22nd May 2011

22nd May 2011

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Life President

At the AGM back in January it was agreed that the incoming Executive would appoint an appropriate Life President and at the last Executive meeting it was unanimously agreed that Frankie Walsh would take up this position. May I congratulate Frankie on his appointment and wish him all the best.

Ladies Footballers

Last Saturday afternoon the Ladies played the County Final in Fraher Field against St. Annes who we bet earlier in the league. Sion were without some key members who were absent either through injury or work commitments. St. Annes opened the scoring through a goal from the penalty spot. Lisa Dower responded with a goal moments later but St. Annes once again broke through the Sion defence to slot the ball to the back of the net. An inch perfect pass from Ciara Phelan to Trish Cleary ended in another goal for Sion. But Annes finished the first half out the stronger by tagging on 2 points and again scoring a goal from the penalty spot. Score at half time 2-0 to 3-2.

Playing against all the elements in the second half Sion played the better football. Lisa “Mousey” Dower added 1-1 to Sion’s half time total within 5 minutes of the restart. But Annes added a point to keep their noses in front. Ciara Phelan converted a free but St. Annes pulled away once again with 3 points. Rachel Beckett finished to the net to set up a thrilling final few minutes. St. Annes kick no more than 2 wides and Sion looked likely to get a goal in the dying minutes but it wasn’t to be as St. Annes narrowly overcame our Ladies by the minimum margin. Final score Mount Sion 4-3 to St. Annes 3-7. Hard luck to the two Ian’s and all the girls. Championship is only around the corner so girls keep up the effort in training.

Junior Hurling Championship

The second round of the Junior championship saw us take on De La Salle in Mount Sion. Sion opened the scoring about 7 minutes into the game where Lee Thornton slotted over a point but De La Salle’s first score of the game was a goal. They added a point moments later but failed to add anymore scores until the last minute of the first half where they scored another goal. De La Salle led at half time by 2-1 to Sion’s 0-2.

The second half Sion had the wind at their backs. Sion tagged on a goal from Dan Kelly but De La Salle responded with a goal of their own. Again De La Salle capitalised on defensive errors by Sion to add 2 further goals. Over the half Sion added 9 points to their total, where De La Salle failed to add any points. However as time ran out De La Salle narrowly escaped winners by 2 points. Final score Mount Sion 1-11 to De La Salle 5-1.

Senior

The Sargent Cup has been pushed back to Monday night in Carrignore with a throw in at 7:30pm. The Senior League game against Lismore has been called off on Wednesday and will be rescheduled for a date in the future.

Under 14

The Under 14s played the Eastern Semi-Final against Roanmore last Monday night. These young lads put in a brave effort but it was in vain against a much more experienced Roanmore side. We are back in championship again on Monday 23rd May against Cois Bhride in Mount Sion at 7:30pm.

Under 11

The Under 11s played two City League games this week. The first one was on Wednesday where they took on Mooncoin after the game was called off due to the weather. Alan Kirwan, Jack Meaney and Jordan Roche were all on target with goals with further points from Charlie Costello and Luke O’Brien adding to Sion’s total. Some other players to shine were Thomas McLawrence, Shaun Brophy, Stephen Flynn and Ryan O’Connor. Final Score Mount Sion 3-8 to Mooncoin 0-4.

The second game was on Friday where they faced the Gunners in Ballygunner. This was another entertaining game and the lads came out on top where they put in some great performances all over the field especially from Josh Fanning in the goal, Darragh Quinn and Eoghan Power. Final score Mount Sion 1-8 to Ballygunner 0-3.

Under 9

The Under 9s took part in a blitz in Ballygunner over the week. We had two teams involved and they played 6 games over the hour and a half of hurling. It was a great evening for it and the lads put in a great effort in all their games. Well done to everyone involved.

Primary School Hurling

Under 11 Semi Final v Ballygunner in Mount Sion is on Wednesday at 2pm. Under 13 Semi Final away to DLS Stephen Street is this Thursday time and venue’s need to be confirm. It will either be in Gracedieu or Cleaboy. Best of luck lads.

Deise Draw

The Deise Draw remains to be a major fundraising activity in Mount Sion so if anyone is looking to get some tickets please contact Josie Evans. Tickets are €10 per draw. The draw this month is in Mount Sion on THURSDAY the 26th May instead of the normal Friday night.70% of the money goes back into the club. There is a top prize of €10,000 along with many other cash prizes.

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 8 Blitz on Monday 23rd May in Mount Sion at 6:30pm.

Under 14 v Cois Bhride in Mount Sion at 7:30pm on Monday 23rd May.

Sargent Cup v Fourmilewater in Carrignore at 7:30pm on Monday 23rd May.

Under 10 Blitz in Carrick-Beg (St. Mollerans) at 6:30pm on Wednesday 25th May.

Under 12 City League Blue v Sacred Heart in Mount Sion at 6:30pm on Friday 27th May.

Under 12 City League White v Ballygunner in Ballygunner at 6:30pm on Friday 27th May.

Junior Football Championship v Ferrybank in Ferrybank at 7:30pm on Friday 27th May.

Under 10 Football Blitz in Carrignore on Saturday 28th May, Time TBC.

Under 14 Championship v Passage in Passage at 7:30pm on Monday 30th May.

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

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.

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