4th April, 2002
Weekly
Sports
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC
Our schoolboy teams were certainly in tremendous
form last weekend, with the highlight undoubtedly being our U14’s
National Cup victory away to Camlin Utd from Longford. There was
fine victories also for our U12 Premier Division side and our U16
First Division side.
National Cup
Our U14s travelled to Longford last Friday with high hopes of
overcoming Camlin Utd and progressing to the last eight of the U14
National Cup. Camlin Utd were a little bit of an unknown
quantity, but having overcome Nenagh Town in the previous round
they were sure to provide strong opposition.
The opening exchanges were obviously going to be crucial to the
outcome and our lads showing strong character started very well
and took the lead after 15 minutes., when Ian Nolan scored
following a goal mouth scramble. Corinthians doubled their
advantage on the half hour when inspirational centre back, Alan
Barry rose to head home a corner from Eoin Cotter. Camlin reduced
the deficit early in the second half from the penalty spot, but
Corinthians quickly gained control again and further goals by
Ricky Kenny and Stephen Moylan gave Corinthians an excellent 4-1
victory. As mentioned already, this victory puts Corinthian Boys
through to the last eight and a home draw against Ardmore Rovers
from Bray, Co. Wicklow. Congratulations to the Management trio of
Charlie McCarthy, Dave Burke and Ricky Kenny and to their squad
on a terrific effort.
The focus of attention will now switch to our U12 Premier
Division side, Corinthian Boys, who will take on Castleknock
Celtic next Sunday afternoon in a 6th round National Cup game.
The game kicks off at 2.30 p.m., we are asking all club members
both schoolboys and adult to come along and support the lads,
they certainly deserve your support and it could make all the
difference.
Aaron Kearney
Congratulations from everyone in the Club to our U14 player Aaron
Kearney, who has been selected on the Republic of Ireland
Schoolboys U15 side to take on Scotland in a Schoolboys Soccer
International on Thursday, April 4th 2002. Aaron is the first
schoolboy from College Corinthians to be chosen for an Irish
International side,.
Schoolboys League
Our U12s, busy preparing for their forthcoming National Cup
match, had two comfortable League victories over the weekend,
defeating Cobh Ramblers by 5-0 and Tramore Athletic by 7-0. Eoin
McCarthy, Jamie Drennan, Richard O’Donovan and David Meyler
(2) were on the scoresheet against Cobh, while against Tramore
Eoin McCarthy (2), Richard O’Donovan (2), John O’Brien,
Stephen Good and Conor O’Reilly were on the scoresheet. Ian
Turner, Stephen O’Connor, Colin Hammond and Theo Cullnane
impressed in both games.
Our Under 16’s had a mixed weekend. They opened with a fine
3-2 away victory over Lakewood coming from two goals down early
on. However they followed up with a most disappointing 2-1 home
defeat against Buttevant missing numerous chances in the process.
John Kennedy (2) and Richard Arnopp scored against Lakewood while
Chris Hammond scored against Buttevant.
Street Leagues
Next Saturday will see the start of the Club’s Annual Street
Leagues. The U7 and U8 leagues, i.e. schoolboys born between 1993
and 1995 will take place between 12.15 p.m. and 1.30 p.m., while
the U9 league for schoolboys born in 1992 takes place between 9.30
a.m. and 10.45 a.m. Finally the U10/U11 league for schoolboys
born in 1990/91 takes place between 10.45 a.m. and 12 noon.
SUNDAYS WELL RFC
Results for last weekend 30/3/’02.
Under 13’s played Northampton on Easter Sunday and won their
match. Under 10’s and Under 8’s won their friendly
matches against Youghal on Easter Monday. All other teams were
training last Saturday morning.
Fixtures for this weekend 6/4/’02.
Under 18’s are training this weekend. Under 16’s replay
their first Round of the cup against Dolphin on Weds afternoon 3/4/’02.
Under 14’s will play Cobh Pirates at home in the Quarter
Final of their cup. K.O. 12 noon. Under 11/12/13 and 14’s
are all training on Saturday morning as are Under 8/9/10’s
– 10am to 12 noon.
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB
Last weekend was quite successful for club teams,
with three wins, a draw and a loss. Both Junior sides won in
their quest for league honours, while the youths advanced in the
Murphy Cup.
The Seniors came down to earth with a bang, when they went down 1-0
to Temple Utd. in their league match on Bank Holiday Monday.
Played in splendid conditions, the match did not live up to
expectations and much improved performances will be needed from
the Seniors to retain their
Premier status.
The MSL Juniors continued their charge for inclusion in the top
six with a convincing 4-1 win over Carrigaline Utd. in the league.
