8th May 2011

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Under 21 Hurling

 It was the third time in 2 weeks that Mount Sion and Passage met in championship, with Mount Sion firmly on top with 2 wins so far. Sion had to field without the injured Ian Galgey who broke his collarbone in the Senior game last weekend. Opting to play with the wind in the first half Sion led at half time by 3 points. 20 minutes into the second half and Sion were firmly in the lead by 7 points. But Passage reduced that to 4 when they successfully struck for goal. Sion didn’t score for the rest of the half and when Passage added a second and third goal with moments left, all hope of a comeback diminished. Final score Mount Sion 0-13 to Passage 3-11.

Junior Football Championship

The Junior footballers played their first game of the season where they took on Butlerstown in Mount Sion. The weather once again was poor with heavy showers during the game. Kenny Stafford popped over 2 early points to put Sion in the driving seat. Paul Hammond announced his return with a fine point. Ian Sheridan pulled off an amazing save to keep the home side in the lead. However moments later Butlerstown were awarded a penalty and made no mistake and drew the game level. Butlerstown traded points with Ross O’Keeffe and Kenny Stafford. Butlerstown finished the scoring with a point to lead at half time.

Battling against the elements in the second half the away side added an early point to their half time total. Ross O’Keeffe responded with a fisted point. Sion were awarded a penalty and the gaffer Ian “Bomb” Power placed the ball neatly into the corner of the goal to bring the sides within 2 points. Rory Sheridan reduced that to 1 point and set up a final chance for Sion to sneak a win or a draw at least. But with time running out Butlerstown blasted over to put 2 between the sides and time ran up for any come back. Final score Mount Sion 1-7 to Butlerstown 2-6. The next championship game takes place next Friday against Erins Own in Mount Sion at 7:30pm.

Ladies Football

On Monday afternoon in terrible conditions the Ladies Footballers qualified for the Final where they overcame last year’s winners Na Deise on a score-line of 9-7 to 2-2. This sets up a meeting of ourselves and St. Annes next Sunday. Please get out and support the girls. Times and venues will be posted on the website. Best of luck girls!

Under 16

Last Monday evening in miserable conditions our Philip Egan sponsored Under 16s took on De La Salle in the 4^th round of the championship. De La Salle who were in their new Gracedieu complex led at half time and ran away with the game in the second half. The next game is on Monday night against Roanmore in Mount Sion at 7pm.

Under 11

Due to the weather the Under 11 game was called off. They were scheduled to play Mooncoin. This will be refixed for a future date.

Fashion Show

There was a great night enjoyed by all last Sunday night in the club where we hosted our very own Fashion Show. It was one to remember as many of our young and older club members modelled a range of different clothing. A special word of thanks goes to Dawn Ryan who helped coordinate the whole event along with our entertainments officer Tina Gleeson. Well done to all who helped out on the night. Pictures of the night are now on the website…check them out. Well worth the look.

Deise Draw

If anyone wishes to buy tickets for next month please contact Josie Evans. Tickets are €10 per draw. 70% of the money goes back into the club.

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.

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

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

Junior Football Championship v Erins Own at 7:30pm in Mount Sion on Wednesday 11^th May.

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

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

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

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

Ladies Football Final v St. Annes, Time and Venue TBC.

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.