6th September, 2001
Weekly
Sports
NEMO RANGERS
The senior footballers played St. Finbarrs last
Wednesday evening in the semi-final of the county in Pairc Ui
Caoimh. Although going a point down early on Nemo responded well
and were soon back on level terms.
Nemo then moved into the lead thanks to points from Garry Murphy
and Niall Corkery. At halftime Nemo led on a score line of 0-6 to
0-4. Nemo increased their lead to three points shortly after the
break following a Dylan Mehigan point. Nemo were now playing some
great football and began to pull away from the opposition. The
Barrs did their best to reduce the
deficit but it was not enough and Nemo went on to win the game 0-18
to 0-12. Niall Corkery, Garry Murphy, John Paul O'Neill, Martin
Cronin, Ivan Gibbons and Stephen O'Brien best served Nemo.
Last Friday night the Nemo Intermediates continued the clubs
blistering form reaching the county final for the second year
running by beating St. Finbarrs. There was a lot of pressure on
this team after the senior success two days previous. A lot had
been said about how strong the team would be with the loss of
several players but they showed early on that they had plenty of
strength in depth. Stephen Calnan was in great form and kicked 3
fine points in quick succession. The defence was also excelling
throughout the first half and players such as Brian O'Regan and
Eddie O'Leary were outstanding. At the interval Nemo led 0-7 to 0-2.
The Barrs tried their best to get back into the game in the
second half but Nemo continued to press for scores. There was a
shaky patch though, but the Capwell lads held firm and the
defence again took control. Late on Paul Hogan and Michael
Kearney kicked great points and Nemo ran out winners by 12 points
to 1-6. Best for Nemo were Stephen Calnan, Eddie O'Leary, Ciaran
O'Shea and Michael Morgan.
On Monday night the Nemo U-21football team took on Courcey Rovers
in the county semi-final in Riverstick. This game was played at a
lightening pace right from the off and Nemo took command straight
away with points from David Niblock and James Masters. The Nemo
forwards were in great form and points were added from all angles
of the pitch. The defence was also on top throughout the first
half. The second thirty minutes was also played at a fast tempo
and the midfield pairing of Eoin Weldon and Derek Kavanagh were
running the show. The forwards were again well on top and goals
from Michael Kearney and James Masters ended the game. It
finished 3-19 to 2-2 and best for Nemo were James Masters, Neil
O'Sullivan, Brian O'Regan, Derek Kavanagh and Dylan Mehigan.
GRANGE VALE FC
Having had a season of mixed fortunes last year and finishing
narrowly above the dreaded 'drop zone' in AUL 1, we couldn't have
wished for a better start to the 2001/02 season. We kicked off
last Sunday week with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over College
Corinthians. Striker John Kinneally wasted less than 2 minutes in
bagging his first goal of the season , and ended the game with a
marvellous personal tally of 4 goals with Willie Kelleher netting
the fifth. Peter Noonan had a fantastic performance between the
posts with some great saves throughout. Having done a lot of work
in the pre-season to prepare the pitch, it was just desserts for
everyone involved to get the season off to a winning start.
A tough away assignment lay ahead last Sunday in the form of
Everton, who recorded a notable victory in their opening game the
previous week against Glencairn.
A great battle ensued in a keenly contested game full of incident
with Everton being awarded 2 penalty kicks and scoring from both.
However, thanks to goals from Willie Kelleher, Neil Mc Sorley and
John Kinneally, and powerful performances from Paul Daly, Paul
McCarthy and Donal Kinneally, the Vale managed to hang on for our
second win in as many games .
Grangevale B began their season last Sunday week with an away
assignment against Village United. Unfortunately, they came out
on the wrong side of a 3-0 result, but considering it was the
first time alot of the lads had played together, and with some
impressive individual performances, it won't be long until the
lads begin to take the points home.The B team's next game is on
Wednesday 05/08/01 against Hibernians at Grangevale park.
Finally, all at the club would like to wish Peter Noonan a speedy
recovery following his operation last Tuesday and hopefully he
will be back between the posts in the very near future.
CORK LADIES SOCCER LEAGUE
Ballincollig v Douglas Hall
Challenge Cup Semi-final
Ballincollig came out on top in this semi final clash against
Douglas Hall. The game was quite evenly matched all through the
first half. However a harsh decision in the first half against
Douglas Hall saw Ballincollig awarded a penalty. The Douglas Hall
keeper made a great save but could not hold on to the ball and it
was Ballincollig who were quickest to react ensuring the ball was
in the back of the net. From here on in Ballincollig dominated
the play and were awarded three more times on the night. Their
goals came from Carol Rodgers, Elaine Kavanagh and Clodagh Myles.
They will now go on to meet Wilton in the final.
There are only three more games to be played this season in the
Cork Ladies Soccer League. They are all follows:
Challenge Cup Final: Ballincollig v Wilton
Steve Quinn Cup Final: College Corinthians v Rangers
Kevin Barry Cup Final: Bandon v Douglas Hall
We would like to wish all six teams the best of luck in the
finals.