They were well in control of this match and concluded their
regular league campaign in fine style. The scorers were Stuart
Howard, Brian Foley, Barry O'Shea and Mark O'Connell. They now
have to wait for other results, to see if they have qualified for
the top six play-offs.
The AUL Juniors also maintained their league challenge with a 3-0
win over Killeady Celtic. They are picking up vital wins in their
games in hand in the league and if they keep up this form, they
will be close to the top of the league at the end of the season.
The scorers in this match were Rory O'Sullivan (who else??), with
2 and Paul O'Mahony.
The Youths made heavy work of advancing 4-3 past Macroom in the
Murphy Youth Cup. The performance was not up to previous matches,
but they ground out a result to advance. The scorers were Declan
O'Connell (2), Robert Heffernan and Seamus Long.
In the Under 15 Evans Cup, the 'Hall travelled to Newbridge Town
in Kildare and returned with a 1-1 draw, after a hard fought
match and extra time. The 'Hall had a number of chances in this
match, but only managed to convert one, through Gareth Twomey.
They will need to be much sharper in the two cup replays which
they now face in the next couple of weeks.
Under 8 and 9
Coaching for Under 8 (born in 1993 and 1994) and Under 9 (Born in
1992) players will continue at the All Weather pitch on Thursday
evenings at 6.00 pm. In the initial stages, the concentration
will be on coaching, and all are welcome.
Thursday, 4 April:
Under 15 Local Cup Replay: Home v. Rockmount, 6.15
Saturday, 6 April:
Under 17 League: Home v College Corinthians, 3.00
Under 15 (D1) League: Away v. Leeside, 11.00
Under 13 Local Cup: Away v. Kilreen Celtic, 11.00
Sunday, 7 April:
Senior Beamish Cup: Away v. Midleton, 10.45
MSL Junior Super Cup: Home v. Leeds, 10.45
AUL Junior League: Away v. Strand Utd 10.45
Youths League Away v. Everton, 3.00
Tuesday, 9 April:
Under 17 League: Away v. College Corinthians 6.45
Thursday, 11 April:
Senior League: Away v. U.C.C., 6.30
Youths League: Away v. Midleton 6.45
CORK LADIES SOCCER
Cork Ladies Soccer League 2002 commences on
Wednesday April 10th, here are the fixtures for the first two
weeks.
Wed: 10th April
Premier League
Ballincollig V College Corinthians
CSO V Courcey
Rangers V Wilton
Wed: 17th April
College Corinthians V CSO
Courcey V Rangers
Wilton V Ballincollig
DOUGLAS BRIDGE CENTRE
Mon 25th Mar S. Tobin & B. McKeon - 1st / E.T.
O'Shea & E.
O'Shea - 2nd
Tues 26th Mar am T. Long & M. Madden - 1st / E. O'Sullivan
&
N. Richardson - 2nd
Tues 26th Mar pm T.& D.Moriarty - 1st / J.& N. Sheehan -
2nd
Tues 26th Mar Novice M. Walsh & Partner - 1st
Wed 27th Mar am A. Lynch & J.Creagh - 1st
Wed 27th Mar 7Tbls D. Forde & R. Walsh - 1st / A. Buckley
&
E. Fitzgerald - 2nd
Wed 27th Mar 11Tbls L. Scott & J. Cahill - 1st / J. & E.
Taylor -
2nd
Wed 27th Mar Juniors H. McHugh & B. Moloney -1st
Thur 28th Mar J. Sayers & A. Hodgins - 1st / M.Kavanagh &
M.
Dorgan - 2nd
Fri 29th March R. McSweeney & M. O'Carroll - 1st
OPEN BRIDGE EVERY FRIDAY @ 7.30 PM
CARRIGALINE BADMINTON CLUB
Well, it has been a while since our last report.
We have been busy with the both the league and Championship Cups
in all divisions.
Both our successful Div 1(Mixed) teams were in the hunt for
honours. One was runner-up to Carrigtwohill in the Championship
Cup; (Team: Graham Tierney, David Thompson, Dr. David Nixon,
Mairead Ni Bheara, Karen Cinnamond) while the other won the Cork
County League in an exciting final against the much fancied
Melbourne side. (Team: David Carroll, Shane Thompson, Tony
O'Sullivan, Aine Scully & Laura Thompson)
Our Div 3 (Mixed) won the League Final against Bandon which was
sweet revenge to our Championship Cup defeat earlier in the
season. Team: Billy Cantwell, Anthony 'The Evergreen' O'Loughlin,
Conor Hayes, Ron Thompson, Laura Kilkenny, Jo Fizgerald, Idoia
Murphy , Judy Barrett & Kah Leong
The Div 3 (Ladies) also won their League Final against Clonakilty.
