23rd May, 2002
Weekly
Sports
DOUGLAS HALL AFC
The season is now coming to a close, with a
number of club sides already finished their 2001/2002 activities.
However, we are still involved in some competitions and results
continue to be encouraging.
Congratulations to our AUL Juniors who achieved promotion to
Division 1 of the AUL League with two wins in their final two
matches. Their victory away to Dripsey Celtic in midweek set up
the final showdown with League champions, Ardmanning Celtic on
Sunday. The 'Hall were well on top, recording a memorable 5-2 win
to secure promotion in their last game of the season.
Congratulations to Tony Keating and all the panel for a very
successful end to the season.
The Under 15's hosted St. Patrick's Athletic in the Evans Cup
Quarter Final and were most unlucky to be held to a 1-1 draw. The
'Hall goal was scored by Graham O'Leary and they were most
unfortunate not to add to this single goal. They now travel to
Dublin for the replay next weekend and will need to be at their
very best to progress to the Semi Finals. In the meantime, they
face a tough league match on Thursday evening against Rockmount.
The Youths continued their impressive run of form in the league
with two vital wins in the last week. They defeated Leeds 3-2,
with goals from Robert Heffernan, Declan O'Connell and Christy
O'Shea. They followed this with a fine 4-1 away win over Casement
Celtic on last Friday night. Declan O'Connell scored a great hat-trick,
with the fourth goal from Stephen Barry. They now have one match
remaining and a win here would put them into a playoff for the
league.
Fixtures:
Thursday, 23: Under 15 Premier League: Home v. Rockmount, 7.30
Friday, 24: Under 15 Division 1 League: Home v. Ringmahon
Rangers, 7.30
Under 13 League: Away v. Corinthians Boys, 7.30
Saturday or Sunday: Under 15 Evans Cup Replay Away v. St.
Patricks Athletic
Monday 27: Under 15 Premier League: Away v. Greenwood, 7.30
Tuesday 28: Under 13 League Away v. Wilton Utd., 7.30
DOUGLAS GAA SENIOR SECTION
By Pat Harrington.
Douglas Minor Hurlers Prove Too Strong For Bishopstown.
Douglas and Bishopstown played round two of the Non Exam Hurling
League. From the start Douglas hurled with great confidence.
Quality ball was delivered into the forwards who duly produced
the goals. David O’Connor made a major impact up front
scoring three goals. Paul Kelly continued with his fine record of
a goal a game. The game was over as a contest at half time as
Douglas had a huge lead.
The Douglas defence came under pressure the second half but did
not flinch and there were some fine performances – Jerry O’Kane,
Jeremy McCarthy and Frank Tobin played very well. At midfield Ray
Kealing gave a solid performance while up front Mark O’Callaghan
scored a couple of good points when introduced as a sub.
Senior Football
The footballers had two useful workouts during the week against
Doheny’s and Muskerry.
Junior 1 Hurling.
Douglas overcame the challenge of Lough Rovers in this league
game on a scoreline of 0-11 to 0-8. Douglas were best served by
Andrew Larkin (scorer in chief) John O’Keeffe Alan Joyce and
Cormac Dineen.
Junior 2 Hurling.
Douglas and Shandon Rovers played a most entertaining encounter.
A point separated the teams at the final whistle. Victory went to
the Northsiders on a scoreline of 3-6 to 3-5. The goal scorers
were Jim Quirke Brian Spillane and Alan White. Douglas were best
served by Jim Quirke Johnny Walter and Paudie McCarthy.
Under 16 South East Football.
Short a number of regulars Douglas were just not strong enough
for Tracton. Timmy Linehan, Nicky and Alan McCarthy played well.
Minor Non Exam.
Douglas started the football league with a victory over
Bishopstown. Douglas led 2-2 to 0-4 at the break – the goals
were scored by Stephen Bermingham. David O’Connor and
Jonathan Lane played well up front. There was little between the
teams the second half – as Douglas held out for a victory on
a scoreline of 2-4 to 0-7.
Cork Colleges Hurling.
Douglas community school recorded a fine victory over St.
