Thursday, 8th December 2016
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63 East Cork Tennis
Lower Aghada Tennis Club News
by MARY COLLIER
WHAT’S NEW? Christmas Kids Party There was fantastic
fun at the club on Sun- day morning for the kids Christmas party. Jo-Anne, Michael and all the other helpers organised great ac- tivities on the courts. Well done also to the Junior Committee! The kids all joined in the fun and didn’t seem to feel the cold as they ran around for 2 hours playing games. The parents weren’t as brave, they stayed in the warmth of the club-house drinking tea and tucking into the goodies supplied. We collected a lot
of
gifts under the tree, thanks to everybody who contrib- uted. These gifts will real- ly be appreciated by those who receive them, Jo-Anne will be handing them over
to the chosen charity this week
Annual Table Quiz: Date for the Diary!
will take place on Decem- ber 29th
The annual table quiz at the Long Point
in Whitegate. Michael O’Brien has kindly agreed once again to be quizmas- ter. The event kicks off at 8pm, it’s time to start read- ing the papers and swot- ting up! Looking forward to seeing you all there.
COACHING CORNER
Junior Coaching Junior coaching will
finish up this week for the term. Names are
being
taken for next term. The kids are under the guid- ance of Jo-anne William- son, Paul Fitzgerald and Michael Russell. Don’t
hesitate to con- tact the club house at
(021) 4661200 or Jo-Anne our Head Coach at 087 7758873 if you’ve any questions.. Coaching will take place
at the following times every Monday and Wednesday: U-6 (2-3pm), U-8 (3-
4pm), U-10 (4-5pm), U-12 (5-6pm) and O-12 (6- 7pm).
Adult Coaching by Topic Michael Russell is tak- ing a break from coaching until after Christmas. We look forward to his return.
Fridays with Fitzy! This will kick off again
after Christmas with focus on technique. These ses- sions come highly recom- mended!
Tuesday night Beginners Philip Cronin continues beginners coaching on Tuesday nights. He has great crowds attending every week. They’re really finding their feet now, it’s
lovely to see the confidence growing.
JUNIOR TENNIS Over 12 Match Play Matchplay for over 12’s
continues every Saturday. It runs from from 12 to 1pm. Games are organised and fully supervised. It’s a brilliant
opportunity for
our teenage members to have some game practice.
Tennis 10’s Tennis 10’s is a calen-
dar of events for players participating in their club coaching programmes. It is aimed at players who are looking for an introduction to competition in a friend- ly environment. It is very important that
all club players support these events as our sport needs
more appropriate
competition of this nature. Almost all of the events were over subscribed last year and demand is high. The
schedule for the
year is available on our Facebook page or if you
are interested you can con- tact Conor O’Callaghan, Munster Regional Devel- opment Officer directly. He will add you to his cir- culation lost.
SENIOR TENNIS Club Night The hard frost made no
difference on Wednesday night when players turned out in force, sincere thanks to those who sat out for half hour periods. Players of all grades en-
joyed their tennis, which was followed by refresh- ments. Pat H was the organiser (standing in for Patricia Gleeson), the prize winner was Andy Garne who took the wine home to Jenny! Club night is held every
Wednesday from 7.50pm. It’s 2euro for members and 5euro for non-members. It’s always a great social night and an opportunity to play with a variety of people. EVERYBODY is wel- come to join us for this lovely weekly social event.
Mens singles is held
Team Tennis Winter League is well
under way with all teams having some games under their belts at this stage. On Sunday there were
two home games in cold conditions. Our grade 3 team Leo, Darragh, Ea- monn and captain Barry Fitzgerald played Sundays Well with a final result of 2:2. This team is improv- ing every game they play, can’t wait to hear about their next outing! Grade 6 mixed team Aine Woods, Rabi Panda, Des Lyons and captain Niamh Dempsey played some great tennis in hard fought matches to come away with a 3:1 victory against Douglas.
Ladies Singles Ladies
Singles is held
every Friday night. This is open to members of all grades. Contact
Shirley
Kane at 087 465300 if you wish to participate.
Men’s Singles
every Saturday night at 6pm. This is open to mem- bers. Contact Kannan at 087 9075736 if you’re in- terested in playing.
Cardio Tennis Cardio Tennis is held
every Sunday at 10am under the guidance of Mi- chael Russell! It’s 10euro, open to non-members and pay as you go. Depending on interest he may start a new beginners group in January.