It was a closed final with both teams winning 2 matches and the
same sets won. Carrigaline came through on scoring more aces (points).
It was a tremendous team effort with Idoia Murphy, the team
captain, playing a blinder;
retrieving shots from her left, right and the best one while she
was on the floor to win the point for match and title. (Team:
Idoia Murphy, Laura Kilkenny, Judy Barrett, Geraldine O'Donovan,
Betty Thompson & Ann Angelini)
Our Div 2, Div 4, Div 5, Div 6 and the Novice Ladies are still
playing in the respective leagues and we will be reporting on
their results in the coming weeks.
Several members of the Carrigaline Club and some Cork County
Officials were in attendance at The 2002 Yonex All-England
Badminton Championship held in Birmingham recently. The standard
as expected were world class with breathtaking badminton and it
is a privilege to be there.We stayed at the same hotel with all
players from Denmark, China, Indonesia, Korea and Malaysia and
were free to intermingle and talk to them. It is one of those
sports where there are no prima donna and not a bodyguard to be
seen.
AVONDALE UNITED
U12 League:
Avondale enjoyed a comfortable 7 2 win over local rivals
Ringmahon Rangers with goals from Declan Kelleher (2), Abdi
Mohammed (2), Sam O'Rourke, Sean Ring and David Carroll.
Avondale's goalkeeper Brian O'Sullivan was in excellent form
making tremendous saves at crucial points in the match.
Declan Kelleher scored another two goals in the 2 2 draw with
Buttevant on Easter Monday. The Buttevant goalscorers were James
Curtin and Michael Buckley) and goalkeeper, Kevin Barrett, was
their best player.
Senior League:
It was another disappointing weekend for the seniors, taking only
one point from their two fixtures. Avondale drew 2 2 with Mallow,
thanks to goals from Robert Giltenan and Alan Dorney. B.
O'Donovan and D. O'Flynn scoring for Mallow. They lost 1 0 away
to Midleton with M. Ryan getting the only goal.
Junior League:
Shane McCarthy's goal was not enough to prevent Crosshaven taking
all three points with a 3 1 victory.
U16 League:
Avondale 1 0 Bandon / Avondale 0 0 Riverstown
IIBA SHORTMAT INDOOR BOWLS
Midleton GAA Indoor Bowls Club Open Licensed
Triples Tournament for the Joe O'Brien Perpetual Trophy played on
the 24th March 2002 in Midleton GAA Pavilion:
Semi-finals: Little Island (J Long) beat Pfizers (T Punch, K Mc
Carthy & E Punch) and Carrigaline GAA (M Hayes) beat Rockies
(A Swanton, B Fitzgerald & A Leahy) Final: Little Island (John
long, Phyllis Long & Bridie Harty)beat Carrigaline GAA (Maurice
Hayes, Patrick Tierney & William Barton)
Killarney Indoor Bowls Club Open Draw Licensed Fours Competition
played on 24th March in the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney Semi-finals:
Team 2 (M O'Regan) beat Team 4 (Angela Counihan, Killarney,
Bernadette O'Regan, Conna, Shelia Mangan, Killarney & Mary
Bailey, Killarney and Team 6 (E Stroker) beat Team 8 (Paul
Smyth,St Finbarre's, Phil Cronin, Killarney, Rose Haworth,
Carrigaline Community & Biddy Geaney, Carrigaline Community:
Final: Team 2 (Michael O'Regan, Conna, Con Cremin, St Finbarre's,
Ann Twohig, Ballincollig Community School & Esther Corkery,
Brookfield) beat Team 6 (Eamon Stroker, St Mary's, Dunmanway,
Valerie Jennings, Cox's Hall. Mary Scanlan, Conna & Eithne
O'Sullivan, Grange Frankfield)
Fixtures: Mallow Indoor Bowls Club Open Licensed Triples
Competition on Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th April 2002
DOUGLAS GAA
Douglas GAA Under Age.
U-12 South east Football.
Douglas (3) 2-1 Ballygarvan 3-6
This was a good performance by a team playing a year out of its
grade. Stephen O’Sullivan, Séan Kearney and David Cuthbert
played well in defence.
Douglas (4) 0-6 Courcey Rovers 5-7.
This team were again up against players who were a year older and
it showed. However they never gave up in the second half and
played very well. Conor Bowen and Olan Berming ham were
outstanding in defence while Eanna Mulrooney showed great skill
in midfield.
Douglas (2) 5-8 Bandon 1-3.