Colmans, Fermoy in the A Grade U16 final. The team featured 13
players from the Douglas Club. This victory should certainly set
the school up nicely for entry into the Harty Cup Competition
next year. If the work is put in on the training field the school
can look forward to the future with renewed confidence.
Fixtures…..
Fri. 24/5/’02 J.H.L. 1 Douglas V Nemo away @ 7.30pm.
Sat. 25/5/’02 M.H. Non Exam Douglas V Valley Rovers away @ 7.30p.m.
Weds. 29/5/’02 S.F.L. Douglas V Mallow (venue T.B.C.) @ 7.30p.m.
DOUGLAS CREDIT UNION GAA STREET LEAGES
By Gary.White
This week marked the penultimate stage of the football programme,
where the fare served up by the various age groups truly whets
the appetite for next Saturdays finals.
We feature the U-7 children who provided some very entertaining
tussles.
Firstly we had Clare overcoming Wexford with Brian Flanagan and
Colin Daly catching the eye for the Banner, while David Dempsey
and Andrew Cullinane worked hard for Wexford. Next up were Meath
and Kerry with the Kingdom prevailing. Dylan Long at the back and
goal poaching Liam Harris impressed for Kerry. Meath were well
served by Ross McCormack and Ryan Walsh.
A super display by Sean Walsh and James Flynn saw Antrim beat a
spirited Mayo team who had Adam McSweeney and goalie Gavin Falvey
excelling. Lastly Carlow overcame Kilkenny in real ding-dong
battle.Fleet footed Jamen O Callaghan and tireless Ronan Heelan
shone for Carlow, While Kilkenny's finest were Adam O Regan and
Colm Connolly.
Before I sign off ,I'd like to remind ye about next Saturday's
finals (25/05/02).Players are asked to
assemble at Douglas Community Centre at 11.45am. for parade
through village prior to finals at G.A.A grounds.Trophy
presentation to all will take place after games in new hall at 2pm.
See you all next Saturday please God.
DOUGLAS TENNIS CLUB
Marion Ormond.
The Douglas Senior Closed was held in the club this week and what
a week it was. The entry to the tournament was up and the
attendance at the games was excellent. Although the weather
wwasn't great for some of the matches it didn't take from the
support and excitement that we were provided with. Friday night
was our B.B.Q. night which was a great success I even heard
someone remark that it was the best B.B.Q. yet. Great credit to
Paddy O'Donovan who was cooking all night[ Ainsley eat your heart
out.] The semi-finals were on as well on Friday night and we had
one member who flew in from Dublin at 8.30 and went straight on
court. Now there's dedication well done Jill. On Saturday the
Finals day got off to an early start and went on until 7.00pm.
All games in the finals gave great entertainment. It was a very
successful week well done to all the committee and kitchen staff
and everybody who helped out. The winners were as follows:
LADIES 2/3 Alice Keating and Gill O"Grady
LADIES 4/5 Jill O"Donavan and Veronica Ormond
LADIES 6/7 Mary Devlin and Verna Garrett.
MIXED 2/3 Jo Anne Williamson and Malcolm Barton
MIXED 4/5 Harry Ormond and Ruth McCarthy
MIXED 6/7 Ger Sheeran and Rena Leahy.
MEN'S SINGLES 4/5 Seamus Cotter runner-up Harry Ormond
MEN'S SINGLES 6/7 Roger Barrett runner-up Tim O'Mahoney.
MEN'S 2/3 Robert Ormond and Eamonn Knott
MEN'S 4/5 Michael Cafferkey and Seamus Cotter
MEN'S 6/7 Gerard Byrne and Paddy O"Rourke.
Well done to all the players who took part and thank you for your
support this week.
DOUGLAS JUNIOR TENNIS
In practice for the Maher Cup U-12's the Douglas team played a
friendly doubles match against Sundays Well. They played several
different matches with a change of partners and won all but three
matches. The team are as follows: Aine, Fiona, Lisa, Meghan,
Kevin, Ciaran, Kevin and Conor.
