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THE MORNING STAR
FRIDAY 20/7/12
IT WAS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE COUNTY THAT THE MORNING STAR WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A TOUGH OPENER FOR THE NEW 2013 TEAM.
WELL THATS JUST WHAT WE GOT
GAME 1 1-0 MORNING STAR
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NEW TO THE COUNTY TEAM THIS YEAR, ISAAC SMITH WAS PLUNGED IN AT THE START OF THE OPENING COUNTY CHALLENGE OF THE YEAR . HIS OPPONENT WAS THE VETERAN, DANNY MAGUIRE. THEY GOT RIGHT AT IT AND SCORING WAS GOOD, BUT DOUBLES COULD HAVE MADE IT GO EITHER WAY. AT THE END OF A GOOD SCRAP IT WAS THE RECENTLY RETIRED DANNY THAT CAME THROUGH WITH VICTORY.
WELL DONE TO BOTH LADS AND A GOOD SHOW FOR OUR FIRST DEBUTANT OF THE NIGHT.
WELL DONE TO BOTH LADS AND A GOOD SHOW FOR OUR FIRST DEBUTANT OF THE NIGHT.
GAME 2 1-1
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NEXT UP WAS MICKEY KELLY, ALWAYS HARD TO BEAT AND HE PROVED IT AGAINST TONY HOGAN. THE FIRST 2 LEGS WENT WITH THE DARTS WITH 18 AND 21 DART LEGS, BUT MICKEY PROVED HIS PLACE IN THE TOP 12 OF THE COUNTY WHEN HE GOT TO THE DOUBLE AND HELD HIS NERVE . IT WAS ALL OVER AND THE COUNTY WAS IN THE GAME.
GAME 3 1-2 MORNING STAR
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ANOTHER NEW PLAYER FOR THE COUNTY WAS JOHN "THE BULLET" O'BRIEN WHO ALSO QUALIFIED IN THE TOP 12 . HE GOT TO PLAY ANOTHER VETERAN AND CURRENT COUNTY PLAYER IN OLLIE THOMPSON. IT WAS NIP AND TUC FOR THE FIRST 2 LEGS AND HIGH SCORING IN THE DECIDER, WHERE O'BRIEN REACHED THE DOUBLE FIRST BUT JUST WIRED HIS LAST DART. THOMPSON MADE SURE THE SECOND COUNTY DEBUTANT STAYED AWAY. LOOK OUT OLLIE, THERE MIGHT JUST BE A BULLET WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.
GAME 4 1-3 MORNING STAR
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AND ANOTHER DEBUTANT FOR THE COUNTY KICKS THE OCHE. GARY STEWART THROWING FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE RED AND WHITE SHIRT, GOT YET ANOTHER VETERAN AND CURRENT COUNTY PLAYER IN CARL THOMAS. DING DONG ALL THE WAY , AND GARY PUSHED THE VET GOOD AND HARD BUT IT WASN'T TO BE. CARL PUNISHED A MISSED DOUBLE FROM GARY AND THE MORNING STAR WERE IN COMMAND.
GAME 5 2-3 MORNING STAR
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YET AGAIN THE COUNTY PRODUCED ANOTHER NEW FACE IN GAVIN HILLIARD. FIRST TIME IN THE RED AND WHITE SHIRT AND SHOWED NO NERVES. HIS OPPONENT , RON KNOWLES SHOWED A SIMILAR DISRESPECT FOR WORRY AND THEY GOT INTO A RIGHT GOOD SCRAP ON THE BOARD. THEY SHARED THE FIRST 2 BUT THE DECIDER FAVOURED THE COUNTY THROWER AND GAVE GAVIN HIS FIRST SUCCESS WITH HIS FIRST CAP. WELL DONE.
GAME 6 3-3
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ONE OF THE BIG MATCHES OF THE NIGHT CAME WHEN THESE 2 IN HOUSE TEAM MATES CROSSED SWORDS.
