Sport
Showing below articles from the Saturday September 4th, 2010 issue of The Southern Star.
Minors rise Lazarus-like – again!
Cork 3-15 Galway 5-8 They have been precariously close to the precipice more than once this season, but the Cork minor footballers produced what can only be described as the ultimate in gutsy comebacks at Croke Park last Sunday. With 44 minutes gone in a rip-roaring All-Ireland semi-final, it looked odds-on that they were about to be pushed over the edge by a Galway side that had claimed a fifth goal to move 5-6 to 2-6 ahead. But the Leeside youngsters...
Mathúnas pull away at the end as Kilbree collapse
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna 0-15 Kilbree 0-8 A game of two halves, as Mathúnas pulls away towards the finish to record a facile victory! To a certain extent Kilbree will have been more disappointed with their second half showing than Mathúnas degree of pleasure at winning this South West junior A hurling championship quarter-final joust, the first game played at Enniskeane on Sunday afternoon last. Why do we make that assumption you may query? Simply because...
Great team display by Ballymartle
Ballymartle 2-15 Courcey Rovers 0-9 Ballymartle confirmed their tag as pre-match favourites when they deservedly defeated a gallant Courcey Rovers side in the final of the South-East Barry Collins Supervalu Junior A hurling championship which was played at Ballinhassig on Sunday last in fine but blustery weather conditions. These are heady and exciting times for hurling in these traditional hurlings strongholds, as both clubs will line up on Friday at...
Kingston Cup stays with hosts Skibbereen
Skibbereen 35 pts Bandon 24 pts The annual Jim Kingston memorial match took place on Sunday last against neighbours Bandon RFC at the Showgrounds, Skibbereen, in near perfect conditions and saw the locals secure their first silverware for the 2010-2011 season with a comprehensive 35-24 victory. The Bandon team came well prepared and had a full quota of players. However, Skibbereen were much too strong for the visitors but it did take them a full twenty...
Champions get off to a comfortable start
PREMIER division champions Skibbereen opened their 2010-2011 league campaign with a comprehensive 5-0 victory over an under-strength Droumree side at Baltimore Road on Sunday last. The home side were well held for the first half-hour but once Paudie Courtney gave them the lead, Skibb took over and the Droumree esistance crumbled. JP Reen quickly added a second, and Brian Dwyer, Niall McCarthy and Aaron O’Regan sealed the issue in the second half long before...
Week-long fundraiser with
Carbery’s week-long fundraiser with their counterparts in the South-West division was a successful venture. Eighteen scores were played at five different venues all in perfect weather conditions. The feature events at the weekend produced a few exciting finishes with South-West players grabbing the lions share in last shot deciders. John Creedon and Donal O’Riordan from the Gaeltacht and West Cork divisions, supported the series in the feature senior contest...