We are holding summers camps this year starting July 8th and
going on until August 30th. Both members and non-members are
welcome. Contact Jo-Anne Williamson at 087-7758873 Limited no's
available, look out for more information, forms available from
the club.
DOUGLAS PITCH AND PUTT
Hosting the National Mixed Foursomes September
2002
Fixtures: Saturday Scramble @ 3pm / Sunday Fourball @ 11am
Good Luck to all those participating in The Munster Strokeplay
Weekly Lotto Results - Numbers Drawn: 16, 24 & 27 - NO WINNER
O’ Donovan’s Off Licence Lucky Dip Winners
Liam O’ Brien c/o The Club, Jim O’ Sullivan c/o The
Hall,
David Quirke c/o The Club
Tonight’s Jackpot: €1,430
Venue: The Grange
COLLEGE CORINTHIANS AFC
Next Sunday sees one of the highlights of the
Clubs schoolboy calendar with the finals of the Corinthians
Street Leagues. It promises to be a day of non-stop action and
excitement with over 300 schoolboys taking part, ranging in ages
from Under Seven to Under Eleven. The Programme will include 14
different finals as well as a penalty competition and some other
novelty events.
We hope to start the days events at approximately 9.30 a.m., with
the presentation ceremony timed for 2.30 p.m.
A provisional schedule of the day's events is shown below.
9.30 a.m. - start time for U8 & U9s
10. 15 a.m. - start time for U7 & U11s
12.30 p.m. - U9 Final
1.15 p.m. - U8 & U11 Final
1.45 p.m. - U7 Final
2.15 p.m. - Presentation Ceremony
National Cups
Our U12’s suffered the heartbreak of losing a National Cup
Semi Final last Saturday, when they went down 2-1 to Dublin side
St. Joseph’s Boys. In a close hard fought encounter, our
lads struggled to find their form early on and were happy enough
to go in at the half time break still scoreless. However they
fell behind early in the second half when they conceded a very
sot goal. The concession of the goal seemed to bring Corinthians
to life and they began to dominate and grabbed a deserved
equaliser with 15 minutes remaining through Richard O’Donovan.
The game was now swinging from end to end with chances for both
sides, but it was St. Joseph’s who snatched the all-important
winning goal.
Despite the disappointment of the defeat our lads can hold their
heads up high, reaching the Semi Final of a National Cup at any
stage is a fantastic achievement and all the squad and the
management team of John Turner and Danny Drennan deserve the
highest praise.
Our U14 National Cup Semi Final against Maymount unfortunately
fell victim to the weather and has been rearranged for Tuesday
night.
Schoolboys League
Our Under Eleven’s maintained their100% league record and
edged closer to the Under Eleven Premier League title with a hard
fought 2-0 victory over Tramore Athletic. Second half goals by
Christopher Fox and Philip Brady and some outstanding saves by
goalkeeper John Forest made the difference. They will be hoping
to clinch the title when they take on Midleton in Corinthians
Park on Tuesday 28th May.
Our U13 second string, Douglas Corinthians picked up 3 useful
league points when they defeated Springfield 3-2. Goals by Brian
Tierney (2) and Frank Mackey and top class performances from
Robert Carroll, Shane Barry, Mark Walsh and John Cronin ensured
that the points came to Corinthians.
IIBA SHORTMAT INDOOR BOWLS
"Cathedral Parish IBC Celebrate as their take
their first Pairs Title"
Westgate Indoor Bowls Club Annual "over 60's" Licensed
Pairs Tournament for the Pat Cox Perpetual Trophy played on
Sunday 12th May in Westgate Centre:
Final: Cathedral Parish (George Fenney & Noreen Stafford)
beat Highfield (Ros O'Donoghue & Marie Barry) ScoreCard: 2-0,
0-1, 0-1, 0-3, 3-0, 1-0, 1-0, 3-0, 1-0 =11/5 The final was
umpired by Hazel Foley and Hazel Payne.