YOUNG FIRST TIMER SEAN CALLAGHAN AND MICHEAL ENGLISHBY SLOGGED IT OUT THROUGH UNBELIEVABLE ROARS FROM THE ONLOOKERS . ENGLISHBY TOOK FIRST BLOOD ONLY TO BE CAUGHT NAPPING IN THE SECOND AND A FEW MISSED DOUBLES IN THE THIRD COULD HAVE PUT IT EITHER WAY BUT SEAN STOOD STEADY AND FINISHED THE JOB . FIRST CAP AND FIRST WIN. WELL DONE SEAN
YOUNG FIRST TIMER SEAN CALLAGHAN AND MICHEAL ENGLISHBY SLOGGED IT OUT THROUGH UNBELIEVABLE ROARS FROM THE ONLOOKERS . ENGLISHBY TOOK FIRST BLOOD ONLY TO BE CAUGHT NAPPING IN THE SECOND AND A FEW MISSED DOUBLES IN THE THIRD COULD HAVE PUT IT EITHER WAY BUT SEAN STOOD STEADY AND FINISHED THE JOB . FIRST CAP AND FIRST WIN. WELL DONE SEAN
GAME 7 4-3
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THIS WAS LIKE A SCENE FROM THE DOGS OF WAR. LOUTH'S VERY OWN GERRY RICE UP AGAINST CAVAN'S MICK DOGGET. OH! THIS WAS GOING TO BE WILD. AND IT WAS , FROM THE START, TON'S, TON FORTY'S . YOU COULDN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP . THEY HAMMERED EACH OTHER IN THE FIRST 2 LEGS, SHARING THE SPOILS . BUT THERE HAD TO BE A WINNER,, AND IN A MATCH ( THAT LASTED LESS TIME THAN IT TOOK YOU TO READ THIS) THAT JUST SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO END, IT WAS GERRY RICE THAT TOOK OUT THE BIG ONE AFTER MICK HIT T17 T17 AND MISSED TOPS FOR A 142 OUT. DAMN GOOD MATCH . WELL DONE GERRY
GAME 8 5-3
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NEXT UP WOULD LEAVE YOU LICKING YOUR LIPS IF YOU SEEN IT IN ANY COMPETITION. LOUTH STAR JOHN DONNELLY IN A GRUDGE MATCH AGAINST EX LOUTH STAR JOHN ANDREWS. OH BOY. ANDREWS WENT BANANAS ON THE TREBLE IN THE FIRST AND DONNELLY JUST ABOUT HANGING ON BEHIND HIM COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. BUT THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG, DONNELLY HAD HIS OWN LITTLE FIT ON THE TREBLE IN THE NEXT ONE WITH ANDREWS BACK IN THE DISTANCE. IT WAS CLEAR THERE WASN'T ENOUGH LEGS IN THIS MATCH FOR THE CROWD IN THE BAR, AND WITH THE 2 ON FORM TOGETHER IN THE LAST, IT WAS THE CURRENT COUNTY PLAYER THE WON THROUGH. SAVAGE MATCH LADS. WELL DONE JOHN.
Who were you holding the trophy for ?
Who were you holding the trophy for ?
GAME 9 6-3
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NEXT UP WAS DEREK HERNON AGAINST RONAN BARRON. DEREK SEEMED TO BE IN SOMEWHAT OF A RUSH FOR THIS ONE AS IT DIDN'T LAST TOO LONG, JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS 2 MATCHES. HE HAD TO RUN TO THE BOARD TO GET HIS FIRST DOUBLE BEFORE IT FELL OUT AND PRODUCED 3 TON PLUS SCORES IN THE NEXT TO TAKE IT COMFORTABLY. WELL DONE DEREK
GAME 10 6-4
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THERE SEEMED TO BE A BIT OF CONFUSION WITH THIS ONE. ALAN REENAN WAS UP AGAINST PAUL DUNN. BUT APPARENTLY NOBODY TOLD ALAN TO HIT THE TREBLE. HE WORE OUT A PATCH ABOVE THE TREBLE 20 IN THE FIRST LEG AND A PATCH BELOW THE TREBLE IN THE SECOND LEG, BUT FOR THE LIFE OF HIM THEY JUST WOULD NOT GO IN THE TREBLE. HE WIRED 2 DOZEN OF THEM. IT WAS AMAZING , BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS TO DECIDE THE GAME AND PAUL TOOK THE FIRST 2 LEGS. HARD LUCK ALAN
GAME 11 7-4
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ANOTHER DEBUTANT AT THE BACK END OF THE NIGHT. BUT THIS MAN IS AROUND DARTS LONGER THAN SOME OF US HAVE MEMORIES . PAT NULTY FACED TERRY CORR FOR HIS FIRST COUNTY OUTING. AND HE HAD TO PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION FROM THE VERY START. MISSING A FEW DOUBLES PUT HIM ONE BEHIND AND AFTER 12 DARTS IN THE NEXT GAME HE SET OUT TO RECTIFY HIS DOUBLY PROBLEM , WHICH HE DID IN THE NIC OF TIME. HE WAS AWAKE THEN AND TOOK THE LAST IN 17. PAT HAD 2 X140 AND A 180 FOR HIS DEBUT AND A WIN TO GO WITH THEM . WELL DONE PAT
GAME 12 LOUTH 8-4
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LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST FOR LOUTH WAS DAVID RATH. HE WAS UP AGAINST LOCAL PRODIGY MARK LYNCH. THIS ONE RAISED A FEW WAGERS IN THE BAR AND RIGHTLY SO. ONCE AGAIN THE FIRST 2 LEGS WERE SHARED AND IT CAME TO THE LAST. DAVID JUST STEPPED IT UP ANOTHER GEAR AND FINISHED IT OFF FAIRLY QUICK . WELL DONE DAVID.
THE GAME THAT NEVER WAS
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WORD IN THE DARTING FRATERNITY IN LOUTH IS THAT OWEN CAFFREY WAS AFRAID TO PLAY THE NEW COUNTY PLAYER , BRIAN FITZPATRICK. THATS INTERESTING, BUT SURLY IT WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN NOW IN ORDER FOR ONE TO KEEP ONE'S PRIDE. HMMMMMMM!.POOR BRIAN WENT EARLY WITH NO GAME IN .
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