Ladies tennis is proving
a huge success and increas- ing in popularity. It is held every Thursday morning and all members are wel- come. Bring the children, they will be supervised while you play.
Club Contact Details Phone Number : 021 4661200 Email:
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Midleton Hockey Club News
Men’s hockey: Catholic Institute 4 Midleton 1 The biggest match of
the season came on Sat- urday December 3rd
. The
team travelled to Limer- ick to play Catholic Insti- tute in the Irish Challenge Cup quarter final. Due to circumstances beyond our control we lost 4 of our main players to travel to the match. With confi- dence high after a previ- ous 2-2 draw in the league against the same team, we felt
again progressing
the chance of once to
the
final was in our grasp. The mid day game
kicked off and within 2 minutes Midleton captain and forward Eric Callen- der got a gift of a pass at the top of the circle and hit an unstoppable shot into the net. Soon after there was chances for Conor McCormack and Ciaran
McGregor but a strong opposition keeper kept the score at bay. The game was a tough physical exchange with hard tackles going in and the odd off the ball incident. As the first half was coming to an end In- stitute were awarded a goal wrongfully as the ball was struck off their own at- tackers leg but due to both umpires unable to see the incident they gave the goal. This brought it to 1-1 as the half time whistle blew. The team welcomed the break as it was a fast paced game with high stakes. Between captain Eric and Coach Clive Seale words of en- couragement were given to the team to keep fighting until the end. Once again Midleton came out fight- ing with tough challenges and cards for both teams. However Institute were the first to break the deadlock in the second half with
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a drag flick into the net. Midleton knew this wasn’t the end as they are a team with great heart who will keep going right to the last minute. With chanc- es for the team becoming less frequent it seemed a more experienced Institute team were getting the up- per hand. Soon after they took their lead out another goal to put them in a safe position two goals ahead. With saves from the Insti- tute keeper again denying Midleton the close
chance to the gap the battle
back was becoming more of an uphill challenge. As the game was coming to an end Clive put on some of the younger members of the team so they could experience playing in such a big national game. As the final whistle blew the hearts of the team sank. After making it to the final last year to drop out in the quarter final this year was hard to take. Altogether the team should have been very proud of their per- formance. Next year will
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be the year. Wish to take the chance to thank the supporters who traveled to Limerick to shout encour- agement to the squad. Squad
L.Mariga, A.Le-
vis,
M.Deane,
S.Casey,
H.Compton,
J.Jeffery,
J.Deane,
A.Sheehy,
E.Cal- lender,
C.McCormack,
C.McGregor, J.Drennan,
R.Moore,
A.Beamish Coach Clive Seale Next up Midleton will
play under lights once more on Tuesday 6th December against
of Ban-
don. Then Next Sunday they will once again play Bandon in the Cork Cup. We wish them the best of luck in their upcoming matches. Also we
wish
Tiernan McCarthy and Conor McCormack the best of luck with their un- derage Irish Trials.
Mens Division 3 Midleton B played Ban- don B in the league last Sunday. Midleton had a rocky start going 1-0 down after Bandon scored from
• Midleton U10 hockey players.
a short corner after ten minutes but the lads re- plied with a striking piece of play which saw them equalising after 5 passes and finished off by Harry Compton. Harry Cremin controlled the midfield and distributed the
ball
very well out to the wings and another fine move was eventually finished off by Jack Winkworth leaving us 2-1 up at half time Ban- don came back very strong in the 2nd
half but our de-
fence stood firm to hold them out. It was a passionate per-
formance from our young players and they enjoyed their 2-1 victory .Well done lads on a great per- formance and look for-
ward to playing UCC in a cup game next Sunday at home.
Hockey Blitz boys under 10 - Saturday 26th November. Midleton under 10 boys had amazing success in their first hockey blitz of the season on Saturday 26th November. Each member of the team gave it all, with nearly all 8 boys scoring at least one
goal.This truly showed the work ethic of each member of the team on the day. Midleton1 first match was against Asht- on2 and they beat Ashton with a score of 7-0. Next match was against Ban- don and they continued
their winning streak with a score of 4-0. Next up was against Church of Ire- land and again Midleton won 1-0 and they finished off their unbeaten record against Waterford 2-0.
Club training: 7 to 9 pm Thursdays
men’s and ladies teams 6 to 7 pm Friday u12 and u14 boys 7 to 8 pm Friday u16 and u14 girls teams 130 to 230 pm Saturday u6,u8,u10,boys and girls 130 pm to 230 pm Sat-
urday u12 girls teams New members welcome!
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