1st May 2011

1st May 2011

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Senior Championship

The second round of the championship took place last Sunday in a windswept Walsh Park. Sion opted to start the game with the wind and took full advantage of it. Passage opened the scoring with a free and actually only managed to score 1 point from play in the whole game. Stephen Roche and Ken McGrath settled Sion nicely into the game with 2 points. Martin O’Neill was also on target from both the placed ball and from play. Further points from Ian Galgey, Ken McGrath, Stephen Roche and Owen Whelan gave Sion the lead at the break by 6 points.

 The second half saw Passage had the breeze and they also used it to their advantage scoring more long range frees for some indiscipline from the Sion players. Ken McGrath and Martin O’Neill added two quick points for Sion but Passage knocked over 5 unanswered points to close the gap. Brian Cusack grabbed Sion’s last point of the match as the game entered its final minutes and set up a thrilling ending to what was a great game. Passage were awarded a penalty which was stopped on the line by Ian O’Regan and cleared by Tony Browne. Passage added two further points but Sion’s defence held strong and edged out “The Village” by the minimum margin, in what was a great encounter. Final score Mount Sion 0-12 to Passage 0-11. We would like to wish Ken McGrath and Ian Galgey a speedy recovery after they retired from the game early due to injuries.

Intermediate Championship

The Intermediate game scheduled for Saturday evening against Ballydurn was called off and is due to be rescheduled. Details will be posted online or in the notes for next week.

Junior Championship

 The Junior hurlers took on Passage in the opening round of the Junior Championship. We lost several of our key players to the intermediates last weekend but this side put in a great performance to come out winners. Sion dominated the first half, limiting Passage to scoring only 1 point in the opening half. Brian “Chick” Hennessey grabbed Sion’s only goal of the first half.

In the second half a late surge by Passage produced 4 goals but weren’t good enough as Sion added goals from Dan Kelly and Rory Sheridan. With Patrick Bowe and Michael Power controlling the middle of the field and Dan Kelly and Barry Browne supplying some top quality finishing upfront, Sion finished the game out with 8 points to spare. Final score Mount Sion 3-17 to Passage 4-6. The next Championship date is 21st May against De La Salle. Pictures of the game are on the website.

Under 16

 Our Philip Egan sponsored Under 16s took on Ballygunner for the second time this year but this time it was in the championship. 3 first half goals by the Gunners gave them the edge at half time. Sion restarted the second half faster with Austin Gleeson bagging himself 1-1 within 5 minutes of the restart. Ballygunner began to dominate and looked likely to run away with the game. To Sion’s credit the lads never put their heads down and fought to the end with Aidan Power and Austin Gleeson scoring to keep Sion in touch. 2 Super saves by the Ballygunner keeper kept both Austin Gleeson’s penalty and 21 metre free out to keep Ballygunner ahead and give them the win. Final score Mount Sion 3-10 to Ballygunner 4-14. Their next game is against De La Salle in De La Salle at 7pm on Monday 2nd May. Best of luck lads.

Under 12

 The Under 12s faced near rivals De La Salle in both games of the City League. On the Blue Team Evan McGrath, Luke O’Brien, Eoghan Browne and Aaron Healy played really well, while on the White team Bill Wall, Ben Frisby, Jordan Roche and Thomas McLawrence stood out. Both games ended in draws. Final score Mount Sion Blue 3-2 to De La Salle 3-2. Mount Sion White 6-5 to De La Salle 6-5. Well done to all.

Blue Panel: Eoghan Browne, Evan McGrath, Jordan Halpin, Tommy McGrath, Conor Quinn, Aaron Healey, Louie Halligan, Jonathon Flynn, Ivan Sinnott, James Ogundare, Tunmise Sobowale, Ian Moran, Luke O’Brien and Alan Kirwan.

White Panel: Charlie Costello, Jack Meaney, Eoghan Power, Bill Wall, Darragh Quinn, Jordan Roche, Stephen Flynn, Thomas Mc Lawrence, Ryan O’Connor, Shaun Brophy, Oisin Daly, Colm Walsh, Eoin Power and Josh Fanning.

