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2010 championship season gets under way
CARBERY’S 2010 championship season got underway with a flurry of activity at various venues.
Schull had its first major fixture since re-forming under the auspices of Willie McCarthy and his team. Noel Dempsey and Pat Hodnett played the opening score in the junior C championship and it drew a handy crowd to the region’s most westerly road.
It was Dempsey, upgraded after his novice 1 success last year, who gained the victory and the first point in the league format under which the championship is being run this year. It was hard earned for the Bauravilla man as Hodnett had the upper hand for periods and indeed had a small chance of glory two shots up approaching the ‘bridge’.
The Ballydehob man’s early advantage came mainly through a brilliant shot as the road narrowed but he failed to keep the momentum going over the last quarter. Dempsey knocked the odds with a big third last and forged ahead to win the score in the final shots. Hodnett has scores against Neil Crowley, Donie Harnedy, Patrick O’Sullivan and Tony O’Sullivan to re-ignite his title chances.
In novice veteran Robbie Limrick ousted a leading contender when defeating Donal Harnedy at Leap. It was a last shot victory for the Union Hall man. At Leap too, Liam O’Driscoll showed good form in eliminating Jim Kearney in the novice veteran championship. The Skibb man had a bowl of odds to spare at the end.
In the same grade there was a welcome return to action for Christy O’Donovan. Winner in 2003, O’Donovan showed no ill effects of a year’s lay-off from the game when scoring an unexpected win over Castletownshend’s Pat Collins, in a Saturday score at Bauravilla.
On Sunday morning Willie McCarthy, Schull, advanced in the novice veteran at the expense of Gary Coughlan in a first round fixture at the Marsh Road.
In club scores there was disappointment for Carbery followers at the Marsh Road on Saturday as Michael Bohane let a good lead slip in the closing stages of his Connie O’Sullivan tournament score with David Hubbard. Bohane lost his advantage to Hubbard’s massive shot from Ballyhilty corner and, despite a spirited attempt to regain the initiative, was forced to concede the semi-final spot to his North Cork rival.
Hubbard plays Ian Callinan in the penultimate round of the O’Sullivan Cup. Carbery’s Liam O’Sullivan has qualified for the final.
Carbery’s under-21 tournament final will be a family affair after brothers Kieran and David Shannon qualified for the decider. Saturday’s contest between David Shannon and Finbarr Coughlan was an exciting battle that the Caheragh youth led at the bridge. Shannon unleashed a big shot at this point and it turned the score in his favour. Kieran Shannon had a bowl of odds to spare on Aidan Shannon in Sunday’s penultimate round clash.
In an all-Carbery International Fund score at Drinagh, John O’Brien defeated Michael Crowley by almost a bowl. It was a cracking score played out from the village. Crowley’s one error, in the shots to the ‘rectory gates’, was punished by the Ballydehob man who was in top form. Also in Drinagh another all Carbery confrontation, a Keating Cup fixture, resulted in victory for Pat Joe Connolly over his Union Hall adversary, Jimmy Collins. Connolly’s bowling was close to O’Brien’s exellent showing earlier in the day.
Emma Fitzpatrick just missed out on qualification for Bol-Chumann’s international team for Holland finishing just off fourth place. Mike White qualified for the Rosscarbery novice D tournament final by virtue of a one bowl victory over Bertie Poole.
Carbery’s junior A championship commences on Saturday next at Ballydehob when defending champion Dec O’Donovan takes on J.C. Desmond in what is a repeat of last year’s Marsh Road final.
Carbery’s March meeting at the Corner Bar, Skibbereen, on Monday night last unveiled draws for the region’s veteran, novice and under-age championships.
Junior veteran sponsored by Rosscarbery Bowling Club: Joe Carroll v Finbarr Fitzpatrick; Neil Crowley v Jimmy Collins (Union Hall); novice veteran sponsored by Ballydehob Bowling Club: section (1): D.D. Carroll or Pat O’Sullivan (SV) v Sean Goggin; Robbie Limrick v Denis Collins; Pat McCarthy or John Nagle v Liam O’Driscoll; Pat Joe Connolly or Denis O’Mahony v Christy O’Donovan.
Novice A championship sponsored by Rosscarbery (15 players): Gerard Murray v Con O’Sullivan, at Rosscarbery; John Nagle v Pat O’Sullivan (SV), at Reenascreena; Richie Harnedy v Johnny McCarthy, at Bauravilla; Donal Crowley v Niall Murray, at Ballydehob; Joe O’Brien v James Nagle, at Marsh Road; David Shannon v Pat Collins, at Leap; Kieran O’Neill v Tim Cahalane, at Bauravilla; bye to Pat Joe Connolly.
Novice B championship sponsored by Schull Bowling Club (26 players): Christy O’Donovan v James Ronan, at Reenascreena; D.D. Carroll v Finbarr Coughlan, at Bauravilla; Patie O’Sullivan v Kieran Shannon, at Bauravilla; Jim Kearney v Charles McCarthy, at Caheragh; Pat McCarthy v Jerry Crowley, at Marsh Road; Jeremiah Fitzpatrick v Denis O’Mahony, at Marsh Road; Liam O’Driscoll v Sean Goggin, at Leap; Donal Harnedy v Niall Fitzgerald, at Caheragh; Peter Nagle v Niall Deasy, at Reenascreena; Oliver Dempsey v James White, at Rosscarbery; byes to William Coughlan, Connie Hourihane, Niall O’Sullivan, Michael Mennis, James Herlihy, Michael Coughlan.
