3rd July 2011

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Minor Championship

The first round of the Minor Championship took place last Wednesday evening against De La Salle in Gracedieu. The home side opened the scoring with a point but a Darren Finn point cancelled it out. De La Salle hit their stride early in the half hitting 4 answered points before the opening goal of the game came. A ball off the post fell to a De La Salle player to easily knock the ball to the net. Austin Gleeson and Stephen O’Neill pulled points back for Sion but De La Salle led at half time by 9 points.

De La Salle’s luck fell again when another ball hit the upright to fall into the path of a De La Salle forward who made no mistake about it, to give the Gracedieu side their second goal. Points from Aaron Coady and Darren Finn gave Sion some hope but De La Salle got their third goal. No more than 2 minutes later, Sion were awarded a 21 metre free and Austin Gleeson blasted to the net to reduce the deficit. Further points from Brian Hammond and Austin Gleeson and a goal by Ricky Freeman left 6 between the sides. De La Salle pointed before Austin Gleeson was deemed to be fouled and Sion were awarded a penalty. County minor Stephen O’Neill blasted to the net but De La Salle were on target with 4 unanswered points. Aaron Coady got Sion a late goal but De La Salle finished out the scoring with 2 points. Final score Mount Sion 4-8 to De La Salle 3-18. The next game is against St. Patricks in Colligan the day after the Munster Final.

Munster Final

We would like to wish both the Waterford Senior and Minor team the very best of luck in the Munster Final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. We have 2 players involved in each game including Tony Browne, Eoin McGrath, Stephen O’Neill and Shane Forristal. Also the best of luck to Senior selector Paraic Fanning. Let’s hope we have 2 cups coming home from Cork this Sunday. Best of luck to everyone involved.

Mum & Me

The second night of our Camogie event “Mum & Me” ran last Wednesday evening. We had even more girls and parents from the previous week and this event will run again this Wednesday at 6:30pm-7:30pm. Newcomers are always welcome and hurleys and helmets can be supplied. We look forward to seen ye all there.

Under 15

The Under 15s got their championship underway last Sunday when they took on De La Salle in Mount Sion. De La Salle opened the scoring with a point but a Ryan Flanagan free snuck itself into the goal to give Sion an early lead. De La Salle pointed from a free but Darren Gray and Evan Curran both got on the score-sheet for the home side. De La Salle got their first goal midway through the half, but another Flanagan goal and points from Aidan Power and Darren Gray increased Sion’s lead. The Gracedieu side cut the deficit to the minimum margin for the half time break.

After the break De La Salle took the lead by a well taken goal. Evan Curran traded points with De La Salle before they struck for their fourth goal of the game. Sion replied straight away through Ryan Flanagan with a free that went straight to the back of the net. Again De La Salle replied with a point and a goal, but a marvellous flick from that man again Ryan Flanagan put the ball in the De La Salle goal. De La Salle finished out the scoring with 3 points to leave the score Mount Sion 4-5 to De La Salle 5-9. Hard luck but keep up the effort in training.

Under 12

The Under 12 City League game against Clonea which was called off due to the bad weather last week was played on Tuesday last. The lads proved that they are an up and coming team in the club when they won out this game and remained unbeaten in the City League. Final score Mount Sion 4-6 to Clonea 2-4. They now finish joint top and will go to Carrignore to play in the City League Gala Day in July, where they will collect the cup. Well done to all the players and their selectors of John Meaney and Ray Power.

Under 11

It was also the end of the Under 11 City League when we met De La Salle in Mount Sion last Friday night. Sion truly dominated from start to finish as De La Salle failed to score. Final score Mount Sion 9-9 to De La Salle 0-0. Well done lads and this team will also have a City League Gala Day in July. The panel was Charlie Costello, Jack Meaney, Eoghan Power, Bill Wall, Darragh Quinn, Jordan Roche, Stephen Flynn, Thomas Mc Lawrence, Ryan O’Connor, Shaun Brophy, Oisin Daly, Luke O’Brien, Alan Kirwan and Josh Fanning.

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.

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.

Camogie Training for all juvenile ages at 12pm – 1pm.

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

Fixtures

Under 15 Hurling Championship v Roanmore in Mount Sion at 7pm on Wednesday 6^th July.

Senior League v Lismore in Lismore at 7:30pm on Thursday 7^th July.

Under 16 Football Championship v Affane in Mount Sion at 7pm on Friday 8^th July.

Under 13 Championship v Ballygunner in Mount Sion at 4:30pm on Saturday 9^th July.

Minor Championship v St. Patricks in Colligan at 7:30pm on Monday 11^th July.

Intermediate Championship v Tramore in Walsh Park at 7:30pm on Tuesday 12^th July.

Under 15 Championship v Ballygunner in Ballygunner at 7:30pm on Wednesday 13^th July.

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

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.