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE U11
On Tuesday evening last the eagerly awaited semi-final of the
seadun under 11 league took place at Douglas. Douglas and
northside rivals Glenrovers, much was expected of this clash and
the large crowd that supported both teams were not disappointed.
Douglas started well and with Niamh O Donavan and Jill Kelleher
on top at midfield Douglas forwards got a plentiful supply of the
ball. Goals from Leanne O Shea and Aileen O Donavan gave Douglas
a very confident start. The remainder of the first half was very
even with Glenrovers putting on plenty pressure but with the
Douglas backs marking very tight they were unable to record a
score. Douglas led at half time 3-1 to 0-0. Second half Douglas
continued were they left off in the first half playing some
outstanding camogie and ran out comfortable winners. They now
play Bishopstown in the final after they beat Blackrock in the
other semi-final. Douglas can now look forward to the game with
confidence and a similar display by the girls can see them
victorious in the final. Best for Douglas were the O Donavan
sisters Niamh, Aileen, Moira, Emma Mc Carthy Marie O Mahony and
Leanne O Shea who scored 3 goals.
DOUGLAS MILLS BRIDGE CLUB
Mon 20th August 1st N.Trihy & B.Murphy / 2nd D.Scannell &
Tcostello
Tues 21st August am 1st C. Hallihan & N.Staunton / 2nd T.Long
& M.Madden
Tues 21st August pm 1st B. &J. O'Sullivan / 2nd E. & J.
Taylor
Wed 22nd August 1st T. Costello & S. Wanglin / 2nd B.&D.
O'Driscoll
Thurs.23rd August 1st A.Hodgins & J. Sayers / 2nd J.Coleman
& E. Murphy
Fri 24th August 1st S. Wanglin & M.Madden / 2nd C.O'Donovan
& J. Behan
Open Bridge Every Friday Night
DOUGLAS GAA SENIOR
By Pat Harrington
Douglas Minor Footballers loose by a point in Replay
Douglas and Bishopstown played in a most exciting Minor Football
Championship replay in Ballinlough. Douglas played copybook
football in the opening twenty minutes. The ball was distributed
accurately and quickly with great purpose. Bishopstown were all
at sea as Douglas led them a merry dance. Paddy White got the
opening point; a clever flick inside to Stephen Birmingham
produced the first goal. Four further points from the boot of
Fergal O'Sullivan gave Douglas a 1 - 5 to 0 - 0 lead. The 'Town
hit the next four scores - 1-3 without reply. Quick thinking by
Thomas Cotter from a short free set up Richard Harris for goal
number two. Bishopstown replied almost immediately when one of
their forwards was allowed to solo 25metres and crash the ball to
the net. Half time 2-6 to 2-3 in favour of Douglas.
Whilst the first half was high scoring the second half was low
scoring. Bishopstown dominated the middle of the park, thus
Douglas were back peddling the whole time, putting Bishopstown at
a new level. A Mark Harrington point four minutes from time gave
Douglas the lead but unfortunately the 'Town scored two late
points to win on a battling performance from a very young Douglas
team. There was only one eighteen year old started the game.
Minor B Football
Douglas entertained the Barrs in this Championship encounter. The
'Blues' got off to a flying start scoring two goals in the first
ten minutes. Douglas matched their opponents for the remainder of
the game but did not enjoy the best of luck. The half time score
was 2-2 to 0-3 in favour of the Togher side.
The Barrs scored two early points. Douglas laid siege to the
'Blues' goal but a combination of ill luck and poor forward play
let the Barrs off the hook. The slick play of the Barrs side
caused lots of problems for the Douglas boys. Kevin O'Mahony
goaled with ten minutes to go, immediately the Barrs broke up-field
and got a similar goal to end the game as a contest. Eoin Carroll
and Brian O'Loughlin worked very hard.
Under 16 B Hurling
Douglas played Bishopstown in the semi-final of the Championship.
Bishopstown were fielding their first team while Douglas were
fielding their second squad. The 'Town had the majority of
possession but the Douglas defence was in outstanding form. In
particular Peter Casey, Ronan Griffen and Mark O'Callaghan. Edwin
McNally kept Douglas in touch from frees. Bishopstown led 0-6 to
0-5 at the break.
Bishopstown opened the second half in fine style scoring 1-2
without reply. These scores were the turning point of the game.
Douglas did reply with a fine Vincent Kiely goal but Bishopstown
ran out winners on a scoreline of 4-10 to 1-6.
Development
The new development is presently under construction and it would
appear that the work will be completed on time. Most of the
outside work is complete. The 6 dressing rooms will be a huge
bonus. While the Gym and Meeting Room will also be very welcome.
This development will surely be the envy of clubs in both the
City and County of Cork.
Senior Hurling League
Douglas entertained Cloyne in this game. The East Cork side were
very much up for the game and were in total control from start to
finish and ran out convincing winners. David McSweeney, Gary Ward
and Teddy O'Donovan worked very hard.
Senior Football
The Senior Footballers have two games this week. The first on
Wednesday (yesterday) against Ballincollig at home. The second is
on Friday 7th away to St. Michael's.
