29th May 2011

29th May 2011

Mount Sion Gaa Notes

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Our annual club day took place last Sunday. It was a great day where we had a BBQ and there was many activities for our youngest to oldest hurlers throughout the day. Well done to everyone who helped out on the day and for making it another great success.

The next club event is the Race night in the Club this Sunday coming. Come along and join in the craic with music on the night by Seattle.

Champs Week

Mount Sion Primary School present their annual weekly event called Champs Week which begins this Monday 30th May. Events for the week includes Yard League Finals for 1st to 6th Class, Blitzes for Junior & Senior Infants, a Q & A session with Bro. Philip Ryan, Quizzes and on Wednesday there will be a special presentation to Ken McGrath marking his retirement from Inter-County hurling. It promises to be another great success. Please refer to website calendar to see times and venues for the week’s events.

Sargent Cup

Monday night saw the seniors play the Quarter-Final against Fourmilewater in the fabulous new facility in Carrignore. Fourmilewater had the breeze in the opening half. Ross O’Keeffe and Michael Frisby traded points with the westerners in the opening minutes.  However, using the breeze to their advantage Fourmile began to dominate and slotted over 2 points before the opening goal of the game came. A collision of two Sion defenders gave the unmarked corner forward every chance to put the ball past Ian O’Regan in the Sion goal. Kenny Stafford and Sean Ryan pulled two back for Sion before Martin F. O’Neill broke through to finish to the net. Fourmile responded quickly with 2 points but Chris Ryan kept Sion in touch with a well taken free. Fourmile once again pulled away with another goal and a brace of points. Dermot O’Byrne popped up with 2 goals in the closing minutes of the first half to pull Sion back into the game and leave 3 between them.

From the start of the second half Sion dominated with Kenny Stafford on target twice from the placed ball and further points from Michael Frisby, Anthony Kirwan and Jamie O’Meara who was now operating at half forward and giving Sion the lead for the first time in the game. Fourmile finally opened their second half account 15 minutes into the half. But again that man Kenny Stafford was on target from both play and from frees. An inch perfect pass from Jamie O’Meara to Michael Frisby resulted in a score for the Monastery outfit. Veteran forward Anthony Kirwan increased our lead before Fourmile got their third goal. Martin F. O’Neill and Jamie O’Meara and Anthony Kirwan closed out the scoring to book our place in the Semi-Final. Final score Mount Sion 3-17 to Fourmilewater 3-13. The Semi-Final date needs to be confirmed.

Junior Football Championship

Our Junior Footballers travelled to Ferrybank to take on the home side in the next round of the championship. Ferrybank opened the scoring but a score from the Dan “Goat” Kelly levelled the game. Both sides went point for point with Rory Sheridan and Michael Frisby supplying the points. However Ferrybank were just one ahead at half time.

The second half gave free-taker Michael Frisby a number of opportunities to put Sion ahead and he willingly accepted. Half way through the half Ferrybank got their first second half score and moments later added a second to tie up the game. Sion’s claim for a penalty in the dying minutes was denied and the game finished up 8 points apiece. Ian Sheridan was as solid as ever in the Sion goal, with Eoin Swift and Sean Ryan looking impressive in the defence. Ian O’Regan and Robert Breslin stood out in the middle of the park with Michael Frisby and Dan Kelly providing the threat upfront. There is no fixture yet for the next game. But details will follow once there got.

Speedy Recovery

During the week one of our minor hurlers, Mark Flanagan suffered a freak accident and broke his leg. From all your friends Mark, we wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing you back on the hurling field.

Condolences

We were all saddened to hear of the news of the passing of Johnny Tierney over the week. Johnny was always a great supporter of the Blue & White of Mount Sion and Waterford. On behalf of Mount Sion we would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of Johnny Tierney. Ar dheis de go raibh Siad.

Under 12

The Under 12s two games are to be played this week on Monday and Tuesday. The White team are playing Sacred Heart Monday night in Mount Sion at 7pm and the Blue team travel to Ballygunner to take them on at 6:15pm on Tuesday. Best of luck lads.

Under 10

Our little Under 10s travelled all the way to Ballyduff Upper last Friday night where they played in the host club’s annual tournament. The lads played some good hurling and remained unbeaten throughout the night. We are now through to the Semi-Finals which will take place on Saturday in Ballyduff Upper.

Under 8

The Under 8s took part in a blitz in Mount Sion on Monday last. We had three teams which were made up of our under 7 and 8s and they played 9 games over the evening. It was a great evening for it and the lads put in a great effort in all their games. Well done to everyone involved.

Deise Draw

This month we had one winner. Well done to Dorothy Power who won €150. 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.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 9 Blitz in Mount Sion at 6:30pm on Wednesday 1st June.

Under 11 City League v Sacred Heart in Mount Sion at 6:30pm on Friday 3rd June.

Intermediate Championship v Erins Own in Walsh Park at 7:30pm on Friday 3rd June.

Senior League v Abbeyside in Abbeyside at 7:30pm on Saturday 4th June.

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.