Fashion Show

The Fashion Show took place last Sunday night in the club with a big crowd in attendance. Some of our male and female, young and old players and mentors modelled the wide variety of clothing. Well done to Tina Gleeson for her great work in organising such a great night.

Deise Draw

The second draw of 2011 Deise Draw took place last Friday night. We had two winners Liam Quinn and Collette Phelan who won €400 and €250 respectively. If anyone wishes to buy tickets for next month please contact Josie Evans. Tickets are €10 per draw. Also well done to Philly Flynn who had a win in the equivalent of the Deise Draw in Carlow.

Refereeing Course

Jim Murphy, one of our club referees is organising an adult refereeing course. If anyone is interested please contact him at 087-6758221.

Wall Ball

Well done to Eric Hoban who came first in the Eastern Under 15 Wall Ball Competition recently. He will now represent the east in the county competition.

Training Times

Here are the training times for next Saturday. New players are always welcome and hurleys and helmets can be supplied to those who don’t have any. Also please note training is free of charge and parents are more than welcome to come along and watch.

9 & 10 year olds (born in 2001 & 2002). – 10.30am to 12 noon. Coached by Damien Frisby, Roy McGrath Seamus Nolan, Shane O Grady and George O Grady.

5 & 6 year old (born in 2005 & 2006) – 12 noon to 1pm. Coached by Peter Walsh, Lindsay Grace, James Dunphy and Martin Walsh.

7 & 8 year olds (born in 2003 & 2004) – 1pm to 2pm. Coached by Nicky Mackey, John O Keeffe, Michael Frisby and Eric Curran.

If you have any queries just telephone Peter Walsh on 087-1355359.

Fixtures

Ladies Football Semi-Final v Na Deise in Sion at 12pm on Monday 2nd May.

Under 16 v De La Salle in Gracedieu at 7pm on Wednesday 2nd May.

Under 14 v Cappaquinn in Sion at 7:30pm on Wednesday 4th May.

Under 11 City League Mooncoin in Mooncoin at 6:30pm on Friday 6th May.

Junior Football Championship v Butlerstown at 7:30pm in Mount Sion on Friday 6th May.

Under 21 v Passage in Walsh Park at 7pm on Saturday 7th May.

Under 16 v Roanmore in Sion at 7pm on Monday 9th May.

Under 14 v De La Salle in Gracedieu at 7:30pm on Wednesday 11th May.

Under 10 Blitz in Mount Sion at 6:30pm on Wednesday 11th May.

Under 12 Blue City League v Tramore in Sion on Friday 13th May at 6:30pm.

Under 12 White City League v Portlaw in Portlaw on Friday 13th May at 6:30pm.

Junior Football Championship v Erins Own at 7:30pm in Mount Sion on Friday 13th May.

More fixtures are available on our calendar on the website via the news tab.

Website/Facebook

The website is now fully up and running. Each team have their own page for all the latest news and fixtures. Photos of nearly all the games are available to view in the Gallery. Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest news directly to your email address. Become a friend on facebook and join in the chat and get all the latest events. Live updates of the games are available on the website too. Get the live info from the games when your away or cannot attend. Games are also available to play on the website. A calendar feature where you can see the up and coming events and fixtures can be seen also. All feedback is welcome and encouraged. The website address is www.mountsiongaa.ie

Darts & Cards

Darts and Cards for club members. Come along and join in the fun. Darts takes place every Thursday night with Cards on Friday nights, both starting around 10pm. Great prizes on offer!! All Club Members are welcome.

Notes for Paper & Website

If you have any Cnoc Sion notes or announcements for the paper or website please contact Owen Sauvage by email owen@mountsiongaa.ie or text your notes to 087-9706387 before 8pm Sunday night. You can also submit your notes through the website on the news tab. The website features a calendar so you can keep up to date with all the latest fixtures and events.