In the event of the U16 being successful on Tuesday of this week.
They will play again on 11th Sept against Bishopstown or Na
Piarsaig. Check the Club notice board
P.S. Well done to the Junior Camogie girls on their performance
in the League Final.
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS
The new schoolboys league season opened last weekend and while
the results were mixed there was some fine individual and team
performances.
Under Twelve
For the second year in succession, Corinthians has two teams in
the Under 12 Premier Division, Corinthian Boys and Corinthians
United and similar to last season our two sides were paired
against each other for their opening league match of the season.
On a perfect surface for football, they produced an entertaining
contest with Corinthian Boys finishing up comfortable winners.
Eoin McCarthy, Jamie Drennan, David Bevan and Ian Turner were on
the score sheet for Corinthian Boys and they had good
performances from Stephen Good, Sean Grant, Richard O’Donovan
and John O’Brien. Aiden Casey, Colm O’Driscoll and goal
scorer, Cillian O’Callacorn, were the pick of the Corinthian
United side.
Under 14’s
Our under 14 Premier Division side Corinthian Boys also made a
bright start to the season as they recorded a comfortable victory
over Rockmount. Mark Murphy (2) Richard Kenny (2) Darren Kirwan (2)
Eoin Ahern, Stephen Moylan, Eoin Cotter and Darren Fogerty were
all on the score sheet while Alan Barry, Keith Donlan and David O’Mahony
turned in fine performances.
The game of the weekend undoubtedly took place in Kanturk last
Saturday morning when our Under 14 second team, Douglas
Corinthians, travelled to Kanturk for their opening league match
and what a game it turned out to be. After 70 minutes of
pulsating action our lads came out on the wrong end of a nine-goal
thriller going down 5-4. James Malone (2), Jamie Owen and Richard
Walsh were on the score sheet for Douglas Corinthians while David
Kilcummins, James O’Mahony and Deputy Goalkeeper, Patrick
McCarthy, played well.
Under 16’s
Our Under 16 squad made a fine start to the season when they
picked up three valuable league points following a hard fought 1-0
victory away to Bandon. The all important winning goal was scored
by Seamus Clinch and they had excellent performances from John
and Francis Moynihan and Dave Waters.
Under Age Coaching
Our Saturday morning coaching sessions for the Under 6 to Under
11 age groups have resumed again after the summer break. 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 12 noon
Under 11 that is born in 1990 10.45am to 12 noon
Under 8 that is born in 1993 12.15pm to 1.30pm
Under 7 that is born in 1994/1995 12.15pm to 1.30pm
If you would like some more information about our Saturday
morning coaching, you can contact Ger Kilcummins at 4363 456 or
Terry O’Donovan at 4891 257 alternatively for additional
information about our underage section, our schoolboy section or
Street League, you can log on to the Corinthian’s Website at
www.collegecorinthians.com.
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB
unior:
County League Final 2000
After a long wait the league final of 2000 was played on Saturday
last against old rivals Ballygarvan. Ballygravan scored first and
had a goal and a point up before Douglas got their first score.
However we then dominated for the remainder of the half and ended
with Douglas ahead by 1-8 to 1-4. Highlight of the night was the
diving save from Emma Downey. Others to catch the eye were Eileen
Morgan, Helen O’Mahony, Teresa Buckley and Anne-Marie Downey.
The overall team effort was tremendous on the night and the girls
can be very proud of their display.
Junior Inter-county 7-a-side Invitation Tournament.
Playing in an invitation inter-county tournament in Waterford,
less than 24 hours after the league final, Douglas girls bought
off a fabulous victory. Making some shrewd selectorial decisions,
Douglas were not to be denied. We played three games of 24
minutes to qualify for the final beating teams from Waterford,
Tipperary and Clare. In the final we played another Cork team,
Sarsfields and what a game it turned out to be. Our girls were
out on their feet yet they committed themselves 100%. The game
was a ding-dong affair with scores hard to get and after 30
minuets the game ended all square. In extra time we went three
points ahead and with an all out effort kept Saris scoreless. The
whole panel deserves great credit bringing home our first Junior
trophy for many years. For the record the panel was Emma Downey,
Anne-Marie Downey, Fiona McSweeney, Amanda O’Regan, Fiona O’Donovan,
Clare Barry, Eileen Morgan, Caroline Buckley, Carmel Downey,
Laura Walsh and Helen O’Mahony with Selectors Ger Sheehan,
Mick O’Regan and the two Tina’s. Butlerstown are to be
congratulated on a very well organised tournament. Well done to
all concerned and thanks to our supportors for coming along.
Junior
The Junior’s are in action again on Sunday 9th away to St.
Vincent’s at 12.00.
U-13: Douglas V Blackrock, venue Blackrock Thursday 6th (may be
changed to Friday 7th)
Street Leagues
Street Leagues will recommence on Monday 10th September, 2001 (5.00
600) for all girls aged between 7 and 10 years. The venue is
Douglas Community School Pitch, South Douglas Road. Further
information contact Anne Kearney, 4362918 or Doreen O’Mahony
4363803.
