9th October 2011

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

County Junior Hurling Final

The first of our two Junior finals this year was the hurling which took place last Saturday in Walsh Park, with our opponents being Tallow. The western side ran into a four point lead with Dan Kelly edging Sion into the game and Gavin Carroll getting the second. Tallow pointed three further points. Brian Hennessey and the young Barry Browne replied for Sion. Again Tallow pointed two points before a stupid error in the Mount Sion goal resulted in a goal for the men in yellow and blue. Browne pointed to leave six between the sides at half time.

Sion upped their game in the second half with Gavin Carroll getting a beautiful point from the middle of the park. Brian Hennessey came right into the game hitting two unanswered points and Browne popping one over to reduce the difference to two. Tallow broke the spell of Sion dominance with a point but minor player Darren Finn, Dan Kelly and “the engine” Michael Power all pointed to draw the game level. Tallow threw over three points but a long free was caught by the experienced Eoin Fanning who passed to Gavin Carroll to bang home Sion’s only goal. In the dying seconds a save by Sion keeper Owen Sauvage, threw the game to a replay. Final score Mount Sion 1-13 to Tallow 1-13. The date has not being confirmed for the replay. Please keep an eye on the website or club notes for the date and venue. Best of luck lads. Pictures are up on the website of the game!

Under 16 Football

The lads played the county semi-final against Kilrossanty last Friday, under lights in Carrignore. Both sides met in the league section where Kilrossanty overran us to win convincingly. However it was a new day and new game. Kilrossanty set the early pace with them running into a 0-0 to 1-1 lead after fifteen minutes. Sion edged themselves into the game with an Austin Gleeson point. Kilrossanty responded with a point but Lee Crowley goaled to leave one point between the sides at half time.

From the restart Sion looked the better side and a Darren Grey goal gave Sion the lead for the first time in the game. Sean Walsh followed it up with a point. Kilrossanty were reduced to twelve men eight minutes into the second half. Minutes later they were awarded a penalty which they blasted wide and Sion never looked back. We added a further three goals and four points to run out very convincing winners on a score-line of Mount Sion 5-5 to Kilrossanty 1-2. Best of luck inthe final lads!

John Keane Tournament

We finally got to run our annual John Keane Tournament last Saturday morning. Yet again it was a great day with all our young hurlers enjoying a good day of hurling. In the first of our two finals we had Connaught and Munster who played the shield final. It was a tough battle with Connaught, managed by Eric Curran and Shane O’Grady coming out on top by a few points. In the main final for the John Keane cup we had Ulster and Leinster. Both teams put in a mighty effort where little separated these sides in the very end. However the men from the north got over the line in what was a top quality John Keane final. Well done to all the lads for taking part and to the all the coaches and parents for helping out on the day. Pictures are up on the website from the day.

Ladies Circuit Training

The adult Camogie and Ladies Football teams will continue to train on Tuesday nights at 7pm. All girls are asked to attend and bring runners. Training is fun, enjoyable and free and it’s a great way to keep in shape during the winter season. Pass the word around and if some of our lady club members would like to join in, ye are more than welcome to come along.

County Board Draw

The County Board will be running a big draw with the main prize being a fabulous Nissan Qashqai, plus various cash prizes. You can get tickets to the draw from behind the bar. Tickets are €20 each. The funds raised will be used to aid Waterford teams training and development.

Juvenile Camogie

The girls will continue to train on Saturday mornings at 12noon to 1pm If you know of any girls who would like to take up camogie as a new activity why not bring them along next Saturday. All activities are free of charge and hurleys and helmets can be supplied for those who don’t have them.

The Interview Room

We had a true Mount Sion gentleman and legend in for this week’s interview. Seamus Power of the 1959 All Ireland team we had in. To find Seamus’s answers and what he has to say, log onto the website and look for the interview room under the news tab. www.mountsiongaa.ie . If you would like to take part, have a chat with Savo. This week I also added a video to the Pat Fanning page, which is of the great man talking at the 50^th Anniversary of the club in 1982. Well worth a look.

Chess Club

Chess club takes place every Tuesday night in the club at 9:30pm. We hope to see the regular faces and some new ones up next Tuesday.

Irish Dancing

Irish dancing class for beginners takes place this Wednesday at 6.30pm in the hall in the club. Its cost €5 for the hour and children from 4 upwards are more than welcome to come along. Classes are run by Dawn McGrath and she hopes to see ye all there.

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. Also there is a Poker League running on Wednesday nights. Registration is at 8:30pm and it starts at 8:45pm. This week’s winner was Richie Roche with the overall leader on 40 points, Ricky Freeman coming second and Kenny Stafford coming in third. All the weekly league scores and overall scores are on the website. Please see http://mountsiongaa.ie/news/poker-league for more information.

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-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 Football County Final v Dunhill/Fenor in Fraher Field on Saturday 15th October at 11am.**Subject to change!

Junior Hurling Final Replay v Tallow in Walsh Park, venue, date and times TBC.

Junior Football Final v Sliabh gCua in Fraher Field, venue, date and times TBC.

Keep an eye on the website calendar for any fixtures.

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.