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Irish Independent
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Curtain comes down on Dundalk 2024/25 darts season
First Division Also in the first division, Uncle Toms played Damh O Thuaidh. Paul Callan and Johnny Knobloch won the opening match for O Thuaidh but things quickly changed as Uncle Toms won the next two double games and a singles match to put Padraig Gorham's team 3-1 up. Paul Callan pulled a game back for Damh O Thuaidh before Uncle Toms won the next to take a 4-2 lead in a first to five match. However, in a remarkable comeback Simon Wykes, Alan Rogan and Paddy Gibney won the last three games for Damh O'Thuaidh to snatch victory and thus complete a league & Cup double. Premier Division Meanwhile in the Northend Bar on Saturday, Martin Carvill beat Kevin Thompson 3-0 to lift the Singles titles but, that was just the start of a great night for Martin as his team, Big House Eagles won the Premier Division Cup with a 4-1 win overTthe Commercial. In winning the Divisional Cup, it added to the Premier Division League, Open Shield and Memorial Cup that Big House Eagles had already won this season. Second Division Finals Meanwhile last Thursday the Second Division Finals Night took place in The Bodhran. It was a great night for Aidan McShane and his team, Callans from out the Castleblayney Road. Aidan got the better of Graham Gonnelly to win the Second Division Singles title while he also won the deciding game in the Divisional Cup after his team had thrown away a 4-1 lead to allow Punters Athletic to level the match at 4-4 and send it into a deciding final game. In winning the Cup, Callans completed the Divisional League and Divisional Cup Double. Also presented this year was an award for the player in each division who collected the most Player of the Match awards across the season. The Second Division winner was Brian Fitzpatrick (Uisce Beatha), the First Division winner was Wayne Fry (Uncle Kevins) while Tony Kenna (Punters Mix) was the Premier Division winner. Cathal Mulholland Hall of Fame The Cathal Mulholland Hall of Fame Award made a welcome return to the league and was brought up to date: 2020 Inductee: Joe Finnegan 2021 Inductee: Martin "The Pup" McCartney; 2022 Inductee: Aidan Minto; 2023 Inductee: Paddy Dixon RIP; 2024 Inductee: Davey Boland; 2025 Inductee: Brendan O'Rourke.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Greenock youngsters dream of league and cup double after dramatic shoot-out win
GREENOCK Juniors' 2008 squad are out to complete a league and cup double this weekend – after advancing to the final of their Divisional Cup tournament in dramatic fashion. While most of the weekend's penalty shoot-out headlines were being made by Aberdeen at Hampden, Jimmy Thelin's squad weren't the only team to enjoy a nail-biting sudden death victory, with the Nock 2008s withstanding a dramatic comeback from their opponents, OLA Union, to triumph from the spot. Jay Beckley's hat-trick opened up a 3-0 lead for the Nock youngsters at half-time – but if any of the Greenock players or coaches felt that it was 'job done' with 45 minutes still to play, they were given a rude awakening after the break. Jay Beckley scored a first-half hat-trick before being sent off after the interva;. (Image: Social media) First, Beckley blotted his copybook when he was shown a red card by referee William Johnstone, and with a man advantage, OLA roared back into contention, reducing the leeway to two goals and then to one before levelling at 3-3 with the last kick of the ball. Thankfully for those involved from a Greenock perspective, the Nock's players managed to recover their poise for the resulting shoot-out, running out 4-1 winners, with William Hudson, Dylan Andrew, Kyle Dorrian and Braiden Millerall on target from the spot. Goalkeeper Jack Hardie, who had made some crucial saves during the 90 minutes, produced two excellent stops during the shoot-out to pave the way for the Nock to advance. Man of the Match was Ruaridh Davidson who was outstanding from start to finish. READ MORE: Greenock 2008s secure league title in style with spectacular 9-1 win The team can now look forward to the final this Sunday at the King George V facility in Renfrew against Drumchapel United. Kick off is at 10am. The team have already won their league and it is a great opportunity to add a further trophy and make an impressive season even more special. The boys have a scheduled league match on Tuesday night, also against Drumchapel, which will allow the free-scoring Beckley to serve his suspension and ensure he is eligible for the final. Greenock's 2008 squad reached their divisional cup final - but their 2009 counterparts just missed out. (Image: Meanwhile, Greenock's 2009 squad narrowly failed in their bid to follow in the footsteps of their older clubmates when they lost 2-1 away to Knightswood in the semi-final of their divisional cup. Tyler Boyland scored the Nock's goal and was also man of the match. Despite the disappointment of losing in the semi-final the group can look back on a very satisfactory first season. They went through a difficult period in early autumn, but have developed very impressively since then; finishing a very creditable sixth in Division One of the PJDYFL, as well as reaching Saturday's semi-final and bringing on a very talented group of players. The 2009s can now look forward to a well-earned summer break, though it won't be long before they're raring to go in 2025-26.