Novice C championship sponsored by Ballydehob (53 entries) venues to be announced: Curly Collins v Phil Shanahan; Brian Barrett v John O’Brien (Castlehaven); Mikey Coughlan (senior) v Brian O’Regan; Danny Coughlan v Sean O’Donovan; Maurice Downey v Richie Fitzgerald; Jerry O’Sullivan v Gerard Twohig; Tim O’Sullivan (Ross) v Kieran Sheehy; Liam Hodnett v Billy Ryan; Seamus Cussen v Darren Shannon; Timmie O’Brien v Joseph O’Mahony; Tony Herlihy v David O’Brien (junior); Tim Shorten v Cornelius O’Mahony; Aidan Hayes v Patrick Downey; Denis Murphy v Michael O’Regan; Johnny Whooley v Shane McCarthy; James Hayes v Brian Coughlan; George Deane v Finbarr Nyhan; Tadg Hayes v Oliver McCarthy; Jack Cahalane v John Shanahan; Brian O’Mahony v David McCarthy; Sean McCarthy v Johnny O’Mahony.
Byes to Flor Crowley, Jerry O’Donovan, John Caverly, Charlie O’Neill, Michael O’Rourke, Jerry O’Brien, Noel Shanahan, Roy Shannon, Finbarr Lynch, Shane Fitzpatrick, John Bohane.
Novive D championship sponsored by Reenascreena (44 entries): Darren McSweeney v Roger Hume; P.J. Collins v Paddy McCarthy; William O’Brien v Chris Whelton; Brian McCarthy v Don O’Driscoll; Gary Coughlan (senior) v Vinnie O’Mahony; Sean Hayes v Anthony Hegarty; Patrick O’Sullivan (Caheragh) v Connie Bowen; Vincent Goggin v Dan Caverly; Willie McCarthy v Humphrey O’Sullivan; James Coughlan v Mike Keohane; David O’Donovan v Michael Leahy; Christopher O’Donovan v Michael O’Connor; byes to Pa Burke, Mike McKennedy, Gavin Harrington, Damien Harrington, Tim Joe O’Mahony, Mikey White, Martin Coughlan, Mike Lane, T.J. Collins, Patrick O’Brien, John Daniel Sheehan, Kevin Coughlan (Ballydehob), Corneilus O’Mahony, Dan McCarthy (BV); Kevin Bohane, Darren O’Brien, Aidan Shannon, Declan Collins, Pascal McCarthy, Ricky Deasy.
Boys under-18 first round: Daniel Breen v Humphrey O’Sullivan; Niall McCarthy v Brian Coughlan; Patrick O’Brien v James Murphy; Kieran O’Sullivan v Thomas O’Rourke; Andrew O’Sullivan v Daniel Kingston; Christopher O’Donovan v Declan Collins; Denis O’Sullivan v Darren Shannon; bye to Peter Nagle.
Boys under-16 first round: Shane O’Mahony v Declan O’Sullivan; Daniel O’Regan v Niall O’Sullivan, Daniel Kingston v Cody Healy; byes to Thomas O’Rourke, Denis O’Sullivan, James Murphy, Niall McCarthy and Kieran O’Sullivan.
results
Carbery championships: junior C Schull; Sunday, 28, Noel Dempsey defeated Pat Hodnett last shot for e1,200.
Novice Veteran, Leap: Robbie Limrick defeated Donal Harnedy last shot for e500; Liam O’Driscoll defeated Jim Kearney one bowl for e500; Bauravilla: Christy O’Donovan defeated Pat Collins one bowl for e600; Marsh Road: Sunday 28, Willie McCarthy defeated Gary Coughlan one bowl for e200.
Carbery under-21 competition semi-finals, Bauravilla: Saturday, David Shannon defeated Finbarr Coughlan; Sunday, Kieran Shannon defeated Aidan Shannon.
Club results
Rosscarbery: Sunday 28, Novice D Tournament semi-final; Michael White defeated Bertie Poole last shot for e600.
Drinagh: Sunday 28, Patie O’Sullivan defeated Denis Duggan, one bowl for e1,200; John O’Brien defeated Michael Crowley almost a bowl for e4,000; Ian Callanan defeated Brian Wilmot last shot for e3,200; Pat Joe Connolly defeated Jimmy Collins (UH), almost a bowl for e3,200; Sean O’Riordan defeated Jeremiah Fitzpatrick one bowl for e2,400.
Kilcrohane: Saturday, John Sweetnam defeated Conchuir O’Sullivan last shot for e300.
Marsh Road: Saturday 27, Connie O’Sullivan Cup quarter-final; David Hubbard defeated Michael Bohane last shot for e5,000; return score, Tony O’Sullivan defeated Freddie Scannell last shot for e3,200.
Durrus: Sunday 28, Danny McCarthy Cup Final; Trevor Deane defeated Michael Ward last shot and James O’Donovan one bowl for e3,000; Novice 2 tournament, Jack Ward defeated Richard O’Donovan one bowl for e2,400.
Grange: Sunday, Novice 1 tournament; Aidan Murphy (C) defeated Donal O’Donovan almost a bowl for e1,000; return score, Aidan Murphy defeated Mick Murphy (L) one bowl for e800; junior A tournament, Johnn Murphy (B and B) defeated Jerry Gibbons last shot for e3,200; return scores Gene O’Callaghan and Johnny Hourihane shared victories in two scores both last shots for e400 and e300.
Ballinacarriga: Saturday, Kevin O’Sullivan defeated Alan Keane last shot for e1,800.
Kilbrittain: Sunday 28, doubles, John O’Leary and Dave Desmond defeated Freddie Scannell/Donal O’Sullivan last shot for e1,100; return score, Freddie Scannell defeated John O’Leary last shot for e1,100.