th Kiely's Coaches,
8th National Seaways,
9th Novartis.
The committee would like to thank every one that participated in
this our Golf Classic and we hope to have this as annual event.
Next week we will be reporting on the Under 11's that played in
the Bishopstown Blitz and the Under 11's Sth / Est. game.
A little bit of Douglas History
Club Colours
For those of you who would like to know how Douglas got their
colours, this is the story:
In the early 50's the club had Only one set of jerseys between 4
teams and obviously this presented problems. Joe O'Reilly (RIP)
who was working in Sunbeam at the time, brought to the committees
attention that a set of jerseys had been returned from Dublin
because they were not suitable. Joe saw this as a great
opportunity to acquire a second set of jerseys for the club. He
bargained with his boss who wanted £20 for the set and
eventually got them for £12. The colours are what we wear today.
Each week I will be giving a run down on the club's history.
Best of luck to Ronan McCarthy on the biggest day of his life.
Donie Harris PRO