Douglas played against a very strong wind in the first half, with
their defence under a lot of pressure but a goal by Gavin Murray
just before half time kept Douglas in the game. In the second
half Douglas took over, picking off some lovely scores. Man of
the match was Aidan Cotter in defence.
Under 14 Football League.
Douglas 1-16 Carrigaline 3-8.
Carrigaline got off to a great start with three unanswered
points, playing lovely football. The Douglas half back line then
began to dominate, giving a good supply of ball to the forwards.
With Padraig Quinlan and Ian Bermingham scoring some fine points
Douglas did enough to get a good win. The outstanding player on
the night was Brian O’Donovan who has come on leaps and
bounds this season.
Fixtures……
U/12 South East Football.
Douglas (1) V Ballinhassig at home on Mon 8/4/’02 – 6.45pm.
Douglas (2) V Sliabh Rua, away on Mon 8/4/’02 – 6.45pm.
Douglas (3) V Carrigaline at home on Sat 6/4/’02 – 2pm.
Douglas (4) V Tracton away on Mon 8/4/’02 - 6.45pm.
U/13 Football League.
Douglas V St. Nicks at Home on Mon 8/4/’02 – 6.30pm.
U/14 Football League.
Douglas V St. Nicks away on Mon 8/4/’02 – 6.30pm.
U/15 Football League.
Douglas V Nemo at Home on Sat 6/4/’02 – 3pm.
Lotto……
There was no winner of the weekly underage lotto….the
numbers were 3-9-15-16 and is worth €10,050 this weekend.
Douglas GAA Senior Section.
By Pat Harrington.
Official Opening of New Complex a Day to be Proud Of.
Last Saturday was one of the great days in the history of the
club. This time it was not a victory on the playing field but the
official opening of the new dressing rooms/gym, which was a great
occasion. President Sean McCague opened the new facility which
was blessed by Fr. Liam O’Regan. Micheal Martin was in
attendance as were a number of other prominent local T.D.’s.
The chairman of the Munster Council attended as did the secretary
of the cork County Board. There is great credit to all who worked
with paint brushes yard brushes to make sure the whole complex
was in pristine condition for the day.
Senior Hurling League.
Douglas and Cloyne met in East Cork on Saturday. Both teams would
have been fielding understrength teams. Douglas had ten under 21
players and three of whom are under 18. There was little to
separate the sides in the opening quarter. A goal by Brian Boyle
from a 20 metre free gave Douglas a boost. The East Cork men
replied with a similar score to leave the sides level 1-3 each at
the break.
The second half was equally competitive. David McSweeney and John
Grimes showed all their experience. Gary Wade was very commanding
as was Gary McLoughlin. The leadership shown by the older players
helped the minors all of whom performed well on the day. Douglas
finally won a scoreline of 1-8 to 1-5, a good start to the season.
Junior Football League.
Douglas entertained the Barrs in this game and duly came away
with two valuable points. The first half was even enough with
Douglas leading 0-6 to 0-2. Douglas took complete control the
second half, playing some delightful football they carved the
Blues defence apart. Peter Murphy was the scorer in chief scoring
1-3, Eoin Coveney contributed 0-4. The blues made a big comeback
in the last quarter but failed in their bid to claw back the lead.
Final score Douglas 1-13 St. Finbarrs 2-4.
U/16 Hurling.
Well done to Stephen Bermingham and Eoin Cadogan who represented
Seandun (Cork City) against Mid Tipperary over the weekend.
S.F.L.
Douglas recorded their third win of the campaign in this game.
Douglas were awarded a penalty early on which was converted by
Garóid O’Leary. St. Nicks got back into the game as a
result of a mistake in the Douglas defence. Douglas playing the
ball into space created lots of problems for the Nicks defence.
Willy Coveney got a second goal just before the break to lead 2-3
to 1-4 at ht e braek.
The second half Douglas were always in control. The half back
line in particular were in control Staphen Galvin, Donal O’Sullivan
and Cormac Cahill. The very positive point about this victory was
the speed of which the ball was delivered into the forwards.
Final score Douglas 2-10 St. Nicks 1-5.
Fixtures……..
U/21 FC Fri. 5/4/’02 Douglas V St. Finbarrs in Ballinlough @
6.45pm.
S.F.L. Sun 7/4/’02 Douglas V Na Piarsaigh No Time / Venue.
M.P.H. Sun 7/4/’02 Douglas V Duhallow @Home 6.30pm.
Minor (2) F. Douglas V Ballygarvan away @ 6.45pm.
NB – Must apologise as some of the fixtures changed after
going to print over the past two weeks.
