Sport
Showing below articles from the Saturday March 6th, 2010 issue of The Southern Star.
Ross developing a habit of winning
Carbery Rangers 0-16 Nemo Rangers 2-7 “It’s early days yet,” said a Nemo player after this cracking Tadhg Crowley Cup, senior football, final in Clonakilty on Sunday last, and there may be some truth in that, but on the evidence of this game former kingpins Nemo Rangers have a lot of work to do if they want to regain the Andy Scannell Cup while victors, Carbery Rangers, will face into the new season in buoyant mood. This was a marvellous display by...
Sweet revenge as Cork lift All-Ireland crown
Cork 3-8 Monaghan 2-7 Sweet revenge for Cork as they shaded a gripping duel with Monaghan to lift the All-Ireland Vocational Schools senior football championship title in Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow, last Saturday. It was Cork’s second victory in the final against Monaghan in three seasons, but they had been ousted at the semi-final stage in 2009 by the Farney County students, who went on to replace them as champions. With seven of last year’s side on board,...
Much ado about nothing
Cork ......................................2-21 Limerick ...............................1-14 Apart from another brace of points, Cork didn’t take a whole lot from last Saturday evening’s National Hurling League clash with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds. They were expected to win the game handily, and they certainly did that, but it wasn’t a serious test, and it was impossible to attach any real significance to the form they produced. Simply put,...
Plenty drama in cup ties
THERE was drama aplenty in the four Beamish Cup quarter-final ties that were played last Sunday with Skibbereen, Bunratty United, Drinagh Rangers and Molaga clinching their places in the last four of the prestigious cup competition after a feast of soccer. Skibbereen prevailed following a dramatic encounter played in Rathravane last Sunday afternoon. In a game that started at a pedestrian pace and ended at a break-neck speed, this game produced a cup classic...
West Cork Rally will kick-start tourist season
THE Quality Hotel’s West Cork Rally in three weeks’ time will kick-start the tourist season and provide a welcome boost to Clonakilty and the West Cork region in general. Noel White, speaking on behalf of the West Cork Rally Fundraising Committee, remarked: “I would like to thank the Quality Hotel for their continued support and this year more than ever, it is very important that we have a title sponsor. In addition, the business people of Clonakilty and the...
Skibbereen hold on for dear life to advance in Munster Junior Cup
Skibbereen .....................18 pts Clonmel ..........................16 pts Skibbereen held on to take the honours in this closely contested match against old rivals Clonmel – the third confrontation of the sides this season – and so now proceed to the next stage of this prestigious Junior Cup competition with an away fixture against UL Bohemians in two weeks time. With both sides balanced at one win each so far this season, last Sunday’s meeting...
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...