Congratulations to Cathedral Parish IBC on winning their first
Open Licensed Tournament
"Wilton IBC Capture St Vincent's Triples Title"
St Vincent's Indoor Bowls Club Open Licensed Triples Competition
for the Rev Fr Cleary Memorial Trophy played on Sunday 19th May
in Blarney Street, CBS Hall:
Final: Wilton (Pat McCarthy, Hubert Burrows & Kay McCarthy)
beat St Vincent's (Adrian Tanner, David Foley (Jnr) & Noeleen
Quinn) The final was umpired by Tom Farrell and Gerardine Keane
Fixtures: Carrigaline GAA IBC Open Licensed Triples Competition
for the Barry Perpetual Trophy on Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th
May
Annual Challenge Match City Ladies and Gents versus County Ladies
and Gents for Drakes Pride Perpetual Trophies on Sunday 26th May
2002 at St Anthony's Hall
DOUGLAS GAA UNDERAGE
U/12 Football League - Douglas (2) 5-8 Ballincollig
4-0
U/12 Football City Championship Quarter Final
Douglas 3-9 St. Michaels 1-12.
The match started off at a frantic pace with the two teams
trading points. After twelve minutes Douglas led by 4 points to
St. Michael's 3 points. Finbarr Desmond then went on to score a
goal for Douglas. St. Michaels reeled off 3 points without reply
and only for two magnificent saves by Edward Finn, Douglas could
have went behind. Douglas scored another point to lead by two at
the break. After the restsart Mark Collins scored 3 points for
Douglas while St. Michaels scored 4 of their own. Again Edward
Finn pulled off a wonderful save before St. Michaels eventually
found the net. A goal a piece for Cormac and Mark Collins (no
relation) put Douglas back in control, going on to win by 3
popints. John Collins and Mark Collins were excellent on the
night but man of the match had to be Edward Finn.
U/12 Football City Championship Semi Final.
Douglas 1-8 Nemo 2-4.
On Monday evening this semi final was played and what a cracker
it turned out to be, between two excellent teams. Douglas were in
control early on and scored 3 fine points only for Nemo to come
up the field and score a goal. Then a great move by Richard
Martin and Conor Lucey saw the ball going to mark Collins who
finished it to the net. Conor Lucey added a fine point before
Nemo added a further 2 points of their own. Nemo were denied a
certain goal by Edward Finn and Douglas led at half time 1-5 to 1-3.
Nemo started strongly in the second half but it was Edward Finn
again who made a double save to deny the goal. Scores were hard
to come by at this stage of the game with Nemo scoring a goal and
a point while Douglas held on by scoring 3 points enough to
secure the points. Mark Collins was 'Man of the Match', his work
rate in midfield had to be seen to be believed as he covered back
in defence while also attacking, bagging a goal and three points
for his efforts. Good luck against Bishopstown in the final.
Our U/13 team hosted Kilmacud Crokes while our U/14's hosted
Wolfe Tones of Clare on Sunday and both were very worthwhile
events.
Fixtures:
U/12 Footbal League (Provisional) Douglas (2) V Nemo (2) Friday 7.15p.m.
@ home.
U/13 Hurling League Douglas V Bishopstown Friday 6.45p.m. away.
U/14 Football League Douglas V Bishopstown Friday 7.45p.m. away.
Lotto: There was no winner of last weekends Underage Lotto next
week the prize is worth 11,100 euro.
Best of luck to Richard Murphy who is playing for Cork in the
primary schools game in Thurles on Sunday.
DOUGLAS CAMOGIE CLUB
Under 14.
Our girls continued their winning ways with an easy win away to
Inniscarra. Resting some of our top players because of their
involvement in the Under 16 team. This gave some of the other
girls a chance to shine. Sinead Conway at full forward
continually took her chances, scoring three great goals. Douglas
won 5-3 to no score. Others to play well were Aisling Barrett,
Sinead O'Leary, Rachel O'Sullivan and Emma Heffernan. They can
now look forward to the Feile Competition where they play
Ballinhassig and Carrigaline …..Best of Luck Girls!!!
Fixtures:
Under 14B Away to Valley Rovers tonight Thursday 5.45pm. meeting
up at 5pm.
Feile Competition on Saturday in Carrigaline - See Notice Board
for details.
